UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number | 811-07822 |
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AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT TRUST |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | 64111 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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JOHN PAK 4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 816-531-5575 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | 03-31 |
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Date of reporting period: | 09-30-2021 |
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
(a) Provided under separate cover.
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| Semiannual Report |
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| September 30, 2021 |
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| Core Plus Fund |
| Investor Class (ACCNX) |
| I Class (ACCTX) |
| A Class (ACCQX) |
| C Class (ACCKX) |
| R Class (ACCPX) |
| R5 Class (ACCUX) |
| G Class (ACCYX) |
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President’s Letter | |
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Fund Characteristics | |
Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Approval of Management Agreement | |
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Additional Information | |
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Corporate Bonds | 41.4% |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 19.7% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 10.8% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 10.3% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 9.3% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 5.1% |
Municipal Securities | 1.7% |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 1.4% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.1% |
Preferred Stocks | 1.1% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 0.1% |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | 0.1% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 3.8% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (5.9)% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,027.30 | $2.74 | 0.54% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,027.80 | $2.24 | 0.44% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,026.00 | $4.01 | 0.79% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,022.20 | $7.81 | 1.54% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,024.70 | $5.28 | 1.04% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,028.40 | $1.73 | 0.34% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,030.10 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,022.36 | $2.74 | 0.54% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.86 | $2.23 | 0.44% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,021.11 | $4.00 | 0.79% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,017.35 | $7.79 | 1.54% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.85 | $5.27 | 1.04% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.36 | $1.72 | 0.34% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.02 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS — 41.4% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.8% | | |
Boeing Co. (The), 2.20%, 2/4/26 | $ | 540,000 | | $ | 544,101 | |
Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 2/1/31 | 530,000 | | 567,742 | |
Boeing Co. (The), 5.81%, 5/1/50 | 335,000 | | 447,331 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 3.00%, 1/15/29 | 1,402,000 | | 1,415,810 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.125%, 11/16/28 | 804,000 | | 915,661 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/29 | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | |
| | 4,890,645 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.1% | | |
GXO Logistics, Inc., 2.65%, 7/15/31(1) | 498,000 | | 495,729 | |
Airlines — 1.3% | | |
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 2,080,000 | | 2,101,424 | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | 1,959,000 | | 2,061,847 | |
British Airways 2021-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.90%, 3/15/33(1) | 376,000 | | 380,526 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(1) | 845,794 | | 905,249 | |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, 4.875%, 7/15/27 | 332,593 | | 352,710 | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/29(1) | 2,144,000 | | 2,218,397 | |
| | 8,020,153 | |
Auto Components† | | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 220,000 | | 233,750 | |
Automobiles — 0.8% | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.10%, 5/4/23 | 1,000,000 | | 1,017,500 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.375%, 11/13/25 | 850,000 | | 874,437 | |
General Motors Co., 5.15%, 4/1/38 | 532,000 | | 635,595 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.75%, 6/20/25 | 1,059,000 | | 1,107,627 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.70%, 8/20/27 | 549,000 | | 570,737 | |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.35%, 9/17/27(1) | 200,000 | | 219,860 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 1.90%, 4/6/28 | 510,000 | | 517,041 | |
| | 4,942,797 | |
Banks — 3.1% | | |
Banco Santander SA, 2.96%, 3/25/31 | 1,000,000 | | 1,029,429 | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, VRN, 2.68%, 6/19/41 | 1,512,000 | | 1,461,242 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 3.42%, 12/20/28 | 390,000 | | 422,976 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 2.48%, 9/21/36 | 405,000 | | 397,175 | |
Bank of Ireland Group plc, VRN, 2.03%, 9/30/27(1) | 469,000 | | 469,254 | |
Barclays plc, 4.84%, 5/9/28 | 525,000 | | 593,736 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 2.16%, 9/15/29(1) | 349,000 | | 345,965 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 4.375%, 3/1/33(1) | 780,000 | | 855,731 | |
BPCE SA, 4.50%, 3/15/25(1) | 545,000 | | 598,940 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 1.46%, 6/9/27 | 850,000 | | 845,495 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.52%, 10/27/28 | 1,215,000 | | 1,322,079 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, VRN, 3.61%, 9/12/34(1) | 625,000 | | 663,202 | |
DNB Bank ASA, VRN, 1.61%, 3/30/28(1) | 367,000 | | 365,337 | |
FNB Corp., 2.20%, 2/24/23 | 592,000 | | 600,954 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, VRN, 2.80%, 5/24/32 | 360,000 | | 365,106 | |
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Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 4.20%, 6/1/32(1) | $ | 1,150,000 | | $ | 1,180,018 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, VRN, 3.875%, 4/15/31(1) | 300,000 | | 291,232 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 1.58%, 4/22/27 | 435,000 | | 436,146 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 2.07%, 6/1/29 | 1,115,000 | | 1,118,193 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 3.16%, 4/22/42 | 1,005,000 | | 1,044,481 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 2.99%, 5/21/31(1) | 730,000 | | 739,248 | |
Societe Generale SA, VRN, 1.79%, 6/9/27(1) | 660,000 | | 656,707 | |
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, VRN, 1.89%, 6/7/29 | 280,000 | | 279,981 | |
UniCredit SpA, VRN, 1.98%, 6/3/27(1) | 950,000 | | 948,051 | |
UniCredit SpA, VRN, 3.13%, 6/3/32(1) | 950,000 | | 963,376 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., VRN, 3.07%, 4/30/41 | 880,000 | | 905,134 | |
| | 18,899,188 | |
Beverages — 0.3% | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46 | 988,000 | | 1,216,320 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.75%, 1/23/29 | 759,000 | | 894,329 | |
| | 2,110,649 | |
Biotechnology — 0.6% | | |
AbbVie, Inc., 3.20%, 11/21/29 | 634,000 | | 683,550 | |
AbbVie, Inc., 4.40%, 11/6/42 | 550,000 | | 657,915 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26 | 936,000 | | 1,026,345 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 1.20%, 10/1/27 | 339,000 | | 332,034 | |
HCRX Investments Holdco LP, 4.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 940,000 | | 945,880 | |
| | 3,645,724 | |
Building Products — 0.2% | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30(1) | 1,213,000 | | 1,294,126 | |
Lennox International, Inc., 1.70%, 8/1/27 | 176,000 | | 174,859 | |
| | 1,468,985 | |
Capital Markets — 3.7% | | |
Ares Finance Co. III LLC, VRN, 4.125%, 6/30/51(1) | 940,000 | | 973,493 | |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., 2.95%, 3/10/26 | 810,000 | | 826,124 | |
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 1.625%, 8/5/28(1) | 900,000 | | 880,071 | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 2.85%, 9/30/28(1) | 385,000 | | 382,677 | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 3.125%, 6/10/31(1) | 441,000 | | 436,502 | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 4.125%, 10/7/51(1)(2) | 600,000 | | 588,600 | |
CI Financial Corp., 4.10%, 6/15/51 | 1,005,000 | | 1,082,388 | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.375%, 10/1/28(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,202,600 | |
Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (The), VRN, 3.375%(1)(3) | 500,000 | | 510,788 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, VRN, 4.30%, 5/24/28 | 549,000 | | 569,244 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/1/25 | 389,000 | | 415,840 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/14/25(1) | 247,000 | | 261,016 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 214,000 | | 223,701 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/27 | 264,000 | | 264,818 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), MTN, VRN, 2.38%, 7/21/32 | 681,000 | | 674,690 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), VRN, 2.91%, 7/21/42 | 610,000 | | 602,240 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc., 2.05%, 2/15/27 | 391,000 | | 385,007 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc., 2.625%, 9/16/26 | 490,000 | | 490,115 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/27(1) | 1,013,000 | | 1,052,254 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 5/15/31(1) | 849,000 | | 887,540 | |
Main Street Capital Corp., 3.00%, 7/14/26 | 2,520,000 | | 2,571,905 | |
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 2.24%, 7/21/32 | 221,000 | | 217,334 | |
Morgan Stanley, VRN, 1.59%, 5/4/27 | 1,647,000 | | 1,652,861 | |
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Morgan Stanley, VRN, 2.48%, 9/16/36 | $ | 736,000 | | $ | 720,733 | |
Owl Rock Core Income Corp., 3.125%, 9/23/26(1) | 1,038,000 | | 1,025,829 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/25(1) | 618,000 | | 675,937 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 3.75%, 6/17/26(1) | 295,000 | | 311,626 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.50%, 1/15/27 | 750,000 | | 753,407 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.71%, 1/22/26 | 585,000 | | 602,973 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.44%, 10/15/28 | 590,000 | | 574,276 | |
UBS Group AG, VRN, 1.49%, 8/10/27(1) | 900,000 | | 890,130 | |
| | 22,706,719 | |
Chemicals — 0.3% | | |
Chemours Co. (The), 4.625%, 11/15/29(1) | 930,000 | | 909,354 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 1.83%, 10/15/27(1) | 268,000 | | 268,562 | |
Tronox, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/29(1) | 710,000 | | 707,337 | |
Westlake Chemical Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/41 | 180,000 | | 172,520 | |
| | 2,057,773 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.4% | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 1,070,000 | | 1,063,312 | |
Sodexo, Inc., 2.72%, 4/16/31(1) | 635,000 | | 649,221 | |
Waste Connections, Inc., 2.60%, 2/1/30 | 180,000 | | 185,509 | |
Waste Connections, Inc., 2.95%, 1/15/52 | 322,000 | | 315,530 | |
| | 2,213,572 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.1% | | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.00%, 3/15/27(1) | 939,000 | | 894,566 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.2% | | |
Arcosa, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/29(1) | 310,000 | | 314,262 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(1)(2) | 264,000 | | 267,630 | |
Quanta Services, Inc., 2.35%, 1/15/32 | 660,000 | | 646,437 | |
| | 1,228,329 | |
Construction Materials — 0.5% | | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.20%, 9/17/30(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,290,360 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 3.875%, 7/11/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,001,850 | |
Eagle Materials, Inc., 2.50%, 7/1/31 | 443,000 | | 440,561 | |
| | 2,732,771 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.4% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25 | 820,000 | | 938,075 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.25%, 4/15/26(1) | 367,000 | | 394,907 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.375%, 5/1/26(1) | 53,000 | | 57,252 | |
LFS Topco LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 313,000 | | 322,802 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/27 | 731,000 | | 732,243 | |
| | 2,445,279 | |
Containers and Packaging — 0.3% | | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance plc, 4.00%, 9/1/29(1) | 711,000 | | 719,887 | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27(1) | 200,000 | | 203,875 | |
Berry Global, Inc., 1.57%, 1/15/26(1) | 350,000 | | 350,347 | |
WRKCo, Inc., 3.00%, 9/15/24 | 288,000 | | 305,683 | |
| | 1,579,792 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1% | | |
Novant Health, Inc., 3.17%, 11/1/51 | 325,000 | | 342,865 | |
Pepperdine University, 3.30%, 12/1/59 | 357,000 | | 371,157 | |
| | 714,022 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8% | | |
Antares Holdings LP, 2.75%, 1/15/27(1) | $ | 366,000 | | $ | 366,601 | |
Banco Santander SA, VRN, 1.72%, 9/14/27 | 400,000 | | 398,356 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 1.75%, 9/15/24(1) | 274,000 | | 273,733 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 2.625%, 12/15/26(1) | 443,000 | | 441,820 | |
Block Financial LLC, 2.50%, 7/15/28 | 355,000 | | 360,333 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, VRN, 3.04%, 5/28/32 | 446,000 | | 452,894 | |
Deutsche Bank AG (New York), VRN, 3.73%, 1/14/32 | 345,000 | | 356,486 | |
GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.40%, 5/15/30 | 503,000 | | 583,124 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 4.42%, 11/15/35 | 500,000 | | 600,534 | |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 5.625%, 1/15/30(1) | 740,000 | | 733,906 | |
| | 4,567,787 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3% | | |
AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33 | 886,000 | | 872,464 | |
AT&T, Inc., 3.55%, 9/15/55 | 900,000 | | 889,343 | |
British Telecommunications plc, 3.25%, 11/8/29(1) | 1,140,000 | | 1,193,455 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.625%, 9/15/27(1) | 597,000 | | 614,940 | |
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 2.625%, 4/8/31(1) | 300,000 | | 306,291 | |
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., MTN, 3.25%, 2/21/23 | 147,000 | | 152,032 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.375%, 11/15/33 | 765,000 | | 891,187 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SA, 4.90%, 3/6/48 | 925,000 | | 1,114,129 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.33%, 9/21/28 | 466,000 | | 536,135 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.75%, 1/20/31 | 595,000 | | 565,967 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.65%, 11/20/40 | 457,000 | | 429,980 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.99%, 10/30/56 | 340,000 | | 314,711 | |
| | 7,880,634 | |
Electric Utilities — 1.7% | | |
AEP Texas, Inc., 2.10%, 7/1/30 | 432,000 | | 423,299 | |
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 2.25%, 6/15/31 | 334,000 | | 335,767 | |
Commonwealth Edison Co., 3.20%, 11/15/49 | 450,000 | | 466,851 | |
DTE Electric Co., 2.25%, 3/1/30 | 432,000 | | 438,927 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 2.55%, 4/15/31 | 188,000 | | 194,930 | |
Duke Energy Corp., 2.55%, 6/15/31 | 230,000 | | 233,224 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 1.75%, 6/15/30 | 339,000 | | 329,114 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/42 | 147,000 | | 167,321 | |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.15%, 12/1/44 | 606,000 | | 716,442 | |
Entergy Arkansas LLC, 2.65%, 6/15/51 | 232,000 | | 216,669 | |
Exelon Corp., 4.45%, 4/15/46 | 295,000 | | 356,787 | |
FEL Energy VI Sarl, 5.75%, 12/1/40(1) | 795,694 | | 833,724 | |
Florida Power & Light Co., 4.125%, 2/1/42 | 310,000 | | 373,969 | |
Indiana Michigan Power Co., 3.25%, 5/1/51 | 214,000 | | 221,554 | |
MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.40%, 10/15/44 | 408,000 | | 500,883 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 5/1/27 | 237,000 | | 260,167 | |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.50%, 9/15/27(1) | 234,000 | | 252,014 | |
Northern States Power Co., 3.20%, 4/1/52 | 300,000 | | 320,575 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 2.00%, 12/2/25(1) | 1,020,000 | | 1,037,587 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 3.875%, 2/15/32(1) | 333,000 | | 329,670 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.20%, 6/1/41 | 195,000 | | 191,988 | |
PacifiCorp, 3.30%, 3/15/51 | 422,000 | | 439,467 | |
PacifiCorp, 2.90%, 6/15/52 | 270,000 | | 263,153 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 1.75%, 1/15/31 | 455,000 | | 433,704 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 3.95%, 10/1/46 | $ | 210,000 | | $ | 233,406 | |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., 2.45%, 12/15/50 | 241,000 | | 216,231 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.375%, 5/1/29(1) | 169,000 | | 170,247 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.40%, 6/1/30 | 436,000 | | 475,872 | |
| | 10,433,542 | |
Electrical Equipment† | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc., 2.80%, 8/15/61 | 219,000 | | 208,871 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.1% |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc., 2.25%, 4/1/28 | 400,000 | | 407,635 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.2% | | |
Halliburton Co., 2.92%, 3/1/30 | 470,000 | | 486,408 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc., 2.90%, 9/29/31(1) | 688,000 | | 690,197 | |
| | 1,176,605 | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/28 | 329,000 | | 379,584 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.9% | | |
American Finance Trust, Inc. / American Finance Operating Partrner LP, 4.50%, 9/30/28(1)(2) | 1,011,000 | | 1,015,145 | |
Broadstone Net Lease LLC, 2.60%, 9/15/31 | 335,000 | | 331,281 | |
Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.00%, 1/15/29 | 675,000 | | 661,917 | |
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.80%, 2/15/28 | 780,000 | | 858,462 | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/26 | 471,000 | | 516,187 | |
EPR Properties, 4.95%, 4/15/28 | 1,828,000 | | 2,010,409 | |
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/26 | 450,000 | | 512,190 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 4.00%, 6/15/25 | 585,000 | | 627,512 | |
IIP Operating Partnership LP, 5.50%, 5/25/26(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,311,570 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/29(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,074,969 | |
Lexington Realty Trust, 2.375%, 10/1/31 | 775,000 | | 752,377 | |
Life Storage LP, 2.40%, 10/15/31(2) | 802,000 | | 794,889 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27 | 1,225,000 | | 1,292,375 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/31 | 1,300,000 | | 1,327,625 | |
National Health Investors, Inc., 3.00%, 2/1/31 | 1,215,000 | | 1,182,709 | |
National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.00%, 4/15/52 | 600,000 | | 569,235 | |
Office Properties Income Trust, 2.40%, 2/1/27 | 500,000 | | 494,431 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.375%, 2/1/31 | 1,102,000 | | 1,122,876 | |
Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I LP, 2.625%, 11/15/31(2) | 305,000 | | 301,968 | |
Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 2.75%, 4/1/32 | 530,000 | | 521,590 | |
Retail Properties of America, Inc., 4.00%, 3/15/25 | 273,000 | | 289,907 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty LP, 2.15%, 9/1/31 | 410,000 | | 395,604 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/27 | 929,000 | | 962,662 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 524,000 | | 525,761 | |
Sabra Health Care LP, 3.20%, 12/1/31 | 448,000 | | 439,315 | |
Simon Property Group LP, 2.25%, 1/15/32 | 770,000 | | 753,205 | |
STORE Capital Corp., 4.50%, 3/15/28 | 382,000 | | 431,129 | |
STORE Capital Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/29 | 215,000 | | 243,950 | |
Sun Communities Operating LP, 2.30%, 11/1/28(2) | 438,000 | | 439,084 | |
Tanger Properties LP, 2.75%, 9/1/31 | 740,000 | | 716,718 | |
XHR LP, 6.375%, 8/15/25(1) | 840,000 | | 892,190 | |
XHR LP, 4.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 452,000 | | 464,810 | |
| | 23,834,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.6% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.875%, 2/15/30(1) | $ | 910,000 | | $ | 981,663 | |
Kroger Co. (The), 3.875%, 10/15/46 | 395,000 | | 437,994 | |
Sysco Corp., 3.30%, 7/15/26 | 70,000 | | 75,657 | |
Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30 | 916,000 | | 1,165,748 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 710,000 | | 769,463 | |
Walmart, Inc., 1.80%, 9/22/31 | 217,000 | | 215,250 | |
| | 3,645,775 | |
Food Products — 0.4% | | |
JDE Peet's NV, 2.25%, 9/24/31(1) | 667,000 | | 652,727 | |
MARB BondCo plc, 3.95%, 1/29/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 956,520 | |
US Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29(1) | 690,000 | | 709,047 | |
| | 2,318,294 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV, 4.75%, 1/15/51(1) | 519,000 | | 534,998 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.2% | | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 3.875%, 4/1/29(1)(2) | 430,000 | | 430,000 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.375%, 6/1/25(1) | 875,000 | | 924,486 | |
| | 1,354,486 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 1.5% | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/27(1) | 441,000 | | 458,640 | |
Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27 | 176,000 | | 184,430 | |
Centene Corp., 4.625%, 12/15/29 | 1,000,000 | | 1,091,050 | |
Centene Corp., 3.375%, 2/15/30 | 526,000 | | 545,225 | |
CVS Health Corp., 1.75%, 8/21/30 | 380,000 | | 364,567 | |
CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38 | 362,000 | | 444,292 | |
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/1/30(1) | 435,000 | | 447,990 | |
Duke University Health System, Inc., 3.92%, 6/1/47 | 128,000 | | 151,188 | |
HCA, Inc., 2.375%, 7/15/31 | 1,000,000 | | 983,537 | |
HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/51 | 460,000 | | 456,950 | |
Humana, Inc., 2.15%, 2/3/32 | 568,000 | | 555,343 | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.00%, 6/1/51 | 240,000 | | 245,615 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | 760,000 | | 820,230 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/1/28(1) | 675,000 | | 709,938 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 1.65%, 9/1/26(1) | 807,000 | | 802,628 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 2.65%, 10/15/30(1) | 922,000 | | 927,338 | |
| | 9,188,961 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 1.1% | | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/28(1) | 700,000 | | 711,522 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/29(1) | 413,000 | | 418,679 | |
Carnival Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 980,000 | | 1,014,300 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.75%, 5/1/29(1) | 861,000 | | 870,686 | |
International Game Technology plc, 4.125%, 4/15/26(1) | 200,000 | | 208,124 | |
International Game Technology plc, 5.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,257,274 | |
Marriott International, Inc., 3.50%, 10/15/32 | 525,000 | | 558,273 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/1/29(1) | 441,000 | | 436,436 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.25%, 11/15/29(1) | 620,000 | | 697,430 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29(1) | 530,000 | | 530,935 | |
| | 6,703,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Household Durables — 0.6% | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc., 2.50%, 10/15/24 | $ | 452,000 | | $ | 473,711 | |
KB Home, 4.80%, 11/15/29 | 935,000 | | 1,020,319 | |
KB Home, 4.00%, 6/15/31 | 255,000 | | 262,013 | |
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/1/30(1) | 385,000 | | 394,074 | |
Meritage Homes Corp., 3.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 850,000 | | 893,562 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/31(1) | 493,000 | | 494,233 | |
| | 3,537,912 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | | |
General Electric Co., 4.35%, 5/1/50 | 514,000 | | 621,524 | |
Insurance — 1.7% | | |
American International Group, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/36 | 645,000 | | 900,031 | |
American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44 | 540,000 | | 660,168 | |
Assured Guaranty US Holdings, Inc., 3.60%, 9/15/51 | 575,000 | | 585,957 | |
Athene Global Funding, 1.99%, 8/19/28(1) | 1,071,000 | | 1,058,147 | |
Athene Global Funding, 2.67%, 6/7/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,009,175 | |
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding, 2.00%, 6/28/28(1) | 979,000 | | 975,705 | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, 1.80%, 3/8/28(1) | 420,000 | | 417,554 | |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., 3.125%, 6/15/31(1) | 337,000 | | 340,881 | |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., VRN, 4.70%, 10/15/51(1) | 900,000 | | 931,295 | |
Guardian Life Global Funding, 1.625%, 9/16/28(1) | 668,000 | | 659,528 | |
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 3.35%, 4/16/31(1) | 816,000 | | 848,788 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 11/13/26(1) | 425,000 | | 472,140 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/18/31(1) | 520,000 | | 555,419 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., VRN, 6.50%(1)(3) | 995,000 | | 985,050 | |
| | 10,399,838 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.2% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc., 2.875%, 5/12/41 | 1,120,000 | | 1,156,729 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.3% | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2.30%, 3/12/31 | 912,000 | | 913,594 | |
Illumina, Inc., 2.55%, 3/23/31 | 663,000 | | 669,887 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 1.75%, 10/15/28 | 133,000 | | 132,627 | |
| | 1,716,108 | |
Machinery — 0.2% | | |
Cummins, Inc., 2.60%, 9/1/50 | 336,000 | | 315,534 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 4.95%, 9/15/28 | 601,000 | | 692,131 | |
| | 1,007,665 | |
Media — 2.1% | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29 | 1,485,000 | | 1,479,431 | |
Cable Onda SA, 4.50%, 1/30/30(1) | 200,000 | | 210,168 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 518,000 | | 582,802 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.50%, 6/1/41 | 516,000 | | 507,426 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.125%, 7/1/49 | 875,000 | | 1,031,045 | |
Comcast Corp., 3.40%, 4/1/30 | 1,044,000 | | 1,150,367 | |
Comcast Corp., 3.75%, 4/1/40 | 168,000 | | 188,958 | |
Cox Communications, Inc., 2.60%, 6/15/31(1) | 380,000 | | 384,903 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 9/15/22 | 1,205,000 | | 1,247,928 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(1) | 370,000 | | 400,350 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.50%, 11/15/31(1) | 390,000 | | 385,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.65%, 5/15/50 | $ | 350,000 | | $ | 406,403 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.125%, 12/1/30(1) | 790,000 | | 773,212 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27(1) | 471,000 | | 492,784 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29(1) | 907,000 | | 981,827 | |
Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.50%, 9/15/42 | 865,000 | | 948,183 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/43 | 370,000 | | 424,050 | |
VTR Finance NV, 6.375%, 7/15/28(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,457,143 | |
| | 13,052,593 | |
Metals and Mining — 1.3% | | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 4.125%, 3/31/29(1) | 630,000 | | 656,384 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1) | 1,074,000 | | 1,098,165 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/1/30 | 1,891,000 | | 2,047,008 | |
Glencore Funding LLC, 2.625%, 9/23/31(1) | 630,000 | | 617,271 | |
Minera Mexico SA de CV, 4.50%, 1/26/50(1) | 653,000 | | 724,014 | |
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 1/30/30(1) | 775,000 | | 816,811 | |
Novelis Corp., 3.875%, 8/15/31(1) | 320,000 | | 316,896 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 3.45%, 4/15/30 | 305,000 | | 328,353 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 3.25%, 1/15/31 | 660,000 | | 707,764 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41 | 540,000 | | 721,752 | |
| | 8,034,418 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3% | | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/27(1)(2) | 850,000 | | 843,625 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/29(1) | 1,190,000 | | 1,183,098 | |
| | 2,026,723 | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.7% | | |
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 2.00%, 4/29/28(1) | 405,000 | | 407,987 | |
Ameren Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/31 | 647,000 | | 704,054 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 11/1/28 | 499,000 | | 569,052 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 2.65%, 6/1/31 | 408,000 | | 417,098 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., 2.25%, 8/15/31 | 300,000 | | 299,300 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.90%, 8/1/41 | 448,000 | | 558,845 | |
NiSource, Inc., 5.65%, 2/1/45 | 375,000 | | 515,660 | |
Sempra Energy, 3.25%, 6/15/27 | 317,000 | | 343,611 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., 1.375%, 10/15/27 | 680,000 | | 669,006 | |
| | 4,484,613 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 2.8% | | |
Aker BP ASA, 3.75%, 1/15/30(1) | 619,000 | | 663,099 | |
Aker BP ASA, 4.00%, 1/15/31(1) | 242,000 | | 263,392 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 7.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 693,000 | | 775,640 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.06%, 6/17/41 | 350,000 | | 353,790 | |
Chevron Corp., 2.00%, 5/11/27 | 309,000 | | 318,919 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.50%, 12/1/29 | 410,000 | | 438,741 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 3.40%, 8/1/51 | 430,000 | | 434,155 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 4.50%, 3/30/24(1) | 657,000 | | 671,949 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 5.25%, 4/15/29 | 773,000 | | 906,708 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 4.90%, 3/15/35 | 443,000 | | 508,835 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/44 | 558,000 | | 672,220 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.30%, 2/15/53 | 308,000 | | 300,920 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | 355,000 | | 368,756 | |
Equinor ASA, 3.25%, 11/18/49 | 249,000 | | 264,190 | |
Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC, 3.36%, 6/30/31(1) | 385,000 | | 390,847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.94%, 9/30/40(1) | $ | 1,050,000 | | $ | 1,051,137 | |
Geopark Ltd., 5.50%, 1/17/27(1) | 200,000 | | 197,320 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.50%, 9/1/39 | 351,000 | | 487,001 | |
Lundin Energy Finance BV, 3.10%, 7/15/31(1) | 310,000 | | 314,591 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/29(1) | 980,000 | | 1,003,716 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23 | 626,000 | | 634,607 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.875%, 10/16/25(1) | 200,000 | | 219,250 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | 1,502,000 | | 1,588,365 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.625%, 6/15/35 | 50,000 | | 47,514 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44 | 169,000 | | 135,514 | |
SA Global Sukuk Ltd., 2.69%, 6/17/31(1) | 1,135,000 | | 1,146,823 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 3/1/25 | 755,000 | | 857,195 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 3/15/30 | 552,000 | | 596,422 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 5/15/29 | 818,000 | | 830,695 | |
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 3.25%, 5/15/30 | 316,000 | | 338,016 | |
| | 16,780,327 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 2.10%, 4/30/27(1) | 475,000 | | 489,390 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5% | | |
180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/29(1)(2) | 600,000 | | 609,000 | |
Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 1.75%, 5/28/28 | 353,000 | | 355,306 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/28(1) | 375,000 | | 389,063 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 2.55%, 11/13/50 | 404,000 | | 379,952 | |
Royalty Pharma plc, 2.20%, 9/2/30 | 832,000 | | 814,272 | |
Viatris, Inc., 4.00%, 6/22/50(1) | 268,000 | | 285,433 | |
| | 2,833,026 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.2% | | |
Essential Properties LP, 2.95%, 7/15/31 | 640,000 | | 644,124 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.375%, 2/1/31(1) | 759,000 | | 764,435 | |
| | 1,408,559 | |
Road and Rail — 0.7% | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45 | 347,000 | | 418,590 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3.30%, 9/15/51 | 240,000 | | 259,101 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 1.55%, 8/1/24(1) | 200,000 | | 198,422 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 3.375%, 3/20/28(1) | 912,000 | | 942,693 | |
Triton Container International Ltd., 3.15%, 6/15/31(1) | 670,000 | | 677,109 | |
Union Pacific Corp., MTN, 3.55%, 8/15/39 | 654,000 | | 730,078 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/32 | 320,000 | | 324,000 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25(1) | 640,000 | | 676,304 | |
| | 4,226,297 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6% | | |
Intel Corp., 2.80%, 8/12/41 | 820,000 | | 818,326 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/25 | 1,615,000 | | 1,689,104 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 | 584,000 | | 637,290 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/31(1) | 296,000 | | 312,472 | |
| | 3,457,192 | |
Software — 0.3% | | |
NCR Corp., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 610,000 | | 629,825 | |
Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 4/1/40 | 900,000 | | 934,754 | |
| | 1,564,579 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.7% | | |
AutoNation, Inc., 1.95%, 8/1/28 | 433,000 | | 427,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.90%, 6/15/47 | $ | 371,000 | | $ | 437,127 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.375%, 3/15/51 | 530,000 | | 479,429 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 455,000 | | 455,416 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., 1.30%, 4/15/28 | 520,000 | | 506,227 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., 2.625%, 4/1/31 | 680,000 | | 697,522 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 5.25%, 5/1/28(1) | 435,000 | | 449,246 | |
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/28(1) | 535,000 | | 550,381 | |
Victoria's Secret & Co., 4.625%, 7/15/29(1) | 400,000 | | 408,190 | |
| | 4,410,882 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 1.2% | | |
Apple, Inc., 2.65%, 2/8/51 | 1,315,000 | | 1,259,865 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 4.90%, 10/1/26 | 830,000 | | 956,733 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 8.10%, 7/15/36 | 190,000 | | 288,572 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 8.35%, 7/15/46 | 180,000 | | 292,492 | |
EMC Corp., 3.375%, 6/1/23 | 1,533,000 | | 1,584,739 | |
HP, Inc., 2.65%, 6/17/31(1) | 800,000 | | 792,702 | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 3/1/24 | 188,000 | | 202,805 | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 6/1/27 | 550,000 | | 619,547 | |
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 1,058,000 | | 1,173,079 | |
| | 7,170,534 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.5% | | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,192,844 | |
Nationwide Building Society, VRN, 4.125%, 10/18/32(1) | 790,000 | | 863,810 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.375%, 10/15/25(1) | 785,000 | | 808,315 | |
| | 2,864,969 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%, 8/11/25(1) | 809,000 | | 904,833 | |
BOC Aviation Ltd., MTN, 1.75%, 1/21/26 | 500,000 | | 496,378 | |
| | 1,401,211 | |
Water Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Essential Utilities, Inc., 2.70%, 4/15/30 | 513,000 | | 529,948 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8% | | |
Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 2/15/25 | 1,090,000 | | 1,275,551 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28 | 786,000 | | 836,107 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/31 | 516,000 | | 544,837 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/31(1) | 360,000 | | 380,118 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.40%, 10/15/52(1) | 645,000 | | 630,344 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 4.125%, 6/4/81 | 1,270,000 | | 1,286,999 | |
| | 4,953,956 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $249,678,666) | | 252,044,319 | |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 19.7% |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.375%, 11/15/39(4) | 600,000 | | 831,656 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 5/15/40(4) | 400,000 | | 345,859 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 8/15/40 | 1,800,000 | | 1,549,547 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.875%, 2/15/41 | 9,700,000 | | 9,491,602 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.25%, 5/15/41 | 2,800,000 | | 2,912,437 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 11/15/41 | 638,000 | | 760,067 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 2/15/42 | 1,500,000 | | 1,790,098 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/42 | 2,800,000 | | 3,274,797 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 11/15/42 | 1,085,000 | | 1,220,498 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875%, 5/15/43 | 400,000 | | 459,172 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 8/15/44(4) | $ | 200,000 | | $ | 239,414 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 11/15/44 | 200,000 | | 234,883 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 11/15/45 | 200,000 | | 235,828 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.50%, 2/15/46 | 600,000 | | 649,078 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.375%, 11/15/48 | 1,850,000 | | 2,357,449 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.25%, 8/15/49 | 2,700,000 | | 2,799,563 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 11/15/49 | 2,390,000 | | 2,544,510 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.625%, 11/15/50 | 600,000 | | 539,227 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.875%, 2/15/51 | 2,300,000 | | 2,193,984 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 5/15/51 | 5,000,000 | | 5,337,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.00%, 8/15/51 | 1,500,000 | | 1,473,750 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/27 | 3,124,912 | | 3,478,108 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.75%, 7/15/28 | 2,718,975 | | 3,115,133 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.25%, 7/15/29 | 1,067,280 | | 1,188,230 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/31 | 2,097,480 | | 2,304,041 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 2/28/23(4) | 11,000,000 | | 10,993,984 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 5/31/23 | 4,000,000 | | 3,993,906 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 3/15/24 | 9,500,000 | | 9,468,828 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/24 | 20,000,000 | | 19,947,656 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 8/15/24 | 8,000,000 | | 7,972,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 9/15/24 | 4,000,000 | | 3,983,125 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 7/31/25 | 1,500,000 | | 1,471,641 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 11/30/25 | 1,500,000 | | 1,471,699 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 6/30/26 | 5,500,000 | | 5,481,094 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 9/30/28 | 3,600,000 | | 3,585,094 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $119,559,942) | | 119,695,958 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 10.8% |
Adjustable-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2% |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.35%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.26%), 4/1/37 | 30,399 | | 32,497 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.16%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.86%), 7/1/41 | 76,816 | | 81,583 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 1.88%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.63%), 8/1/46 | 130,092 | | 135,559 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 3.06%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.64%), 9/1/47 | 78,661 | | 81,887 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.81%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 14,610 | | 15,234 | |
FNMA, VRN, 2.63%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.61%), 4/1/46 | 394,050 | | 414,099 | |
FNMA, VRN, 3.19%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.61%), 3/1/47 | 26,704 | | 27,887 | |
FNMA, VRN, 3.23%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.62%), 5/1/47 | 374,379 | | 390,018 | |
| | 1,178,764 | |
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 10.6% |
FHLMC, 6.00%, 9/1/35 | 215,939 | | 254,244 | |
FHLMC, 6.00%, 2/1/38 | 109,039 | | 128,014 | |
FHLMC, 3.00%, 6/1/51 | 3,913,582 | | 4,104,088 | |
FHLMC, 3.00%, 7/1/51 | 3,313,690 | | 3,486,073 | |
FHLMC, 2.50%, 9/1/51 | 2,495,660 | | 2,577,241 | |
FHLMC, 3.50%, 9/1/51 | 206,817 | | 220,423 | |
FHLMC, 2.50%, 10/1/51 | 2,489,483 | | 2,570,949 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 12/1/33 | 142,388 | | 164,789 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 3/1/34 | 674,162 | | 724,673 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 9/1/37 | 142,522 | | 168,357 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 11/1/37 | 179,603 | | 212,327 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 4/1/39 | 189,362 | | 213,005 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 5/1/39 | 526,348 | | 592,066 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
FNMA, 6.50%, 5/1/39 | $ | 86,254 | | $ | 99,998 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 10/1/39 | 913,342 | | 1,027,409 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 8/1/41 | 728,505 | | 811,049 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 10/1/41 | 546,429 | | 593,365 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 2/1/42 | 399,674 | | 432,827 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 5/1/42 | 240,810 | | 262,317 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 6/1/42 | 1,922,967 | | 2,100,019 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 8/1/42 | 605,682 | | 657,961 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 9/1/42 | 159,328 | | 173,552 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 5/1/45 | 395,439 | | 425,958 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/45 | 513,634 | | 560,118 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/45 | 208,867 | | 227,386 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 2/1/46 | 675,140 | | 735,078 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 4/1/46 | 658,504 | | 716,266 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 2/1/47 | 1,022,570 | | 1,101,982 | |
FNMA, 2.50%, 6/1/51 | 2,656,472 | | 2,743,138 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 7/1/51 | 3,655,443 | | 3,897,169 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 8/1/51 | 102,093 | | 108,587 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 9/1/51 | 231,229 | | 246,960 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 6/1/57 | 546,087 | | 615,291 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/59 | 547,054 | | 615,717 | |
GNMA, 2.50%, TBA | 5,550,000 | | 5,729,725 | |
GNMA, 3.00%, TBA | 2,000,000 | | 2,089,688 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 11/15/22 | 137 | | 138 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 4/20/26 | 107 | | 117 | |
GNMA, 7.50%, 8/15/26 | 244 | | 270 | |
GNMA, 8.00%, 8/15/26 | 109 | | 118 | |
GNMA, 8.00%, 6/15/27 | 323 | | 324 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 2/15/28 | 72 | | 72 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 3/15/28 | 435 | | 487 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 5/15/28 | 11 | | 12 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 5/15/28 | 1,466 | | 1,639 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 5/15/31 | 1,394 | | 1,626 | |
GNMA, 5.50%, 12/15/32 | 53,503 | | 62,012 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 8/15/33 | 69,646 | | 78,672 | |
GNMA, 6.00%, 9/20/38 | 57,234 | | 66,247 | |
GNMA, 5.50%, 11/15/38 | 73,435 | | 84,975 | |
GNMA, 5.50%, 11/15/38 | 18,670 | | 20,842 | |
GNMA, 6.00%, 1/20/39 | 13,311 | | 15,607 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 4/15/39 | 94,947 | | 107,449 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 6/15/39 | 209,995 | | 240,335 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 1/15/40 | 128,889 | | 145,860 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 4/15/40 | 136,134 | | 155,808 | |
GNMA, 4.00%, 7/15/40 | 100,549 | | 110,569 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 12/15/40 | 272,668 | | 312,081 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 6/20/42 | 631,577 | | 683,161 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 6/20/51 | 1,293,632 | | 1,368,394 | |
GNMA, 2.50%, 9/20/51 | 1,850,000 | | 1,913,157 | |
GNMA, 3.00%, 9/20/51 | 1,989,031 | | 2,087,645 | |
UMBS, 2.50%, TBA | 14,963,000 | | 15,428,840 | |
| | 64,274,266 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $65,290,345) | 65,453,030 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 10.3% |
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Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 8.9% |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 4A1, VRN, 2.59%, 3/25/35 | $ | 142,133 | | $ | 145,162 | |
Agate Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-3, Class A3, VRN, 3.50%, 8/25/46(1) | 895 | | 911 | |
Arroyo Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class M1, 4.28%, 3/25/55(1) | 2,166,000 | | 2,259,439 | |
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6 SEQ, VRN, 2.79%, 6/25/34 | 75,073 | | 77,195 | |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1, VRN, 2.37%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 2/25/36 | 45,290 | | 46,306 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.35%), 10/25/27(1) | 801,950 | | 810,173 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class M2, VRN, 2.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 4/25/28(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,766,999 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class M1C, VRN, 2.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 4/25/29(1) | 280,000 | | 281,838 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class M1C, VRN, 2.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/25/29(1) | 309,000 | | 309,473 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1B, VRN, 3.29%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.20%), 8/26/30(1) | 929,273 | | 938,192 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class M1B, VRN, 2.25%, (SOFR plus 2.20%), 3/25/31(1) | 700,000 | | 711,550 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class M1B, VRN, 1.45%, (SOFR plus 1.40%), 9/25/31(1) | 1,925,000 | | 1,928,609 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class M1C, VRN, 1.60%, (SOFR plus 1.55%), 9/25/31(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,452,719 | |
Bunker Hill Loan Depositary Trust, Series 2019-2, Class M1, 3.67%, 7/25/49(1) | 2,916,000 | | 2,939,082 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2015-PS1, Class B3, VRN, 5.25%, 9/25/42(1) | 594,152 | | 625,555 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 1.97%, 8/25/34 | 381,463 | | 393,266 | |
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.90%, 2/25/50(1) | 347 | | 347 | |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Class 1A11, 5.50%, 9/25/35 | 3,416 | | 3,329 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-AFC1, Class A1, VRN, 2.57%, 7/25/49(1) | 1,152 | | 1,165 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-NQM1, Class B1, VRN, 3.89%, 10/25/59(1) | 1,070,850 | | 1,096,383 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.20%, 5/25/65(1) | 2,246,986 | | 2,245,079 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 3.66%, 1/25/60(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,328,993 | |
Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 11/25/28(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,614,025 | |
Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 5.30%, 5/25/65(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,042,246 | |
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-AA4, Class A1, VRN, 2.34%, 10/25/34 | 269,542 | | 280,829 | |
Galton Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-H1, Class B1 SEQ, VRN, 3.89%, 10/25/59(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,010,172 | |
GCAT Trust, Series 2019-NQM3, Class B1, VRN, 3.95%, 11/25/59(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,139,123 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.35%, 9/27/60(1) | $ | 108 | | $ | 110 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.12%, 6/25/34 | 51,543 | | 51,571 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A3, VRN, 2.60%, 5/25/34 | 111,286 | | 110,352 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.83%, 1/25/35 | 135,197 | | 139,432 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1B, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 10/25/30(1) | 775,000 | | 783,138 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1C, VRN, 4.24%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.15%), 10/25/30(1) | 650,000 | | 663,230 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-S2, Class 3A1, VRN, 7.17%, 2/25/32 | 12,528 | | 12,739 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1, Class 2A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/43(1) | 67,670 | | 68,410 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-INV1, Class B4, VRN, 5.01%, 10/25/49(1) | 3,197,134 | | 3,309,390 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LTV3, Class B4, VRN, 4.50%, 3/25/50(1) | 1,150,804 | | 1,164,932 | |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 2.73%, 11/21/34 | 87,398 | | 88,967 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 2A, VRN, 2.17%, 11/25/35 | 157,587 | | 158,280 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A1, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | 132,717 | | 135,098 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A2, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | 66,732 | | 68,125 | |
MFA Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class A1 SEQ, VRN, 1.48%, 3/25/65(1) | 637 | | 641 | |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-NQM2, Class M1 SEQ, VRN, 3.89%, 5/24/60(1) | 3,577,000 | | 3,660,082 | |
Oaktown Re IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class M2, VRN, 7.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 7.00%), 7/25/30(1) | 1,063,862 | | 1,084,678 | |
Oaktown Re V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1A, VRN, 2.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 10/25/30(1) | 102,024 | | 102,038 | |
Oaktown Re V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1B, VRN, 3.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 10/25/30(1) | 350,000 | | 356,399 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2020-2, Class M1B, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 10/25/30(1) | 62,730 | | 62,733 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2020-2, Class M1C, VRN, 4.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.60%), 10/25/30(1) | 500,000 | | 503,026 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M1B, VRN, 1.75%, (SOFR plus 1.70%), 12/27/33(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,010,561 | |
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series, Series 2021-1, Class M, 4.25%, 9/25/60(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,095,495 | |
Sofi Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class 1A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.00%, 11/25/46(1) | 126,854 | | 129,370 | |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B1E, VRN, 3.00%, 4/25/60(1) | 584,000 | | 583,780 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.40%, 7/25/34 | 163,749 | | 169,026 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1C, VRN, 4.59%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.50%), 10/25/30(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,369,952 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B1 SEQ, VRN, 5.36%, 5/25/60(1) | 1,920,000 | | 1,989,176 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-2, Class M1, VRN, 5.36%, 5/25/60(1) | $ | 900,000 | | $ | 947,125 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-INV1, Class B1, VRN, 5.75%, 3/25/60(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,163,909 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A3, VRN, 1.55%, 2/25/66(1) | 2,843,672 | | 2,854,461 | |
Vista Point Securitization Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 5.375%, 3/25/65(1) | 2,600,000 | | 2,695,487 | |
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-S11, Class 3A5, 5.95%, 11/25/33 | 29,981 | | 31,161 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-7, Class 3A1 SEQ, 6.00%, 6/25/36 | 162,925 | | 159,430 | |
| | 54,170,464 | |
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.4% |
FHLMC, Series 2014-DN3, Class M3, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 8/25/24 | 152,781 | | 156,653 | |
FHLMC, Series 2015-HQ2, Class M3, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 5/25/25 | 145,778 | | 147,814 | |
FHLMC, Series 2016-DNA2, Class M3, VRN, 4.74%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.65%), 10/25/28 | 357,792 | | 371,753 | |
FHLMC, Series 2018-HRP1, Class M2, VRN, 1.74%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 4/25/43(1) | 1,790,327 | | 1,795,740 | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA2, Class B1, VRN, 4.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.35%), 3/25/49(1) | 600,000 | | 625,574 | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA2, Class M2, VRN, 2.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 3/25/49(1) | 277,564 | | 282,010 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-DNA3, Class M2, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 6/25/50(1) | 349,596 | | 351,359 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-HQA2, Class M2, VRN, 3.19%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.10%), 3/25/50(1) | 205,265 | | 208,476 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-HQA3, Class M2, VRN, 3.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 7/25/50(1) | 168,603 | | 170,266 | |
FHLMC, Series 3397, Class GF, VRN, 0.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.50%), 12/15/37 | 133,501 | | 134,780 | |
FHLMC, Series 5123, Class HI, IO, 5.00%, 1/25/42 | 2,204,913 | | 393,163 | |
FHLMC, Series 5146, Class DI, IO, 5.50%, 7/25/39 | 1,263,681 | | 237,291 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C01, Class M2, VRN, 4.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 1/25/24 | 315,994 | | 327,458 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 294,931 | | 298,555 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.90%), 11/25/24 | 273,863 | | 284,365 | |
FNMA, Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 5/25/25 | 67,877 | | 69,169 | |
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.70%), 4/25/28 | 580,367 | | 613,312 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2, VRN, 6.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 6.75%), 8/25/28 | 84,291 | | 89,174 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2, VRN, 7.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 6.95%), 8/25/28 | 823,119 | | 874,240 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 5.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | 77,417 | | 81,411 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 4/25/29 | 440,755 | | 457,116 | |
FNMA, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2C, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 10/25/29 | 260,000 | | 268,804 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
GNMA, Series 2007-5, Class FA, VRN, 0.23%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.14%), 2/20/37 | $ | 145,708 | | $ | 145,512 | |
| | 8,383,995 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $62,371,160) | | 62,554,459 | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 9.3% |
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Aimco CLO Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class CR, VRN, 2.01%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 7/22/32(1) | 1,900,000 | | 1,899,794 | |
Aimco CLO Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class DR, VRN, 3.01%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 7/22/32(1) | 675,000 | | 677,717 | |
Aimco CLO Ltd., Series 2020-12A, Class C, VRN, 2.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 1/17/32(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,251,814 | |
Allegany Park CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.68%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.55%), 1/20/33(1) | 200,000 | | 200,545 | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class B, VRN, 2.33%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 10/20/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,819 | |
ARES L CLO Ltd., Series 2018-50A, Class CR, VRN, 2.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 1/15/32(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,302,544 | |
ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class CR, VRN, 2.24%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 4/22/31(1) | 700,000 | | 701,306 | |
ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class DR, VRN, 3.44%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.30%), 4/22/31(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,032,053 | |
Ares XXXIX CLO Ltd., Series 2016-39A, Class CR2, VRN, 2.18%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/18/31(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,702,687 | |
Atrium IX, Series 9A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.62%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 5/28/30(1) | 950,000 | | 945,155 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class CR, VRN, 2.22%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 10/17/32(1)(2) | 2,350,000 | | 2,350,000 | |
BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class C, VRN, 1.78%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 6/16/36(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,589,860 | |
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 4/20/31(1) | 575,000 | | 573,193 | |
CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class CR, VRN, 4.22%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/20/32(1) | 700,000 | | 700,697 | |
CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class DR, VRN, 5.22%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%), 7/20/32(1) | 900,000 | | 902,570 | |
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class B1, VRN, 1.53%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 4/17/31(1) | 200,000 | | 199,688 | |
Dryden CLO Ltd., Series 2019-72A, Class CR, VRN, 1.97%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 5/15/32(1) | 900,000 | | 899,438 | |
Dryden CLO Ltd., Series 2021-87A, Class D, VRN, 3.09%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%), 5/20/34(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,257,186 | |
Dryden XXVIII Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013-28A, Class A2LR, VRN, 1.77%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 8/15/30(1) | 150,000 | | 150,086 | |
Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B, VRN, 1.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 4/15/33(1) | 2,250,000 | | 2,250,112 | |
Elmwood CLO VII Ltd., Series 2020-4A, Class C, VRN, 2.38%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.25%), 1/17/34(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,003,669 | |
Elmwood CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class C1, VRN, 2.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 1/20/34(1) | 1,000,000 | | 995,028 | |
Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class C, VRN, 2.04%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 10/20/34(1) | 900,000 | | 900,454 | |
Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class D, VRN, 2.99%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 10/20/34(1) | 2,150,000 | | 2,158,935 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 11/20/33(1) | $ | 950,000 | | $ | 960,050 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class CR, VRN, 2.125%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 4/24/31(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,624,069 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class A, VRN, 1.43%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.30%), 10/20/32(1) | 700,000 | | 700,035 | |
Kayne CLO 10 Ltd., Series 2021-10A, Class D, VRN, 2.95%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 4/23/34(1) | 1,000,000 | | 999,472 | |
Kayne CLO 9 Ltd., Series 2020-9A, Class B1, VRN, 2.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 1/15/34(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,408,349 | |
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 19, Class A2, VRN, 1.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 10/15/30(1) | 3,000,000 | | 2,989,481 | |
Magnetite VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 4/15/31(1) | 450,000 | | 449,480 | |
Magnetite XXIV Ltd., Series 2019-24A, Class B, VRN, 1.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 1/15/33(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,001,645 | |
Magnetite Xxix Ltd., Series 2021-29A, Class D, VRN, 2.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 1/15/34(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,129,252 | |
Nassau Ltd., Series 2019-IA, Class BR, VRN, 2.72%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 4/15/31(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,501,280 | |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2018-30A, Class DR, VRN, 2.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.85%), 1/20/31(1) | 650,000 | | 652,235 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 24 Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BS, VRN, 2.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 4/21/31(1) | 500,000 | | 500,262 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 31 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR, VRN, 2.18%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 7/20/30(1) | 750,000 | | 750,819 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 45 Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B1, VRN, 1.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 10/15/32(1) | 200,000 | | 200,112 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.16%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.05%), 7/20/34(1) | 850,000 | | 854,983 | |
Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CRR, VRN, 2.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 7/19/30(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,401,810 | |
Octagon Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.18%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.05%), 7/15/34(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,458,073 | |
OHA Credit Funding Ltd., Series 2021-9A, Class C, VRN, 2.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 7/19/35(1) | 950,000 | | 948,576 | |
OHA Credit Funding Ltd., Series 2021-9A, Class D, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%), 7/19/35(1) | 850,000 | | 854,939 | |
OHA Credit Partners VII Ltd., Series 2012-7A, Class D1R3, VRN, 3.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 2/20/34(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,104,928 | |
Reese Park CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C1, VRN, 2.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 10/15/32(1) | 950,000 | | 951,147 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D, VRN, 2.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 10/20/30(1) | 1,000,000 | | 991,570 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.18%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 5/20/31(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,252,465 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 5/20/31(1) | 900,000 | | 903,310 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.35%), 1/20/32(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,101,827 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 7/20/34(1) | 825,000 | | 823,854 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 7/20/34(1) | 750,000 | | 753,730 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 7/15/30(1)(2) | $ | 1,975,000 | | $ | 1,975,000 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $56,768,061) | | 56,888,103 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 5.1% |
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Aligned Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.48%, 8/15/46(1) | 975,000 | | 982,342 | |
Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A2 SEQ, 3.24%, 7/30/50(1) | 2,079,000 | | 2,167,271 | |
Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.44%, 7/15/46(1) | 1,187,500 | | 1,191,826 | |
Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.45%, 7/15/46(1) | 2,486,979 | | 2,506,621 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2017-1R, Class A SEQ, 2.74%, 8/15/41(1) | 1,282,773 | | 1,283,283 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 7.00%, 1/15/46(1) | 1,213,925 | | 1,250,539 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 11/21/33(1) | 1,265,927 | | 1,280,594 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 1.97%, 10/19/37(1) | 944,000 | | 941,305 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class E, 2.67%, 10/19/37(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,116,715 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class F1, 3.24%, 8/17/38(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,399,063 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A, VRN, 3.93%, 10/15/53(1) | 1,187,655 | | 1,256,213 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.66%, 10/15/56(1) | 752,618 | | 760,863 | |
Hardee's Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2 SEQ, 2.87%, 6/20/51(1) | 997,500 | | 1,003,467 | |
Lunar Aircarft Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.38%, 2/15/45(1) | 1,339,150 | | 1,329,340 | |
MAPS Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 6/15/46(1) | 2,452,000 | | 2,471,028 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 12/20/33(1) | 193,607 | | 195,255 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.60%, 1/21/36(1) | 137,334 | | 142,080 | |
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 3.97%, 6/15/44(1) | 1,468,836 | | 1,466,674 | |
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(1) | 245,131 | | 246,827 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.12%, 5/20/36(1) | 181,183 | | 185,322 | |
Slam Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.43%, 6/15/46(1) | 1,082,840 | | 1,086,959 | |
START Ireland, Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 4.09%, 3/15/44(1) | 1,360,373 | | 1,363,987 | |
Tricon American Homes, Series 2020-SFR1, Class C, 2.25%, 7/17/38(1) | 500,000 | | 506,533 | |
Tricon American Homes, Series 2020-SFR1, Class D, 2.55%, 7/17/38(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,213,069 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(1) | 366,039 | | 365,869 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(1) | 676,002 | | 703,316 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Wendy's Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2II SEQ, 2.78%, 6/15/51(1) | $ | 2,768,063 | | $ | 2,827,113 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $31,156,578) | | 31,243,474 | |
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 1.7% |
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Bay Area Toll Authority Rev., 6.92%, 4/1/40 | 330,000 | | 498,881 | |
California State University Rev., 2.98%, 11/1/51 | 400,000 | | 409,642 | |
Chicago GO, 7.05%, 1/1/29 | 45,000 | | 51,907 | |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Rev., 6.00%, 12/1/44 | 190,000 | | 279,975 | |
Escambia County Health Facilities Authority Rev., (Baptist Health Care Corp. Obligated Group), 3.61%, 8/15/40 (AGM) | 105,000 | | 110,643 | |
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Rev., 4.09%, 1/15/49 | 387,000 | | 408,906 | |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev., 2.75%, 6/1/34(1)(2) | 325,000 | | 329,420 | |
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Rev., 3.24%, 10/1/52 | 255,000 | | 263,733 | |
Houston GO, 3.96%, 3/1/47 | 255,000 | | 299,519 | |
Los Angeles Community College District GO, 6.75%, 8/1/49 | 130,000 | | 219,923 | |
Los Angeles Unified School District GO, 5.75%, 7/1/34 | 300,000 | | 397,316 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.69%, 11/15/40 | 240,000 | | 344,711 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.81%, 11/15/40 | 185,000 | | 270,884 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund Rev., (Flint Water Advocacy Fund), 3.23%, 9/1/47 | 780,000 | | 792,806 | |
Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission Rev., 5.45%, 5/1/33 | 50,000 | | 63,416 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.41%, 1/1/40 | 300,000 | | 490,298 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.10%, 1/1/41 | 40,000 | | 63,650 | |
Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission Rev., 3.22%, 2/15/48 | 455,000 | | 467,631 | |
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Rev., 4.88%, 12/1/34 | 160,000 | | 190,184 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Rev., 5.56%, 12/1/49 | 240,000 | | 350,040 | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Rev., 4.93%, 10/1/51 | 150,000 | | 209,766 | |
Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Rev., 3.26%, 5/15/60 | 225,000 | | 242,289 | |
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Rev., 5.67%, 5/1/40 | 395,000 | | 530,848 | |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rev., 6.16%, 5/15/36 | 355,000 | | 491,610 | |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Systems Rev., 5.99%, 2/1/39 | 178,000 | | 255,308 | |
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Rev., 5.59%, 7/1/43 | 130,000 | | 144,335 | |
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Rev., 6.00%, 11/1/40 | 180,000 | | 248,816 | |
San Jose Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation, 3.375%, 8/1/34 | 215,000 | | 234,572 | |
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Rev., 5.88%, 4/1/32 | 230,000 | | 285,150 | |
State of California GO, 4.60%, 4/1/38 | 140,000 | | 162,357 | |
State of California GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39 | 260,000 | | 438,622 | |
State of California GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39 | 135,000 | | 213,595 | |
State of California GO, 7.60%, 11/1/40 | 25,000 | | 43,154 | |
State of Washington GO, 5.14%, 8/1/40 | 190,000 | | 262,700 | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost $9,340,983) | | 10,066,607 | |
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 1.4% |
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Brazil — 0.2% | | |
Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.00%, 4/7/26 | 1,000,000 | | 1,149,525 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Chile† | | |
Chile Government International Bond, 3.625%, 10/30/42 | $ | 153,000 | | $ | 160,147 | |
Colombia — 0.1% | | |
Colombia Government International Bond, 7.375%, 9/18/37 | 500,000 | | 616,730 | |
Dominican Republic† | | |
Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.95%, 1/25/27 | 200,000 | | 225,502 | |
Egypt — 0.2% | | |
Egypt Government International Bond, 8.50%, 1/31/47 | 1,300,000 | | 1,261,942 | |
Ghana† | | |
Ghana Government International Bond, 7.875%, 2/11/35 | 300,000 | | 271,309 | |
Jordan — 0.2% | | |
Jordan Government International Bond, 7.375%, 10/10/47 | 400,000 | | 415,848 | |
Jordan Government International Bond, 7.375%, 10/10/47(1) | 500,000 | | 519,940 | |
| | 935,788 | |
Namibia† | | |
Namibia International Bonds, 5.25%, 10/29/25 | 200,000 | | 214,350 | |
Panama — 0.1% | | |
Panama Government International Bond, 6.70%, 1/26/36 | 217,000 | | 289,345 | |
Peru — 0.1% | | |
Peruvian Government International Bond, 5.625%, 11/18/50 | 299,000 | | 405,815 | |
Philippines — 0.1% | | |
Philippine Government International Bond, 6.375%, 10/23/34 | 235,000 | | 325,006 | |
Poland — 0.1% | | |
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, 3.00%, 3/17/23 | 265,000 | | 275,090 | |
Russia† | | |
Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond, 5.25%, 6/23/47 | 200,000 | | 253,912 | |
South Africa† | | |
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 5.875%, 6/22/30 | 200,000 | | 221,144 | |
Sri Lanka — 0.1% | | |
Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 7.55%, 3/28/30 | 500,000 | | 306,540 | |
Tunisia† | | |
Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 5.75%, 1/30/25 | 200,000 | | 170,105 | |
Turkey — 0.1% | | |
Turkey Government International Bond, 6.875%, 3/17/36 | 850,000 | | 827,684 | |
Uruguay — 0.1% | | |
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.375%, 10/27/27 | 125,000 | | 143,626 | |
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.125%, 11/20/45 | 211,000 | | 247,573 | |
| | 391,199 | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $8,531,369) | | 8,301,133 | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.1% |
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BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-VIVA, Class D, VRN, 3.67%, 3/11/44(1) | 825,000 | | 847,576 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-VOLT, Class F, VRN, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 9/15/36(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,807,136 | |
BXMT Ltd., Series 2020-FL2, Class D, VRN, 2.11%, (SOFR plus 2.06%), 2/15/38(1) | 2,275,000 | | 2,273,862 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2021-8, Class D, VRN, 2.25%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 8/9/37(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,099,312 | |
Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC, Series 2021-FL5, Class C, VRN, 2.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.25%), 4/25/38(1) | 759,000 | | 761,353 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $6,795,816) | | 6,789,239 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.1% |
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Banks — 0.3% | | |
Banco Santander SA, 4.75% | 960,000 | | $ | 980,227 | |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% | 132,000 | | 131,340 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.40% | 974,000 | | 974,000 | |
| | 2,085,567 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% | 610,000 | | 638,975 | |
Insurance — 0.4% | | |
Allianz SE, 3.20%(1) | 2,310,000 | | 2,246,475 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.3% | | |
Air Lease Corp., 4.65% | 473,000 | | 496,059 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,202,671 | |
| | 1,698,730 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $6,637,549) | | 6,669,747 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(5) — 0.1% |
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Food Products† | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 10/22/25 | $ | 115,718 | | 115,818 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 3/15/28 | 780,080 | | 779,593 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $895,287) | | 895,411 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES — 0.1% |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.50%, 9/15/31 (Cost $399,928) | 400,000 | | 394,450 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 3.8% |
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Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, 0.05%, 10/1/21(1)(6) | 6,708,000 | | 6,707,991 | |
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.04%, 10/1/21(1)(6) | 12,173,000 | | 12,172,971 | |
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125%, 5/15/23, valued at $802,535), at 0.02%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $786,548) | | 786,548 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.375%, 11/15/48, valued at $2,672,483), in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $2,620,001) | | 2,620,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 932,452 | | 932,452 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $23,220,000) | | 23,219,962 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 105.9% (Cost $640,645,684) |
| 644,215,892 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (5.9)% |
| (35,921,258) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 608,294,634 | |
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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
USD | 1,000,416 | | EUR | 844,942 | | Morgan Stanley | 12/15/21 | $ | 20,228 | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes | 70 | | December 2021 | $ | 15,403,828 | | $ | 958 | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes | 342 | | December 2021 | 41,977,828 | | (267,565) | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | 17 | | December 2021 | 3,248,063 | | (109,752) | |
| | | $ | 60,629,719 | | $ | (376,359) | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 73 | | December 2021 | $ | 9,607,484 | | $ | (797) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Notes | 83 | | December 2021 | 12,055,750 | | 187,557 | |
| | | $ | 21,663,234 | | $ | 186,760 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS AGREEMENTS | |
Floating Rate Index | Pay/Receive Floating Rate Index at Monthly | Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Notional Amount | Premiums Paid (Received) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value |
MXIBTIIE | Pay | 5.44% | 5/22/23 | MXN | 301,000,000 | | $ | 443 | $ | (177,805) | | $ | (177,362) | |
MXIBTIIE | Pay | 5.44% | 5/22/23 | MXN | 301,000,000 | | 444 | (177,805) | | (177,361) | |
| | | | | | $ | 887 | $ | (355,610) | | $ | (354,723) | |
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CENTRALLY CLEARED TOTAL RETURN SWAP AGREEMENTS |
Floating Rate Index | Pay/Receive Floating Rate Index at Termination | Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Notional Amount | Premiums Paid (Received) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.78% | 8/5/24 | $ | 1,500,000 | | $ | (512) | | $ | 94,252 | | $ | 93,740 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.33% | 2/8/26 | $ | 5,000,000 | | 530 | | 247,451 | | 247,981 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.36% | 2/9/26 | $ | 5,000,000 | | 531 | | 241,231 | | 241,762 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.30% | 2/24/26 | $ | 5,000,000 | | 531 | | 251,033 | | 251,564 | |
| | | | | $ | 1,080 | | $ | 833,967 | | $ | 835,047 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
AGM | - | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
CPURNSA | - | U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers Not Seasonally Adjusted Index |
EUR | - | Euro |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GNMA | - | Government National Mortgage Association |
GO | - | General Obligation |
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index |
IO | - | Interest Only |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
MXIBTIIE | - | 28-day Mexico Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate Index |
MXN | - | Mexican Peso |
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TBA | - | To-Be-Announced. Security was purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and maturity date. Actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement. |
UMBS | - | Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $282,304,462, which represented 46.4% of total net assets. Of these securities, 0.8% of total net assets were deemed illiquid under policies approved by the Board of Trustees.
(2)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(3)Perpetual maturity with no stated maturity date.
(4)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and/or swap agreements. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $1,283,306.
(5)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(6)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | | |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $640,645,684) | $ | 644,215,892 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 22,432,570 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 141,897 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 2,031 | |
Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements | 16,989 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 20,228 | |
Interest receivable | 3,355,517 | |
| 670,185,124 | |
| |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | 61,579,736 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 52,966 | |
Payable for variation margin on swap agreements | 5,559 | |
Accrued management fees | 238,730 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 5,443 | |
Dividends payable | 8,056 | |
| 61,890,490 | |
| |
Net Assets | $ | 608,294,634 | |
| |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 599,769,424 | |
Distributable earnings | 8,525,210 | |
| $ | 608,294,634 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $477,390,717 | 42,066,424 | $11.35 |
I Class | $44,022,108 | 3,879,421 | $11.35 |
A Class | $19,088,266 | 1,681,859 | $11.35* |
C Class | $1,474,197 | 129,913 | $11.35 |
R Class | $723,768 | 63,774 | $11.35 |
R5 Class | $10,920,392 | 962,735 | $11.34 |
G Class | $54,675,186 | 4,821,801 | $11.34 |
*Maximum offering price $11.88 (net asset value divided by 0.955).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 7,941,881 | |
| |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 1,498,100 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 23,525 | |
C Class | 7,833 | |
R Class | 1,491 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 19,440 | |
Other expenses | 1,113 | |
| 1,551,502 | |
Fees waived - G Class | (90,138) | |
| 1,461,364 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | 6,480,517 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 3,508,009 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | (123,792) | |
Futures contract transactions | (19,270) | |
Swap agreement transactions | 279,637 | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | (617) | |
| 3,643,967 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 6,264,105 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 134,391 | |
Futures contracts | (1,092,470) | |
Swap agreements | 100,656 | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (11,841) | |
| 5,394,841 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 9,038,808 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 15,519,325 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
| | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 6,480,517 | | $ | 6,136,509 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 3,643,967 | | 5,519,530 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 5,394,841 | | (2,844,274) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 15,519,325 | | 8,811,765 | |
| | |
Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (5,515,552) | | (5,585,524) | |
I Class | (493,335) | | (849,182) | |
A Class | (199,384) | | (391,482) | |
C Class | (10,710) | | (38,025) | |
R Class | (5,566) | | (11,669) | |
R5 Class | (142,328) | | (267,351) | |
G Class | (781,725) | | (526,593) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (7,148,600) | | (7,669,826) | |
| | |
Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 99,742,575 | | 354,724,560 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 108,113,300 | | 355,866,499 | |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 500,181,334 | | 144,314,835 | |
End of period | $ | 608,294,634 | | $ | 500,181,334 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Core Plus Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize total return. As a secondary objective, the fund seeks a high level of income.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and G Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Sale of the G Class commenced on November 4, 2020.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, bank loan obligations, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Trustees. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Forward Commitments — The fund may engage in securities transactions on a forward commitment basis. In these transactions, the securities’ prices and yields are fixed on the date of the commitment. The fund may sell a to-be-announced (TBA) security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same security at a future date at a specified price. Conversely, the fund may purchase a TBA security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same security at a future date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as “TBA roll” transactions and are accounted for as purchases and sales. The fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet the purchase price.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 63% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The investment advisor agreed to waive the G Class’s management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.2425% to 0.3600% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.53% |
I Class | 0.1500% to 0.2100% | 0.43% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.53% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.53% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.53% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.33% |
G Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.00%(1) |
(1)Effective annual management fee before waiver was 0.33%.
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $823,413,900, of which $487,893,841 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $730,663,424, of which $495,570,297 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021(1) |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 8,013,113 | | $ | 90,197,640 | | 30,924,885 | | $ | 349,905,817 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 481,541 | | 5,468,261 | | 476,891 | | 5,417,958 | |
Redeemed | (710,699) | | (8,063,559) | | (5,039,641) | | (57,369,556) | |
| 7,783,955 | | 87,602,342 | | 26,362,135 | | 297,954,219 | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 1,280,699 | | 14,568,107 | | 2,341,817 | | 26,523,620 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 43,441 | | 493,319 | | 74,951 | | 849,059 | |
Redeemed | (999,087) | | (11,302,019) | | (1,461,138) | | (16,522,656) | |
| 325,053 | | 3,759,407 | | 955,630 | | 10,850,023 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 164,023 | | 1,868,139 | | 568,301 | | 6,405,107 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 17,172 | | 194,958 | | 33,839 | | 383,193 | |
Redeemed | (223,481) | | (2,530,131) | | (424,887) | | (4,811,722) | |
| (42,286) | | (467,034) | | 177,253 | | 1,976,578 | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 32,561 | | 368,270 | | 26,818 | | 303,598 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 943 | | 10,708 | | 3,316 | | 37,596 | |
Redeemed | (34,022) | | (387,475) | | (235,996) | | (2,669,598) | |
| (518) | | (8,497) | | (205,862) | | (2,328,404) | |
R Class | | | | |
Sold | 25,373 | | 287,342 | | 33,733 | | 378,726 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 477 | | 5,421 | | 1,019 | | 11,543 | |
Redeemed | (14,905) | | (168,621) | | (27,109) | | (307,588) | |
| 10,945 | | 124,142 | | 7,643 | | 82,681 | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 62,356 | | 707,023 | | 259,987 | | 2,939,467 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 12,537 | | 142,318 | | 23,626 | | 267,306 | |
Redeemed | (80,308) | | (914,087) | | (261,813) | | (2,946,017) | |
| (5,415) | | (64,746) | | 21,800 | | 260,756 | |
G Class | | | | |
Sold | 992,358 | | 11,172,517 | | 4,581,531 | | 52,160,936 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 68,898 | | 781,725 | | 46,339 | | 526,593 | |
Redeemed | (277,166) | | (3,157,281) | | (590,159) | | (6,758,822) | |
| 784,090 | | 8,796,961 | | 4,037,711 | | 45,928,707 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 8,855,824 | | $ | 99,742,575 | | 31,356,310 | | $ | 354,724,560 | |
(1)November 4, 2020 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2021 for the G Class.
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | $ | 252,044,319 | | — | |
U.S. Treasury Securities and Equivalents | — | | 119,695,958 | | — | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 65,453,030 | | — | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | | 62,554,459 | | — | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | | 56,888,103 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 31,243,474 | | — | |
Municipal Securities | — | | 10,066,607 | | — | |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | | 8,301,133 | | — | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 6,789,239 | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | — | | 6,669,747 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 895,411 | | — | |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | — | | 394,450 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | $ | 932,452 | | 22,287,510 | | — | |
| $ | 932,452 | | $ | 643,283,440 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 188,515 | | — | | — | |
Swap Agreements | — | | $ | 835,047 | | — | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | | 20,228 | | — | |
| $ | 188,515 | | $ | 855,275 | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 378,114 | | — | | — | |
Swap Agreements | — | | $ | 354,723 | | — | |
| $ | 378,114 | | $ | 354,723 | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $18,600,000.
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $35,776,464.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts or interest rate swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. The risks of entering into interest rate risk derivative instruments include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments.
A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. The fund's average notional exposure to these interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $44,329,966 futures contracts purchased and $34,702,281 futures contracts sold.
A fund may enter into interest rate swap agreements to gain exposure to declines in interest rates, to protect against increases in interest rates, or to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing interest rates. A fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The fund's average notional amount on interest rate swap agreements held during the period was $29,960,798.
Other Contracts — A fund may enter into total return swap agreements in order to attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets or gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible. A fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments, including inflationary risk. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $22,833,333.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
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| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value |
Foreign Currency Risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 20,228 | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | — | |
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 2,031 | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | |
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements* | 16,989 | | Payable for variation margin on swap agreements* | — | |
Other Contracts | Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements* | — | | Payable for variation margin on swap agreements* | $ | 5,559 | |
| | $ | 39,248 | | | $ | 5,559 | |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts or centrally cleared swap agreements, as applicable, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
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| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value |
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | (275,936) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | — | |
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | (123,792) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 134,391 | |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | (19,270) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | (1,092,470) | |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | 92,097 | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | (355,610) | |
Other Contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | 463,476 | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | 456,266 | |
| | $ | 136,575 | | | $ | (857,423) | |
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 640,719,377 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 6,797,165 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (3,300,650) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 3,496,515 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.18 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.30 | (0.13) | $11.35 | 2.73% | 0.54%(4) | 0.54%(4) | 2.14%(4) | 2.14%(4) | 121% | $477,391 | |
2021 | $10.78 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 0.67 | (0.27) | $11.18 | 6.17% | 0.55% | 0.58% | 2.01% | 1.98% | 285% | $383,214 | |
2020 | $10.56 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.48 | (0.26) | $10.78 | 4.57% | 0.55% | 0.65% | 2.64% | 2.54% | 129% | $85,343 | |
2019 | $10.59 | 0.33 | 0.03 | 0.36 | (0.39) | $10.56 | 3.55% | 0.58% | 0.65% | 3.17% | 3.10% | 139% | $109,760 | |
2018 | $10.71 | 0.30 | (0.09) | 0.21 | (0.33) | $10.59 | 1.92% | 0.63% | 0.65% | 2.80% | 2.78% | 144% | $118,329 | |
2017 | $10.82 | 0.27 | (0.08) | 0.19 | (0.30) | $10.71 | 1.76% | 0.62% | 0.65% | 2.52% | 2.49% | 150% | $84,193 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.18 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.31 | (0.14) | $11.35 | 2.78% | 0.44%(4) | 0.44%(4) | 2.24%(4) | 2.24%(4) | 121% | $44,022 | |
2021 | $10.77 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.69 | (0.28) | $11.18 | 6.26% | 0.45% | 0.48% | 2.11% | 2.08% | 285% | $39,729 | |
2020 | $10.56 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.48 | (0.27) | $10.77 | 4.67% | 0.45% | 0.55% | 2.74% | 2.64% | 129% | $27,999 | |
2019 | $10.58 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 0.38 | (0.40) | $10.56 | 3.76% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 3.27% | 3.20% | 139% | $6,269 | |
2018(5) | $10.73 | 0.31 | (0.13) | 0.18 | (0.33) | $10.58 | 1.65% | 0.53%(4) | 0.55%(4) | 2.97%(4) | 2.95%(4) | 144%(6) | $3,441 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.18 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.29 | (0.12) | $11.35 | 2.60% | 0.79%(4) | 0.79%(4) | 1.89%(4) | 1.89%(4) | 121% | $19,088 | |
2021 | $10.78 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.64 | (0.24) | $11.18 | 5.91% | 0.80% | 0.83% | 1.76% | 1.73% | 285% | $19,275 | |
2020 | $10.56 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.45 | (0.23) | $10.78 | 4.31% | 0.80% | 0.90% | 2.39% | 2.29% | 129% | $16,670 | |
2019 | $10.59 | 0.30 | 0.04 | 0.34 | (0.37) | $10.56 | 3.30% | 0.83% | 0.90% | 2.92% | 2.85% | 139% | $15,630 | |
2018 | $10.71 | 0.27 | (0.09) | 0.18 | (0.30) | $10.59 | 1.67% | 0.88% | 0.90% | 2.55% | 2.53% | 144% | $14,139 | |
2017 | $10.82 | 0.25 | (0.09) | 0.16 | (0.27) | $10.71 | 1.51% | 0.87% | 0.90% | 2.27% | 2.24% | 150% | $27,498 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.18 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.25 | (0.08) | $11.35 | 2.22% | 1.54%(4) | 1.54%(4) | 1.14%(4) | 1.14%(4) | 121% | $1,474 | |
2021 | $10.77 | 0.12 | 0.44 | 0.56 | (0.15) | $11.18 | 5.20% | 1.55% | 1.58% | 1.01% | 0.98% | 285% | $1,458 | |
2020 | $10.56 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.36 | (0.15) | $10.77 | 3.45% | 1.55% | 1.65% | 1.64% | 1.54% | 129% | $3,623 | |
2019 | $10.58 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.27 | (0.29) | $10.56 | 2.62% | 1.58% | 1.65% | 2.17% | 2.10% | 139% | $3,457 | |
2018 | $10.71 | 0.19 | (0.10) | 0.09 | (0.22) | $10.58 | 0.81% | 1.63% | 1.65% | 1.80% | 1.78% | 144% | $5,179 | |
2017 | $10.82 | 0.17 | (0.09) | 0.08 | (0.19) | $10.71 | 0.76% | 1.62% | 1.65% | 1.52% | 1.49% | 150% | $6,955 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.18 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.28 | (0.11) | $11.35 | 2.47% | 1.04%(4) | 1.04%(4) | 1.64%(4) | 1.64%(4) | 121% | $724 | |
2021 | $10.77 | 0.18 | 0.44 | 0.62 | (0.21) | $11.18 | 5.64% | 1.05% | 1.08% | 1.51% | 1.48% | 285% | $591 | |
2020 | $10.56 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.42 | (0.21) | $10.77 | 4.05% | 1.05% | 1.15% | 2.14% | 2.04% | 129% | $487 | |
2019 | $10.59 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.31 | (0.34) | $10.56 | 3.04% | 1.08% | 1.15% | 2.67% | 2.60% | 139% | $615 | |
2018 | $10.71 | 0.24 | (0.09) | 0.15 | (0.27) | $10.59 | 1.41% | 1.13% | 1.15% | 2.30% | 2.28% | 144% | $775 | |
2017 | $10.82 | 0.22 | (0.08) | 0.14 | (0.25) | $10.71 | 1.26% | 1.12% | 1.15% | 2.02% | 1.99% | 150% | $1,472 | |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.17 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.32 | (0.15) | $11.34 | 2.84% | 0.34%(4) | 0.34%(4) | 2.34%(4) | 2.34%(4) | 121% | $10,920 | |
2021 | $10.77 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.69 | (0.29) | $11.17 | 6.38% | 0.35% | 0.38% | 2.21% | 2.18% | 285% | $10,817 | |
2020 | $10.56 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.49 | (0.28) | $10.77 | 4.68% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 2.84% | 2.74% | 129% | $10,193 | |
2019 | $10.58 | 0.35 | 0.04 | 0.39 | (0.41) | $10.56 | 3.86% | 0.38% | 0.45% | 3.37% | 3.30% | 139% | $9,910 | |
2018 | $10.71 | 0.33 | (0.11) | 0.22 | (0.35) | $10.58 | 2.03% | 0.43% | 0.45% | 3.00% | 2.98% | 144% | $9,315 | |
2017 | $10.82 | 0.30 | (0.09) | 0.21 | (0.32) | $10.71 | 1.97% | 0.42% | 0.45% | 2.72% | 2.69% | 150% | $3,535 | |
G Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.17 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.34 | (0.17) | $11.34 | 3.01% | 0.01%(4) | 0.34%(4) | 2.67%(4) | 2.34%(4) | 121% | $54,675 | |
2021(7) | $11.37 | 0.11 | (0.16) | (0.05) | (0.15) | $11.17 | (0.45)% | 0.01%(4) | 0.35%(4) | 2.47%(4) | 2.13%(4) | 285%(8) | $45,097 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights | | |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2018.
(7)November 4, 2020 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2021.
(8)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2021.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the
one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer universe. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is
reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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| I Class (ACBPX) |
| Y Class (ADVYX) |
| A Class (ADFAX) |
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| R Class (ADVRX) |
| R5 Class (ADRVX) |
| R6 Class (ADDVX) |
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Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Additional Information | |
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 36.6% |
Corporate Bonds | 28.8% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 10.9% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 8.6% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 6.1% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 5.1% |
Municipal Securities | 1.8% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.4% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 1.0% |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | 0.8% |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 0.5% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 0.1% |
Preferred Stocks | —* |
Temporary Cash Investments | 3.9% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (5.6)% |
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,022.50 | $2.99 | 0.59% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,023.50 | $1.98 | 0.39% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,023.60 | $1.83 | 0.36% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,021.20 | $4.26 | 0.84% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,017.40 | $8.04 | 1.59% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.90 | $5.52 | 1.09% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.50 | $1.98 | 0.39% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.70 | $1.72 | 0.34% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,022.11 | $2.99 | 0.59% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,023.11 | $1.98 | 0.39% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,023.26 | $1.83 | 0.36% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,020.86 | $4.26 | 0.84% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,017.10 | $8.04 | 1.59% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.60 | $5.52 | 1.09% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.11 | $1.98 | 0.39% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.36 | $1.72 | 0.34% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 36.6% |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.00%, 5/15/37 | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,448,984 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.50%, 5/15/38 | 7,500,000 | | 10,423,535 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.50%, 2/15/39 | 80,000 | | 99,763 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 5/15/40 | 600,000 | | 518,789 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.375%, 11/15/40 | 1,500,000 | | 1,347,891 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.875%, 2/15/41 | 11,800,000 | | 11,546,484 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.25%, 5/15/41 | 4,000,000 | | 4,160,625 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 11/15/41 | 4,362,000 | | 5,196,573 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 2/15/42 | 13,700,000 | | 16,349,559 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/42 | 8,000,000 | | 9,356,562 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 11/15/42 | 4,000,000 | | 4,499,531 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.50%, 2/15/45 | 5,000,000 | | 5,401,172 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 8/15/47 | 1,000,000 | | 1,135,352 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.375%, 11/15/48 | 32,600,000 | | 41,542,078 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.25%, 8/15/49 | 6,600,000 | | 6,843,375 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 11/15/49 | 5,000,000 | | 5,323,242 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.00%, 2/15/50 | 2,000,000 | | 1,965,469 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 5/15/51 | 11,000,000 | | 11,742,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.00%, 8/15/51 | 10,000,000 | | 9,825,000 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/25 | 6,312,960 | | 6,833,517 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.25%, 7/15/29 | 5,549,856 | | 6,178,797 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/30 | 1,277,748 | | 1,410,290 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 6/30/22(1) | 5,000,000 | | 5,001,749 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 12/31/22 | 40,000,000 | | 39,995,312 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 3/31/23 | 20,000,000 | | 19,984,375 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 5/31/23 | 10,000,000 | | 9,984,766 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 8/31/23 | 41,000,000 | | 40,894,297 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 9/15/23 | 20,000,000 | | 19,942,969 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/23 | 50,000,000 | | 49,830,078 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 12/15/23 | 32,000,000 | | 31,856,250 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/24 | 7,000,000 | | 6,963,906 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 3/15/24 | 8,000,000 | | 7,973,750 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 4/15/24 | 50,000,000 | | 49,953,125 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/24 | 25,000,000 | | 24,934,570 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 9/15/24 | 27,000,000 | | 26,886,094 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125%, 2/28/25 | 45,000,000 | | 45,758,496 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 8/31/25 | 4,000,000 | | 3,919,219 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 11/30/25 | 5,000,000 | | 4,905,664 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75%, 5/31/26 | 8,000,000 | | 7,933,438 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125%, 2/28/27 | 21,000,000 | | 21,077,109 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 3/31/27 | 60,195,000 | | 58,753,612 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 8/31/27 | 32,000,000 | | 30,807,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 3/31/28 | 17,000,000 | | 17,004,648 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 4/30/28 | 10,600,000 | | 10,595,031 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 6/30/28 | 5,500,000 | | 5,489,043 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125%, 8/31/28 | 20,000,000 | | 19,767,188 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 9/30/28 | $ | 15,200,000 | | $ | 15,137,063 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $726,262,243) | | 738,498,340 | |
CORPORATE BONDS — 28.8% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.4% | | |
Boeing Co. (The), 2.20%, 2/4/26 | 2,240,000 | | 2,257,015 | |
Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 2/1/31 | 1,800,000 | | 1,928,179 | |
Boeing Co. (The), 5.81%, 5/1/50 | 1,085,000 | | 1,448,819 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.125%, 11/16/28 | 2,896,000 | | 3,298,201 | |
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Air Freight and Logistics — 0.1% | | |
GXO Logistics, Inc., 2.65%, 7/15/31(2) | 1,643,000 | | 1,635,508 | |
Airlines — 0.2% | | |
British Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.90%, 9/15/36(2) | 1,060,000 | | 1,069,420 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(2) | 2,780,206 | | 2,975,640 | |
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Automobiles — 0.5% | | |
General Motors Co., 5.15%, 4/1/38 | 1,668,000 | | 1,992,805 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.75%, 6/20/25 | 4,027,000 | | 4,211,912 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.70%, 8/20/27 | 1,942,000 | | 2,018,890 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 1.90%, 4/6/28 | 2,050,000 | | 2,078,304 | |
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Banks — 4.0% | | |
Banco Santander SA, 2.96%, 3/25/31 | 3,000,000 | | 3,088,287 | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, VRN, 0.81%, 10/24/24 | 3,707,000 | | 3,720,571 | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, VRN, 2.68%, 6/19/41 | 5,093,000 | | 4,922,027 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 3.42%, 12/20/28 | 1,355,000 | | 1,469,570 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 2.48%, 9/21/36 | 1,330,000 | | 1,304,303 | |
Bank of Ireland Group plc, VRN, 2.03%, 9/30/27(2) | 1,610,000 | | 1,610,871 | |
Barclays plc, 4.84%, 5/9/28 | 1,785,000 | | 2,018,701 | |
Barclays plc, VRN, 1.01%, 12/10/24 | 2,624,000 | | 2,636,838 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 2.82%, 11/19/25(2) | 3,980,000 | | 4,169,854 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 2.16%, 9/15/29(2) | 1,187,000 | | 1,176,676 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 4.375%, 3/1/33(2) | 2,820,000 | | 3,093,797 | |
BPCE SA, 4.50%, 3/15/25(2) | 1,880,000 | | 2,066,070 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 0.78%, 10/30/24 | 6,355,000 | | 6,380,574 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 1.46%, 6/9/27 | 2,930,000 | | 2,914,473 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.52%, 10/27/28 | 4,038,000 | | 4,393,871 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, VRN, 3.61%, 9/12/34(2) | 2,120,000 | | 2,249,581 | |
DNB Bank ASA, VRN, 1.61%, 3/30/28(2) | 1,218,000 | | 1,212,481 | |
FNB Corp., 2.20%, 2/24/23 | 2,813,000 | | 2,855,546 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24 | 3,845,000 | | 4,132,355 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, VRN, 2.80%, 5/24/32 | 1,320,000 | | 1,338,721 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 1.58%, 4/22/27 | 1,505,000 | | 1,508,966 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 2.07%, 6/1/29 | 3,605,000 | | 3,615,325 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 3.16%, 4/22/42 | 3,285,000 | | 3,414,050 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 2.99%, 5/21/31(2) | 2,350,000 | | 2,379,772 | |
Societe Generale SA, VRN, 1.79%, 6/9/27(2) | 2,330,000 | | 2,318,376 | |
Truist Bank, VRN, 2.64%, 9/17/29 | 1,395,000 | | 1,458,758 | |
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, VRN, 1.89%, 6/7/29 | 970,000 | | 969,933 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, VRN, 2.16%, 2/11/26 | 5,020,000 | | 5,180,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Wells Fargo & Co., VRN, 3.07%, 4/30/41 | $ | 2,900,000 | | $ | 2,982,827 | |
| | 80,583,276 | |
Beverages — 0.3% | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46 | 2,382,000 | | 2,932,464 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.75%, 1/23/29 | 3,391,000 | | 3,995,610 | |
| | 6,928,074 | |
Biotechnology — 0.5% | | |
AbbVie, Inc., 3.20%, 11/21/29 | 3,106,000 | | 3,348,751 | |
AbbVie, Inc., 4.40%, 11/6/42 | 680,000 | | 813,422 | |
Amgen, Inc., 1.65%, 8/15/28 | 2,530,000 | | 2,489,569 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26 | 3,024,000 | | 3,315,885 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 1.20%, 10/1/27 | 593,000 | | 580,815 | |
| | 10,548,442 | |
Building Products† | | |
Lennox International, Inc., 1.70%, 8/1/27 | 544,000 | | 540,474 | |
Capital Markets — 3.4% | | |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., 2.95%, 3/10/26 | 2,710,000 | | 2,763,947 | |
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 1.625%, 8/5/28(2) | 3,020,000 | | 2,953,127 | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 2.85%, 9/30/28(2) | 1,360,000 | | 1,351,792 | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 3.125%, 6/10/31(2) | 1,477,000 | | 1,461,935 | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 4.125%, 10/7/51(2)(3) | 2,037,000 | | 1,998,297 | |
CI Financial Corp., 4.10%, 6/15/51 | 3,510,000 | | 3,780,280 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/1/25 | 1,432,000 | | 1,530,803 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/14/25(2) | 815,000 | | 861,249 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 679,000 | | 709,781 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/27 | 886,000 | | 888,744 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), MTN, VRN, 2.38%, 7/21/32 | 2,322,000 | | 2,300,484 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), VRN, 2.91%, 6/5/23 | 6,290,000 | | 6,393,398 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), VRN, 2.91%, 7/21/42 | 2,160,000 | | 2,132,520 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc., 2.05%, 2/15/27 | 1,314,000 | | 1,293,860 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc., 2.625%, 9/16/26 | 1,620,000 | | 1,620,380 | |
Main Street Capital Corp., 3.00%, 7/14/26 | 2,230,000 | | 2,275,932 | |
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 0.53%, 1/25/24 | 6,330,000 | | 6,335,867 | |
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 2.24%, 7/21/32 | 772,000 | | 759,195 | |
Morgan Stanley, VRN, 1.59%, 5/4/27 | 5,643,000 | | 5,663,081 | |
Morgan Stanley, VRN, 2.48%, 9/16/36 | 2,437,000 | | 2,386,450 | |
Owl Rock Core Income Corp., 3.125%, 9/23/26(2) | 3,433,000 | | 3,392,747 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/25(2) | 1,636,000 | | 1,789,374 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 3.75%, 6/17/26(2) | 795,000 | | 839,807 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.50%, 1/15/27 | 2,580,000 | | 2,591,722 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 5.875%, 3/15/23 | 2,949,000 | | 3,097,440 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.71%, 1/22/26 | 2,025,000 | | 2,087,213 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.44%, 10/15/28 | 1,960,000 | | 1,907,766 | |
UBS Group AG, VRN, 1.49%, 8/10/27(2) | 2,980,000 | | 2,947,318 | |
| | 68,114,509 | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 1.83%, 10/15/27(2) | 988,000 | | 990,074 | |
Westlake Chemical Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/41 | 720,000 | | 690,078 | |
| | 1,680,152 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.3% | | |
Republic Services, Inc., 2.30%, 3/1/30 | 1,186,000 | | 1,202,312 | |
Sodexo, Inc., 2.72%, 4/16/31(2) | 2,280,000 | | 2,331,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Waste Connections, Inc., 2.60%, 2/1/30 | $ | 590,000 | | $ | 608,056 | |
Waste Connections, Inc., 2.95%, 1/15/52 | 1,064,000 | | 1,042,621 | |
| | 5,184,050 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.1% | | |
Quanta Services, Inc., 2.35%, 1/15/32 | 2,168,000 | | 2,123,447 | |
Construction Materials — 0.1% | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc., 2.50%, 7/1/31 | 1,476,000 | | 1,467,874 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.25%, 4/15/26(2) | 1,218,000 | | 1,310,618 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.375%, 5/1/26(2) | 90,000 | | 97,220 | |
| | 1,407,838 | |
Containers and Packaging — 0.1% | | |
Berry Global, Inc., 1.57%, 1/15/26(2) | 1,090,000 | | 1,091,079 | |
WRKCo, Inc., 3.00%, 9/15/24 | 1,151,000 | | 1,221,670 | |
| | 2,312,749 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2% | | |
Novant Health, Inc., 3.17%, 11/1/51 | 1,545,000 | | 1,629,926 | |
Pepperdine University, 3.30%, 12/1/59 | 2,443,000 | | 2,539,878 | |
| | 4,169,804 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6% | | |
Antares Holdings LP, 2.75%, 1/15/27(2) | 1,176,000 | | 1,177,931 | |
Banco Santander SA, VRN, 1.72%, 9/14/27 | 1,400,000 | | 1,394,244 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 1.75%, 9/15/24(2) | 927,000 | | 926,095 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 2.625%, 12/15/26(2) | 1,493,000 | | 1,489,022 | |
Block Financial LLC, 2.50%, 7/15/28 | 1,240,000 | | 1,258,628 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, VRN, 3.04%, 5/28/32 | 1,417,000 | | 1,438,904 | |
GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.40%, 5/15/30 | 1,837,000 | | 2,129,621 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 4.42%, 11/15/35 | 1,380,000 | | 1,657,475 | |
| | 11,471,920 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1% | | |
AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33 | 2,993,000 | | 2,947,272 | |
AT&T, Inc., 3.55%, 9/15/55 | 3,011,000 | | 2,975,348 | |
British Telecommunications plc, 3.25%, 11/8/29(2) | 3,775,000 | | 3,952,011 | |
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 2.625%, 4/8/31(2) | 1,200,000 | | 1,225,164 | |
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., MTN, 3.25%, 2/21/23 | 1,003,000 | | 1,037,333 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SA, 4.90%, 3/6/48 | 3,270,000 | | 3,938,597 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.33%, 9/21/28 | 1,542,000 | | 1,774,079 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.75%, 1/20/31 | 2,040,000 | | 1,940,459 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.65%, 11/20/40 | 1,444,000 | | 1,358,623 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.99%, 10/30/56 | 1,065,000 | | 985,787 | |
| | 22,134,673 | |
Electric Utilities — 1.7% | | |
AEP Texas, Inc., 2.10%, 7/1/30 | 1,998,000 | | 1,957,759 | |
Alfa Desarrollo SpA, 4.55%, 9/27/51(2) | 800,000 | | 781,400 | |
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 2.25%, 6/15/31 | 1,147,000 | | 1,153,066 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.50%, 2/1/25 | 1,658,000 | | 1,781,552 | |
Commonwealth Edison Co., 3.20%, 11/15/49 | 1,387,000 | | 1,438,939 | |
DTE Electric Co., 2.25%, 3/1/30 | 1,768,000 | | 1,796,351 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 2.55%, 4/15/31 | 773,000 | | 801,492 | |
Duke Energy Corp., 2.55%, 6/15/31 | 750,000 | | 760,512 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 1.75%, 6/15/30 | 1,381,000 | | 1,340,729 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/42 | 933,000 | | 1,061,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 2.00%, 8/15/31 | $ | 2,110,000 | | $ | 2,074,515 | |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.15%, 12/1/44 | 1,653,000 | | 1,954,255 | |
Entergy Arkansas LLC, 2.65%, 6/15/51 | 1,038,000 | | 969,407 | |
Exelon Corp., 4.45%, 4/15/46 | 807,000 | | 976,024 | |
Florida Power & Light Co., 4.125%, 2/1/42 | 863,000 | | 1,041,081 | |
Indiana Michigan Power Co., 3.25%, 5/1/51 | 764,000 | | 790,970 | |
MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.40%, 10/15/44 | 1,442,000 | | 1,770,277 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 5/1/27 | 1,173,000 | | 1,287,661 | |
Northern States Power Co., 3.20%, 4/1/52 | 1,250,000 | | 1,335,731 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.20%, 6/1/41 | 805,000 | | 792,568 | |
PacifiCorp, 3.30%, 3/15/51 | 1,308,000 | | 1,362,139 | |
PacifiCorp, 2.90%, 6/15/52 | 950,000 | | 925,908 | |
Public Service Co. of Colorado, 1.875%, 6/15/31 | 1,655,000 | | 1,627,623 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 1.75%, 1/15/31 | 2,085,000 | | 1,987,413 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 3.95%, 10/1/46 | 770,000 | | 855,821 | |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., 2.45%, 12/15/50 | 820,000 | | 735,725 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.40%, 6/1/30 | 1,474,000 | | 1,608,796 | |
| | 34,969,691 | |
Electrical Equipment† | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc., 2.80%, 8/15/61 | 737,000 | | 702,912 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.1% | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc., 2.25%, 4/1/28 | 1,410,000 | | 1,436,915 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.1% | | |
Halliburton Co., 2.92%, 3/1/30 | 1,500,000 | | 1,552,366 | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/28 | 1,379,000 | | 1,591,021 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.3% | | |
Broadstone Net Lease LLC, 2.60%, 9/15/31 | 1,132,000 | | 1,119,432 | |
Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.00%, 1/15/29 | 2,250,000 | | 2,206,390 | |
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.80%, 2/15/28 | 2,513,000 | | 2,765,789 | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/26 | 1,386,000 | | 1,518,972 | |
EPR Properties, 4.95%, 4/15/28 | 3,254,000 | | 3,578,705 | |
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/26 | 1,830,000 | | 2,082,906 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 4.00%, 6/15/25 | 2,195,000 | | 2,354,510 | |
Lexington Realty Trust, 2.375%, 10/1/31 | 2,840,000 | | 2,757,099 | |
Life Storage LP, 2.40%, 10/15/31(3) | 2,801,000 | | 2,776,166 | |
National Health Investors, Inc., 3.00%, 2/1/31 | 4,115,000 | | 4,005,634 | |
National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.00%, 4/15/52 | 2,100,000 | | 1,992,323 | |
Office Properties Income Trust, 2.40%, 2/1/27 | 1,667,000 | | 1,648,434 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.375%, 2/1/31 | 3,648,000 | | 3,717,107 | |
Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I LP, 2.625%, 11/15/31(3) | 1,081,000 | | 1,070,253 | |
Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 2.75%, 4/1/32 | 1,755,000 | | 1,727,152 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty LP, 2.15%, 9/1/31 | 1,385,000 | | 1,336,371 | |
Simon Property Group LP, 2.25%, 1/15/32 | 2,550,000 | | 2,494,379 | |
STORE Capital Corp., 4.50%, 3/15/28 | 1,435,000 | | 1,619,554 | |
STORE Capital Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/29 | 787,000 | | 892,971 | |
Sun Communities Operating LP, 2.30%, 11/1/28(3) | 1,532,000 | | 1,535,790 | |
Tanger Properties LP, 2.75%, 9/1/31 | 2,440,000 | | 2,363,233 | |
| | 45,563,170 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.2% | | |
Kroger Co. (The), 3.875%, 10/15/46 | 1,315,000 | | 1,458,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30 | $ | 2,237,000 | | $ | 2,846,921 | |
Walmart, Inc., 1.80%, 9/22/31 | 720,000 | | 714,194 | |
| | 5,019,247 | |
Food Products — 0.2% | | |
JDE Peet's NV, 2.25%, 9/24/31(2) | 2,224,000 | | 2,176,409 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., 2.75%, 4/13/30 | 2,376,000 | | 2,487,877 | |
| | 4,664,286 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV, 4.75%, 1/15/51(2) | 2,181,000 | | 2,248,229 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 1.0% | | |
Centene Corp., 2.45%, 7/15/28 | 2,650,000 | | 2,666,562 | |
Centene Corp., 3.375%, 2/15/30 | 2,165,000 | | 2,244,131 | |
CVS Health Corp., 1.75%, 8/21/30 | 1,710,000 | | 1,640,553 | |
CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38 | 848,000 | | 1,040,771 | |
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/1/30(2) | 1,145,000 | | 1,179,191 | |
Duke University Health System, Inc., 3.92%, 6/1/47 | 872,000 | | 1,029,964 | |
HCA, Inc., 2.375%, 7/15/31 | 3,440,000 | | 3,383,368 | |
HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/51 | 1,590,000 | | 1,579,457 | |
Humana, Inc., 2.15%, 2/3/32 | 1,424,000 | | 1,392,269 | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.00%, 6/1/51 | 1,025,000 | | 1,048,980 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 1.65%, 9/1/26(2) | 2,040,000 | | 2,028,949 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 2.65%, 10/15/30(2) | 1,998,000 | | 2,009,568 | |
| | 21,243,763 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.1% | | |
Marriott International, Inc., 3.50%, 10/15/32 | 1,755,000 | | 1,866,228 | |
Household Durables — 0.1% | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc., 2.50%, 10/15/24 | 1,998,000 | | 2,093,972 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2% | | |
General Electric Co., 4.35%, 5/1/50 | 1,676,000 | | 2,026,605 | |
Honeywell International, Inc., 1.75%, 9/1/31 | 1,235,000 | | 1,204,649 | |
| | 3,231,254 | |
Insurance — 1.4% | | |
American International Group, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/36 | 1,980,000 | | 2,762,884 | |
American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44 | 1,775,000 | | 2,169,997 | |
Assured Guaranty US Holdings, Inc., 3.60%, 9/15/51 | 1,985,000 | | 2,022,825 | |
Athene Global Funding, 1.99%, 8/19/28(2) | 3,543,000 | | 3,500,479 | |
Athene Global Funding, 2.67%, 6/7/31(2) | 3,505,000 | | 3,537,158 | |
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding, 2.00%, 6/28/28(2) | 3,092,000 | | 3,081,592 | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, 1.80%, 3/8/28(2) | 1,520,000 | | 1,511,148 | |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., 3.125%, 6/15/31(2) | 1,175,000 | | 1,188,533 | |
Guardian Life Global Funding, 1.625%, 9/16/28(2) | 2,205,000 | | 2,177,035 | |
Principal Life Global Funding II, 1.25%, 8/16/26(2) | 1,049,000 | | 1,043,131 | |
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 3.35%, 4/16/31(2) | 2,696,000 | | 2,804,329 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 11/13/26(2) | 1,580,000 | | 1,755,251 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/18/31(2) | 1,570,000 | | 1,676,938 | |
| | 29,231,300 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.2% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc., 2.875%, 5/12/41 | 3,980,000 | | 4,110,520 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.3% | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2.30%, 3/12/31 | 3,396,000 | | 3,401,937 | |
Illumina, Inc., 2.55%, 3/23/31 | 2,730,000 | | 2,758,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 1.75%, 10/15/28 | $ | 446,000 | | $ | 444,748 | |
| | 6,605,041 | |
Machinery — 0.1% | | |
Cummins, Inc., 2.60%, 9/1/50 | 1,164,000 | | 1,093,099 | |
Media — 0.9% | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 1,760,000 | | 1,980,175 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.50%, 6/1/41 | 1,658,000 | | 1,630,449 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.125%, 7/1/49 | 3,045,000 | | 3,588,036 | |
Comcast Corp., 3.40%, 4/1/30 | 3,359,000 | | 3,701,228 | |
Comcast Corp., 3.75%, 4/1/40 | 502,000 | | 564,624 | |
Cox Communications, Inc., 2.60%, 6/15/31(2) | 1,347,000 | | 1,364,382 | |
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.65%, 5/15/50 | 1,190,000 | | 1,381,771 | |
Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.50%, 9/15/42 | 3,065,000 | | 3,359,748 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/43 | 1,115,000 | | 1,277,879 | |
| | 18,848,292 | |
Metals and Mining — 0.5% | | |
Glencore Funding LLC, 2.625%, 9/23/31(2) | 2,120,000 | | 2,077,165 | |
Minera Mexico SA de CV, 4.50%, 1/26/50(2) | 3,347,000 | | 3,710,986 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 3.45%, 4/15/30 | 1,000,000 | | 1,076,568 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41 | 1,780,000 | | 2,379,109 | |
| | 9,243,828 | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.8% | | |
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 2.00%, 4/29/28(2) | 1,550,000 | | 1,561,431 | |
Ameren Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/31 | 2,115,000 | | 2,301,505 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 11/1/28 | 1,881,000 | | 2,145,066 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 2.65%, 6/1/31 | 1,386,000 | | 1,416,907 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., 2.25%, 8/15/31 | 1,010,000 | | 1,007,643 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.90%, 8/1/41 | 1,337,000 | | 1,667,803 | |
NiSource, Inc., 5.65%, 2/1/45 | 1,415,000 | | 1,945,759 | |
Sempra Energy, 3.25%, 6/15/27 | 1,483,000 | | 1,607,491 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., 1.375%, 10/15/27 | 2,250,000 | | 2,213,622 | |
| | 15,867,227 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 2.0% | | |
Aker BP ASA, 3.75%, 1/15/30(2) | 2,201,000 | | 2,357,804 | |
Aker BP ASA, 4.00%, 1/15/31(2) | 558,000 | | 607,326 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.06%, 6/17/41 | 1,250,000 | | 1,263,536 | |
Chevron Corp., 2.00%, 5/11/27 | 931,000 | | 960,885 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.50%, 12/1/29 | 1,730,000 | | 1,851,273 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 3.40%, 8/1/51 | 1,470,000 | | 1,484,203 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 4.25%, 3/15/23 | 2,000,000 | | 2,085,388 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 4.90%, 3/15/35 | 3,027,000 | | 3,476,848 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/44 | 2,102,000 | | 2,532,270 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.30%, 2/15/53 | 1,027,000 | | 1,003,391 | |
Equinor ASA, 3.25%, 11/18/49 | 1,021,000 | | 1,083,285 | |
Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC, 3.36%, 6/30/31(2) | 1,320,000 | | 1,340,045 | |
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.94%, 9/30/40(2) | 4,000,000 | | 4,004,332 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.50%, 9/1/39 | 1,270,000 | | 1,762,084 | |
Lundin Energy Finance BV, 3.10%, 7/15/31(2) | 1,080,000 | | 1,095,993 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23 | 1,884,000 | | 1,909,905 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | 698,000 | | 738,135 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44 | $ | 611,000 | | $ | 489,933 | |
SA Global Sukuk Ltd., 2.69%, 6/17/31(2) | 4,375,000 | | 4,420,574 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 3/1/25 | 3,080,000 | | 3,496,901 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 1.625%, 11/24/25(2) | 1,000,000 | | 1,001,500 | |
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 3.25%, 5/15/30 | 974,000 | | 1,041,861 | |
| | 40,007,472 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 2.10%, 4/30/27(2) | 2,225,000 | | 2,292,405 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2% | | |
Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 1.75%, 5/28/28 | 1,251,000 | | 1,259,172 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 2.55%, 11/13/50 | 1,638,000 | | 1,540,499 | |
Royalty Pharma plc, 2.20%, 9/2/30 | 1,328,000 | | 1,299,703 | |
Viatris, Inc., 4.00%, 6/22/50(2) | 735,000 | | 782,812 | |
| | 4,882,186 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.1% | | |
Essential Properties LP, 2.95%, 7/15/31 | 2,240,000 | | 2,254,435 | |
Road and Rail — 0.7% | | |
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 1.50%, 8/12/26(2) | 1,590,000 | | 1,574,495 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45 | 933,000 | | 1,125,488 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3.30%, 9/15/51 | 970,000 | | 1,047,201 | |
CSX Corp., 3.25%, 6/1/27 | 2,100,000 | | 2,290,470 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 1.55%, 8/1/24(2) | 527,000 | | 522,842 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 3.375%, 3/20/28(2) | 2,931,000 | | 3,029,643 | |
Union Pacific Corp., 2.40%, 2/5/30 | 1,360,000 | | 1,397,867 | |
Union Pacific Corp., MTN, 3.55%, 8/15/39 | 2,366,000 | | 2,641,231 | |
| | 13,629,237 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5% | | |
Intel Corp., 2.80%, 8/12/41 | 2,715,000 | | 2,709,456 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/25 | 3,806,000 | | 3,980,638 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 | 2,167,000 | | 2,364,739 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/31(2) | 1,090,000 | | 1,150,658 | |
| | 10,205,491 | |
Software — 0.2% | | |
Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 4/1/40 | 3,130,000 | | 3,250,868 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.5% | | |
AutoNation, Inc., 1.95%, 8/1/28 | 1,473,000 | | 1,453,759 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.90%, 6/15/47 | 2,399,000 | | 2,826,601 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.375%, 3/15/51 | 1,650,000 | | 1,492,561 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., 1.30%, 4/15/28 | 2,108,000 | | 2,052,166 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., 2.625%, 4/1/31 | 1,930,000 | | 1,979,730 | |
| | 9,804,817 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 1.0% | | |
Apple, Inc., 2.65%, 2/8/51 | 4,100,000 | | 3,928,095 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 4.90%, 10/1/26 | 2,680,000 | | 3,089,211 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 8.10%, 7/15/36 | 715,000 | | 1,085,943 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 8.35%, 7/15/46 | 670,000 | | 1,088,719 | |
EMC Corp., 3.375%, 6/1/23 | 4,057,000 | | 4,193,924 | |
HP, Inc., 2.65%, 6/17/31(2) | 2,765,000 | | 2,739,776 | |
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 3,640,000 | | 4,035,923 | |
| | 20,161,591 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.2% | | |
Nationwide Building Society, VRN, 4.125%, 10/18/32(2) | 2,875,000 | | 3,143,614 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%, 8/11/25(2) | $ | 1,808,000 | | $ | 2,022,173 | |
BOC Aviation Ltd., MTN, 1.75%, 1/21/26 | 1,600,000 | | 1,588,410 | |
| | 3,610,583 | |
Water Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Essential Utilities, Inc., 2.70%, 4/15/30 | 1,827,000 | | 1,887,358 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28 | 2,693,000 | | 2,864,679 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/31 | 1,832,000 | | 1,934,381 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.40%, 10/15/52(2) | 2,130,000 | | 2,081,600 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 4.125%, 6/4/81 | 4,180,000 | | 4,235,949 | |
| | 11,116,609 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $569,078,252) | | 581,011,002 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 10.9% |
|
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 10.9% |
FHLMC, 6.00%, 9/1/35 | 1,476,370 | | 1,738,262 | |
FHLMC, 6.00%, 2/1/38 | 745,492 | | 875,225 | |
FHLMC, 3.00%, 6/1/51 | 11,153,974 | | 11,696,929 | |
FHLMC, 3.50%, 6/1/51 | 2,821,209 | | 3,001,498 | |
FHLMC, 3.00%, 7/1/51 | 10,505,626 | | 11,052,144 | |
FHLMC, 2.50%, 9/1/51 | 8,020,812 | | 8,283,006 | |
FHLMC, 2.50%, 10/1/51 | 7,609,251 | | 7,858,256 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 12/1/33 | 324,457 | | 375,501 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 3/1/34 | 2,271,875 | | 2,442,093 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 9/1/37 | 772,475 | | 912,500 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 11/1/37 | 1,006,751 | | 1,190,186 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 4/1/39 | 1,019,877 | | 1,147,216 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 5/1/39 | 2,844,078 | | 3,199,177 | |
FNMA, 6.50%, 5/1/39 | 578,095 | | 670,216 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 10/1/39 | 4,934,214 | | 5,550,450 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 8/1/41 | 3,551,990 | | 3,954,456 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 10/1/41 | 3,736,017 | | 4,056,924 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 2/1/42 | 2,732,564 | | 2,959,234 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 6/1/42 | 11,280,626 | | 12,319,261 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 8/1/42 | 4,140,203 | | 4,497,560 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/45 | 1,428,020 | | 1,554,633 | |
FNMA, 2.50%, 6/1/51 | 14,266,237 | | 14,731,665 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 7/1/51 | 11,761,754 | | 12,539,531 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 6/1/57 | 2,901,274 | | 3,268,945 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/59 | 2,898,542 | | 3,262,350 | |
GNMA, 2.50%, TBA | 18,750,000 | | 19,357,178 | |
GNMA, 3.00%, TBA | 4,600,000 | | 4,806,281 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 11/15/22 | 947 | | 956 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 4/20/26 | 732 | | 803 | |
GNMA, 7.50%, 8/15/26 | 1,670 | | 1,850 | |
GNMA, 8.00%, 8/15/26 | 746 | | 812 | |
GNMA, 8.00%, 6/15/27 | 2,214 | | 2,224 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 2/15/28 | 497 | | 499 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 3/15/28 | 2,965 | | 3,313 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 5/15/28 | 82 | | 91 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 5/15/28 | 10,030 | | 11,215 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
GNMA, 7.00%, 5/15/31 | $ | 9,566 | | $ | 11,155 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 8/15/33 | 476,093 | | 537,793 | |
GNMA, 6.00%, 9/20/38 | 288,547 | | 333,985 | |
GNMA, 5.50%, 11/15/38 | 502,159 | | 581,068 | |
GNMA, 5.50%, 11/15/38 | 127,628 | | 142,479 | |
GNMA, 6.00%, 1/20/39 | 91,021 | | 106,724 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 4/15/39 | 649,154 | | 734,628 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 1/15/40 | 343,232 | | 388,425 | |
GNMA, 4.00%, 7/15/40 | 687,455 | | 755,960 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 12/15/40 | 1,864,026 | | 2,133,462 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 7/20/41 | 455 | | 509 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 6/20/42 | 2,415,688 | | 2,612,989 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 6/20/51 | 4,535,599 | | 4,797,722 | |
GNMA, 2.50%, 9/20/51 | 6,250,000 | | 6,463,367 | |
GNMA, 3.00%, 9/20/51 | 4,574,771 | | 4,801,584 | |
UMBS, 2.50%, TBA | 47,162,000 | | 48,630,286 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $217,567,812) | 220,354,576 | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 8.6% |
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Aimco CLO Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class BR, VRN, 1.71%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/22/32(2) | 5,200,000 | | 5,202,588 | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2021-19A, Class B1, VRN, 1.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 10/15/34(2) | 3,500,000 | | 3,500,032 | |
Anchorage Credit Opportunities CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A1, VRN, 2.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 1/20/32(2) | 4,400,000 | | 4,412,894 | |
Apidos CLO XXVI, Series 2017-26A, Class BR, VRN, 2.14%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/18/29(2) | 2,500,000 | | 2,503,611 | |
ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class BR, VRN, 1.79%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 4/22/31(2) | 2,650,000 | | 2,651,457 | |
ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class CR, VRN, 2.24%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 4/22/31(2) | 2,825,000 | | 2,830,270 | |
Ares LV CLO Ltd., Series 2020-55A, Class BR, VRN, 1.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 7/15/34(2) | 5,425,000 | | 5,432,953 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO, Series 2019-2A, Class BR, VRN, 1.72%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 10/17/32(2)(3) | 3,075,000 | | 3,075,000 | |
BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class C, VRN, 1.78%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 6/16/36(2) | 5,450,000 | | 5,415,462 | |
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, VRN, 1.15%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.02%), 4/20/31(2) | 2,675,000 | | 2,676,599 | |
Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.71%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/15/30(2) | 1,925,000 | | 1,926,016 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, VRN, 2.32%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 8/14/30(2) | 3,500,000 | | 3,503,473 | |
CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class BR, VRN, 3.87%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/20/32(2) | 2,500,000 | | 2,501,242 | |
CBAM Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class CR, VRN, 2.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 7/17/34(2) | 4,075,000 | | 4,048,384 | |
Cedar Funding Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class BR, VRN, 1.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 10/20/32(2)(3) | 2,750,000 | | 2,750,000 | |
Cerberus Loan Funding XXXIII LP, Series 2021-3A, Class A, VRN, 1.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.56%), 7/23/33(2) | 4,075,000 | | 4,080,086 | |
Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class DR, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 4/20/34(2) | 2,500,000 | | 2,516,195 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Elmwood CLO V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class BR, VRN, 1.77%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 10/20/34(2) | $ | 2,175,000 | | $ | 2,176,251 | |
Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class B, VRN, 1.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 10/20/34(2) | 5,375,000 | | 5,377,363 | |
Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class C, VRN, 2.04%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 10/20/34(2) | 3,100,000 | | 3,101,563 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR2, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 4/20/34(2) | 4,050,000 | | 4,013,881 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class BR, VRN, 1.68%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 10/20/32(2)(3) | 4,725,000 | | 4,725,000 | |
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class A, VRN, 1.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 7/20/31(2) | 2,425,000 | | 2,423,871 | |
KREF Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class AS, VRN, 1.38%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.30%), 2/15/39(2) | 4,000,000 | | 4,006,678 | |
KREF Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class B, VRN, 1.73%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 2/15/39(2) | 3,700,000 | | 3,706,233 | |
Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class A1R, VRN, 1.39%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.26%), 1/15/33(2) | 2,000,000 | | 2,001,777 | |
Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., Series 2019-37A, Class BR, VRN, 1.79%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 7/15/33(2) | 4,800,000 | | 4,802,388 | |
Magnetite CLO XXXI Ltd., Series 2021-31 A, Class B, VRN, 1.77%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 7/15/34(2) | 3,000,000 | | 3,006,996 | |
MF1 Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class AS, VRN, 1.55%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 10/18/36(2) | 6,300,000 | | 6,317,025 | |
Oak Hill Credit Partners X-R Ltd., Series 2014-10RA, Class CR, VRN, 2.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 4/20/34(2) | 5,000,000 | | 5,009,019 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, VRN, 1.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 7/15/34(2) | 5,600,000 | | 5,584,724 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.06%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/20/34(2) | 1,500,000 | | 1,501,489 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.16%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.05%), 7/20/34(2) | 1,400,000 | | 1,408,207 | |
Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, VRN, 1.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 7/19/30(2) | 3,975,000 | | 3,969,737 | |
Parallel Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 7/20/32(2) | 3,975,000 | | 3,976,975 | |
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class BR, VRN, 2.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 10/20/31(2) | 4,025,000 | | 4,014,007 | |
Regata XII Funding Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 10/15/32(2)(3) | 3,550,000 | | 3,550,000 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class B, VRN, 1.86%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 7/20/34(2) | 5,875,000 | | 5,878,300 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR2, VRN, 2.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 4/20/34(2) | 4,725,000 | | 4,718,609 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class A, VRN, 1.32%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.19%), 10/20/30(2) | 2,000,000 | | 2,001,001 | |
Sound Point CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.81%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 1/20/32(2) | 6,650,000 | | 6,634,386 | |
Symphony CLO XXV Ltd., Series 2021-25A, Class C, VRN, 2.24%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/19/34(2) | 4,750,000 | | 4,742,481 | |
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.70%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 10/18/30(2) | 5,000,000 | | 4,991,344 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, VRN, 1.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 4/15/31(2) | $ | 2,700,000 | | $ | 2,709,938 | |
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A1R, VRN, 1.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.97%), 4/25/31(2) | 3,400,000 | | 3,400,660 | |
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2016-4A, Class B2R, VRN, 1.68%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 7/20/29(2) | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,765 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $173,721,105) | | 173,776,930 | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 6.1% |
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Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 4.5% | |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 4A1, VRN, 2.59%, 3/25/35 | 971,357 | | 992,063 | |
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6 SEQ, VRN, 2.79%, 6/25/34 | 513,208 | | 527,716 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class B1, VRN, 2.59%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 7/25/29(2) | 2,100,000 | | 2,103,541 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class M1C, VRN, 2.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/25/29(2) | 1,960,000 | | 1,963,002 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1C, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 8/26/30(2) | 2,550,000 | | 2,604,959 | |
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 2021-CL1, Class M1, VRN, 1.25%, (SOFR plus 1.20%), 2/25/50(2) | 2,381,345 | | 2,387,498 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 1.97%, 8/25/34 | 2,518,674 | | 2,596,601 | |
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.90%, 2/25/50(2) | 251,348 | | 251,859 | |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Class 1A11, 5.50%, 9/25/35 | 19,702 | | 19,202 | |
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage-Backed Trust, Series 2004-AR6, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.64%, 10/25/34 | 30,938 | | 31,040 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM3, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.63%, 4/25/66(2) | 1,957,247 | | 1,966,983 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM4, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.56%, 5/25/66(2) | 1,756,713 | | 1,758,402 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-RPL3, Class A1 SEQ, VRN, 2.00%, 1/25/60(2) | 2,574,037 | | 2,621,054 | |
Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M1C, VRN, 2.75%, (SOFR plus 2.70%), 10/25/33(2) | 2,450,000 | | 2,513,128 | |
Farm Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.18%, 1/25/51(2)(3) | 3,050,000 | | 3,048,757 | |
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-AA4, Class A1, VRN, 2.34%, 10/25/34 | 1,630,015 | | 1,698,271 | |
GCAT Trust, Series 2019-NQM2, Class M1, VRN, 3.31%, 9/25/59(2) | 6,337,000 | | 6,373,706 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.12%, 6/25/34 | 352,388 | | 352,584 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A3, VRN, 2.60%, 5/25/34 | 757,612 | | 751,256 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.83%, 1/25/35 | 906,227 | | 934,612 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1B, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 10/25/30(2) | 5,300,000 | | 5,355,652 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2021-1 Class M1B, VRN, 1.64%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 7/25/33(2) | 1,950,000 | | 1,944,689 | |
J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, Series 2021-CL1, Class M3, VRN, 1.85%, (SOFR plus 1.80%), 3/25/51(2) | 3,402,022 | | 3,421,754 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1, Class 2A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/43(2) | $ | 462,538 | | $ | 467,602 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-12, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 2/25/52(2) | 5,479,000 | | 5,570,602 | |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 2.73%, 11/21/34 | 388,446 | | 395,421 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 2A, VRN, 2.17%, 11/25/35 | 729,875 | | 733,081 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A1, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | 907,132 | | 923,403 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A2, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | 453,320 | | 462,782 | |
MFA Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.26%, 1/25/56(2) | 2,431,762 | | 2,435,137 | |
Oaktown Re V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1A, VRN, 2.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 10/25/30(2) | 697,690 | | 697,782 | |
Oceanview Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 6/25/51(2) | 5,945,756 | | 6,062,041 | |
PRMI Securitization Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A5, VRN, 2.50%, 4/25/51(2) | 4,684,880 | | 4,669,668 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 8/25/51(2) | 5,452,000 | | 5,557,845 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A11 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/51(2) | 3,583,768 | | 3,658,884 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 5/25/51(2) | 2,084,534 | | 2,125,302 | |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-5, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 7/25/51(2) | 2,233,552 | | 2,277,235 | |
Sofi Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class 1A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.00%, 11/25/46(2) | 858,669 | | 875,700 | |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B1E, VRN, 3.00%, 4/25/60(2) | 2,450,000 | | 2,449,078 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.40%, 7/25/34 | 907,753 | | 937,006 | |
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-S11, Class 3A5, 5.95%, 11/25/33 | 204,981 | | 213,048 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A3, VRN, 2.50%, 6/25/51(2) | 4,225,000 | | 4,324,023 | |
| | 91,053,969 | |
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.6% |
FHLMC, Series 2014-DN3, Class M3, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 8/25/24 | 1,166,267 | | 1,195,821 | |
FHLMC, Series 2015-HQ2, Class M3, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 5/25/25 | 454,083 | | 460,428 | |
FHLMC, Series 2016-DNA2, Class M3, VRN, 4.74%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.65%), 10/25/28 | 2,444,483 | | 2,539,871 | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA2, Class M2, VRN, 2.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 3/25/49(2) | 1,896,127 | | 1,926,502 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-DNA3, Class M2, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 6/25/50(2) | 1,321,645 | | 1,328,307 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-HQA3, Class M2, VRN, 3.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 7/25/50(2) | 217,410 | | 219,553 | |
FHLMC, Series 3397, Class GF, VRN, 0.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.50%), 12/15/37 | 492,475 | | 497,195 | |
FHLMC, Series 5123, Class HI, IO, 5.00%, 1/25/42 | 11,503,896 | | 2,051,285 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
FHLMC, Series 5146, Class DI, IO, 5.50%, 7/25/39 | $ | 6,755,422 | | $ | 1,268,517 | |
FNMA, Series 2013-C01, Class M2, VRN, 5.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.25%), 10/25/23 | 1,763,812 | | 1,836,178 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C01, Class M2, VRN, 4.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 1/25/24 | 2,091,790 | | 2,167,680 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 972,912 | | 984,867 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.90%), 11/25/24 | 1,464,052 | | 1,520,193 | |
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.70%), 4/25/28 | 3,921,862 | | 4,144,486 | |
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2, VRN, 5.64%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.55%), 4/25/28 | 2,970,493 | | 3,115,540 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2, VRN, 7.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 6.95%), 8/25/28 | 3,320,094 | | 3,526,292 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 4/25/29 | 941,752 | | 976,711 | |
FNMA, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2C, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 10/25/29 | 590,000 | | 609,979 | |
GNMA, Series 2007-5, Class FA, VRN, 0.23%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.14%), 2/20/37 | 977,375 | | 976,059 | |
| | 31,345,464 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $121,141,060) | | 122,399,433 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 5.1% |
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Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.44%, 7/15/46(2) | 4,156,250 | | 4,171,392 | |
Capital Automotive REIT, Series 2021-1A, Class A4 SEQ, 2.76%, 8/15/51(2) | 4,100,000 | | 4,016,078 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2017-1R, Class A SEQ, 2.74%, 8/15/41(2) | 4,380,792 | | 4,382,531 | |
CLI Funding VI LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.08%, 9/18/45(2) | 2,469,750 | | 2,489,838 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 1.51%, 11/21/33(2) | 4,410,327 | | 4,424,518 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 1.97%, 10/19/37(2) | 6,456,000 | | 6,437,569 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class D, 2.19%, 8/17/38(2) | 4,650,000 | | 4,638,836 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class E1, 2.39%, 8/17/38(2) | 5,300,000 | | 5,269,069 | |
Global SC Finance SRL, Series 2021-2A, Class A SEQ, 1.95%, 8/17/41(2) | 6,445,146 | | 6,463,979 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A, VRN, 3.93%, 10/15/53(2) | 6,789,714 | | 7,181,651 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.63%, 4/15/55(2) | 3,781,271 | | 3,850,905 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.66%, 10/15/56(2) | 2,634,162 | | 2,663,021 | |
MAPS Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 6/15/46(2) | 8,405,456 | | 8,470,682 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 12/20/33(2) | 1,323,462 | | 1,334,731 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR2, Class D, 2.20%, 4/19/38(2) | 3,225,000 | | 3,222,852 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR3, Class C, 2.09%, 5/17/26(2) | 2,800,000 | | 2,807,125 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR8, Class E1, 2.38%, 10/17/38(2) | $ | 4,428,000 | | $ | 4,398,277 | |
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(2) | 1,675,504 | | 1,687,101 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 1.79%, 11/20/37(2) | 2,204,603 | | 2,211,480 | |
Slam Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.43%, 6/15/46(2) | 3,125,470 | | 3,137,359 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A23 SEQ, 2.54%, 8/25/51(2) | 5,800,000 | | 5,818,699 | |
TAL Advantage VII LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.05%, 9/20/45(2) | 2,416,500 | | 2,438,389 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(2) | 2,502,607 | | 2,501,443 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(2) | 3,751,715 | | 3,903,306 | |
Wendy's Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2I SEQ, 2.37%, 6/15/51(2) | 4,089,750 | | 4,141,727 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $101,395,007) | | 102,062,558 | |
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 1.8% |
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Bay Area Toll Authority Rev., 6.92%, 4/1/40 | 1,039,000 | | 1,570,719 | |
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Rev., 4.09%, 1/15/49 | 1,993,000 | | 2,105,814 | |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev., 2.75%, 6/1/34(2)(3) | 1,080,000 | | 1,094,688 | |
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Rev., 3.24%, 10/1/52 | 835,000 | | 863,598 | |
Houston GO, 3.96%, 3/1/47 | 1,410,000 | | 1,656,163 | |
Los Angeles Community College District GO, 6.75%, 8/1/49 | 870,000 | | 1,471,792 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.69%, 11/15/40 | 1,075,000 | | 1,544,020 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.81%, 11/15/40 | 935,000 | | 1,369,062 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund Rev., (Flint Water Advocacy Fund), 3.23%, 9/1/47 | 2,700,000 | | 2,744,327 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.41%, 1/1/40 | 1,030,000 | | 1,683,358 | |
Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission Rev., 3.22%, 2/15/48 | 2,215,000 | | 2,276,488 | |
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Rev., 4.88%, 12/1/34 | 550,000 | | 653,759 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Rev., 5.56%, 12/1/49 | 1,210,000 | | 1,764,784 | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Rev., 4.93%, 10/1/51 | 525,000 | | 734,181 | |
Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Rev., 3.26%, 5/15/60 | 1,045,000 | | 1,125,297 | |
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Rev., 5.67%, 5/1/40 | 1,495,000 | | 2,009,158 | |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rev., 6.16%, 5/15/36 | 870,000 | | 1,204,790 | |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Systems Rev., 5.99%, 2/1/39 | 872,000 | | 1,250,724 | |
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Rev., 5.59%, 7/1/43 | 870,000 | | 965,936 | |
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Rev., 6.00%, 11/1/40 | 870,000 | | 1,202,611 | |
San Jose Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation, 3.375%, 8/1/34 | 1,000,000 | | 1,091,032 | |
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Rev., 5.88%, 4/1/32 | 870,000 | | 1,078,609 | |
State of California GO, 4.60%, 4/1/38 | 870,000 | | 1,008,933 | |
State of California GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39 | 870,000 | | 1,467,696 | |
State of California GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39 | 870,000 | | 1,376,501 | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost $28,343,047) | | 35,314,040 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.4% |
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BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL8, Class C, VRN, 1.63%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 1/18/36(2) | $ | 2,400,000 | | $ | 2,403,895 | |
BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL8, Class D, VRN, 1.98%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 1/18/36(2) | 2,100,000 | | 2,103,411 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-VIVA, Class D, VRN, 3.67%, 3/11/44(2) | 5,200,000 | | 5,342,300 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-VOLT, Class F, VRN, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 9/15/36(2) | 6,000,000 | | 6,023,786 | |
BXMT, Ltd., Series 2020-FL2, Class C, VRN, 1.81%, (SOFR plus 1.76%), 2/15/38(2) | 3,500,000 | | 3,498,327 | |
OPG Trust, Series 2021-PORT, Class E, VRN, 1.63%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.53%), 10/15/36(2)(3) | 6,686,000 | | 6,630,506 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2021-8, Class C, VRN, 1.90%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 8/9/37(2) | 2,800,000 | | 2,798,469 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $28,869,283) | | 28,800,694 | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.0% |
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SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (Cost $20,121,013) | 741,100 | | 20,298,729 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES — 0.8% |
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FNMA, 0.75%, 10/8/27 | $ | 8,724,000 | | 8,497,150 | |
FNMA, 6.625%, 11/15/30 | 4,500,000 | | 6,429,470 | |
Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.50%, 9/15/31 | 1,500,000 | | 1,479,189 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES (Cost $15,616,561) | | 16,405,809 | |
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 0.5% |
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Chile† | | |
Chile Government International Bond, 3.625%, 10/30/42 | 1,047,000 | | 1,095,911 | |
Panama — 0.1% | | |
Panama Government International Bond, 6.70%, 1/26/36 | 1,483,000 | | 1,977,410 | |
Peru — 0.1% | | |
Peruvian Government International Bond, 5.625%, 11/18/50 | 1,431,000 | | 1,942,210 | |
Philippines — 0.1% | | |
Philippine Government International Bond, 6.375%, 10/23/34 | 1,605,000 | | 2,219,723 | |
Poland — 0.1% | | |
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, 3.00%, 3/17/23 | 1,125,000 | | 1,167,836 | |
Uruguay — 0.1% | | |
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.375%, 10/27/27 | 855,000 | | 982,403 | |
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.125%, 11/20/45 | 899,000 | | 1,054,824 | |
| | 2,037,227 | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $9,070,998) | | 10,440,317 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(4) — 0.1% |
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Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 3/15/28 (Cost $2,510,385) | 2,507,400 | | 2,505,833 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS† |
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Banks† | | |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% | 443,000 | | 440,785 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.40% | 371,000 | | $ | 371,000 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $814,000) | | 811,785 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 3.9% |
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Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, 0.05%, 10/1/21(2)(5) | $ | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,988 | |
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.04%, 10/1/21(2)(5) | 50,992,000 | | 50,991,878 | |
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125%, 5/15/23, valued at $3,359,948), in a joint trading account at 0.02%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $3,293,016) | | 3,293,014 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.125%, 11/15/41, valued at $11,196,630), at 0.01%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $10,977,003) | | 10,977,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 3,508,213 | | 3,508,213 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $78,770,227) | | 78,770,093 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 105.6% (Cost $2,093,280,993) |
| 2,131,450,139 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (5.6)% |
| (113,405,015) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 2,018,045,124 | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes | 507 | | December 2021 | $ | 111,567,727 | | $ | (87,153) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes | 1,498 | | December 2021 | 183,867,798 | | (1,091,191) | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | 29 | | December 2021 | 5,540,812 | | (243,384) | |
| | | $ | 300,976,337 | | $ | (1,421,728) | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 121 | | December 2021 | $ | 15,924,734 | | $ | (1,321) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Notes | 45 | | December 2021 | 6,536,250 | | 56,991 | |
| | | $ | 22,460,984 | | $ | 55,670 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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CENTRALLY CLEARED TOTAL RETURN SWAP AGREEMENTS |
Floating Rate Index | Pay/Receive Floating Rate Index at Termination | Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Notional Amount | Premiums Paid (Received) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.78% | 8/5/24 | $ | 6,500,000 | | $ | (552) | | $ | 406,757 | | $ | 406,205 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.77% | 8/5/24 | $ | 24,500,000 | | (699) | | 1,538,268 | | 1,537,569 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.34% | 2/5/26 | $ | 4,000,000 | | 120 | | 197,883 | | 198,003 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.33% | 2/8/26 | $ | 21,000,000 | | 628 | | 1,040,893 | | 1,041,521 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.30% | 2/24/26 | $ | 20,500,000 | | 625 | | 1,030,786 | | 1,031,411 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.40% | 2/9/31 | $ | 10,500,000 | | 613 | | 547,056 | | 547,669 | |
| | | | | $ | 735 | | $ | 4,761,643 | | $ | 4,762,378 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
CPURNSA | - | U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers Not Seasonally Adjusted Index |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GNMA | - | Government National Mortgage Association |
GO | - | General Obligation |
IO | - | Interest Only |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TBA | - | To-Be-Announced. Security was purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and maturity date. Actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement. |
UMBS | - | Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward commitments, futures contracts and/or swap agreements. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $4,361,081.
(2)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $583,411,844, which represented 28.9% of total net assets. Of these securities, 3.8% of total net assets were deemed illiquid under policies approved by the Board of Trustees.
(3)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(4)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(5)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $2,093,280,993) | $ | 2,131,450,139 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 63,194,870 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 2,120,995 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 90,580 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | 7,777,503 | |
| 2,204,634,087 | |
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Liabilities | |
Disbursements in excess of demand deposit cash | 325 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 184,491,513 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 1,179,321 | |
Payable for variation margin on swap agreements | 21,692 | |
Accrued management fees | 783,139 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 30,903 | |
Dividends payable | 82,070 | |
| 186,588,963 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 2,018,045,124 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 1,955,144,156 | |
Distributable earnings | 62,900,968 | |
| $ | 2,018,045,124 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $804,454,815 | 72,351,707 | $11.12 |
I Class | $833,672,396 | 74,953,323 | $11.12 |
Y Class | $131,583,454 | 11,828,628 | $11.12 |
A Class | $97,517,922 | 8,769,240 | $11.12* |
C Class | $9,814,256 | 883,498 | $11.11 |
R Class | $5,990,304 | 538,892 | $11.12 |
R5 Class | $5,907 | 531 | $11.12 |
R6 Class | $135,006,070 | 12,132,558 | $11.13 |
*Maximum offering price $11.64 (net asset value divided by 0.955).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 19,809,724 | |
Dividends | 403,947 | |
| 20,213,671 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 4,788,010 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 128,088 | |
C Class | 51,477 | |
R Class | 16,502 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 67,726 | |
Other expenses | 1,776 | |
| 5,053,579 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 15,160,092 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 24,712,288 | |
Futures contract transactions | (612,381) | |
Swap agreement transactions | 52,014 | |
| 24,151,921 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 5,842,210 | |
Futures contracts | (1,669,545) | |
Swap agreements | 3,035,116 | |
| 7,207,781 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 31,359,702 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 46,519,794 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 15,160,092 | | $ | 33,500,304 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 24,151,921 | | 70,856,941 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 7,207,781 | | (30,905,306) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 46,519,794 | | 73,451,939 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (6,193,176) | | (35,886,995) | |
I Class | (7,327,849) | | (38,275,535) | |
Y Class | (1,260,647) | | (4,130,102) | |
A Class | (664,254) | | (4,528,612) | |
C Class | (28,030) | | (482,941) | |
R Class | (34,686) | | (281,678) | |
R5 Class | (3,939) | | (29,719) | |
R6 Class | (1,182,656) | | (5,706,293) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (16,695,237) | | (89,321,875) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | (9,583,062) | | (299,114,865) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 20,241,495 | | (314,984,801) | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,997,803,629 | | 2,312,788,430 | |
End of period | $ | 2,018,045,124 | | $ | 1,997,803,629 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Diversified Bond Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of income by investing in non-money market debt securities.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, bank loan obligations, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes.
Forward Commitments — The fund may engage in securities transactions on a forward commitment basis. In these transactions, the securities’ prices and yields are fixed on the date of the commitment. The fund may sell a to-be-announced (TBA) security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same security at a future date at a specified price. Conversely, the fund may purchase a TBA security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same security at a future date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as “TBA roll” transactions and are accounted for as purchases and sales. The fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet the purchase price.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Trustees. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 20% of the shares of the fund.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.2925% to 0.4100% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.58% |
I Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.38% |
Y Class | 0.0200% to 0.0800% | 0.35% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.58% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.58% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.58% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.38% |
R6 Class | 0.0000% to 0.0600% | 0.33% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $2,515,090,206, of which $1,657,818,614 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $2,555,235,564, of which $1,858,963,942 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 7,594,659 | | $ | 83,989,268 | | 16,919,411 | | $ | 192,879,079 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 548,966 | | 6,109,258 | | 3,086,925 | | 35,003,859 | |
Redeemed | (4,326,272) | | (48,084,483) | | (68,859,673) | | (791,766,691) | |
| 3,817,353 | | 42,014,043 | | (48,853,337) | | (563,883,753) | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 7,354,244 | | 82,000,413 | | 49,547,285 | | 569,519,272 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 620,007 | | 6,900,168 | | 3,156,377 | | 35,753,539 | |
Redeemed | (12,490,620) | | (138,708,929) | | (31,661,005) | | (361,186,316) | |
| (4,516,369) | | (49,808,348) | | 21,042,657 | | 244,086,495 | |
Y Class | | | | |
Sold | 4,307,909 | | 47,615,190 | | 6,551,261 | | 74,339,102 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 113,284 | | 1,260,601 | | 364,874 | | 4,130,102 | |
Redeemed | (3,116,199) | | (34,790,247) | | (2,929,316) | | (33,077,133) | |
| 1,304,994 | | 14,085,544 | | 3,986,819 | | 45,392,071 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 722,479 | | 8,054,854 | | 2,068,135 | | 23,513,658 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 56,181 | | 625,104 | | 371,917 | | 4,211,069 | |
Redeemed | (2,398,183) | | (26,630,258) | | (2,761,797) | | (31,333,659) | |
| (1,619,523) | | (17,950,300) | | (321,745) | | (3,608,932) | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 43,935 | | 488,877 | | 198,182 | | 2,271,902 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,434 | | 27,040 | | 41,377 | | 467,444 | |
Redeemed | (126,657) | | (1,408,315) | | (914,903) | | (10,352,346) | |
| (80,288) | | (892,398) | | (675,344) | | (7,613,000) | |
R Class | | | | |
Sold | 55,817 | | 619,802 | | 261,777 | | 2,985,587 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,081 | | 34,260 | | 24,843 | | 281,140 | |
Redeemed | (183,995) | | (2,044,761) | | (272,327) | | (3,097,481) | |
| (125,097) | | (1,390,699) | | 14,293 | | 169,246 | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 2,083 | | 23,050 | | 10,698 | | 123,030 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 349 | | 3,878 | | 2,623 | | 29,719 | |
Redeemed | (59,266) | | (666,793) | | (11,297) | | (128,070) | |
| (56,834) | | (639,865) | | 2,024 | | 24,679 | |
R6 Class | | | | |
Sold | 1,694,963 | | 18,864,144 | | 4,368,599 | | 49,669,533 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 104,340 | | 1,161,932 | | 496,696 | | 5,631,995 | |
Redeemed | (1,350,141) | | (15,027,115) | | (6,095,272) | | (68,983,199) | |
| 449,162 | | 4,998,961 | | (1,229,977) | | (13,681,671) | |
Net increase (decrease) | (826,602) | | $ | (9,583,062) | | (26,034,610) | | $ | (299,114,865) | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | | $ | 738,498,340 | | — | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | 581,011,002 | | — | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 220,354,576 | | — | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | | 173,776,930 | | — | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | | 122,399,433 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 102,062,558 | | — | |
Municipal Securities | — | | 35,314,040 | | — | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 28,800,694 | | — | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 20,298,729 | | — | | — | |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | — | | 16,405,809 | | — | |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | | 10,440,317 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 2,505,833 | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | — | | 811,785 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 3,508,213 | | 75,261,880 | | — | |
| $ | 23,806,942 | | $ | 2,107,643,197 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 56,991 | | — | | — | |
Swap Agreements | — | | $ | 4,762,378 | | — | |
| $ | 56,991 | | $ | 4,762,378 | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 1,423,049 | | — | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $43,333,333.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $153,899,918 futures contracts purchased and $40,302,765 futures contracts sold.
Other Contracts — A fund may enter into total return swap agreements in order to attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets or gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible. A fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments, including inflationary risk. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $98,333,333.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
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| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value |
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | $ | 90,580 | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | |
Other Contracts | Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements* | — | | Payable for variation margin on swap agreements* | $ | 21,692 | |
| | $ | 90,580 | | | $ | 21,692 | |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts or centrally cleared swap agreements, as applicable, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
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| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value |
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | (660,875) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | — | |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | (612,381) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | $ | (1,669,545) | |
Other Contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | 712,889 | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | 3,035,116 | |
| | $ | (560,367) | | | $ | 1,365,571 | |
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | | | | |
Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 2,094,239,730 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 46,464,967 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (9,254,558) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 37,210,409 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) | | | | | | | | |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.96 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.25 | (0.09) | — | — | (0.09) | $11.12 | 2.25% | 0.59%(4) | 1.39%(4) | 119% | $804,455 | |
2021 | $11.10 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.34 | (0.17) | (0.31) | — | (0.48) | $10.96 | 2.95% | 0.60% | 1.42% | 238% | $750,959 | |
2020 | $10.61 | 0.26 | 0.50 | 0.76 | (0.27) | — | — | (0.27) | $11.10 | 7.18% | 0.60% | 2.40% | 82% | $1,302,958 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 0.32 | (0.23) | — | (0.02) | (0.25) | $10.61 | 3.15% | 0.60% | 2.80% | 184% | $1,646,934 | |
2018 | $10.68 | 0.23 | (0.14) | 0.09 | (0.23) | — | — | (0.23) | $10.54 | 0.86% | 0.60% | 2.19% | 179% | $2,742,374 | |
2017 | $10.88 | 0.22 | (0.17) | 0.05 | (0.24) | (0.01) | — | (0.25) | $10.68 | 0.51% | 0.60% | 2.02% | 133% | $2,895,840 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.96 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | (0.10) | — | — | (0.10) | $11.12 | 2.35% | 0.39%(4) | 1.59%(4) | 119% | $833,672 | |
2021 | $11.10 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.36 | (0.19) | (0.31) | — | (0.50) | $10.96 | 3.06% | 0.40% | 1.62% | 238% | $871,066 | |
2020 | $10.62 | 0.28 | 0.49 | 0.77 | (0.29) | — | — | (0.29) | $11.10 | 7.39% | 0.40% | 2.60% | 82% | $648,832 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.35 | (0.24) | — | (0.03) | (0.27) | $10.62 | 3.43% | 0.40% | 3.00% | 184% | $993,543 | |
2018 | $10.68 | 0.25 | (0.13) | 0.12 | (0.26) | — | — | (0.26) | $10.54 | 1.06% | 0.40% | 2.39% | 179% | $2,296,395 | |
2017 | $10.88 | 0.24 | (0.16) | 0.08 | (0.27) | (0.01) | — | (0.28) | $10.68 | 0.71% | 0.40% | 2.22% | 133% | $2,801,686 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) | | | | | | | | |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Y Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.96 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | (0.10) | — | — | (0.10) | $11.12 | 2.36% | 0.36%(4) | 1.62%(4) | 119% | $131,583 | |
2021 | $11.11 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.35 | (0.19) | (0.31) | — | (0.50) | $10.96 | 3.09% | 0.37% | 1.65% | 238% | $115,357 | |
2020 | $10.62 | 0.29 | 0.49 | 0.78 | (0.29) | — | — | (0.29) | $11.11 | 7.42% | 0.37% | 2.63% | 82% | $72,594 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.35 | (0.24) | — | (0.03) | (0.27) | $10.62 | 3.46% | 0.37% | 3.03% | 184% | $152,412 | |
2018(5) | $10.70 | 0.26 | (0.17) | 0.09 | (0.25) | — | — | (0.25) | $10.54 | 0.84% | 0.37%(4) | 2.52%(4) | 179%(6) | $603,691 | |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.96 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.23 | (0.07) | — | — | (0.07) | $11.12 | 2.12% | 0.84%(4) | 1.14%(4) | 119% | $97,518 | |
2021 | $11.10 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.31 | (0.14) | (0.31) | — | (0.45) | $10.96 | 2.69% | 0.85% | 1.17% | 238% | $113,848 | |
2020 | $10.62 | 0.23 | 0.49 | 0.72 | (0.24) | — | — | (0.24) | $11.10 | 6.81% | 0.85% | 2.15% | 82% | $118,924 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 0.31 | (0.21) | — | (0.02) | (0.23) | $10.62 | 3.02% | 0.85% | 2.55% | 184% | $98,899 | |
2018 | $10.68 | 0.20 | (0.13) | 0.07 | (0.21) | — | — | (0.21) | $10.54 | 0.61% | 0.85% | 1.94% | 179% | $196,563 | |
2017 | $10.89 | 0.19 | (0.17) | 0.02 | (0.22) | (0.01) | — | (0.23) | $10.68 | 0.17% | 0.85% | 1.77% | 133% | $414,571 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.95 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.19 | (0.03) | — | — | (0.03) | $11.11 | 1.74% | 1.59%(4) | 0.39%(4) | 119% | $9,814 | |
2021 | $11.09 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.22 | (0.05) | (0.31) | — | (0.36) | $10.95 | 1.93% | 1.60% | 0.42% | 238% | $10,550 | |
2020 | $10.61 | 0.15 | 0.49 | 0.64 | (0.16) | — | — | (0.16) | $11.09 | 6.02% | 1.60% | 1.40% | 82% | $18,182 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.23 | (0.14) | — | (0.02) | (0.16) | $10.61 | 2.24% | 1.60% | 1.80% | 184% | $31,481 | |
2018 | $10.68 | 0.13 | (0.14) | (0.01) | (0.13) | — | — | (0.13) | $10.54 | (0.14)% | 1.60% | 1.19% | 179% | $48,386 | |
2017 | $10.89 | 0.11 | (0.17) | (0.06) | (0.14) | (0.01) | — | (0.15) | $10.68 | (0.57)% | 1.60% | 1.02% | 133% | $66,394 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) | | | | | | | | |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.95 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.23 | (0.06) | — | — | (0.06) | $11.12 | 1.99% | 1.09%(4) | 0.89%(4) | 119% | $5,990 | |
2021 | $11.10 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.27 | (0.11) | (0.31) | — | (0.42) | $10.95 | 2.44% | 1.10% | 0.92% | 238% | $7,274 | |
2020 | $10.61 | 0.21 | 0.49 | 0.70 | (0.21) | — | — | (0.21) | $11.10 | 6.65% | 1.10% | 1.90% | 82% | $7,211 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.28 | (0.19) | — | (0.02) | (0.21) | $10.61 | 2.69% | 1.10% | 2.30% | 184% | $8,748 | |
2018 | $10.68 | 0.18 | (0.14) | 0.04 | (0.18) | — | — | (0.18) | $10.54 | 0.36% | 1.10% | 1.69% | 179% | $11,186 | |
2017 | $10.89 | 0.16 | (0.17) | (0.01) | (0.19) | (0.01) | — | (0.20) | $10.68 | (0.08)% | 1.10% | 1.52% | 133% | $14,318 | |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.96 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | (0.10) | — | — | (0.10) | $11.12 | 2.35% | 0.39%(4) | 1.59%(4) | 119% | $6 | |
2021 | $11.10 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.36 | (0.19) | (0.31) | — | (0.50) | $10.96 | 3.15% | 0.40% | 1.62% | 238% | $629 | |
2020 | $10.62 | 0.28 | 0.49 | 0.77 | (0.29) | — | — | (0.29) | $11.10 | 7.29% | 0.40% | 2.60% | 82% | $615 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.35 | (0.24) | — | (0.03) | (0.27) | $10.62 | 3.45% | 0.40% | 3.00% | 184% | $419 | |
2018(5) | $10.70 | 0.26 | (0.17) | 0.09 | (0.25) | — | — | (0.25) | $10.54 | 0.81% | 0.40%(4) | 2.46%(4) | 179%(6) | $212 | |
R6 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.97 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | (0.10) | — | — | (0.10) | $11.13 | 2.37% | 0.34%(4) | 1.64%(4) | 119% | $135,006 | |
2021 | $11.11 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.36 | (0.19) | (0.31) | — | (0.50) | $10.97 | 3.20% | 0.35% | 1.67% | 238% | $128,121 | |
2020 | $10.63 | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.77 | (0.29) | — | — | (0.29) | $11.11 | 7.34% | 0.35% | 2.65% | 82% | $143,473 | |
2019 | $10.54 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.37 | (0.25) | — | (0.03) | (0.28) | $10.63 | 3.58% | 0.35% | 3.05% | 184% | $301,853 | |
2018 | $10.68 | 0.26 | (0.14) | 0.12 | (0.26) | — | — | (0.26) | $10.54 | 1.11% | 0.35% | 2.44% | 179% | $290,390 | |
2017 | $10.89 | 0.24 | (0.17) | 0.07 | (0.27) | (0.01) | — | (0.28) | $10.68 | 0.67% | 0.35% | 2.27% | 133% | $304,836 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights | | |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2018.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the
one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer group. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
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Jonathan Thomas
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Corporate Bonds | 90.2% |
Preferred Stocks | 1.7% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 0.6% |
Common Stocks | 0.3% |
Escrow Interests | —* |
Warrants | —* |
Convertible Bonds | —* |
Rights | —* |
Temporary Cash Investments | 7.8% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.6)% |
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,036.20 | $3.98 | 0.78% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,037.70 | $3.47 | 0.68% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,038.20 | $2.96 | 0.58% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,034.90 | $5.25 | 1.03% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,038.20 | $2.96 | 0.58% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,038.50 | $2.71 | 0.53% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.16 | $3.95 | 0.78% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,021.66 | $3.45 | 0.68% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,022.16 | $2.94 | 0.58% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,019.90 | $5.22 | 1.03% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.16 | $2.94 | 0.58% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.41 | $2.69 | 0.53% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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CORPORATE BONDS — 90.2% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 1.8% | | |
Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 12/1/24(1) | $ | 2,105,000 | | $ | 2,191,831 | |
Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25(1) | 427,000 | | 436,608 | |
Bombardier, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/27(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,063,924 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 461,250 | |
F-Brasile SpA / F-Brasile US LLC, 7.375%, 8/15/26(1) | 400,000 | | 412,500 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/24 | 650,000 | | 717,632 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.90%, 2/1/27 | 695,000 | | 817,494 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.95%, 2/1/37 | 1,750,000 | | 2,182,049 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/25(1) | 325,000 | | 344,094 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 7.50%, 4/15/25(1) | 625,000 | | 662,500 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 4.60%, 6/15/28 | 1,225,000 | | 1,217,485 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/25(1) | 275,000 | | 293,563 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/26 | 1,100,000 | | 1,136,201 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/27 | 1,850,000 | | 1,940,187 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/27 | 4,100,000 | | 4,218,121 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/29 | 825,000 | | 825,000 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 4.875%, 5/1/29 | 1,425,000 | | 1,430,087 | |
Triumph Group, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/24(1) | 231,000 | | 254,389 | |
Triumph Group, Inc., 6.25%, 9/15/24(1) | 125,000 | | 125,123 | |
Triumph Group, Inc., 7.75%, 8/15/25 | 425,000 | | 420,977 | |
| | 21,151,015 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.1% | | |
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28(1) | 400,000 | | 414,100 | |
Western Global Airlines LLC, 10.375%, 8/15/25(1) | 575,000 | | 644,920 | |
| | 1,059,020 | |
Airlines — 1.0% | | |
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 125,000 | | 126,288 | |
American Airlines, Inc., 11.75%, 7/15/25(1) | 2,050,000 | | 2,539,437 | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | 625,000 | | 657,813 | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.75%, 4/20/29(1) | 925,000 | | 997,844 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.625%, 3/15/22 | 400,000 | | 403,568 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.80%, 4/19/23 | 350,000 | | 364,442 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.00%, 5/1/25(1) | 263,000 | | 306,824 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/26 | 275,000 | | 324,123 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(1) | 500,000 | | 535,147 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.75%, 10/20/28(1) | 650,000 | | 725,152 | |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 5.75%, 1/20/26(1) | 975,000 | | 1,021,312 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.50%, 6/20/27(1) | 375,000 | | 408,266 | |
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., 8.00%, 9/20/25(1) | 330,000 | | 370,508 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 4.25%, 10/1/22 | 475,000 | | 484,945 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/24 | 50,000 | | 51,588 | |
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United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.875%, 4/15/29 | $ | 347,803 | | $ | 389,915 | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 590,813 | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,112,302 | |
Virgin Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., 8.125%, 11/15/24(1)(2)(3) | 200,000 | | 16,000 | |
| | 11,426,287 | |
Auto Components — 1.8% | | |
Adient Global Holdings Ltd., 4.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 589,387 | |
Adient US LLC, 9.00%, 4/15/25(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,162,344 | |
Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 5/15/25(1) | 558,000 | | 589,388 | |
Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 5/15/27(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,810,500 | |
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 13.00%, 6/1/24(1) | 850,000 | | 937,975 | |
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 5.625%, 11/15/26(1) | 100,000 | | 81,790 | |
Dana, Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/30 | 625,000 | | 643,562 | |
Dealer Tire LLC / DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 2/1/28(1) | 500,000 | | 524,276 | |
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 2,300,000 | | 2,302,875 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 9.50%, 5/31/25 | 2,700,000 | | 2,966,625 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 5/31/26 | 425,000 | | 436,688 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 850,000 | | 903,125 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.25%, 7/15/31(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,092,906 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.625%, 4/30/33 | 525,000 | | 572,906 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., 7.50%, 10/15/27(1) | 943,000 | | 1,020,152 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/29(1) | 875,000 | | 893,594 | |
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/1/29(1) | 350,000 | | 363,592 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/24 | 250,000 | | 249,618 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/26 | 1,325,000 | | 1,306,887 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 7.875%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,592,437 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,177,312 | |
Wheel Pros, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 775,000 | | 750,785 | |
| | 21,968,724 | |
Automobiles — 2.4% | | |
Ford Motor Co., 8.50%, 4/21/23 | 3,150,000 | | 3,468,748 | |
Ford Motor Co., 9.00%, 4/22/25 | 3,250,000 | | 3,912,285 | |
Ford Motor Co., 4.75%, 1/15/43 | 634,000 | | 665,307 | |
Ford Motor Co., 5.29%, 12/8/46 | 700,000 | | 780,500 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.14%, 2/15/23 | 575,000 | | 590,209 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.375%, 8/6/23 | 600,000 | | 625,566 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.37%, 11/17/23 | 400,000 | | 410,460 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.06%, 11/1/24 | 200,000 | | 210,548 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.69%, 6/9/25 | 400,000 | | 428,500 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.125%, 6/16/25 | 2,025,000 | | 2,202,187 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.13%, 8/4/25 | 400,000 | | 423,500 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.375%, 11/13/25 | 800,000 | | 823,000 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.54%, 8/1/26 | 600,000 | | 647,748 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.70%, 8/10/26 | 600,000 | | 601,950 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.27%, 1/9/27 | 400,000 | | 426,172 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.82%, 11/2/27 | 200,000 | | 207,750 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.11%, 5/3/29 | 3,875,000 | | 4,335,156 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.00%, 11/13/30 | 1,300,000 | | 1,353,625 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.625%, 6/17/31 | 1,175,000 | | 1,183,813 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 7.75%, 10/15/25(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,296,840 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 5.875%, 1/15/28(1) | 800,000 | | 804,416 | |
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Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 5.50%, 7/15/29(1) | $ | 800,000 | | $ | 780,872 | |
Mclaren Finance plc, 7.50%, 8/1/26(1) | 600,000 | | 610,491 | |
PM General Purchaser LLC, 9.50%, 10/1/28(1) | 800,000 | | 845,840 | |
Winnebago Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 7/15/28(1) | 975,000 | | 1,051,820 | |
| | 28,687,303 | |
Banks† | | |
UniCredit SpA, VRN, 5.46%, 6/30/35(1) | 400,000 | | 441,661 | |
Beverages — 0.2% | | |
Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 4/30/29(1) | 950,000 | | 948,675 | |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,144,687 | |
| | 2,093,362 | |
Biotechnology — 0.1% | | |
Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28(1)(4) | 600,000 | | 613,800 | |
HCRX Investments Holdco LP, 4.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 600,000 | | 603,753 | |
| | 1,217,553 | |
Building Products — 0.9% | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/30/27(1) | 175,000 | | 183,020 | |
APi Group DE, Inc., 4.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,300,130 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27(1) | 1,922,000 | | 2,039,723 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30(1) | 650,000 | | 693,472 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 4.25%, 2/1/32(1) | 975,000 | | 998,156 | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/29(1) | 575,000 | | 611,929 | |
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/28(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,179,553 | |
Griffon Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/28 | 1,425,000 | | 1,498,031 | |
Jeld-Wen, Inc., 6.25%, 5/15/25(1) | 425,000 | | 449,967 | |
Jeld-Wen, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/25(1) | 300,000 | | 305,099 | |
Masonite International Corp., 5.375%, 2/1/28(1) | 125,000 | | 131,781 | |
PGT Innovations, Inc., 4.375%, 10/1/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,059,193 | |
Victors Merger Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/29(1) | 775,000 | | 743,279 | |
| | 11,193,333 | |
Capital Markets — 1.5% | | |
AG Issuer LLC, 6.25%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,601,540 | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.375%, 10/1/28(1) | 225,000 | | 216,468 | |
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 4/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 838,000 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.75%, 2/1/24 | 175,000 | | 177,406 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/24 | 3,524,000 | | 3,669,365 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.375%, 12/15/25 | 150,000 | | 154,087 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/26 | 2,175,000 | | 2,275,594 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27 | 3,467,000 | | 3,601,346 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.375%, 2/1/29 | 700,000 | | 700,000 | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,618,029 | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 175,000 | | 179,781 | |
MSCI, Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/29(1) | 350,000 | | 370,982 | |
MSCI, Inc., 3.625%, 11/1/31(1) | 850,000 | | 885,594 | |
NFP Corp., 4.875%, 8/15/28(1) | 375,000 | | 381,844 | |
NFP Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/28(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,405,814 | |
| | 18,075,850 | |
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Chemicals — 2.4% | | |
Avient Corp., 5.75%, 5/15/25(1) | $ | 475,000 | | $ | 501,125 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.50%, 5/15/26(1) | 250,000 | | 259,174 | |
Cornerstone Chemical Co., 6.75%, 8/15/24(1) | 175,000 | | 149,042 | |
CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp., 6.125%, 6/15/28(1) | 450,000 | | 472,500 | |
Diamond BC BV, 4.625%, 10/1/29(1) | 700,000 | | 711,385 | |
FXI Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 11/1/24(1) | 2,314,000 | | 2,363,172 | |
FXI Holdings, Inc., 12.25%, 11/15/26(1) | 1,680,000 | | 1,909,664 | |
Herens Holdco Sarl, 4.75%, 5/15/28(1) | 600,000 | | 603,750 | |
Illuminate Buyer LLC / Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%, 7/1/28(1) | 225,000 | | 248,358 | |
Innophos Holdings, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/28(1) | 575,000 | | 622,288 | |
Iris Holdings, Inc., 8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK, 2/15/26(1)(5) | 725,000 | | 740,113 | |
LSB Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/28(1)(4) | 400,000 | | 404,000 | |
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 325,000 | | 331,533 | |
Methanex Corp., 5.125%, 10/15/27 | 350,000 | | 378,875 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 7/1/28(1) | 400,000 | | 415,500 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/27(1) | 850,000 | | 894,094 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/29(1) | 350,000 | | 350,438 | |
Nufarm Australia Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.75%, 4/30/26(1) | 125,000 | | 128,438 | |
OCI NV, 5.25%, 11/1/24(1) | 360,000 | | 370,746 | |
OCI NV, 4.625%, 10/15/25(1) | 360,000 | | 378,648 | |
Olin Corp., 5.625%, 8/1/29 | 1,450,000 | | 1,595,899 | |
Olin Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/30 | 650,000 | | 688,187 | |
Olympus Water US Holding Corp., 6.25%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 200,000 | | 198,440 | |
Polar US Borrower LLC / Schenectady International Group, Inc., 6.75%, 5/15/26(1) | 775,000 | | 780,824 | |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 5/1/28(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,408,750 | |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,201,587 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 4.00%, 4/1/31(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,374,134 | |
SPCM SA, 3.125%, 3/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 400,980 | |
TPC Group, Inc., 10.50%, 8/1/24(1) | 575,000 | | 532,781 | |
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA / Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/25(1) | 2,116,000 | | 2,150,385 | |
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA / Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 5.125%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,059,219 | |
Tronox, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 700,000 | | 735,644 | |
Tronox, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/29(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,469,469 | |
Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp., 5.25%, 9/30/28(1) | 175,000 | | 177,406 | |
Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp., 7.50%, 9/30/29(1) | 300,000 | | 307,806 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 4.875%, 6/15/27(1) | 625,000 | | 643,750 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.625%, 8/15/29(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,626,203 | |
| | 28,584,307 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 2.0% | | |
ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.125%, 8/1/29(1) | 725,000 | | 721,477 | |
ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.875%, 7/15/32(1) | 875,000 | | 883,750 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 6.625%, 7/15/26(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,667,185 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 9.75%, 7/15/27(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,178,450 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 4.625%, 6/1/28(1) | 800,000 | | 799,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 4.625%, 6/1/28(1) | $ | 800,000 | | $ | 798,504 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/29(1) | 1,372,000 | | 1,355,701 | |
APX Group, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29(1) | 1,000,000 | | 988,450 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.00%, 9/1/30 | 550,000 | | 556,209 | |
Garda World Security Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/29(1) | 2,175,000 | | 2,134,034 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 375,000 | | 372,656 | |
IAA, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/27(1) | 300,000 | | 313,875 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, 4.125%, 6/30/28(1) | 450,000 | | 450,569 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, 5.875%, 6/30/29(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,311,446 | |
Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/1/25(1) | 150,000 | | 154,803 | |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, 6.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,144,186 | |
Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC / Midas Intermediate Holdco II Finance, Inc., 7.875%, 10/1/22(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,066,287 | |
Modulaire Global Finance 2 plc, 10.00%, 8/15/23(1) | 1,859,000 | | 1,905,475 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.625%, 10/1/28(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,272,469 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.875%, 10/1/30(1) | 300,000 | | 316,236 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/24(1) | 75,000 | | 80,085 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 3.375%, 8/31/27(1) | 925,000 | | 888,583 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 6.25%, 1/15/28(1) | 225,000 | | 232,909 | |
Sotheby's/Bidfair Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 400,000 | | 412,004 | |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/26(1) | 525,000 | | 548,874 | |
| | 23,553,977 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.7% | | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25(1) | 1,019,000 | | 1,033,011 | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.00%, 3/15/27(1) | 650,000 | | 619,242 | |
CommScope, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/26(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,637,338 | |
CommScope, Inc., 8.25%, 3/1/27(1) | 925,000 | | 969,377 | |
CommScope, Inc., 7.125%, 7/1/28(1) | 750,000 | | 766,410 | |
CommScope, Inc., 4.75%, 9/1/29(1) | 375,000 | | 375,000 | |
Nokia of America Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/29 | 1,750,000 | | 1,986,250 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/29(1) | 375,000 | | 376,294 | |
| | 7,762,922 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.6% | | |
Artera Services LLC, 9.03%, 12/4/25(1) | 350,000 | | 380,188 | |
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/25(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,457,250 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,061,131 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(1)(4) | 1,125,000 | | 1,140,469 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 9.75%, 7/15/28(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,306,908 | |
Weekley Homes LLC / Weekley Finance Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/28(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,301,562 | |
| | 6,647,508 | |
Construction Materials — 0.6% | | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 7.375%, 6/5/27(1) | 600,000 | | 665,394 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.45%, 11/19/29(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,736,000 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.20%, 9/17/30(1) | 600,000 | | 645,180 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 3.875%, 7/11/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,001,850 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, VRN, 5.125%(1)(6) | 600,000 | | 611,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 11/1/28(1) | $ | 1,500,000 | | $ | 1,590,067 | |
Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/27(1) | 325,000 | | 341,434 | |
Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 950,000 | | 998,688 | |
| | 7,590,469 | |
Consumer Finance — 1.7% | | |
4finance SA, 10.75%, 5/1/22(1) | 200,000 | | 200,469 | |
Acuris Finance US, Inc. / Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%, 5/1/28(1) | 525,000 | | 523,097 | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 11/1/31 | 150,000 | | 216,535 | |
Curo Group Holdings Corp., 7.50%, 8/1/28(1) | 400,000 | | 404,604 | |
FirstCash, Inc., 4.625%, 9/1/28(1) | 750,000 | | 779,062 | |
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK, 9/15/24(1)(7) | 3,498,470 | | 3,441,620 | |
LFS Topco LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 450,000 | | 464,092 | |
Navient Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/22 | 350,000 | | 361,813 | |
Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/25/23 | 400,000 | | 418,500 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/23 | 275,000 | | 300,237 | |
Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/24 | 1,875,000 | | 2,003,906 | |
Navient Corp., 6.75%, 6/25/25 | 2,125,000 | | 2,324,219 | |
Navient Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/26 | 675,000 | | 745,794 | |
Navient Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/27 | 100,000 | | 103,125 | |
Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/24 | 700,000 | | 750,400 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.125%, 5/15/22 | 225,000 | | 231,188 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 8.25%, 10/1/23 | 325,000 | | 363,802 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/15/24 | 100,000 | | 106,975 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/25 | 1,523,000 | | 1,713,375 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 8.875%, 6/1/25 | 350,000 | | 380,187 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/26 | 1,025,000 | | 1,189,000 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/28 | 525,000 | | 604,406 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/29 | 400,000 | | 434,040 | |
PRA Group, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29(1) | 375,000 | | 375,938 | |
VistaJet Malta Finance plc / XO Management Holding, Inc., 10.50%, 6/1/24(1) | 875,000 | | 951,562 | |
World Acceptance Corp., 7.00%, 11/1/26(1) | 675,000 | | 666,441 | |
| | 20,054,387 | |
Containers and Packaging — 1.4% | | |
ARD Finance SA, 6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK, 6/30/27(1)(5) | 2,900,000 | | 3,084,440 | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27(1) | 2,025,000 | | 2,064,234 | |
Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/26(1) | 100,000 | | 106,488 | |
Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/28(1) | 625,000 | | 657,825 | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/25(1) | 650,000 | | 658,938 | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 7.875%, 7/15/26(1) | 150,000 | | 156,938 | |
Greif, Inc., 6.50%, 3/1/27(1) | 475,000 | | 497,175 | |
Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer LP, 9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK, 1/15/26(1)(5) | 425,000 | | 448,957 | |
Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc. / Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 9/15/28(1) | 725,000 | | 760,888 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24(1) | 75,000 | | 75,750 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.25%, 4/15/25(1) | 3,450,000 | | 3,433,440 | |
OI European Group BV, 4.00%, 3/15/23(1) | 200,000 | | 204,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.375%, 8/15/25(1) | $ | 325,000 | | $ | 360,870 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.625%, 5/13/27(1) | 200,000 | | 214,595 | |
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/25(1) | 75,000 | | 76,453 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 4.00%, 12/1/27(1) | 400,000 | | 426,730 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/24(1) | 300,000 | | 315,633 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 11/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 356,167 | |
TriMas Corp., 4.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,024,730 | |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,258,272 | |
| | 16,182,858 | |
Distributors — 0.4% | | |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 5/1/27(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,394,750 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/1/25(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,139,062 | |
Performance Food Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/27(1) | 375,000 | | 393,116 | |
Performance Food Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/1/29(1) | 725,000 | | 727,726 | |
Resideo Funding, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/29(1) | 375,000 | | 366,683 | |
Univar Solutions USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/1/27(1) | 700,000 | | 735,840 | |
| | 4,757,177 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4% | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,819,338 | |
Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/29(1) | 650,000 | | 651,528 | |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. / GEMS Education Delaware LLC, 7.125%, 7/31/26(1) | 200,000 | | 205,327 | |
Graham Holdings Co., 5.75%, 6/1/26(1) | 600,000 | | 628,188 | |
Service Corp. International, 4.00%, 5/15/31 | 950,000 | | 983,250 | |
Sotheby's, 7.375%, 10/15/27(1) | 600,000 | | 635,250 | |
| | 4,922,881 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | | |
Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, 6.25%, 4/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 424,432 | |
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 406,000 | |
Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 8/15/26(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,028,900 | |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 6.50%, 5/1/28(1) | 600,000 | | 627,552 | |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 5.625%, 1/15/30(1) | 600,000 | | 595,059 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/28(1) | 425,000 | | 424,416 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 11/1/28(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,320,886 | |
Oxford Finance LLC / Oxford Finance Co-Issuer II, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/22(1) | 775,000 | | 781,277 | |
Paysafe Finance plc / Paysafe Holdings US Corp., 4.00%, 6/15/29(1) | 675,000 | | 647,156 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/25(1) | 950,000 | | 1,099,188 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 7.375%, 9/1/25(1) | 600,000 | | 640,230 | |
Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 8/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 606,625 | |
| | 8,601,721 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.6% | | |
Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 5/15/27(1) | 2,300,000 | | 2,518,155 | |
Altice France Holding SA, 6.00%, 2/15/28(1) | 2,325,000 | | 2,236,464 | |
Altice France SA, 8.125%, 2/1/27(1) | 2,050,000 | | 2,208,362 | |
Altice France SA, 5.50%, 1/15/28(1) | 2,225,000 | | 2,265,651 | |
Altice France SA, 5.125%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,153,609 | |
Altice France SA, 5.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 2,350,000 | | 2,307,336 | |
Altice France SA, 5.50%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 1,600,000 | | 1,585,868 | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 3.875%, 9/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 393,060 | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 5.625%, 9/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 402,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/1/26(1) | $ | 1,050,000 | | $ | 1,099,938 | |
Consolidated Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/1/28(1) | 450,000 | | 489,384 | |
Embarq Corp., 8.00%, 6/1/36 | 2,175,000 | | 2,335,961 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/27(1) | 200,000 | | 212,750 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.00%, 5/1/28(1) | 525,000 | | 551,906 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 6.75%, 5/1/29(1) | 825,000 | | 870,577 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 11/1/29 | 391,356 | | 396,620 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.625%, 8/1/26 | 1,175,000 | | 1,337,476 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.50%, 10/15/24(1)(2)(3) | 1,500,000 | | 857,535 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 9.75%, 7/15/25(1)(2)(3) | 325,000 | | 176,993 | |
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 7.75%, 6/1/21(3)(8) | 75,000 | | 938 | |
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 8.125%, 6/1/23(2)(3) | 550,000 | | 4,813 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/25 | 200,000 | | 204,563 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.625%, 9/15/27(1) | 525,000 | | 540,776 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.25%, 7/1/28(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,639,592 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/29(1) | 625,000 | | 604,831 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/23 | 1,025,000 | | 1,124,938 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/24 | 175,000 | | 194,031 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/26(1) | 800,000 | | 831,000 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,309,810 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.375%, 6/15/29(1) | 875,000 | | 893,909 | |
Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 4.75%, 4/30/27(1)(4) | 350,000 | | 353,710 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28 | 375,000 | | 480,469 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32 | 2,400,000 | | 3,588,264 | |
Switch Ltd., 3.75%, 9/15/28(1) | 275,000 | | 279,469 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.375%, 11/15/33 | 875,000 | | 1,019,331 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.00%, 9/30/34 | 1,815,000 | | 2,039,606 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.20%, 7/18/36 | 100,000 | | 122,625 | |
Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(1) | 200,000 | | 215,720 | |
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 5.625%, 12/6/26(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,465,960 | |
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 4.875%, 6/1/27(1) | 375,000 | | 345,643 | |
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 6.50%, 10/15/27(1) | 450,000 | | 390,827 | |
Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 7.75%, 8/15/28(1) | 550,000 | | 575,308 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/27(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,071,216 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 6.125%, 3/1/28(1) | 425,000 | | 431,452 | |
| | 43,128,518 | |
Electric Utilities — 0.9% | | |
Drax Finco plc, 6.625%, 11/1/25(1) | 600,000 | | 620,250 | |
FirstEnergy Corp., 5.35%, 7/15/47 | 1,650,000 | | 2,015,455 | |
Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC, 4.25%, 7/1/29(1) | 450,000 | | 457,956 | |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/15/24(1) | 7,000 | | 7,411 | |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 3.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,118,470 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/27 | 358,000 | | 371,318 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 3.375%, 2/15/29(1) | 225,000 | | 222,341 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/31(1) | 435,000 | | 427,822 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 3.875%, 2/15/32(1) | 525,000 | | 519,750 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.55%, 7/1/30 | 375,000 | | 405,786 | |
PG&E Corp., 5.00%, 7/1/28 | 650,000 | | 663,000 | |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.50%, 6/1/25 | 100,000 | | 49,915 | |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 10.50%, 1/15/26(1) | 525,000 | | 289,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.625%, 1/15/28(1) | $ | 217,000 | | $ | 201,665 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/26(1) | 650,000 | | 668,655 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.00%, 7/31/27(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,498,937 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.375%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,410,332 | |
| | 10,948,674 | |
Electrical Equipment — 0.2% | | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.125%, 6/15/25(1) | 975,000 | | 1,041,671 | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/28(1) | 700,000 | | 776,125 | |
| | 1,817,796 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.6% |
Brightstar Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 10/15/25(1) | 525,000 | | 563,719 | |
Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/29(1) | 4,225,000 | | 4,376,122 | |
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,426,880 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/29(1) | 975,000 | | 972,368 | |
| | 7,339,089 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 1.5% | | |
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.875%, 4/1/27(1) | 350,000 | | 368,519 | |
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.25%, 4/1/28(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,035,590 | |
Basic Energy Services, Inc., 10.75%, 10/15/23(1)(2)(3) | 75,000 | | 9,375 | |
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,458,800 | |
ChampionX Corp., 6.375%, 5/1/26 | 262,000 | | 273,473 | |
Ensign Drilling, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/24(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,427,003 | |
Exterran Energy Solutions LP / EES Finance Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/25 | 1,425,000 | | 1,352,603 | |
Global Marine, Inc., 7.00%, 6/1/28 | 25,000 | | 17,479 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.25%, 1/15/26(1) | 250,000 | | 243,549 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.50%, 1/15/28(1) | 775,000 | | 735,607 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/25 | 1,350,000 | | 1,249,762 | |
Nine Energy Service, Inc., 8.75%, 11/1/23(1) | 700,000 | | 337,061 | |
Noble Finance Co., 11.00% Cash or 6.50% Cash and 6.50% PIK or 15.00% PIK, 2/15/28(1)(5) | 11,029 | | 12,242 | |
Precision Drilling Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/26(1) | 525,000 | | 540,298 | |
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,176,750 | |
Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.875%, 11/15/24(1) | 725,000 | | 745,546 | |
Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.25%, 2/15/25(1) | 800,000 | | 629,304 | |
Transocean Guardian Ltd., 5.875%, 1/15/24(1) | 954,750 | | 951,170 | |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.875%, 2/1/27(1) | 325,000 | | 323,880 | |
Transocean Sentry Ltd., 5.375%, 5/15/23(1) | 252,717 | | 248,987 | |
Transocean, Inc., 7.25%, 11/1/25(1) | 175,000 | | 146,016 | |
Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 1/30/27(1) | 1,308,000 | | 1,349,385 | |
Transocean, Inc., 8.00%, 2/1/27(1) | 1,175,000 | | 926,388 | |
Transocean, Inc., 9.35%, 12/15/41 | 150,000 | | 101,520 | |
USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.875%, 4/1/26 | 650,000 | | 677,626 | |
USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.875%, 9/1/27 | 275,000 | | 291,529 | |
Weatherford International Ltd., 11.00%, 12/1/24(1) | 1,267,000 | | 1,336,286 | |
| | 17,965,748 | |
Entertainment — 0.9% | | |
Allen Media LLC / Allen Media Co-Issuer, Inc., 10.50%, 2/15/28(1) | 575,000 | | 591,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 4/24/26(1) | $ | 113,000 | | $ | 121,510 | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 10.00% Cash or 12.00% PIK or 5.00% Cash plus 6.00% PIK, 6/15/26(1)(7) | 2,952,338 | | 2,860,077 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 875,000 | | 884,918 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,701,609 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.625%, 3/15/26(1) | 500,000 | | 518,308 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 700,000 | | 696,719 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/28 | 425,000 | | 521,326 | |
Netflix, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/29 | 1,125,000 | | 1,424,531 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/29(1) | 100,000 | | 121,250 | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 6/15/30(1) | 400,000 | | 471,500 | |
Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 3/15/29(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,104,884 | |
| | 11,017,942 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.4% | | |
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LLC, 4.50%, 4/1/27(1) | 850,000 | | 842,563 | |
CTR Partnership LP / CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.875%, 6/30/28(1) | 300,000 | | 311,625 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, 6/15/25 | 1,250,000 | | 1,368,750 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, 4.375%, 3/1/31 | 1,350,000 | | 1,307,458 | |
GEO Group, Inc. (The), 6.00%, 4/15/26 | 50,000 | | 39,375 | |
HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 3.375%, 6/15/26(1) | 525,000 | | 533,531 | |
HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 3.75%, 9/15/30(1) | 200,000 | | 202,356 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/28(1) | 350,000 | | 365,243 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/30(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,301,538 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/31(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,447,159 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/32(1) | 100,000 | | 107,375 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.625%, 6/15/25(1) | 405,000 | | 436,894 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co-Issuer, 7.50%, 6/1/25(1) | 900,000 | | 958,059 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co-Issuer, 5.875%, 10/1/28(1) | 775,000 | | 820,469 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co-Issuer, 4.875%, 5/15/29(1) | 850,000 | | 875,904 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 550,000 | | 551,848 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 3.75%, 7/1/26(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,031,406 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 4.00%, 9/15/29(1) | 925,000 | | 924,713 | |
Service Properties Trust, 5.00%, 8/15/22 | 1,540,000 | | 1,551,550 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.35%, 10/1/24 | 1,450,000 | | 1,470,996 | |
Service Properties Trust, 7.50%, 9/15/25 | 600,000 | | 673,905 | |
Service Properties Trust, 5.25%, 2/15/26 | 1,025,000 | | 1,034,620 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.75%, 10/1/26 | 325,000 | | 322,156 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 2/15/27 | 1,225,000 | | 1,224,253 | |
Service Properties Trust, 5.50%, 12/15/27 | 525,000 | | 559,952 | |
Service Properties Trust, 3.95%, 1/15/28 | 100,000 | | 94,399 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 10/1/29 | 325,000 | | 318,443 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.375%, 2/15/30 | 75,000 | | 71,398 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 7.125%, 12/15/24(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,073,625 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 7.875%, 2/15/25(1) | 950,000 | | 1,004,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 6.00%, 1/15/30(1)(4) | $ | 575,000 | | $ | 571,406 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 4.75%, 4/15/28(1) | 825,000 | | 843,562 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 6.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,287,500 | |
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.25%, 12/1/26(1) | 1,308,000 | | 1,367,619 | |
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/27(1) | 225,000 | | 233,156 | |
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.125%, 8/15/30(1) | 225,000 | | 238,781 | |
XHR LP, 6.375%, 8/15/25(1) | 550,000 | | 584,172 | |
XHR LP, 4.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 525,000 | | 539,879 | |
| | 28,492,595 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.4% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 2/15/23(1) | 425,000 | | 435,153 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/25 | 108,000 | | 110,284 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 800,000 | | 840,227 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 5.875%, 2/15/28(1) | 125,000 | | 133,281 | |
Ingles Markets, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/31(1) | 800,000 | | 811,316 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 7/1/25(1) | 716,000 | | 716,813 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/26(1) | 587,000 | | 592,272 | |
SEG Holding LLC / SEG Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/28(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,356,875 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 275,000 | | 298,031 | |
| | 5,294,252 | |
Food Products — 1.2% | | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/28(1) | 450,000 | | 426,019 | |
Cooke Omega Investments, Inc. / Alpha VesselCo Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/22(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,429,834 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/27(1) | 125,000 | | 130,216 | |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. / HLF Financing, Inc., 7.875%, 9/1/25(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,100,594 | |
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30(1) | 600,000 | | 668,082 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.00%, 7/15/35 | 800,000 | | 984,767 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 6.875%, 1/26/39 | 300,000 | | 443,440 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 6.50%, 2/9/40 | 325,000 | | 462,262 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.00%, 6/4/42 | 1,250,000 | | 1,535,590 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.20%, 7/15/45 | 2,025,000 | | 2,540,637 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/1/46 | 92,000 | | 104,867 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 425,000 | | 442,202 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/28(1) | 900,000 | | 946,665 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/31(1) | 550,000 | | 544,159 | |
Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,286,213 | |
US Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/25(1) | 225,000 | | 236,295 | |
US Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,284,506 | |
| | 14,566,348 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | |
AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.50%, 5/20/25 | 625,000 | | 691,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.75%, 5/20/27 | $ | 100,000 | | $ | 113,125 | |
| | 804,406 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.2% | | |
Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/28(1) | 500,000 | | 526,875 | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 275,000 | | 279,482 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.375%, 6/1/25(1) | 270,000 | | 285,270 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.25%, 2/1/28(1) | 705,000 | | 755,577 | |
| | 1,847,204 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 3.9% | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/28(1) | 475,000 | | 499,921 | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 500,000 | | 521,272 | |
AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29(1) | 550,000 | | 556,207 | |
Air Methods Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/25(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,100,119 | |
Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/1/28(1) | 975,000 | | 985,969 | |
Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27 | 1,500,000 | | 1,571,850 | |
Centene Corp., 2.45%, 7/15/28 | 500,000 | | 503,125 | |
Centene Corp., 4.625%, 12/15/29 | 253,000 | | 276,036 | |
Centene Corp., 3.00%, 10/15/30 | 350,000 | | 359,188 | |
Centene Corp., 2.50%, 3/1/31 | 350,000 | | 345,625 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.625%, 2/15/25(1) | 1,875,000 | | 1,964,062 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,698,760 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.625%, 3/15/27(1) | 800,000 | | 838,704 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/27(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,473,187 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/1/28(1) | 729,000 | | 701,976 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 600,000 | | 636,750 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 2,600,000 | | 2,609,711 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/30(1) | 2,125,000 | | 2,067,710 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/31(1) | 1,578,000 | | 1,589,835 | |
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/1/30(1) | 3,925,000 | | 4,042,204 | |
DaVita, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/31(1) | 825,000 | | 804,375 | |
Encompass Health Corp., 4.75%, 2/1/30 | 890,000 | | 937,170 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 10/15/26(1) | 700,000 | | 569,625 | |
HCA, Inc., 7.69%, 6/15/25 | 250,000 | | 301,015 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/26 | 25,000 | | 28,635 | |
HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 9/1/30 | 650,000 | | 689,253 | |
HCA, Inc., MTN, 7.58%, 9/15/25 | 1,250,000 | | 1,514,681 | |
HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 400,000 | | 406,500 | |
IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/27(1) | 675,000 | | 701,953 | |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 6.75%, 4/15/25(1) | 500,000 | | 526,050 | |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 4.375%, 2/15/27(1) | 125,000 | | 124,844 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/29(1) | 600,000 | | 584,571 | |
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29(1) | 475,000 | | 492,955 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.875%, 11/15/30(1) | 575,000 | | 601,594 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc., 4.50%, 3/31/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,264,062 | |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 7.25%, 11/1/25(1) | 950,000 | | 1,020,062 | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/1/26(1) | 175,000 | | 185,063 | |
RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25(1) | 525,000 | | 540,779 | |
Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/26(1) | 900,000 | | 947,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | $ | 725,000 | | $ | 782,456 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 7/15/24 | 175,000 | | 177,844 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 9/1/24(1) | 400,000 | | 409,500 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.875%, 1/1/26(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,813,297 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/27(1) | 225,000 | | 233,719 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 11/1/27(1) | 225,000 | | 234,844 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 6/15/28(1) | 194,000 | | 201,266 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/1/28(1) | 4,650,000 | | 4,890,684 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.25%, 6/1/29(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,092,469 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31 | 275,000 | | 316,034 | |
| | 46,735,076 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 9.7% | | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/28(1) | 650,000 | | 660,699 | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/30(1) | 2,850,000 | | 2,825,062 | |
Affinity Gaming, 6.875%, 12/15/27(1) | 825,000 | | 868,803 | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/25(1) | 100,000 | | 102,470 | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 6.375%, 5/1/25(1) | 850,000 | | 894,625 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., 8.625%, 6/1/25(1) | 345,000 | | 374,325 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/31(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,109,937 | |
Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/29(1) | 625,000 | | 646,094 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 8.125%, 7/1/27(1) | 2,300,000 | | 2,588,592 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/29(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,748,719 | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc., 5.75%, 7/1/25(1) | 900,000 | | 949,928 | |
Carlson Travel, Inc., 9.50% Cash plus 2.00% PIK, 12/15/26(1) | 505,179 | | 169,328 | |
Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 2/1/26(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,364,704 | |
Carnival Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26(1) | 2,100,000 | | 2,244,375 | |
Carnival Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 12,600,000 | | 13,041,000 | |
Carnival Corp., 6.65%, 1/15/28 | 600,000 | | 642,108 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., 5.875%, 7/1/29(1) | 525,000 | | 494,862 | |
CEC Entertainment LLC, 6.75%, 5/1/26(1) | 350,000 | | 351,313 | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 7/15/29 | 1,050,000 | | 1,078,150 | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp., 5.375%, 6/1/24 | 400,000 | | 404,380 | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 5.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 364,000 | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 6.50%, 10/1/28 | 1,200,000 | | 1,289,406 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/27(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,246,500 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 100,000 | | 104,750 | |
Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, 10.50%, 2/15/23(1) | 880,000 | | 920,700 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 461,669 | |
Full House Resorts, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/28(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,749,012 | |
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., 8.25%, 3/1/24(1) | 1,380,000 | | 1,406,889 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/26(1) | 2,400,000 | | 2,535,660 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(1) | 3,750,000 | | 3,759,562 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 8.75%, 10/1/25(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,626,702 | |
GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC / GPS Finco, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/28(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,316,772 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 366,188 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 5.75%, 5/1/28(1) | 550,000 | | 593,038 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.75%, 5/1/29(1) | 200,000 | | 202,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/32(1) | $ | 850,000 | | $ | 838,313 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 5.00%, 6/1/29(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,042,500 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 4.875%, 7/1/31(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,809,000 | |
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 9.25% Cash or 9.25% PIK, 11/30/23(5) | 140,501 | | 136,556 | |
International Game Technology plc, 4.125%, 4/15/26(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,144,682 | |
IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(1) | 425,000 | | 451,764 | |
IRB Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 591,531 | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 7.875%, 2/1/24(1) | 780,000 | | 806,325 | |
KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC, 4.75%, 6/1/27(1) | 650,000 | | 679,419 | |
Life Time, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/26(1) | 2,300,000 | | 2,383,375 | |
Life Time, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/26(1) | 5,600,000 | | 5,943,000 | |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/25(1) | 225,000 | | 237,938 | |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 4.50%, 6/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 709,625 | |
Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 6/15/26(1) | 800,000 | | 827,428 | |
MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.375%, 5/15/24(1) | 400,000 | | 405,500 | |
MGM Resorts International, 7.75%, 3/15/22 | 750,000 | | 771,563 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23 | 1,900,000 | | 2,011,511 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.75%, 5/1/25 | 400,000 | | 422,000 | |
MGM Resorts International, 5.50%, 4/15/27 | 931,000 | | 1,011,299 | |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC / Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 975,000 | | 994,500 | |
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 7.875%, 10/15/24(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,710,312 | |
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 8.00%, 2/1/26(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,513,220 | |
Motion Bondco DAC, 6.625%, 11/15/27(1) | 875,000 | | 883,431 | |
Nathan's Famous, Inc., 6.625%, 11/1/25(1) | 200,000 | | 204,604 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 12.25%, 5/15/24(1) | 850,000 | | 1,004,062 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 3.625%, 12/15/24(1) | 350,000 | | 332,938 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 10.25%, 2/1/26(1) | 550,000 | | 632,033 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 3,325,000 | | 3,412,597 | |
NCL Finance Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/28(1) | 725,000 | | 753,431 | |
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC / Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance In, 8.50%, 11/15/27(1) | 350,000 | | 376,273 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/1/29(1) | 900,000 | | 890,685 | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., 5.625%, 9/1/29(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,137,741 | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., 5.875%, 9/1/31(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,643,999 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/22 | 1,925,000 | | 1,975,531 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 9.125%, 6/15/23(1) | 850,000 | | 924,847 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 11.50%, 6/1/25(1) | 582,000 | | 664,790 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.50%, 8/31/26(1) | 575,000 | | 591,787 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.50%, 10/15/27 | 350,000 | | 404,418 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 3.70%, 3/15/28 | 1,070,000 | | 1,026,526 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.50%, 4/1/28(1) | 2,700,000 | | 2,765,553 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/26(1) | 600,000 | | 637,500 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/28(1) | 2,825,000 | | 3,051,000 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.25%, 11/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 787,421 | |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/29(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,434,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Sizzling Platter LLC / Sizzling Platter Finance Corp., 8.50%, 11/28/25(1) | $ | 1,600,000 | | $ | 1,646,024 | |
Studio City Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 7/15/25(1) | 600,000 | | 594,810 | |
Studio City Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 600,000 | | 554,109 | |
TKC Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 750,000 | | 823,331 | |
Travel + Leisure Co., 6.625%, 7/31/26(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,282,522 | |
Travel + Leisure Co., 4.625%, 3/1/30(1) | 225,000 | | 231,586 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/25(1) | 625,000 | | 628,494 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 13.00%, 5/15/25(1) | 750,000 | | 864,375 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 5.875%, 9/15/27(1) | 1,950,000 | | 1,890,193 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/29(1) | 525,000 | | 531,754 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 450,794 | |
VOC Escrow Ltd., 5.00%, 2/15/28(1) | 825,000 | | 815,137 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25(1) | 600,000 | | 612,750 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27(1) | 750,000 | | 758,580 | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/29(1) | 125,000 | | 126,094 | |
| | 115,289,778 | |
Household Durables — 2.2% | | |
Adams Homes, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/25(1) | 450,000 | | 470,554 | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 6.625%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,064,635 | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.625%, 8/1/29(1) | 600,000 | | 606,588 | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.625%, 4/1/30(1) | 450,000 | | 453,094 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/25 | 477,000 | | 491,792 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 5.875%, 10/15/27 | 1,550,000 | | 1,625,562 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/29 | 1,000,000 | | 1,102,930 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC, 5.00%, 6/15/29(1) | 925,000 | | 947,408 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC, 4.875%, 2/15/30(1) | 450,000 | | 459,563 | |
Century Communities, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27 | 750,000 | | 801,555 | |
Century Communities, Inc., 3.875%, 8/15/29(1) | 475,000 | | 480,344 | |
Empire Communities Corp., 7.00%, 12/15/25(1) | 600,000 | | 627,750 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/28(1) | 300,000 | | 315,329 | |
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/40(1) | 26,000 | | 18,850 | |
KB Home, 7.625%, 5/15/23 | 50,000 | | 53,455 | |
KB Home, 6.875%, 6/15/27 | 1,025,000 | | 1,226,156 | |
KB Home, 4.00%, 6/15/31 | 875,000 | | 899,062 | |
LGI Homes, Inc., 4.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 425,000 | | 424,469 | |
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/1/30(1) | 525,000 | | 537,374 | |
Meritage Homes Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/25 | 1,125,000 | | 1,272,656 | |
Newell Brands, Inc., 4.70%, 4/1/26 | 2,275,000 | | 2,511,099 | |
Newell Brands, Inc., 5.875%, 4/1/36 | 1,125,000 | | 1,398,712 | |
Newell Brands, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/46 | 225,000 | | 291,094 | |
Picasso Finance Sub, Inc., 6.125%, 6/15/25(1) | 324,000 | | 342,999 | |
Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/28(1) | 725,000 | | 747,109 | |
Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,125,000�� | | 1,158,362 | |
STL Holding Co. LLC, 7.50%, 2/15/26(1) | 850,000 | | 898,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28(1) | $ | 600,000 | | $ | 669,150 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 825,000 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/31(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,102,750 | |
TopBuild Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/32(1)(4) | 500,000 | | 506,250 | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. / TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/24 | 390,000 | | 429,488 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.25%, 6/1/27 | 675,000 | | 730,296 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.70%, 6/15/28 | 150,000 | | 163,313 | |
Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 4.625%, 8/15/28(1) | 550,000 | | 573,658 | |
| | 26,227,281 | |
Household Products — 0.2% | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.125%, 4/30/31(1) | 625,000 | | 635,485 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 5.00%, 12/31/26(1) | 225,000 | | 225,000 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 7.00%, 12/31/27(1) | 400,000 | | 383,940 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25 | 17,000 | | 17,446 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/30(1) | 200,000 | | 221,750 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/31(1) | 475,000 | | 480,536 | |
| | 1,964,157 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7% |
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, 4.125%, 6/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 413,900 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/26(1) | 101,000 | | 104,028 | |
Calpine Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/28(1) | 625,000 | | 638,281 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/28(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,622,375 | |
Calpine Corp., 4.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 775,000 | | 764,344 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/31(1) | 900,000 | | 901,125 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 5.00%, 9/15/26 | 1,350,000 | | 1,386,349 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/28(1) | 750,000 | | 794,887 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.75%, 1/15/32(1)(4) | 400,000 | | 403,000 | |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28(1) | 175,000 | | 188,125 | |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 1/15/30(1) | 650,000 | | 680,875 | |
| | 7,897,289 | |
Insurance — 0.8% | | |
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/25(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,039,085 | |
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 10.125%, 8/1/26(1) | 175,000 | | 195,389 | |
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,584,104 | |
AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.875%, 6/30/29(1) | 200,000 | | 203,060 | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/25(1) | 475,000 | | 483,170 | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/29(1) | 400,000 | | 403,066 | |
BroadStreet Partners, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 425,000 | | 423,982 | |
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 4.90%, 8/15/23 | 1,325,000 | | 1,356,230 | |
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 4.80%, 2/15/24 | 475,000 | | 485,094 | |
HUB International Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/26(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,785,375 | |
MBIA Insurance Corp., VRN, 11.39%, (3-month LIBOR plus 11.26%), 1/15/33(1)(2)(3) | 125,000 | | 14,063 | |
| | 8,972,618 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3% | | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 5.25%, 12/1/27(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,382,969 | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 3.50%, 3/1/29(1) | 500,000 | | 496,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/27(1) | $ | 975,000 | | $ | 1,021,775 | |
Millennium Escrow Corp., 6.625%, 8/1/26(1) | 700,000 | | 721,840 | |
QVC, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/27 | 400,000 | | 424,500 | |
| | 4,047,334 | |
IT Services — 0.6% | | |
Ahead DB Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 5/1/28(1) | 375,000 | | 378,381 | |
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp., 4.125%, 5/1/25 | 850,000 | | 881,875 | |
Endure Digital, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,094,196 | |
Exela Intermediate LLC / Exela Finance, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/23(1) | 1,650,000 | | 1,281,258 | |
MoneyGram International, Inc., 5.375%, 8/1/26(1) | 650,000 | | 660,563 | |
Presidio Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 2/1/27(1) | 725,000 | | 749,469 | |
Presidio Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2/1/28(1) | 775,000 | | 835,310 | |
Twilio, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/31 | 475,000 | | 486,904 | |
Vericast Corp., 11.00%, 9/15/26(1) | 1,010,000 | | 1,064,287 | |
| | 7,432,243 | |
Leisure Products — 0.1% | | |
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.375%, 6/1/29(1) | 875,000 | | 846,755 | |
Mattel, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/26(1) | 500,000 | | 516,175 | |
Mattel, Inc., 6.20%, 10/1/40 | 100,000 | | 128,673 | |
Mattel, Inc., 5.45%, 11/1/41 | 250,000 | | 296,691 | |
| | 1,788,294 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.1% | | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2.875%, 7/15/26(1) | 600,000 | | 606,750 | |
Machinery — 0.7% | | |
Granite US Holdings Corp., 11.00%, 10/1/27(1) | 575,000 | | 630,350 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc., 3.75%, 3/1/31 | 575,000 | | 571,823 | |
Husky III Holding Ltd., 13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK, 2/15/25(1)(5) | 900,000 | | 959,215 | |
JPW Industries Holding Corp., 9.00%, 10/1/24(1) | 75,000 | | 78,823 | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), 9.00%, 4/1/26(1) | 100,000 | | 107,263 | |
Terex Corp., 5.00%, 5/15/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,193,125 | |
Titan Acquisition Ltd. / Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 4/15/26(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,279,062 | |
Titan International, Inc., 7.00%, 4/30/28(1) | 600,000 | | 633,000 | |
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 7.625%, 7/15/28(1) | 359,000 | | 384,130 | |
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 419,690 | |
Werner FinCo LP / Werner FinCo, Inc., 8.75%, 7/15/25(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,773,627 | |
| | 8,030,108 | |
Marine — 0.1% | | |
Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 1,675,000 | | 1,710,962 | |
Media — 6.6% | | |
Altice Financing SA, 5.00%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,110,566 | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29 | 950,000 | | 946,437 | |
Audacy Capital Corp., 6.75%, 3/31/29(1) | 600,000 | | 605,520 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.00%, 3/1/23(1) | 375,000 | | 377,224 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/27(1) | 75,000 | | 78,192 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 3/1/30(1) | 25,000 | | 26,168 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/31(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,731,620 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/32 | 3,525,000 | | 3,635,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/33(1) | $ | 2,025,000 | | $ | 2,063,414 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/34(1) | 2,125,000 | | 2,107,734 | |
Clear Channel International BV, 6.625%, 8/1/25(1) | 675,000 | | 705,291 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 4/15/28(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,107,680 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 6/1/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,093,312 | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,825,000 | | 1,890,937 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.75%, 11/15/21 | 50,000 | | 50,188 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 2/1/29(1) | 2,200,000 | | 2,385,240 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/30(1) | 3,475,000 | | 3,538,089 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.125%, 12/1/30(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,080,750 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.625%, 12/1/30(1) | 2,850,000 | | 2,705,448 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.50%, 11/15/31(1) | 2,625,000 | | 2,595,469 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.00%, 11/15/31(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,487,535 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.375%, 8/15/26(1) | 3,000,000 | | 1,983,750 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 6.625%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,225,000 | | 537,995 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,097,250 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/24 | 1,200,000 | | 1,291,836 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 7.375%, 7/1/28 | 700,000 | | 743,288 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, 6/1/29 | 1,200,000 | | 1,177,374 | |
GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 825,000 | | 867,138 | |
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/26(1) | 75,000 | | 77,513 | |
Gray Television, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/27(1) | 925,000 | | 993,219 | |
Gray Television, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/30(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,303,469 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 6.375%, 5/1/26 | 526,328 | | 556,013 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27(1) | 825,000 | | 858,256 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 525,000 | | 541,669 | |
Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 2/15/28 | 275,000 | | 283,227 | |
Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 2/15/30 | 575,000 | | 592,681 | |
Lamar Media Corp., 3.625%, 1/15/31 | 125,000 | | 125,156 | |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 424,500 | |
Mav Acquisition Corp., 8.00%, 8/1/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,196,056 | |
Midcontinent Communications / Midcontinent Finance Corp., 5.375%, 8/15/27(1) | 850,000 | | 886,516 | |
News Corp., 3.875%, 5/15/29(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,774,594 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/27(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,324,031 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/28(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,090,567 | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,309,297 | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 400,000 | | 396,990 | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/30(1) | 150,000 | | 150,506 | |
Quebecor Media, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/23 | 200,000 | | 211,750 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 594,406 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/28(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,021,080 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 3.875%, 1/15/29(1) | 150,000 | | 150,711 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/31(1) | 275,000 | | 270,772 | |
Scripps Escrow, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/27(1) | 800,000 | | 822,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | $ | 650,000 | | $ | 664,625 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/27(1) | 875,000 | | 870,004 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/30(1) | 850,000 | | 844,407 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.125%, 12/1/30(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,052,156 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.125%, 9/1/26(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,573,250 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27(1) | 375,000 | | 392,344 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,353,125 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.875%, 9/1/31(1) | 2,250,000 | | 2,200,781 | |
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., 9.75%, 3/1/26(1) | 375,000 | | 392,288 | |
TEGNA, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/28 | 1,600,000 | | 1,637,760 | |
TEGNA, Inc., 5.00%, 9/15/29 | 875,000 | | 902,387 | |
Townsquare Media, Inc., 6.875%, 2/1/26(1) | 450,000 | | 472,640 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/25(1) | 900,000 | | 914,265 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 9.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 380,321 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.625%, 6/1/27(1) | 800,000 | | 870,000 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,475,375 | |
UPC Broadband Finco BV, 4.875%, 7/15/31(1) | 2,600,000 | | 2,665,286 | |
UPC Holding BV, 5.50%, 1/15/28(1) | 200,000 | | 209,595 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/24(1) | 100,000 | | 108,875 | |
Virgin Media Finance plc, 5.00%, 7/15/30(1) | 600,000 | | 616,080 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 600,000 | | 633,150 | |
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%, 7/15/28(1) | 200,000 | | 206,844 | |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,164,876 | |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 5.125%, 2/28/30(1) | 200,000 | | 205,450 | |
Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27(1) | 238,000 | | 246,330 | |
| | 79,027,942 | |
Metals and Mining — 2.9% | | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 6.125%, 5/15/28(1) | 600,000 | | 651,000 | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 4.125%, 3/31/29(1) | 400,000 | | 416,752 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/27 | 525,000 | | 555,844 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 4.875%, 10/1/29 | 500,000 | | 502,500 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/31 | 600,000 | | 605,469 | |
ArcelorMittal SA, 4.55%, 3/11/26 | 550,000 | | 613,935 | |
ArcelorMittal SA, 7.00%, 10/15/39 | 50,000 | | 70,623 | |
Arconic Corp., 6.00%, 5/15/25(1) | 625,000 | | 657,491 | |
Arconic Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/28(1) | 200,000 | | 212,254 | |
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. / Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 8.75%, 7/15/26(1) | 150,000 | | 158,945 | |
Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp., 6.625%, 1/31/29(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,083,090 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp., 6.375%, 7/15/28 | 1,319,000 | | 1,419,283 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 9.875%, 10/17/25(1) | 730,000 | | 838,587 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/26(1) | 275,000 | | 293,563 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/27 | 1,000,000 | | 1,036,250 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1) | 525,000 | | 536,813 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.875%, 3/1/31(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,085,437 | |
Coeur Mining, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/29(1) | 575,000 | | 552,860 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 4.875%, 7/15/24(1) | 75,000 | | 78,273 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/27(1) | 375,000 | | 398,578 | |
Constellium SE, 5.625%, 6/15/28(1) | 525,000 | | 552,505 | |
Constellium SE, 3.75%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,000,103 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/1/23(1) | 658,000 | | 670,337 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.50%, 3/1/24(1) | 4,800,000 | | 4,866,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.50%, 4/1/25(1) | $ | 225,000 | | $ | 231,093 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/23 | 275,000 | | 284,061 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.00%, 9/1/27 | 850,000 | | 887,187 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.125%, 3/1/28 | 350,000 | | 363,125 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.375%, 8/1/28 | 575,000 | | 602,312 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.25%, 3/1/30 | 1,325,000 | | 1,404,500 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/1/30 | 1,175,000 | | 1,271,937 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43 | 1,275,000 | | 1,571,437 | |
Grinding Media, Inc. / Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd., 7.375%, 12/15/23(1) | 550,000 | | 561,000 | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/26(1) | 525,000 | | 520,406 | |
IAMGOLD Corp., 5.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 550,000 | | 543,950 | |
Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.125%, 5/1/27(1) | 650,000 | | 706,803 | |
Mountain Province Diamonds, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/22(1) | 75,000 | | 66,864 | |
Northwest Acquisitions ULC / Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.125%, 11/1/22(1)(2)(3) | 75,000 | | 98 | |
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 1/30/30(1) | 300,000 | | 316,185 | |
Novelis Corp., 3.875%, 8/15/31(1) | 150,000 | | 148,545 | |
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/27 | 800,000 | | 800,000 | |
Petra Diamonds US Treasury plc, 10.50% PIK, 3/8/26(1) | 103,238 | | 106,335 | |
PT FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 4.375%, 4/1/31(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,862,280 | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 700,000 | | 718,375 | |
Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/26(1) | 675,000 | | 685,125 | |
TMS International Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/29(1) | 975,000 | | 1,020,094 | |
United States Steel Corp., 6.875%, 3/1/29 | 650,000 | | 693,862 | |
| | 34,222,066 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2% | | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/27(1)(4) | 1,175,000 | | 1,166,188 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/27(1) | 325,000 | | 322,156 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 447,390 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 3.625%, 7/15/26(1) | 700,000 | | 706,125 | |
| | 2,641,859 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.3% | | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,116,456 | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 6.375%, 3/15/37 | 300,000 | | 320,820 | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 1/15/42 | 1,875,000 | | 1,790,390 | |
| | 3,227,666 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 14.2% | | |
Aethon United BR LP / Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/26(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,162,344 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 7.875%, 5/15/26(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,341,632 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,034,300 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 275,000 | | 285,313 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.375%, 6/15/29(1) | 650,000 | | 670,313 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 7.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 800,000 | | 895,400 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 5.375%, 3/1/30(1) | 775,000 | | 817,160 | |
Apache Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/30 | 1,225,000 | | 1,322,277 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Apache Corp., 5.10%, 9/1/40 | $ | 1,700,000 | | $ | 1,906,091 | |
Apache Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/43 | 750,000 | | 813,472 | |
Apache Corp., 7.375%, 8/15/47 | 250,000 | | 306,476 | |
Apache Corp., 5.35%, 7/1/49 | 1,100,000 | | 1,223,838 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/1/26(1) | 425,000 | | 439,871 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 9.00%, 11/1/27(1) | 1,170,000 | | 1,604,930 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/31/28(1) | 625,000 | | 682,263 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/30/29(1) | 900,000 | | 920,677 | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/15/25(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,244,875 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 6.125%, 10/1/24 | 800,000 | | 787,520 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 7/15/25 | 768,000 | | 751,899 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 2,325,000 | | 2,299,681 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/25 | 180,000 | | 205,103 | |
Centennial Resource Production LLC, 5.375%, 1/15/26(1) | 450,000 | | 442,377 | |
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 9.00%, 2/14/25 | 48,678 | | 129,722 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.00%, 3/1/31(1) | 2,050,000 | | 2,149,322 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 3.25%, 1/31/32(1) | 2,850,000 | | 2,862,967 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/24(1) | 3,050,000 | | 3,076,687 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(1) | 800,000 | | 819,096 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/26(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,660,368 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 4/15/30(1) | 25,000 | | 25,418 | |
CNX Resources Corp., 7.25%, 3/14/27(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,332,437 | |
CNX Resources Corp., 6.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,429,312 | |
Colgate Energy Partners III LLC, 5.875%, 7/1/29(1) | 275,000 | | 277,412 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 5/15/25(1) | 249,000 | | 259,167 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,243,437 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/30(1) | 1,975,000 | | 2,056,755 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/23 | 171,000 | | 177,413 | |
CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%, 6/15/31(1) | 3,500,000 | | 3,726,800 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/1/29(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,545,391 | |
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/25(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,383,345 | |
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/29(1) | 675,000 | | 705,611 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.375%, 7/15/25 | 525,000 | | 580,781 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.625%, 7/15/27 | 550,000 | | 626,313 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.125%, 5/15/29 | 1,450,000 | | 1,634,422 | |
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 6.75%, 5/15/25 | 384,000 | | 394,416 | |
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.125%, 6/1/28(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,840,333 | |
Devon Energy Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/28(1) | 113,000 | | 124,591 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/30/26(1) | 200,000 | | 208,605 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 1/30/28(1) | 850,000 | | 895,687 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 5.375%, 3/30/28(1) | 400,000 | | 410,232 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 5.875%, 3/30/31(1) | 450,000 | | 463,594 | |
EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.625%, 1/15/28(1) | 125,000 | | 133,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.375%, 6/1/29 | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 1,059,225 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.40%, 4/1/24 | 325,000 | | 338,218 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.85%, 7/15/26 | 1,325,000 | | 1,393,324 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.60%, 4/1/44 | 450,000 | | 430,614 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.05%, 4/1/45 | 575,000 | | 525,803 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.45%, 6/1/47 | 1,325,000 | | 1,280,990 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 7/15/23 | 1,520,000 | | 1,589,236 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.00%, 8/1/24 | 200,000 | | 208,126 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.00%, 7/1/25(1) | 525,000 | | 576,161 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.50%, 7/1/27(1) | 375,000 | | 422,250 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 5.50%, 7/15/28 | 751,000 | | 826,002 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 727,125 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 1/15/31(1) | 775,000 | | 806,984 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.50%, 7/15/48 | 275,000 | | 313,339 | |
EQT Corp., 6.625%, 2/1/25 | 725,000 | | 830,705 | |
EQT Corp., 3.125%, 5/15/26(1) | 625,000 | | 641,481 | |
EQT Corp., 3.90%, 10/1/27 | 1,325,000 | | 1,435,790 | |
EQT Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/29 | 275,000 | | 309,980 | |
EQT Corp., 7.50%, 2/1/30 | 675,000 | | 869,704 | |
EQT Corp., 3.625%, 5/15/31(1) | 200,000 | | 208,650 | |
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 6.50%, 10/1/25 | 300,000 | | 298,896 | |
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/27 | 350,000 | | 354,835 | |
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/1/28 | 800,000 | | 800,320 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp., 8.00%, 5/17/26(1) | 1,586,132 | | 1,736,640 | |
Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 9/1/28(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,626,611 | |
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.625%, 2/15/26(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,350,375 | |
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.125%, 6/15/28(1) | 2,495,000 | | 2,609,271 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.25%, 11/1/28(1) | 950,000 | | 986,204 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.75%, 2/1/29(1) | 625,000 | | 642,969 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.00%, 2/1/31(1) | 950,000 | | 977,835 | |
Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/28(1) | 700,000 | | 710,675 | |
Ithaca Energy North Sea plc, 9.00%, 7/15/26(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,227,996 | |
ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,136,250 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.50%, 1/15/25 | 2,225,000 | | 2,308,437 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 7.75%, 7/31/29(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,505,625 | |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC / Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/26(1) | 1,109,000 | | 1,140,551 | |
Matador Resources Co., 5.875%, 9/15/26 | 2,325,000 | | 2,406,445 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 7.125%, 2/1/27(1) | 1,975,000 | | 2,076,120 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/29(1) | 275,000 | | 281,655 | |
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 1/15/26(1) | 1,025,000 | | 951,523 | |
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 5/15/27(1) | 350,000 | | 348,800 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/24 | 669,000 | | 683,966 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 5.75%, 8/15/25 | 1,125,000 | | 1,162,654 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 5.875%, 12/1/27 | 525,000 | | 547,050 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.375%, 7/15/28 | 1,350,000 | | 1,429,312 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 7.05%, 5/1/29 | 25,000 | | 28,125 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.375%, 12/1/42 | 525,000 | | 530,009 | |
Murray Energy Corp., 9.00% Cash plus 3.00% PIK, 4/15/24(1)(2)(3) | 879,713 | | 4,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 9/30/26(1) | $ | 600,000 | | $ | 574,500 | |
NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 2/1/26(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,759,802 | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.125%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,578,102 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 5.75%, 10/1/25 | 225,000 | | 242,719 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 6.00%, 6/1/26 | 200,000 | | 216,372 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 6.375%, 10/1/30 | 300,000 | | 330,375 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.375%, 6/1/26(1) | 500,000 | | 524,563 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.95%, 7/1/24 | 1,100,000 | | 1,245,046 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.00%, 7/15/25 | 325,000 | | 388,674 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.875%, 9/1/25 | 400,000 | | 448,800 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/25 | 600,000 | | 665,250 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26 | 2,375,000 | | 2,639,337 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.40%, 4/15/26 | 375,000 | | 385,080 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.20%, 8/15/26 | 425,000 | | 434,435 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.50%, 7/15/27 | 575,000 | | 721,211 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.125%, 10/15/27 | 200,000 | | 234,970 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/28 | 950,000 | | 1,112,687 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/30 | 1,700,000 | | 2,311,456 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.125%, 1/1/31 | 550,000 | | 660,949 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/31 | 2,127,000 | | 2,768,290 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/31 | 575,000 | | 767,680 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36 | 1,900,000 | | 2,392,812 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.95%, 6/15/39 | 150,000 | | 199,028 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.30%, 8/15/39 | 700,000 | | 691,618 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.20%, 3/15/40 | 1,850,000 | | 2,182,214 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46 | 2,875,000 | | 3,613,530 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 8/15/49 | 50,000 | | 49,152 | |
Ovintiv, Inc., 8.125%, 9/15/30 | 700,000 | | 964,294 | |
Parkland Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/27(1) | 775,000 | | 822,469 | |
Parkland Corp., 4.50%, 10/1/29(1) | 2,400,000 | | 2,435,640 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 9.25%, 5/15/25(1) | 350,000 | | 332,103 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/25 | 525,000 | | 354,218 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/15/28 | 700,000 | | 448,000 | |
PBF Logistics LP / PBF Logistics Finance Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/23 | 1,000,000 | | 976,250 | |
Penn Virginia Escrow LLC, 9.25%, 8/15/26(1) | 900,000 | | 913,725 | |
Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23 | 337,000 | | 350,059 | |
Range Resources Corp., 9.25%, 2/1/26 | 625,000 | | 682,063 | |
Range Resources Corp., 8.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,182,615 | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/28(1) | 275,000 | | 284,666 | |
Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 825,000 | | 838,406 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 3.60%, 5/15/25(1) | 550,000 | | 568,563 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 7/15/29(1) | 275,000 | | 286,344 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.80%, 5/15/30(1) | 575,000 | | 599,668 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 7.50%, 7/15/38(1) | 100,000 | | 113,665 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.875%, 4/15/40(1) | 375,000 | | 416,966 | |
SM Energy Co., 5.00%, 1/15/24 | 125,000 | | 124,581 | |
SM Energy Co., 5.625%, 6/1/25 | 875,000 | | 881,475 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/26 | 400,000 | | 409,036 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.625%, 1/15/27 | 600,000 | | 616,269 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.50%, 7/15/28 | 1,525,000 | | 1,580,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Southwestern Energy Co., 6.45%, 1/23/25 | $ | 946,000 | | $ | 1,042,795 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 8.375%, 9/15/28 | 325,000 | | 368,544 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 2/1/29(1) | 825,000 | | 883,624 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 3/15/30 | 775,000 | | 837,368 | |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.50%, 8/15/22 | 1,075,000 | | 1,071,716 | |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/25 | 12,000 | | 10,976 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/26 | 50,000 | | 51,068 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.00%, 4/15/27 | 950,000 | | 990,375 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 5/15/29 | 200,000 | | 203,104 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 10/1/25(1) | 475,000 | | 514,781 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.00%, 12/31/30(1) | 725,000 | | 743,807 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.00%, 9/1/31(1) | 775,000 | | 779,929 | |
Talos Production, Inc., 12.00%, 1/15/26 | 1,175,000 | | 1,259,153 | |
Tap Rock Resources LLC, 7.00%, 10/1/26(1) | 1,975,000 | | 2,024,375 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/15/26 | 1,675,000 | | 1,751,422 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/28 | 1,125,000 | | 1,182,656 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/29 | 525,000 | | 588,906 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/30 | 700,000 | | 766,281 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.875%, 2/1/31 | 1,125,000 | | 1,215,000 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/32(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,164,037 | |
Teine Energy Ltd., 6.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,070,233 | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 4.125%, 8/15/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,043,750 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.00%, 7/1/22 | 225,000 | | 228,708 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26 | 100,000 | | 108,359 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.50%, 3/1/28 | 475,000 | | 510,369 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.75%, 8/15/28 | 275,000 | | 300,363 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.30%, 2/1/30 | 1,725,000 | | 1,908,281 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.45%, 4/1/44 | 400,000 | | 460,228 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.30%, 3/1/48 | 1,375,000 | | 1,587,362 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.50%, 8/15/48 | 225,000 | | 263,679 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 6.50%, 2/1/50 | 200,000 | | 235,721 | |
| | 168,475,504 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | | |
Ahlstrom-Munksjo Holding 3 Oy, 4.875%, 2/4/28(1) | 400,000 | | 403,900 | |
Mercer International, Inc., 5.125%, 2/1/29 | 1,100,000 | | 1,124,750 | |
| | 1,528,650 | |
Personal Products — 0.1% | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.50%, 6/1/28(1) | 700,000 | | 740,166 | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.125%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,024,693 | |
| | 1,764,859 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5% | | |
180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 400,000 | | 406,000 | |
AdaptHealth LLC, 5.125%, 3/1/30(1) | 200,000 | | 200,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 8.50%, 1/31/27(1) | $ | 2,325,000 | | $ | 2,479,496 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(1) | 3,323,000 | | 3,395,774 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/25(1) | 2,975,000 | | 3,143,757 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/28(1) | 375,000 | | 384,780 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.00%, 1/30/28(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,164,013 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.00%, 2/15/29(1) | 950,000 | | 886,132 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/29(1) | 850,000 | | 842,299 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.25%, 5/30/29(1) | 225,000 | | 230,902 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.25%, 2/15/31(1) | 350,000 | | 322,369 | |
Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc., 9.50%, 7/31/27(1) | 1,991,000 | | 1,998,188 | |
Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc., 6.00%, 6/30/28(1) | 2,581,000 | | 1,850,009 | |
Endo Finance LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/22(1) | 125,000 | | 110,000 | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl / Endo US, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/29(1) | 850,000 | | 851,152 | |
Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/29(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,593,875 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 5.75%, 8/1/22(1)(2)(3) | 2,950,000 | | 1,462,448 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 5.625%, 10/15/23(1)(2)(3) | 50,000 | | 25,407 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 10.00%, 4/15/25(1)(2) | 1,050,000 | | 1,133,044 | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 4.125%, 4/30/28(1) | 575,000 | | 587,219 | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 5.125%, 4/30/31(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,472,240 | |
P&L Development LLC / PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25(1) | 900,000 | | 936,256 | |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/27(1) | 2,148,000 | | 2,191,110 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/28(1) | 275,000 | | 287,306 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 4/1/31(1) | 525,000 | | 507,292 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.10%, 10/1/46 | 775,000 | | 669,511 | |
| | 30,130,957 | |
Professional Services — 0.3% | | |
AMN Healthcare, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,238,208 | |
ASGN, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/28(1) | 525,000 | | 544,031 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 6.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 105,000 | | 110,250 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 10.25%, 2/15/27(1) | 440,000 | | 473,955 | |
Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/1/28(1) | 725,000 | | 750,158 | |
| | 3,116,602 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.8% | | |
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, 6.75%, 5/15/28(1) | 300,000 | | 325,875 | |
Five Point Operating Co. LP / Five Point Capital Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/25(1) | 50,000 | | 52,313 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., 3.85%, 5/15/26(1) | 825,000 | | 825,404 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,035,270 | |
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/1/25(1) | 150,000 | | 152,564 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 5.375%, 8/1/28(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,107,750 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.125%, 2/1/29(1) | 825,000 | | 827,062 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.375%, 2/1/31(1) | 525,000 | | 528,759 | |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/30 | 575,000 | | 584,488 | |
Newmark Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/23 | 475,000 | | 514,544 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.875%, 6/1/23(1) | $ | 100,000 | | $ | 103,625 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/25(1) | 761,000 | | 813,661 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 9.375%, 4/1/27(1) | 875,000 | | 962,500 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,817,602 | |
| | 9,651,417 | |
Road and Rail — 1.2% | | |
Ahern Rentals, Inc., 7.375%, 5/15/23(1) | 2,525,000 | | 2,424,000 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/27(1) | 250,000 | | 260,993 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 4.75%, 4/1/28(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,626,014 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.375%, 3/1/29(1) | 675,000 | | 714,309 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 5.25%, 11/15/21(1) | 575,000 | | 575,532 | |
Modulaire Global Finance plc, 8.00%, 2/15/23(1) | 500,000 | | 511,255 | |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 830,760 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 5/15/25(1) | 1,950,000 | | 2,081,137 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 8.00%, 11/1/26(1) | 625,000 | | 661,328 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/27(1) | 875,000 | | 956,484 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 6.25%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,556,937 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,160,063 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25(1) | 363,000 | | 383,591 | |
| | 13,742,403 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2% | | |
Amkor Technology, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/27(1) | 200,000 | | 214,500 | |
ams AG, 7.00%, 7/31/25(1) | 450,000 | | 483,498 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.875%, 9/1/28(1) | 450,000 | | 465,188 | |
Synaptics, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 819,456 | |
| | 1,982,642 | |
Software — 1.7% | | |
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/1/25(1) | 150,000 | | 152,625 | |
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/1/25(1) | 50,000 | | 51,161 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 7.125%, 10/2/25(1) | 250,000 | | 267,150 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 9.125%, 3/1/26(1) | 700,000 | | 735,945 | |
Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/1/26(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,326,000 | |
Castle US Holding Corp., 9.50%, 2/15/28(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,181,846 | |
Elastic NV, 4.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 704,375 | |
Helios Software Holdings, Inc. / ION Corporate Solutions Finance Sarl, 4.625%, 5/1/28(1) | 600,000 | | 591,750 | |
J2 Global, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/30(1) | 375,000 | | 398,906 | |
LogMeIn, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/27(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,604,531 | |
MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.125%, 6/15/28(1) | 675,000 | | 682,688 | |
NCR Corp., 5.75%, 9/1/27(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,267,584 | |
NCR Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/28(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,355,554 | |
NCR Corp., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,065,000 | |
NCR Corp., 6.125%, 9/1/29(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,194,875 | |
NCR Corp., 5.25%, 10/1/30(1) | 750,000 | | 787,721 | |
Open Text Corp., 5.875%, 6/1/26(1) | 650,000 | | 673,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Open Text Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/28(1) | $ | 650,000 | | $ | 663,813 | |
Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 2/15/30(1) | 650,000 | | 668,688 | |
Rocket Software, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 625,000 | | 619,613 | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,585,781 | |
Veritas US, Inc. / Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 9/1/25(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,613,937 | |
| | 20,193,106 | |
Specialty Retail — 3.2% | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co., 8.75%, 7/15/25(1) | 450,000 | | 491,753 | |
Ambience Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 650,000 | | 645,125 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.50%, 3/1/28 | 320,000 | | 328,800 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.75%, 3/1/30 | 200,000 | | 209,000 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 9.375%, 7/1/25(1) | 101,000 | | 128,269 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 5.25%, 2/1/28 | 75,000 | | 82,819 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 7.50%, 6/15/29 | 425,000 | | 485,233 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.625%, 10/1/30(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,335,094 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.875%, 11/1/35 | 290,000 | | 364,313 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/36 | 3,250,000 | | 4,034,062 | |
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., 7.75% Cash or 8.50% PIK, 4/1/27(1)(5) | 525,000 | | 521,889 | |
eG Global Finance plc, 6.75%, 2/7/25(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,151,719 | |
eG Global Finance plc, 8.50%, 10/30/25(1) | 600,000 | | 625,698 | |
Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.375%, 4/1/26(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,468,155 | |
Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/29(1) | 2,375,000 | | 2,307,075 | |
Foot Locker, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 275,000 | | 276,031 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), 3.625%, 10/1/29(1) | 425,000 | | 426,594 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), 3.875%, 10/1/31(1) | 900,000 | | 901,125 | |
Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.875%, 9/15/28(1) | 350,000 | | 360,234 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 925,000 | | 925,846 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/27(1) | 450,000 | | 474,439 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,636,756 | |
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC / Victra Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/26(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,427,683 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 5.25%, 5/1/28(1) | 700,000 | | 722,925 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 7.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,875,000 | | 1,950,891 | |
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/27 | 50,000 | | 52,335 | |
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 9/15/29 | 200,000 | | 212,000 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,018,747 | |
Party City Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/26(1) | 600,000 | | 628,542 | |
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/28(1) | 900,000 | | 925,875 | |
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/29(1) | 950,000 | | 1,037,927 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc., 6.375%, 2/15/29(1) | 575,000 | | 621,000 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 6.125%, 3/15/27 | 975,000 | | 1,014,873 | |
Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC / SBP Finance Corp., 6.375%, 9/30/26(1) | 800,000 | | 841,000 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., 4.625%, 7/1/28(1) | 700,000 | | 715,015 | |
Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 4/15/26(1) | 2,230,000 | | 2,264,576 | |
Staples, Inc., 10.75%, 4/15/27(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,706,250 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 6/1/31(1) | 650,000 | | 675,187 | |
Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 827,000 | |
Victoria's Secret & Co., 4.625%, 7/15/29(1) | 550,000 | | 561,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.875%, 10/15/28(1) | $ | 1,075,000 | | $ | 1,135,555 | |
White Cap Parent LLC, 8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK, 3/15/26(1)(5) | 825,000 | | 853,256 | |
| | 38,371,927 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.4% | | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24(1) | 2,050,000 | | 2,098,923 | |
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/24 | 725,000 | | 741,664 | |
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 9.375%, 7/15/25(1) | 775,000 | | 849,113 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/25(1) | 675,000 | | 710,100 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.50%, 8/15/28(1) | 500,000 | | 518,268 | |
| | 4,918,068 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods† | | |
Crocs, Inc., 4.125%, 8/15/31(1) | 375,000 | | 378,281 | |
Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV/Ruyi US Finance LLC, 7.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 150,000 | | 138,325 | |
| | 516,606 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 1.5% | | |
Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 8/15/25(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,584,879 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 7.625%, 5/1/26(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,147,613 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,338,906 | |
MGIC Investment Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/28 | 2,955,000 | | 3,156,826 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 550,000 | | 576,428 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/28(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,366,545 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/30(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,254,375 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 6/1/25(1) | 750,000 | | 856,988 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,549,535 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.75%, 9/15/31(1) | 450,000 | | 449,901 | |
Provident Funding Associates LP / PFG Finance Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/25(1) | 625,000 | | 636,931 | |
Radian Group, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/24 | 500,000 | | 534,083 | |
Radian Group, Inc., 4.875%, 3/15/27 | 1,600,000 | | 1,746,920 | |
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.50%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,434,214 | |
| | 17,634,144 | |
Tobacco — 0.1% | | |
Turning Point Brands, Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/26(1) | 450,000 | | 469,688 | |
Vector Group Ltd., 5.75%, 2/1/29(1) | 725,000 | | 726,080 | |
| | 1,195,768 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.5% | | |
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/26(1) | 400,000 | | 411,500 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/26(1) | 175,000 | | 182,219 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.125%, 5/15/29(1) | 825,000 | | 820,875 | |
Fly Leasing Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/24(1) | 700,000 | | 695,912 | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 6.50%, 10/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 360,721 | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 9.75%, 8/1/27(1) | 775,000 | | 878,656 | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.50%, 5/1/28(1) | 775,000 | | 781,231 | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/29(1) | 625,000 | | 613,419 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 3.875%, 12/15/28(1) | 850,000 | | 847,747 | |
| | 5,592,280 | |
Transportation Infrastructure† | | |
First Student Bidco, Inc. / First Transit Parent, Inc., 4.00%, 7/31/29(1) | 400,000 | | 395,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Water Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, 7.625%, 4/1/26(1) | $ | 700,000 | | $ | 751,034 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2% | | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., 5.00% Cash plus 3.00% PIK, 4/1/25(1) | 577,034 | | 514,524 | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., 8.00% Cash plus 2.00% PIK, 4/1/24 | 3,080,672 | | 3,084,523 | |
Sprint Communications, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/22 | 350,000 | | 366,018 | |
Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22 | 250,000 | | 263,180 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 | 2,675,000 | | 2,992,255 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24 | 575,000 | | 655,184 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26 | 425,000 | | 515,514 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/26 | 800,000 | | 819,000 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.625%, 2/15/29 | 325,000 | | 328,838 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.375%, 4/15/29 | 200,000 | | 208,900 | |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc, 4.25%, 1/31/31(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,598,000 | |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc, 4.75%, 7/15/31(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,432,102 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 7.00%, 4/4/79 | 1,225,000 | | 1,499,496 | |
| | 14,277,534 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $1,030,277,305) | | 1,073,254,811 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.7% |
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Banks — 1.0% | | |
Bank of America Corp., 5.125% | 475,000 | | 504,117 | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.25% | 1,025,000 | | 1,128,141 | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.30% | 25,000 | | 29,125 | |
Barclays plc, 6.125% | 450,000 | | 498,658 | |
Barclays plc, 7.75% | 950,000 | | 1,037,875 | |
Barclays plc, 8.00% | 1,000,000 | | 1,130,005 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% | 350,000 | | 363,545 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 4.70% | 1,950,000 | | 1,997,531 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.90% | 425,000 | | 444,125 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% | 325,000 | | 339,016 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 6.25% | 150,000 | | 174,032 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.45% | 200,000 | | 200,755 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% | 1,850,000 | | 1,893,937 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.10% | 125,000 | | 135,928 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125% | 400,000 | | 432,500 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% | 31,000 | | 34,042 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series R, 6.00% | 645,000 | | 681,362 | |
Natwest Group plc, 2.45% | 300,000 | | 298,703 | |
Natwest Group plc, 8.00% | 950,000 | | 1,123,437 | |
| | 12,446,834 | |
Capital Markets — 0.2% | | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, 5.10%(1) | 200,000 | | 205,260 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25%(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,134,065 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, 6.00% | 200,000 | | 211,500 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 4.95% | 875,000 | | 929,687 | |
| | 2,480,512 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% | 900,000 | | 939,577 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.4% | | |
Energy Transfer LP, 6.25% | 150,000 | | 134,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Energy Transfer LP, 6.625% | 600,000 | | $ | 585,750 | |
Global Partners LP, 9.50% | 31,375 | | 828,300 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp., 10.00% Cash or 15.00% PIK(5) | 44 | | 234,300 | |
Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc. (Acquired 3/28/17 Cost $18,000)(3)(9) | 18 | | — | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125% | 3,225,000 | | 2,934,750 | |
Summit Midstream Partners LP, 9.50%(3) | 88,000 | | 73,920 | |
| | 4,791,600 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $19,220,957) | | 20,658,523 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(10) — 0.6% |
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Airlines — 0.1% | | |
United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 4.50%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 4/21/28 | $ | 621,875 | | 627,565 | |
Auto Components† | | |
Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, 3.33%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 4/30/26 | 144,079 | | 143,629 | |
Chemicals† | | |
Consolidated Energy Finance, S.A., Term Loan B, 2.66%, (6-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 5/7/25 | 145,125 | | 143,311 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies† | | |
WW International, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 4.00%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 4/13/28 | 274,313 | | 274,341 | |
Containers and Packaging† | | |
BWAY Holding Company, 2017 Term Loan B, 3.33%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 4/3/24 | 91,816 | | 90,087 | |
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, 4.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 2/23/28 | 104,518 | | 104,438 | |
| | 194,525 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | | |
Consolidated Communications, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 4.25%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 10/2/27 | 875,000 | | 877,258 | |
Windstream Services, LLC, 2020 Exit Term Loan B, 7.25%, (1-month LIBOR plus 6.25%), 9/21/27 | 49,620 | | 49,924 | |
| | 927,182 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.1% | | |
Apergy Corporation, 2020 Term Loan, 6.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 6/3/27 | 1,143,987 | | 1,166,152 | |
Parker Drilling Co, 2nd Lien PIK Term Loan, 11.00% Cash plus 2.00% PIK, 3/26/24 | 32,212 | | 30,440 | |
| | 1,196,592 | |
Entertainment† | | |
Allen Media, LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, 5.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.50%), 2/10/27 | 467,275 | | 468,007 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.1% | | |
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, Term Loan B4, 1.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 11/19/26 | 312,100 | | 308,848 | |
Boyd Gaming Corporation, Term Loan B3, 2.32%, (1-week LIBOR plus 2.25%), 9/15/23 | 57,840 | | 57,846 | |
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, 2018 Term Loan B, 4.50% Cash plus 3.00% PIK, 12/1/23 | 151,720 | | 151,673 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 3.25%, (2-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 10/4/23 | 282,302 | | 281,330 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 2020 Initial Term Loan, 13.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 12.00%), 10/4/23 | 100,000 | | 109,500 | |
| | 909,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Insurance† | | |
Asurion LLC, 2020 Term Loan B8, 3.33%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 12/23/26 | $ | 54,018 | | $ | 53,285 | |
Hub International Limited, 2018 Term Loan B, 2.88%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 4/25/25 | 363,641 | | 360,555 | |
| | 413,840 | |
Media — 0.1% | | |
Diamond Sports Group, LLC, Term Loan, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 8/24/26 | 171,500 | | 107,544 | |
DirecTV Financing, LLC, Term Loan, 5.75%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 7/22/27 | 425,000 | | 425,753 | |
| | 533,297 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.1% | | |
Ascent Resources - Utica, 2020 Fixed 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 9.00%), 11/1/25 | 895,000 | | 982,634 | |
CITGO Holding Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 8.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 7.00%), 8/1/23 | 343,000 | | 339,398 | |
| | 1,322,032 | |
Road and Rail† | | |
PODS, LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, 3.75%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 3/31/28 | 99,500 | | 99,687 | |
Specialty Retail† | | |
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 8.00%), 11/8/24 | 94,933 | | 64,080 | |
Staples, Inc., 7 Year Term Loan, 5.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 4/16/26 | 268,813 | | 257,052 | |
| | 321,132 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $7,522,821) | | 7,574,337 | |
COMMON STOCKS — 0.3% |
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Auto Components† | | |
Exide Technologies(3) | 3,465 | | 35 | |
Building Products† | | |
Hardwood Holdings, Inc. (Acquired 4/27/21, Cost $2,805)(3)(9) | 374 | | 10,472 | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | | |
Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(3) | 12,508 | | 275,176 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services† | | |
Colt, Class B (Acquired 5/18/16, Cost $338)(3)(9) | 676 | | — | |
Electrical Equipment† | | |
Exide Technologies (Acquired 5/14/15, Cost $—)(3)(9) | 162 | | 1 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.1% | | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(3) | 39,216 | | 232,355 | |
FTS International, Inc., Class A(3) | 22,001 | | 541,224 | |
Noble Corp.(3) | 827 | | 22,379 | |
Parker Drilling Co.(3) | 963 | | 3,563 | |
Superior Energy Services (Acquired 2/16/21, Cost $538,355)(3)(9) | 8,869 | | 356,700 | |
| | 1,156,221 | |
Gas Utilities† | | |
Ferrellgas Partners LP, Class B(3) | 364 | | 98,280 | |
Machinery† | | |
UC Holdings, Inc. (Acquired 9/21/15 - 9/30/15, Cost $103,222)(3)(9) | 4,088 | | 36,792 | |
Media† | | |
iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A (Acquired 5/2/19, Cost $5,814)(3)(9) | 342 | | 8,557 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Metals and Mining† | | |
Petra Diamonds Ltd. (Acquired 1/4/21, Cost $55,637)(3)(9) | 2,704,982 | | $ | 63,782 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.1% | | |
Bruin Blocker LLC (Acquired 7/23/18 - 9/19/19, Cost $10,364)(3)(9) | 530 | | 456 | |
Chaparral Energy, Inc. (Acquired 6/26/18 - 4/23/19, Cost $301,921)(3)(9) | 2,960 | | 112,480 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 14,497 | | 1,191,798 | |
Nine Point Energy (Acquired 6/19/17 - 4/4/18, Cost $12,544)(3)(9) | 1,082 | | — | |
Sabine Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc. (Acquired 5/30/17, Cost $578)(3)(9) | 13 | | 182 | |
Summit Midstream Partners LP(3) | 2,088 | | 74,229 | |
Warren Resources, Inc. (Acquired 10/19/16, Cost $4,800)(3)(9) | 960 | | 960 | |
| | 1,380,105 | |
Transportation Infrastructure† | | |
syncreon (Acquired 8/1/19, Cost $11,399)(3)(9) | 829 | | 63,211 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,715,734) | | 3,092,632 | |
ESCROW INTERESTS(11)† |
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Automobiles† | | |
Exide Technologies(3) | $ | 241,970 | | 12,099 | |
Diversified Financial Services† | | |
Denver Parent, Escrow(3) | 63,341 | | — | |
Electric Utilities† | | |
GenOn Energy(3) | 25,000 | | — | |
GenOn Energy, Inc.(3) | 75,000 | | — | |
| | — | |
Energy Equipment and Services† | | |
Hercules Offshore, Inc., Escrow(3) | 3,570 | | 9,818 | |
Sanjel Corp.(3) | 200,000 | | — | |
| | 9,818 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels† | | |
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC / Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.(3) | 500,000 | | 7,500 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 400,000 | | 24,000 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 642,000 | | 38,520 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 275,000 | | 16,500 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp.(3) | 475,000 | | 16,031 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp.(3) | 775,000 | | 26,156 | |
| | 128,707 | |
Paper and Forest Products† | | |
Appvion, Inc., Escrow(3) | 200,000 | | 11,000 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance† | | |
Washington Mutual Bank, Escrow(3) | 250,000 | | 3,250 | |
TOTAL ESCROW INTERESTS (Cost $1,917,340) | | 164,874 | |
WARRANTS† |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | | |
Vistra Corp.(3) | 1,215 | | 214 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels† | | |
California Resources Corp.(3) | 66 | | 792 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Denbury, Inc.(3) | 2,542 | | $ | 113,144 | |
| | 113,936 | |
Paper and Forest Products† | | |
Appvion Holdings Corp.(3) | 195 | | — | |
Appvion Holdings Corp.(3) | 195 | | — | |
| | — | |
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $11) | | 114,150 | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS† |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services† | | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., 7.00% PIK(1)(6) (Cost $7,879) | $ | 59,475 | | 48,901 | |
RIGHTS† |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | | |
Vistra Energy Corp.(3) (Cost $—) | 3,425 | | 4,127 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 7.8% |
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State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class (Cost $92,938,074) | 92,938,074 | | 92,938,074 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.6% (Cost $1,155,600,121) |
| 1,197,850,429 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.6)% |
| (7,722,564) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 1,190,127,865 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
PIK | - | Payment in Kind. Security may pay a cash rate and/or an in kind rate. |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $785,048,433, which represented 66.0% of total net assets.
(2)Security is in default.
(3)Non-income producing.
(4)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(5)The security's rate was paid in cash at the last payment date.
(6)Perpetual maturity with no stated maturity date.
(7)The security's rate was paid in kind or a combination of cash and in kind at the last payment date.
(8)Maturity is in default.
(9)Restricted security that may not be offered for public sale without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or may be subject to resale, redemption or transferability restrictions. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $653,593, which represented 0.1% of total net assets.
(10)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(11)Escrow interests represent beneficial interests in bankruptcy reorganizations or liquidation proceedings and may be subject to resale, redemption, or transferability restrictions. The amount and timing of future payments, if any, cannot be predicted with certainty.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $1,155,600,121) | $ | 1,197,850,429 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 7,543,538 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 683,088 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | 17,066,526 | |
| 1,223,143,581 | |
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Liabilities | |
Disbursements in excess of demand deposit cash | 575,504 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 25,229,832 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 5,173,468 | |
Accrued management fees | 547,533 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 1,170 | |
Dividends payable | 1,488,209 | |
| 33,015,716 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 1,190,127,865 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 1,138,673,517 | |
Distributable earnings | 51,454,348 | |
| $ | 1,190,127,865 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $60,538,841 | 6,161,866 | $9.82 |
I Class | $255,887,150 | 26,060,769 | $9.82 |
Y Class | $557,719,517 | 56,786,944 | $9.82 |
A Class | $5,741,485 | 584,431 | $9.82* |
R5 Class | $130,739 | 13,311 | $9.82 |
R6 Class | $310,110,133 | 31,593,695 | $9.82 |
*Maximum offering price $10.28 (net asset value divided by 0.955).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $553) | $ | 31,584,614 | |
Dividends | 751 | |
| 31,585,365 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 3,369,335 | |
Distribution and service fees - A Class | 6,394 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 37,705 | |
Other expenses | 769 | |
| 3,414,203 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 28,171,162 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 16,217,611 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (1,573,028) | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 14,644,583 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 42,815,745 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 28,171,162 | | $ | 42,996,094 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 16,217,611 | | 1,751,413 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,573,028) | | 117,766,998 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 42,815,745 | | 162,514,505 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (1,253,669) | | (1,541,275) | |
I Class | (4,397,945) | | (4,914,826) | |
Y Class | (15,421,181) | | (24,798,707) | |
A Class | (117,750) | | (169,719) | |
R5 Class | (3,401) | | (7,085) | |
R6 Class | (7,684,017) | | (12,609,523) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (28,877,963) | | (44,041,135) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 105,029,793 | | 481,665,254 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 118,967,575 | | 600,138,624 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,071,160,290 | | 471,021,666 | |
End of period | $ | 1,190,127,865 | | $ | 1,071,160,290 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. High Income Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek current yield and capital growth.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge and may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and convertible bonds are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For convertible bonds, the premiums attributable only to the debt instrument are amortized. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM has engaged Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. (NCRAM) to serve as a subadvisor for the fund and to manage the fund’s assets. NCRAM is responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund, subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and the investment advisor and in accordance with the investment objective, policies and restrictions of the fund. ACIM pays all costs associated with retaining NCRAM as the subadvisor of the fund. A subsidiary of NCRAM’s parent company indirectly owns a non-controlling equity interest in ACC.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class.
The annual management fee for each class is as follows:
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Investor Class | I Class | Y Class | A Class | R5 Class | R6 Class |
0.775% | 0.675% | 0.575% | 0.775% | 0.575% | 0.525% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan (the plan) for the A Class, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plan provides that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on the A Class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plan during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 were $381,518,768 and $307,759,496, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 4,002,293 | | $ | 39,312,280 | | 4,931,694 | | $ | 46,156,472 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 119,972 | | 1,178,664 | | 145,331 | | 1,354,453 | |
Redeemed | (2,158,236) | | (21,232,904) | | (2,887,997) | | (27,263,701) | |
| 1,964,029 | | 19,258,040 | | 2,189,028 | | 20,247,224 | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 14,616,887 | | 143,482,432 | | 8,731,066 | | 80,903,647 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 447,841 | | 4,397,825 | | 529,547 | | 4,914,190 | |
Redeemed | (2,167,166) | | (21,219,461) | | (2,769,230) | | (25,693,067) | |
| 12,897,562 | | 126,660,796 | | 6,491,383 | | 60,124,770 | |
Y Class | | | | |
Sold | 17,139,285 | | 168,063,400 | | 41,173,779 | | 375,822,349 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 572,595 | | 5,621,838 | | 1,150,276 | | 10,653,535 | |
Redeemed | (24,356,881) | | (239,805,437) | | (14,708,114) | | (130,894,050) | |
| (6,645,001) | | (66,120,199) | | 27,615,941 | | 255,581,834 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 104,306 | | 1,024,953 | | 283,426 | | 2,669,683 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 11,843 | | 116,318 | | 18,251 | | 167,982 | |
Redeemed | (22,256) | | (218,165) | | (153,914) | | (1,430,846) | |
| 93,893 | | 923,106 | | 147,763 | | 1,406,819 | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 3,167 | | 30,985 | | 1,866 | | 16,794 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 346 | | 3,401 | | 768 | | 7,085 | |
Redeemed | (4,798) | | (46,866) | | (1,024) | | (8,800) | |
| (1,285) | | (12,480) | | 1,610 | | 15,079 | |
R6 Class | | | | |
Sold | 3,438,254 | | 33,735,358 | | 18,503,624 | | 166,305,894 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 782,239 | | 7,676,935 | | 1,357,778 | | 12,609,480 | |
Redeemed | (1,742,172) | | (17,091,763) | | (3,702,511) | | (34,625,846) | |
| 2,478,321 | | 24,320,530 | | 16,158,891 | | 144,289,528 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 10,787,519 | | $ | 105,029,793 | | 52,604,616 | | $ | 481,665,254 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | $ | 1,073,254,811 | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | $ | 828,300 | | 19,830,223 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 7,574,337 | | — | |
Common Stocks | 2,349,281 | | 743,351 | | — | |
Escrow Interests | — | | 164,874 | | — | |
Warrants | 1,006 | | 113,144 | | — | |
Convertible Bonds | — | | 48,901 | | — | |
Rights | — | | 4,127 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 92,938,074 | | — | | — | |
| $ | 96,116,661 | | $ | 1,101,733,768 | | — | |
7. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund invests primarily in high-yield and lower-quality debt securities, which are subject to substantial risks including liquidity risk and credit risk.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
8. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 1,156,386,548 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 53,402,824 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (11,938,943) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 41,463,881 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of March 31, 2021, the fund had accumulated long-term capital losses of $(4,999,490), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.71 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.35 | (0.24) | $9.82 | 3.62% | 0.78%(4) | 0.78%(4) | 4.73%(4) | 28% | $60,539 | |
2021 | $8.15 | 0.48 | 1.57 | 2.05 | (0.49) | $9.71 | 25.69% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 5.21% | 52% | $40,746 | |
2020 | $9.32 | 0.48 | (1.16) | (0.68) | (0.49) | $8.15 | (7.76)% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 5.14% | 55% | $16,377 | |
2019 | $9.43 | 0.53 | (0.11) | 0.42 | (0.53) | $9.32 | 4.65% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 5.73% | 43% | $16,796 | |
2018(5) | $9.68 | 0.27 | (0.24) | 0.03 | (0.28) | $9.43 | 0.29% | 0.78%(4) | 0.78%(4) | 5.70%(4) | 26% | $1,401 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.70 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.36 | (0.24) | $9.82 | 3.77% | 0.68%(4) | 0.68%(4) | 4.83%(4) | 28% | $255,887 | |
2021 | $8.15 | 0.49 | 1.56 | 2.05 | (0.50) | $9.70 | 25.68% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 5.31% | 52% | $127,684 | |
2020 | $9.32 | 0.48 | (1.15) | (0.67) | (0.50) | $8.15 | (7.66)% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 5.24% | 55% | $54,346 | |
2019 | $9.42 | 0.54 | (0.10) | 0.44 | (0.54) | $9.32 | 4.86% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 5.83% | 43% | $24,825 | |
2018(5) | $9.68 | 0.27 | (0.25) | 0.02 | (0.28) | $9.42 | 0.23% | 0.68%(4) | 0.68%(4) | 5.80%(4) | 26% | $8,078 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Y Class | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.70 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.37 | (0.25) | $9.82 | 3.82% | 0.58%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 4.93%(4) | 28% | $557,720 | |
2021 | $8.15 | 0.50 | 1.56 | 2.06 | (0.51) | $9.70 | 25.81% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 5.41% | 52% | $615,479 | |
2020 | $9.32 | 0.49 | (1.15) | (0.66) | (0.51) | $8.15 | (7.57)% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 5.34% | 55% | $291,873 | |
2019 | $9.42 | 0.55 | (0.10) | 0.45 | (0.55) | $9.32 | 4.97% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 5.93% | 43% | $125,104 | |
2018(6) | $9.68 | 0.28 | (0.25) | 0.03 | (0.29) | $9.42 | 0.31% | 0.58%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 5.90%(4) | 26% | $141,643 | |
2017 | $9.42 | 0.56 | 0.24 | 0.80 | (0.54) | $9.68 | 8.74% | 0.58% | 1.00% | 5.83%(7) | 81% | $127,414 | |
2016 | $8.95 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 1.04 | (0.57)(8) | $9.42 | 12.15% | 0.61% | 1.49% | 6.37%(7) | 116% | $94,197 | |
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2021(3) | $9.71 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.34 | (0.23) | $9.82 | 3.49% | 1.03%(4) | 1.03%(4) | 4.48%(4) | 28% | $5,741 | |
2021 | $8.15 | 0.46 | 1.57 | 2.03 | (0.47) | $9.71 | 25.38% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 4.96% | 52% | $4,761 | |
2020 | $9.32 | 0.45 | (1.15) | (0.70) | (0.47) | $8.15 | (7.99)% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 4.89% | 55% | $2,793 | |
2019 | $9.42 | 0.51 | (0.10) | 0.41 | (0.51) | $9.32 | 4.50% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 5.48% | 43% | $924 | |
2018(5) | $9.68 | 0.26 | (0.25) | 0.01 | (0.27) | $9.42 | 0.06% | 1.03%(4) | 1.03%(4) | 5.45%(4) | 26% | $5 | |
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2021(3) | $9.70 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.37 | (0.25) | $9.82 | 3.82% | 0.58%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 4.93%(4) | 28% | $131 | |
2021 | $8.15 | 0.50 | 1.56 | 2.06 | (0.51) | $9.70 | 25.81% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 5.41% | 52% | $142 | |
2020 | $9.32 | 0.50 | (1.16) | (0.66) | (0.51) | $8.15 | (7.56)% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 5.34% | 55% | $106 | |
2019 | $9.42 | 0.55 | (0.10) | 0.45 | (0.55) | $9.32 | 4.96% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 5.93% | 43% | $146 | |
2018(5) | $9.68 | 0.28 | (0.25) | 0.03 | (0.29) | $9.42 | 0.27% | 0.58%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 5.90%(4) | 26% | $5 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
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2021(3) | $9.70 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.37 | (0.25) | $9.82 | 3.85% | 0.53%(4) | 0.53%(4) | 4.98%(4) | 28% | $310,110 | |
2021 | $8.14 | 0.50 | 1.58 | 2.08 | (0.52) | $9.70 | 25.87% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 5.46% | 52% | $282,349 | |
2020 | $9.32 | 0.50 | (1.16) | (0.66) | (0.52) | $8.14 | (7.53)% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 5.39% | 55% | $105,526 | |
2019 | $9.42 | 0.56 | (0.10) | 0.46 | (0.56) | $9.32 | 5.02% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 5.98% | 43% | $97,599 | |
2018(5) | $9.68 | 0.26 | (0.23) | 0.03 | (0.29) | $9.42 | 0.31% | 0.53%(4) | 0.53%(4) | 5.95%(4) | 26% | $6,969 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)October 2, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(6)October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018. The fund's fiscal year end was changed from September 30 to March 31, resulting in a six-month annual reporting period. For the years before March 31, 2018, the fund's fiscal year end was September 30.
(7)The ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived and/or reimbursed.
(8)Per-share amount includes a distribution from tax return of capital of less than $0.005.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements
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At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. The Board also unanimously approved the renewal of the investment subadvisory agreement pursuant to which Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc. (the “Subadvisor”) acts as subadvisor to the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor, the Subadvisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor and the Subadvisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor, the Advisor’s affiliates, and the Subadvisor included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates, the Subadvisor and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the Subadvisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement and subadvisory agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor and the Subadvisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor and the Subadvisor have an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor and the Subadvisor utilize teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together
with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor and/or the Subadvisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one-, three-, and five-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor and the Subadvisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund. The Board did not consider the profitability of the Subadvisor because the Subadvisor is paid from the unified management fee of the Advisor as a result of arms’ length negotiations.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. The Board specifically noted that the subadvisory fee paid to the Subadvisor and the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement were subject to arms’ length negotiation between the Advisor and the Subadvisor and are paid by the Advisor out of its unified management fee. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other
than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer group. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the existence of possible collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Corporate Bonds | 83.1% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 7.9% |
Preferred Stocks | 2.9% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 0.7% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.2% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 5.2% |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 2.4% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (2.4)% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
Actual | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,032.60 | $3.92 | 0.77% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,034.80 | $3.42 | 0.67% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,035.40 | $2.91 | 0.57% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,033.10 | $5.20 | 1.02% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,029.20 | $9.00 | 1.77% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,031.80 | $6.47 | 1.27% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,035.40 | $2.91 | 0.57% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,035.70 | $2.65 | 0.52% |
Hypothetical | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.21 | $3.90 | 0.77% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,021.71 | $3.40 | 0.67% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,022.21 | $2.89 | 0.57% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,019.96 | $5.17 | 1.02% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.19 | $8.95 | 1.77% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,018.70 | $6.43 | 1.27% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.21 | $2.89 | 0.57% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.46 | $2.64 | 0.52% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS — 83.1% |
|
|
Aerospace and Defense — 1.9% | | |
Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25(1) | $ | 305,000 | | $ | 311,862 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/24 | 175,000 | | 193,209 | |
Rolls-Royce plc, 5.75%, 10/15/27(1) | 250,000 | | 276,563 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,043,750 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/26 | 520,000 | | 537,113 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/29 | 500,000 | | 500,000 | |
| | 2,862,497 | |
Airlines — 1.4% | | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | 504,000 | | 530,460 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/24(2) | 555,000 | | 572,627 | |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, 4.875%, 7/15/27 | 227,023 | | 240,754 | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/29(1) | 673,000 | | 696,353 | |
| | 2,040,194 | |
Auto Components — 0.7% | | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 165,000 | | 175,313 | |
Iochpe-Maxion Austria GmbH / Maxion Wheels de Mexico S de RL de CV, 5.00%, 5/7/28(1) | 700,000 | | 700,304 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/25(1) | 160,000 | | 173,110 | |
| | 1,048,727 | |
Automobiles — 2.0% | | |
Ford Motor Co., 8.50%, 4/21/23 | 1,080,000 | | 1,189,285 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.10%, 5/4/23 | 500,000 | | 508,750 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.625%, 6/17/31 | 500,000 | | 503,750 | |
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., 4.35%, 9/17/27(1) | 750,000 | | 824,474 | |
| | 3,026,259 | |
Banks — 1.2% | | |
Banco GNB Sudameris SA, VRN, 7.50%, 4/16/31(1) | 700,000 | | 714,840 | |
CIT Group, Inc., VRN, 4.125%, 11/13/29 | 540,000 | | 557,321 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 4.20%, 6/1/32(1) | 500,000 | | 513,051 | |
| | 1,785,212 | |
Biotechnology — 1.0% | | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 3.875%, 8/15/28(1) | 569,000 | | 554,064 | |
Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28(1)(3) | 520,000 | | 531,960 | |
HCRX Investments Holdco LP, 4.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 370,000 | | 372,314 | |
| | 1,458,338 | |
Building Products — 0.1% | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30(1) | 120,000 | | 128,026 | |
Capital Markets — 3.4% | | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.375%, 10/1/28(1)(2) | 310,000 | | 298,245 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, VRN, 4.30%, 5/24/28 | 500,000 | | 518,437 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/1/25 | 238,000 | | 254,421 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 109,000 | | 113,941 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27 | 1,150,000 | | 1,194,563 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/27(1) | 355,000 | | 368,756 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 5/15/31(1) | $ | 264,000 | | $ | 275,984 | |
MSCI, Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/29(1) | 420,000 | | 445,179 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/25(1) | 216,000 | | 236,250 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 3.75%, 6/17/26(1) | 255,000 | | 269,372 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.71%, 1/22/26 | 720,000 | | 742,120 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.44%, 10/15/28 | 360,000 | | 350,406 | |
| | 5,067,674 | |
Chemicals — 2.6% | | |
CF Industries, Inc., 4.95%, 6/1/43 | 500,000 | | 603,155 | |
Chemours Co. (The), 5.75%, 11/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 419,380 | |
Chemours Co. (The), 4.625%, 11/15/29(1) | 400,000 | | 391,120 | |
Diamond BC BV, 4.625%, 10/1/29(1) | 580,000 | | 589,434 | |
Olin Corp., 5.125%, 9/15/27 | 360,000 | | 374,400 | |
Olin Corp., 5.625%, 8/1/29 | 500,000 | | 550,310 | |
Tronox, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/29(1) | 490,000 | | 488,162 | |
Valvoline, Inc., 3.625%, 6/15/31(1) | 500,000 | | 494,375 | |
| | 3,910,336 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 1.2% | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc., 4.875%, 7/15/27(1) | 500,000 | | 519,375 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 700,000 | | 695,625 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/24(1) | 500,000 | | 533,900 | |
| | 1,748,900 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.7% | | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.00%, 3/15/27(1) | 245,000 | | 233,407 | |
CommScope, Inc., 8.25%, 3/1/27(1) | 795,000 | | 833,140 | |
| | 1,066,547 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.8% | | |
Arcosa, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/29(1) | 250,000 | | 253,437 | |
IHS Netherlands Holdco BV, 7.125%, 3/18/25 | 700,000 | | 722,750 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(1)(3) | 240,000 | | 243,300 | |
| | 1,219,487 | |
Consumer Finance — 1.3% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25 | 430,000 | | 491,918 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.25%, 4/15/26(1) | 687,000 | | 739,240 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.375%, 5/1/26(1) | 16,000 | | 17,283 | |
LFS Topco LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 225,000 | | 232,046 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/27 | 457,000 | | 457,777 | |
| | 1,938,264 | |
Containers and Packaging — 1.9% | | |
ARD Finance SA, 6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK, 6/30/27(1)(4) | 800,000 | | 850,880 | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC / Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance plc, 4.00%, 9/1/29(1)(2) | 416,000 | | 421,200 | |
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/25 | 250,000 | | 279,375 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24(1) | 480,000 | | 484,800 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.25%, 4/15/25(1) | 100,000 | | 99,520 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/23(1) | 240,000 | | 254,225 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/1/24(1) | 440,000 | | 478,795 | |
| | 2,868,795 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | | |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 5.625%, 1/15/30(1) | 520,000 | | 515,718 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0% | | |
Altice France SA, 7.375%, 5/1/26(1) | $ | 358,000 | | $ | 371,908 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26 | 480,000 | | 541,800 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.625%, 9/15/27(1) | 292,000 | | 300,775 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/22 | 430,000 | | 438,707 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.375%, 11/15/33 | 1,080,000 | | 1,258,146 | |
| | 2,911,336 | |
Electric Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.375%, 5/1/29(1) | 87,000 | | 87,642 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.2% | |
Sensata Technologies BV, 5.00%, 10/1/25(1) | 338,000 | | 372,645 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.2% | | |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.875%, 2/1/27(1) | 250,000 | | 249,139 | |
Entertainment — 1.0% | | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 750,000 | | 746,485 | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/28 | 607,000 | | 700,326 | |
| | 1,446,811 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.4% | | |
American Finance Trust, Inc. / American Finance Operating Partrner LP, 4.50%, 9/30/28(1) | 575,000 | | 577,358 | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/26 | 411,000 | | 450,431 | |
EPR Properties, 4.95%, 4/15/28 | 480,000 | | 527,897 | |
IIP Operating Partnership LP, 5.50%, 5/25/26(1) | 735,000 | | 771,203 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/29(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,363,375 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/24 | 475,000 | | 517,156 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27 | 840,000 | | 886,200 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/31 | 350,000 | | 357,438 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 480,000 | | 481,613 | |
XHR LP, 4.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 632,000 | | 649,911 | |
| | 6,582,582 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 1.3% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 3/15/29(1) | 350,000 | | 349,729 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 7/1/25(1) | 773,000 | | 773,877 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/26(1) | 169,000 | | 170,518 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 550,000 | | 596,062 | |
| | 1,890,186 | |
Food Products — 2.4% | | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.00%, 6/1/26 | 463,000 | | 487,962 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/1/46 | 500,000 | | 569,929 | |
MARB BondCo plc, 3.95%, 1/29/31(1) | 750,000 | | 717,390 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/29(1) | 250,000 | | 265,335 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/30(1) | 250,000 | | 252,245 | |
Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1) | 500,000 | | 504,397 | |
US Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29(1) | 730,000 | | 750,152 | |
| | 3,547,410 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.7% | | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/29(1)(3) | 350,000 | | 355,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.375%, 6/1/25(1) | $ | 644,000 | | $ | 680,421 | |
| | 1,036,126 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 5.2% | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/28(1) | 485,000 | | 510,446 | |
AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 455,078 | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/27(1) | 480,000 | | 499,200 | |
Centene Corp., 4.625%, 12/15/29 | 320,000 | | 349,136 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.625%, 3/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 419,352 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/27(1) | 52,000 | | 56,745 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/1/28(1)(2) | 127,000 | | 122,292 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 750,000 | | 752,801 | |
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/1/30(1) | 650,000 | | 669,410 | |
HCA, Inc., 7.69%, 6/15/25 | 500,000 | | 602,030 | |
IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26(1) | 485,000 | | 497,668 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 779,428 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc., 4.375%, 6/15/28(1) | 420,000 | | 437,485 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.875%, 11/15/30(1) | 100,000 | | 104,625 | |
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25(1) | 230,000 | | 222,684 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | 780,000 | | 841,815 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/1/28(1) | 390,000 | | 410,186 | |
| | 7,730,381 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 7.5% | | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,090,000 | | 1,107,941 | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/28(1) | 530,000 | | 545,288 | |
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. / OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 300,000 | | 312,620 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 12/1/27 | 400,000 | | 412,778 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/29(1) | 569,000 | | 576,824 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(1) | 610,000 | | 611,555 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.00%, 5/1/31(1) | 670,000 | | 680,887 | |
International Game Technology plc, 5.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,070,000 | | 1,144,921 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23 | 350,000 | | 370,542 | |
MGM Resorts International, 4.625%, 9/1/26 | 215,000 | | 225,750 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 680,000 | | 701,250 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/1/29(1) | 888,000 | | 878,809 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25(1) | 260,000 | | 267,800 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/26(1) | 200,000 | | 212,500 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.25%, 11/15/29(1) | 810,000 | | 911,159 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/24(1) | 500,000 | | 505,313 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29(1) | 649,000 | | 650,145 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27(1)(2) | 1,075,000 | | 1,087,298 | |
| | 11,203,380 | |
Household Durables — 0.6% | | |
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/1/30(1) | 330,000 | | 337,778 | |
Meritage Homes Corp., 5.125%, 6/6/27 | 230,000 | | 256,450 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/31(1) | 325,000 | | 325,813 | |
| | 920,041 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% |
Calpine Corp., 4.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 200,000 | | 197,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Insurance — 0.9% | | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 11/13/26(1) | $ | 655,000 | | $ | 727,652 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., VRN, 6.50%(1)(5) | 590,000 | | 584,100 | |
| | 1,311,752 | |
IT Services — 0.2% | | |
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/24 | 290,000 | | 319,725 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.3% | | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/28(1) | 500,000 | | 519,775 | |
Machinery — 0.5% | | |
GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/28(1) | 750,000 | | 770,625 | |
Media — 7.5% | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/25 | 730,000 | | 749,162 | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29 | 750,000 | | 747,187 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/28(1) | 2,020,000 | | 2,111,203 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/31(1) | 322,000 | | 327,989 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 9/15/22 | 705,000 | | 730,116 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.375%, 2/1/28(1) | 350,000 | | 366,188 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(1) | 680,000 | | 735,779 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.50%, 11/15/31(1) | 365,000 | | 360,894 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 7/1/26 | 655,000 | | 740,461 | |
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/26(1) | 455,000 | | 470,243 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 423,690 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.125%, 12/1/30(1) | 845,000 | | 827,044 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27(1) | 404,000 | | 422,685 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29(1) | 749,000 | | 810,792 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/25(1) | 375,000 | | 380,944 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., VRN, 6.25%, 2/28/57 | 355,000 | | 407,032 | |
Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27(1) | 538,000 | | 556,830 | |
| | 11,168,239 | |
Metals and Mining — 3.5% | | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 4.875%, 10/1/29 | 690,000 | | 693,450 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/27 | 400,000 | | 420,648 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1)(2) | 575,000 | | 587,938 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.125%, 3/1/28 | 310,000 | | 321,625 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/1/30 | 80,000 | | 86,600 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.40%, 11/14/34 | 655,000 | | 787,637 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/31(1) | 800,000 | | 821,000 | |
Novelis Corp., 3.875%, 8/15/31(1) | 251,000 | | 248,565 | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29(1)(3) | 250,000 | | 256,563 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41 | 465,000 | | 621,509 | |
United States Steel Corp., 6.875%, 3/1/29(2) | 300,000 | | 320,244 | |
| | 5,165,779 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1% | | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., 4.625%, 6/15/29(1) | 317,000 | | 307,905 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/27(1)(3) | 750,000 | | 744,375 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/29(1) | 595,000 | | 591,549 | |
| | 1,643,829 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.2% | | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 4/1/29(1)(2) | 250,000 | | 272,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 8.9% | | |
Aker BP ASA, 3.75%, 1/15/30(1) | $ | 250,000 | | $ | 267,811 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 7.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 500,000 | | 559,625 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 5.375%, 3/1/30(1) | 370,000 | | 390,128 | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/15/25(1) | 750,000 | | 811,875 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 350,000 | | 346,189 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 5.625%, 10/1/26 | 350,000 | | 359,844 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/30(1) | 740,000 | | 770,632 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25 | 460,000 | | 470,350 | |
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/29(1) | 800,000 | | 836,280 | |
Devon Energy Corp., 5.25%, 10/15/27(1) | 325,000 | | 345,501 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.85%, 7/15/26 | 350,000 | | 368,048 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | 365,000 | | 379,144 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/25(1) | 236,000 | | 243,132 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/29(1) | 375,000 | | 384,075 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 4.75%, 2/1/22 | 155,000 | | 155,845 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/28 | 1,200,000 | | 1,405,500 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 8/15/29 | 500,000 | | 509,185 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.125%, 1/1/31 | 750,000 | | 901,294 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36 | 500,000 | | 629,687 | |
Petrorio Luxembourg Sarl, 6.125%, 6/9/26(1) | 400,000 | | 403,400 | |
Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(1)(3) | 650,000 | | 660,562 | |
SM Energy Co., 5.00%, 1/15/24 | 365,000 | | 363,777 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 6.45%, 1/23/25 | 299,000 | | 329,594 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 3/15/30 | 420,000 | | 453,799 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/26 | 850,000 | | 868,147 | |
| | 13,213,424 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.5% | | |
Sylvamo Corp., 7.00%, 9/1/29(1) | 800,000 | | 819,576 | |
Personal Products — 0.2% | | |
Avon Products, Inc., 6.50%, 3/15/23(2) | 280,000 | | 296,593 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 3.8% | | |
180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/29(1)(3) | 700,000 | | 710,500 | |
AdaptHealth LLC, 4.625%, 8/1/29(1) | 595,000 | | 595,298 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(1) | 571,000 | | 583,505 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.00%, 1/30/28(1) | 150,000 | | 142,532 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/28(1) | 300,000 | | 311,250 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.25%, 1/30/30(1) | 260,000 | | 242,845 | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl / Endo US, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/29(1) | 750,000 | | 751,016 | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., 5.50%, 8/1/27(1) | 750,000 | | 795,937 | |
Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/29(1) | 367,000 | | 380,781 | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 5.125%, 4/30/31(1) | 750,000 | | 788,700 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.15%, 10/1/26 | 300,000 | | 287,625 | |
| | 5,589,989 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.4% | | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.375%, 2/1/31(1) | 548,000 | | 551,924 | |
Road and Rail — 0.4% | | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/28 | 500,000 | | 529,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.6% | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/25 | $ | 828,000 | | $ | 865,993 | |
Software — 0.3% | | |
NCR Corp., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 470,000 | | 485,275 | |
Specialty Retail — 2.3% | | |
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., 7.75% Cash or 8.50% PIK, 4/1/27(1)(4) | 750,000 | | 745,556 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 650,000 | | 650,595 | |
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/29(1) | 750,000 | | 819,416 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc., 6.375%, 2/15/29(1) | 480,000 | | 518,400 | |
Victoria's Secret & Co., 4.625%, 7/15/29(1) | 750,000 | | 765,356 | |
| | 3,499,323 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.7% | | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 6/1/27 | 375,000 | | 422,419 | |
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 529,000 | | 586,539 | |
| | 1,008,958 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.3% | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/24(1) | 475,000 | | 501,377 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 1.5% | | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 770,000 | | 749,787 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 710,000 | | 744,115 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.375%, 10/15/25(1) | 665,000 | | 684,751 | |
| | 2,178,653 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%, 8/11/25(1) | 255,000 | | 285,207 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.6% | | |
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 | 380,000 | | 425,068 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24 | 550,000 | | 626,698 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 2/15/25 | 280,000 | | 327,664 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28 | 1,067,000 | | 1,135,021 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/31 | 329,000 | | 347,386 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/31(1) | 360,000 | | 380,118 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 4.125%, 6/4/81 | 550,000 | | 557,362 | |
| | 3,799,317 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $118,974,085) | | 123,656,802 | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 7.9% |
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iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(2) | 70,700 | | 2,934,050 | |
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 17,100 | | 1,496,079 | |
SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 79,300 | | 3,649,386 | |
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 133,100 | | 3,645,609 | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $11,670,776) | | 11,725,124 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.9% |
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Banks — 1.1% | | |
Banco Santander SA, 4.75% | 700,000 | | 714,749 | |
Barclays plc, 4.375% | 289,000 | | 289,520 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 5.625% | 550,000 | | 646,882 | |
| | 1,651,151 | |
Capital Markets — 0.3% | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series H, 4.00% | 300,000 | | 309,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.80% | 199,000 | | $ | 204,224 | |
| | 514,049 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.7% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% | 730,000 | | 764,675 | |
Discover Financial Services, 5.50% | 257,000 | | 279,552 | |
| | 1,044,227 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.8% | | |
Air Lease Corp., 4.65% | 403,000 | | 422,646 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%(1) | 750,000 | | 767,663 | |
| | 1,190,309 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $4,265,131) | | 4,399,736 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(6) — 0.7% |
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Food Products — 0.3% | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 10/22/25 | $ | 405,013 | | 405,364 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.4% | | |
Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 3.08%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 6/2/25 | 168,732 | | 168,711 | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 3/15/28 | 457,700 | | 457,414 | |
| | 626,125 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,027,291) | | 1,031,489 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.2% |
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UAL Pass-Through Trust, Series 2007-1, 6.64%, 1/2/24 | 134,963 | | 139,687 | |
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B, 5.375%, 5/15/23 | 181,421 | | 181,612 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $317,221) | | 321,299 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 5.2% |
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Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.04%, 10/1/21(1)(7) | 5,650,000 | | 5,649,986 | |
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125%, 5/15/23, valued at $372,718), in a joint trading account at 0.02%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $365,293) | | 365,293 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.375%, 11/15/48, valued at $1,240,437), at 0.01%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $1,216,000) | | 1,216,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 424,880 | | 424,880 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,656,173) | | 7,656,159 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(8) — 2.4% |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $3,608,593) | 3,608,593 | | 3,608,593 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 102.4% (Cost $147,519,270) |
| 152,399,202 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (2.4)% |
| (3,580,512) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 148,818,690 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
PIK | - | Payment in Kind. Security may pay a cash rate and/or an in kind rate. |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
(1)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $88,655,482, which represented 59.6% of total net assets.
(2)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $6,227,338. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(3)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(4)The security's rate was paid in cash at the last payment date.
(5)Perpetual maturity with no stated maturity date.
(6)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(7)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase.
(8)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of the collateral held by the fund was $6,412,553, which includes securities collateral of $2,803,960.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $143,910,677) — including $6,227,338 of securities on loan | $ | 148,790,609 | |
Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value (cost of $3,608,593) | 3,608,593 | |
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $147,519,270) | 152,399,202 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 2,649,220 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 139,738 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | 1,603,696 | |
Securities lending receivable | 3,080 | |
| 156,794,936 | |
| |
Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan | 3,608,593 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 4,157,934 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 70,276 | |
Accrued management fees | 88,892 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 4,040 | |
Dividends payable | 46,511 | |
| 7,976,246 | |
| |
Net Assets | $ | 148,818,690 | |
| |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 182,753,452 | |
Distributable earnings | (33,934,762) | |
| $ | 148,818,690 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $102,636,601 | 17,775,894 | $5.77 |
I Class | $6,036,307 | 1,043,124 | $5.79 |
Y Class | $24,090,264 | 4,167,481 | $5.78 |
A Class | $12,869,998 | 2,226,762 | $5.78* |
C Class | $1,073,335 | 185,805 | $5.78 |
R Class | $1,150,963 | 199,208 | $5.78 |
R5 Class | $592,137 | 102,440 | $5.78 |
R6 Class | $369,085 | 63,941 | $5.77 |
*Maximum offering price $6.05 (net asset value divided by 0.955).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 3,282,213 | |
Dividends | 195,994 | |
Securities lending, net | 12,060 | |
| 3,490,267 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 536,123 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 16,834 | |
C Class | 5,847 | |
R Class | 2,901 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 4,870 | |
Other expenses | 226 |
| 566,801 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | 2,923,466 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 1,695,698 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 233,976 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1,929,674 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 4,853,140 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 2,923,466 | | $ | 5,628,927 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 1,695,698 | | 364,110 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 233,976 | | 15,922,653 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 4,853,140 | | 21,915,690 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (2,029,372) | | (4,100,469) | |
I Class | (109,862) | | (208,941) | |
Y Class | (475,640) | | (715,840) | |
A Class | (250,764) | | (500,953) | |
C Class | (17,400) | | (85,201) | |
R Class | (20,166) | | (40,869) | |
R5 Class | (12,281) | | (37,117) | |
R6 Class | (7,982) | | (11,838) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (2,923,467) | | (5,701,228) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 6,718,046 | | 3,780,570 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 8,647,719 | | 19,995,032 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 140,170,971 | | 120,175,939 | |
End of period | $ | 148,818,690 | | $ | 140,170,971 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. High-Yield Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income. As a secondary objective, the fund seeks capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its primary objective of maximizing current income.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, bank loan obligations, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Trustees. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of September 30, 2021.
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Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements |
| Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | Between 30 & 90 days | >90 days | Total |
Securities Lending Transactions(1) | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | $ | 3,608,593 | | — | | — | | — | | $ | 3,608,593 | |
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | $ | 3,608,593 | |
(1)Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.4725% to 0.5900% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.76% |
I Class | 0.1500% to 0.2100% | 0.66% |
Y Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.56% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.76% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.76% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.76% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.56% |
R6 Class | 0.0000% to 0.0600% | 0.51% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 were $63,716,995 and $56,301,555, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 2,525,973 | | $ | 14,521,313 | | 4,700,020 | | $ | 25,886,043 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 303,033 | | 1,748,565 | | 629,347 | | 3,476,975 | |
Redeemed | (2,023,310) | | (11,651,924) | | (6,127,907) | | (33,666,678) | |
| 805,696 | | 4,617,954 | | (798,540) | | (4,303,660) | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 246,362 | | 1,425,490 | | 417,218 | | 2,313,109 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 18,996 | | 109,862 | | 37,655 | | 208,936 | |
Redeemed | (145,797) | | (841,097) | | (339,233) | | (1,854,383) | |
| 119,561 | | 694,255 | | 115,640 | | 667,662 | |
Y Class | | | | |
Sold | 588,047 | | 3,390,003 | | 1,537,419 | | 8,512,852 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 82,378 | | 475,640 | | 128,737 | | 715,840 | |
Redeemed | (207,750) | | (1,198,189) | | (114,770) | | (632,721) | |
| 462,675 | | 2,667,454 | | 1,551,386 | | 8,595,971 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 68,135 | | 392,343 | | 467,323 | | 2,621,097 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 40,720 | | 235,075 | | 84,172 | | 465,609 | |
Redeemed | (301,502) | | (1,739,012) | | (384,208) | | (2,121,314) | |
| (192,647) | | (1,111,594) | | 167,287 | | 965,392 | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 1,378 | | 7,948 | | 113,281 | | 605,744 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,014 | | 17,400 | | 14,763 | | 81,339 | |
Redeemed | (33,566) | | (193,710) | | (465,701) | | (2,603,334) | |
| (29,174) | | (168,362) | | (337,657) | | (1,916,251) | |
R Class | | | | |
Sold | 40,881 | | 235,806 | | 124,214 | | 684,352 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,462 | | 19,981 | | 7,291 | | 40,406 | |
Redeemed | (56,874) | | (327,407) | | (91,762) | | (506,308) | |
| (12,531) | | (71,620) | | 39,743 | | 218,450 | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 27,116 | | 155,557 | | 57,398 | | 316,160 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,127 | | 12,281 | | 6,727 | | 37,117 | |
Redeemed | (13,350) | | (76,748) | | (179,181) | | (979,430) | |
| 15,893 | | 91,090 | | (115,056) | | (626,153) | |
R6 Class | | | | |
Sold | 14,989 | | 85,881 | | 39,613 | | 220,621 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,384 | | 7,982 | | 2,128 | | 11,838 | |
Redeemed | (16,487) | | (94,994) | | (9,514) | | (53,300) | |
| (114) | | (1,131) | | 32,227 | | 179,159 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,169,359 | | $ | 6,718,046 | | 655,030 | | $ | 3,780,570 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | $ | 123,656,802 | | — | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 11,725,124 | | — | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | — | | 4,399,736 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 1,031,489 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 321,299 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 424,880 | | 7,231,279 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 3,608,593 | | — | | — | |
| $ | 15,758,597 | | $ | 136,640,605 | | — | |
7. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund invests primarily in lower-rated debt securities, which are subject to substantial risks including liquidity risk and credit risk.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
8. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | | | | |
Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 147,519,726 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 5,283,400 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (403,924) |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 4,879,476 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of March 31, 2021, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(3,168,383) and accumulated long-term capital losses of $(37,306,339), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.70 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.18 | (0.11) | $5.77 | 3.26% | 0.77%(4) | 0.77%(4) | 3.97%(4) | 3.97%(4) | 40% | $102,637 | |
2021 | $5.02 | 0.23 | 0.69 | 0.92 | (0.24) | $5.70 | 18.52% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 4.25% | 4.25% | 100% | $96,679 | |
2020 | $5.54 | 0.25 | (0.51) | (0.26) | (0.26) | $5.02 | (5.09)% | 0.78% | 0.81% | 4.55% | 4.52% | 38% | $89,168 | |
2019 | $5.57 | 0.29 | (0.03) | 0.26 | (0.29) | $5.54 | 4.91% | 0.79% | 0.86% | 5.22% | 5.15% | 24% | $110,624 | |
2018 | $5.73 | 0.29 | (0.15)(5) | 0.14 | (0.30) | $5.57 | 2.33% | 0.83% | 0.86% | 5.03% | 5.00% | 20% | $110,940 | |
2017 | $5.36 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.66 | (0.29) | $5.73 | 12.62% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 5.13% | 5.13% | 29% | $287,088 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.71 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.20 | (0.12) | $5.79 | 3.48% | 0.67%(4) | 0.67%(4) | 4.07%(4) | 4.07%(4) | 40% | $6,036 | |
2021 | $5.03 | 0.24 | 0.68 | 0.92 | (0.24) | $5.71 | 18.61% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 4.35% | 4.35% | 100% | $5,273 | |
2020 | $5.55 | 0.26 | (0.52) | (0.26) | (0.26) | $5.03 | (4.98)% | 0.68% | 0.71% | 4.65% | 4.62% | 38% | $4,063 | |
2019 | $5.58 | 0.30 | (0.03) | 0.27 | (0.30) | $5.55 | 5.01% | 0.69% | 0.76% | 5.32% | 5.25% | 24% | $2,300 | |
2018(6) | $5.75 | 0.29 | (0.17)(5) | 0.12 | (0.29) | $5.58 | 2.11% | 0.73%(4) | 0.76%(4) | 5.22%(4) | 5.19%(4) | 20%(7) | $4,356 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Y Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.70 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.20 | (0.12) | $5.78 | 3.54% | 0.57%(4) | 0.57%(4) | 4.17%(4) | 4.17%(4) | 40% | $24,090 | |
2021 | $5.02 | 0.25 | 0.68 | 0.93 | (0.25) | $5.70 | 18.76% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 4.45% | 4.45% | 100% | $21,131 | |
2020 | $5.55 | 0.26 | (0.52) | (0.26) | (0.27) | $5.02 | (5.08)% | 0.58% | 0.61% | 4.75% | 4.72% | 38% | $10,819 | |
2019 | $5.58 | 0.30 | (0.02) | 0.28 | (0.31) | $5.55 | 5.12% | 0.59% | 0.66% | 5.42% | 5.35% | 24% | $5,727 | |
2018(6) | $5.75 | 0.30 | (0.17)(5) | 0.13 | (0.30) | $5.58 | 2.20% | 0.63%(4) | 0.66%(4) | 5.51%(4) | 5.48%(4) | 20%(7) | $262 | |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.70 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.19 | (0.11) | $5.78 | 3.31% | 1.02%(4) | 1.02%(4) | 3.72%(4) | 3.72%(4) | 40% | $12,870 | |
2021 | $5.02 | 0.22 | 0.68 | 0.90 | (0.22) | $5.70 | 18.23% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 4.00% | 4.00% | 100% | $13,798 | |
2020 | $5.55 | 0.24 | (0.53) | (0.29) | (0.24) | $5.02 | (5.50)% | 1.03% | 1.06% | 4.30% | 4.27% | 38% | $11,314 | |
2019 | $5.58 | 0.28 | (0.03) | 0.25 | (0.28) | $5.55 | 4.65% | 1.04% | 1.11% | 4.97% | 4.90% | 24% | $11,868 | |
2018 | $5.73 | 0.28 | (0.15)(5) | 0.13 | (0.28) | $5.58 | 2.25% | 1.08% | 1.11% | 4.78% | 4.75% | 20% | $12,985 | |
2017 | $5.36 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.65 | (0.28) | $5.73 | 12.35% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 4.88% | 4.88% | 29% | $22,166 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.70 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.17 | (0.09) | $5.78 | 2.92% | 1.77%(4) | 1.77%(4) | 2.97%(4) | 2.97%(4) | 40% | $1,073 | |
2021 | $5.02 | 0.18 | 0.68 | 0.86 | (0.18) | $5.70 | 17.35% | 1.78% | 1.78% | 3.25% | 3.25% | 100% | $1,225 | |
2020 | $5.54 | 0.20 | (0.52) | (0.32) | (0.20) | $5.02 | (6.04)% | 1.78% | 1.81% | 3.55% | 3.52% | 38% | $2,775 | |
2019 | $5.57 | 0.23 | (0.02) | 0.21 | (0.24) | $5.54 | 3.87% | 1.79% | 1.86% | 4.22% | 4.15% | 24% | $5,574 | |
2018 | $5.73 | 0.24 | (0.16)(5) | 0.08 | (0.24) | $5.57 | 1.31% | 1.83% | 1.86% | 4.03% | 4.00% | 20% | $8,275 | |
2017 | $5.36 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.61 | (0.24) | $5.73 | 11.51% | 1.85% | 1.85% | 4.13% | 4.13% | 29% | $9,985 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.70 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.18 | (0.10) | $5.78 | 3.18% | 1.27%(4) | 1.27%(4) | 3.47%(4) | 3.47%(4) | 40% | $1,151 | |
2021 | $5.02 | 0.21 | 0.68 | 0.89 | (0.21) | $5.70 | 17.94% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 3.75% | 3.75% | 100% | $1,207 | |
2020 | $5.54 | 0.22 | (0.51) | (0.29) | (0.23) | $5.02 | (5.57)% | 1.28% | 1.31% | 4.05% | 4.02% | 38% | $864 | |
2019 | $5.57 | 0.26 | (0.02) | 0.24 | (0.27) | $5.54 | 4.39% | 1.29% | 1.36% | 4.72% | 4.65% | 24% | $988 | |
2018 | $5.73 | 0.26 | (0.15)(5) | 0.11 | (0.27) | $5.57 | 1.82% | 1.33% | 1.36% | 4.53% | 4.50% | 20% | $1,039 | |
2017 | $5.36 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.64 | (0.27) | $5.73 | 12.06% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 4.63% | 4.63% | 29% | $1,516 | |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.70 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.20 | (0.12) | $5.78 | 3.54% | 0.57%(4) | 0.57%(4) | 4.17%(4) | 4.17%(4) | 40% | $592 | |
2021 | $5.02 | 0.25 | 0.68 | 0.93 | (0.25) | $5.70 | 18.76% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 4.45% | 4.45% | 100% | $494 | |
2020 | $5.55 | 0.26 | (0.52) | (0.26) | (0.27) | $5.02 | (5.08)% | 0.58% | 0.61% | 4.75% | 4.72% | 38% | $1,013 | |
2019 | $5.58 | 0.30 | (0.02) | 0.28 | (0.31) | $5.55 | 5.12% | 0.59% | 0.66% | 5.42% | 5.35% | 24% | $1,656 | |
2018 | $5.73 | 0.29 | (0.13)(5) | 0.16 | (0.31) | $5.58 | 2.72% | 0.63% | 0.66% | 5.23% | 5.20% | 20% | $1,767 | |
2017 | $5.36 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.68 | (0.31) | $5.73 | 12.85% | 0.65% | 0.65% | 5.33% | 5.33% | 29% | $537,457 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R6 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $5.69 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.20 | (0.12) | $5.77 | 3.57% | 0.52%(4) | 0.52%(4) | 4.22%(4) | 4.22%(4) | 40% | $369 | |
2021 | $5.02 | 0.25 | 0.67 | 0.92 | (0.25) | $5.69 | 18.61% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 4.50% | 4.50% | 100% | $365 | |
2020 | $5.54 | 0.27 | (0.52) | (0.25) | (0.27) | $5.02 | (4.85)% | 0.53% | 0.56% | 4.80% | 4.77% | 38% | $160 | |
2019 | $5.57 | 0.30 | (0.02) | 0.28 | (0.31) | $5.54 | 5.17% | 0.54% | 0.61% | 5.47% | 5.40% | 24% | $190 | |
2018 | $5.73 | 0.30 | (0.15)(5) | 0.15 | (0.31) | $5.57 | 2.58% | 0.58% | 0.61% | 5.28% | 5.25% | 20% | $9,348 | |
2017 | $5.36 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.68 | (0.31) | $5.73 | 12.90% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 5.38% | 5.38% | 29% | $88,697 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)Per-share amount was not in accord with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of transactions in shares of the fund and the amount and timing of per-share net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on such shares.
(6)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(7)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2018.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was below its benchmark for the
one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board discussed the Fund’s performance with the Advisor and was satisfied with the efforts being undertaken by the Advisor. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer universe. The Board concluded
that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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Fund Characteristics | |
Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Approval of Management Agreement | |
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Additional Information | |
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 40.7% |
Corporate Bonds | 28.2% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 10.9% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 8.6% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 6.2% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 4.6% |
Municipal Securities | 1.6% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.4% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 1.4% |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | 0.7% |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 0.5% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 0.1% |
Preferred Stocks | —* |
Temporary Cash Investments | 1.3% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (6.2)% |
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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G Class | $1,000 | $1,024.70 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
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G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.02 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 40.7% |
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U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.00%, 5/15/37 | $ | 4,000,000 | | $ | 5,795,938 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.50%, 2/15/39(1) | 21,000,000 | | 26,187,656 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 5/15/40 | 2,500,000 | | 2,161,621 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 8/15/40 | 33,000,000 | | 28,408,360 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.375%, 11/15/40 | 12,500,000 | | 11,232,422 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.875%, 2/15/41 | 22,000,000 | | 21,527,344 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.25%, 5/15/41 | 15,000,000 | | 15,602,344 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 11/15/41 | 16,400,000 | | 19,537,781 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/42 | 36,000,000 | | 42,104,531 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875%, 5/15/43 | 6,500,000 | | 7,461,543 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 8/15/44(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,197,070 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.50%, 2/15/45 | 9,000,000 | | 9,722,109 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.50%, 2/15/46 | 8,500,000 | | 9,195,273 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 8/15/47 | 9,000,000 | | 10,218,164 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.375%, 11/15/48 | 48,600,000 | | 61,930,828 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.25%, 8/15/49 | 14,500,000 | | 15,034,688 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 11/15/49 | 11,500,000 | | 12,243,457 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.00%, 2/15/50 | 32,000,000 | | 31,447,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.625%, 11/15/50 | 5,000,000 | | 4,493,555 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.875%, 2/15/51 | 15,000,000 | | 14,308,594 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 5/15/51 | 24,000,000 | | 25,620,000 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.00%, 8/15/51 | 5,000,000 | | 4,912,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/25 | 14,965,730 | | 16,336,202 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/25 | 31,564,800 | | 34,167,585 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.25%, 7/15/29 | 2,027,832 | | 2,257,637 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/30 | 16,184,808 | | 17,863,667 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875%, 1/31/22 | 2,000,000 | | 2,012,144 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 12/15/22 | 80,000,000 | | 81,450,000 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 12/31/22 | 30,000,000 | | 29,996,484 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 3/15/23 | 55,000,000 | | 55,269,629 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, 3/31/23 | 3,500,000 | | 3,569,385 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 5/31/23 | 40,000,000 | | 39,939,062 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 6/15/23 | 50,000,000 | | 50,021,484 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 8/15/23 | 19,000,000 | | 18,956,211 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 8/31/23 | 20,000,000 | | 19,948,438 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 9/15/23 | 23,000,000 | | 22,934,414 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/23 | 90,000,000 | | 89,694,140 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 11/15/23 | 27,000,000 | | 26,967,305 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 12/15/23 | 86,000,000 | | 85,613,672 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/24 | 45,000,000 | | 44,767,969 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 2/29/24 | 15,000,000 | | 15,718,945 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 3/15/24 | 42,000,000 | | 41,862,187 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 4/15/24 | 120,000,000 | | 119,887,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/24 | 60,000,000 | | 59,842,969 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 9/15/24 | 20,000,000 | | 19,915,625 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.125%, 11/30/24 | 23,500,000 | | 24,654,805 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125%, 2/28/25 | $ | 57,000,000 | | $ | 57,960,762 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 5/31/25 | 24,800,000 | | 24,387,313 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 8/31/25 | 67,000,000 | | 65,646,914 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 11/30/25 | 44,500,000 | | 43,660,410 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, 12/31/25 | 20,000,000 | | 21,483,594 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75%, 5/31/26 | 114,000,000 | | 113,051,485 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 6/30/26 | 8,000,000 | | 7,972,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375%, 8/31/26 | 13,500,000 | | 13,761,035 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 12/31/26 | 3,500,000 | | 3,630,020 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125%, 2/28/27 | 22,000,000 | | 22,080,781 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 3/31/27 | 69,000,000 | | 67,347,774 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 4/30/27 | 45,000,000 | | 43,551,562 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 6/30/27 | 16,100,000 | | 15,545,305 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 8/31/27 | 54,000,000 | | 51,987,657 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 11/30/27 | 20,000,000 | | 19,320,312 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 12/31/27 | 25,000,000 | | 24,125,000 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 3/31/28 | 25,000,000 | | 25,006,836 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 4/30/28 | 57,000,000 | | 56,973,281 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 6/30/28 | 14,500,000 | | 14,471,113 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.125%, 8/31/28 | 47,000,000 | | 46,452,891 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 9/30/28 | 30,000,000 | | 29,875,781 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, 2/15/30 | 1,200,000 | | 1,207,945 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $2,081,177,761) | | 2,073,491,008 | |
CORPORATE BONDS — 28.2% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.4% | | |
Boeing Co. (The), 2.20%, 2/4/26 | 5,010,000 | | 5,048,055 | |
Boeing Co. (The), 3.625%, 2/1/31 | 4,480,000 | | 4,799,024 | |
Boeing Co. (The), 5.81%, 5/1/50 | 2,830,000 | | 3,778,948 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., 4.125%, 11/16/28 | 6,820,000 | | 7,767,173 | |
| | 21,393,200 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.1% | | |
GXO Logistics, Inc., 2.65%, 7/15/31(2) | 4,054,000 | | 4,035,514 | |
Airlines — 0.2% | | |
British Airways Pass Through Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.90%, 9/15/36(2) | 2,644,000 | | 2,667,496 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(2) | 7,204,000 | | 7,710,404 | |
| | 10,377,900 | |
Automobiles — 0.5% | | |
General Motors Co., 5.15%, 4/1/38 | 4,550,000 | | 5,436,010 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.75%, 6/20/25 | 9,194,000 | | 9,616,170 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.70%, 8/20/27 | 4,782,000 | | 4,971,334 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, 1.90%, 4/6/28 | 4,930,000 | | 4,998,067 | |
| | 25,021,581 | |
Banks — 3.9% | | |
Banco Santander SA, 2.96%, 3/25/31 | 7,400,000 | | 7,617,775 | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, VRN, 0.81%, 10/24/24 | 9,258,000 | | 9,291,894 | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, VRN, 2.68%, 6/19/41 | 13,200,000 | | 12,756,873 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 3.42%, 12/20/28 | 3,380,000 | | 3,665,791 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 2.48%, 9/21/36 | 3,415,000 | | 3,349,019 | |
Bank of Ireland Group plc, VRN, 2.03%, 9/30/27(2) | 4,167,000 | | 4,169,255 | |
Barclays plc, 4.84%, 5/9/28 | 4,545,000 | | 5,140,053 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Barclays plc, VRN, 1.01%, 12/10/24 | $ | 6,624,000 | | $ | 6,656,408 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 2.82%, 11/19/25(2) | 10,065,000 | | 10,545,119 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 2.16%, 9/15/29(2) | 3,063,000 | | 3,036,359 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 4.375%, 3/1/33(2) | 6,945,000 | | 7,619,298 | |
BPCE SA, 4.50%, 3/15/25(2) | 4,510,000 | | 4,956,370 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 0.78%, 10/30/24 | 15,870,000 | | 15,933,865 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 1.46%, 6/9/27 | 7,140,000 | | 7,102,162 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.52%, 10/27/28 | 10,517,000 | | 11,443,869 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, VRN, 3.61%, 9/12/34(2) | 5,380,000 | | 5,708,843 | |
DNB Bank ASA, VRN, 1.61%, 3/30/28(2) | 3,120,000 | | 3,105,863 | |
FNB Corp., 2.20%, 2/24/23 | 4,790,000 | | 4,862,447 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24 | 9,725,000 | | 10,451,796 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, VRN, 2.80%, 5/24/32 | 3,160,000 | | 3,204,817 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 1.58%, 4/22/27 | 3,720,000 | | 3,729,804 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 2.07%, 6/1/29 | 9,305,000 | | 9,331,649 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 3.16%, 4/22/42 | 8,550,000 | | 8,885,884 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd., 2.99%, 5/21/31(2) | 6,200,000 | | 6,278,547 | |
Societe Generale SA, VRN, 1.79%, 6/9/27(2) | 5,880,000 | | 5,850,664 | |
Truist Bank, VRN, 2.64%, 9/17/29 | 3,330,000 | | 3,482,197 | |
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, VRN, 1.89%, 6/7/29 | 2,350,000 | | 2,349,837 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, VRN, 2.16%, 2/11/26 | 12,695,000 | | 13,099,880 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., VRN, 3.07%, 4/30/41 | 7,220,000 | | 7,426,211 | |
| | 201,052,549 | |
Beverages — 0.3% | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46 | 5,395,000 | | 6,641,749 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.75%, 1/23/29 | 8,100,000 | | 9,544,217 | |
| | 16,185,966 | |
Biotechnology — 0.5% | | |
AbbVie, Inc., 3.20%, 11/21/29 | 6,170,000 | | 6,652,219 | |
AbbVie, Inc., 4.40%, 11/6/42 | 2,290,000 | | 2,739,318 | |
Amgen, Inc., 1.65%, 8/15/28 | 6,375,000 | | 6,273,123 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26 | 7,660,000 | | 8,399,366 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 1.20%, 10/1/27 | 1,197,000 | | 1,172,403 | |
| | 25,236,429 | |
Building Products† | | |
Lennox International, Inc., 1.70%, 8/1/27 | 1,490,000 | | 1,480,343 | |
Capital Markets — 3.3% | | |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., 2.95%, 3/10/26 | 6,830,000 | | 6,965,962 | |
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 1.625%, 8/5/28(2) | 7,580,000 | | 7,412,154 | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 2.85%, 9/30/28(2) | 3,330,000 | | 3,309,903 | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 3.125%, 6/10/31(2) | 3,644,000 | | 3,606,833 | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 4.125%, 10/7/51(2)(3) | 5,112,000 | | 5,014,872 | |
CI Financial Corp., 4.10%, 6/15/51 | 8,750,000 | | 9,423,775 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/1/25 | 3,575,000 | | 3,821,663 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/14/25(2) | 2,060,000 | | 2,176,898 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 1,634,000 | | 1,708,074 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/27 | 2,218,000 | | 2,224,870 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), MTN, VRN, 2.38%, 7/21/32 | 5,846,000 | | 5,791,831 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), VRN, 2.91%, 6/5/23 | 15,720,000 | | 15,978,414 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), VRN, 2.91%, 7/21/42 | 5,255,000 | | 5,188,145 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc., 2.05%, 2/15/27 | 3,388,000 | | 3,336,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Hercules Capital, Inc., 2.625%, 9/16/26 | $ | 4,171,000 | | $ | 4,171,978 | |
Main Street Capital Corp., 3.00%, 7/14/26 | 5,400,000 | | 5,511,225 | |
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 0.53%, 1/25/24 | 16,010,000 | | 16,024,839 | |
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 2.24%, 7/21/32 | 1,862,000 | | 1,831,115 | |
Morgan Stanley, VRN, 1.59%, 5/4/27 | 14,084,000 | | 14,134,118 | |
Morgan Stanley, VRN, 2.48%, 9/16/36 | 6,264,000 | | 6,134,068 | |
Owl Rock Core Income Corp., 3.125%, 9/23/26(2) | 8,830,000 | | 8,726,465 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/25(2) | 3,876,000 | | 4,239,373 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 3.75%, 6/17/26(2) | 2,315,000 | | 2,445,474 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.50%, 1/15/27 | 6,310,000 | | 6,338,668 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 5.875%, 3/15/23 | 7,318,000 | | 7,686,356 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.71%, 1/22/26 | 4,970,000 | | 5,122,690 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.44%, 10/15/28 | 5,040,000 | | 4,905,684 | |
UBS Group AG, VRN, 1.49%, 8/10/27(2) | 7,520,000 | | 7,437,528 | |
| | 170,669,046 | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 1.83%, 10/15/27(2) | 2,168,000 | | 2,172,550 | |
Westlake Chemical Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/41 | 1,825,000 | | 1,749,156 | |
| | 3,921,706 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.2% | | |
Republic Services, Inc., 2.30%, 3/1/30 | 3,071,000 | | 3,113,236 | |
Sodexo, Inc., 2.72%, 4/16/31(2) | 5,360,000 | | 5,480,038 | |
Waste Connections, Inc., 2.60%, 2/1/30 | 1,470,000 | | 1,514,988 | |
Waste Connections, Inc., 2.95%, 1/15/52 | 2,737,000 | | 2,682,006 | |
| | 12,790,268 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.1% | | |
Quanta Services, Inc., 2.35%, 1/15/32 | 5,580,000 | | 5,465,330 | |
Construction Materials — 0.1% | | |
Eagle Materials, Inc., 2.50%, 7/1/31 | 3,777,000 | | 3,756,205 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.25%, 4/15/26(2) | 2,888,000 | | 3,107,607 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.375%, 5/1/26(2) | 237,000 | | 256,013 | |
| | 3,363,620 | |
Containers and Packaging — 0.1% | | |
Berry Global, Inc., 1.57%, 1/15/26(2) | 2,750,000 | | 2,752,723 | |
WRKCo, Inc., 3.00%, 9/15/24 | 2,374,000 | | 2,519,759 | |
| | 5,272,482 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2% | | |
Duke University, 3.30%, 10/1/46 | 3,000,000 | | 3,306,342 | |
Novant Health, Inc., 3.17%, 11/1/51 | 3,800,000 | | 4,008,880 | |
Pepperdine University, 3.30%, 12/1/59 | 3,740,000 | | 3,888,311 | |
| | 11,203,533 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5% | | |
Antares Holdings LP, 2.75%, 1/15/27(2) | 2,968,000 | | 2,972,874 | |
Banco Santander SA, VRN, 1.72%, 9/14/27 | 3,400,000 | | 3,386,020 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 1.75%, 9/15/24(2) | 2,354,000 | | 2,351,703 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 2.625%, 12/15/26(2) | 3,794,000 | | 3,783,892 | |
Block Financial LLC, 2.50%, 7/15/28 | 3,045,000 | | 3,090,744 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, VRN, 3.04%, 5/28/32 | 3,804,000 | | 3,862,803 | |
GE Capital Funding LLC, 4.40%, 5/15/30 | 3,370,000 | | 3,906,816 | |
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co., 4.42%, 11/15/35 | 3,420,000 | | 4,107,655 | |
| | 27,462,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.1% | | |
AT&T, Inc., 2.55%, 12/1/33 | $ | 8,062,000 | | $ | 7,938,827 | |
AT&T, Inc., 3.55%, 9/15/55 | 7,643,000 | | 7,552,501 | |
British Telecommunications plc, 3.25%, 11/8/29(2) | 10,045,000 | | 10,516,014 | |
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 2.625%, 4/8/31(2) | 2,500,000 | | 2,552,425 | |
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., MTN, 3.25%, 2/21/23 | 930,000 | | 961,834 | |
Telefonica Emisiones SA, 4.90%, 3/6/48 | 8,430,000 | | 10,153,632 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.33%, 9/21/28 | 3,948,000 | | 4,542,195 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.75%, 1/20/31 | 5,040,000 | | 4,794,074 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.65%, 11/20/40 | 3,578,000 | | 3,366,449 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.99%, 10/30/56 | 2,440,000 | | 2,258,517 | |
| | 54,636,468 | |
Electric Utilities — 1.8% | | |
AEP Texas, Inc., 2.10%, 7/1/30 | 5,290,000 | | 5,183,458 | |
Alfa Desarrollo SpA, 4.55%, 9/27/51(2) | 2,400,000 | | 2,344,200 | |
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 2.25%, 6/15/31 | 2,800,000 | | 2,814,809 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.50%, 2/1/25 | 4,360,000 | | 4,684,901 | |
Commonwealth Edison Co., 3.20%, 11/15/49 | 4,255,000 | | 4,414,337 | |
DTE Electric Co., 2.25%, 3/1/30 | 4,530,000 | | 4,602,641 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 2.55%, 4/15/31 | 1,823,000 | | 1,890,195 | |
Duke Energy Corp., 2.55%, 6/15/31 | 2,170,000 | | 2,200,415 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 1.75%, 6/15/30 | 3,325,000 | | 3,228,041 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/42 | 2,740,000 | | 3,118,774 | |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 2.00%, 8/15/31 | 5,290,000 | | 5,201,035 | |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.15%, 12/1/44 | 4,040,000 | | 4,776,279 | |
Entergy Arkansas LLC, 2.65%, 6/15/51 | 2,260,000 | | 2,110,655 | |
Exelon Corp., 4.45%, 4/15/46 | 2,440,000 | | 2,951,050 | |
Florida Power & Light Co., 4.125%, 2/1/42 | 2,268,000 | | 2,736,004 | |
Indiana Michigan Power Co., 3.25%, 5/1/51 | 1,822,000 | | 1,886,318 | |
MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.40%, 10/15/44 | 3,585,000 | | 4,401,139 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 5/1/27 | 3,000,000 | | 3,293,252 | |
Northern States Power Co., 3.20%, 4/1/52 | 2,950,000 | | 3,152,324 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.20%, 6/1/41 | 1,890,000 | | 1,860,811 | |
PacifiCorp, 3.30%, 3/15/51 | 3,470,000 | | 3,613,625 | |
PacifiCorp, 2.90%, 6/15/52 | 2,320,000 | | 2,261,164 | |
Public Service Co. of Colorado, 1.875%, 6/15/31 | 3,844,000 | | 3,780,414 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 1.75%, 1/15/31 | 3,970,000 | | 3,784,188 | |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 3.95%, 10/1/46 | 2,090,000 | | 2,322,943 | |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., 2.45%, 12/15/50 | 2,074,000 | | 1,860,846 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.40%, 6/1/30 | 4,480,000 | | 4,889,691 | |
| | 89,363,509 | |
Electrical Equipment† | | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc., 2.80%, 8/15/61 | 1,875,000 | | 1,788,277 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.1% | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc., 2.25%, 4/1/28 | 3,420,000 | | 3,485,284 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.1% | | |
Halliburton Co., 2.92%, 3/1/30 | 3,800,000 | | 3,932,660 | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/28 | 3,404,000 | | 3,927,365 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.2% | | |
Broadstone Net Lease LLC, 2.60%, 9/15/31 | 2,875,000 | | 2,843,081 | |
Corporate Office Properties LP, 2.00%, 1/15/29 | 5,685,000 | | 5,574,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.80%, 2/15/28 | $ | 6,452,000 | | $ | 7,101,023 | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/26 | 3,299,000 | | 3,615,504 | |
EPR Properties, 4.95%, 4/15/28 | 8,327,000 | | 9,157,921 | |
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/26 | 4,320,000 | | 4,917,024 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 4.00%, 6/15/25 | 5,205,000 | | 5,583,245 | |
Lexington Realty Trust, 2.375%, 10/1/31 | 6,920,000 | | 6,718,002 | |
Life Storage LP, 2.40%, 10/15/31(3) | 6,835,000 | | 6,774,400 | |
National Health Investors, Inc., 3.00%, 2/1/31 | 10,580,000 | | 10,298,811 | |
National Retail Properties, Inc., 3.00%, 4/15/52 | 5,500,000 | | 5,217,989 | |
Office Properties Income Trust, 2.40%, 2/1/27 | 4,192,000 | | 4,145,312 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.375%, 2/1/31 | 9,310,000 | | 9,486,367 | |
Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I LP, 2.625%, 11/15/31(3) | 2,612,000 | | 2,586,034 | |
Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 2.75%, 4/1/32 | 4,510,000 | | 4,438,438 | |
Rexford Industrial Realty LP, 2.15%, 9/1/31 | 3,538,000 | | 3,413,776 | |
Simon Property Group LP, 2.25%, 1/15/32 | 6,420,000 | | 6,279,965 | |
STORE Capital Corp., 4.50%, 3/15/28 | 3,589,000 | | 4,050,577 | |
STORE Capital Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/29 | 1,962,000 | | 2,226,187 | |
Sun Communities Operating LP, 2.30%, 11/1/28(3) | 3,737,000 | | 3,746,244 | |
Tanger Properties LP, 2.75%, 9/1/31 | 6,170,000 | | 5,975,880 | |
| | 114,150,593 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.3% | | |
Kroger Co. (The), 3.875%, 10/15/46 | 3,420,000 | | 3,792,251 | |
Sysco Corp., 5.95%, 4/1/30 | 5,832,000 | | 7,422,101 | |
Walmart, Inc., 1.80%, 9/22/31 | 1,847,000 | | 1,832,107 | |
| | 13,046,459 | |
Food Products — 0.2% | | |
JDE Peet's NV, 2.25%, 9/24/31(2) | 5,728,000 | | 5,605,427 | |
Mondelez International, Inc., 2.75%, 4/13/30 | 5,201,000 | | 5,445,896 | |
| | 11,051,323 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV, 4.75%, 1/15/51(2) | 6,200,000 | | 6,391,115 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 1.0% | | |
Centene Corp., 2.45%, 7/15/28 | 6,600,000 | | 6,641,250 | |
Centene Corp., 3.375%, 2/15/30 | 4,465,000 | | 4,628,196 | |
CVS Health Corp., 1.75%, 8/21/30 | 3,320,000 | | 3,185,166 | |
CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38 | 2,030,000 | | 2,491,469 | |
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/1/30(2) | 2,725,000 | | 2,806,371 | |
Duke University Health System, Inc., 3.92%, 6/1/47 | 1,825,000 | | 2,155,602 | |
HCA, Inc., 2.375%, 7/15/31 | 8,460,000 | | 8,320,724 | |
HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 7/15/51 | 3,920,000 | | 3,894,007 | |
Humana, Inc., 2.15%, 2/3/32 | 3,572,000 | | 3,492,406 | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.00%, 6/1/51 | 3,135,000 | | 3,208,344 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 1.65%, 9/1/26(2) | 5,107,000 | | 5,079,334 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 2.65%, 10/15/30(2) | 4,360,000 | | 4,385,244 | |
| | 50,288,113 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.1% | | |
Marriott International, Inc., 3.50%, 10/15/32 | 4,421,000 | | 4,701,192 | |
Household Durables — 0.1% | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc., 2.50%, 10/15/24 | 3,490,000 | | 3,657,639 | |
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2% | | |
General Electric Co., 4.35%, 5/1/50 | 4,170,000 | | 5,042,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Honeywell International, Inc., 1.75%, 9/1/31 | $ | 3,090,000 | | $ | 3,014,062 | |
| | 8,056,391 | |
Insurance — 1.4% | | |
American International Group, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/36 | 5,610,000 | | 7,828,172 | |
American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44 | 4,350,000 | | 5,318,020 | |
Assured Guaranty US Holdings, Inc., 3.60%, 9/15/51 | 5,022,000 | | 5,117,697 | |
Athene Global Funding, 1.99%, 8/19/28(2) | 8,972,000 | | 8,864,324 | |
Athene Global Funding, 2.67%, 6/7/31(2) | 9,100,000 | | 9,183,491 | |
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding, 2.00%, 6/28/28(2) | 7,610,000 | | 7,584,385 | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, 1.80%, 3/8/28(2) | 3,540,000 | | 3,519,385 | |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., 3.125%, 6/15/31(2) | 2,868,000 | | 2,901,031 | |
Guardian Life Global Funding, 1.625%, 9/16/28(2) | 5,677,000 | | 5,605,001 | |
Principal Life Global Funding II, 1.25%, 8/16/26(2) | 2,649,000 | | 2,634,178 | |
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 3.35%, 4/16/31(2) | 6,880,000 | | 7,156,448 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 11/13/26(2) | 3,840,000 | | 4,265,926 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/18/31(2) | 3,545,000 | | 3,786,461 | |
| | 73,764,519 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.2% | | |
Amazon.com, Inc., 2.875%, 5/12/41 | 9,740,000 | | 10,059,413 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.3% | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2.30%, 3/12/31 | 8,624,000 | | 8,639,076 | |
Illumina, Inc., 2.55%, 3/23/31 | 6,480,000 | | 6,547,307 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 1.75%, 10/15/28 | 1,120,000 | | 1,116,857 | |
| | 16,303,240 | |
Machinery — 0.1% | | |
Cummins, Inc., 2.60%, 9/1/50 | 3,040,000 | | 2,854,830 | |
Media — 0.9% | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 4,295,000 | | 4,832,303 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.50%, 6/1/41 | 4,365,000 | | 4,292,468 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.125%, 7/1/49 | 7,520,000 | | 8,861,093 | |
Comcast Corp., 3.40%, 4/1/30 | 8,742,000 | | 9,632,670 | |
Comcast Corp., 3.75%, 4/1/40 | 1,285,000 | | 1,445,302 | |
Cox Communications, Inc., 2.60%, 6/15/31(2) | 3,240,000 | | 3,281,808 | |
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.65%, 5/15/50 | 3,020,000 | | 3,506,680 | |
Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.50%, 9/15/42 | 7,700,000 | | 8,440,475 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/43 | 2,870,000 | | 3,289,250 | |
| | 47,582,049 | |
Metals and Mining — 0.5% | | |
Glencore Funding LLC, 2.625%, 9/23/31(2) | 5,410,000 | | 5,300,689 | |
Minera Mexico SA de CV, 4.50%, 1/26/50(2) | 8,400,000 | | 9,313,500 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 3.45%, 4/15/30 | 2,575,000 | | 2,772,162 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41 | 4,460,000 | | 5,961,139 | |
| | 23,347,490 | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.8% | | |
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 2.00%, 4/29/28(2) | 3,120,000 | | 3,143,010 | |
Ameren Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/31 | 5,618,000 | | 6,113,406 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 11/1/28 | 4,781,000 | | 5,452,185 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 2.65%, 6/1/31 | 3,467,000 | | 3,544,311 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., 2.25%, 8/15/31 | 2,510,000 | | 2,504,143 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.90%, 8/1/41 | 3,620,000 | | 4,515,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
NiSource, Inc., 5.65%, 2/1/45 | $ | 3,515,000 | | $ | 4,833,459 | |
Sempra Energy, 3.25%, 6/15/27 | 3,040,000 | | 3,295,194 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., 1.375%, 10/15/27 | 5,720,000 | | 5,627,519 | |
| | 39,028,893 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.9% | | |
Aker BP ASA, 3.75%, 1/15/30(2) | 5,420,000 | | 5,806,133 | |
Aker BP ASA, 4.00%, 1/15/31(2) | 1,960,000 | | 2,133,261 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.06%, 6/17/41 | 3,030,000 | | 3,062,812 | |
Chevron Corp., 2.00%, 5/11/27 | 2,490,000 | | 2,569,929 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.50%, 12/1/29 | 4,220,000 | | 4,515,822 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 3.40%, 8/1/51 | 3,680,000 | | 3,715,556 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 4.25%, 3/15/23 | 4,430,000 | | 4,619,134 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 3.75%, 5/15/30 | 6,980,000 | | 7,546,525 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 4.90%, 3/15/35 | 3,300,000 | | 3,790,419 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/44 | 5,120,000 | | 6,168,040 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.30%, 2/15/53 | 2,632,000 | | 2,571,495 | |
Equinor ASA, 3.25%, 11/18/49 | 1,460,000 | | 1,549,066 | |
Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC, 3.36%, 6/30/31(2) | 3,185,000 | | 3,233,367 | |
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.94%, 9/30/40(2) | 8,000,000 | | 8,008,663 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.50%, 9/1/39 | 3,058,000 | | 4,242,876 | |
Lundin Energy Finance BV, 3.10%, 7/15/31(2) | 2,610,000 | | 2,648,649 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23 | 1,550,000 | | 1,571,312 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.625%, 9/21/23 | 1,800,000 | | 1,873,350 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | 2,100,000 | | 2,220,750 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.625%, 6/15/35 | 1,050,000 | | 997,799 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44 | 100,000 | | 80,186 | |
SA Global Sukuk Ltd., 2.69%, 6/17/31(2) | 8,750,000 | | 8,841,149 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 3/1/25 | 7,650,000 | | 8,685,484 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 1.625%, 11/24/25(2) | 2,000,000 | | 2,003,000 | |
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 3.25%, 5/15/30 | 2,550,000 | | 2,727,664 | |
| | 95,182,441 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 2.10%, 4/30/27(2) | 4,870,000 | | 5,017,534 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2% | | |
Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 1.75%, 5/28/28 | 3,004,000 | | 3,023,623 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 2.55%, 11/13/50 | 4,203,000 | | 3,952,819 | |
Royalty Pharma plc, 2.20%, 9/2/30 | 2,650,000 | | 2,593,533 | |
Viatris, Inc., 4.00%, 6/22/50(2) | 2,411,000 | | 2,567,836 | |
| | 12,137,811 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.1% | | |
Essential Properties LP, 2.95%, 7/15/31 | 5,500,000 | | 5,535,444 | |
Road and Rail — 0.7% | | |
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 1.50%, 8/12/26(2) | 4,000,000 | | 3,960,995 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45 | 3,540,000 | | 4,270,340 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 3.30%, 9/15/51 | 2,300,000 | | 2,483,052 | |
CSX Corp., 3.25%, 6/1/27 | 5,120,000 | | 5,584,385 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 1.55%, 8/1/24(2) | 1,327,000 | | 1,316,530 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 3.375%, 3/20/28(2) | 7,137,000 | | 7,377,196 | |
Union Pacific Corp., 2.40%, 2/5/30 | 2,770,000 | | 2,847,127 | |
Union Pacific Corp., MTN, 3.55%, 8/15/39 | 5,460,000 | | 6,095,148 | |
| | 33,934,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5% | | |
Intel Corp., 2.80%, 8/12/41 | $ | 6,855,000 | | $ | 6,841,003 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/25 | 9,300,000 | | 9,726,728 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 | 5,313,000 | | 5,797,811 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/31(2) | 2,675,000 | | 2,823,864 | |
| | 25,189,406 | |
Software — 0.2% | | |
Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 4/1/40 | 7,720,000 | | 8,018,115 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.4% | | |
AutoNation, Inc., 1.95%, 8/1/28 | 3,680,000 | | 3,631,930 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.90%, 6/15/47 | 3,450,000 | | 4,064,933 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 2.375%, 3/15/51 | 6,120,000 | | 5,536,044 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., 1.30%, 4/15/28 | 4,687,000 | | 4,562,857 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., 2.625%, 4/1/31 | 4,600,000 | | 4,718,528 | |
| | 22,514,292 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 1.0% | | |
Apple, Inc., 2.65%, 2/8/51 | 10,585,000 | | 10,141,192 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 4.90%, 10/1/26 | 7,290,000 | | 8,403,115 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 8.10%, 7/15/36 | 1,745,000 | | 2,650,310 | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 8.35%, 7/15/46 | 1,640,000 | | 2,664,925 | |
EMC Corp., 3.375%, 6/1/23 | 9,960,000 | | 10,296,150 | |
HP, Inc., 2.65%, 6/17/31(2) | 7,025,000 | | 6,960,913 | |
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 8,981,000 | | 9,957,863 | |
| | 51,074,468 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.1% | | |
Nationwide Building Society, VRN, 4.125%, 10/18/32(2) | 7,120,000 | | 7,785,228 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%, 8/11/25(2) | 4,430,000 | | 4,954,772 | |
BOC Aviation Ltd., MTN, 1.75%, 1/21/26 | 3,100,000 | | 3,077,544 | |
| | 8,032,316 | |
Water Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Essential Utilities, Inc., 2.70%, 4/15/30 | 4,310,000 | | 4,452,388 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28 | 6,606,000 | | 7,027,132 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, 4/15/31 | 4,774,000 | | 5,040,794 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.40%, 10/15/52(2) | 5,375,000 | | 5,252,865 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 4.125%, 6/4/81 | 10,675,000 | | 10,817,885 | |
| | 28,138,676 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $1,421,311,954) | | 1,437,117,893 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 10.9% |
Adjustable-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.3% |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.34%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 9/1/35 | 285,307 | | 305,543 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.17%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.87%), 7/1/36 | 769,305 | | 814,918 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.20%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.14%), 10/1/36 | 688,481 | | 741,581 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.35%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.26%), 4/1/37 | 596,056 | | 637,201 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.12%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.86%), 7/1/41 | 419,380 | | 445,402 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.02%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 12/1/42 | 280,516 | | 295,346 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.89%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.63%), 1/1/44 | 1,060,995 | | 1,098,047 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.62%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 6/1/45 | 815,008 | | 851,020 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 1.875%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.63%), 8/1/46 | 1,111,898 | | 1,158,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
FHLMC, VRN, 3.05%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.64%), 9/1/47 | $ | 786,608 | | $ | 818,866 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.81%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 832,113 | | 867,496 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.81%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 113,060 | | 117,892 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.81%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 566,980 | | 591,092 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.82%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 280,818 | | 292,817 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.73%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.54%), 9/1/35 | 606,968 | | 632,295 | |
FNMA, VRN, 2.22%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.16%), 3/1/38 | 614,857 | | 660,126 | |
FNMA, VRN, 2.67%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.61%), 4/1/46 | 1,554,201 | | 1,633,279 | |
FNMA, VRN, 3.19%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.61%), 3/1/47 | 1,628,926 | | 1,701,122 | |
FNMA, VRN, 3.10%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.61%), 4/1/47 | 1,263,528 | | 1,320,928 | |
FNMA, VRN, 2.90%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.62%), 5/1/47 | 1,213,701 | | 1,270,634 | |
FNMA, VRN, 3.23%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.62%), 5/1/47 | 451,837 | | 470,711 | |
| | 16,724,943 | |
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 10.6% |
FHLMC, 6.00%, 2/1/38 | 98,790 | | 115,981 | |
FHLMC, 3.00%, 6/1/51 | 35,952,427 | | 37,702,520 | |
FHLMC, 3.00%, 7/1/51 | 24,570,401 | | 25,848,588 | |
FHLMC, 2.50%, 8/1/51 | 51,632,101 | | 53,298,315 | |
FHLMC, 2.50%, 9/1/51 | 18,967,018 | | 19,587,033 | |
FHLMC, 3.50%, 9/1/51 | 20,430,296 | | 21,774,372 | |
FHLMC, 2.50%, 10/1/51 | 18,473,903 | | 19,078,442 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 12/1/33 | 227,833 | | 263,676 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 3/1/34 | 925,879 | | 995,249 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 9/1/37 | 133,382 | | 157,560 | |
FNMA, 6.00%, 11/1/37 | 49,626 | | 58,668 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 4/1/39 | 164,496 | | 185,035 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 5/1/39 | 460,782 | | 518,314 | |
FNMA, 6.50%, 5/1/39 | 63,447 | | 73,558 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 9/1/39 | 1,058,315 | | 1,190,480 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 10/1/39 | 798,704 | | 898,455 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 11/1/40 | 720,429 | | 805,299 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 12/1/40 | 115,474 | | 125,690 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 8/1/41 | 1,114,134 | | 1,240,374 | |
FNMA, 4.50%, 9/1/41 | 612,081 | | 686,887 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 10/1/41 | 756,254 | | 821,213 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 12/1/41 | 3,615,304 | | 3,927,342 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 12/1/41 | 1,919,347 | | 2,124,219 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 2/1/42 | 2,505,790 | | 2,713,649 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 5/1/42 | 963,238 | | 1,049,268 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 6/1/42 | 955,071 | | 1,043,007 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 8/1/42 | 4,629,973 | | 5,029,604 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 9/1/42 | 1,203,556 | | 1,310,997 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/45 | 491,066 | | 534,606 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/45 | 2,213,938 | | 2,414,301 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 2/1/46 | 2,751,352 | | 2,995,614 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 4/1/46 | 5,510,856 | | 5,994,254 | |
FNMA, 3.00%, 5/1/50 | 5,440,521 | | 5,785,953 | |
FNMA, 3.00%, 6/1/50 | 5,628,453 | | 5,963,486 | |
FNMA, 2.50%, 6/1/51 | 6,395,210 | | 6,603,850 | |
FNMA, 3.00%, 6/1/51 | 2,433,923 | | 2,589,092 | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 8/1/51 | 9,780,617 | | 10,402,799 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
FNMA, 3.50%, 9/1/51 | $ | 21,220,214 | | $ | 22,663,818 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 6/1/57 | 541,787 | | 610,447 | |
FNMA, 4.00%, 11/1/59 | 542,846 | | 610,981 | |
GNMA, 2.50%, TBA | 53,423,000 | | 55,152,987 | |
GNMA, 3.00%, TBA | 16,250,000 | | 16,978,711 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 11/15/22 | 125 | | 127 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 4/20/26 | 97 | | 107 | |
GNMA, 7.50%, 8/15/26 | 223 | | 247 | |
GNMA, 8.00%, 8/15/26 | 99 | | 108 | |
GNMA, 8.00%, 6/15/27 | 297 | | 299 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 2/15/28 | 66 | | 66 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 3/15/28 | 397 | | 444 | |
GNMA, 6.50%, 5/15/28 | 1,345 | | 1,504 | |
GNMA, 7.00%, 5/15/31 | 1,280 | | 1,492 | |
GNMA, 6.00%, 7/15/33 | 340,884 | | 402,807 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 8/15/33 | 324,760 | | 366,848 | |
GNMA, 5.50%, 1/15/39 | 496,530 | | 583,198 | |
GNMA, 6.00%, 1/20/39 | 16,473 | | 19,315 | |
GNMA, 6.00%, 2/20/39 | 103,757 | | 121,655 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 6/15/39 | 869,883 | | 995,564 | |
GNMA, 5.00%, 9/15/39 | 25,934 | | 30,044 | |
GNMA, 5.50%, 9/15/39 | 38,147 | | 44,210 | |
GNMA, 5.00%, 10/15/39 | 410,837 | | 475,937 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 1/15/40 | 334,420 | | 378,452 | |
GNMA, 4.00%, 11/20/40 | 1,058,709 | | 1,161,196 | |
GNMA, 4.00%, 12/15/40 | 402,002 | | 445,811 | |
GNMA, 4.50%, 6/15/41 | 307,609 | | 351,508 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 4/20/42 | 2,358,166 | | 2,550,569 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 6/20/42 | 5,148,348 | | 5,568,838 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 3/20/43 | 333,473 | | 360,619 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 4/20/43 | 2,047,253 | | 2,214,146 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 3/15/46 | 1,202,294 | | 1,294,515 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 2/20/51 | 3,977,960 | | 4,185,049 | |
GNMA, 3.50%, 6/20/51 | 19,990,921 | | 21,146,241 | |
GNMA, 2.50%, 9/20/51 | 17,977,000 | | 18,590,713 | |
GNMA, 3.00%, 9/20/51 | 16,160,874 | | 16,962,117 | |
UMBS, 2.50%, TBA | 114,050,000 | | 117,600,698 | |
| | 537,779,138 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $553,538,015) | 554,504,081 | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 8.6% |
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Aimco CLO Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class BR, VRN, 1.71%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/22/32(2) | 13,000,000 | | 13,006,470 | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2021-19A, Class B1, VRN, 2.01%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 10/15/34(2) | 10,200,000 | | 10,200,093 | |
Anchorage Credit Opportunities CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A1, VRN, 2.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 1/20/32(2) | 9,775,000 | | 9,803,645 | |
Apidos CLO XXVI, Series 2017-26A, Class BR, VRN, 2.14%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/18/29(2) | 7,500,000 | | 7,510,833 | |
ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class BR, VRN, 1.79%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 4/22/31(2) | 6,600,000 | | 6,603,630 | |
ARES LII CLO Ltd., Series 2019-52A, Class CR, VRN, 2.24%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 4/22/31(2) | 7,000,000 | | 7,013,059 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Ares LV CLO Ltd., Series 2020-55A, Class BR, VRN, 1.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 7/15/34(2) | $ | 13,125,000 | | $ | 13,144,240 | |
BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class C, VRN, 1.78%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 6/16/36(2) | 13,550,000 | | 13,464,130 | |
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, VRN, 1.15%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.02%), 4/20/31(2) | 6,700,000 | | 6,704,006 | |
Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.71%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/15/30(2) | 4,800,000 | | 4,802,533 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, VRN, 2.32%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 8/14/30(2) | 8,425,000 | | 8,433,360 | |
CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class BR, VRN, 3.87%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/20/32(2) | 6,250,000 | | 6,253,104 | |
CBAM Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class CR, VRN, 2.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 7/17/34(2) | 9,850,000 | | 9,785,665 | |
Cedar Funding Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class BR, VRN, 1.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 10/20/32(2)(3) | 7,450,000 | | 7,450,000 | |
Cerberus Loan Funding XXXIII LP, Series 2021-3A, Class A, VRN, 1.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.56%), 7/23/33(2) | 9,850,000 | | 9,862,295 | |
Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class DR, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 4/20/34(2) | 5,925,000 | | 5,963,382 | |
Elmwood CLO V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class BR, VRN, 1.77%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 10/20/34(2) | 5,250,000 | | 5,253,021 | |
Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class B, VRN, 1.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 10/20/34(2) | 13,175,000 | | 13,180,792 | |
Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class C, VRN, 2.04%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 10/20/34(2) | 7,625,000 | | 7,628,844 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR2, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 4/20/34(2) | 10,425,000 | | 10,332,028 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class BR, VRN, 1.68%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 10/20/32(2)(3) | 11,925,000 | | 11,925,000 | |
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class A, VRN, 1.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 7/20/31(2) | 6,000,000 | | 5,997,206 | |
KREF Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class AS, VRN, 1.38%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.30%), 2/15/39(2) | 9,900,000 | | 9,916,527 | |
KREF Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class B, VRN, 1.73%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 2/15/39(2) | 9,200,000 | | 9,215,497 | |
Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class A1R, VRN, 1.39%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.26%), 1/15/33(2) | 5,275,000 | | 5,279,686 | |
Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., Series 2019-37A, Class BR, VRN, 1.79%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 7/15/33(2) | 11,750,000 | | 11,755,844 | |
Magnetite CLO XXXI Ltd., Series 2021-31 A, Class B, VRN, 1.77%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 7/15/34(2) | 7,200,000 | | 7,216,790 | |
MF1 Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class AS, VRN, 1.55%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 10/18/36(2) | 16,100,000 | | 16,143,509 | |
Oak Hill Credit Partners X-R Ltd., Series 2014-10RA, Class CR, VRN, 2.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 4/20/34(2) | 11,650,000 | | 11,671,014 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, VRN, 1.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 7/15/34(2) | 12,950,000 | | 12,914,675 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.06%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/20/34(2) | 3,550,000 | | 3,553,523 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.16%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.05%), 7/20/34(2) | 3,250,000 | | 3,269,053 | |
Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, VRN, 1.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 7/19/30(2) | 9,850,000 | | 9,836,958 | |
Parallel Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 7/20/32(2) | 9,900,000 | | 9,904,918 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class BR, VRN, 2.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 10/20/31(2) | $ | 9,450,000 | | $ | 9,424,191 | |
Regata XII Funding Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 10/15/32(2)(3) | 8,925,000 | | 8,925,000 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class B, VRN, 1.86%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 7/20/34(2) | 14,225,000 | | 14,232,990 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR2, VRN, 2.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 4/20/34(2) | 11,075,000 | | 11,060,020 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class A, VRN, 1.32%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.19%), 10/20/30(2) | 9,550,000 | | 9,554,778 | |
Sound Point CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.81%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 1/20/32(2) | 16,525,000 | | 16,486,201 | |
Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class A1A, VRN, 1.42%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.29%), 4/18/33(2) | 3,800,000 | | 3,805,794 | |
Symphony CLO XXV Ltd., Series 2021-25A, Class C, VRN, 2.24%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/19/34(2) | 11,050,000 | | 11,032,509 | |
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.70%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 10/18/30(2) | 13,450,000 | | 13,426,715 | |
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, VRN, 1.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 4/15/31(2) | 13,150,000 | | 13,198,404 | |
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class A1R, VRN, 1.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.97%), 4/25/31(2) | 7,400,000 | | 7,401,436 | |
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2016-4A, Class B2R, VRN, 1.68%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 7/20/29(2) | 13,550,000 | | 13,552,073 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $436,689,113) | | 437,095,441 | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 6.2% |
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Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 4.8% | | |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 4A1, VRN, 2.59%, 3/25/35 | 834,112 | | 851,892 | |
Agate Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2014-3, Class A2, VRN, 3.50%, 11/25/44(2) | 304,193 | | 306,885 | |
Agate Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A3, VRN, 3.50%, 12/25/45(2) | 530,031 | | 536,569 | |
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6 SEQ, VRN, 2.79%, 6/25/34 | 694,244 | | 713,869 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class M1B, VRN, 1.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 3/25/29(2) | 2,237,005 | | 2,238,414 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class B1, VRN, 2.59%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 7/25/29(2) | 8,980,000 | | 8,995,140 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class M1C, VRN, 2.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/25/29(2) | 4,060,000 | | 4,066,217 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1C, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 8/26/30(2) | 5,800,000 | | 5,925,004 | |
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 2021-CL1, Class M1, VRN, 1.25%, (SOFR plus 1.20%), 2/25/50(2) | 6,044,953 | | 6,060,572 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 1.97%, 8/25/34 | 1,500,262 | | 1,546,680 | |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Class 1A11, 5.50%, 9/25/35 | 3,034 | | 2,957 | |
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage-Backed Trust, Series 2004-AR6, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.64%, 10/25/34 | 19,800 | | 19,866 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-AFC1, Class A3, VRN, 2.51%, 2/25/50(2) | 3,394,669 | | 3,424,526 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 1.38%, 2/25/66(2) | 5,923,008 | | 5,928,644 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM3, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.63%, 4/25/66(2) | $ | 4,648,461 | | $ | 4,671,584 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM4, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.56%, 5/25/66(2) | 4,257,334 | | 4,261,428 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-RPL3, Class A1 SEQ, VRN, 2.00%, 1/25/60(2) | 6,105,361 | | 6,216,880 | |
Eagle RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M1C, VRN, 2.75%, (SOFR plus 2.70%), 10/25/33(2) | 6,150,000 | | 6,308,465 | |
Farm Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A, 2.18%, 1/25/51(2)(3) | 7,675,000 | | 7,671,871 | |
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-AA4, Class A1, VRN, 2.34%, 10/25/34 | 683,791 | | 712,425 | |
GCAT Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.15%, 1/25/66(2) | 6,141,165 | | 6,125,099 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.12%, 6/25/34 | 240,901 | | 241,035 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A3, VRN, 2.60%, 5/25/34 | 545,863 | | 541,284 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.83%, 1/25/35 | 516,303 | | 532,475 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1B, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 10/25/30(2) | 10,600,000 | | 10,711,304 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2021-1 Class M1B, VRN, 1.64%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 7/25/33(2) | 4,300,000 | | 4,288,289 | |
Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class A2, VRN, 1.69%, 10/25/55(2) | 177 | | 178 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1, Class 2A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/43(2) | 282,787 | | 285,883 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A2, VRN, 3.48%, 1/25/47(2) | 222,328 | | 225,485 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-3, Class A15, VRN, 3.50%, 8/25/50(2) | 3,870,082 | | 3,934,243 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-3, Class B1A, VRN, 3.05%, 8/25/50(2) | 10,085,337 | | 10,371,043 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-12, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 2/25/52(2) | 13,971,000 | | 14,204,578 | |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 2.73%, 11/21/34 | 641,735 | | 653,257 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 2A, VRN, 2.17%, 11/25/35 | 1,031,799 | | 1,036,332 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A2, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | 537,386 | | 548,603 | |
MFA Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1, VRN, 1.15%, 4/25/65(2) | 5,024,982 | | 5,033,953 | |
MFA Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A3, VRN, 1.64%, 4/25/65(2) | 3,589,273 | | 3,598,595 | |
Newrez Warehouse Securitization Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A, VRN, 0.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.75%), 5/25/55(2) | 9,000,000 | | 9,018,573 | |
Oaktown Re V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1A, VRN, 2.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 10/25/30(2) | 1,332,857 | | 1,333,032 | |
Oceanview Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 6/25/51(2) | 14,523,845 | | 14,807,895 | |
PRMI Securitization Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A5, VRN, 2.50%, 4/25/51(2) | 11,339,812 | | 11,302,992 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 8/25/51(2) | 14,035,000 | | 14,307,476 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A11 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/51(2) | 8,493,995 | | 8,672,031 | |
PSMC Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 5/25/51(2) | 5,031,633 | | 5,130,039 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M1B, VRN, 1.75%, (SOFR plus 1.70%), 12/27/33(2) | 10,000,000 | | 10,052,806 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-5, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 7/25/51(2) | $ | 4,817,843 | | $ | 4,912,068 | |
Sofi Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class 1A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.00%, 11/25/46(2) | 737,974 | | 752,612 | |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 3.97%, 4/25/60(2) | 3,000,000 | | 3,085,419 | |
Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2020-2, Class B1E, VRN, 3.00%, 4/25/60(2) | 5,438,000 | | 5,435,954 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.40%, 7/25/34 | 240,059 | | 247,795 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2021-R2, Class A2, VRN, 1.12%, 2/25/64(2) | 5,233,400 | | 5,238,805 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2021-R2, Class A3, VRN, 1.23%, 2/25/64(2) | 6,175,071 | | 6,179,443 | |
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-S11, Class 3A5, 5.95%, 11/25/33 | 37,594 | | 39,073 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A3, VRN, 2.50%, 6/25/51(2) | 10,725,000 | | 10,976,367 | |
| | 244,283,904 | |
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.4% |
FHLMC, Series 2014-DN3, Class M3, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 8/25/24 | 1,516,147 | | 1,554,568 | |
FHLMC, Series 2015-HQ2, Class M3, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 5/25/25 | 864,705 | | 876,788 | |
FHLMC, Series 2016-DNA2, Class M3, VRN, 4.74%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.65%), 10/25/28 | 4,983,525 | | 5,177,991 | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA2, Class M2, VRN, 2.54%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 3/25/49(2) | 3,427,742 | | 3,482,654 | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-HRP1, Class M2, VRN, 1.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 2/25/49(2) | 797,976 | | 803,444 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-DNA3, Class M2, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 6/25/50(2) | 2,373,277 | | 2,385,239 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-DNA5, Class M2, VRN, 2.85%, (SOFR plus 2.80%), 10/25/50(2) | 6,950,715 | | 7,040,778 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-HQA3, Class M2, VRN, 3.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 7/25/50(2) | 226,284 | | 228,514 | |
FHLMC, Series 3397, Class GF, VRN, 0.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.50%), 12/15/37 | 949,060 | | 958,155 | |
FHLMC, Series 5123, Class HI, IO, 5.00%, 1/25/42 | 5,313,704 | | 947,498 | |
FHLMC, Series 5146, Class DI, IO, 5.50%, 7/25/39 | 1,040,047 | | 195,298 | |
FNMA, Series 2013-C01, Class M2, VRN, 5.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.25%), 10/25/23 | 6,739,232 | | 7,015,730 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C01, Class M2, VRN, 4.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 1/25/24 | 5,125,879 | | 5,311,845 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 1,890,229 | | 1,913,457 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.90%), 11/25/24 | 2,884,130 | | 2,994,727 | |
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.79%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.70%), 4/25/28 | 5,349,628 | | 5,653,299 | |
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2, VRN, 5.64%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.55%), 4/25/28 | 10,728,928 | | 11,252,816 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2, VRN, 6.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 6.75%), 8/25/28 | 166,442 | | 176,083 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2, VRN, 7.04%, (1-month LIBOR plus 6.95%), 8/25/28 | 6,374,952 | | 6,770,876 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
FNMA, Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 4/25/29 | $ | 2,993,671 | | $ | 3,104,799 | |
FNMA, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2C, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 10/25/29 | 1,200,000 | | 1,240,635 | |
| | 69,085,194 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $312,406,139) | | 313,369,098 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 4.6% |
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Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.44%, 7/15/46(2) | 10,093,750 | | 10,130,522 | |
Capital Automotive REIT, Series 2021-1A, Class A4 SEQ, 2.76%, 8/15/51(2) | 12,100,000 | | 11,852,328 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2017-1R, Class A SEQ, 2.74%, 8/15/41(2) | 10,891,472 | | 10,895,796 | |
CLI Funding VI LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.08%, 9/18/45(2) | 5,972,790 | | 6,021,372 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 1.51%, 11/21/33(2) | 10,290,764 | | 10,323,875 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR1, Class C, 1.94%, 8/17/37(2) | 4,000,000 | | 4,019,451 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 1.97%, 10/19/37(2) | 12,800,000 | | 12,763,459 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class D, 2.19%, 8/17/38(2) | 11,250,000 | | 11,222,991 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class E1, 2.39%, 8/17/38(2) | 12,800,000 | | 12,725,298 | |
Global SC Finance SRL, Series 2021-2A, Class A SEQ, 1.95%, 8/17/41(2) | 16,112,866 | | 16,159,948 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A, VRN, 3.93%, 10/15/53(2) | 3,878,429 | | 4,102,311 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.63%, 4/15/55(2) | 8,866,428 | | 9,029,708 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.66%, 10/15/56(2) | 6,209,096 | | 6,277,121 | |
MAPS Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 6/15/46(2) | 20,503,624 | | 20,662,732 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 12/20/33(2) | 870,508 | | 877,920 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR1, Class D, 2.38%, 4/17/37(2) | 3,000,000 | | 3,032,264 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR2, Class D, 2.20%, 4/19/38(2) | 7,600,000 | | 7,594,937 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR3, Class C, 2.09%, 5/17/26(2) | 6,700,000 | | 6,717,049 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR8, Class E1, 2.38%, 10/17/38(2) | 11,200,000 | | 11,124,819 | |
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(2) | 622,818 | | 627,129 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A SEQ, 3.50%, 6/20/35(2) | 2,467,725 | | 2,548,996 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 1.79%, 11/20/37(2) | 5,254,304 | | 5,270,693 | |
Slam Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.43%, 6/15/46(2) | 7,850,590 | | 7,880,454 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A23 SEQ, 2.54%, 8/25/51(2) | 16,000,000 | | 16,051,584 | |
TAL Advantage VII LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.05%, 9/20/45(2) | 5,862,250 | | 5,915,351 | |
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1, VRN, 3.25%, 3/25/58(2) | 8,263,735 | | 8,495,706 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(2) | $ | 1,721,187 | | $ | 1,720,387 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(2) | 858,516 | | 893,205 | |
Wendy's Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2I SEQ, 2.37%, 6/15/51(2) | 9,775,500 | | 9,899,739 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $234,471,252) | | 234,837,145 | |
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 1.6% |
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Bay Area Toll Authority Rev., 6.92%, 4/1/40 | 2,205,000 | | 3,333,432 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority Rev., 6.26%, 4/1/49 | 2,000,000 | | 3,233,159 | |
California State University Rev., 2.98%, 11/1/51 | 4,000,000 | | 4,096,418 | |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Rev., 6.00%, 12/1/44 | 1,250,000 | | 1,841,938 | |
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Rev., 4.09%, 1/15/49 | 4,055,000 | | 4,284,534 | |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev., 2.75%, 6/1/34(2)(3) | 2,765,000 | | 2,802,604 | |
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Rev., 3.24%, 10/1/52 | 2,335,000 | | 2,414,971 | |
Houston GO, 3.96%, 3/1/47 | 1,090,000 | | 1,280,296 | |
Los Angeles Community College District GO, 6.75%, 8/1/49 | 1,530,000 | | 2,588,323 | |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Rev., 6.58%, 5/15/39 | 1,575,000 | | 2,083,756 | |
Los Angeles Unified School District GO, 5.75%, 7/1/34 | 2,250,000 | | 2,979,872 | |
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County GO, 5.71%, 7/1/34 | 375,000 | | 492,036 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.69%, 11/15/40 | 1,390,000 | | 1,996,453 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.81%, 11/15/40 | 470,000 | | 688,191 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund Rev., (Flint Water Advocacy Fund), 3.23%, 9/1/47 | 6,600,000 | | 6,708,355 | |
Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission Rev., 5.45%, 5/1/33 | 100,000 | | 126,832 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.41%, 1/1/40 | 2,206,000 | | 3,605,328 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.10%, 1/1/41 | 970,000 | | 1,543,501 | |
New York City GO, 5.97%, 3/1/36 | 500,000 | | 692,376 | |
New York City GO, 6.27%, 12/1/37 | 335,000 | | 486,134 | |
New York City Water & Sewer System Rev., 5.95%, 6/15/42 | 1,425,000 | | 2,166,915 | |
New York State Dormitory Authority Rev., 3.19%, 2/15/43 | 500,000 | | 533,746 | |
Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission Rev., 3.22%, 2/15/48 | 3,430,000 | | 3,525,217 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Rev., 5.56%, 12/1/49 | 420,000 | | 612,570 | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Rev., 4.93%, 10/1/51 | 1,775,000 | | 2,482,231 | |
Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Rev., 3.26%, 5/15/60 | 3,075,000 | | 3,311,280 | |
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Rev., 5.67%, 5/1/40 | 1,575,000 | | 2,116,671 | |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rev., 6.16%, 5/15/36 | 490,000 | | 678,560 | |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Systems Rev., 5.99%, 2/1/39 | 480,000 | | 688,472 | |
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Rev., 5.59%, 7/1/43 | 850,000 | | 943,731 | |
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Rev., 6.00%, 11/1/40 | 1,100,000 | | 1,520,543 | |
San Jose Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation, 3.375%, 8/1/34 | 1,355,000 | | 1,478,348 | |
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Rev., 5.88%, 4/1/32 | 1,320,000 | | 1,636,511 | |
State of California GO, 4.60%, 4/1/38 | 2,165,000 | | 2,510,735 | |
State of California GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39 | 2,350,000 | | 3,964,467 | |
State of California GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39 | 1,735,000 | | 2,745,090 | |
State of California GO, 7.60%, 11/1/40 | 455,000 | | 785,404 | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost $73,674,458) | | 78,979,000 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.4% |
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BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL8, Class C, VRN, 1.63%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 1/18/36(2) | $ | 5,900,000 | | $ | 5,909,575 | |
BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL8, Class D, VRN, 1.98%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 1/18/36(2) | 5,100,000 | | 5,108,285 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-VIVA, Class D, VRN, 3.67%, 3/11/44(2) | 13,000,000 | | 13,355,750 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-VOLT, Class F, VRN, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 9/15/36(2) | 15,200,000 | | 15,260,259 | |
BXMT, Ltd., Series 2020-FL2, Class C, VRN, 1.81%, (SOFR plus 1.76%), 2/15/38(2) | 8,471,000 | | 8,466,950 | |
OPG Trust, Series 2021-PORT, Class E, VRN, 1.63%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.53%), 10/15/36(2)(3) | 17,049,000 | | 16,907,493 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2021-8, Class C, VRN, 1.90%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 8/9/37(2) | 7,150,000 | | 7,146,090 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $72,325,273) | | 72,154,402 | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.4% |
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iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 523,400 | | 23,919,380 | |
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 1,744,200 | | 47,773,638 | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $71,261,674) | | 71,693,018 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES — 0.7% |
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FNMA, 0.75%, 10/8/27 | $ | 21,000,000 | | 20,453,938 | |
FNMA, 6.625%, 11/15/30 | 6,500,000 | | 9,287,012 | |
Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.50%, 9/15/31 | 3,500,000 | | 3,451,440 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES (Cost $32,837,953) | | 33,192,390 | |
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 0.5% |
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Chile — 0.1% | | |
Chile Government International Bond, 3.10%, 5/7/41 | 3,400,000 | | 3,287,868 | |
Chile Government International Bond, 3.625%, 10/30/42 | 650,000 | | 680,365 | |
| | 3,968,233 | |
Mexico† | | |
Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 3/28/27 | 18,000 | | 20,337 | |
Panama† | | |
Panama Government International Bond, 7.125%, 1/29/26 | 1,400,000 | | 1,715,294 | |
Panama Government International Bond, 6.70%, 1/26/36 | 200,000 | | 266,677 | |
| | 1,981,971 | |
Peru — 0.1% | | |
Peruvian Government International Bond, 5.625%, 11/18/50 | 3,515,000 | | 4,770,698 | |
Philippines — 0.2% | | |
Philippine Government International Bond, 5.50%, 3/30/26 | 3,000,000 | | 3,529,478 | |
Philippine Government International Bond, 6.375%, 10/23/34 | 4,130,000 | | 5,711,811 | |
| | 9,241,289 | |
Poland† | | |
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, 3.00%, 3/17/23 | 1,050,000 | | 1,089,980 | |
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, 4.00%, 1/22/24 | 230,000 | | 248,339 | |
| | 1,338,319 | |
Uruguay — 0.1% | | |
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.375%, 10/27/27 | 820,000 | | 942,188 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.125%, 11/20/45 | $ | 340,000 | | $ | 398,932 | |
Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.10%, 6/18/50 | 2,400,000 | | 3,060,780 | |
| | 4,401,900 | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $25,257,381) | | 25,722,747 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(4) — 0.1% |
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Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 3/15/28 (Cost $5,996,925) | 5,989,900 | | 5,986,156 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS† |
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Banks† | | |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% | 1,114,000 | | 1,108,430 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.40% | 952,000 | | 952,000 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $2,066,000) | | 2,060,430 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 1.3% |
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Chariot Funding LLC, 0.09%, 10/19/21(2)(5) | $ | 15,000,000 | | 14,999,303 | |
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, 0.05%, 10/1/21(2)(5) | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,988 | |
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.04%, 10/1/21(2)(5) | 32,945,000 | | 32,944,921 | |
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125%, 5/15/23, valued at $2,170,841), in a joint trading account at 0.02%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $2,127,597) | | 2,127,596 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.375%, 11/15/48, valued at $7,233,886), at 0.01%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $7,092,002) | | 7,092,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 2,185,942 | | 2,185,942 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $69,349,863) | | 69,349,750 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 106.2% (Cost $5,392,363,761) |
| 5,409,552,559 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (6.2)% |
| (317,095,667) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 5,092,456,892 | |
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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
USD | 1,657,868 | | HUF | 491,960,627 | | UBS AG | 12/15/21 | $ | 76,274 | |
USD | 2,208,491 | | MXN | 44,635,816 | | Morgan Stanley | 12/15/21 | 68,345 | |
| | | | | | $ | 144,619 | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes | 903 | | December 2021 | $ | 198,709,383 | | $ | (232,148) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes | 2,426 | | December 2021 | 297,772,548 | | (1,692,469) | |
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | 128 | | December 2021 | 24,456,000 | | (1,020,217) | |
| | | $ | 520,937,931 | | $ | (2,944,834) | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 308 | | December 2021 | $ | 40,535,688 | | $ | (3,362) | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Notes | 19 | | December 2021 | 2,759,750 | | 19,260 | |
| | | $ | 43,295,438 | | $ | 15,898 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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CENTRALLY CLEARED TOTAL RETURN SWAP AGREEMENTS |
Floating Rate Index | Pay/Receive Floating Rate Index at Termination | Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Notional Amount | Premiums Paid (Received) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.77% | 8/5/24 | $ | 25,500,000 | | $ | (707) | $ | 1,601,034 | | $ | 1,600,327 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.34% | 2/5/26 | $ | 30,000,000 | | 509 | 1,484,511 | | 1,485,020 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.33% | 2/8/26 | $ | 46,000,000 | | 781 | 2,280,646 | | 2,281,427 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.30% | 2/24/26 | $ | 48,000,000 | | 793 | 2,414,219 | | 2,415,012 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.40% | 2/9/31 | $ | 23,000,000 | | 748 | 1,186,288 | | 1,187,036 | |
| | | | | $ | 2,124 | | $ | 8,966,698 | | $ | 8,968,822 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
CPURNSA | - | U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers Not Seasonally Adjusted Index |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
GNMA | - | Government National Mortgage Association |
GO | - | General Obligation |
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index |
HUF | - | Hungarian Forint |
IO | - | Interest Only |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
MXN | - | Mexican Peso |
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TBA | - | To-Be-Announced. Security was purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and maturity date. Actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement. |
UMBS | - | Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and/or swap agreements. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $10,130,031.
(2)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $1,385,213,148, which represented 27.2% of total net assets. Of these securities, 5.6% of total net assets were deemed illiquid under policies approved by the Board of Trustees.
(3)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(4)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(5)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $5,392,363,761) | $ | 5,409,552,559 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 166,165,848 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 3,477 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 92,765 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 144,619 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | 19,934,989 | |
| 5,595,894,257 | |
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Liabilities | |
Disbursements in excess of demand deposit cash | 5,448,370 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 468,050,746 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 29,886,070 | |
Payable for variation margin on swap agreements | 52,179 | |
| 503,437,365 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 5,092,456,892 | |
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G Class Capital Shares | |
Shares outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized) | 452,643,859 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | $ | 11.25 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 5,051,856,305 | |
Distributable earnings | 40,600,587 | |
| $ | 5,092,456,892 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 43,139,062 | |
Dividends | 1,524,875 | |
| 44,663,937 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 8,435,571 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 166,307 | |
Other expenses | 7,849 | |
| 8,609,727 | |
Fees waived | (8,435,571) | |
| 174,156 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 44,489,781 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 21,412,868 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | (174,548) | |
Futures contract transactions | 1,454,271 | |
Swap agreement transactions | (927,489) | |
| 21,765,102 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | 51,561,452 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 152,077 | |
Futures contracts | (2,742,998) | |
Swap agreements | 6,278,069 | |
| 55,248,600 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 77,013,702 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 121,503,483 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 44,489,781 | | $ | 57,039,963 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 21,765,102 | | 46,480,876 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 55,248,600 | | (91,131,436) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 121,503,483 | | 12,389,403 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings | (50,781,143) | | (123,829,674) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | 462,496,119 | | 3,098,949,719 | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions | 50,781,143 | | 123,828,062 | |
Payments for shares redeemed | (266,487,580) | | (384,004,380) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 246,789,682 | | 2,838,773,401 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 317,512,022 | | 2,727,333,130 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 4,774,944,870 | | 2,047,611,740 | |
End of period | $ | 5,092,456,892 | | $ | 4,774,944,870 | |
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Transactions in Shares of the Fund | | |
Sold | 41,032,356 | | 269,731,102 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,508,514 | | 10,838,989 | |
Redeemed | (23,538,738) | | (33,613,923) | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares of the fund | 22,002,132 | | 246,956,168 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. NT Diversified Bond Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of income by investing in non-money market debt securities. The fund offers the G Class.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, bank loan obligations, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Forward Commitments — The fund may engage in securities transactions on a forward commitment basis. In these transactions, the securities’ prices and yields are fixed on the date of the commitment. The fund may sell a to-be-announced (TBA) security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same security at a future date at a specified price. Conversely, the fund may purchase a TBA security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same security at a future date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as “TBA roll” transactions and are accounted for as purchases and sales. The fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet the purchase price.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Trustees. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the trust’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 53% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee). The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on the daily net assets of the fund and paid monthly in arrears. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The rates for the Investment Category Fee range from 0.2925% to 0.4100%. The rates for the Complex Fee range from 0.0000% to 0.0600%. The investment advisor agreed to waive the fund’s management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The effective annual management fee for the period ended September 30, 2021 was 0.33% before waiver and 0.00% after waiver.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $5,590,748,479, of which $3,369,469,644 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $5,209,783,200, of which $3,630,202,785 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
5. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | | $ | 2,073,491,008 | | — | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | 1,437,117,893 | | — | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 554,504,081 | | — | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | | 437,095,441 | | — | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | | 313,369,098 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 234,837,145 | | — | |
Municipal Securities | — | | 78,979,000 | | — | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 72,154,402 | | — | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 71,693,018 | | — | | — | |
U.S. Government Agency Securities | — | | 33,192,390 | | — | |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | | 25,722,747 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 5,986,156 | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | — | | 2,060,430 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 2,185,942 | | 67,163,808 | | — | |
| $ | 73,878,960 | | $ | 5,335,673,599 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 19,260 | | — | | — | |
Swap Agreements | — | | $ | 8,968,822 | | — | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | | 144,619 | | — | |
| $ | 19,260 | | $ | 9,113,441 | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 2,948,196 | | — | | — | |
6. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $105,000,000.
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $3,876,323.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $380,735,454 futures contracts purchased and $103,111,094 futures contracts sold.
Other Contracts — A fund may enter into total return swap agreements in order to attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets or gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible. A fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments, including inflationary risk. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $183,166,667.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
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| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value |
Foreign Currency Risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 144,619 | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | — | |
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 92,765 | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | |
Other Contracts | Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements* | — | | Payable for variation margin on swap agreements* | $ | 52,179 | |
| | $ | 237,384 | | | $ | 52,179 | |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts or centrally cleared swap agreements, as applicable, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
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| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value |
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | (1,598,621) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | — | |
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | (174,548) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 152,077 | |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | 1,454,271 | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | (2,742,998) | |
Other Contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | 671,132 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | 6,278,069 | |
| | $ | 352,234 | | | $ | 3,687,148 | |
7. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
The fund is owned by a relatively small number of shareholders, and in the event such shareholders redeem, the ongoing operations of the fund may be at risk.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
8. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 5,394,041,422 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 56,221,624 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (40,710,487) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 15,511,137 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
G Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $11.09 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.27 | (0.11) | — | (0.11) | $11.25 | 2.47% | 0.01%(4) | 0.34%(4) | 1.76%(4) | 1.43%(4) | 101% | $5,092,457 | |
2021 | $11.15 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.31 | (0.22) | (0.15) | (0.37) | $11.09 | 2.69% | 0.01% | 0.35% | 1.62% | 1.28% | 217% | $4,774,945 | |
2020 | $10.62 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 0.86 | (0.33) | — | (0.33) | $11.15 | 8.18% | 0.01% | 0.35% | 2.88% | 2.54% | 128% | $2,047,612 | |
2019 | $10.52 | 0.35 | 0.05 | 0.40 | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | $10.62 | 3.93% | 0.01% | 0.35% | 3.35% | 3.01% | 185% | $2,571,155 | |
2018 | $10.66 | 0.29 | (0.14) | 0.15 | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | $10.52 | 1.36% | 0.12% | 0.36% | 2.66% | 2.42% | 186% | $3,034,520 | |
2017 | $10.85 | 0.22 | (0.16) | 0.06 | (0.24) | (0.01) | (0.25) | $10.66 | 0.59% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 2.07% | 2.07% | 139% | $2,731,236 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the
one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer group. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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| Semiannual Report |
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| September 30, 2021 |
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| NT High Income Fund |
| Investor Class (AHGVX) |
| G Class (AHGNX) |
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Fund Characteristics | |
Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements | |
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Additional Information | |
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Corporate Bonds | 92.5% |
Preferred Stocks | 1.6% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 1.0% |
Common Stocks | 0.5% |
Escrow Interests | —* |
Convertible Bonds | —* |
Warrants | —* |
Temporary Cash Investments | 3.8% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | 0.6% |
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,038.60 | $3.99 | 0.78% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,042.60 | $0.00 | 0.00%(2) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.16 | $3.95 | 0.78% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.07 | $0.00 | 0.00%(2) |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
(2)Other expenses, which include trustees' fees and expenses, did not exceed 0.005%.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS — 92.5% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 1.8% | | |
Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 12/1/24(1) | $ | 1,450,000 | | $ | 1,509,813 | |
Bombardier, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/25(1) | 676,000 | | 691,210 | |
Bombardier, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/27(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,141,773 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 525,000 | | 538,125 | |
F-Brasile SpA / F-Brasile US LLC, 7.375%, 8/15/26(1) | 600,000 | | 618,750 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/24 | 2,450,000 | | 2,704,922 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.90%, 2/1/27 | 125,000 | | 147,031 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.95%, 2/1/37 | 1,975,000 | | 2,462,598 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/25(1) | 400,000 | | 423,500 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 7.50%, 4/15/25(1) | 875,000 | | 927,500 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 4.60%, 6/15/28 | 600,000 | | 596,319 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/27 | 675,000 | | 707,906 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 5.50%, 11/15/27 | 7,025,000 | | 7,227,390 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/29 | 1,275,000 | | 1,275,000 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 4.875%, 5/1/29 | 1,425,000 | | 1,430,087 | |
Triumph Group, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/24(1) | 315,000 | | 346,894 | |
Triumph Group, Inc., 6.25%, 9/15/24(1) | 275,000 | | 275,271 | |
Triumph Group, Inc., 7.75%, 8/15/25 | 375,000 | | 371,451 | |
| | 23,395,540 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.1% | | |
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28(1) | 850,000 | | 879,963 | |
Western Global Airlines LLC, 10.375%, 8/15/25(1) | 875,000 | | 981,400 | |
| | 1,861,363 | |
Airlines — 1.0% | | |
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 250,000 | | 252,575 | |
American Airlines, Inc., 11.75%, 7/15/25(1) | 2,475,000 | | 3,065,906 | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | 650,000 | | 684,125 | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.75%, 4/20/29(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,186,625 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.625%, 3/15/22 | 450,000 | | 454,015 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.80%, 4/19/23 | 550,000 | | 572,694 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.00%, 5/1/25(1) | 351,000 | | 409,488 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/26 | 400,000 | | 471,452 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(1) | 600,000 | | 642,177 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.75%, 10/20/28(1) | 100,000 | | 111,562 | |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 5.75%, 1/20/26(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,073,687 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC / Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.50%, 6/20/27(1) | 275,000 | | 299,395 | |
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., 8.00%, 9/20/25(1) | 435,000 | | 488,396 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 4.25%, 10/1/22 | 250,000 | | 255,234 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/24 | 1,370,000 | | 1,413,511 | |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.875%, 4/15/29 | 394,177 | | 441,904 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/26(1) | $ | 675,000 | | $ | 693,563 | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,034,700 | |
Virgin Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., 8.125%, 11/15/24(1)(2)(3) | 275,000 | | 22,000 | |
| | 13,573,009 | |
Auto Components — 1.8% | | |
Adient US LLC, 9.00%, 4/15/25(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,486,719 | |
Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 5/15/25(1) | 360,000 | | 380,250 | |
Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co., 8.50%, 5/15/27(1) | 2,275,000 | | 2,422,875 | |
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., 13.00%, 6/1/24(1) | 950,000 | | 1,048,325 | |
Dana, Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/30 | 400,000 | | 411,880 | |
Dealer Tire LLC / DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 2/1/28(1) | 800,000 | | 838,842 | |
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 2,375,000 | | 2,377,969 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 9.50%, 5/31/25 | 3,150,000 | | 3,461,062 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 5/31/26 | 650,000 | | 667,875 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 900,000 | | 956,250 | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 5.25%, 7/15/31(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,492,750 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., 7.50%, 10/15/27(1) | 800,000 | | 865,452 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., 4.75%, 5/1/29(1) | 975,000 | | 995,719 | |
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/1/29(1) | 850,000 | | 883,010 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/24 | 176,000 | | 175,731 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/26 | 1,725,000 | | 1,701,419 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 7.875%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,675,000 | | 1,871,812 | |
Tenneco, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 975,000 | | 998,156 | |
Wheel Pros, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 825,000 | | 799,223 | |
| | 23,835,319 | |
Automobiles — 2.4% | | |
Ford Motor Co., 8.50%, 4/21/23 | 2,900,000 | | 3,193,451 | |
Ford Motor Co., 9.00%, 4/22/25 | 3,775,000 | | 4,544,269 | |
Ford Motor Co., 4.75%, 1/15/43 | 375,000 | | 393,518 | |
Ford Motor Co., 5.29%, 12/8/46 | 1,475,000 | | 1,644,625 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.22%, 1/9/22 | 200,000 | | 200,750 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.14%, 2/15/23 | 1,050,000 | | 1,077,773 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.375%, 8/6/23 | 600,000 | | 625,566 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.37%, 11/17/23 | 600,000 | | 615,690 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.69%, 6/9/25 | 1,000,000 | | 1,071,250 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.125%, 6/16/25 | 1,475,000 | | 1,604,062 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.13%, 8/4/25 | 800,000 | | 847,000 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.375%, 11/13/25 | 1,000,000 | | 1,028,750 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.54%, 8/1/26 | 600,000 | | 647,748 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.70%, 8/10/26 | 800,000 | | 802,600 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.27%, 1/9/27 | 400,000 | | 426,172 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.82%, 11/2/27 | 600,000 | | 623,250 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.11%, 5/3/29 | 3,600,000 | | 4,027,500 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.00%, 11/13/30 | 600,000 | | 624,750 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.625%, 6/17/31 | 1,175,000 | | 1,183,812 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, VRN, 1.40%, 3/28/22 | 450,000 | | 450,350 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 7.75%, 10/15/25(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,512,980 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 5.875%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,005,520 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, 5.50%, 7/15/29(1) | 1,000,000 | | 976,090 | |
Mclaren Finance plc, 7.50%, 8/1/26(1) | 800,000 | | 813,988 | |
PM General Purchaser LLC, 9.50%, 10/1/28(1) | 750,000 | | 792,975 | |
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Winnebago Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 7/15/28(1) | $ | 1,225,000 | | $ | 1,321,518 | |
| | 32,055,957 | |
Banks — 0.1% | | |
UniCredit SpA, VRN, 5.46%, 6/30/35(1) | 600,000 | | 662,491 | |
Beverages — 0.2% | | |
Primo Water Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 4/30/29(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,023,570 | |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 4/1/29(1) | 975,000 | | 992,063 | |
| | 2,015,633 | |
Biotechnology — 0.1% | | |
Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28(1)(4) | 525,000 | | 537,075 | |
HCRX Investments Holdco LP, 4.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 700,000 | | 704,379 | |
| | 1,241,454 | |
Building Products — 0.9% | | |
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 5.00%, 9/30/27(1) | 275,000 | | 287,603 | |
APi Group DE, Inc., 4.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,128,414 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27(1) | 1,924,000 | | 2,041,845 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30(1) | 500,000 | | 533,440 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 4.25%, 2/1/32(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,305,281 | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 744,958 | |
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/28(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,104,262 | |
Griffon Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/28 | 1,425,000 | | 1,498,031 | |
Jeld-Wen, Inc., 6.25%, 5/15/25(1) | 600,000 | | 635,247 | |
Jeld-Wen, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/25(1) | 450,000 | | 457,648 | |
Masonite International Corp., 5.375%, 2/1/28(1) | 150,000 | | 158,138 | |
PGT Innovations, Inc., 4.375%, 10/1/29(1) | 875,000 | | 882,661 | |
Victors Merger Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 767,256 | |
| | 11,544,784 | |
Capital Markets — 1.5% | | |
AG Issuer LLC, 6.25%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,575,285 | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.375%, 10/1/28(1) | 275,000 | | 264,572 | |
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 4/15/29(1) | 975,000 | | 1,021,313 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/24 | 2,930,000 | | 3,050,862 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.375%, 12/15/25 | 1,425,000 | | 1,463,831 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/26 | 3,025,000 | | 3,164,906 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27 | 2,650,000 | | 2,752,687 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.375%, 2/1/29 | 825,000 | | 825,000 | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 225,000 | | 231,147 | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,825,000 | | 1,874,859 | |
MSCI, Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/29(1) | 375,000 | | 397,481 | |
MSCI, Inc., 3.625%, 11/1/31(1) | 900,000 | | 937,688 | |
NFP Corp., 4.875%, 8/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 407,300 | |
NFP Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/28(1) | 1,875,000 | | 1,917,019 | |
| | 19,883,950 | |
Chemicals — 2.7% | | |
Avient Corp., 5.75%, 5/15/25(1) | 800,000 | | 844,000 | |
Chemours Co. (The), 4.625%, 11/15/29(1) | 400,000 | | 391,120 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA, 6.50%, 5/15/26(1) | 750,000 | | 777,521 | |
Cornerstone Chemical Co., 6.75%, 8/15/24(1) | 700,000 | | 596,169 | |
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CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp., 6.125%, 6/15/28(1) | $ | 300,000 | | $ | 315,000 | |
Diamond BC BV, 4.625%, 10/1/29(1) | 825,000 | | 838,419 | |
FXI Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 11/1/24(1) | 2,075,000 | | 2,119,094 | |
FXI Holdings, Inc., 12.25%, 11/15/26(1) | 1,965,000 | | 2,233,625 | |
Herens Holdco Sarl, 4.75%, 5/15/28(1) | 800,000 | | 805,000 | |
Illuminate Buyer LLC / Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%, 7/1/28(1) | 300,000 | | 331,144 | |
INEOS Group Holdings SA, 5.625%, 8/1/24(1) | 185,000 | | 185,731 | |
Innophos Holdings, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/28(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,082,240 | |
Iris Holdings, Inc., 8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK, 2/15/26(1)(5) | 875,000 | | 893,239 | |
LSB Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/28(1)(4) | 250,000 | | 252,500 | |
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 350,000 | | 357,035 | |
Methanex Corp., 5.125%, 10/15/27 | 400,000 | | 433,000 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 7/1/28(1) | 675,000 | | 701,156 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/25(1) | 100,000 | | 105,933 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/27(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,420,031 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.25%, 5/15/29(1) | 375,000 | | 375,469 | |
Nufarm Australia Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc., 5.75%, 4/30/26(1) | 475,000 | | 488,062 | |
OCI NV, 5.25%, 11/1/24(1) | 720,000 | | 741,492 | |
OCI NV, 4.625%, 10/15/25(1) | 340,000 | | 357,612 | |
Olin Corp., 5.625%, 8/1/29 | 3,150,000 | | 3,466,953 | |
Olympus Water US Holding Corp., 6.25%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 225,000 | | 223,245 | |
Polar US Borrower LLC / Schenectady International Group, Inc., 6.75%, 5/15/26(1) | 800,000 | | 806,012 | |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 5/1/28(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,157,187 | |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 5/1/29(1) | 925,000 | | 889,175 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), 4.00%, 4/1/31(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,598,992 | |
SPCM SA, 3.125%, 3/15/27(1) | 875,000 | | 877,144 | |
TPC Group, Inc., 10.50%, 8/1/24(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,065,561 | |
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA / Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/25(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,524,375 | |
Trinseo Materials Operating SCA / Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 5.125%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,765,365 | |
Tronox, Inc., 6.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 500,000 | | 525,460 | |
Tronox, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/29(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,369,844 | |
Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp., 5.25%, 9/30/28(1) | 225,000 | | 228,094 | |
Unifrax Escrow Issuer Corp., 7.50%, 9/30/29(1) | 350,000 | | 359,107 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 4.875%, 6/15/27(1) | 950,000 | | 978,500 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.625%, 8/15/29(1) | 1,825,000 | | 1,884,331 | |
| | 35,363,937 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 2.0% | | |
ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.125%, 8/1/29(1) | 875,000 | | 870,748 | |
ADT Security Corp. (The), 4.875%, 7/15/32(1) | 975,000 | | 984,750 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 6.625%, 7/15/26(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,799,501 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 9.75%, 7/15/27(1) | 2,150,000 | | 2,341,834 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 4.625%, 6/1/28(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,399,580 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 4.625%, 6/1/28(1) | 300,000 | | 299,439 | |
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Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/29(1) | $ | 1,400,000 | | $ | 1,383,368 | |
APX Group, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,112,006 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.00%, 9/1/30 | 650,000 | | 657,338 | |
Garda World Security Corp., 4.625%, 2/15/27(1) | 600,000 | | 600,750 | |
Garda World Security Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/29(1) | 2,275,000 | | 2,232,150 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 425,000 | | 422,344 | |
IAA, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/27(1) | 625,000 | | 653,906 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, 4.125%, 6/30/28(1) | 450,000 | | 450,569 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, 5.875%, 6/30/29(1) | 925,000 | | 933,145 | |
Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/1/25(1) | 550,000 | | 567,611 | |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, 6.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,217,219 | |
Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC / Midas Intermediate Holdco II Finance, Inc., 7.875%, 10/1/22(1) | 2,700,000 | | 2,231,590 | |
Modulaire Global Finance 2 plc, 10.00%, 8/15/23(1) | 800,000 | | 820,000 | |
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (The), 5.00%, 2/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 358,750 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.625%, 10/1/28(1) | 1,849,000 | | 1,920,649 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.875%, 10/1/30(1) | 375,000 | | 395,295 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/24(1) | 350,000 | | 373,730 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 3.375%, 8/31/27(1) | 900,000 | | 864,567 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc., 6.25%, 1/15/28(1) | 350,000 | | 362,303 | |
Sotheby's/Bidfair Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 400,000 | | 412,004 | |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 601,148 | |
| | 26,266,294 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.6% | | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25(1) | 1,542,000 | | 1,563,202 | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.00%, 3/15/27(1) | 735,000 | | 700,220 | |
CommScope, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/26(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,585,359 | |
CommScope, Inc., 8.25%, 3/1/27(1) | 575,000 | | 602,586 | |
CommScope, Inc., 7.125%, 7/1/28(1) | 725,000 | | 740,863 | |
CommScope, Inc., 4.75%, 9/1/29(1) | 450,000 | | 450,000 | |
Nokia of America Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/29 | 2,006,000 | | 2,276,810 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/29(1) | 450,000 | | 451,553 | |
| | 8,370,593 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.5% | | |
Artera Services LLC, 9.03%, 12/4/25(1) | 400,000 | | 434,500 | |
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/25(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,532,625 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/26(1) | 950,000 | | 983,488 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(1)(4) | 1,225,000 | | 1,241,844 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 9.75%, 7/15/28(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,742,544 | |
Weekley Homes LLC / Weekley Finance Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/28(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,197,437 | |
| | 7,132,438 | |
Construction Materials — 0.7% | | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 7.375%, 6/5/27(1) | 800,000 | | 887,192 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.45%, 11/19/29(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,953,000 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.20%, 9/17/30(1) | 600,000 | | 645,180 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, 3.875%, 7/11/31(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,402,590 | |
Cemex SAB de CV, VRN, 5.125%(1)(6) | 825,000 | | 841,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 11/1/28(1) | $ | 1,725,000 | | $ | 1,828,577 | |
Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/27(1) | 550,000 | | 577,811 | |
Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 775,000 | | 814,719 | |
| | 8,950,371 | |
Consumer Finance — 1.8% | | |
Acuris Finance US, Inc. / Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%, 5/1/28(1) | 550,000 | | 548,006 | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 3.875%, 5/21/24 | 575,000 | | 618,704 | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 11/1/31 | 175,000 | | 252,625 | |
Curo Group Holdings Corp., 7.50%, 8/1/28(1) | 450,000 | | 455,180 | |
FirstCash, Inc., 4.625%, 9/1/28(1) | 875,000 | | 908,906 | |
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK, 9/15/24(1)(7) | 3,588,975 | | 3,530,654 | |
LFS Topco LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 525,000 | | 541,440 | |
Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/25/23 | 280,000 | | 292,950 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/23 | 1,400,000 | | 1,528,478 | |
Navient Corp., 5.875%, 10/25/24 | 2,280,000 | | 2,436,750 | |
Navient Corp., 6.75%, 6/25/25 | 2,450,000 | | 2,679,687 | |
Navient Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/26 | 900,000 | | 994,392 | |
Navient Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/27 | 200,000 | | 206,250 | |
Navient Corp., MTN, 6.125%, 3/25/24 | 560,000 | | 600,320 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.125%, 5/15/22 | 100,000 | | 102,750 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.125%, 3/15/24 | 112,000 | | 119,812 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/25 | 592,000 | | 666,000 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 8.875%, 6/1/25 | 575,000 | | 624,594 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/26 | 2,325,000 | | 2,697,000 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/28 | 1,315,000 | | 1,513,894 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/29 | 350,000 | | 379,785 | |
PRA Group, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29(1) | 450,000 | | 451,125 | |
VistaJet Malta Finance plc / XO Management Holding, Inc., 10.50%, 6/1/24(1) | 950,000 | | 1,033,125 | |
World Acceptance Corp., 7.00%, 11/1/26(1) | 775,000 | | 765,173 | |
| | 23,947,600 | |
Containers and Packaging — 1.5% | | |
ARD Finance SA, 6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK, 6/30/27(1)(5) | 2,800,000 | | 2,978,080 | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,554,547 | |
Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 612,306 | |
Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/28(1) | 475,000 | | 499,947 | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/25(1) | 650,000 | | 658,938 | |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 7.875%, 7/15/26(1) | 750,000 | | 784,688 | |
Greif, Inc., 6.50%, 3/1/27(1) | 944,000 | | 988,071 | |
Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer LP, 9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK, 1/15/26(1)(5) | 500,000 | | 528,185 | |
Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc. / Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 9/15/28(1) | 925,000 | | 970,787 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24(1) | 415,000 | | 419,150 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 7.25%, 4/15/25(1) | 3,825,000 | | 3,806,640 | |
OI European Group BV, 4.00%, 3/15/23(1) | 408,000 | | 416,843 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/23(1) | 720,000 | | 762,674 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.625%, 5/13/27(1) | 275,000 | | 295,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/25(1) | $ | 350,000 | | $ | 356,781 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 4.00%, 12/1/27(1) | 275,000 | | 293,377 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/24(1) | 700,000 | | 736,477 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 11/1/25(1) | 325,000 | | 330,727 | |
TriMas Corp., 4.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,075,966 | |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV, 5.50%, 8/15/26(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,048,560 | |
| | 19,117,812 | |
Distributors — 0.4% | | |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 5/1/27(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,494,375 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/1/25(1) | 900,000 | | 911,250 | |
Performance Food Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/15/27(1) | 475,000 | | 497,947 | |
Performance Food Group, Inc., 4.25%, 8/1/29(1) | 975,000 | | 978,666 | |
Resideo Funding, Inc., 4.00%, 9/1/29(1) | 450,000 | | 440,019 | |
Univar Solutions USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/1/27(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,287,720 | |
| | 5,609,977 | |
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5% | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/28(1) | 2,175,000 | | 2,198,367 | |
Carriage Services, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/29(1) | 675,000 | | 676,586 | |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. / GEMS Education Delaware LLC, 7.125%, 7/31/26(1) | 550,000 | | 564,649 | |
Graham Holdings Co., 5.75%, 6/1/26(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,125,504 | |
Service Corp. International, 4.00%, 5/15/31 | 1,000,000 | | 1,035,000 | |
Sotheby's, 7.375%, 10/15/27(1) | 600,000 | | 635,250 | |
WW International, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/29(1) | 125,000 | | 122,539 | |
| | 6,357,895 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.8% | | |
Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, 6.25%, 4/15/28(1) | 600,000 | | 636,648 | |
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 406,000 | |
Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 8/15/26(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,157,512 | |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 6.50%, 5/1/28(1) | 800,000 | | 836,736 | |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 5.625%, 1/15/30(1) | 600,000 | | 595,059 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/28(1) | 500,000 | | 499,312 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 11/1/28(1) | 2,175,000 | | 2,052,091 | |
Oxford Finance LLC / Oxford Finance Co-Issuer II, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/22(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,008,100 | |
Paysafe Finance plc / Paysafe Holdings US Corp., 4.00%, 6/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 767,000 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/25(1) | 900,000 | | 1,041,336 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 7.375%, 9/1/25(1) | 450,000 | | 480,173 | |
Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 8/15/26(1) | 775,000 | | 817,625 | |
| | 10,297,592 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.4% | | |
Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 5/15/27(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,189,700 | |
Altice France Holding SA, 6.00%, 2/15/28(1) | 2,425,000 | | 2,332,656 | |
Altice France SA, 8.125%, 2/1/27(1) | 2,475,000 | | 2,666,194 | |
Altice France SA, 5.50%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,043,727 | |
Altice France SA, 5.125%, 1/15/29(1) | 675,000 | | 662,712 | |
Altice France SA, 5.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 2,575,000 | | 2,528,251 | |
Altice France SA, 5.50%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 1,800,000 | | 1,784,101 | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 3.875%, 9/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 393,060 | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 5.625%, 9/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 402,072 | |
Connect Finco SARL / Connect US Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/1/26(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,466,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Consolidated Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/1/28(1) | $ | 550,000 | | $ | 598,136 | |
Embarq Corp., 8.00%, 6/1/36 | 2,515,000 | | 2,701,123 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/27(1) | 300,000 | | 319,125 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.00%, 5/1/28(1) | 625,000 | | 657,031 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 6.75%, 5/1/29(1) | 975,000 | | 1,028,864 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 11/1/29 | 369,042 | | 374,006 | |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 6.625%, 8/1/26 | 425,000 | | 483,768 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.50%, 10/15/24(1)(2)(3) | 1,450,000 | | 828,950 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 9.75%, 7/15/25(1)(2)(3) | 75,000 | | 40,845 | |
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 7.75%, 6/1/21(3)(8) | 75,000 | | 938 | |
Intelsat Luxembourg SA, 8.125%, 6/1/23(2)(3) | 600,000 | | 5,250 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/25 | 600,000 | | 613,687 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.25%, 7/1/28(1) | 2,025,000 | | 2,043,184 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/29(1) | 750,000 | | 725,797 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/23 | 1,450,000 | | 1,591,375 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/24 | 775,000 | | 859,281 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/26(1) | 950,000 | | 986,812 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,575,000 | | 1,528,112 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.375%, 6/15/29(1) | 900,000 | | 919,449 | |
Northwest Fiber LLC / Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 4.75%, 4/30/27(1)(4) | 375,000 | | 378,975 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/32 | 2,700,000 | | 4,036,797 | |
Switch Ltd., 3.75%, 9/15/28(1) | 375,000 | | 381,094 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.375%, 11/15/33 | 950,000 | | 1,106,702 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.00%, 9/30/34 | 1,985,000 | | 2,230,644 | |
Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.20%, 7/18/36 | 225,000 | | 275,906 | |
Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(1) | 175,000 | | 188,755 | |
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 5.625%, 12/6/26(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,081,446 | |
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 4.875%, 6/1/27(1) | 450,000 | | 414,772 | |
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC, 6.50%, 10/15/27(1) | 850,000 | | 738,229 | |
Windstream Escrow LLC / Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., 7.75%, 8/15/28(1) | 650,000 | | 679,910 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/27(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,295,424 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 6.125%, 3/1/28(1) | 75,000 | | 76,139 | |
| | 44,659,583 | |
Electric Utilities — 0.9% | | |
Drax Finco plc, 6.625%, 11/1/25(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,188,812 | |
FirstEnergy Corp., 5.35%, 7/15/47 | 1,985,000 | | 2,424,653 | |
Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC, 4.25%, 7/1/29(1) | 450,000 | | 457,956 | |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 9/15/24(1) | 50,000 | | 52,933 | |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 3.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,517,924 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/27 | 38,000 | | 39,414 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/31(1) | 525,000 | | 516,338 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 3.875%, 2/15/32(1) | 575,000 | | 569,250 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.55%, 7/1/30 | 425,000 | | 459,891 | |
PG&E Corp., 5.00%, 7/1/28 | 600,000 | | 612,000 | |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.50%, 6/1/25 | 75,000 | | 37,436 | |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 10.50%, 1/15/26(1) | 625,000 | | 344,775 | |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.625%, 1/15/28(1) | 475,000 | | 441,432 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.50%, 9/1/26(1) | 705,000 | | 725,233 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.00%, 7/31/27(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,783,219 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 4.375%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,208,856 | |
| | 12,380,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Electrical Equipment — 0.2% | | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.125%, 6/15/25(1) | $ | 1,250,000 | | $ | 1,335,475 | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.25%, 6/15/28(1) | 675,000 | | 748,406 | |
| | 2,083,881 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.6% |
Brightstar Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 10/15/25(1) | 600,000 | | 644,250 | |
Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/29(1) | 4,925,000 | | 5,101,160 | |
Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,554,280 | |
TTM Technologies, Inc., 4.00%, 3/1/29(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,097,030 | |
| | 8,396,720 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 1.7% | | |
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.875%, 4/1/27(1) | 525,000 | | 552,778 | |
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.25%, 4/1/28(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,605,164 | |
Basic Energy Services, Inc., 10.75%, 10/15/23(1)(2)(3) | 200,000 | | 25,000 | |
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,771,400 | |
ChampionX Corp., 6.375%, 5/1/26 | 441,000 | | 460,311 | |
Ensign Drilling, Inc., 9.25%, 4/15/24(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,547,936 | |
Exterran Energy Solutions LP / EES Finance Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/25 | 1,600,000 | | 1,518,712 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.25%, 1/15/26(1) | 300,000 | | 292,259 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.50%, 1/15/28(1) | 925,000 | | 877,982 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/25 | 1,525,000 | | 1,411,769 | |
Nine Energy Service, Inc., 8.75%, 11/1/23(1) | 800,000 | | 385,212 | |
Noble Finance Co., 11.00% Cash or 6.50% Cash and 6.50% PIK or 15.00% PIK, 2/15/28(1)(5) | 14,821 | | 16,451 | |
Precision Drilling Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/26(1) | 650,000 | | 668,941 | |
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/29(1) | 975,000 | | 1,019,850 | |
Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.875%, 11/15/24(1) | 800,000 | | 822,672 | |
Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.25%, 2/15/25(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,061,951 | |
Transocean Guardian Ltd., 5.875%, 1/15/24(1) | 1,139,000 | | 1,134,729 | |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.875%, 2/1/27(1) | 500,000 | | 498,278 | |
Transocean Sentry Ltd., 5.375%, 5/15/23(1) | 505,435 | | 497,974 | |
Transocean, Inc., 7.25%, 11/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 292,031 | |
Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 1/30/27(1) | 1,115,000 | | 1,150,279 | |
Transocean, Inc., 8.00%, 2/1/27(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,123,491 | |
Transocean, Inc., 9.35%, 12/15/41 | 250,000 | | 169,200 | |
USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.875%, 4/1/26 | 1,350,000 | | 1,407,377 | |
USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp., 6.875%, 9/1/27 | 550,000 | | 583,058 | |
Weatherford International Ltd., 11.00%, 12/1/24(1) | 1,493,000 | | 1,574,645 | |
| | 22,469,450 | |
Entertainment — 1.0% | | |
Allen Media LLC / Allen Media Co-Issuer, Inc., 10.50%, 2/15/28(1) | 850,000 | | 874,110 | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 4/24/26(1) | 164,000 | | 176,350 | |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 10.00% Cash or 12.00% PIK or 5.00% Cash plus 6.00% PIK, 6/15/26(1)(7) | 3,143,642 | | 3,045,403 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 925,000 | | 935,485 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(1) | 2,175,000 | | 2,145,507 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.625%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,062,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/28(1) | $ | 325,000 | | $ | 323,477 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/24 | 200,000 | | 221,188 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/28 | 425,000 | | 521,326 | |
Netflix, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/29 | 1,225,000 | | 1,551,156 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 545,625 | |
Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 3/15/29(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,330,883 | |
| | 12,733,041 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.3% | | |
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus LLC / BPR Nimbus LLC / GGSI Sellco LLC, 4.50%, 4/1/27(1) | 650,000 | | 644,312 | |
CTR Partnership LP / CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.875%, 6/30/28(1) | 375,000 | | 389,531 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, 6/15/25 | 1,075,000 | | 1,177,125 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, 4.375%, 3/1/31 | 1,625,000 | | 1,573,792 | |
GEO Group, Inc. (The), 6.00%, 4/15/26 | 75,000 | | 59,063 | |
HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 3.375%, 6/15/26(1) | 525,000 | | 533,531 | |
HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC, 3.75%, 9/15/30(1) | 275,000 | | 278,240 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/28(1) | 300,000 | | 313,065 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/30(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,620,282 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/31(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,294,826 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/32(1) | 75,000 | | 80,531 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.625%, 6/15/25(1) | 550,000 | | 593,313 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co-Issuer, 7.50%, 6/1/25(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,463,701 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co-Issuer, 5.875%, 10/1/28(1) | 350,000 | | 370,535 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co-Issuer, 4.875%, 5/15/29(1) | 900,000 | | 927,427 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 650,000 | | 652,184 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 3.75%, 7/1/26(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,207,500 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 4.00%, 9/15/29(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,099,659 | |
Service Properties Trust, 5.00%, 8/15/22 | 1,000,000 | | 1,007,500 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.35%, 10/1/24 | 2,050,000 | | 2,079,684 | |
Service Properties Trust, 7.50%, 9/15/25 | 475,000 | | 533,508 | |
Service Properties Trust, 5.25%, 2/15/26 | 1,150,000 | | 1,160,793 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.75%, 10/1/26 | 475,000 | | 470,844 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 2/15/27 | 1,025,000 | | 1,024,375 | |
Service Properties Trust, 5.50%, 12/15/27 | 625,000 | | 666,610 | |
Service Properties Trust, 3.95%, 1/15/28 | 150,000 | | 141,598 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 10/1/29 | 975,000 | | 955,329 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.375%, 2/15/30 | 200,000 | | 190,395 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 7.125%, 12/15/24(1) | 1,845,000 | | 1,886,512 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 7.875%, 2/15/25(1) | 350,000 | | 370,248 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 6.00%, 1/15/30(1)(4) | 650,000 | | 645,937 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 4.75%, 4/15/28(1) | 950,000 | | 971,375 | |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC, 6.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,545,000 | |
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.25%, 12/1/26(1) | 350,000 | | 365,953 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/27(1) | $ | 375,000 | | $ | 388,594 | |
VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.125%, 8/15/30(1) | 300,000 | | 318,375 | |
XHR LP, 6.375%, 8/15/25(1) | 775,000 | | 823,151 | |
XHR LP, 4.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 550,000 | | 565,587 | |
| | 30,389,985 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.6% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 2/15/23(1) | 700,000 | | 716,723 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/25 | 4,000 | | 4,085 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.25%, 3/15/26(1) | 525,000 | | 534,033 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 7.50%, 3/15/26(1) | 575,000 | | 621,719 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,076,541 | |
Ingles Markets, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/31(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,039,499 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 7/1/25(1) | 640,000 | | 640,726 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/26(1) | 988,000 | | 996,872 | |
SEG Holding LLC / SEG Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/28(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,617,812 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 350,000 | | 379,312 | |
| | 7,627,322 | |
Food Products — 1.4% | | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/28(1) | 725,000 | | 686,365 | |
Cooke Omega Investments, Inc. / Alpha VesselCo Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/22(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,353,236 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/27(1) | 425,000 | | 442,733 | |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. / HLF Financing, Inc., 7.875%, 9/1/25(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,369,031 | |
JBS USA Food Co., 5.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 600,000 | | 631,128 | |
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Food Co. / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/30(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,224,817 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.00%, 7/15/35 | 1,200,000 | | 1,477,150 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 6.875%, 1/26/39 | 500,000 | | 739,066 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.00%, 6/4/42 | 625,000 | | 767,795 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.20%, 7/15/45 | 1,750,000 | | 2,195,613 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.875%, 10/1/49 | 1,300,000 | | 1,585,230 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,080,950 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/31(1) | 650,000 | | 643,097 | |
Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,538,412 | |
US Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/25(1) | 350,000 | | 367,570 | |
US Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,567,098 | |
| | 18,669,291 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | |
AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp., 5.75%, 5/20/27 | 1,195,000 | | 1,351,844 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.2% | | |
Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/28(1) | 575,000 | | 605,906 | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 325,000 | | 330,298 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.375%, 6/1/25(1) | 435,000 | | 459,601 | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.25%, 2/1/28(1) | 615,000 | | 659,120 | |
| | 2,054,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Health Care Providers and Services — 4.0% | | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/28(1) | $ | 725,000 | | $ | 763,037 | |
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 600,000 | | 625,527 | |
AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/29(1) | 550,000 | | 556,207 | |
Air Methods Corp., 8.00%, 5/15/25(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,554,516 | |
Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/1/28(1) | 775,000 | | 783,719 | |
Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27 | 1,700,000 | | 1,781,430 | |
Centene Corp., 2.45%, 7/15/28 | 575,000 | | 578,594 | |
Centene Corp., 3.00%, 10/15/30 | 1,475,000 | | 1,513,719 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.625%, 2/15/25(1) | 2,125,000 | | 2,225,937 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,300,613 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.625%, 3/15/27(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,048,380 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/27(1) | 1,692,000 | | 1,846,395 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/1/28(1) | 1,242,000 | | 1,195,959 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,406,156 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 2,650,000 | | 2,659,898 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/30(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,337,930 | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/31(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,813,500 | |
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/1/30(1) | 4,900,000 | | 5,046,318 | |
DaVita, Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/31(1) | 875,000 | | 853,125 | |
Encompass Health Corp., 4.75%, 2/1/30 | 900,000 | | 947,700 | |
Envision Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 10/15/26(1) | 1,225,000 | | 996,844 | |
HCA, Inc., 7.69%, 6/15/25 | 770,000 | | 927,126 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/26 | 25,000 | | 28,635 | |
HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 9/1/30 | 975,000 | | 1,033,880 | |
HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 425,000 | | 431,906 | |
IQVIA, Inc., 5.00%, 5/15/27(1) | 575,000 | | 597,960 | |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 6.75%, 4/15/25(1) | 675,000 | | 710,167 | |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 4.375%, 2/15/27(1) | 50,000 | | 49,938 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/29(1) | 775,000 | | 755,071 | |
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/29(1) | 525,000 | | 544,845 | |
Molina Healthcare, Inc., 3.875%, 11/15/30(1) | 675,000 | | 706,219 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc., 4.50%, 3/31/29(1) | 950,000 | | 960,687 | |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 7.25%, 11/1/25(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,154,281 | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc. / LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/1/26(1) | 200,000 | | 211,500 | |
RP Escrow Issuer LLC, 5.25%, 12/15/25(1) | 625,000 | | 643,784 | |
Select Medical Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/26(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,052,850 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | 650,000 | | 701,513 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 9/1/24(1) | 575,000 | | 588,656 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.875%, 1/1/26(1) | 600,000 | | 621,702 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.25%, 2/1/27(1) | 200,000 | | 207,750 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/1/28(1) | 7,050,000 | | 7,414,908 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.25%, 6/1/29(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,422,750 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31 | 500,000 | | 574,608 | |
| | 52,176,240 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 9.8% | | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/28(1) | 450,000 | | 457,407 | |
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/30(1) | 3,300,000 | | 3,271,125 | |
Affinity Gaming, 6.875%, 12/15/27(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,079,422 | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 5.00%, 4/1/25(1) | 320,000 | | 327,904 | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 6.375%, 5/1/25(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,341,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Boyd Gaming Corp., 8.625%, 6/1/25(1) | $ | 100,000 | | $ | 108,500 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/31(1) | 625,000 | | 645,313 | |
Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 5/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 723,625 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 8.125%, 7/1/27(1) | 2,650,000 | | 2,982,509 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/29(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,545,969 | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc., 5.75%, 7/1/25(1) | 125,000 | | 131,934 | |
Carlson Travel, Inc., 9.50% Cash plus 2.00% PIK, 12/15/26(1) | 1,006,333 | | 337,308 | |
Carnival Corp., 10.50%, 2/1/26(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,742,175 | |
Carnival Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26(1) | 1,975,000 | | 2,110,781 | |
Carnival Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 14,475,000 | | 14,981,625 | |
Carnival Corp., 6.65%, 1/15/28 | 775,000 | | 829,389 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., 5.875%, 7/1/29(1) | 700,000 | | 659,817 | |
CEC Entertainment LLC, 6.75%, 5/1/26(1) | 425,000 | | 426,594 | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 7/15/29 | 750,000 | | 770,107 | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp., 5.375%, 6/1/24 | 450,000 | | 454,928 | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 5.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 550,000 | | 572,000 | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op, 6.50%, 10/1/28 | 1,150,000 | | 1,235,681 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc., 5.50%, 4/1/27(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,064,719 | |
Churchill Downs, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 575,000 | | 602,313 | |
Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, 10.50%, 2/15/23(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,046,250 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 475,000 | | 487,317 | |
Full House Resorts, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/28(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,130,131 | |
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., 8.25%, 3/1/24(1) | 1,130,000 | | 1,152,018 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/26(1) | 2,575,000 | | 2,720,552 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(1) | 3,075,000 | | 3,082,841 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 8.75%, 10/1/25(1) | 2,100,000 | | 2,203,918 | |
GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC / GPS Finco, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/28(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,515,530 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/25(1) | 575,000 | | 601,594 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 5.75%, 5/1/28(1) | 575,000 | | 619,994 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.75%, 5/1/29(1) | 400,000 | | 404,500 | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/32(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,060,219 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 5.00%, 6/1/29(1) | 2,100,000 | | 2,144,625 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc, 4.875%, 7/1/31(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,482,375 | |
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, 9.25% Cash or 9.25% PIK, 11/30/23(5) | 413,649 | | 402,036 | |
International Game Technology plc, 4.125%, 4/15/26(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,300,775 | |
IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(1) | 700,000 | | 744,082 | |
IRB Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2/15/26(1) | 800,000 | | 823,000 | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., 7.875%, 2/1/24(1) | 875,000 | | 904,531 | |
KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC, 4.75%, 6/1/27(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,228,180 | |
Life Time, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/26(1) | 2,575,000 | | 2,668,344 | |
Life Time, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/26(1) | 6,550,000 | | 6,951,187 | |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/25(1) | 250,000 | | 264,375 | |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 4.50%, 6/15/29(1) | 550,000 | | 557,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 6/15/26(1) | $ | 1,600,000 | | $ | 1,654,856 | |
MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.375%, 5/15/24(1) | 600,000 | | 608,250 | |
MGM Resorts International, 7.75%, 3/15/22 | 1,305,000 | | 1,342,519 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23 | 2,835,000 | | 3,001,386 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.75%, 5/1/25 | 550,000 | | 580,250 | |
MGM Resorts International, 5.50%, 4/15/27 | 158,000 | | 171,628 | |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC / Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 950,000 | | 969,000 | |
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 7.875%, 10/15/24(1) | 2,025,000 | | 2,131,312 | |
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, 8.00%, 2/1/26(1) | 1,650,000 | | 1,721,940 | |
Motion Bondco DAC, 6.625%, 11/15/27(1) | 625,000 | | 631,022 | |
Nathan's Famous, Inc., 6.625%, 11/1/25(1) | 750,000 | | 767,265 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 12.25%, 5/15/24(1) | 825,000 | | 974,531 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 3.625%, 12/15/24(1) | 400,000 | | 380,500 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 10.25%, 2/1/26(1) | 800,000 | | 919,320 | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 3,575,000 | | 3,669,183 | |
NCL Finance Ltd., 6.125%, 3/15/28(1) | 875,000 | | 909,313 | |
Papa John's International, Inc., 3.875%, 9/15/29(1) | 425,000 | | 423,406 | |
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC / Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance In, 8.50%, 11/15/27(1) | 400,000 | | 430,026 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/1/29(1) | 950,000 | | 940,167 | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., 5.625%, 9/1/29(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,466,421 | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., 5.875%, 9/1/31(1) | 1,825,000 | | 1,846,338 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/22 | 1,575,000 | | 1,616,344 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 9.125%, 6/15/23(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,251,264 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 11.50%, 6/1/25(1) | 701,000 | | 800,717 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.50%, 8/31/26(1) | 675,000 | | 694,707 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7.50%, 10/15/27 | 350,000 | | 404,418 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 3.70%, 3/15/28 | 1,275,000 | | 1,223,197 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.50%, 4/1/28(1) | 2,975,000 | | 3,047,230 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 8.625%, 7/1/25(1) | 225,000 | | 243,941 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/26(1) | 550,000 | | 584,375 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/28(1) | 3,350,000 | | 3,618,000 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.25%, 11/15/29(1) | 850,000 | | 956,154 | |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/29(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,664,609 | |
Sizzling Platter LLC / Sizzling Platter Finance Corp., 8.50%, 11/28/25(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,800,339 | |
Studio City Finance Ltd., 6.00%, 7/15/25(1) | 800,000 | | 793,080 | |
Studio City Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 646,461 | |
TKC Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 800,000 | | 878,220 | |
Travel + Leisure Co., 6.625%, 7/31/26(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,510,526 | |
Travel + Leisure Co., 4.625%, 3/1/30(1) | 375,000 | | 385,976 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/25(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,030,730 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 13.00%, 5/15/25(1) | 800,000 | | 922,000 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 5.875%, 9/15/27(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,502,461 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/29(1) | 650,000 | | 658,362 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29(1) | 525,000 | | 525,927 | |
VOC Escrow Ltd., 5.00%, 2/15/28(1) | 975,000 | | 963,344 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25(1) | 175,000 | | 178,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27(1) | $ | 475,000 | | $ | 480,434 | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.125%, 10/1/29(1) | 250,000 | | 252,188 | |
| | 128,071,375 | |
Household Durables — 2.1% | | |
Adams Homes, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/25(1) | 775,000 | | 810,398 | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 6.625%, 1/15/28(1) | 525,000 | | 558,933 | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.625%, 8/1/29(1) | 700,000 | | 707,686 | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Co., 4.625%, 4/1/30(1) | 650,000 | | 654,469 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/25 | 625,000 | | 644,381 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 5.875%, 10/15/27 | 700,000 | | 734,125 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/29 | 1,500,000 | | 1,654,395 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC, 5.00%, 6/15/29(1) | 975,000 | | 998,619 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. / Brookfield Residential US LLC, 4.875%, 2/15/30(1) | 750,000 | | 765,937 | |
Century Communities, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27 | 1,025,000 | | 1,095,458 | |
Century Communities, Inc., 3.875%, 8/15/29(1) | 525,000 | | 530,906 | |
Empire Communities Corp., 7.00%, 12/15/25(1) | 750,000 | | 784,687 | |
Installed Building Products, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/28(1) | 650,000 | | 683,212 | |
KB Home, 7.625%, 5/15/23 | 200,000 | | 213,819 | |
KB Home, 6.875%, 6/15/27 | 575,000 | | 687,844 | |
KB Home, 4.00%, 6/15/31 | 900,000 | | 924,750 | |
LGI Homes, Inc., 4.00%, 7/15/29(1) | 500,000 | | 499,375 | |
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/1/30(1) | 875,000 | | 895,624 | |
Meritage Homes Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/25 | 750,000 | | 848,437 | |
Newell Brands, Inc., 4.70%, 4/1/26 | 2,050,000 | | 2,262,749 | |
Newell Brands, Inc., 5.875%, 4/1/36 | 1,875,000 | | 2,331,187 | |
Newell Brands, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/46 | 450,000 | | 582,188 | |
Picasso Finance Sub, Inc., 6.125%, 6/15/25(1) | 405,000 | | 428,749 | |
Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/28(1) | 675,000 | | 695,584 | |
Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp., 4.75%, 4/1/29(1) | 700,000 | | 720,759 | |
STL Holding Co. LLC, 7.50%, 2/15/26(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,057,500 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 625,000 | | 697,031 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 500,000 | | 515,625 | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/31(1) | 475,000 | | 476,188 | |
TopBuild Corp., 4.125%, 2/15/32(1)(4) | 575,000 | | 582,188 | |
TRI Pointe Group, Inc. / TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/24 | 1,215,000 | | 1,338,019 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.25%, 6/1/27 | 25,000 | | 27,048 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.70%, 6/15/28 | 450,000 | | 489,938 | |
Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 4.625%, 8/15/28(1) | 775,000 | | 808,337 | |
| | 27,706,145 | |
Household Products — 0.2% | | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.125%, 10/15/30 | 475,000 | | 486,281 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co., 4.125%, 4/30/31(1) | 675,000 | | 686,324 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 5.00%, 12/31/26(1) | 300,000 | | 300,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc., 7.00%, 12/31/27(1) | $ | 500,000 | | $ | 479,925 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25 | 62,000 | | 63,628 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/30(1) | 300,000 | | 332,625 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/31(1) | 575,000 | | 581,701 | |
| | 2,930,484 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7% |
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, 4.125%, 6/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 413,900 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 6/1/26(1) | 654,000 | | 673,607 | |
Calpine Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/28(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,148,906 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/28(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,495,627 | |
Calpine Corp., 4.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 950,000 | | 936,937 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/31(1) | 625,000 | | 625,781 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 5.00%, 9/15/26 | 795,000 | | 816,405 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/28(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,139,339 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.75%, 1/15/32(1)(4) | 450,000 | | 453,375 | |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 1/31/28(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,128,750 | |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 1/15/30(1) | 675,000 | | 707,063 | |
| | 9,539,690 | |
Insurance — 0.7% | | |
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 11/15/25(1) | 2,625,000 | | 2,676,300 | |
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc., 10.125%, 8/1/26(1) | 325,000 | | 362,866 | |
AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.875%, 6/30/29(1) | 225,000 | | 228,443 | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., 7.00%, 8/15/25(1) | 850,000 | | 864,620 | |
AssuredPartners, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/29(1) | 500,000 | | 503,832 | |
BroadStreet Partners, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 448,922 | |
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 4.90%, 8/15/23 | 950,000 | | 972,391 | |
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 4.80%, 2/15/24 | 800,000 | | 817,000 | |
Genworth Holdings, Inc., VRN, 2.13%, 11/15/66 | 450,000 | | 288,052 | |
HUB International Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/26(1) | 2,050,000 | | 2,121,750 | |
| | 9,284,176 | |
Interactive Media and Services† | | |
Arches Buyer, Inc., 4.25%, 6/1/28(1) | 400,000 | | 406,060 | |
Arches Buyer, Inc., 6.125%, 12/1/28(1) | 150,000 | | 153,088 | |
| | 559,148 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3% | | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 5.25%, 12/1/27(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,487,344 | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc., 3.50%, 3/1/29(1) | 550,000 | | 545,875 | |
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5.00%, 12/15/27(1) | 450,000 | | 471,589 | |
Millennium Escrow Corp., 6.625%, 8/1/26(1) | 800,000 | | 824,960 | |
QVC, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/27 | 650,000 | | 689,812 | |
| | 4,019,580 | |
IT Services — 0.7% | | |
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp., 4.125%, 5/1/25 | 1,225,000 | | 1,270,937 | |
Endure Digital, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,141,770 | |
Exela Intermediate LLC / Exela Finance, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/23(1) | 1,875,000 | | 1,455,975 | |
MoneyGram International, Inc., 5.375%, 8/1/26(1) | 750,000 | | 762,188 | |
Presidio Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 2/1/27(1) | 750,000 | | 775,313 | |
Presidio Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2/1/28(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,482,002 | |
Twilio, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/31 | 575,000 | | 589,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Vericast Corp., 11.00%, 9/15/26(1) | $ | 1,388,750 | | $ | 1,463,395 | |
| | 8,940,990 | |
Leisure Products — 0.2% | | |
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.375%, 6/1/29(1) | 925,000 | | 895,141 | |
Mattel, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/26(1) | 600,000 | | 619,410 | |
Mattel, Inc., 6.20%, 10/1/40 | 100,000 | | 128,672 | |
Mattel, Inc., 5.45%, 11/1/41 | 325,000 | | 385,699 | |
| | 2,028,922 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.1% | | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 4.00%, 3/15/31(1) | 500,000 | | 524,490 | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2.875%, 7/15/26(1) | 600,000 | | 606,750 | |
| | 1,131,240 | |
Machinery — 0.8% | | |
GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/28(1) | 425,000 | | 436,687 | |
Granite US Holdings Corp., 11.00%, 10/1/27(1) | 700,000 | | 767,382 | |
Hillenbrand, Inc., 3.75%, 3/1/31 | 650,000 | | 646,409 | |
Husky III Holding Ltd., 13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK, 2/15/25(1)(5) | 875,000 | | 932,571 | |
JPW Industries Holding Corp., 9.00%, 10/1/24(1) | 475,000 | | 499,213 | |
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The), 9.00%, 4/1/26(1) | 375,000 | | 402,234 | |
Terex Corp., 5.00%, 5/15/29(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,400,625 | |
Titan Acquisition Ltd. / Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 4/15/26(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,330,225 | |
Titan International, Inc., 7.00%, 4/30/28(1) | 725,000 | | 764,875 | |
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 7.625%, 7/15/28(1) | 538,000 | | 575,660 | |
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/27(1) | 600,000 | | 629,535 | |
Werner FinCo LP / Werner FinCo, Inc., 8.75%, 7/15/25(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,773,627 | |
| | 10,159,043 | |
Marine — 0.2% | | |
Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 1,875,000 | | 1,915,256 | |
Media — 6.8% | | |
Altice Financing SA, 5.00%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,400,279 | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29 | 1,175,000 | | 1,170,594 | |
Audacy Capital Corp., 6.75%, 3/31/29(1) | 575,000 | | 580,290 | |
Cable One, Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/30(1) | 575,000 | | 573,563 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.00%, 3/1/23(1) | 375,000 | | 377,224 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/15/30(1) | 350,000 | | 361,540 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/31(1) | 1,675,000 | | 1,706,155 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/32 | 4,575,000 | | 4,717,969 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/33(1) | 2,525,000 | | 2,572,899 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/34(1) | 2,325,000 | | 2,306,109 | |
Clear Channel International BV, 6.625%, 8/1/25(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,384,459 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 4/15/28(1) | 2,425,000 | | 2,555,562 | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 6/1/29(1) | 900,000 | | 937,125 | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/27(1) | 2,175,000 | | 2,253,583 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 9/15/22 | 300,000 | | 310,688 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 2/1/29(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,463,670 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/30(1) | 5,625,000 | | 5,727,122 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.125%, 12/1/30(1) | 800,000 | | 786,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.625%, 12/1/30(1) | $ | 2,375,000 | | $ | 2,254,540 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.50%, 11/15/31(1) | 2,175,000 | | 2,150,531 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.00%, 11/15/31(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,439,550 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.375%, 8/15/26(1) | 3,500,000 | | 2,314,375 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Co., 6.625%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,485,000 | | 652,182 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,463,000 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/24 | 575,000 | | 619,005 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 7.375%, 7/1/28 | 1,500,000 | | 1,592,760 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, 6/1/29 | 1,250,000 | | 1,226,431 | |
GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 975,000 | | 1,024,800 | |
Gray Television, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/30(1) | 2,810,000 | | 2,764,337 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,352,403 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 399,000 | | 411,668 | |
Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 2/15/28 | 375,000 | | 386,218 | |
Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 2/15/30 | 750,000 | | 773,063 | |
Lamar Media Corp., 3.625%, 1/15/31 | 75,000 | | 75,094 | |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(1) | 800,000 | | 849,000 | |
Mav Acquisition Corp., 8.00%, 8/1/29(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,363,504 | |
Midcontinent Communications / Midcontinent Finance Corp., 5.375%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,069,034 | |
News Corp., 3.875%, 5/15/29(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,057,500 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/27(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,429,954 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., 4.75%, 11/1/28(1) | 800,000 | | 830,908 | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/27(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,360,642 | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 500,000 | | 496,238 | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/30(1) | 350,000 | | 351,180 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/28(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,021,080 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 3.875%, 1/15/29(1) | 50,000 | | 50,237 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/31(1) | 350,000 | | 344,619 | |
Scripps Escrow, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/27(1) | 525,000 | | 539,535 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 875,000 | | 894,687 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/27(1) | 750,000 | | 745,718 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/30(1) | 975,000 | | 968,584 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.125%, 12/1/30(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,198,969 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.125%, 9/1/26(1) | 1,775,000 | | 1,801,625 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29(1) | 825,000 | | 893,062 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.875%, 9/1/31(1) | 4,225,000 | | 4,132,578 | |
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., 9.75%, 3/1/26(1) | 325,000 | | 339,983 | |
TEGNA, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/28 | 2,325,000 | | 2,379,870 | |
TEGNA, Inc., 5.00%, 9/15/29 | 500,000 | | 515,650 | |
Townsquare Media, Inc., 6.875%, 2/1/26(1) | 500,000 | | 525,155 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/25(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,066,642 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 9.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 600,000 | | 651,978 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.625%, 6/1/27(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,141,875 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., 4.50%, 5/1/29(1) | 900,000 | | 915,750 | |
UPC Broadband Finco BV, 4.875%, 7/15/31(1) | 2,800,000 | | 2,870,308 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
UPC Holding BV, 5.50%, 1/15/28(1) | $ | 800,000 | | $ | 838,380 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/24(1) | 275,000 | | 299,406 | |
Virgin Media Finance plc, 5.00%, 7/15/30(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,026,800 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc, 5.50%, 5/15/29(1) | 200,000 | | 211,050 | |
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%, 7/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 413,688 | |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 975,000 | | 1,009,559 | |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 5.125%, 2/28/30(1) | 200,000 | | 205,450 | |
Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27(1) | 698,000 | | 722,430 | |
| | 89,217,416 | |
Metals and Mining — 3.3% | | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 6.125%, 5/15/28(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,953,000 | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 4.125%, 3/31/29(1) | 400,000 | | 416,752 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/27 | 775,000 | | 820,531 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 4.875%, 10/1/29 | 575,000 | | 577,875 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/31 | 650,000 | | 655,925 | |
ArcelorMittal SA, 7.00%, 10/15/39 | 650,000 | | 918,099 | |
Arconic Corp., 6.00%, 5/15/25(1) | 975,000 | | 1,025,685 | |
Arconic Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/28(1) | 250,000 | | 265,318 | |
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. / Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 8.75%, 7/15/26(1) | 775,000 | | 821,213 | |
Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp., 6.625%, 1/31/29(1) | 920,000 | | 996,443 | |
Carpenter Technology Corp., 6.375%, 7/15/28 | 1,375,000 | | 1,479,541 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 9.875%, 10/17/25(1) | 864,000 | | 992,520 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/26(1) | 450,000 | | 480,375 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/27 | 1,275,000 | | 1,321,219 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1) | 500,000 | | 511,250 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.875%, 3/1/31(1) | 950,000 | | 982,062 | |
Coeur Mining, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 673,047 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/27(1) | 400,000 | | 425,150 | |
Constellium SE, 5.625%, 6/15/28(1) | 525,000 | | 552,505 | |
Constellium SE, 3.75%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,775,000 | | 1,731,885 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/1/23(1) | 295,000 | | 300,531 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.50%, 3/1/24(1) | 5,450,000 | | 5,524,937 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.50%, 4/1/25(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,258,173 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.00%, 9/1/27 | 925,000 | | 965,469 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.125%, 3/1/28 | 799,000 | | 828,963 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.375%, 8/1/28 | 850,000 | | 890,375 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.25%, 3/1/30 | 1,825,000 | | 1,934,500 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.625%, 8/1/30 | 1,000,000 | | 1,082,500 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/43 | 2,025,000 | | 2,495,812 | |
Grinding Media, Inc. / Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd., 7.375%, 12/15/23(1) | 150,000 | | 153,000 | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 4.50%, 4/1/26(1) | 625,000 | | 619,531 | |
IAMGOLD Corp., 5.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 650,000 | | 642,850 | |
Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.125%, 5/1/27(1) | 975,000 | | 1,060,205 | |
Mountain Province Diamonds, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/22(1) | 425,000 | | 378,894 | |
Northwest Acquisitions ULC / Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.125%, 11/1/22(1)(2)(3) | 400,000 | | 520 | |
Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/26(1) | 475,000 | | 482,353 | |
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 1/30/30(1) | 325,000 | | 342,534 | |
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/27 | 1,075,000 | | 1,075,000 | |
Petra Diamonds US Treasury plc, 10.50% PIK, 3/8/26(1) | 103,238 | | 106,335 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
PT FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd., 4.375%, 4/1/31(1) | $ | 2,025,000 | | $ | 2,095,065 | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 800,000 | | 821,000 | |
Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/26(1) | 425,000 | | 431,375 | |
TMS International Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,150,875 | |
United States Steel Corp., 6.875%, 3/1/29 | 1,325,000 | | 1,414,411 | |
| | 43,655,603 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2% | | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/27(1)(4) | 1,325,000 | | 1,315,062 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.25%, 2/1/27(1) | 575,000 | | 569,969 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/29(1) | 450,000 | | 447,390 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 3.625%, 7/15/26(1) | 700,000 | | 706,125 | |
| | 3,038,546 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.3% | | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,361,531 | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 4.50%, 12/15/34 | 250,000 | | 246,203 | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 6.375%, 3/15/37 | 475,000 | | 507,965 | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 1/15/42 | 1,400,000 | | 1,336,825 | |
| | 3,452,524 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 14.8% | | |
Aethon United BR LP / Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/26(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,405,625 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 7.875%, 5/15/26(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,588,054 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 1,100,000 | | 1,137,730 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 275,000 | | 285,313 | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.375%, 6/15/29(1) | 675,000 | | 696,094 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 7.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 975,000 | | 1,091,269 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 5.375%, 3/1/30(1) | 800,000 | | 843,520 | |
Apache Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/30 | 975,000 | | 1,052,425 | |
Apache Corp., 5.10%, 9/1/40 | 1,950,000 | | 2,186,398 | |
Apache Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/43 | 825,000 | | 894,820 | |
Apache Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/44 | 130,000 | | 130,948 | |
Apache Corp., 7.375%, 8/15/47 | 350,000 | | 429,067 | |
Apache Corp., 5.35%, 7/1/49 | 1,175,000 | | 1,307,281 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 7.00%, 11/1/26(1) | 325,000 | | 336,372 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 9.00%, 11/1/27(1) | 1,155,000 | | 1,584,354 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 8.25%, 12/31/28(1) | 775,000 | | 846,006 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/30/29(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,099,698 | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/15/25(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,244,875 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 6.125%, 10/1/24 | 2,025,000 | | 1,993,410 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 7/15/25 | 350,000 | | 342,662 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,706,215 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/25 | 97,000 | | 110,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Centennial Resource Production LLC, 5.375%, 1/15/26(1) | $ | 1,025,000 | | $ | 1,007,636 | |
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 9.00%, 2/14/25 | 180,793 | | 481,795 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.00%, 3/1/31(1) | 2,325,000 | | 2,437,646 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 3.25%, 1/31/32(1) | 2,625,000 | | 2,636,944 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/28 | 600,000 | | 633,000 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/29(1) | 350,000 | | 374,395 | |
Citgo Holding, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/24(1) | 2,750,000 | | 2,774,062 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/25(1) | 975,000 | | 998,273 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/26(1) | 1,900,000 | | 1,941,353 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 4/15/30(1) | 675,000 | | 686,289 | |
CNX Resources Corp., 7.25%, 3/14/27(1) | 1,650,000 | | 1,758,817 | |
CNX Resources Corp., 6.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,535,187 | |
Colgate Energy Partners III LLC, 5.875%, 7/1/29(1) | 725,000 | | 731,358 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 5/15/25(1) | 292,000 | | 303,922 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/29(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,513,750 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/30(1) | 1,625,000 | | 1,692,267 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.50%, 4/15/23 | 196,000 | | 203,350 | |
CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%, 6/15/31(1) | 3,750,000 | | 3,993,000 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/1/29(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,807,322 | |
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/25(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,485,815 | |
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/29(1) | 750,000 | | 784,013 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.375%, 7/15/25 | 1,000,000 | | 1,106,250 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.625%, 7/15/27 | 400,000 | | 455,500 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.125%, 5/15/29 | 1,875,000 | | 2,113,477 | |
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 6.75%, 5/15/25 | 525,000 | | 539,241 | |
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp., 7.125%, 6/1/28(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,333,575 | |
Devon Energy Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/28(1) | 650,000 | | 716,672 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc., 5.50%, 1/30/26(1) | 325,000 | | 338,983 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 1/30/28(1) | 925,000 | | 974,719 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 5.375%, 3/30/28(1) | 475,000 | | 487,150 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 5.875%, 3/30/31(1) | 550,000 | | 566,615 | |
EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.625%, 1/15/28(1) | 150,000 | | 159,899 | |
EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.375%, 6/1/29 | 1,550,000 | | 1,641,799 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.40%, 4/1/24 | 325,000 | | 338,218 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.85%, 7/15/26 | 1,750,000 | | 1,840,239 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.60%, 4/1/44 | 375,000 | | 358,845 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.05%, 4/1/45 | 625,000 | | 571,525 | |
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.45%, 6/1/47 | 1,300,000 | | 1,256,820 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 7/15/23 | 1,980,000 | | 2,070,189 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.00%, 8/1/24 | 200,000 | | 208,126 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.00%, 7/1/25(1) | 800,000 | | 877,960 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.50%, 7/1/27(1) | 375,000 | | 422,250 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 5.50%, 7/15/28 | 875,000 | | 962,386 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | 825,000 | | 856,969 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 1/15/31(1) | 825,000 | | 859,048 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.50%, 7/15/48 | 800,000 | | 911,532 | |
EQT Corp., 6.625%, 2/1/25 | 450,000 | | 515,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
EQT Corp., 3.125%, 5/15/26(1) | $ | 650,000 | | $ | 667,141 | |
EQT Corp., 3.90%, 10/1/27 | 1,525,000 | | 1,652,513 | |
EQT Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/29 | 300,000 | | 338,160 | |
EQT Corp., 7.50%, 2/1/30 | 1,629,000 | | 2,098,885 | |
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 6.50%, 10/1/25 | 350,000 | | 348,712 | |
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.00%, 1/15/27 | 425,000 | | 430,871 | |
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/1/28 | 1,375,000 | | 1,375,550 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp., 8.00%, 5/17/26(1) | 1,358,509 | | 1,487,418 | |
Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 9/1/28(1) | 1,850,000 | | 1,973,265 | |
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.625%, 2/15/26(1) | 2,106,000 | | 2,187,607 | |
Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.125%, 6/15/28(1) | 1,875,000 | | 1,960,875 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.25%, 11/1/28(1) | 900,000 | | 934,299 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.75%, 2/1/29(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,105,906 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.00%, 2/1/31(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,055,032 | |
Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/28(1) | 875,000 | | 888,344 | |
Ithaca Energy North Sea plc, 9.00%, 7/15/26(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,432,662 | |
ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,161,500 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.50%, 1/15/25 | 2,150,000 | | 2,230,625 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 7.75%, 7/31/29(1) | 1,950,000 | | 1,957,312 | |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC / Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6.00%, 8/1/26(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,285,562 | |
Matador Resources Co., 5.875%, 9/15/26 | 2,575,000 | | 2,665,202 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 7.125%, 2/1/27(1) | 2,275,000 | | 2,391,480 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/29(1) | 350,000 | | 358,470 | |
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 1/15/26(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,183,602 | |
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 5/15/27(1) | 125,000 | | 124,571 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/24 | 796,000 | | 813,807 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 5.75%, 8/15/25 | 635,000 | | 656,253 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 5.875%, 12/1/27 | 575,000 | | 599,150 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.375%, 7/15/28 | 1,575,000 | | 1,667,531 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 7.05%, 5/1/29 | 350,000 | | 393,750 | |
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.375%, 12/1/42 | 750,000 | | 757,155 | |
Murray Energy Corp., 9.00% Cash plus 3.00% PIK, 4/15/24(1)(2)(3) | 4,545,734 | | 23,183 | |
New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 9/30/26(1) | 700,000 | | 670,250 | |
NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 2/1/26(1) | 2,050,000 | | 2,091,359 | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.125%, 3/1/28(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,925,820 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 5.75%, 10/1/25 | 350,000 | | 377,563 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 6.00%, 6/1/26 | 350,000 | | 378,651 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 6.375%, 10/1/30 | 175,000 | | 192,719 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.375%, 6/1/26(1) | 525,000 | | 550,791 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.95%, 7/1/24 | 595,000 | | 673,457 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.00%, 7/15/25 | 450,000 | | 538,164 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.875%, 9/1/25 | 425,000 | | 476,850 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/25 | 1,025,000 | | 1,136,469 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26 | 2,625,000 | | 2,917,162 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.40%, 4/15/26 | 500,000 | | 513,440 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 3.20%, 8/15/26 | 600,000 | | 613,320 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.50%, 7/15/27 | 800,000 | | 1,003,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.125%, 10/15/27 | $ | 325,000 | | $ | 381,826 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/28 | 300,000 | | 351,375 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/30 | 1,400,000 | | 1,903,552 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.625%, 9/1/30 | 275,000 | | 339,281 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.125%, 1/1/31 | 1,625,000 | | 1,952,803 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/31 | 2,965,000 | | 3,858,947 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/31 | 1,050,000 | | 1,401,851 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36 | 2,600,000 | | 3,274,375 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 7.95%, 6/15/39 | 310,000 | | 411,325 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.20%, 3/15/40 | 2,150,000 | | 2,536,086 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.60%, 3/15/46 | 2,825,000 | | 3,550,686 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 8/15/49 | 75,000 | | 73,727 | |
Ovintiv, Inc., 8.125%, 9/15/30 | 900,000 | | 1,239,806 | |
Parkland Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/27(1) | 750,000 | | 795,938 | |
Parkland Corp., 4.50%, 10/1/29(1) | 2,425,000 | | 2,461,011 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 9.25%, 5/15/25(1) | 600,000 | | 569,319 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/25 | 275,000 | | 185,543 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/15/28 | 800,000 | | 512,000 | |
PBF Logistics LP / PBF Logistics Finance Corp., 6.875%, 5/15/23 | 1,650,000 | | 1,610,812 | |
PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/24 | 325,000 | | 330,281 | |
Penn Virginia Escrow LLC, 9.25%, 8/15/26(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,040,631 | |
Range Resources Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23 | 187,000 | | 194,246 | |
Range Resources Corp., 9.25%, 2/1/26 | 850,000 | | 927,605 | |
Range Resources Corp., 8.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,345,000 | | 1,514,873 | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/28(1) | 325,000 | | 336,424 | |
Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 900,000 | | 914,625 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 3.60%, 5/15/25(1) | 350,000 | | 361,813 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 7/15/29(1) | 425,000 | | 442,531 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.80%, 5/15/30(1) | 150,000 | | 156,435 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 7.50%, 7/15/38(1) | 150,000 | | 170,498 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.875%, 4/15/40(1) | 825,000 | | 917,326 | |
SM Energy Co., 5.00%, 1/15/24 | 325,000 | | 323,911 | |
SM Energy Co., 5.625%, 6/1/25 | 1,975,000 | | 1,989,615 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/26 | 375,000 | | 383,471 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.625%, 1/15/27 | 650,000 | | 667,625 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.50%, 7/15/28 | 900,000 | | 932,913 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 6.45%, 1/23/25 | 1,070,000 | | 1,179,482 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 8.375%, 9/15/28 | 425,000 | | 481,942 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 2/1/29(1) | 900,000 | | 963,954 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 3/15/30 | 925,000 | | 999,439 | |
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.50%, 8/15/22 | 1,475,000 | | 1,470,494 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 5.50%, 2/15/26 | 225,000 | | 229,804 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 6.00%, 4/15/27 | 775,000 | | 807,938 | |
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp., 4.50%, 5/15/29 | 500,000 | | 507,760 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 10/1/25(1) | 575,000 | | 623,156 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.00%, 12/31/30(1) | 900,000 | | 923,346 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 6.00%, 9/1/31(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,182,473 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Talos Production, Inc., 12.00%, 1/15/26 | $ | 1,200,000 | | $ | 1,285,944 | |
Tap Rock Resources LLC, 7.00%, 10/1/26(1) | 2,250,000 | | 2,306,250 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/15/26 | 1,800,000 | | 1,882,125 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/28 | 825,000 | | 867,281 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/29 | 525,000 | | 588,906 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/30 | 550,000 | | 602,078 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.875%, 2/1/31 | 1,400,000 | | 1,512,000 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/32(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,345,110 | |
Teine Energy Ltd., 6.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 850,000 | | 866,380 | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 4.125%, 8/15/31(1) | 750,000 | | 782,813 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.00%, 7/1/22 | 60,000 | | 60,989 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.65%, 7/1/26 | 125,000 | | 135,449 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.50%, 3/1/28 | 825,000 | | 886,430 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.75%, 8/15/28 | 450,000 | | 491,504 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.30%, 2/1/30 | 1,375,000 | | 1,521,094 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.45%, 4/1/44 | 650,000 | | 747,871 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.30%, 3/1/48 | 1,460,000 | | 1,685,490 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 5.50%, 8/15/48 | 375,000 | | 439,464 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 6.50%, 2/1/50 | 225,000 | | 265,186 | |
| | 193,499,525 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | | |
Ahlstrom-Munksjo Holding 3 Oy, 4.875%, 2/4/28(1) | 400,000 | | 403,900 | |
Mercer International, Inc., 5.125%, 2/1/29 | 1,000,000 | | 1,022,500 | |
| | 1,426,400 | |
Personal Products — 0.2% | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.50%, 6/1/28(1) | 975,000 | | 1,030,946 | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., 4.125%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,224,632 | |
| | 2,255,578 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 2.4% | | |
180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/29(1)(4) | 400,000 | | 406,000 | |
AdaptHealth LLC, 5.125%, 3/1/30(1) | 200,000 | | 200,378 | |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 8.50%, 1/31/27(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,279,740 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(1) | 5,956,000 | | 6,086,436 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/25(1) | 2,825,000 | | 2,985,248 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/28(1) | 975,000 | | 1,000,428 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.00%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,072,686 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/29(1) | 375,000 | | 371,603 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.25%, 5/30/29(1) | 400,000 | | 410,492 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.25%, 1/30/30(1) | 325,000 | | 303,557 | |
Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc., 9.50%, 7/31/27(1) | 1,620,000 | | 1,625,848 | |
Endo Dac / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc., 6.00%, 6/30/28(1) | 2,581,000 | | 1,850,009 | |
Endo Finance LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/22(1) | 125,000 | | 110,000 | |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl / Endo US, Inc., 6.125%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,001,355 | |
Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,867,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 5.75%, 8/1/22(1)(2)(3) | $ | 4,540,000 | | $ | 2,250,682 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 5.625%, 10/15/23(1)(2)(3) | 270,000 | | 137,199 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA / Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 10.00%, 4/15/25(1)(2) | 1,250,000 | | 1,348,862 | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 4.125%, 4/30/28(1) | 700,000 | | 714,875 | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, 5.125%, 4/30/31(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,261,920 | |
P&L Development LLC / PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,586,435 | |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/27(1) | 2,258,000 | | 2,303,318 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/28(1) | 525,000 | | 548,494 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 4/1/31(1) | 600,000 | | 579,762 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 7.125%, 1/31/25 | 450,000 | | 492,750 | |
| | 31,795,667 | |
Professional Services — 0.3% | | |
AMN Healthcare, Inc., 4.00%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,160,820 | |
ASGN, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/28(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,113,969 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The), 6.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 420,000 | | 441,000 | |
Science Applications International Corp., 4.875%, 4/1/28(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,189,905 | |
| | 3,905,694 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.9% | | |
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, 6.75%, 5/15/28(1) | 500,000 | | 543,125 | |
Five Point Operating Co. LP / Five Point Capital Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/25(1) | 450,000 | | 470,813 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., 3.85%, 5/15/26(1) | 950,000 | | 950,465 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/28(1) | 450,000 | | 465,872 | |
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/1/25(1) | 900,000 | | 915,385 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 5.375%, 8/1/28(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,292,375 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.125%, 2/1/29(1) | 950,000 | | 952,375 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.375%, 2/1/31(1) | 625,000 | | 629,475 | |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/30 | 675,000 | | 686,138 | |
Newmark Group, Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/23 | 650,000 | | 704,112 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.875%, 6/1/23(1) | 100,000 | | 103,625 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/25(1) | 800,000 | | 855,360 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 9.375%, 4/1/27(1) | 975,000 | | 1,072,500 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/29(1) | 2,360,000 | | 2,451,167 | |
| | 12,092,787 | |
Road and Rail — 1.1% | | |
Ahern Rentals, Inc., 7.375%, 5/15/23(1) | 2,823,000 | | 2,710,080 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 4.75%, 4/1/28(1) | 1,650,000 | | 1,703,443 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC / Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.375%, 3/1/29(1) | 825,000 | | 873,044 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 5.25%, 11/15/21(1) | 350,000 | | 350,324 | |
Modulaire Global Finance plc, 8.00%, 2/15/23(1) | 800,000 | | 818,008 | |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 4/15/29(1) | 950,000 | | 986,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 5/15/25(1) | $ | 1,550,000 | | $ | 1,654,237 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 8.00%, 11/1/26(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,084,578 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/27(1) | 625,000 | | 683,203 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 6.25%, 1/15/28(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,449,563 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/29(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,437,469 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25(1) | 400,000 | | 422,690 | |
| | 14,173,167 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2% | | |
Amkor Technology, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/27(1) | 425,000 | | 455,813 | |
ams AG, 7.00%, 7/31/25(1) | 900,000 | | 966,996 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp., 3.875%, 9/1/28(1) | 475,000 | | 491,031 | |
Synaptics, Inc., 4.00%, 6/15/29(1) | 950,000 | | 973,104 | |
| | 2,886,944 | |
Software — 1.7% | | |
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/1/25(1) | 250,000 | | 255,803 | |
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/1/25(1) | 350,000 | | 356,125 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 7.125%, 10/2/25(1) | 425,000 | | 454,155 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 9.125%, 3/1/26(1) | 500,000 | | 525,675 | |
Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/1/26(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,430,000 | |
Castle US Holding Corp., 9.50%, 2/15/28(1) | 1,775,000 | | 1,864,691 | |
Elastic NV, 4.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 704,375 | |
Helios Software Holdings, Inc. / ION Corporate Solutions Finance Sarl, 4.625%, 5/1/28(1) | 800,000 | | 789,000 | |
J2 Global, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/30(1) | 450,000 | | 478,688 | |
LogMeIn, Inc., 5.50%, 9/1/27(1) | 1,850,000 | | 1,884,687 | |
MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.125%, 6/15/28(1) | 775,000 | | 783,827 | |
NCR Corp., 5.75%, 9/1/27(1) | 1,975,000 | | 2,086,232 | |
NCR Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/28(1) | 775,000 | | 792,871 | |
NCR Corp., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 2,350,000 | | 2,426,375 | |
NCR Corp., 6.125%, 9/1/29(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,602,219 | |
NCR Corp., 5.25%, 10/1/30(1) | 450,000 | | 472,633 | |
Open Text Corp., 5.875%, 6/1/26(1) | 225,000 | | 233,156 | |
Open Text Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/28(1) | 875,000 | | 893,594 | |
Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 2/15/30(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,028,750 | |
Rocket Software, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 775,000 | | 768,319 | |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/27(1) | 1,220,000 | | 1,289,769 | |
Veritas US, Inc. / Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 9/1/25(1) | 1,350,000 | | 1,405,687 | |
| | 22,526,631 | |
Specialty Retail — 2.9% | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co., 8.75%, 7/15/25(1) | 625,000 | | 682,991 | |
Ambience Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 7/15/29(1) | 650,000 | | 645,125 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.50%, 3/1/28 | 425,000 | | 436,688 | |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.75%, 3/1/30 | 225,000 | | 235,125 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 9.375%, 7/1/25(1) | 202,000 | | 256,538 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 5.25%, 2/1/28 | 50,000 | | 55,213 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 7.50%, 6/15/29 | 793,000 | | 905,388 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.625%, 10/1/30(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,306,687 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.875%, 11/1/35 | 605,000 | | 760,031 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 6.75%, 7/1/36 | 3,000,000 | | 3,723,750 | |
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., 7.75% Cash or 8.50% PIK, 4/1/27(1)(5) | 650,000 | | 646,149 | |
eG Global Finance plc, 6.75%, 2/7/25(1) | 1,175,000 | | 1,202,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
eG Global Finance plc, 8.50%, 10/30/25(1) | $ | 600,000 | | $ | 625,698 | |
Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.375%, 4/1/26(1) | 1,425,000 | | 1,394,747 | |
Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/29(1) | 2,175,000 | | 2,112,795 | |
Foot Locker, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/29(1)(4) | 150,000 | | 150,563 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), 3.625%, 10/1/29(1) | 450,000 | | 451,688 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), 3.875%, 10/1/31(1) | 550,000 | | 550,687 | |
Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.875%, 9/15/28(1) | 450,000 | | 463,158 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 1,050,961 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/27(1) | 825,000 | | 869,806 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 900,000 | | 935,289 | |
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC / Victra Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/26(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,375,767 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 5.25%, 5/1/28(1) | 800,000 | | 826,200 | |
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The), 7.875%, 5/1/29(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,768,807 | |
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/27 | 100,000 | | 104,669 | |
Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 9/15/29 | 375,000 | | 397,500 | |
Party City Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/26(1) | 725,000 | | 759,488 | |
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/28(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,337,375 | |
PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,075,000 | | 1,174,497 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc., 6.375%, 2/15/29(1) | 700,000 | | 756,000 | |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 6.125%, 3/15/27 | 1,175,000 | | 1,223,052 | |
Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC / SBP Finance Corp., 6.375%, 9/30/26(1) | 550,000 | | 578,187 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., 4.625%, 7/1/28(1) | 325,000 | | 331,971 | |
Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 4/15/26(1) | 2,150,000 | | 2,183,336 | |
Staples, Inc., 10.75%, 4/15/27(1) | 1,950,000 | | 1,901,250 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 6/1/31(1) | 675,000 | | 701,156 | |
Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/29(1) | 950,000 | | 982,062 | |
Victoria's Secret & Co., 4.625%, 7/15/29(1) | 550,000 | | 561,261 | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.875%, 10/15/28(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,452,454 | |
| | 37,877,015 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.4% | | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24(1) | 2,132,000 | | 2,182,880 | |
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/24 | 825,000 | | 843,963 | |
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 9.375%, 7/15/25(1) | 750,000 | | 821,723 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.00%, 8/15/25(1) | 950,000 | | 999,400 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp., 5.50%, 8/15/28(1) | 750,000 | | 777,401 | |
| | 5,625,367 | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.1% | | |
Crocs, Inc., 4.125%, 8/15/31(1) | 450,000 | | 453,937 | |
Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV/Ruyi US Finance LLC, 7.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 750,000 | | 691,624 | |
| | 1,145,561 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 1.4% | | |
Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 8/15/25(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,256,973 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 7.625%, 5/1/26(1) | 1,325,000 | | 1,351,633 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,363,250 | |
MGIC Investment Corp., 5.75%, 8/15/23 | 250,000 | | 267,900 | |
MGIC Investment Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/28 | 3,100,000 | | 3,311,730 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 975,000 | | 1,021,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/28(1) | $ | 975,000 | | $ | 1,005,571 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/30(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,530,337 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc., 7.375%, 6/1/25(1) | 775,000 | | 885,554 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,239,628 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.75%, 9/15/31(1) | 525,000 | | 524,885 | |
Provident Funding Associates LP / PFG Finance Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/25(1) | 425,000 | | 433,113 | |
Radian Group, Inc., 4.50%, 10/1/24 | 675,000 | | 721,011 | |
Radian Group, Inc., 4.875%, 3/15/27 | 1,279,000 | | 1,396,444 | |
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.50%, 4/15/29(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,652,993 | |
| | 17,962,871 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.6% | | |
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/26(1) | 475,000 | | 488,656 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/26(1) | 375,000 | | 390,469 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.125%, 5/15/29(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,268,625 | |
Fly Leasing Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/24(1) | 800,000 | | 795,328 | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 6.50%, 10/1/25(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,056,396 | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 9.75%, 8/1/27(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,162,093 | |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, 5.50%, 5/1/28(1) | 925,000 | | 932,437 | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 6.00%, 3/1/29(1) | 775,000 | | 760,639 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 3.875%, 12/15/28(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,022,284 | |
| | 7,876,927 | |
Transportation Infrastructure† | | |
First Student Bidco, Inc. / First Transit Parent, Inc., 4.00%, 7/31/29(1) | 475,000 | | 469,063 | |
Water Utilities — 0.1% | | |
Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, 7.625%, 4/1/26(1) | 800,000 | | 858,324 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1% | | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., 5.00% Cash plus 3.00% PIK, 4/1/25(1) | 732,801 | | 653,417 | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., 8.00% Cash plus 2.00% PIK, 4/1/24 | 3,344,486 | | 3,348,667 | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd. / Digicel International Holdings Ltd., 8.75%, 5/25/24(1) | 145,300 | | 150,605 | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd. / Digicel International Holdings Ltd., 6.00% Cash plus 7.00% PIK, 12/31/25(1) | 79,725 | | 80,454 | |
Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/22 | 200,000 | | 210,544 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 | 2,715,000 | | 3,036,999 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24 | 200,000 | | 227,890 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 3/1/26 | 325,000 | | 394,217 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/26 | 400,000 | | 409,500 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28 | 250,000 | | 265,937 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.625%, 2/15/29 | 1,200,000 | | 1,214,171 | |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc, 4.25%, 1/31/31(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,747,812 | |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc, 4.75%, 7/15/31(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,432,102 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 7.00%, 4/4/79 | 1,200,000 | | 1,468,894 | |
| | 14,641,209 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $1,165,269,696) | | 1,213,145,281 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.6% |
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Banks — 0.8% | | |
Bank of America Corp., 5.125% | 725,000 | | 769,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Bank of America Corp., 5.875% | 50,000 | | $ | 57,130 | |
Bank of America Corp., 6.25% | 625,000 | | 687,891 | |
Barclays plc, 6.125% | 400,000 | | 443,252 | |
Barclays plc, 7.75% | 400,000 | | 437,000 | |
Barclays plc, 8.00% | 820,000 | | 926,604 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 4.00% | 700,000 | | 727,090 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 4.70% | 1,175,000 | | 1,203,641 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.90% | 925,000 | | 966,625 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.95% | 50,000 | | 52,156 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 6.25% | 950,000 | | 1,102,199 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.60% | 775,000 | | 779,247 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% | 700,000 | | 716,625 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125% | 625,000 | | 675,781 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series R, 6.00% | 75,000 | | 79,228 | |
Natwest Group plc, 8.00% | 600,000 | | 709,539 | |
| | 10,333,451 | |
Capital Markets — 0.3% | | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, 5.10%(1) | 400,000 | | 410,520 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25%(1) | 1,040,000 | | 1,123,264 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, 6.00% | 400,000 | | 423,000 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 4.95% | 1,275,000 | | 1,354,687 | |
| | 3,311,471 | |
Consumer Finance† | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% | 250,000 | | 260,994 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.5% | | |
Energy Transfer LP, 6.25% | 1,225,000 | | 1,099,070 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 6.625% | 495,000 | | 483,243 | |
Global Partners LP, 9.50% | 33,282 | | 878,645 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp., 10.00% Cash or 15.00% PIK(5) | 66 | | 351,450 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125% | 3,850,000 | | 3,503,500 | |
Summit Midstream Partners LP, 9.50%(3) | 600,000 | | 504,000 | |
| | 6,819,908 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $19,375,681) | | 20,725,824 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(9) — 1.0% |
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|
Airlines — 0.1% | | |
United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 4.50%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 4/21/28 | $ | 696,500 | | 702,873 | |
Auto Components† | | |
Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, 3.33%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 4/30/26 | 189,110 | | 188,519 | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | | |
Consolidated Energy Finance, S.A., Term Loan B, 2.66%, (6-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 5/7/25 | 917,833 | | 906,360 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies† | | |
WW International, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 4.00%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 4/13/28 | 324,188 | | 324,221 | |
Containers and Packaging† | | |
BWAY Holding Company, 2017 Term Loan B, 3.33%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 4/3/24 | 121,685 | | 119,394 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | | |
Consolidated Communications, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 4.25%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 10/2/27 | 1,050,000 | | 1,052,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.1% | | |
Apergy Corporation, 2020 Term Loan, 6.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 6/3/27 | $ | 1,025,910 | | $ | 1,045,787 | |
Parker Drilling Co, 2nd Lien PIK Term Loan, 11.00% Cash plus 2.00% PIK, 3/26/24 | 182,425 | | 172,392 | |
| | 1,218,179 | |
Entertainment† | | |
Allen Media, LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, 5.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.50%), 2/10/27 | 537,591 | | 538,433 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.2% | | |
Boyd Gaming Corporation, Term Loan B3, 2.32%, (1-week LIBOR plus 2.25%), 9/15/23 | 167,709 | | 167,726 | |
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, 2018 Term Loan B, 4.50% Cash plus 3.00% PIK, 12/1/23 | 885,031 | | 884,757 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 3.25%, (2-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 10/4/23 | 784,598 | | 781,899 | |
Golden Nugget, Inc., 2020 Initial Term Loan, 13.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 12.00%), 10/4/23 | 125,000 | | 136,875 | |
UFC Holdings, LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, 3.50%, (6-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 4/29/26 | 767,235 | | 766,330 | |
| | 2,737,587 | |
Insurance† | | |
Asurion LLC, 2018 Term Loan B6, 3.21%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.12%), 11/3/23 | 40,660 | | 40,477 | |
Hub International Limited, 2018 Term Loan B, 2.88%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 4/25/25 | 262,585 | | 260,357 | |
| | 300,834 | |
Media — 0.1% | | |
Diamond Sports Group, LLC, Term Loan, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 8/24/26 | 441,000 | | 276,542 | |
DirecTV Financing, LLC, Term Loan, 5.75%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 7/22/27 | 475,000 | | 475,841 | |
| | 752,383 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.2% | | |
Ascent Resources - Utica, 2020 Fixed 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 9.00%), 11/1/25 | 1,486,000 | | 1,631,501 | |
CITGO Holding Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 8.00%, (3-month LIBOR plus 7.00%), 8/1/23 | 906,500 | | 896,982 | |
| | 2,528,483 | |
Road and Rail† | | |
PODS, LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, 3.75%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 3/31/28 | 99,500 | | 99,687 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | | |
Staples, Inc., 7 Year Term Loan, 5.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 4/16/26 | 755,397 | | 722,348 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $12,147,406) | | 12,192,010 | |
COMMON STOCKS — 0.5% |
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Building Products† | | |
Hardwood Holdings, Inc. (Acquired 4/27/21, Cost $9,825)(3)(10) | 1,310 | | 36,680 | |
Chemicals — 0.1% | | |
Hexion Holdings Corp., Class B(3) | 66,888 | | 1,471,536 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.2% | | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(3) | 52,357 | | 310,215 | |
FTS International, Inc., Class A(3) | 37,855 | | 931,233 | |
Noble Corp.(3) | 1,111 | | 30,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Parker Drilling Co.(3) | 10,567 | | $ | 39,098 | |
Superior Energy Services (Acquired 2/16/21, Cost $1,363,708)(3)(10) | 25,015 | | 1,006,072 | |
| | 2,316,682 | |
Metals and Mining† | | |
Petra Diamonds Ltd. (Acquired 1/4/21, Cost $55,637)(3)(10) | 2,704,982 | | 63,782 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.2% | | |
Bruin Blocker LLC (Acquired 7/23/18 - 9/19/19, Cost $19,109)(3)(10) | 1,121 | | 964 | |
Chaparral Energy, Inc. (Acquired 6/26/18 - 8/13/20, Cost $926,126)(3)(10) | 8,785 | | 333,830 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 20,971 | | 1,724,026 | |
Summit Midstream Partners LP(3) | 17,389 | | 618,179 | |
| | 2,676,999 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $8,056,467) | | 6,565,679 | |
ESCROW INTERESTS(11)† |
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Electric Utilities† | | |
GenOn Energy(3) | $ | 425,000 | | — | |
The Hertz Corp.(3) | 1,075,000 | | 69,875 | |
| | 69,875 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels† | | |
Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC / Cloud Peak Energy Finance Corp.(3) | 450,000 | | 6,750 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 620,000 | | 37,200 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 760,000 | | 45,600 | |
Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.(3) | 525,000 | | 31,500 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp.(3) | 3,515,000 | | 118,631 | |
Sanchez Energy Corp.(3) | 1,700,000 | | 57,375 | |
| | 297,056 | |
TOTAL ESCROW INTERESTS (Cost $4,823,397) | | 366,931 | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS† |
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Banks† | | |
Barclays Bank plc, 7.625%, 11/21/22 | 215,000 | | 230,526 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services† | | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., 7.00% PIK(1)(6) | 100,787 | | 82,868 | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $235,200) | | 313,394 | |
WARRANTS† |
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Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels† | | |
Denbury, Inc.(3) (Cost $—) | 5,645 | | 251,259 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 3.8% |
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State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class (Cost $50,390,611) | 50,390,611 | | 50,390,611 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.4% (Cost $1,260,298,458) |
| 1,303,950,989 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.6% |
| 7,982,546 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 1,311,933,535 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
PIK | - | Payment in Kind. Security may pay a cash rate and/or an in kind rate. |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $882,204,174, which represented 67.2% of total net assets.
(2)Security is in default.
(3)Non-income producing.
(4)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(5)The security's rate was paid in cash at the last payment date.
(6)Perpetual maturity with no stated maturity date.
(7)The security's rate was paid in kind or a combination of cash and in kind at the last payment date.
(8)Maturity is in default.
(9)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(10)Restricted security that may not be offered for public sale without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or may be subject to resale, redemption or transferability restrictions. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $1,441,328, which represented 0.1% of total net assets.
(11)Escrow interests represent beneficial interests in bankruptcy reorganizations or liquidation proceedings and may be subject to resale, redemption, or transferability restrictions. The amount and timing of future payments, if any, cannot be predicted with certainty.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $1,260,298,458) | $ | 1,303,950,989 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 11,401,433 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 858 | |
Interest receivable | 19,584,051 | |
| 1,334,937,331 | |
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Liabilities | |
Disbursements in excess of demand deposit cash | 378,910 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 21,556,049 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 972,993 | |
Accrued management fees | 95,844 | |
| 23,003,796 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 1,311,933,535 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 1,278,429,156 | |
Distributable earnings | 33,504,379 | |
| $ | 1,311,933,535 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $150,444,491 | 14,970,629 | $10.05 |
G Class | $1,161,489,044 | 115,558,698 | $10.05 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $650) | $ | 35,710,413 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 3,517,962 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 41,928 | |
Other expenses | 406 |
| 3,560,296 | |
Fees waived - G Class | (2,932,841) | |
| 627,455 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 35,082,958 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 14,962,225 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 2,048,931 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 17,011,156 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 52,094,114 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 35,082,958 | | $ | 55,636,907 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 14,962,225 | | (3,789,423) | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 2,048,931 | | 144,733,734 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 52,094,114 | | 196,581,218 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (3,752,189) | | (7,176,956) | |
G Class | (32,053,367) | | (49,725,124) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (35,805,556) | | (56,902,080) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 46,560,625 | | 575,208,032 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 62,849,183 | | 714,887,170 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,249,084,352 | | 534,197,182 | |
End of period | $ | 1,311,933,535 | | $ | 1,249,084,352 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. NT High Income Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek current yield and capital growth. The fund offers the Investor Class and G Class.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and convertible bonds are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For convertible bonds, the premiums attributable only to the debt instrument are amortized.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc., and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM has engaged Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. (NCRAM) to serve as a subadvisor for the fund and to manage the fund’s assets. NCRAM is responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund, subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees and the investment advisor and in accordance with the investment objective, policies and restrictions of the fund. ACIM pays all costs associated with retaining NCRAM as the subadvisor of the fund. A subsidiary of NCRAM’s parent company indirectly owns a non-controlling equity interest in ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 58% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), and extraordinary expenses. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services, which may be provided indirectly through another American Century Investments mutual fund. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The investment advisor agreed to waive the G Class’s management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
The annual management fee for each class is as follows:
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Investor Class | G Class |
0.775% | 0.000%(1) |
(1)Annual management fee before waiver was 0.525%.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 were $335,179,053 and $313,210,669, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | — | | — | | 5,095,386 | | $ | 50,129,659 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 373,476 | | $ | 3,752,189 | | 763,329 | | 7,176,956 | |
Redeemed | (3,297,365) | | (32,943,544) | | (274,905) | | (2,714,291) | |
| (2,923,889) | | (29,191,355) | | 5,583,810 | | 54,592,324 | |
G Class | | | | |
Sold | 7,723,411 | | 77,698,786 | | 56,322,715 | | 528,919,451 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,189,589 | | 32,053,367 | | 5,251,123 | | 49,719,865 | |
Redeemed | (3,378,483) | | (34,000,173) | | (6,128,639) | | (58,023,608) | |
| 7,534,517 | | 75,751,980 | | 55,445,199 | | 520,615,708 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 4,610,628 | | $ | 46,560,625 | | 61,029,009 | | $ | 575,208,032 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | $ | 1,213,145,281 | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | $ | 878,645 | | 19,847,179 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 12,192,010 | | — | |
Common Stocks | 5,124,351 | | 1,441,328 | | — | |
Escrow Interests | — | | 366,931 | | — | |
Convertible Bonds | — | | 313,394 | | — | |
Warrants | — | | 251,259 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 50,390,611 | | — | | — | |
| $ | 56,393,607 | | $ | 1,247,557,382 | | — | |
7. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund is owned by a relatively small number of shareholders, and in the event such shareholders redeem, the ongoing operations of the fund may be at risk.
The fund invests primarily in high-yield and lower-quality debt securities, which are subject to substantial risks including liquidity risk and credit risk.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
8. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 1,261,398,760 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 62,495,792 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (19,943,563) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 42,552,229 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of March 31, 2021, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(1,149,134) and accumulated long-term capital losses of $(24,646,321), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.92 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.38 | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | $10.05 | 3.86% | 0.78%(4) | 0.78%(4) | 4.85%(4) | 4.85%(4) | 26% | $150,444 | |
2021 | $8.23 | 0.51 | 1.70 | 2.21 | (0.52) | — | (0.52) | $9.92 | 27.44% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 5.39% | 5.39% | 56% | $177,498 | |
2020 | $9.62 | 0.53 | (1.39) | (0.86) | (0.53) | — | (0.53) | $8.23 | (9.51)% | 0.78% | 0.81% | 5.51% | 5.48% | 58% | $101,337 | |
2019 | $9.77 | 0.55 | (0.15) | 0.40 | (0.55) | — | (0.55) | $9.62 | 4.21% | 0.78% | 0.86% | 5.66% | 5.58% | 38% | $140,096 | |
2018(5) | $10.00 | 0.43 | (0.21) | 0.22 | (0.43) | (0.02) | (0.45) | $9.77 | 2.18% | 0.81%(4) | 0.85%(4) | 5.04%(4) | 5.00%(4) | 64% | $142,308 | |
G Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.92 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.42 | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | $10.05 | 4.26% | 0.00%(4)(6) | 0.53%(4) | 5.63%(4) | 5.10%(4) | 26% | $1,161,489 | |
2021 | $8.23 | 0.58 | 1.71 | 2.29 | (0.60) | — | (0.60) | $9.92 | 28.42% | 0.00%(6) | 0.53% | 6.17% | 5.64% | 56% | $1,071,586 | |
2020 | $9.62 | 0.60 | (1.38) | (0.78) | (0.61) | — | (0.61) | $8.23 | (8.80)% | 0.01% | 0.56% | 6.28% | 5.73% | 58% | $432,861 | |
2019 | $9.77 | 0.62 | (0.15) | 0.47 | (0.62) | — | (0.62) | $9.62 | 5.02% | 0.01% | 0.61% | 6.43% | 5.83% | 38% | $562,700 | |
2018(5) | $10.00 | 0.50 | (0.22) | 0.28 | (0.49) | (0.02) | (0.51) | $9.77 | 2.76% | 0.12%(4) | 0.61%(4) | 5.73%(4) | 5.24%(4) | 64% | $670,244 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)May 19, 2017 (fund inception) through March 31, 2018.
(6)Ratio was less than 0.005%.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management and Subadvisory Agreements
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At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. The Board also unanimously approved the renewal of the investment subadvisory agreement pursuant to which Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc. (the “Subadvisor”) acts as subadvisor to the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor, the Subadvisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor and the Subadvisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor, the Advisor’s affiliates, and the Subadvisor included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates, the Subadvisor and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the Subadvisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement and subadvisory agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor and the Subadvisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor and the Subadvisor have an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor and the Subadvisor utilize teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together
with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor and/or the Subadvisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor and the Subadvisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund. The Board did not consider the profitability of the Subadvisor because the Subadvisor is paid from the unified management fee of the Advisor as a result of arms’ length negotiations.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. The Board specifically noted that the subadvisory fee paid to the Subadvisor and the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement were subject to arms’ length negotiation between the Advisor and the Subadvisor and are paid by the Advisor out of its unified management fee. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other
than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer group. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the existence of possible collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement and the subadvisory agreement are fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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7-Day Current Yields | Investor Class | A Class | C Class |
After waiver(1) | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Before waiver | -0.47% | -0.72% | -1.22% |
7-Day Effective Yields | Investor Class | A Class | C Class |
After waiver(1) | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
(1) Yields would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
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Portfolio at a Glance |
Weighted Average Maturity | 51 days |
Weighted Average Life | 95 days |
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Portfolio Composition by Maturity | % of fund investments |
1-30 days | 61% |
31-90 days | 14% |
91-180 days | 15% |
More than 180 days | 10% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,000.10 | $0.75 | 0.15% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,000.10 | $0.75 | 0.15% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,000.10 | $0.75 | 0.15% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,024.32 | $0.76 | 0.15% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,024.32 | $0.76 | 0.15% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,024.32 | $0.76 | 0.15% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMERCIAL PAPER(1) — 45.3% |
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Alinghi Funding Co. LLC, 0.23%, 5/24/22 (LOC: UBS AG)(2) | $ | 25,650,000 | | $ | 25,611,489 | |
Banco Santander SA, 0.14%, 11/1/21(2) | 17,500,000 | | 17,497,890 | |
Banco Santander SA, 0.11%, 11/19/21(2) | 5,000,000 | | 4,999,251 | |
Banco Santander SA, 0.15%, 1/5/22(2) | 12,500,000 | | 12,495,167 | |
Banco Santander SA, 0.15%, 2/3/22(2) | 7,000,000 | | 6,996,476 | |
Bank of Montreal, 0.22%, 5/18/22 | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
Bank of Montreal/Chicago IL, VRN, 0.20%, 8/2/22 | 20,000,000 | | 20,000,000 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), VRN, 0.27%, (SOFR plus 0.22%), 6/3/22 | 22,500,000 | | 22,500,000 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), VRN, 0.21%, (SOFR plus 0.16%), 7/18/22 | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
Barclays Bank plc, 0.14%, 11/2/21 (LOC: Barclays Bank plc)(2) | 10,000,000 | | 9,998,755 | |
Barclays Bank plc, 0.30%, 11/10/21(2) | 500,000 | | 500,097 | |
Barclays Bank plc, 0.18%, 11/15/21 (LOC: Barclays Bank plc)(2) | 25,000,000 | | 24,994,375 | |
Barclays Bank plc, 0.19%, 11/17/21(2) | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
Barclays Bank plc, 0.15%, 3/9/22 (LOC: Barclays Bank plc)(2) | 15,000,000 | | 14,990,062 | |
Bedford Row Funding Corp., VRN, 0.20%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.07%), 10/14/21 (LOC: Royal Bank of Canada)(2) | 1,800,000 | | 1,800,067 | |
Bedford Row Funding Corp., VRN, 0.15%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.06%), 3/18/22 (LOC: Royal Bank of Canada)(2) | 2,500,000 | | 2,500,000 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, VRN, 0.19%, (SOFR plus 0.14%), 6/14/22(2) | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, VRN, 0.19%, (SOFR plus 0.14%), 6/20/22(2) | 20,000,000 | | 20,000,000 | |
Chesham Finance Ltd. / Chesham Finance LLC, 0.07%, 10/1/21 (LOC: HSBC Bank plc)(2) | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | |
Chesham Finance Ltd. / Chesham Finance LLC, 0.07%, 10/1/21 (LOC: Societe Generale SA)(2) | 50,000,000 | | 50,000,000 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper FLEX Co. LLC, 0.23%, 1/7/22 (LOC: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC)(2) | 15,000,000 | | 14,990,608 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC, 0.17%, 3/14/22 (LOC: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) | 3,000,000 | | 2,997,677 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC, 0.18%, 3/24/22 (LOC: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) | 9,885,000 | | 9,876,400 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC, 0.18%, 4/11/22 (LOC: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) | 15,000,000 | | 14,985,600 | |
Collateralized Commercial Paper V Co. LLC, 0.18%, 4/14/22 (LOC: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) | 10,000,000 | | 9,990,250 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, VRN, 0.15%, 4/29/22 | 27,500,000 | | 27,500,000 | |
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, Series A, 0.18%, 1/4/22 (LOC: Credit Suisse AG)(2) | 24,000,000 | | 24,000,000 | |
DBS Bank Ltd., 0.11%, 12/7/21(2) | 7,000,000 | | 6,998,567 | |
DBS Bank Ltd., 0.14%, 1/6/22(2) | 15,000,000 | | 14,994,342 | |
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, 0.16%, 12/20/21(2) | 40,800,000 | | 40,785,493 | |
Glencove Funding LLC, 0.11%, 11/15/21 (LOC: Standard Chartered Bank)(2) | 11,500,000 | | 11,498,419 | |
Glencove Funding LLC, 0.12%, 12/1/21 (LOC: Standard Chartered Bank)(2) | 16,000,000 | | 15,996,747 | |
Goldman Sachs International, 0.31%, 10/12/21(2) | 15,000,000 | | 14,998,625 | |
Ionic Capital III Trust, 0.11%, 10/28/21 (LOC: UBS AG) | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,175 | |
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.14%, 1/4/22 | 25,000,000 | | 24,990,764 | |
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Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale, 0.24%, 10/22/21 | $ | 3,000,000 | | $ | 3,000,245 | |
LMA-Americas LLC, 0.17%, 2/15/22 (LOC: Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank)(2) | 10,000,000 | | 9,993,721 | |
Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC, 0.17%, 10/13/21 (LOC: BNP Paribas)(2) | 15,500,000 | | 15,499,122 | |
Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC, 0.16%, 2/9/22 (LOC: BNP Paribas)(2) | 20,000,000 | | 19,988,356 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, 0.21%, 7/12/22 | 10,000,000 | | 9,983,433 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, VRN, 0.28%, (SOFR plus 0.23%), 11/30/21 | 17,500,000 | | 17,500,000 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, VRN, 0.28%, (SOFR plus 0.23%), 12/2/21 | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,000 | |
Royal Bank of Canada (New York), VRN, 0.14%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.01%), 1/27/22 | 17,455,000 | | 17,455,000 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 0.19%, 7/25/22(2) | 15,000,000 | | 14,976,487 | |
Washington Morgan Capital Co. LLC, Series A, 0.25%, 11/19/21 (LOC: Goldman Sachs & Co.)(2) | 22,000,000 | | 22,000,000 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER |
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 26.3% |
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Alameda Public Financing Authority Rev., (Alameda Point Improvement Project), VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: MUFG Union Bank N.A.) | 2,750,000 | | 2,750,000 | |
Alaska Housing Finance Corp. Rev., VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 | 15,750,000 | | 15,750,000 | |
Alaska Housing Finance Corp. Rev., VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 | 23,200,000 | | 23,200,000 | |
Bowie County Industrial Development Corp. Rev., (Wehco Media, Inc.), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/1/21 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 1,100,000 | | 1,100,000 | |
Calcasieu Parish Industrial Development Board, Inc. Rev., (Hydroserve Westlake LLC), VRDN, 0.07%, 10/7/21 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 2,600,000 | | 2,600,000 | |
California School Finance Authority Rev., 0.22%, 12/30/21 | 11,000,000 | | 11,000,000 | |
California School Finance Authority Rev., 0.22%, 12/30/21 | 16,000,000 | | 16,000,000 | |
California School Finance Authority Rev., 0.26%, 12/30/21 (LOC: Royal Bank of Canada) | 6,530,000 | | 6,530,000 | |
California School Finance Authority Rev., 0.26%, 12/30/21 (LOC: Royal Bank of Canada) | 10,500,000 | | 10,500,000 | |
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev., (Yale University), VRN, 2.00%, 7/1/33 | 3,090,000 | | 3,109,586 | |
Florida Housing Finance Corp. Rev., (Boynton Bay Ltd.), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Citibank N.A.) | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
Fresno County Rev., 0.25%, 6/30/22 | 25,000,000 | | 25,005,503 | |
Illinois Housing Development Authority Rev., VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB)(LIQ FAC: FHLB) | 6,545,000 | | 6,545,000 | |
Illinois Housing Development Authority Rev., VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 (SBBPA: FHLB) | 12,700,000 | | 12,700,000 | |
Illinois Housing Development Authority Rev., VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (SBBPA: FHLB) | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 | |
Iowa Finance Authority Rev., (Iowa Health System Obligated Group), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/1/21 (LOC: TD Bank N.A.) | 7,415,000 | | 7,415,000 | |
Kansas City Rev., VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 2,155,000 | | 2,155,000 | |
Little Rock Metrocentere Improvement District No. 1 Rev., (Wehco Media, Inc.), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/1/21 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 6,200,000 | | 6,200,000 | |
Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority Rev., (Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC), VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.)(2) | 6,840,000 | | 6,840,000 | |
Memphis Health Educational & Housing Facility Board Rev., (Pedcor Investments 2007-CIII LP), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 (LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | 1,195,000 | | 1,195,000 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Rev., (School Loan Revolving Fund), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Rev., (School Loan Revolving Fund), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 (LOC: PNC Bank N.A.) | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,000 | |
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Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust Rev., VRDN, 0.13%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(2) | $ | 32,500,000 | | $ | 32,500,000 | |
Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust Rev., VRDN, 0.34%, 11/4/21 (LOC: Mizuho Bank Ltd.)(2) | 2,340,000 | | 2,340,000 | |
Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust Rev., VRDN, 0.34%, 11/4/21 (LOC: Mizuho Bank Ltd.)(LIQ FAC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(2) | 2,750,000 | | 2,750,000 | |
Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust Rev., VRDN, 0.30%, 11/4/21 (LOC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(LIQ FAC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(2) | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | |
Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust Rev., VRDN, 0.34%, 11/4/21 (LOC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(LIQ FAC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(2) | 1,675,000 | | 1,675,000 | |
New York City GO, 1.68%, 10/1/21 | 3,265,000 | | 3,265,000 | |
New York City GO, VRDN, 0.09%, 10/1/21 (SBBPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 2,300,000 | | 2,300,000 | |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Rev., VRDN, 0.08%, 10/1/21 (SBBPA: TD Bank N.A.) | 4,600,000 | | 4,600,000 | |
New York City Water & Sewer System Rev., VRDN, 0.09%, 10/1/21 (SBBPA: Mizuho Bank Ltd.) | 15,130,000 | | 15,130,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (29 Flatbush Associates LLC), VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale) | 11,410,000 | | 11,410,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (455 West 37 LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/1/21 (LOC: Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale) | 3,500,000 | | 3,500,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (455 West 37 LLC), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/1/21 (LOC: Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale) | 3,800,000 | | 3,800,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (SBBPA: TD Bank N.A.) | 19,660,000 | | 19,660,000 | |
Pasadena Public Financing Authority Rev., VRDN, 0.31%, 10/7/21 (SBBPA: Bank of the West) | 11,460,000 | | 11,460,000 | |
San Jose, 0.13%, 1/12/22 (LOC: U.S. Bank N.A.) | 6,000,000 | | 5,999,831 | |
South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations COP, 3.00%, 4/15/22 | 12,800,000 | | 12,998,423 | |
South Dakota Housing Development Authority Rev., VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (SBBPA: South Dakota Housing Development Authority) | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
State of California GO, 0.16%, 11/23/21 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | 3,050,000 | | 3,050,000 | |
Sumter County Industrial Development Authority Rev., (American Cement Co. LLC), VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | 11,850,000 | | 11,850,000 | |
Taxable Municipal Funding Trust Rev., VRDN, 0.26%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Barclays Bank plc) | 17,500,000 | | 17,500,000 | |
Taxable Municipal Funding Trust Rev., VRDN, 0.26%, 11/4/21 (LOC: Barclays Bank plc)(2) | 17,000,000 | | 17,000,000 | |
Taxable Municipal Funding Trust VRDN, 0.26%, 11/4/21 (LOC: Barclays Bank plc)(2) | 17,650,000 | | 17,650,000 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates COP, VRDN, 0.19%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Royal Bank of Canada)(2) | 13,265,000 | | 13,265,000 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Rev., VRDN, 0.21%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(LIQ FAC: Mizuho Capital Markets LLC)(2) | 2,230,000 | | 2,230,000 | |
Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates Rev., VRDN, 0.19%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Royal Bank of Canada)(2) | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES |
| 441,528,343 | |
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 15.1% |
|
|
Bank of Montreal, VRN, 0.26%, (SOFR plus 0.21%), 12/13/21 | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), VRN, 0.27%, (SOFR plus 0.22%), 12/23/21 | $ | 20,000,000 | | $ | 20,000,000 | |
BNP Paribas Fortis SA, VRN, 0.12%, 12/30/21 | 37,500,000 | | 37,500,000 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, VRN, 0.24%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.11%), 1/18/22 | 8,850,000 | | 8,853,228 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, VRN, 0.21%, 9/7/22 | 15,250,000 | | 15,250,000 | |
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, 0.15%, 11/19/21(2) | 250,000 | | 250,000 | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, VRN, 0.21%, 8/4/22 | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
Nordea Bank Abp, 0.15%, 3/14/22(2) | 16,750,000 | | 16,738,936 | |
Nordea Bank Abp, 0.19%, 6/24/22(2) | 12,485,000 | | 12,484,998 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, VRN, 0.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.11%), 12/16/21 | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 0.18%, 10/4/21 | 17,600,000 | | 17,600,000 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 0.19%, 2/11/22 | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,461 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 0.23%, 5/10/22 | 10,000,000 | | 10,003,672 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank, VRN, 0.23%, 5/24/22 | 12,600,000 | | 12,604,135 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), VRN, 0.25%, (SOFR plus 0.20%), 6/9/22 | 17,200,000 | | 17,200,000 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), VRN, 0.18%, (Daily EFFR plus 0.10%), 6/27/22 | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,000 | |
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT |
| 253,485,430 | |
CORPORATE BONDS — 10.5% |
|
|
500 Columbia Place LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 7,000,000 | | 7,000,000 | |
Allen C Stonecipher Life Insurance Trust, VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 17,730,000 | | 17,730,000 | |
Anton Santa Cruz LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 4,900,000 | | 4,900,000 | |
Bellevue 10 Apartments LLC, VRDN, 0.14%, 10/10/21 (LOC: Northern Trust Company) | 3,250,000 | | 3,250,000 | |
CG-USA Simi Valley LP, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | |
Cypress Bend Real Estate Development Co. LLC, VRDN, 0.12%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 16,790,000 | | 16,790,000 | |
Fiore Capital LLC, VRDN, 0.12%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | 13,525,000 | | 13,525,000 | |
Foothill Garden NV Investors LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 10,950,000 | | 10,950,000 | |
General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, VRDN, 0.10%, 11/15/21 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | 13,645,000 | | 13,645,000 | |
Gold River 659 LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | |
KDF Glenview LP, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,000 | |
Labcon North America, VRDN, 0.22%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Bank of the West) | 2,040,000 | | 2,040,000 | |
Ness Family Partners LP, VRDN, 0.22%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Bank of the West) | 5,240,000 | | 5,240,000 | |
New Village Green LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 6,410,000 | | 6,410,000 | |
Nicholas David Nurse 2020 Irrevocable Trust (The), VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 8,175,000 | | 8,175,000 | |
Relay Relay LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 5,420,000 | | 5,420,000 | |
Shil Park Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (The), VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 | |
Tallahassee Orthopedic Center LC, VRDN, 0.35%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | 1,290,000 | | 1,290,000 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN, VRN, 0.28%, (SOFR plus 0.23%), 12/13/21 | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
Uptown Newport Building Owner LP, VRDN, 0.13%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale) | 17,355,000 | | 17,355,000 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS |
| 176,720,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount | Value |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES(1) — 2.8% |
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|
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.04%, 10/21/21 | $ | 25,000,000 | | $ | 24,999,146 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.06%, 11/2/21 | 5,000,000 | | 4,999,711 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.03%, 11/18/21 | 10,550,000 | | 10,549,015 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 8.00%, 11/15/21 | 4,300,000 | | 4,341,702 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, VRN, 0.15%, (3-month USBMMY plus 0.11%), 4/30/22 | 2,500,000 | | 2,500,234 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES |
| 47,389,808 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.0% |
| 1,679,006,241 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES† |
| 129,250 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 1,679,135,491 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
COP | - | Certificates of Participation |
EFFR | - | Effective Federal Funds Rate |
FHLB | - | Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
GO | - | General Obligation |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIQ FAC | - | Liquidity Facilities |
LOC | - | Letter of Credit |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
SBBPA | - | Standby Bond Purchase Agreement |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USBMMY | - | U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield |
VRDN | - | Variable Rate Demand Note. The instrument may be payable upon demand and adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security's offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The date of the demand feature is disclosed. |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase for non-interest bearing securities. For interest bearing securities, the stated coupon rate is shown.
(2)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $636,828,050, which represented 37.9% of total net assets.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (amortized cost and cost for federal income tax purposes) | $ | 1,679,006,241 | |
Cash | 279,318 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 2,305,000 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 4,942,225 | |
Interest receivable | 538,232 | |
| 1,687,071,016 | |
| |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | 4,000,000 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 3,901,108 | |
Accrued management fees | 34,302 | |
Dividends payable | 115 |
| 7,935,525 | |
| |
Net Assets | $ | 1,679,135,491 | |
| |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 1,679,139,637 | |
Distributable earnings | (4,146) | |
| $ | 1,679,135,491 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $1,656,767,918 | 1,656,920,333 | $1.00 |
A Class | $20,135,970 | 20,124,561 | $1.00 |
C Class | $2,231,603 | 2,229,887 | $1.00 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 1,332,824 | |
| |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 4,784,350 |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 25,154 |
C Class | 8,919 |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 56,058 |
| 4,874,481 | |
Fees waived | (3,625,566) | |
| 1,248,915 | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | 83,909 |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 1,363 |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 85,272 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 83,909 | | $ | 1,567,214 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 1,363 | | 29,363 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 85,272 | | 1,596,577 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (82,784) | | (1,554,764) | |
A Class | (1,006) | | (10,240) | |
C Class | (119) | | (2,210) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (83,909) | | (1,567,214) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 4) | (35,750,800) | | 75,663,091 | |
| | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (35,749,437) | | 75,692,454 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,714,884,928 | | 1,639,192,474 | |
End of period | $ | 1,679,135,491 | | $ | 1,714,884,928 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Prime Money Market Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to earn the highest level of current income while preserving the value of your investment.
The fund offers the Investor Class, A Class and C Class. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. Investments are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. If the fund determines that the amortized cost does not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.
Treasury Roll Transactions — The fund purchases a security and at the same time makes a commitment to sell the same security at a future settlement date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as treasury roll transactions. The difference between the purchase price and the sale price represents interest income reflective of an agreed upon rate between the fund and the counterparty.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. The fund may make capital gains distributions to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM), the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The rates for the Investment Category Fee range from 0.2370% to 0.3500% and the rates for the Complex Fee range from 0.2500% to 0.3100%. In order to maintain a positive yield, ACIM may voluntarily waive a portion of the management fee on a daily basis. The fee waiver may be revised or terminated at any time by the investment advisor without notice. The total amount of the waiver for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 was $3,543,344, $43,096 and $5,053 for Investor Class, A Class, and C Class, respectively. The effective annual management fee before waiver for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 was 0.57%. The effective annual management fee after waiver for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 was 0.14%.
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class and C Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.75%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.50% is paid for distribution services. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
In order to maintain a positive yield, all or a portion of the distribution and/or service fee may voluntarily be waived on a daily basis. The fee waiver may be revised or terminated at any time without notice. The total amount of the waiver for the period ended September 30, 2021 was $25,154 and $8,919 for the A Class and C Class, respectively. The effective annual distribution and service fee after waiver was 0.00% for each class.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund sales were $2,400,000 and there were no interfund purchases. The interfund transactions had no effect on the Statement of Operations in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
4. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 361,030,350 | | $ | 361,030,350 | | 1,044,416,349 | | $ | 1,044,416,349 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 76,898 | | 76,898 | | 1,522,563 | | 1,522,563 | |
Redeemed | (396,582,419) | | (396,582,419) | | (948,217,514) | | (948,217,514) | |
| (35,475,171) | | (35,475,171) | | 97,721,398 | | 97,721,398 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 1,582,386 | | 1,582,386 | | 8,906,033 | | 8,906,033 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 965 | | 965 | | 10,120 | | 10,120 | |
Redeemed | (1,469,049) | | (1,469,049) | | (10,343,016) | | (10,343,016) | |
| 114,302 | | 114,302 | | (1,426,863) | | (1,426,863) | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 179,880 | | 179,880 | | 8,596,005 | | 8,596,005 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 116 | | 116 | | 2,178 | | 2,178 | |
Redeemed | (569,927) | | (569,927) | | (29,229,627) | | (29,229,627) | |
| (389,931) | | (389,931) | | (20,631,444) | | (20,631,444) | |
Net increase (decrease) | (35,750,800) | | $ | (35,750,800) | | 75,663,091 | | $ | 75,663,091 | |
5. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
As of period end, the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 2. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
6. Risk Factors
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
7. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of March 31, 2021, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(5,509), which represent net
capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes.
The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(1) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class |
2021(2) | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.15%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 0.01%(4) | (0.42)%(4) | $1,656,768 | |
2021 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.10% | 0.35% | 0.58% | 0.09% | (0.14)% | $1,692,242 | |
2020 | $1.00 | 0.02 | —(3) | 0.02 | (0.02) | —(3) | (0.02) | $1.00 | 1.61% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 1.58% | 1.58% | $1,594,491 | |
2019 | $1.00 | 0.02 | —(3) | 0.02 | (0.02) | — | (0.02) | $1.00 | 1.79% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 1.78% | 1.78% | $1,336,785 | |
2018 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | — | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.78% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.77% | $1,237,530 | |
2017 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.19% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.17% | 0.17% | $1,268,148 | |
A Class |
2021(2) | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.15%(4) | 0.83%(4) | 0.01%(4) | (0.67)%(4) | $20,136 | |
2021 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.05% | 0.40% | 0.83% | 0.04% | (0.39)% | $20,022 | |
2020 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | —(3) | (0.01) | $1.00 | 1.36% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 1.33% | 1.33% | $21,448 | |
2019 | $1.00 | 0.02 | —(3) | 0.02 | (0.02) | — | (0.02) | $1.00 | 1.54% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 1.53% | 1.53% | $19,847 | |
2018 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | — | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.65% | 0.70% | 0.83% | 0.65% | 0.52% | $24,012 | |
2017 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.19% | 0.58% | 0.83% | 0.17% | (0.08)% | $25,649 | |
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| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(1) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
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2021(2) | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.15%(4) | 1.33%(4) | 0.01%(4) | (1.17)%(4) | $2,232 | |
2021 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.60% | 1.33% | (0.16)% | (0.89)% | $2,622 | |
2020 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | —(3) | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.85% | 1.33% | 1.33% | 0.83% | 0.83% | $23,253 | |
2019 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | — | (0.01) | $1.00 | 1.03% | 1.33% | 1.33% | 1.03% | 1.03% | $12,843 | |
2018 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.40% | 0.96% | 1.33% | 0.39% | 0.02% | $12,067 | |
2017 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | — | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.19% | 0.58% | 1.33% | 0.17% | (0.58)% | $9,958 | |
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(1)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(3)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(4)Annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above the median of its peer
group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. Given the broad proliferation of fee waivers to support positive money market fund yields and the wide variance of expenses waived, the Board recognized that net fee comparisons may not be a reliable analysis of fund expenses. With that in
mind, the Board reviewed peer data both on a gross basis and net of applicable waivers. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each month on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP reports are available on its website at americancentury.com and on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent first and third quarters of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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| Investor Class (ACSNX) |
| I Class (ASHHX) |
| A Class (ACSQX) |
| C Class (ACSKX) |
| R Class (ACSPX) |
| R5 Class (ACSUX) |
| R6 Class (ASDDX) |
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President’s Letter | |
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Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Additional Information | |
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Corporate Bonds | 36.5% |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 32.7% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 8.1% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 7.6% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 6.3% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 3.1% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 2.4% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 1.9% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.1% |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | —* |
Temporary Cash Investments | 0.5% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | 0.8% |
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,008.80 | $2.92 | 0.58% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,009.30 | $2.42 | 0.48% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,008.50 | $4.18 | 0.83% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,003.70 | $7.94 | 1.58% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,007.20 | $5.43 | 1.08% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,009.80 | $1.91 | 0.38% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,010.00 | $1.66 | 0.33% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,011.70 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,022.16 | $2.94 | 0.58% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.66 | $2.43 | 0.48% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,020.91 | $4.20 | 0.83% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,017.15 | $7.99 | 1.58% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.65 | $5.47 | 1.08% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.16 | $1.93 | 0.38% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.41 | $1.67 | 0.33% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.02 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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CORPORATE BONDS — 36.5% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.2% | | |
Boeing Co. (The), 1.43%, 2/4/24 | $ | 4,390,000 | | $ | 4,396,807 | |
Airlines — 1.0% | | |
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 7,000,000 | | 7,072,100 | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | 6,000,000 | | 6,315,000 | |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, 4.875%, 7/15/27 | 4,671,250 | | 4,953,786 | |
| | 18,340,886 | |
Automobiles — 2.2% | | |
American Honda Finance Corp., MTN, 0.55%, 7/12/24 | 6,000,000 | | 5,967,541 | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 3.40%, 2/22/22(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,012,115 | |
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 0.75%, 3/1/24(1) | 5,500,000 | | 5,511,597 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.10%, 5/4/23 | 6,500,000 | | 6,613,750 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.375%, 11/13/25 | 1,000,000 | | 1,028,750 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.70%, 5/9/23 | 5,000,000 | | 5,218,096 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 1.05%, 3/8/24 | 5,000,000 | | 5,022,919 | |
Hyundai Capital America, 1.00%, 9/17/24(1) | 7,000,000 | | 6,977,569 | |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 0.75%, 11/23/22(1) | 4,000,000 | | 4,012,465 | |
| | 41,364,802 | |
Banks — 7.1% | | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.18%, 11/25/27 | 7,175,000 | | 8,002,951 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 0.98%, 4/22/25 | 2,590,000 | | 2,604,649 | |
Bank of Ireland Group plc, VRN, 2.03%, 9/30/27(1) | 1,485,000 | | 1,485,804 | |
Bank of Montreal, MTN, 1.25%, 9/15/26 | 3,150,000 | | 3,128,128 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.35%, 6/24/26 | 3,830,000 | | 3,834,438 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.30%, 9/15/26 | 4,615,000 | | 4,583,709 | |
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, 1.00%, 2/4/25(1)(2) | 5,150,000 | | 5,154,194 | |
Barclays plc, 4.84%, 5/9/28 | 4,075,000 | | 4,608,519 | |
BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.75%, 9/30/22 | 3,600,000 | | 3,790,512 | |
BNP Paribas SA, 4.375%, 9/28/25(1) | 3,820,000 | | 4,192,711 | |
BNP Paribas SA, VRN, 2.82%, 11/19/25(1) | 4,455,000 | | 4,667,512 | |
BPCE SA, 4.625%, 7/11/24(1) | 4,683,000 | | 5,100,105 | |
BPCE SA, 4.50%, 3/15/25(1) | 3,779,000 | | 4,153,020 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 0.98%, 5/1/25 | 2,800,000 | | 2,809,742 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.11%, 4/8/26 | 4,520,000 | | 4,800,680 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 1.46%, 6/9/27 | 3,320,000 | | 3,302,406 | |
Discover Bank, VRN, 4.68%, 8/9/28 | 5,000,000 | | 5,320,619 | |
DNB Bank ASA, VRN, 1.61%, 3/30/28(1) | 1,125,000 | | 1,119,903 | |
FNB Corp., 2.20%, 2/24/23 | 530,000 | | 538,016 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24 | 6,165,000 | | 6,625,740 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, VRN, 0.73%, 8/17/24 | 4,435,000 | | 4,439,284 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(1) | 3,590,000 | | 4,029,568 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 0.77%, 8/9/25 | 3,820,000 | | 3,805,524 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 1.58%, 4/22/27 | 3,260,000 | | 3,268,591 | |
Natwest Group plc, 5.125%, 5/28/24 | 3,518,000 | | 3,877,465 | |
Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 4.75%, 9/15/25(1) | 3,140,000 | | 3,499,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Societe Generale SA, VRN, 1.79%, 6/9/27(1) | $ | 7,880,000 | | $ | 7,840,686 | |
Truist Bank, VRN, 2.64%, 9/17/29 | 4,050,000 | | 4,235,105 | |
UniCredit SpA, 3.75%, 4/12/22(1) | 3,770,000 | | 3,832,457 | |
UniCredit SpA, VRN, 2.57%, 9/22/26(1) | 4,455,000 | | 4,531,575 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, VRN, 0.81%, 5/19/25 | 2,252,000 | | 2,255,501 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., MTN, VRN, 2.16%, 2/11/26 | 4,865,000 | | 5,020,159 | |
Westpac Banking Corp., VRN, 2.89%, 2/4/30 | 2,250,000 | | 2,330,533 | |
| | 132,789,147 | |
Beverages — 0.1% | | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 0.75%, 3/15/24 | 2,744,000 | | 2,746,332 | |
Biotechnology — 0.6% | | |
AbbVie, Inc., 2.30%, 11/21/22 | 4,670,000 | | 4,767,176 | |
AbbVie, Inc., 2.60%, 11/21/24 | 5,000,000 | | 5,257,834 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 0.75%, 9/29/23 | 2,110,000 | | 2,110,109 | |
| | 12,135,119 | |
Building Products — 0.4% | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 6.75%, 6/1/27(1) | 7,363,000 | | 7,813,984 | |
Capital Markets — 3.1% | | |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., 2.95%, 3/10/26 | 2,430,000 | | 2,478,373 | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 3.65%, 7/14/23 | 2,600,000 | | 2,716,874 | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 2.85%, 9/30/28(1) | 4,830,000 | | 4,800,851 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, VRN, 4.30%, 5/24/28 | 4,500,000 | | 4,665,934 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/1/25 | 2,194,000 | | 2,345,379 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/14/25(1) | 1,642,000 | | 1,735,178 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 1,068,000 | | 1,116,415 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/27 | 2,415,000 | | 2,422,480 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 4.25%, 10/21/25 | 4,405,000 | | 4,880,572 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), VRN, 0.67%, 3/8/24 | 4,352,000 | | 4,358,150 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc., 2.05%, 2/15/27 | 2,009,000 | | 1,978,207 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc., 2.625%, 9/16/26 | 2,489,000 | | 2,489,584 | |
Main Street Capital Corp., 3.00%, 7/14/26 | 1,885,000 | | 1,923,826 | |
Owl Rock Core Income Corp., 3.125%, 9/23/26(1) | 3,165,000 | | 3,127,889 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/25(1) | 2,079,000 | | 2,273,905 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 3.75%, 6/17/26(1) | 1,925,000 | | 2,033,494 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.50%, 1/15/27 | 935,000 | | 939,248 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.71%, 1/22/26 | 3,900,000 | | 4,019,817 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.36%, 11/15/26 | 5,000,000 | | 5,082,340 | |
UBS Group AG, VRN, 1.49%, 8/10/27(1) | 2,670,000 | | 2,640,718 | |
| | 58,029,234 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.2% | | |
CommScope, Inc., 8.25%, 3/1/27(1) | 3,750,000 | | 3,929,906 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.2% | | |
Quanta Services, Inc., 0.95%, 10/1/24 | 4,000,000 | | 4,002,408 | |
Consumer Finance — 1.4% | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 4/3/26 | 3,755,000 | | 4,092,510 | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25 | 2,395,000 | | 2,739,867 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 2.125%, 2/21/26(1) | 4,160,000 | | 4,119,386 | |
BOC Aviation USA Corp., 1.625%, 4/29/24(1) | 3,030,000 | | 3,054,026 | |
LFS Topco LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 2,887,000 | | 2,977,407 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 8.25%, 10/1/23 | 4,005,000 | | 4,483,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
OneMain Finance Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/27 | $ | 4,785,000 | | $ | 4,793,135 | |
| | 26,259,488 | |
Containers and Packaging — 0.7% | | |
Berry Global, Inc., 0.95%, 2/15/24(1) | 5,200,000 | | 5,212,376 | |
Graphic Packaging International LLC, 0.82%, 4/15/24(1) | 8,500,000 | | 8,456,950 | |
| | 13,669,326 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2% | | |
Antares Holdings LP, 2.75%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,091,000 | | 1,092,792 | |
Banco Santander SA, VRN, 1.72%, 9/14/27 | 1,000,000 | | 995,888 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 1.75%, 9/15/24(1) | 840,000 | | 839,180 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 2.625%, 12/15/26(1) | 1,355,000 | | 1,351,390 | |
| | 4,279,250 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | | |
Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(1) | 4,225,000 | | 4,557,085 | |
Electric Utilities — 1.7% | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 0.75%, 11/1/23 | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,403 | |
Black Hills Corp., 1.04%, 8/23/24 | 7,000,000 | | 7,001,096 | |
Emera US Finance LP, 0.83%, 6/15/24(1) | 6,000,000 | | 5,983,106 | |
Entergy Louisiana LLC, 0.62%, 11/17/23 | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,950 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 0.65%, 3/1/23 | 7,000,000 | | 7,025,204 | |
OGE Energy Corp., 0.70%, 5/26/23 | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,211 | |
| | 32,010,970 | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.3% | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc., 0.95%, 4/1/24 | 5,250,000 | | 5,259,574 | |
Entertainment — 0.2% | | |
Netflix, Inc., 3.625%, 6/15/25(1) | 2,940,000 | | 3,127,425 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.4% | | |
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, 3.65%, 6/15/24 | 5,200,000 | | 5,551,763 | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/26 | 8,985,000 | | 9,847,015 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 4.00%, 6/15/25 | 1,930,000 | | 2,070,252 | |
IIP Operating Partnership LP, 5.50%, 5/25/26(1) | 3,240,000 | | 3,399,590 | |
Mid-America Apartments LP, 1.10%, 9/15/26 | 4,785,000 | | 4,723,375 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27 | 4,000,000 | | 4,220,000 | |
Office Properties Income Trust, 2.40%, 2/1/27 | 2,258,000 | | 2,232,851 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25 | 1,070,000 | | 1,167,340 | |
Retail Properties of America, Inc., 4.00%, 3/15/25 | 546,000 | | 579,814 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/27 | 3,659,000 | | 3,791,584 | |
SBA Tower Trust, 1.88%, 7/15/50(1) | 3,677,000 | | 3,726,984 | |
XHR LP, 6.375%, 8/15/25(1) | 4,245,000 | | 4,508,743 | |
| | 45,819,311 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.4% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 2/15/23(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,023,890 | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 5,000,000 | | 5,251,420 | |
Sysco Corp., 5.65%, 4/1/25 | 550,000 | | 632,795 | |
| | 6,908,105 | |
Food Products — 0.4% | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc., 0.50%, 8/11/23 | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,783 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/24(1) | 4,000,000 | | 4,073,320 | |
| | 7,074,103 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Gas Utilities — 0.5% | | |
Atmos Energy Corp., 0.625%, 3/9/23 | $ | 3,750,000 | | $ | 3,750,143 | |
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 0.70%, 3/2/23 | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,292 | |
| | 8,750,435 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.8% | | |
Stryker Corp., 0.60%, 12/1/23 | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,973 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 1.5% | | |
Centene Corp., 4.25%, 12/15/27 | 9,000,000 | | 9,431,100 | |
Cigna Corp., 0.61%, 3/15/24 | 4,200,000 | | 4,192,364 | |
Humana, Inc., 0.65%, 8/3/23 | 6,725,000 | | 6,729,731 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.625%, 7/15/24 | 2,471,000 | | 2,511,154 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 1.65%, 9/1/26(1) | 4,387,000 | | 4,363,234 | |
| | 27,227,583 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.7% | | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., 1.30%, 10/1/23(2) | 5,000,000 | | 5,007,337 | |
International Game Technology plc, 6.50%, 2/15/25(1) | 6,500,000 | | 7,261,800 | |
| | 12,269,137 | |
Insurance — 1.5% | | |
Athene Global Funding, 1.45%, 1/8/26(1) | 4,700,000 | | 4,713,846 | |
CNO Global Funding, 1.75%, 10/7/26(1)(2) | 1,446,000 | | 1,448,892 | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, 1.30%, 7/12/26(1) | 4,490,000 | | 4,452,667 | |
GA Global Funding Trust, 0.80%, 9/13/24(1) | 3,200,000 | | 3,185,806 | |
Protective Life Global Funding, 1.17%, 7/15/25(1) | 3,000,000 | | 2,998,757 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 11/13/26(1) | 10,005,000 | | 11,114,738 | |
| | 27,914,706 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 0.1% | | |
Weibo Corp., 3.50%, 7/5/24 | 2,500,000 | | 2,605,025 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.2% | | |
Meituan, 2.125%, 10/28/25(1) | 4,100,000 | | 3,983,181 | |
Leisure Products — 0.2% | | |
Brunswick Corp., 0.85%, 8/18/24 | 4,000,000 | | 4,000,843 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.5% | | |
Illumina, Inc., 0.55%, 3/23/23 | 5,000,000 | | 5,001,385 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc., 0.85%, 9/15/24 | 5,000,000 | | 5,001,211 | |
| | 10,002,596 | |
Machinery — 0.1% | | |
John Deere Capital Corp., MTN, 1.20%, 4/6/23 | 2,000,000 | | 2,027,262 | |
Media — 0.6% | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 2,815,000 | | 3,167,155 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(1) | 2,115,000 | | 2,288,487 | |
WPP Finance 2010, 3.75%, 9/19/24 | 4,935,000 | | 5,357,034 | |
| | 10,812,676 | |
Multi-Utilities — 0.1% | | |
DTE Energy Co., 2.25%, 11/1/22 | 1,500,000 | | 1,530,313 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.3% | | |
7-Eleven, Inc., 0.80%, 2/10/24(1) | 6,000,000 | | 5,999,149 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 1.7% | | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 0.90%, 3/24/23 | 5,250,000 | | 5,249,613 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 4.25%, 3/15/23 | 5,552,000 | | 5,789,036 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 7/15/23 | 7,000,000 | | 7,318,850 | |
HollyFrontier Corp., 2.625%, 10/1/23 | 1,350,000 | | 1,394,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23 | $ | 2,050,000 | | $ | 2,078,188 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 0.75%, 1/15/24 | 7,000,000 | | 6,994,510 | |
SA Global Sukuk Ltd., 0.95%, 6/17/24(1) | 1,140,000 | | 1,130,264 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 1.25%, 11/24/23(1) | 750,000 | | 755,456 | |
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., MTN, 2.75%, 4/16/22 | 1,100,000 | | 1,113,752 | |
| | 31,824,130 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.3% | | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 0.625%, 5/15/24(1) | 5,000,000 | | 4,995,230 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.1% | | |
Astrazeneca Finance LLC, 0.70%, 5/28/24 | 2,460,000 | | 2,463,579 | |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.27%, 8/28/23 | 2,822,000 | | 3,011,017 | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., 5.50%, 8/1/27(1) | 2,864,000 | | 3,039,420 | |
Royalty Pharma plc, 0.75%, 9/2/23 | 6,220,000 | | 6,241,433 | |
Viatris, Inc., 1.125%, 6/22/22(1) | 667,000 | | 670,608 | |
Viatris, Inc., 1.65%, 6/22/25(1) | 5,000,000 | | 5,052,646 | |
| | 20,478,703 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.2% | | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.875%, 6/1/23(1) | 3,945,000 | | 4,088,006 | |
Road and Rail — 0.7% | | |
DAE Funding LLC, 1.55%, 8/1/24(1) | 4,064,000 | | 4,031,935 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 2.625%, 3/20/25(1) | 3,925,000 | | 4,005,816 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/25(1) | 5,000,000 | | 5,283,625 | |
| | 13,321,376 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4% | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.25%, 9/1/25 | 4,500,000 | | 4,706,481 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 | 1,804,000 | | 1,968,615 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/31(1) | 909,000 | | 959,586 | |
| | 7,634,682 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.8% | | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 4.90%, 10/1/26 | 3,900,000 | | 4,495,494 | |
EMC Corp., 3.375%, 6/1/23 | 6,631,000 | | 6,854,796 | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 3/1/24 | 476,000 | | 513,485 | |
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 3,157,000 | | 3,500,387 | |
| | 15,364,162 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.4% | | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 4,795,000 | | 4,669,131 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 2,450,000 | | 2,567,723 | |
| | 7,236,854 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%, 8/11/25(1) | 2,850,000 | | 3,187,607 | |
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1% | | |
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd., 3.375%, 7/24/24 | 2,500,000 | | 2,602,592 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/26 | 3,963,000 | | 4,057,121 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 2/1/28 | 1,400,000 | | 1,489,250 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 3.25%, 6/4/81 | 3,000,000 | | 3,048,750 | |
| | 8,595,121 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $683,864,477) | | 685,965,604 | |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 32.7% |
|
|
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.50%, 4/15/24 | 5,953,475 | | 6,359,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/24 | $ | 5,748,750 | | $ | 6,138,968 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/24 | 34,050,240 | | 36,436,947 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 4/15/25 | 4,016,296 | | 4,310,112 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/25 | 15,541,335 | | 16,964,517 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/25 | 19,991,040 | | 21,639,471 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875%, 3/31/22(3) | 1,000,000 | | 1,009,009 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 6/15/23(3) | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,859 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 8/15/23(3) | 3,000,000 | | 2,993,086 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 8/31/23 | 65,000,000 | | 64,832,422 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 11/15/23 | 20,000,000 | | 19,975,781 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 12/15/23 | 55,000,000 | | 54,752,930 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/24 | 45,000,000 | | 44,767,969 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 3/15/24 | 139,000,000 | | 138,543,906 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 4/15/24 | 55,000,000 | | 54,948,438 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 5/15/24 | 20,000,000 | | 19,905,469 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/24 | 40,000,000 | | 39,895,312 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 8/15/24 | 20,000,000 | | 19,931,250 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 9/15/24 | 60,000,000 | | 59,746,875 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $614,029,367) | | 615,152,837 | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 8.1% |
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|
AMMC CLO Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class CR2, VRN, 2.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 4/14/29(1) | 5,300,000 | | 5,293,919 | |
AMMC CLO XIII Ltd., Series 2013-13A, Class A3R2, VRN, 2.375%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.25%), 7/24/29(1) | 7,500,000 | | 7,510,163 | |
Apidos CLO XXVI, Series 2017-26A, Class BR, VRN, 2.14%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/18/29(1) | 8,800,000 | | 8,812,711 | |
Ares LVI CLO Ltd., Series 2020-56A, Class B, VRN, 1.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 10/25/31(1) | 2,300,000 | | 2,301,351 | |
Ares XXXIX CLO Ltd., Series 2016-39A, Class CR2, VRN, 2.18%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/18/31(1) | 9,100,000 | | 9,114,383 | |
Bain Capital Credit Clo, Series 2016-2A, Class CRR, VRN, 2.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 1/15/29(1) | 10,000,000 | | 10,005,625 | |
BDS Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class C, VRN, 1.78%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 6/16/36(1) | 4,800,000 | | 4,769,581 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2012-2A, Class CR2, VRN, 2.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 11/20/28(1) | 4,875,000 | | 4,886,643 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, VRN, 4.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.15%), 1/20/29(1) | 6,750,000 | | 6,771,991 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, VRN, 2.32%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 8/14/30(1) | 3,825,000 | | 3,828,796 | |
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class B1, VRN, 1.53%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 4/17/31(1) | 3,400,000 | | 3,394,700 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2017-5A, Class B, VRN, 1.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 11/16/30(1) | 3,000,000 | | 2,999,893 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class C, VRN, 1.94%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 7/15/33(1) | 7,325,000 | | 7,338,742 | |
Eaton Vance Clo Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR, VRN, 2.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 1/20/30(1) | 11,000,000 | | 11,016,178 | |
KVK CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class DR, VRN, 3.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%), 1/14/28(1) | 2,195,000 | | 2,199,474 | |
Magnetite XV Ltd., Series 2015-15A, Class CR, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 7/25/31(1) | 7,250,000 | | 7,247,040 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Magnetite XXIV Ltd., Series 2019-24A, Class B, VRN, 1.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 1/15/33(1) | $ | 2,700,000 | | $ | 2,704,442 | |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2017-26A, Class B, VRN, 1.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 10/18/30(1) | 4,000,000 | | 4,000,370 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 45 Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B1, VRN, 1.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 10/15/32(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,200,672 | |
Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CRR, VRN, 2.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 7/19/30(1) | 4,750,000 | | 4,756,141 | |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class D, VRN, 4.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.85%), 2/20/28(1) | 5,500,000 | | 5,543,767 | |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class B, VRN, 1.92%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 7/20/29(1) | 5,000,000 | | 5,004,902 | |
Reese Park CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C1, VRN, 2.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 10/15/32(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,503,019 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 1/20/32(1) | 4,500,000 | | 4,503,033 | |
TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 7/15/30(1)(2) | 6,125,000 | | 6,125,000 | |
TCP Whitney CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, VRN, 2.04%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 8/20/33(1) | 8,400,000 | | 8,392,229 | |
Wellfleet CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR4, VRN, 2.19%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.10%), 7/20/29(1) | 10,000,000 | | 10,013,581 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $152,047,675) | | 152,238,346 | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 7.6% |
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Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.4% | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.30%, 7/26/49(1) | 1,458,239 | | 1,470,635 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-6, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.83%, 11/25/59(1) | 973,912 | | 977,527 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A3, VRN, 1.46%, 5/25/66(1) | 2,751,165 | | 2,755,712 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-4, Class M1, VRN, 2.29%, 1/20/65(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,487,914 | |
Arroyo Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1R, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 1.48%, 10/25/48(1) | 2,076,855 | | 2,080,927 | |
Arroyo Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1R, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.64%, 10/25/48(1) | 1,644,177 | | 1,644,505 | |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1, VRN, 2.37%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 2/25/36 | 196,035 | | 200,434 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class B1 SEQ, VRN, 4.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.75%), 10/25/27(1) | 500,000 | | 518,950 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.35%), 10/25/27(1) | 3,495,679 | | 3,531,525 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class M2, VRN, 2.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 4/25/28(1) | 4,650,000 | | 4,695,169 | |
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class M1, VRN, 2.29%, 3/25/60(1) | 3,475,000 | | 3,466,920 | |
Bunker Hill Loan Depositary Trust, Series 2019-2, Class A2 SEQ,VRN, 3.08%, 7/25/49(1) | 1,296,371 | | 1,313,048 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 1.97%, 8/25/34 | 444,522 | | 458,275 | |
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.84%, 11/25/49(1) | 747,197 | | 747,930 | |
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-17, Class 1A11, 5.50%, 9/25/35 | 1,109 | | 1,081 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-AFC1, Class A3, VRN, 2.51%, 2/25/50(1) | $ | 1,454,858 | | $ | 1,467,654 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.20%, 5/25/65(1) | 5,451,535 | | 5,446,907 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM4, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.56%, 5/25/66(1) | 1,495,348 | | 1,496,786 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM6, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.59%, 7/25/66(1) | 4,325,000 | | 4,324,976 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A3, VRN, 2.65%, 1/25/60(1) | 3,852,742 | | 3,872,938 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A3, VRN, 1.55%, 8/25/66(1) | 5,125,000 | | 5,124,954 | |
Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1INV, Class B4, VRN, 4.23%, 3/25/50(1) | 2,281,441 | | 2,300,595 | |
GCAT Trust, Series 2019-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, 3.40%, 2/25/59(1) | 1,625,250 | | 1,631,508 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A3, VRN, 2.60%, 5/25/34 | 49,837 | | 49,419 | |
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.83%, 1/25/35 | 44,087 | | 45,468 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 10/25/28(1) | 3,850,000 | | 3,883,557 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1C, VRN, 4.24%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.15%), 10/25/30(1) | 1,900,000 | | 1,938,672 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M1C, VRN, 2.39%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.30%), 7/25/33(1) | 1,000,000 | | 995,500 | |
Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.62%, 6/25/56(1) | 2,081,352 | | 2,082,106 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-5, Class A1, VRN, 2.89%, 10/25/29(1) | 175,931 | | 180,716 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-5, Class A15, VRN, 4.00%, 11/25/49(1) | 1,051,938 | | 1,065,761 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-5, Class A15, VRN, 3.00%, 12/25/50(1) | 5,702,445 | | 5,790,523 | |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 2.73%, 11/21/34 | 174,622 | | 177,757 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A1, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | 173,350 | | 176,460 | |
MFA Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class M1, VRN, 2.37%, 11/25/64(1) | 4,600,000 | | 4,582,104 | |
PRKCM Trust, Series 2021-AFC1, Class A3, VRN, 2.07%, 7/25/56(1) | 7,427,000 | | 7,426,906 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2020-2, Class M1B, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 10/25/30(1) | 288,558 | | 288,572 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2020-2, Class M1C, VRN, 4.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.60%), 10/25/30(1) | 5,500,000 | | 5,533,285 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M1B, VRN, 1.75%, (SOFR plus 1.70%), 12/27/33(1) | 2,504,000 | | 2,517,223 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.40%, 7/25/34 | 48,012 | | 49,559 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1B, VRN, 3.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 10/25/30(1) | 3,000,000 | | 3,013,208 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M1C, VRN, 4.59%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.50%), 10/25/30(1) | 2,200,000 | | 2,232,514 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M2, VRN, 5.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.60%), 10/25/30(1) | 2,200,000 | | 2,280,680 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 8/25/33(1) | $ | 4,000,000 | | $ | 4,016,675 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A1, 2.78%, 7/25/59(1) | 417,778 | | 420,906 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3, 3.04%, 7/25/59(1) | 3,689,696 | | 3,712,896 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3, 3.00%, 11/25/59(1) | 2,024,224 | | 2,054,595 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-INV2, Class A1, VRN, 2.91%, 7/25/59(1) | 733,330 | | 741,612 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.10%, 11/25/59(1) | 9,290,945 | | 9,425,556 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-2, Class M1, VRN, 5.36%, 5/25/60(1) | 2,530,000 | | 2,662,474 | |
| | 119,361,574 | |
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.2% |
FHLMC, Series 2018-HRP1, Class M2, VRN, 1.74%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 4/25/43(1) | 1,872,471 | | 1,878,133 | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA2, Class B1, VRN, 4.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.35%), 3/25/49(1) | 5,000,000 | | 5,213,118 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-HQA4, Class M2, VRN, 3.24%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.15%), 9/25/50(1) | 1,661,613 | | 1,674,065 | |
FNMA, Series 2006-60, Class KF, VRN, 0.39%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.30%), 7/25/36 | 432,087 | | 434,314 | |
FNMA, Series 2009-33, Class FB, VRN, 0.91%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.82%), 3/25/37 | 442,997 | | 453,639 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C01, Class M2, VRN, 4.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 1/25/24 | 6,542,407 | | 6,779,764 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 700,497 | | 709,105 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-55, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 8/25/46 | 13,489,661 | | 2,394,138 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 5.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | 221,193 | | 232,604 | |
FNMA, Series 2017-7, Class AI, IO, 6.00%, 2/25/47 | 9,871,962 | | 2,059,893 | |
FNMA, Series 2017-C01, Class 1M2, VRN, 3.64%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.55%), 7/25/29 | 1,049,936 | | 1,082,307 | |
FNMA, Series 413, Class C27, IO, 4.00%, 7/25/42 | 4,489,988 | | 637,457 | |
| | 23,548,537 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $141,755,774) | | 142,910,111 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 6.3% |
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Aligned Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.48%, 8/15/46(1) | 8,725,000 | | 8,790,703 | |
Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.45%, 7/15/46(1) | 2,486,979 | | 2,506,621 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2017-1R, Class A SEQ, 2.74%, 8/15/41(1) | 3,872,524 | | 3,874,061 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 7.00%, 1/15/46(1) | 3,384,998 | | 3,487,096 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class C, 1.67%, 10/19/37(1) | 2,300,000 | | 2,288,484 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class E, 2.67%, 10/19/37(1) | 3,100,000 | | 3,147,106 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class F1, 3.24%, 8/17/38(1) | 4,300,000 | | 4,297,122 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Global SC Finance SRL, Series 2021-2A, Class A SEQ, 1.95%, 8/17/41(1) | $ | 5,701,476 | | $ | 5,718,135 | |
Global SC Finance VII Srl, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.17%, 10/17/40(1) | 3,943,960 | | 3,998,765 | |
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A, VRN, 3.93%, 10/15/53(1) | 492,911 | | 521,364 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2018-AA, Class B, 3.70%, 2/25/32(1) | 990,262 | | 1,034,126 | |
ITE Rail Fund Levered LP, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 2/28/51(1) | 6,993,142 | | 7,036,605 | |
Lunar Aircarft Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.38%, 2/15/45(1) | 6,879,034 | | 6,828,642 | |
MAPS Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 6/15/46(1) | 8,679,099 | | 8,746,449 | |
MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 2.44%, 10/20/38(1) | 1,446,250 | | 1,461,234 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 12/20/33(1) | 108,362 | | 109,285 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.60%, 1/21/36(1) | 610,373 | | 631,468 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2019-SFR2, Class D, 3.79%, 5/17/36(1) | 4,100,000 | | 4,152,378 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR1, Class C, 2.18%, 4/17/37(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,268,479 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR3, Class B SEQ, 1.50%, 10/17/27(1) | 2,937,000 | | 2,915,862 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR3, Class D SEQ, 1.90%, 10/17/27(1) | 7,550,000 | | 7,483,694 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class E, 2.11%, 4/17/38(1) | 2,600,000 | | 2,568,501 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR8, Class E1, 2.38%, 10/17/38(1) | 4,000,000 | | 3,973,150 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3.87%, 9/20/35(1) | 195,331 | | 202,879 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-3A, Class C, 4.17%, 9/20/35(1) | 543,264 | | 561,101 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class D, 4.54%, 5/20/36(1) | 345,111 | | 353,036 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-3A, Class D, 4.18%, 8/20/36(1) | 431,182 | | 435,834 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2020-2A, Class A SEQ, 1.33%, 7/20/37(1) | 2,283,987 | | 2,292,458 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class D, 3.17%, 11/20/37(1) | 1,432,992 | | 1,442,105 | |
Slam Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.43%, 6/15/46(1) | 3,263,286 | | 3,275,700 | |
START Ireland, Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 4.09%, 3/15/44(1) | 4,020,657 | | 4,031,339 | |
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2I SEQ, 1.95%, 8/25/51(1) | 7,050,000 | | 7,076,046 | |
Tricon American Homes, Series 2020-SFR1, Class C, 2.25%, 7/17/38(1) | 4,000,000 | | 4,052,265 | |
Tricon American Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class C, 2.03%, 11/17/39(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,778,047 | |
USQ Rail II LLC, Series 2021-3, Class A SEQ, 2.21%, 6/28/51(1) | 4,348,298 | | 4,389,980 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(1) | 430,297 | | 430,097 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(1) | 333,867 | | 347,358 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $117,494,349) | | 117,507,575 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(4) — 3.1% |
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Food Products — 0.4% | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 10/22/25 | $ | 7,928,866 | | $ | 7,935,724 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.4% | | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 2018 Term Loan B, 6/30/25(5) | 8,000,000 | | 8,002,520 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.9% | | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.50%, 3-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 3/1/24 | 6,663,726 | | 6,664,059 | |
PPD, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 1/13/28 | 9,961,222 | | 9,957,088 | |
| | 16,621,147 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.4% | | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, 2.83%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 8/14/24 | 6,757,447 | | 6,735,925 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% | | |
Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 3.08%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 6/2/25 | 5,987,740 | | 5,986,992 | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 3/15/28 | 5,332,721 | | 5,329,388 | |
Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., USD Term Loan, 5/5/28(5) | 6,850,000 | | 6,867,160 | |
| | 18,183,540 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $57,321,889) | | 57,478,856 | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 2.4% |
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ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., Series 2020-RSO8, Class C, VRN, 2.31%, (SOFR plus 2.26%), 3/15/35(1) | 3,525,000 | | 3,524,689 | |
Bancorp Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-CRE6, Class D, VRN, 2.46%, (SOFR plus 2.41%), 9/15/36(1) | 3,325,000 | | 3,326,387 | |
BXMT Ltd., Series 2020-FL2, Class D, VRN, 2.11%, (SOFR plus 2.06%), 2/15/38(1) | 3,995,000 | | 3,993,001 | |
MF1 Ltd., Series 2019-FL2, Class E, VRN, 2.81%, (SOFR plus 2.76%), 12/25/34(1) | 5,400,000 | | 5,423,085 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2021-8, Class D, VRN, 2.25%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 8/9/37(1) | 3,500,000 | | 3,497,813 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2019-5, Class C, VRN, 2.08%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 4/14/36(1) | 5,650,000 | | 5,646,931 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2019-5, Class D, VRN, 2.73%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 4/14/36(1) | 8,750,000 | | 8,760,271 | |
Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC, Series 2021-FL6, Class B, VRN, 1.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/25/36(1) | 8,400,000 | | 8,346,334 | |
Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC, Series 2021-FL6, Class C, VRN, 1.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 7/25/36(1) | 2,000,000 | | 1,987,138 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $44,569,461) | | 44,505,649 | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.9% |
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SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (Cost $36,456,710) | 798,200 | | 36,733,164 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1% |
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Banks — 0.1% | | |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% | 399,000 | | 397,005 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.40% | 569,000 | | 569,000 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $968,000) | | 966,005 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES† |
Adjustable-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities† | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.34%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 9/1/35 | $ | 171,184 | | $ | 183,326 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.19%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.87%), 7/1/36 | 21,980 | | 23,283 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.16%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.86%), 7/1/41 | 83,876 | | 89,080 | |
FHLMC, VRN, 2.05%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 12/1/42 | 84,155 | | 88,604 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.82%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 100,292 | | 104,578 | |
FNMA, VRN, 1.82%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 62,614 | | 65,289 | |
| | 554,160 | |
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Security† | |
FNMA, 3.50%, 3/1/34 | 147,755 | | 158,825 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $695,139) | 712,985 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 0.5% |
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Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.04%, 10/1/21(1)(6) | 6,734,000 | | 6,733,984 | |
Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125%, 5/15/23, valued at $444,016), in a joint trading account at 0.02%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $435,170) | | 435,170 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.375%, 11/15/48, valued at $1,478,017), at 0.01%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $1,449,000) | | 1,449,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 37,537 | | 37,537 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $8,655,707) | | 8,655,691 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.2% (Cost $1,857,858,548) |
| 1,862,826,823 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.8% |
| 15,257,839 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 1,878,084,662 | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes | 2,521 | | December 2021 | $ | 554,757,868 | | $ | (566,677) | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 373 | | December 2021 | $ | 49,090,297 | | $ | 557,288 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Notes | 98 | | December 2021 | 14,234,500 | | 256,184 | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes | 2,926 | | December 2021 | 359,143,642 | | 2,287,588 | |
| | | $ | 422,468,439 | | $ | 3,101,060 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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CENTRALLY CLEARED TOTAL RETURN SWAP AGREEMENTS |
Floating Rate Index | Pay/Receive Floating Rate Index at Termination | Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Notional Amount | Premiums Paid (Received) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.33% | 2/8/26 | $ | 17,000,000 | | $ | 602 | | $ | 847,946 | | $ | 848,548 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.29% | 2/24/26 | $ | 17,000,000 | | 603 | | 864,836 | | 865,439 | |
| | | | | $ | 1,205 | | $ | 1,712,782 | | $ | 1,713,987 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
CPURNSA | - | U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers Not Seasonally Adjusted Index |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index |
IO | - | Interest Only |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
†Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $715,820,318, which represented 38.1% of total net assets. Of these securities, 5.1% of total net assets were deemed illiquid under policies approved by the Board of Trustees.
(2)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(3)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on futures contracts and/or swap agreements. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $3,992,485.
(4)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(5)The interest rate will be determined upon settlement of the bank loan obligation after period end.
(6)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $1,857,858,548) | $ | 1,862,826,823 | |
Cash | 488,353 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 55,639,108 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 251,252 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | 6,087,326 | |
| 1,925,292,862 | |
| |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | 43,850,732 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 2,714,603 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 270,657 | |
Payable for variation margin on swap agreements | 12,325 | |
Accrued management fees | 329,830 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 9,446 | |
Dividends payable | 20,607 | |
| 47,208,200 | |
| |
Net Assets | $ | 1,878,084,662 | |
| |
Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 1,866,034,590 | |
Distributable earnings | 12,050,072 | |
| $ | 1,878,084,662 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $402,199,237 | 38,369,458 | $10.48 |
I Class | $249,599,793 | 23,815,505 | $10.48 |
A Class | $24,471,323 | 2,335,003 | $10.48* |
C Class | $5,120,528 | 488,395 | $10.48 |
R Class | $1,063,937 | 101,433 | $10.49 |
R5 Class | $18,597,561 | 1,774,509 | $10.48 |
R6 Class | $90,328,714 | 8,625,719 | $10.47 |
G Class | $1,086,703,569 | 103,754,734 | $10.47 |
*Maximum offering price $10.72 (net asset value divided by 0.9775).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 15,744,771 | |
Dividends | 1,338,470 | |
| 17,083,241 | |
Expenses: | |
Management fees | 3,583,083 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 29,001 | |
C Class | 22,996 | |
R Class | 2,523 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 58,685 | |
Other expenses | 1,924 | |
| 3,698,212 | |
Fees waived - G Class | (1,678,354) | |
| 2,019,858 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 15,063,383 | |
| |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 8,334,533 | |
Futures contract transactions | (1,296,439) | |
Swap agreement transactions | 603,878 | |
| 7,641,972 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | (2,450,238) | |
Futures contracts | (1,863,236) | |
Swap agreements | 967,101 | |
| (3,346,373) | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4,295,599 | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 19,358,982 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 15,063,383 | | $ | 11,363,696 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 7,641,972 | | 9,224,122 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (3,346,373) | | 17,783,252 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 19,358,982 | | 38,371,070 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (3,075,685) | | (3,154,348) | |
I Class | (1,711,396) | | (2,175,398) | |
A Class | (150,365) | | (244,490) | |
C Class | (12,482) | | (21,198) | |
R Class | (5,276) | | (8,092) | |
R5 Class | (176,373) | | (391,917) | |
R6 Class | (787,984) | | (1,249,249) | |
G Class | (10,956,422) | | (6,064,457) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (16,875,983) | | (13,309,149) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 191,837,608 | | 1,264,993,832 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 194,320,607 | | 1,290,055,753 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,683,764,055 | | 393,708,302 | |
End of period | $ | 1,878,084,662 | | $ | 1,683,764,055 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Short Duration Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize total return. As a secondary objective, the fund seeks a high level of income.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class, R6 Class and G Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Sale of the G Class commenced on November 4, 2020.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, bank loan obligations, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Trustees. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 47% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The investment advisor agreed to waive the G Class’s management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.2825% to 0.4000% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.57% |
I Class | 0.1500% to 0.2100% | 0.47% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.57% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.57% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.57% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.37% |
R6 Class | 0.0000% to 0.0600% | 0.32% |
G Class | 0.0000% to 0.0600% | 0.00%(1) |
(1)Effective annual management fee before waiver was 0.32%.
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $1,734,026,494, of which $788,639,992 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $1,549,928,773, of which $794,200,823 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021(1) |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 4,012,679 | | $ | 42,053,864 | | 26,293,418 | | $ | 273,096,056 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 289,628 | | 3,037,275 | | 287,509 | | 2,988,384 | |
Redeemed | (2,586,653) | | (27,112,453) | | (5,368,523) | | (55,566,334) | |
| 1,715,654 | | 17,978,686 | | 21,212,404 | | 220,518,106 | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 10,222,106 | | 107,119,864 | | 10,442,728 | | 108,354,314 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 157,738 | | 1,654,064 | | 195,435 | | 2,028,117 | |
Redeemed | (3,024,914) | | (31,703,373) | | (6,883,385) | | (71,339,553) | |
| 7,354,930 | | 77,070,555 | | 3,754,778 | | 39,042,878 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 353,595 | | 3,705,594 | | 1,011,239 | | 10,439,980 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 9,312 | | 97,618 | | 14,146 | | 146,642 | |
Redeemed | (263,257) | | (2,758,978) | | (423,261) | | (4,398,999) | |
| 99,650 | | 1,044,234 | | 602,124 | | 6,187,623 | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 138,467 | | 1,451,610 | | 161,221 | | 1,673,179 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,135 | | 11,906 | | 1,854 | | 19,168 | |
Redeemed | (82,400) | | (864,121) | | (344,895) | | (3,575,871) | |
| 57,202 | | 599,395 | | (181,820) | | (1,883,524) | |
R Class | | | | |
Sold | 26,571 | | 278,804 | | 50,270 | | 517,828 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 497 | | 5,216 | | 703 | | 7,287 | |
Redeemed | (15,131) | | (158,724) | | (37,426) | | (387,135) | |
| 11,937 | | 125,296 | | 13,547 | | 137,980 | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 235,889 | | 2,471,633 | | 1,181,583 | | 12,221,801 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 16,775 | | 175,926 | | 37,762 | | 391,515 | |
Redeemed | (706,304) | | (7,407,789) | | (1,340,827) | | (13,884,298) | |
| (453,640) | | (4,760,230) | | (121,482) | | (1,270,982) | |
R6 Class | | | | |
Sold | 637,544 | | 6,675,105 | | 2,565,602 | | 26,560,040 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 75,206 | | 787,922 | | 120,514 | | 1,249,249 | |
Redeemed | (254,431) | | (2,663,812) | | (883,391) | | (9,190,519) | |
| 458,319 | | 4,799,215 | | 1,802,725 | | 18,618,770 | |
G Class | | | | |
Sold | 9,811,916 | | 102,771,785 | | 95,665,260 | | 993,875,912 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,045,633 | | 10,956,422 | | 580,173 | | 6,064,457 | |
Redeemed | (1,789,631) | | (18,747,750) | | (1,558,617) | | (16,297,388) | |
| 9,067,918 | | 94,980,457 | | 94,686,816 | | 983,642,981 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 18,311,970 | | $ | 191,837,608 | | 121,769,092 | | $ | 1,264,993,832 | |
(1)November 4, 2020 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2021 for the G Class.
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | $ | 685,965,604 | | — | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | | 615,152,837 | | — | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | | 152,238,346 | | — | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | | 142,910,111 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 117,507,575 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 57,478,856 | | — | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 44,505,649 | | — | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 36,733,164 | | — | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | — | | 966,005 | | — | |
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 712,985 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 37,537 | | 8,618,154 | | — | |
| $ | 36,770,701 | | $ | 1,826,056,122 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 3,101,060 | | — | | — | |
Swap Agreements | — | | $ | 1,713,987 | | — | |
| $ | 3,101,060 | | $ | 1,713,987 | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 566,677 | | — | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $381,757,581 futures contracts purchased and $385,321,145 futures contracts sold.
Other Contracts — A fund may enter into total return swap agreements in order to attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets or gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible. A fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments, including inflationary risk. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $40,666,667.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
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| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value |
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | $ | 270,657 | |
Other Contracts | Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements* | — | | Payable for variation margin on swap agreements* | 12,325 | |
| | — | | | $ | 282,982 | |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts or centrally cleared swap agreements, as applicable, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
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| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | $ | (1,296,439) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | $ | (1,863,236) | |
Other Contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | 603,878 | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | 967,101 | |
| | $ | (692,561) | | | $ | (896,135) | |
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 1,858,003,619 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 8,258,571 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (3,435,367) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 4,823,204 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of March 31, 2021, the fund had accumulated long-term capital losses of $(1,152,640), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.47 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.09 | (0.08) | $10.48 | 0.88% | 0.58%(4) | 0.58%(4) | 1.34%(4) | 1.34%(4) | 88% | $402,199 | |
2021 | $10.05 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.56 | (0.14) | $10.47 | 5.62% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 183% | $383,653 | |
2020 | $10.15 | 0.20 | (0.07) | 0.13 | (0.23) | $10.05 | 1.31% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 1.98% | 1.98% | 156% | $155,169 | |
2019 | $10.13 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.29 | (0.27) | $10.15 | 2.87% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 72% | $226,341 | |
2018 | $10.25 | 0.20 | (0.11) | 0.09 | (0.21) | $10.13 | 0.88% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 1.94% | 1.94% | 89% | $233,033 | |
2017 | $10.25 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.17 | (0.17) | $10.25 | 1.65% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 1.56% | 1.56% | 85% | $254,540 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.47 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.10 | (0.09) | $10.48 | 0.93% | 0.48%(4) | 0.48%(4) | 1.44%(4) | 1.44%(4) | 88% | $249,600 | |
2021 | $10.05 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 0.57 | (0.15) | $10.47 | 5.73% | 0.49% | 0.49% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 183% | $172,271 | |
2020 | $10.15 | 0.21 | (0.07) | 0.14 | (0.24) | $10.05 | 1.41% | 0.49% | 0.49% | 2.08% | 2.08% | 156% | $127,684 | |
2019 | $10.13 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.30 | (0.28) | $10.15 | 2.97% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 2.49% | 2.49% | 72% | $56,264 | |
2018(5) | $10.25 | 0.21 | (0.12) | 0.09 | (0.21) | $10.13 | 0.92% | 0.50%(4) | 0.50%(4) | 2.10%(4) | 2.10%(4) | 89%(6) | $42,466 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.46 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.09 | (0.07) | $10.48 | 0.85% | 0.83%(4) | 0.83%(4) | 1.09%(4) | 1.09%(4) | 88% | $24,471 | |
2021 | $10.05 | 0.09 | 0.44 | 0.53 | (0.12) | $10.46 | 5.26% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 183% | $23,393 | |
2020 | $10.15 | 0.18 | (0.07) | 0.11 | (0.21) | $10.05 | 1.05% | 0.84% | 0.84% | 1.73% | 1.73% | 156% | $16,411 | |
2019 | $10.13 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.26 | (0.24) | $10.15 | 2.61% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 2.14% | 2.14% | 72% | $21,709 | |
2018 | $10.25 | 0.17 | (0.11) | 0.06 | (0.18) | $10.13 | 0.62% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 1.69% | 1.69% | 89% | $20,903 | |
2017 | $10.25 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.14 | (0.14) | $10.25 | 1.40% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 1.31% | 1.31% | 85% | $51,956 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.47 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | (0.03) | $10.48 | 0.37% | 1.58%(4) | 1.58%(4) | 0.34%(4) | 0.34%(4) | 88% | $5,121 | |
2021 | $10.05 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 0.46 | (0.04) | $10.47 | 4.57% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 183% | $4,514 | |
2020 | $10.15 | 0.10 | (0.07) | 0.03 | (0.13) | $10.05 | 0.30% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 156% | $6,163 | |
2019 | $10.14 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.18 | (0.17) | $10.15 | 1.75% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 1.39% | 1.39% | 72% | $9,046 | |
2018 | $10.26 | 0.09 | (0.10) | (0.01) | (0.11) | $10.14 | (0.13)% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 0.94% | 0.94% | 89% | $9,462 | |
2017 | $10.26 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.07 | (0.07) | $10.26 | 0.64% | 1.60% | 1.60% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 85% | $15,254 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.47 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 | (0.06) | $10.49 | 0.72% | 1.08%(4) | 1.08%(4) | 0.84%(4) | 0.84%(4) | 88% | $1,064 | |
2021 | $10.06 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.50 | (0.09) | $10.47 | 4.99% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 183% | $937 | |
2020 | $10.15 | 0.15 | (0.06) | 0.09 | (0.18) | $10.06 | 0.90% | 1.09% | 1.09% | 1.48% | 1.48% | 156% | $764 | |
2019 | $10.14 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.23 | (0.22) | $10.15 | 2.26% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 72% | $756 | |
2018 | $10.26 | 0.15 | (0.11) | 0.04 | (0.16) | $10.14 | 0.37% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 89% | $399 | |
2017 | $10.26 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.12 | (0.12) | $10.26 | 1.15% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 85% | $522 | |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.47 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.10 | (0.09) | $10.48 | 0.98% | 0.38%(4) | 0.38%(4) | 1.54%(4) | 1.54%(4) | 88% | $18,598 | |
2021 | $10.05 | 0.14 | 0.44 | 0.58 | (0.16) | $10.47 | 5.83% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 183% | $23,320 | |
2020 | $10.15 | 0.22 | (0.07) | 0.15 | (0.25) | $10.05 | 1.51% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 156% | $23,612 | |
2019 | $10.13 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.31 | (0.29) | $10.15 | 3.08% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 2.59% | 2.59% | 72% | $20,662 | |
2018 | $10.25 | 0.21 | (0.10) | 0.11 | (0.23) | $10.13 | 1.08% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 2.14% | 2.14% | 89% | $21,699 | |
2017 | $10.25 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.19 | (0.19) | $10.25 | 1.85% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 1.76% | 1.76% | 85% | $62,843 | |
R6 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.46 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.10 | (0.09) | $10.47 | 1.00% | 0.33%(4) | 0.33%(4) | 1.59%(4) | 1.59%(4) | 88% | $90,329 | |
2021 | $10.04 | 0.15 | 0.44 | 0.59 | (0.17) | $10.46 | 5.89% | 0.34% | 0.34% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 183% | $85,404 | |
2020 | $10.14 | 0.23 | (0.07) | 0.16 | (0.26) | $10.04 | 1.56% | 0.34% | 0.34% | 2.23% | 2.23% | 156% | $63,905 | |
2019 | $10.13 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 0.30 | (0.29) | $10.14 | 3.03% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 2.64% | 2.64% | 72% | $70,752 | |
2018(7) | $10.27 | 0.16 | (0.14) | 0.02 | (0.16) | $10.13 | 0.22% | 0.35%(4) | 0.35%(4) | 2.31%(4) | 2.31%(4) | 89%(6) | $57,642 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
G Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.46 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.12 | (0.11) | $10.47 | 1.17% | 0.01%(4) | 0.33%(4) | 1.91%(4) | 1.59%(4) | 88% | $1,086,704 | |
2021(8) | $10.37 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.16 | (0.07) | $10.46 | 1.57% | 0.01%(4) | 0.34%(4) | 1.48%(4) | 1.15%(4) | 183%(9) | $990,271 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2018.
(7)July 28, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(8)November 4, 2020 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2021.
(9)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2021.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the
one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer universe. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is
reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 84.8% |
Corporate Bonds | 5.1% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 2.4% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 2.0% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.5% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 1.2% |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 0.1% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 3.0% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.1)% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,035.70 | $2.86 | 0.56% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,035.90 | $2.35 | 0.46% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,037.30 | $1.84 | 0.36% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,034.80 | $4.13 | 0.81% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,031.00 | $7.94 | 1.56% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,032.90 | $5.40 | 1.06% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,036.40 | $1.84 | 0.36% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,036.60 | $1.58 | 0.31% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,038.00 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,022.26 | $2.84 | 0.56% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.76 | $2.33 | 0.46% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,023.26 | $1.83 | 0.36% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,021.01 | $4.10 | 0.81% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,017.25 | $7.89 | 1.56% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.75 | $5.37 | 1.06% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.26 | $1.83 | 0.36% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.51 | $1.57 | 0.31% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.02 | $0.05 | 0.01% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 84.8% |
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U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/23(1) | $ | 24,127,896 | | $ | 24,947,035 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 4/15/23 | 198,164,124 | | 207,382,031 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/23 | 109,099,230 | | 114,958,515 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/24 | 377,919,690 | | 403,300,652 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.50%, 4/15/24 | 182,663,438 | | 195,121,517 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/24 | 45,990,000 | | 49,111,745 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/24 | 125,028,225 | | 133,791,915 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.25%, 1/15/25 | 413,156,639 | | 444,015,961 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 4/15/25 | 117,318,120 | | 125,900,648 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/25 | 61,014,130 | | 66,601,437 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/25 | 210,958,080 | | 228,353,360 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/26 | 156,831,675 | | 173,170,909 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 4/15/26 | 214,966,500 | | 232,810,304 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/26 | 31,890,040 | | 34,803,898 | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 1/15/27 | 29,949,505 | | 33,081,656 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $2,398,989,666) | | 2,467,351,583 | |
CORPORATE BONDS — 5.1% |
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Banks — 1.4% | | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.18%, 11/25/27 | 3,175,000 | | 3,541,375 | |
Bank of Ireland Group plc, VRN, 2.03%, 9/30/27(2) | 2,296,000 | | 2,297,242 | |
Bank of Montreal, MTN, 1.25%, 9/15/26 | 4,850,000 | | 4,816,325 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.30%, 9/15/26 | 7,125,000 | | 7,076,691 | |
BPCE SA, 4.625%, 7/11/24(2) | 1,650,000 | | 1,796,962 | |
BPCE SA, 4.50%, 3/15/25(2) | 5,372,000 | | 5,903,685 | |
DNB Bank ASA, VRN, 1.61%, 3/30/28(2) | 1,729,000 | | 1,721,166 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 1.58%, 4/22/27 | 2,520,000 | | 2,526,641 | |
Natwest Group plc, 5.125%, 5/28/24 | 5,119,000 | | 5,642,053 | |
Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 4.75%, 9/15/25(2) | 4,610,000 | | 5,137,567 | |
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Biotechnology — 0.5% | | |
AbbVie, Inc., 2.95%, 11/21/26 | 4,180,000 | | 4,479,673 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 0.75%, 9/29/23 | 9,890,000 | | 9,890,508 | |
| | 14,370,181 | |
Capital Markets — 0.6% | | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/1/25 | 1,852,000 | | 1,979,782 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/14/25(2) | 1,186,000 | | 1,253,302 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 859,000 | | 897,941 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/27 | 1,020,000 | | 1,023,159 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc., 2.05%, 2/15/27 | 1,269,000 | | 1,249,550 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc., 2.625%, 9/16/26 | 3,842,000 | | 3,842,901 | |
Main Street Capital Corp., 3.00%, 7/14/26 | 2,850,000 | | 2,908,702 | |
Owl Rock Core Income Corp., 3.125%, 9/23/26(2) | 4,887,000 | | 4,829,698 | |
| | 17,985,035 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | | |
Banco Santander SA, VRN, 1.72%, 9/14/27 | 5,200,000 | | 5,178,620 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 1.75%, 9/15/24(2) | 1,308,000 | | 1,306,724 | |
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Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 2.625%, 12/15/26(2) | $ | 2,107,000 | | $ | 2,101,386 | |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6% | | |
IIP Operating Partnership LP, 5.50%, 5/25/26(2) | 5,065,000 | | 5,314,482 | |
SBA Tower Trust, 1.88%, 7/15/50(2) | 11,023,000 | | 11,172,842 | |
| | 16,487,324 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.1% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 3.50%, 2/15/23(2) | 3,100,000 | | 3,174,059 | |
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | | |
East Ohio Gas Co. (The), 1.30%, 6/15/25(2) | 3,740,000 | | 3,750,848 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2% |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.25%, 1/31/23(2) | 4,350,000 | | 4,477,368 | |
Insurance — 0.2% | | |
CNO Global Funding, 1.75%, 10/7/26(2)(3) | 2,177,000 | | 2,181,354 | |
GA Global Funding Trust, 0.80%, 9/13/24(2) | 2,800,000 | | 2,787,580 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 11/13/26(2) | 1,985,000 | | 2,205,173 | |
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Media — 0.5% | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 4,185,000 | | 4,708,542 | |
WPP Finance 2010, 3.75%, 9/19/24 | 9,000,000 | | 9,769,666 | |
| | 14,478,208 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3% | | |
Royalty Pharma plc, 1.20%, 9/2/25 | 5,380,000 | | 5,348,348 | |
Viatris, Inc., 1.65%, 6/22/25(2) | 2,940,000 | | 2,970,956 | |
| | 8,319,304 | |
Road and Rail — 0.1% | | |
DAE Funding LLC, 1.55%, 8/1/24(2) | 3,692,000 | | 3,662,870 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2% | | |
Qorvo, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 | 2,737,000 | | 2,986,751 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/31(2) | 1,380,000 | | 1,456,797 | |
| | 4,443,548 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $147,080,977) | | 147,369,289 | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 2.4% |
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Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class B, VRN, 2.33%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 10/20/31(2) | 4,300,000 | | 4,303,523 | |
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 4/20/31(2) | 3,750,000 | | 3,738,216 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2016-2A, Class BR2, VRN, 2.36%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.25%), 8/20/32(2) | 3,925,000 | | 3,927,156 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2012-4A, Class CR3, VRN, 2.74%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 4/22/32(2) | 6,550,000 | | 6,542,809 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, VRN, 2.32%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 8/14/30(2) | 4,625,000 | | 4,629,589 | |
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class B, VRN, 1.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/20/31(2) | 4,425,000 | | 4,422,321 | |
Magnetite VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 4/15/31(2) | 2,200,000 | | 2,197,457 | |
MF1 Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class AS, VRN, 1.55%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 10/18/36(2) | 8,900,000 | | 8,924,051 | |
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Octagon Investment Partners 24 Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BS, VRN, 2.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 4/21/31(2) | $ | 3,800,000 | | $ | 3,801,993 | |
OHA Credit Funding Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class B, VRN, 1.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 10/19/32(2) | 4,500,000 | | 4,502,931 | |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class C, VRN, 2.67%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 7/20/29(2) | 8,500,000 | | 8,526,852 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 1/20/32(2) | 7,500,000 | | 7,505,055 | |
THL Credit Wind River Clo Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class CR, VRN, 2.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 4/15/31(2) | 6,000,000 | | 6,024,437 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $68,830,895) | | 69,046,390 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 2.0% |
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BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.94%, 5/25/29(2) | 2,214,872 | | 2,266,542 | |
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.24%, 5/25/29(2) | 612,316 | | 624,710 | |
CARS-DB5 LP, Series 2021-1A, Class A3 SEQ, 1.92%, 8/15/51(2) | 3,950,000 | | 3,932,873 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 1.97%, 10/19/37(2) | 6,600,000 | | 6,581,158 | |
Global SC Finance SRL, Series 2021-2A, Class A SEQ, 1.95%, 8/17/41(2) | 8,874,471 | | 8,900,402 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2017-AA, Class A SEQ, 2.66%, 12/26/28(2) | 931,090 | | 951,822 | |
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.10%, 4/20/46(2) | 1,984,373 | | 2,014,659 | |
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 1.51%, 12/20/46(2) | 9,519,024 | | 9,455,745 | |
MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class A SEQ, 2.22%, 10/20/38(2) | 4,082,777 | | 4,157,203 | |
MVW LLC, Series 2021-1WA, Class B, 1.44%, 1/22/41(2) | 5,244,227 | | 5,246,960 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 12/20/33(2) | 419,000 | | 422,568 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR1, Class B, 2.03%, 4/17/37(2) | 4,900,000 | | 4,960,698 | |
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(2) | 472,942 | | 476,216 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3.87%, 9/20/35(2) | 1,001,072 | | 1,039,757 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.42%, 1/20/36(2) | 271,677 | | 280,228 | |
USQ Rail II LLC, Series 2021-3, Class A SEQ, 2.21%, 6/28/51(2) | 6,720,096 | | 6,784,515 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(2) | 636,839 | | 636,543 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $58,337,434) | | 58,732,599 | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.5% |
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Bancorp Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-CRE6, Class D, VRN, 2.46%, (SOFR plus 2.41%), 9/15/36(2) | 5,111,000 | | 5,113,132 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-VOLT, Class E, VRN, 2.10%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 9/15/36(2) | 7,200,000 | | 7,225,697 | |
BXMT Ltd., Series 2020-FL2, Class B, VRN, 1.56%, (SOFR plus 1.51%), 2/15/38(2) | 2,970,000 | | 2,968,748 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, VRN, 1.68%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 5/15/36(2) | 7,400,000 | | 7,432,107 | |
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| | Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2017-STAY, Class D, VRN, 2.53%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 7/15/32(2) | | $ | 5,142,000 | | $ | 5,162,219 | |
OPG Trust, Series 2021-PORT, Class E, VRN, 1.63%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.53%), 10/15/36(2)(3) | | 9,577,000 | | 9,497,511 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2019-5, Class C, VRN, 2.08%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 4/14/36(2) | | 5,000,000 | | 4,997,284 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $42,334,192) | | | 42,396,698 | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 1.2% | |
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Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.0% | |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1, VRN, 2.37%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 2/25/36 | | 328,905 | | 336,286 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class M1A, VRN, 1.05%, (SOFR plus 1.00%), 9/25/31(2) | | 3,750,000 | | 3,752,930 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-IMC1, Class A1, VRN, 2.72%, 7/25/49(2) | | 1,873,270 | | 1,890,871 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM6, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.59%, 7/25/66(2) | | 6,750,000 | | 6,749,963 | |
Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.62%, 6/25/56(2) | | 3,189,898 | | 3,191,054 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A4, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.97%, 6/25/36 | | 249,725 | | 206,320 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-S1, Class 1A2 SEQ, 6.50%, 4/25/36 | | 215,432 | | 222,765 | |
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 2.73%, 11/21/34 | | 8,731 | | 8,888 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A1, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | | 69,340 | | 70,584 | |
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.40%, 7/25/34 | | 397,297 | | 410,100 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3, 3.00%, 11/25/59(2) | | 4,990,152 | | 5,065,024 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-4, Class A2 SEQ, 1.91%, 5/25/65(2) | | 4,034,413 | | 4,064,305 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2021-5, Class A3, VRN, 1.37%, 9/25/66(2) | | 4,000,000 | | 4,002,234 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-7, Class 3A1 SEQ, 6.00%, 6/25/36 | | 109,975 | | 107,615 | |
| | | 30,078,939 | |
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2% |
FHLMC, Series 2015-SC02, Class M3, VRN, 3.65%, 9/25/45 | | 2,643,709 | | 2,673,029 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | | 1,198,072 | | 1,212,794 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 5.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | | 884,770 | | 930,415 | |
| | | 4,816,238 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $34,751,137) | | | 34,895,177 | |
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 0.1% | |
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Canada — 0.1% | | | |
Canadian Government Real Return Bond, 4.25%, 12/1/26 (Cost $2,631,044) | CAD | 2,593,120 | | 2,610,223 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 3.0% | |
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Chariot Funding LLC, 0.09%, 10/19/21(2)(4) | | $ | 30,000,000 | | 29,998,607 | |
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, 0.04%, 10/1/21(2)(4) | | 43,370,000 | | 43,369,896 | |
LMA-Americas LLC, 0.13%, 10/14/21(2)(4) | | 15,000,000 | | 14,999,510 | |
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| | Shares | Value |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | | 942 | | $ | 942 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $88,369,212) | | | 88,368,955 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.1% (Cost $2,841,324,557) | |
| 2,910,770,914 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.1)% | |
| (3,014,899) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | |
| $ | 2,907,756,015 | |
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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
CAD | 10,523,414 | USD | 8,312,661 | Bank of America N.A. | 12/15/21 | $ | (4,383) |
CAD | 4,184,920 | USD | 3,297,460 | Bank of America N.A. | 12/15/21 | 6,552 |
CAD | 4,183,908 | USD | 3,315,247 | Bank of America N.A. | 12/15/21 | (12,034) | |
CAD | 8,371,543 | USD | 6,603,413 | Bank of America N.A. | 12/15/21 | 5,955 | |
USD | 23,375,720 | CAD | 29,635,154 | Bank of America N.A. | 12/15/21 | (21,357) | |
| | | | | | $ | (25,267) | |
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CENTRALLY CLEARED TOTAL RETURN SWAP AGREEMENTS |
Floating Rate Index | Pay/Receive Floating Rate Index at Termination | Fixed Rate | Termination Date | Notional Amount | Premiums Paid (Received) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.06% | 5/2/22 | $ | 22,000,000 | | $ | 634 | | $ | 717,716 | | $ | 718,350 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.07% | 5/3/22 | $ | 40,000,000 | | 744 | | 1,273,125 | | 1,273,869 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.02% | 5/4/22 | $ | 23,500,000 | | 643 | | 816,728 | | 817,371 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.93% | 9/5/22 | $ | 18,000,000 | | (610) | 855,623 | | 855,013 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.79% | 8/26/23 | $ | 25,000,000 | | 585 | | 1,651,618 | | 1,652,203 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.18% | 1/15/24 | $ | 50,000,000 | | 670 | | 2,391,329 | | 2,391,999 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.17% | 1/19/24 | $ | 50,000,000 | | 670 | | 2,407,239 | | 2,407,909 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.21% | 1/19/24 | $ | 20,000,000 | | 568 | | 937,716 | | 938,284 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.25% | 2/1/24 | $ | 50,000,000 | | 670 | | 2,286,214 | | 2,286,884 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.25% | 2/1/24 | $ | 25,000,000 | | 584 | | 1,144,803 | | 1,145,387 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.29% | 2/8/24 | $ | 50,000,000 | | 670 | | 2,211,985 | | 2,212,655 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.71% | 6/20/24 | $ | 30,000,000 | | (740) | | 1,965,946 | | 1,965,206 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.86% | 7/30/24 | $ | 26,500,000 | | (714) | | 1,530,196 | | 1,529,482 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.86% | 8/1/24 | $ | 23,700,000 | | (692) | | 1,371,577 | | 1,370,885 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.85% | 8/1/24 | $ | 43,000,000 | | (848) | | 2,500,681 | | 2,499,833 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.67% | 10/21/24 | $ | 45,000,000 | | (864) | | 3,190,639 | | 3,189,775 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.70% | 11/26/24 | $ | 25,000,000 | | (703) | | 1,770,852 | | 1,770,149 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.79% | 12/13/24 | $ | 16,000,000 | | (630) | | 1,045,829 | | 1,045,199 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 1.85% | 8/26/25 | $ | 16,000,000 | | 598 | | 1,320,061 | | 1,320,659 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.00% | 12/16/25 | $ | 15,000,000 | | 592 | | 1,018,027 | | 1,018,619 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.24% | 1/11/26 | $ | 20,000,000 | | 622 | | 1,101,484 | | 1,102,106 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.24% | 1/12/26 | $ | 20,000,000 | | 622 | | 1,094,763 | | 1,095,385 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.36% | 2/9/26 | $ | 22,500,000 | | 637 | | 1,087,292 | | 1,087,929 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.36% | 2/11/26 | $ | 20,000,000 | | 622 | | 958,925 | | 959,547 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.30% | 2/24/26 | $ | 13,000,000 | | 580 | | 653,486 | | 654,066 | |
CPURNSA | Receive | 2.64% | 9/3/26 | $ | 50,000,000 | | 793 | | 407,052 | | 407,845 | |
| | | | | $ | 5,703 | | $ | 37,710,906 | | $ | 37,716,609 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
CAD | - | Canadian Dollar |
CPURNSA | - | U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers Not Seasonally Adjusted Index |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
(1)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and/or swap agreements. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $19,679,529.
(2)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $356,762,142, which represented 12.3% of total net assets. Of these securities, 1.4% of total net assets were deemed illiquid under policies approved by the Board of Trustees.
(3)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(4)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $2,841,324,557) | $ | 2,910,770,914 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 7,698,550 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 1,819,124 | |
Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements | 488 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 12,507 | |
Interest receivable | 3,514,678 | |
| 2,923,816,261 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | 14,597,467 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 617,325 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 37,774 | |
Accrued management fees | 786,339 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 21,341 | |
| 16,060,246 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 2,907,756,015 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 2,726,133,290 | |
Distributable earnings | 181,622,725 | |
| $ | 2,907,756,015 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $466,050,309 | 41,842,958 | $11.14 |
I Class | $1,035,603,943 | 92,216,509 | $11.23 |
Y Class | $15,740,942 | 1,400,931 | $11.24 |
A Class | $47,556,776 | 4,313,047 | $11.03* |
C Class | $4,948,078 | 465,107 | $10.64 |
R Class | $20,751,785 | 1,844,492 | $11.25 |
R5 Class | $532,455,386 | 47,409,413 | $11.23 |
R6 Class | $14,862,761 | 1,323,410 | $11.23 |
G Class | $769,786,035 | 68,424,723 | $11.25 |
*Maximum offering price $11.28 (net asset value divided by 0.9775).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 83,954,758 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 5,535,238 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 51,743 | |
C Class | 17,600 | |
R Class | 49,485 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 88,317 | |
Other expenses | 7,696 | |
| 5,750,079 | |
Fees waived - G Class | (1,111,927) | |
| 4,638,152 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 79,316,606 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 19,685,091 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 671,302 | |
Futures contract transactions | (2,680,695) | |
Foreign currency translation transactions | 110,903 | |
| 17,786,601 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | (28,032,210) | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (39,291) | |
Swap agreements | 25,373,876 | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (10,290) | |
| (2,707,915) | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 15,078,686 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 94,395,292 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 79,316,606 | | $ | 23,561,222 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 17,786,601 | | 4,889,303 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (2,707,915) | | 135,226,163 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 94,395,292 | | 163,676,688 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (1,258,560) | | (3,794,674) | |
I Class | (3,319,093) | | (4,149,384) | |
Y Class | (61,316) | | (130,698) | |
A Class | (80,722) | | (192,337) | |
C Class | — | | (191) | |
R Class | (14,567) | | (59,184) | |
R5 Class | (2,149,284) | | (4,853,646) | |
R6 Class | (59,515) | | (128,792) | |
G Class | (4,108,063) | | (7,556,898) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (11,051,120) | | (20,865,804) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 512,189,192 | | 609,940,160 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 595,533,364 | | 752,751,044 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 2,312,222,651 | | 1,559,471,607 | |
End of period | $ | 2,907,756,015 | | $ | 2,312,222,651 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Short Duration Inflation Protection Bond Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to pursue total return using a strategy that seeks to protect against U.S. inflation.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class, R6 Class and G Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, bank loan obligations, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers. Fixed income securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The funds may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly, but may be paid less frequently. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. Various funds issued by American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc. own, in aggregate, 21% of the shares of the fund.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The investment advisor agreed to waive the G Class’s management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:
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| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Effective Annual Management Fee |
Investor Class | 0.2625% to 0.3800% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.55% |
I Class | 0.1500% to 0.2100% | 0.45% |
Y Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.35% |
A Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.55% |
C Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.55% |
R Class | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.55% |
R5 Class | 0.0500% to 0.1100% | 0.35% |
R6 Class | 0.0000% to 0.0600% | 0.30% |
G Class | 0.0000% to 0.0600% | 0.00%(1) |
(1)Effective annual management fee before waiver was 0.30%.
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $1,219,973,893, of which $851,393,789 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $735,385,406, of which $388,128,627 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 21,751,005 | | $ | 237,811,268 | | 20,385,947 | | $ | 209,283,268 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 115,029 | | 1,256,114 | | 358,857 | | 3,749,375 | |
Redeemed | (11,384,494) | | (125,336,742) | | (46,637,749) | | (485,795,269) | |
| 10,481,540 | | 113,730,640 | | (25,892,945) | | (272,762,626) | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 35,142,511 | | 389,428,395 | | 56,120,172 | | 592,042,681 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 293,695 | | 3,233,582 | | 375,392 | | 4,006,546 | |
Redeemed | (5,705,953) | | (63,407,596) | | (8,920,028) | | (95,001,421) | |
| 29,730,253 | | 329,254,381 | | 47,575,536 | | 501,047,806 | |
Y Class | | | | |
Sold | 111,034 | | 1,232,762 | | 455,440 | | 4,822,790 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 5,569 | | 61,316 | | 12,325 | | 130,698 | |
Redeemed | (94,440) | | (1,049,141) | | (128,824) | | (1,363,792) | |
| 22,163 | | 244,937 | | 338,941 | | 3,589,696 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 964,799 | | 10,561,336 | | 1,509,490 | | 15,761,150 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,837 | | 41,516 | | 9,522 | | 99,339 | |
Redeemed | (246,698) | | (2,690,417) | | (951,360) | | (9,896,501) | |
| 721,938 | | 7,912,435 | | 567,652 | | 5,963,988 | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 297,282 | | 3,138,867 | | 65,702 | | 670,538 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | — | | — | | 18 | | 183 | |
Redeemed | (62,490) | | (659,225) | | (520,653) | | (5,242,552) | |
| 234,792 | | 2,479,642 | | (454,933) | | (4,571,831) | |
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
R Class | | | | |
Sold | 332,160 | | $ | 3,699,716 | | 729,348 | | $ | 7,747,319 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,315 | | 14,526 | | 5,512 | | 59,009 | |
Redeemed | (269,474) | | (2,994,963) | | (745,013) | | (7,893,602) | |
| 64,001 | | 719,279 | | (10,153) | | (87,274) | |
| | | | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 2,487,964 | | 27,477,249 | | 8,548,181 | | 89,868,697 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 192,546 | | 2,119,936 | | 451,758 | | 4,784,134 | |
Redeemed | (2,008,565) | | (22,390,683) | | (3,658,450) | | (38,599,820) | |
| 671,945 | | 7,206,502 | | 5,341,489 | | 56,053,011 | |
R6 Class | | | | |
Sold | 259,085 | | 2,862,864 | | 772,545 | | 8,156,563 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,907 | | 54,025 | | 10,925 | | 115,677 | |
Redeemed | (128,504) | | (1,422,604) | | (612,814) | | (6,497,901) | |
| 135,488 | | 1,494,285 | | 170,656 | | 1,774,339 | |
G Class | | | | |
Sold | 5,833,299 | | 65,180,378 | | 33,297,439 | | 353,711,737 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 372,783 | | 4,108,063 | | 711,459 | | 7,556,898 | |
Redeemed | (1,798,582) | | (20,141,350) | | (3,957,595) | | (42,335,584) | |
| 4,407,500 | | 49,147,091 | | 30,051,303 | | 318,933,051 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 46,469,620 | | $ | 512,189,192 | | 57,687,546 | | $ | 609,940,160 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | | $ | 2,467,351,583 | | — | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | 147,369,289 | | — | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | | 69,046,390 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 58,732,599 | | — | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 42,396,698 | | — | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | | 34,895,177 | | — | |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | | 2,610,223 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | $ | 942 | | 88,368,013 | | — | |
| $ | 942 | | $ | 2,910,769,972 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Swap Agreements | — | | $ | 37,716,609 | | — | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | | 12,507 | | — | |
| — | | $ | 37,729,116 | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | | $ | 37,774 | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $93,156,332.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $93,778,200 futures contracts sold.
Other Contracts — A fund may enter into total return swap agreements in order to attempt to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets or gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible. A fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments, including inflationary risk. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $717,533,333.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
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| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value |
Foreign Currency Risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 12,507 | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 37,774 | |
Other Contracts | Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements* | 488 | | Payable for variation margin on swap agreements* | — | |
| | $ | 12,995 | | | $ | 37,774 | |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swap agreements, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
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| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value |
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | $ | 671,302 | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | (39,291) | |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | (2,680,695) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | — | |
Other Contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | — | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | 25,373,876 | |
| | $ | (2,009,393) | | | $ | 25,334,585 | |
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 2,841,340,103 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 70,370,434 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (939,623) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 69,430,811 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
As of March 31, 2021, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(4,198,642) and accumulated long-term capital losses of $(18,192,401), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) | | |
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | |
2021(3) | $10.79 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 0.38 | (0.03) | $11.14 | 3.57% | 0.56%(4) | 0.56%(4) | 5.68%(4) | 5.68%(4) | 28% | $466,050 | |
2021 | $10.01 | 0.09 | 0.78 | 0.87 | (0.09) | $10.79 | 8.68% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 0.95% | 0.95% | 29% | $338,427 | |
2020 | $10.11 | 0.21 | (0.14) | 0.07 | (0.17) | $10.01 | 0.69% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 50% | $572,935 | |
2019 | $10.16 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.18 | (0.23) | $10.11 | 1.79% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 1.49% | 1.49% | 31% | $559,790 | |
2018 | $10.31 | 0.16 | (0.16) | — | (0.15) | $10.16 | 0.05% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 1.52% | 1.52% | 31% | $622,940 | |
2017 | $10.14 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.21 | (0.04) | $10.31 | 2.11% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 1.69% | 1.69% | 48% | $578,775 | |
I Class | | |
2021(3) | $10.88 | 0.32 | 0.07 | 0.39 | (0.04) | $11.23 | 3.59% | 0.46%(4) | 0.46%(4) | 5.78%(4) | 5.78%(4) | 28% | $1,035,604 | |
2021 | $10.09 | 0.10 | 0.79 | 0.89 | (0.10) | $10.88 | 8.82% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 29% | $679,719 | |
2020 | $10.19 | 0.23 | (0.15) | 0.08 | (0.18) | $10.09 | 0.79% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 2.23% | 2.23% | 50% | $150,405 | |
2019 | $10.24 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.19 | (0.24) | $10.19 | 1.87% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 31% | $186,378 | |
2018(5) | $10.38 | 0.15 | (0.13) | 0.02 | (0.16) | $10.24 | 0.22% | 0.47%(4) | 0.47%(4) | 1.51%(4) | 1.51%(4) | 31%(6) | $157,963 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) | | |
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Y Class | | |
2021(3) | $10.88 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.40 | (0.04) | $11.24 | 3.73% | 0.36%(4) | 0.36%(4) | 5.88%(4) | 5.88%(4) | 28% | $15,741 | |
2021 | $10.09 | 0.12 | 0.78 | 0.90 | (0.11) | $10.88 | 8.92% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 1.15% | 1.15% | 29% | $15,006 | |
2020 | $10.19 | 0.22 | (0.13) | 0.09 | (0.19) | $10.09 | 0.89% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 2.33% | 2.33% | 50% | $10,494 | |
2019 | $10.24 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.20 | (0.25) | $10.19 | 1.98% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 1.69% | 1.69% | 31% | $4,471 | |
2018(5) | $10.38 | 0.18 | (0.15) | 0.03 | (0.17) | $10.24 | 0.29% | 0.37%(4) | 0.37%(4) | 1.76%(4) | 1.76%(4) | 31%(6) | $155 | |
A Class | | |
2021(3) | $10.68 | 0.30 | 0.07 | 0.37 | (0.02) | $11.03 | 3.48% | 0.81%(4) | 0.81%(4) | 5.43%(4) | 5.43%(4) | 28% | $47,557 | |
2021 | $9.91 | 0.07 | 0.76 | 0.83 | (0.06) | $10.68 | 8.39% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 0.70% | 0.70% | 29% | $38,361 | |
2020 | $10.01 | 0.18 | (0.13) | 0.05 | (0.15) | $9.91 | 0.44% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 1.88% | 1.88% | 50% | $29,951 | |
2019 | $10.06 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.15 | (0.20) | $10.01 | 1.55% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 1.24% | 1.24% | 31% | $24,988 | |
2018 | $10.21 | 0.13 | (0.15) | (0.02) | (0.13) | $10.06 | (0.21)% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 1.27% | 1.27% | 31% | $24,073 | |
2017 | $10.04 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.19 | (0.02) | $10.21 | 1.87% | 0.82% | 0.82% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 48% | $46,885 | |
C Class | | |
2021(3) | $10.32 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.32 | — | $10.64 | 3.10% | 1.56%(4) | 1.56%(4) | 4.68%(4) | 4.68%(4) | 28% | $4,948 | |
2021 | $9.59 | (0.03) | 0.76 | 0.73 | —(7) | $10.32 | 7.62% | 1.57% | 1.57% | (0.05)% | (0.05)% | 29% | $2,378 | |
2020 | $9.69 | 0.17 | (0.20) | (0.03) | (0.07) | $9.59 | (0.33)% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 50% | $6,571 | |
2019 | $9.74 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | (0.13) | $9.69 | 0.80% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 0.49% | 0.49% | 31% | $17,769 | |
2018 | $9.89 | 0.05 | (0.15) | (0.10) | (0.05) | $9.74 | (0.99)% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 31% | $22,600 | |
2017 | $9.78 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | — | $9.89 | 1.12% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 0.69% | 0.69% | 48% | $27,511 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) | | |
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R Class | | |
2021(3) | $10.90 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.36 | (0.01) | $11.25 | 3.29% | 1.06%(4) | 1.06%(4) | 5.18%(4) | 5.18%(4) | 28% | $20,752 | |
2021 | $10.11 | 0.05 | 0.77 | 0.82 | (0.03) | $10.90 | 8.15% | 1.07% | 1.07% | 0.45% | 0.45% | 29% | $19,408 | |
2020 | $10.21 | 0.16 | (0.14) | 0.02 | (0.12) | $10.11 | 0.18% | 1.07% | 1.07% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 50% | $18,099 | |
2019 | $10.26 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.13 | (0.18) | $10.21 | 1.26% | 1.07% | 1.07% | 0.99% | 0.99% | 31% | $15,253 | |
2018 | $10.41 | 0.11 | (0.16) | (0.05) | (0.10) | $10.26 | (0.45)% | 1.07% | 1.07% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 31% | $13,120 | |
2017 | $10.25 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.16 | — | $10.41 | 1.56% | 1.07% | 1.07% | 1.19% | 1.19% | 48% | $12,039 | |
R5 Class | | |
2021(3) | $10.88 | 0.33 | 0.06 | 0.39 | (0.04) | $11.23 | 3.64% | 0.36%(4) | 0.36%(4) | 5.88%(4) | 5.88%(4) | 28% | $532,455 | |
2021 | $10.09 | 0.12 | 0.78 | 0.90 | (0.11) | $10.88 | 8.93% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 1.15% | 1.15% | 29% | $508,447 | |
2020 | $10.19 | 0.24 | (0.15) | 0.09 | (0.19) | $10.09 | 0.89% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 2.33% | 2.33% | 50% | $417,564 | |
2019 | $10.24 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.20 | (0.25) | $10.19 | 1.98% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 1.69% | 1.69% | 31% | $376,691 | |
2018 | $10.39 | 0.18 | (0.16) | 0.02 | (0.17) | $10.24 | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 1.72% | 1.72% | 31% | $339,844 | |
2017 | $10.22 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.23 | (0.06) | $10.39 | 2.30% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 48% | $664,148 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) | | |
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
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2021(3) | $10.88 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.40 | (0.05) | $11.23 | 3.66% | 0.31%(4) | 0.31%(4) | 5.93%(4) | 5.93%(4) | 28% | $14,863 | |
2021 | $10.09 | 0.12 | 0.78 | 0.90 | (0.11) | $10.88 | 8.98% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 29% | $12,923 | |
2020 | $10.19 | 0.25 | (0.15) | 0.10 | (0.20) | $10.09 | 0.94% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 2.38% | 2.38% | 50% | $10,261 | |
2019 | $10.24 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.20 | (0.25) | $10.19 | 2.03% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 1.74% | 1.74% | 31% | $8,920 | |
2018 | $10.38 | 0.18 | (0.14) | 0.04 | (0.18) | $10.24 | 0.29% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 31% | $8,280 | |
2017 | $10.22 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.23 | (0.07) | $10.38 | 2.35% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 1.94% | 1.94% | 48% | $199,340 | |
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2021(3) | $10.90 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 0.41 | (0.06) | $11.25 | 3.80% | 0.01%(4) | 0.31%(4) | 6.23%(4) | 5.93%(4) | 28% | $769,786 | |
2021 | $10.10 | 0.18 | 0.77 | 0.95 | (0.15) | $10.90 | 9.41% | 0.01% | 0.32% | 1.51% | 1.20% | 29% | $697,554 | |
2020 | $10.20 | 0.29 | (0.16) | 0.13 | (0.23) | $10.10 | 1.25% | 0.01% | 0.32% | 2.69% | 2.38% | 50% | $343,192 | |
2019 | $10.25 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.23 | (0.28) | $10.20 | 2.34% | 0.01% | 0.32% | 2.05% | 1.74% | 31% | $399,692 | |
2018(8) | $10.31 | 0.14 | (0.07) | 0.07 | (0.13) | $10.25 | 0.66% | 0.01%(4) | 0.32%(4) | 2.02%(4) | 1.71%(4) | 31%(6) | $468,758 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights | | |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2018.
(7)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(8)July 28, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the
one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer group. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is
reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Corporate Bonds | 44.9% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 13.7% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 10.9% |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 8.4% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 6.3% |
Preferred Stocks | 6.0% |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 2.7% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 2.2% |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 1.9% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.3% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.6% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 2.3% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (1.2)% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
Actual | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,016.40 | $2.63 | 0.52% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,017.90 | $2.12 | 0.42% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,017.40 | $1.62 | 0.32% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,015.10 | $3.89 | 0.77% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,011.30 | $7.66 | 1.52% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,014.90 | $5.15 | 1.02% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,018.40 | $1.62 | 0.32% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,018.70 | $1.37 | 0.27% |
Hypothetical | | | | |
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,022.46 | $2.64 | 0.52% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.96 | $2.13 | 0.42% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,023.46 | $1.62 | 0.32% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,021.21 | $3.90 | 0.77% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,017.45 | $7.69 | 1.52% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.96 | $5.17 | 1.02% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.46 | $1.62 | 0.32% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.72 | $1.37 | 0.27% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
CORPORATE BONDS — 44.9% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.2% | | |
Boeing Co. (The), 1.43%, 2/4/24 | $ | 820,000 | | $ | 821,271 | |
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.3% | | |
GXO Logistics, Inc., 1.65%, 7/15/26(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,490,400 | |
Airlines — 1.1% | | |
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/26(1) | 1,430,000 | | 1,444,729 | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | 1,161,000 | | 1,221,953 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.50%, 10/20/25(1) | 1,516,000 | | 1,622,567 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 4.25%, 10/1/22 | 1,500,000 | | 1,531,406 | |
| | 5,820,655 | |
Banks — 8.9% | | |
Bank of America Corp., MTN, 4.18%, 11/25/27 | 2,005,000 | | 2,236,365 | |
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 0.98%, 4/22/25 | 765,000 | | 769,327 | |
Bank of Ireland Group plc, VRN, 2.03%, 9/30/27(1) | 683,000 | | 683,370 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.35%, 6/24/26 | 840,000 | | 840,973 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), 1.30%, 9/15/26 | 1,260,000 | | 1,251,457 | |
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, 1.00%, 2/4/25(1)(2) | 2,030,000 | | 2,031,653 | |
Barclays plc, 4.84%, 5/9/28 | 2,245,000 | | 2,538,926 | |
BNP Paribas SA, 4.375%, 9/28/25(1) | 2,080,000 | | 2,282,942 | |
BPCE SA, 4.625%, 7/11/24(1) | 2,910,000 | | 3,169,188 | |
BPCE SA, 4.50%, 3/15/25(1) | 1,574,000 | | 1,729,784 | |
CIT Group, Inc., VRN, 4.125%, 11/13/29 | 417,000 | | 430,375 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 0.98%, 5/1/25 | 830,000 | | 832,888 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.11%, 4/8/26 | 490,000 | | 520,428 | |
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 1.46%, 6/9/27 | 880,000 | | 875,336 | |
Discover Bank, VRN, 4.68%, 8/9/28 | 3,240,000 | | 3,447,761 | |
DNB Bank ASA, VRN, 1.61%, 3/30/28(1) | 525,000 | | 522,621 | |
FNB Corp., 2.20%, 2/24/23 | 510,000 | | 517,714 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, 4.25%, 3/14/24 | 1,265,000 | | 1,359,540 | |
HSBC Holdings plc, VRN, 0.73%, 8/17/24 | 1,130,000 | | 1,131,092 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 1/15/26(1) | 2,150,000 | | 2,413,251 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 0.77%, 8/9/25 | 1,180,000 | | 1,175,528 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 1.58%, 4/22/27 | 895,000 | | 897,359 | |
Natwest Group plc, 5.125%, 5/28/24 | 1,389,000 | | 1,530,926 | |
Natwest Group plc, 4.80%, 4/5/26 | 1,000,000 | | 1,137,318 | |
Santander UK Group Holdings plc, 4.75%, 9/15/25(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,448,772 | |
Societe Generale SA, VRN, 1.79%, 6/9/27(1) | 3,120,000 | | 3,104,434 | |
Truist Bank, VRN, 2.64%, 9/17/29 | 2,440,000 | | 2,551,520 | |
Truist Financial Corp., MTN, VRN, 1.27%, 3/2/27 | 1,100,000 | | 1,096,600 | |
UniCredit SpA, 7.83%, 12/4/23(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,373,714 | |
UniCredit SpA, VRN, 2.57%, 9/22/26(1) | 2,545,000 | | 2,588,745 | |
Westpac Banking Corp., VRN, 2.89%, 2/4/30 | 950,000 | | 984,003 | |
| | 47,473,910 | |
Capital Markets — 6.2% | | |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., 2.95%, 3/10/26 | 1,430,000 | | 1,458,466 | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 2.85%, 9/30/28(1) | 1,280,000 | | 1,272,275 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.375%, 10/1/28(1) | $ | 995,000 | | $ | 957,270 | |
Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (The), VRN, 3.375%, 6/20/26(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,043,150 | |
Deutsche Bank AG, VRN, 4.30%, 5/24/28 | 2,709,000 | | 2,808,892 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.125%, 2/1/25 | 837,000 | | 894,750 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/14/25(1) | 983,000 | | 1,038,782 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 334,000 | | 349,141 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/27 | 1,096,000 | | 1,099,395 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 4.25%, 10/21/25 | 2,420,000 | | 2,681,268 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), VRN, 2.91%, 6/5/23 | 1,230,000 | | 1,250,219 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc., 2.05%, 2/15/27 | 1,217,000 | | 1,198,347 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc., 2.625%, 9/16/26 | 1,359,000 | | 1,359,319 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27 | 955,000 | | 992,006 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/27(1) | 1,185,000 | | 1,230,919 | |
Main Street Capital Corp., 3.00%, 7/14/26 | 490,000 | | 500,093 | |
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., 2.70%, 1/15/27 | 860,000 | | 863,321 | |
Owl Rock Core Income Corp., 3.125%, 9/23/26(1) | 1,747,000 | | 1,726,516 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/25(1) | 962,000 | | 1,052,187 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 3.75%, 6/17/26(1) | 1,220,000 | | 1,288,760 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.50%, 1/15/27 | 1,665,000 | | 1,672,564 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 5.875%, 3/15/23 | 933,000 | | 979,963 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.36%, 11/15/26 | 2,945,000 | | 2,993,498 | |
UBS Group AG, VRN, 1.49%, 8/10/27(1) | 1,540,000 | | 1,523,111 | |
| | 33,234,212 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.4% | | |
CommScope, Inc., 8.25%, 3/1/27(1) | 1,970,000 | | 2,064,511 | |
Construction and Engineering — 0.4% | | |
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.75%, 2/2/26(1) | 900,000 | | 898,045 | |
IHS Netherlands Holdco BV, 7.125%, 3/18/25 | 1,400,000 | | 1,445,500 | |
| | 2,343,545 | |
Consumer Finance — 2.2% | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.45%, 4/3/26 | 1,695,000 | | 1,847,352 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 2.125%, 2/21/26(1) | 1,950,000 | | 1,930,962 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.375%, 5/1/26(1) | 915,000 | | 988,403 | |
BOC Aviation USA Corp., 1.625%, 4/29/24(1) | 1,010,000 | | 1,018,009 | |
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 3/9/27 | 1,950,000 | | 2,158,697 | |
LFS Topco LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 724,000 | | 746,672 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 8.25%, 10/1/23 | 1,995,000 | | 2,233,183 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., 3.50%, 1/15/27 | 1,038,000 | | 1,039,765 | |
| | 11,963,043 | |
Containers and Packaging — 0.2% | | |
Berry Global, Inc., 0.95%, 2/15/24(1) | 1,300,000 | | 1,303,094 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.3% | | |
Antares Holdings LP, 2.75%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,531,000 | | 1,533,514 | |
Banco Santander SA, VRN, 1.72%, 9/14/27 | 2,200,000 | | 2,190,954 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 1.75%, 9/15/24(1) | 615,000 | | 614,400 | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 2.625%, 12/15/26(1) | 1,036,000 | | 1,033,240 | |
Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER, 8.25%, 2/11/25(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,614,728 | |
| | 6,986,836 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4% | | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.625%, 9/15/27(1) | $ | 707,000 | | $ | 728,245 | |
Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 5/30/24(1) | 1,165,000 | | 1,256,569 | |
| | 1,984,814 | |
Electric Utilities — 1.1% | | |
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 3.875%, 7/26/33(1) | 1,000,000 | | 986,245 | |
Duke Energy Corp., VRN, 3.25%, 1/15/82 | 1,580,000 | | 1,573,596 | |
FEL Energy VI Sarl, 5.75%, 12/1/40(1) | 2,188,157 | | 2,292,741 | |
Inkia Energy Ltd., 5.875%, 11/9/27 | 1,100,000 | | 1,146,365 | |
| | 5,998,947 | |
Entertainment — 0.1% | | |
Netflix, Inc., 3.625%, 6/15/25(1) | 730,000 | | 776,538 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 4.4% | | |
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.65%, 9/1/27 | 728,000 | | 800,968 | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/26 | 1,798,000 | | 1,970,499 | |
EPR Properties, 4.95%, 4/15/28 | 2,787,000 | | 3,065,104 | |
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/26 | 1,800,000 | | 2,048,760 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 4.00%, 6/15/25 | 1,425,000 | | 1,528,554 | |
IIP Operating Partnership LP, 5.50%, 5/25/26(1) | 2,150,000 | | 2,255,901 | |
Mid-America Apartments LP, 1.10%, 9/15/26 | 1,215,000 | | 1,199,352 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27 | 2,083,000 | | 2,197,565 | |
Office Properties Income Trust, 2.40%, 2/1/27 | 958,000 | | 947,330 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 4.50%, 1/15/25 | 2,110,000 | | 2,301,951 | |
Retail Properties of America, Inc., 4.00%, 3/15/25 | 639,000 | | 678,574 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/27 | 875,000 | | 906,706 | |
SBA Tower Trust, 1.88%, 7/15/50(1) | 1,594,000 | | 1,615,668 | |
Vornado Realty LP, 2.15%, 6/1/26 | 955,000 | | 970,560 | |
XHR LP, 6.375%, 8/15/25(1) | 1,080,000 | | 1,147,101 | |
| | 23,634,593 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.3% | | |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 7.375%, 6/1/25(1) | 1,530,000 | | 1,616,529 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 1.3% | | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.625%, 2/15/25(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,047,500 | |
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc., 1.875%, 12/1/26(1) | 2,300,000 | | 2,312,515 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | 1,000,000 | | 1,079,250 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 1.65%, 9/1/26(1) | 2,333,000 | | 2,320,361 | |
| | 6,759,626 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.6% | | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp., 1.80%, 10/1/24(2) | 2,000,000 | | 2,004,526 | |
Studio City Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 1,050,000 | | 969,691 | |
| | 2,974,217 | |
Insurance — 2.7% | | |
Athene Global Funding, 1.45%, 1/8/26(1) | 3,445,000 | | 3,455,149 | |
CNO Global Funding, 1.75%, 10/7/26(1)(2) | 377,000 | | 377,754 | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, 1.30%, 7/12/26(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,437,943 | |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., VRN, 4.70%, 10/15/51(1) | 1,380,000 | | 1,427,986 | |
Protective Life Global Funding, 1.17%, 7/15/25(1) | 650,000 | | 649,731 | |
Protective Life Global Funding, 1.62%, 4/15/26(1) | 1,525,000 | | 1,540,367 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.125%, 11/13/26(1) | 2,870,000 | | 3,188,336 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
SBL Holdings, Inc., VRN, 6.50%(1)(3) | $ | 2,400,000 | | $ | 2,376,000 | |
| | 14,453,266 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 0.3% | | |
Weibo Corp., 3.50%, 7/5/24 | 1,800,000 | | 1,875,618 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.3% | | |
Meituan, 2.125%, 10/28/25(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,651,563 | |
Leisure Products — 0.1% | | |
Brunswick Corp., 0.85%, 8/18/24 | 750,000 | | 750,158 | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.2% | | |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2.875%, 7/15/26(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,011,250 | |
Media — 1.8% | | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/28(1) | 755,000 | | 789,088 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,325,483 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 1,505,000 | | 1,538,863 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/27(1) | 526,000 | | 550,328 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29(1) | 974,000 | | 1,054,355 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., VRN, 6.25%, 2/28/57 | 2,095,000 | | 2,402,064 | |
WPP Finance 2010, 3.75%, 9/19/24 | 1,610,000 | | 1,747,685 | |
| | 9,407,866 | |
Metals and Mining — 1.3% | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.50%, 3/1/24(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,419,250 | |
GUSAP III LP, 4.25%, 1/21/30(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,070,000 | |
HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/25(1) | 1,025,000 | | 1,081,180 | |
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) PT, 4.75%, 5/15/25 | 1,300,000 | | 1,415,440 | |
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) PT, 5.45%, 5/15/30(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,151,250 | |
Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/26(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,015,480 | |
| | 7,152,600 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2% | | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/29(1) | 1,045,000 | | 1,038,939 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.2% | | |
Nordstrom, Inc., 2.30%, 4/8/24 | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,153 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 2.1% | | |
Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 9/18/23 | 1,500,000 | | 1,617,375 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 4.50%, 3/30/24(1) | 1,545,000 | | 1,580,155 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 4.25%, 4/1/24 | 1,500,000 | | 1,606,344 | |
Geopark Ltd., 6.50%, 9/21/24 | 293,000 | | 301,123 | |
Geopark Ltd., 5.50%, 1/17/27(1) | 800,000 | | 789,280 | |
Hess Corp., 3.50%, 7/15/24 | 668,000 | | 706,813 | |
HollyFrontier Corp., 2.625%, 10/1/23 | 750,000 | | 774,700 | |
MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL, 7.25%, 6/30/31(1) | 429,000 | | 431,973 | |
Medco Bell Pte Ltd., 6.375%, 1/30/27(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,212,024 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23 | 1,410,000 | | 1,429,388 | |
Petrorio Luxembourg Sarl, 6.125%, 6/9/26(1) | 830,000 | | 837,055 | |
| | 11,286,230 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2% | | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., 5.50%, 8/1/27(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,273,500 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.2% | | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.875%, 6/1/23(1) | 900,000 | | 932,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Road and Rail — 1.0% | | |
DAE Funding LLC, 1.55%, 8/1/24(1) | $ | 962,000 | | $ | 954,410 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 2.625%, 3/20/25(1) | 1,910,000 | | 1,949,327 | |
Triton Container International Ltd., 1.15%, 6/7/24(1) | 2,250,000 | | 2,247,155 | |
| | 5,150,892 | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2% | | |
Qorvo, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 | 778,000 | | 848,993 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/31(1) | 391,000 | | 412,759 | |
| | 1,261,752 | |
Software — 0.1% | | |
NCR Corp., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 780,000 | | 805,350 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 1.6% | | |
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 4.90%, 10/1/26 | 2,155,000 | | 2,484,048 | |
EMC Corp., 3.375%, 6/1/23 | 2,666,000 | | 2,755,978 | |
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 3/1/24 | 1,405,000 | | 1,515,644 | |
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 1,459,000 | | 1,617,695 | |
| | 8,373,365 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 1.1% | | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 1,945,000 | | 1,893,944 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 2,125,000 | | 2,227,106 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.375%, 10/15/25(1) | 930,000 | | 957,621 | |
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, 5.50%, 11/15/25(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,009,280 | |
| | 6,087,951 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.6% | | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%, 8/11/25(1) | 1,286,000 | | 1,438,338 | |
BOC Aviation Ltd., 3.25%, 4/29/25(1) | 1,550,000 | | 1,627,558 | |
| | 3,065,896 | |
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.4% | | |
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd., 4.00%, 7/30/27 | 2,000,000 | | 2,084,840 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9% | | |
Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.875%, 11/26/24(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,052,650 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2.625%, 4/15/26 | 1,637,000 | | 1,675,879 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 3.25%, 6/4/81 | 2,000,000 | | 2,032,500 | |
| | 4,761,029 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $239,846,934) | | 240,671,584 | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 13.7% |
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Aimco CLO Ltd., Series 2015-AA, Class ER, VRN, 5.33%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.20%), 1/15/28(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,200,120 | |
Aimco CLO Ltd., Series 2020-12A, Class C, VRN, 2.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 1/17/32(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,702,467 | |
AMMC CLO XIII Ltd., Series 2013-13A, Class A3R2, VRN, 2.375%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.25%), 7/24/29(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,502,033 | |
Anchorage Credit Opportunities CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B1, VRN, 3.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 1/20/32(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,004,232 | |
Apidos CLO XXI, Series 2015-21A, Class DR, VRN, 5.33%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.20%), 7/18/27(1) | 2,350,000 | | 2,333,971 | |
Apidos CLO XXVI, Series 2017-26A, Class BR, VRN, 2.14%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/18/29(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,602,311 | |
Apidos CLO XXXIV, Series 2020-34A, Class C, VRN, 2.43%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.30%), 1/20/33(1) | 1,775,000 | | 1,779,286 | |
Ares CLO Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class DR, VRN, 3.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.10%), 4/17/33(1) | 3,450,000 | | 3,422,199 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Ares LVI CLO Ltd., Series 2020-56A, Class D1, VRN, 3.875%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 10/25/31(1) | $ | 750,000 | | $ | 753,593 | |
Ares XLIX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-49A, Class C, VRN, 2.09%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.95%), 7/22/30(1) | 2,600,000 | | 2,599,469 | |
ARES XLVII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-47A, Class C, VRN, 1.88%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 4/15/30(1) | 1,000,000 | | 999,892 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, VRN, 4.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.15%), 1/20/29(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,254,072 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, VRN, 2.32%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.20%), 8/14/30(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,001,985 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class DR, VRN, 2.53%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 1/18/29(1) | 1,060,000 | | 1,052,048 | |
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class B1, VRN, 1.53%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 4/17/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 998,441 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class C, VRN, 3.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.65%), 7/20/30(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,757,000 | |
Cook Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class C, VRN, 1.88%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 4/17/30(1) | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,768 | |
Deer Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.08%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%), 10/20/30(1) | 700,000 | | 695,517 | |
Eaton Vance Clo Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR, VRN, 2.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 1/20/30(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,503,677 | |
Elmwood CLO I Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class DR, VRN, 4.53%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 10/20/33(1) | 3,250,000 | | 3,318,180 | |
Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.15%), 4/15/33(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,050 | |
Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class D, VRN, 2.99%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 10/20/34(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,506,234 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class ER2, VRN, 6.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.50%), 4/20/34(1) | 1,150,000 | | 1,153,681 | |
Kayne CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class E, VRN, 6.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.50%), 4/17/33(1) | 660,175 | | 660,921 | |
Madison Park Funding XIX Ltd., Series 2015-19A, Class DR, VRN, 4.49%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.35%), 1/22/28(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,501,464 | |
Magnetite XXIII Ltd., Series 2019-23A, Class D, VRN, 3.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 10/25/32(1) | 2,725,000 | | 2,739,162 | |
Magnetite XXIV Ltd., Series 2019-24A, Class B, VRN, 1.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 1/15/33(1) | 650,000 | | 651,069 | |
Nassau Ltd., Series 2019-IA, Class BR, VRN, 2.72%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 4/15/31(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,501,280 | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class BR2, VRN, 2.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 10/21/30(1) | 1,725,000 | | 1,726,867 | |
Octagon Investment Partners 18-R Ltd., Series 2018-18A, Class C, VRN, 2.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.70%), 4/16/31(1) | 1,200,000 | | 1,177,586 | |
OHA Credit Funding 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class D, VRN, 3.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.65%), 10/19/32(1) | 750,000 | | 753,460 | |
OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 1/20/33(1) | 3,500,000 | | 3,515,027 | |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class D, VRN, 4.98%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.85%), 2/20/28(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,519,894 | |
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class C, VRN, 3.46%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.33%), 10/20/31(1) | 3,300,000 | | 3,288,411 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Reese Park CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C1, VRN, 2.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 10/15/32(1) | $ | 1,500,000 | | $ | 1,501,812 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D, VRN, 2.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 10/20/30(1) | 2,150,000 | | 2,131,875 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 5/20/31(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,003,677 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.35%), 1/20/32(1) | 700,000 | | 701,163 | |
Silver Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class DR, VRN, 3.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.35%), 7/20/30(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,755,959 | |
Sound Point CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3RA, Class C, VRN, 2.39%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.25%), 10/23/31(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,003,800 | |
Stewart Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 1/15/30(1) | 2,970,000 | | 2,969,780 | |
Tryon Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, VRN, 2.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.70%), 4/15/29(1) | 2,350,000 | | 2,351,229 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $73,432,379) | | 73,594,662 | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 10.9% |
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Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 10.3% | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-5, Class M1, VRN, 2.39%, 7/25/66(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,487,589 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.30%, 7/26/49(1) | 344,675 | | 347,605 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-5, Class A3, VRN, 2.92%, 10/25/49(1) | 460,522 | | 460,991 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-6, Class M1, VRN, 3.39%, 11/25/59(1) | 1,750,000 | | 1,754,957 | |
Arroyo Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class M1, 4.28%, 3/25/55(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,303,924 | |
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6 SEQ, VRN, 2.79%, 6/25/34 | 14,709 | | 15,124 | |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1, VRN, 2.37%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 2/25/36 | 7,498 | | 7,667 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class B1 SEQ, VRN, 4.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.75%), 10/25/27(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,556,850 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.35%), 10/25/27(1) | 1,230,479 | | 1,243,097 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class M1C, VRN, 2.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 4/25/29(1) | 1,494,000 | | 1,503,860 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M1B, VRN, 3.29%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.20%), 8/26/30(1) | 605,425 | | 611,236 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2020-4A, Class M2B, VRN, 3.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 6/25/30(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,721,173 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class M1C, VRN, 1.90%, (SOFR plus 1.85%), 6/25/31(1) | 2,000,000 | | 2,007,699 | |
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM2, Class M1, VRN, 2.29%, 3/25/60(1) | 887,000 | | 884,938 | |
Bunker Hill Loan Depositary Trust, Series 2019-2, Class M1, 3.67%, 7/25/49(1) | 2,200,000 | | 2,217,415 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 1.97%, 8/25/34 | 33,339 | | 34,371 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-AFC1, Class M1, VRN, 2.84%, 2/25/50(1) | 3,008,500 | | 3,019,340 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM3, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 1.63%, 4/25/66(1) | $ | 1,779,315 | | $ | 1,788,166 | |
CSMC Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class M1, VRN, 2.13%, 5/25/65(1) | 1,249,585 | | 1,250,835 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 3.66%, 1/25/60(1) | 1,375,000 | | 1,379,143 | |
Farm Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class B, VRN, 3.25%, 1/25/51(1)(2) | 1,425,000 | | 1,231,599 | |
Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1INV, Class B4, VRN, 4.23%, 3/25/50(1) | 2,188,129 | | 2,206,500 | |
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class M1, VRN, 3.29%, 9/27/60(1) | 1,600,000 | | 1,616,243 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 7.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 7.00%), 10/25/30(1) | 1,275,000 | | 1,321,975 | |
Homeward Opportunities Fund I Trust, Series 2019-3, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.03%, 11/25/59(1) | 675,043 | | 686,860 | |
Homeward Opportunities Fund I Trust, Series 2019-3, Class M1, VRN, 3.52%, 11/25/59(1) | 1,290,000 | | 1,329,417 | |
Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class M1, VRN, 2.38%, 6/25/56(1) | 1,000,000 | | 994,840 | |
J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, Series 2021-CL1, Class M5, VRN, 3.70%, (SOFR plus 3.65%), 3/25/51(1) | 765,455 | | 776,665 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-INV1, Class B4, VRN, 5.01%, 10/25/49(1) | 1,918,472 | | 1,985,833 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A2, VRN, 2.82%, 2/25/35 | 13,868 | | 14,157 | |
MFA Trust, Series 2020-NQM1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.30%, 8/25/49(1) | 425,803 | | 429,128 | |
Mortgage Insurance-Linked Notes, Series 2021-3, Class M1A, VRN, 1.95%, (SOFR plus 1.90%), 2/25/34(1) | 2,500,000 | | 2,508,691 | |
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-NQM2, Class M1 SEQ, VRN, 3.89%, 5/24/60(1) | 1,475,000 | | 1,509,259 | |
Oaktown Re IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class M2, VRN, 7.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 7.00%), 7/25/30(1) | 638,317 | | 650,807 | |
Oaktown Re V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M2, VRN, 5.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.25%), 10/25/30(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,315,326 | |
Radnor RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M1B, VRN, 1.75%, (SOFR plus 1.70%), 12/27/33(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,507,921 | |
Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-2, Class M1 SEQ, VRN, 3.57%, 5/25/60(1) | 1,800,000 | | 1,848,149 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M2, VRN, 5.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.60%), 10/25/30(1) | 670,000 | | 694,571 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 8/25/33(1) | 850,000 | | 853,543 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-2, Class M1, VRN, 5.36%, 5/25/60(1) | 1,225,000 | | 1,289,142 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-4, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 2.32%, 5/25/65(1) | 657,460 | | 663,541 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-INV1, Class M1 SEQ, VRN, 5.50%, 3/25/60(1) | 1,450,000 | | 1,537,881 | |
Verus Securitization Trust 2021-R3, Series 2021-R3, Class A3, VRN, 1.38%, 4/25/64(1) | 1,376,765 | | 1,379,793 | |
Vista Point Securitization Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 5.375%, 3/25/65(1) | 1,000,000 | | 1,036,726 | |
| | 54,984,547 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.6% | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA3, Class B1, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 7/25/49(1) | $ | 550,000 | | $ | 558,638 | |
FHLMC, Series 2020-HQA3, Class M2, VRN, 3.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 7/25/50(1) | 113,142 | | 114,257 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C01, Class M2, VRN, 4.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 1/25/24 | 1,557,716 | | 1,614,230 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-55, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 8/25/46 | 2,083,601 | | 369,797 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 5.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | 22,119 | | 23,260 | |
FNMA, Series 2017-7, Class AI, IO, 6.00%, 2/25/47 | 1,655,969 | | 345,536 | |
FNMA, Series 413, Class C27, IO, 4.00%, 7/25/42 | 2,033,700 | | 288,730 | |
| | 3,314,448 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $58,168,295) | | 58,298,995 | |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 8.4% |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 4/15/23(4) | 200,000 | | 200,183 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 8/31/23 | 1,000,000 | | 997,422 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.125%, 12/15/23(4) | 500,000 | | 497,754 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 3/15/24(4) | 1,000,000 | | 996,719 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 4/15/24 | 5,200,000 | | 5,195,125 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 5/15/24 | 4,000,000 | | 3,981,094 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 8/15/24 | 9,000,000 | | 8,969,062 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 9/15/24 | 19,000,000 | | 18,919,844 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, 9/30/24 | 5,000,000 | | 5,147,461 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $44,951,193) | | 44,904,664 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 6.3% |
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Aligned Data Centers Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A2 SEQ, 1.94%, 8/15/46(1) | 2,850,000 | | 2,868,218 | |
Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.45%, 7/15/46(1) | 1,740,885 | | 1,754,635 | |
CAL Funding IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.22%, 9/25/45(1) | 2,287,500 | | 2,312,992 | |
CARS-DB4 LP, Series 2020-1A, Class A4, 3.19%, 2/15/50(1) | 1,297,021 | | 1,328,130 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2017-1R, Class A SEQ, 2.74%, 8/15/41(1) | 968,131 | | 968,515 | |
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 7.00%, 1/15/46(1) | 1,831,175 | | 1,886,406 | |
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class C, 2.70%, 11/21/33(1) | 735,055 | | 743,571 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class E, 2.67%, 10/19/37(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,522,793 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class F1, 3.24%, 8/17/38(1) | 1,000,000 | | 999,331 | |
GAIA Aviation Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.97%, 12/15/44(1) | 534,023 | | 533,756 | |
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2018-AA, Class B, 3.70%, 2/25/32(1) | 344,923 | | 360,201 | |
Lunar Aircarft Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.38%, 2/15/45(1) | 1,904,231 | | 1,890,282 | |
MAPS Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A SEQ, 4.21%, 5/15/43(1) | 963,844 | | 973,561 | |
MAPS Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 6/15/46(1) | 1,839,000 | | 1,853,271 | |
MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 2.44%, 10/20/38(1) | 639,934 | | 646,564 | |
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3.60%, 1/21/36(1) | 91,556 | | 94,720 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 3.97%, 6/15/44(1) | $ | 1,992,276 | | $ | 1,989,343 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2020-SFR2, Class D, 3.87%, 6/17/37(1) | 1,250,000 | | 1,294,856 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class D, 1.81%, 4/17/38(1) | 1,500,000 | | 1,485,740 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class E, 2.11%, 4/17/38(1) | 400,000 | | 395,154 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.20%, 1/20/36(1) | 150,932 | | 155,890 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3.42%, 1/20/36(1) | 241,490 | | 249,091 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class D, 4.54%, 5/20/36(1) | 345,111 | | 353,036 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-3A, Class D, 4.18%, 8/20/36(1) | 235,190 | | 237,728 | |
Slam Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.42%, 6/15/46(1) | 1,722,700 | | 1,734,892 | |
START Ireland, Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 4.09%, 3/15/44(1) | 922,030 | | 924,480 | |
Start Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A SEQ, 4.09%, 5/15/43(1) | 1,508,660 | | 1,507,523 | |
Triton Container Finance VIII LLC, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.11%, 9/20/45(1) | 1,830,000 | | 1,846,483 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A SEQ, 3.56%, 2/20/36(1) | 953,907 | | 995,797 | |
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(1) | 39,746 | | 41,352 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $33,887,217) | | 33,948,311 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.0% |
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Banks — 3.3% | | |
Banco do Brasil SA, 6.25% | 800,000 | | 798,884 | |
Banco Santander SA, 4.75% | 1,275,000 | | 1,301,864 | |
Bank of America Corp., 5.875% | 2,000,000 | | 2,285,200 | |
Barclays plc, 4.375% | 876,000 | | 877,577 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.35% | 2,000,000 | | 2,065,000 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% | 4,765,000 | | 4,878,169 | |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% | 810,000 | | 805,950 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.40% | 2,564,000 | | 2,564,000 | |
Truist Financial Corp., 5.125% | 2,000,000 | | 2,160,000 | |
| | 17,736,644 | |
Capital Markets — 0.7% | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series H, 4.00% | 1,950,000 | | 2,013,863 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series I, 4.00% | 1,075,000 | | 1,123,375 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.80% | 445,000 | | 456,681 | |
| | 3,593,919 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.7% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% | 1,930,000 | | 2,021,675 | |
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.95% | 970,000 | | 1,001,525 | |
Discover Financial Services, 5.50% | 564,000 | | 613,491 | |
| | 3,636,691 | |
Insurance — 0.5% | | |
Allianz SE, 3.20%(1) | 3,050,000 | | 2,966,125 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.1% | | |
BP Capital Markets plc, 4.375% | 600,000 | | 640,890 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.7% | | |
Air Lease Corp., 4.65% | 1,212,000 | | $ | 1,271,085 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%(1) | 2,230,000 | | 2,282,516 | |
| | 3,553,601 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $31,870,621) | | 32,127,870 | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 2.7% |
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SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF | 227,559 | | 10,472,265 | |
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF | 152,528 | | 4,177,742 | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $14,494,844) | | 14,650,007 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(5) — 2.2% |
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Food Products — 0.3% | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 10/22/25 | $ | 1,867,886 | | 1,869,502 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.8% | | |
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.50%, 3-month LIBOR plus 2.50%), 3/1/24 | 2,043,755 | | 2,043,857 | |
PPD, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 1/13/28 | 1,991,247 | | 1,990,420 | |
| | 4,034,277 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.4% | | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, 2.83%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.75%), 8/14/24 | 2,203,873 | | 2,196,854 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | | |
Bausch Health Companies Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 3.08%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 6/2/25 | 1,686,188 | | 1,685,977 | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 3/15/28 | 1,002,960 | | 1,002,333 | |
Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., USD Term Loan, 5/5/28(6) | 1,000,000 | | 1,002,505 | |
| | 3,690,815 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $11,755,299) | | 11,791,448 | |
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 1.9% |
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Brazil — 0.2% | | |
Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.00%, 4/7/26 | 1,200,000 | | 1,379,430 | |
Dominican Republic — 0.2% | | |
Dominican Republic International Bond, 6.875%, 1/29/26 | 1,000,000 | | 1,157,510 | |
Egypt — 0.3% | | |
Egypt Government International Bond, 5.875%, 6/11/25 | 1,500,000 | | 1,557,915 | |
Namibia — 0.3% | | |
Namibia International Bonds, 5.25%, 10/29/25 | 1,400,000 | | 1,500,450 | |
Oman — 0.4% | | |
Oman Government International Bond, 4.125%, 1/17/23 | 1,250,000 | | 1,277,754 | |
Oman Government International Bond, 4.75%, 6/15/26 | 800,000 | | 822,134 | |
| | 2,099,888 | |
South Africa — 0.3% | | |
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 4.875%, 4/14/26 | 1,400,000 | | 1,499,904 | |
Trinidad — 0.2% | | |
Trinidad & Tobago Government International Bond, 4.50%, 8/4/26 | 1,000,000 | | 1,057,510 | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $10,183,567) | | 10,252,607 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.3% |
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ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., Series 2020-RSO8, Class C, VRN, 2.31%, (SOFR plus 2.26%), 3/15/35(1) | $ | 1,000,000 | | $ | 999,912 | |
BXHPP Trust, Series 2021-FILM, Class D, VRN, 1.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 8/15/36(1) | 1,700,000 | | 1,704,873 | |
BXHPP Trust, Series 2021-FILM, Class E, VRN, 2.08%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 8/15/36(1) | 1,400,000 | | 1,405,802 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2021-8, Class D, VRN, 2.25%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 8/9/37(1) | 900,000 | | 899,437 | |
PFP Ltd., Series 2019-5, Class D, VRN, 2.73%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 4/14/36(1) | 1,950,000 | | 1,952,289 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $6,953,436) | | 6,962,313 | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 0.6% |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6% | | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., 4.75%, 8/23/22 (Cost $3,010,097) | 2,970,000 | | 2,997,955 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 2.3% |
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Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125%, 5/15/23, valued at $2,294,682), in a joint trading account at 0.02%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $2,248,971) | | 2,248,969 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.375%, 11/15/48, valued at $7,645,948), at 0.01%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $7,496,002) | | 7,496,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 2,623,214 | | 2,623,214 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,368,183) | | 12,368,183 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 101.2% (Cost $540,922,065) |
| 542,568,599 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (1.2)% |
| (6,424,389) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 536,144,210 | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes | 564 | | December 2021 | $ | 124,110,844 | | $ | (142,477) | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes | 690 | | December 2021 | $ | 84,692,110 | | $ | 445,871 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 395 | | December 2021 | 51,985,703 | | 664,777 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Notes | 70 | | December 2021 | 10,167,500 | | 187,004 | |
U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | 1 | | December 2021 | 159,219 | | 3,967 | |
| | | $ | 147,004,532 | | $ | 1,301,619 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index |
IO | - | Interest Only |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
(1)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $300,454,730, which represented 56.0% of total net assets. Of these securities, 1.5% of total net assets were deemed illiquid under policies approved by the Board of Trustees.
(2)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(3)Perpetual maturity with no stated maturity date.
(4)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on futures contracts. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $1,212,844.
(5)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(6)The interest rate will be determined upon settlement of the bank loan obligation after period end.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $540,922,065) | $ | 542,568,599 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 5,294,504 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 4,222,584 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | 3,261,053 | |
| 555,346,740 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | 18,452,552 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 443,856 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 104,969 | |
Accrued management fees | 190,653 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 6,502 | |
Dividends payable | 3,998 | |
| 19,202,530 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 536,144,210 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 530,794,337 | |
Distributable earnings | 5,349,873 | |
| $ | 536,144,210 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $214,312,328 | 21,725,910 | $9.86 |
I Class | $293,470,239 | 29,762,630 | $9.86 |
Y Class | $5,818 | 590 | $9.86 |
A Class | $17,447,339 | 1,768,968 | $9.86* |
C Class | $3,483,343 | 353,124 | $9.86 |
R Class | $280,598 | 28,441 | $9.87 |
R5 Class | $52,808 | 5,353 | $9.87 |
R6 Class | $7,091,737 | 718,803 | $9.87 |
*Maximum offering price $10.09 (net asset value divided by 0.9775).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $877) | $ | 5,463,894 | |
Dividends | 277,460 | |
| 5,741,354 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 932,845 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 21,735 | |
C Class | 15,889 | |
R Class | 778 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 13,138 | |
Other expenses | 825 | |
| 985,210 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 4,756,144 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions | 3,020,241 | |
Futures contract transactions | (1,140,156) | |
Swap agreement transactions | (105,682) | |
| 1,774,403 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments | (796,384) | |
Futures contracts | 722,062 | |
| (74,322) | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1,700,081 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 6,456,225 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 4,756,144 | | $ | 5,593,946 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 1,774,403 | | 4,088,300 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (74,322) | | 10,066,443 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 6,456,225 | | 19,748,689 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (1,944,247) | | (2,411,112) | |
I Class | (2,803,109) | | (3,607,226) | |
Y Class | (70,191) | | (19,070) | |
A Class | (190,528) | | (408,814) | |
C Class | (22,631) | | (37,818) | |
R Class | (3,042) | | (6,009) | |
R5 Class | (377) | | (3,847) | |
R6 Class | (28,242) | | (8,665) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (5,062,367) | | (6,502,561) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 219,093,818 | | 106,311,079 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 220,487,676 | | 119,557,207 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 315,656,534 | | 196,099,327 | |
End of period | $ | 536,144,210 | | $ | 315,656,534 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Short Duration Strategic Income Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek income. As a secondary objective, the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, bank loan obligations, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For convertible bonds, the premiums attributable only to the debt instrument are amortized. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Trustees. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC.
Management Fees —The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class.
The annual management fee for each class is as follows:
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Investor Class | I Class | Y Class | A Class | C Class | R Class | R5 Class | R6 Class |
0.51% | 0.41% | 0.31% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.31% | 0.26% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $470,615,691, of which $64,334,509 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $252,166,609, of which $57,148,500 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 11,882,491 | | $ | 117,230,184 | | 6,334,115 | | $ | 61,740,896 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 194,611 | | 1,920,400 | | 242,523 | | 2,361,923 | |
Redeemed | (2,508,508) | | (24,744,353) | | (4,949,303) | | (47,245,329) | |
| 9,568,594 | | 94,406,231 | | 1,627,335 | | 16,857,490 | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 16,531,515 | | 163,045,900 | | 17,398,171 | | 169,410,270 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 284,141 | | 2,803,008 | | 369,877 | | 3,607,200 | |
Redeemed | (4,027,023) | | (39,718,072) | | (9,861,305) | | (96,085,216) | |
| 12,788,633 | | 126,130,836 | | 7,906,743 | | 76,932,254 | |
Y Class | | | | |
Sold | 63,792 | | 629,268 | | 592,260 | | 5,847,635 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 6,535 | | 64,527 | | 1,941 | | 19,070 | |
Redeemed | (649,161) | | (6,412,951) | | (15,343) | | (150,665) | |
| (578,834) | | (5,719,156) | | 578,858 | | 5,716,040 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 263,488 | | 2,598,471 | | 761,747 | | 7,438,075 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 18,833 | | 185,778 | | 41,843 | | 407,792 | |
Redeemed | (590,962) | | (5,820,724) | | (230,588) | | (2,248,063) | |
| (308,641) | | (3,036,475) | | 573,002 | | 5,597,804 | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 113,055 | | 1,116,029 | | 204,245 | | 1,985,430 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,294 | | 22,631 | | 3,874 | | 37,810 | |
Redeemed | (60,184) | | (593,876) | | (84,734) | | (825,108) | |
| 55,165 | | 544,784 | | 123,385 | | 1,198,132 | |
R Class | | | | |
Sold | 10,603 | | 104,566 | | 26,641 | | 260,125 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 305 | | 3,012 | | 614 | | 5,996 | |
Redeemed | (19,445) | | (191,785) | | (11,531) | | (111,709) | |
| (8,537) | | (84,207) | | 15,724 | | 154,412 | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 2,645 | | 26,135 | | 8,320 | | 79,365 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 38 | | 377 | | 393 | | 3,797 | |
Redeemed | (4) | | (42) | | (30,477) | | (295,558) | |
| 2,679 | | 26,470 | | (21,764) | | (212,396) | |
R6 Class | | | | |
Sold | 735,981 | | 7,263,587 | | 39,313 | | 379,261 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,861 | | 28,242 | | 880 | | 8,568 | |
Redeemed | (47,246) | | (466,494) | | (32,956) | | (320,486) | |
| 691,596 | | 6,825,335 | | 7,237 | | 67,343 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 22,210,655 | | $ | 219,093,818 | | 10,810,520 | | $ | 106,311,079 | |
6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | $ | 240,671,584 | | — | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | | 73,594,662 | | — | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | | 58,298,995 | | — | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | | 44,904,664 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 33,948,311 | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | — | | 32,127,870 | | — | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 14,650,007 | | — | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 11,791,448 | | — | |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | | 10,252,607 | | — | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 6,962,313 | | — | |
Convertible Bonds | — | | 2,997,955 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | 2,623,214 | | 9,744,969 | | — | |
| $ | 17,273,221 | | $ | 525,295,378 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 1,301,619 | | — | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 142,477 | | — | | — | |
7. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $13,833,333.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $93,608,565 futures contracts purchased and $110,617,102 futures contracts sold.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
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| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value |
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | $ | 104,969 | |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
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| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value |
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | (105,682) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | — | |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | (1,140,156) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | $ | 722,062 | |
| | $ | (1,245,838) | | | $ | 722,062 | |
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund invests in lower-rated debt securities, which are subject to substantial risks including liquidity risk and credit risk.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
9. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 540,928,348 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 3,331,328 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (1,691,077) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 1,640,251 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.16 | (0.12) | — | (0.12) | $9.86 | 1.64% | 0.52%(4) | 0.52%(4) | 2.26%(4) | 2.26%(4) | 62% | $214,312 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.23 | 0.66 | 0.89 | (0.26) | — | (0.26) | $9.82 | 9.74% | 0.52% | 0.55% | 2.36% | 2.33% | 193% | $119,380 | |
2020 | $9.50 | 0.24 | (0.30) | (0.06) | (0.25) | — | (0.25) | $9.19 | (0.65)% | 0.52% | 0.61% | 2.48% | 2.39% | 98% | $96,773 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.28 | (0.02) | 0.26 | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | $9.50 | 2.75% | 0.58% | 0.66% | 2.97% | 2.89% | 61% | $109,863 | |
2018 | $9.60 | 0.23 | (0.09) | 0.14 | (0.21) | — | (0.21) | $9.53 | 1.50% | 0.63% | 0.75% | 2.43% | 2.31% | 57% | $31,975 | |
2017 | $9.31 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.55 | (0.25) | (0.01) | (0.26) | $9.60 | 5.96% | 0.60% | 0.75% | 2.54% | 2.39% | 29% | $11,304 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.17 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) | $9.86 | 1.79% | 0.42%(4) | 0.42%(4) | 2.36%(4) | 2.36%(4) | 62% | $293,470 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.24 | 0.66 | 0.90 | (0.27) | — | (0.27) | $9.82 | 9.73% | 0.42% | 0.45% | 2.46% | 2.43% | 193% | $166,606 | |
2020 | $9.49 | 0.25 | (0.29) | (0.04) | (0.26) | — | (0.26) | $9.19 | (0.44)% | 0.42% | 0.51% | 2.58% | 2.49% | 98% | $83,287 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.29 | (0.03) | 0.26 | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | $9.49 | 2.75% | 0.48% | 0.56% | 3.07% | 2.99% | 61% | $13,463 | |
2018(5) | $9.61 | 0.24 | (0.11) | 0.13 | (0.21) | — | (0.21) | $9.53 | 1.39% | 0.53%(4) | 0.65%(4) | 2.56%(4) | 2.44%(4) | 57%(6) | $19 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Y Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.17 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) | $9.86 | 1.74% | 0.32%(4) | 0.32%(4) | 2.46%(4) | 2.46%(4) | 62% | $6 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.91 | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | $9.82 | 9.93% | 0.32% | 0.35% | 2.56% | 2.53% | 193% | $5,691 | |
2020 | $9.50 | 0.26 | (0.30) | (0.04) | (0.27) | — | (0.27) | $9.19 | (0.45)% | 0.32% | 0.41% | 2.68% | 2.59% | 98% | $5 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.29 | (0.02) | 0.27 | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | $9.50 | 2.92% | 0.38% | 0.46% | 3.17% | 3.09% | 61% | $5 | |
2018(5) | $9.61 | 0.25 | (0.11) | 0.14 | (0.22) | — | (0.22) | $9.53 | 1.49% | 0.43%(4) | 0.55%(4) | 2.62%(4) | 2.50%(4) | 57%(6) | $5 | |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.15 | (0.11) | — | (0.11) | $9.86 | 1.51% | 0.77%(4) | 0.77%(4) | 2.01%(4) | 2.01%(4) | 62% | $17,447 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.21 | 0.66 | 0.87 | (0.24) | — | (0.24) | $9.82 | 9.46% | 0.77% | 0.80% | 2.11% | 2.08% | 193% | $20,397 | |
2020 | $9.50 | 0.21 | (0.29) | (0.08) | (0.23) | — | (0.23) | $9.19 | (0.90)% | 0.77% | 0.86% | 2.23% | 2.14% | 98% | $13,826 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.26 | (0.03) | 0.23 | (0.26) | — | (0.26) | $9.50 | 2.50% | 0.83% | 0.91% | 2.72% | 2.64% | 61% | $5,870 | |
2018 | $9.60 | 0.21 | (0.09) | 0.12 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | $9.53 | 1.25% | 0.88% | 1.00% | 2.18% | 2.06% | 57% | $4,052 | |
2017 | $9.31 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.53 | (0.23) | (0.01) | (0.24) | $9.60 | 5.69% | 0.85% | 1.00% | 2.29% | 2.14% | 29% | $9,669 | |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.11 | (0.07) | — | (0.07) | $9.86 | 1.13% | 1.52%(4) | 1.52%(4) | 1.26%(4) | 1.26%(4) | 62% | $3,483 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.14 | 0.65 | 0.79 | (0.16) | — | (0.16) | $9.82 | 8.65% | 1.52% | 1.55% | 1.36% | 1.33% | 193% | $2,926 | |
2020 | $9.50 | 0.14 | (0.29) | (0.15) | (0.16) | — | (0.16) | $9.19 | (1.63)% | 1.52% | 1.61% | 1.48% | 1.39% | 98% | $1,605 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.19 | (0.03) | 0.16 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | $9.50 | 1.73% | 1.58% | 1.66% | 1.97% | 1.89% | 61% | $1,090 | |
2018 | $9.60 | 0.14 | (0.09) | 0.05 | (0.12) | — | (0.12) | $9.53 | 0.49% | 1.63% | 1.75% | 1.43% | 1.31% | 57% | $398 | |
2017 | $9.31 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.45 | (0.15) | (0.01) | (0.16) | $9.60 | 4.91% | 1.60% | 1.75% | 1.54% | 1.39% | 29% | $1,206 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.15 | (0.10) | — | (0.10) | $9.87 | 1.49% | 1.02%(4) | 1.02%(4) | 1.76%(4) | 1.76%(4) | 62% | $281 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.18 | 0.66 | 0.84 | (0.21) | — | (0.21) | $9.82 | 9.20% | 1.02% | 1.05% | 1.86% | 1.83% | 193% | $363 | |
2020 | $9.50 | 0.19 | (0.29) | (0.10) | (0.21) | — | (0.21) | $9.19 | (1.14)% | 1.02% | 1.11% | 1.98% | 1.89% | 98% | $195 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.24 | (0.03) | 0.21 | (0.24) | — | (0.24) | $9.50 | 2.24% | 1.08% | 1.16% | 2.47% | 2.39% | 61% | $671 | |
2018 | $9.60 | 0.19 | (0.09) | 0.10 | (0.17) | — | (0.17) | $9.53 | 1.00% | 1.13% | 1.25% | 1.93% | 1.81% | 57% | $58 | |
2017 | $9.31 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.50 | (0.20) | (0.01) | (0.21) | $9.60 | 5.43% | 1.10% | 1.25% | 2.04% | 1.89% | 29% | $1,032 | |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.18 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) | $9.87 | 1.84% | 0.32%(4) | 0.32%(4) | 2.46%(4) | 2.46%(4) | 62% | $53 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.24 | 0.67 | 0.91 | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | $9.82 | 9.84% | 0.32% | 0.35% | 2.56% | 2.53% | 193% | $26 | |
2020 | $9.50 | 0.26 | (0.30) | (0.04) | (0.27) | — | (0.27) | $9.19 | (0.33)% | 0.32% | 0.41% | 2.68% | 2.59% | 98% | $225 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.28 | —(7) | 0.28 | (0.31) | — | (0.31) | $9.50 | 2.96% | 0.38% | 0.46% | 3.17% | 3.09% | 61% | $226 | |
2018 | $9.60 | 0.25 | (0.09) | 0.16 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) | $9.53 | 1.71% | 0.43% | 0.55% | 2.63% | 2.51% | 57% | $7,267 | |
2017 | $9.31 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.57 | (0.27) | (0.01) | (0.28) | $9.60 | 6.17% | 0.40% | 0.55% | 2.74% | 2.59% | 29% | $7,146 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R6 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $9.82 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.18 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) | $9.87 | 1.87% | 0.27%(4) | 0.27%(4) | 2.51%(4) | 2.51%(4) | 62% | $7,092 | |
2021 | $9.19 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.91 | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | $9.82 | 10.01% | 0.27% | 0.30% | 2.61% | 2.58% | 193% | $267 | |
2020 | $9.50 | 0.26 | (0.29) | (0.03) | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | $9.19 | (0.39)% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 2.73% | 2.64% | 98% | $184 | |
2019 | $9.53 | 0.29 | (0.01) | 0.28 | (0.31) | — | (0.31) | $9.50 | 3.01% | 0.33% | 0.41% | 3.22% | 3.14% | 61% | $164 | |
2018 | $9.60 | 0.26 | (0.09) | 0.17 | (0.24) | — | (0.24) | $9.53 | 1.76% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 2.68% | 2.56% | 57% | $1,070 | |
2017 | $9.31 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.57 | (0.27) | (0.01) | (0.28) | $9.60 | 6.22% | 0.35% | 0.50% | 2.79% | 2.64% | 29% | $1,052 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2018.
(7)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the
one-, three-, and five-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer universe. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 | |
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets |
Corporate Bonds | 56.0% |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 12.0% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 9.2% |
Preferred Stocks | 9.2% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 5.3% |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 2.8% |
U.S. Treasury Securities | 1.3% |
Bank Loan Obligations | 0.6% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.5% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.4% |
Temporary Cash Investments | 5.0% |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 3.6% |
Other Assets and Liabilities | (5.9)% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,030.10 | $3.77 | 0.74% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,029.70 | $3.26 | 0.64% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,031.10 | $2.75 | 0.54% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,028.90 | $5.04 | 0.99% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,024.00 | $8.83 | 1.74% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,026.60 | $6.30 | 1.24% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,031.20 | $2.75 | 0.54% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,031.40 | $2.50 | 0.49% |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.36 | $3.75 | 0.74% |
I Class | $1,000 | $1,021.86 | $3.24 | 0.64% |
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,022.36 | $2.74 | 0.54% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,020.11 | $5.01 | 0.99% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.35 | $8.80 | 1.74% |
R Class | $1,000 | $1,018.85 | $6.28 | 1.24% |
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.36 | $2.74 | 0.54% |
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.61 | $2.48 | 0.49% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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CORPORATE BONDS — 56.0% |
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Aerospace and Defense — 0.4% | | |
TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/29 | $ | 220,000 | | $ | 220,000 | |
Airlines — 1.4% | | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50%, 4/20/26(1) | 180,000 | | 189,450 | |
British Airways 2021-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 3.90%, 3/15/33(1) | 160,000 | | 161,926 | |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, 4.875%, 7/15/27 | 258,787 | | 274,439 | |
United Airlines, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/29(1) | 224,000 | | 231,773 | |
| | 857,588 | |
Auto Components — 0.4% | | |
Iochpe-Maxion Austria GmbH / Maxion Wheels de Mexico S de RL de CV, 5.00%, 5/7/28(1) | 250,000 | | 250,109 | |
Banks — 1.5% | | |
Banco GNB Sudameris SA, VRN, 7.50%, 4/16/31(1) | 250,000 | | 255,300 | |
CIT Group, Inc., VRN, 4.125%, 11/13/29 | 210,000 | | 216,736 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 4.95%, 6/1/42(1) | 200,000 | | 207,549 | |
UniCredit SpA, VRN, 3.13%, 6/3/32(1) | 200,000 | | 202,816 | |
| | 882,401 | |
Biotechnology — 0.8% | | |
Grifols Escrow Issuer SA, 4.75%, 10/15/28(1)(2) | 200,000 | | 204,600 | |
HCRX Investments Holdco LP, 4.50%, 8/1/29(1) | 250,000 | | 251,564 | |
| | 456,164 | |
Building Products — 0.4% | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 3/1/30(1) | 224,000 | | 238,981 | |
Capital Markets — 4.2% | | |
Ares Finance Co. III LLC, VRN, 4.125%, 6/30/51(1) | 190,000 | | 196,770 | |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc., 2.95%, 3/10/26 | 140,000 | | 142,787 | |
Banco BTG Pactual SA, 4.50%, 1/10/25 | 200,000 | | 205,752 | |
Blue Owl Finance LLC, 4.125%, 10/7/51(1)(2) | 121,000 | | 118,701 | |
CI Financial Corp., 4.10%, 6/15/51 | 125,000 | | 134,625 | |
Coinbase Global, Inc., 3.375%, 10/1/28(1) | 135,000 | | 129,881 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 3.40%, 1/15/26 | 54,000 | | 56,448 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp., 2.625%, 1/15/27 | 126,000 | | 126,390 | |
Hercules Capital, Inc., 2.625%, 9/16/26 | 155,000 | | 155,037 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27 | 295,000 | | 306,431 | |
Main Street Capital Corp., 3.00%, 7/14/26 | 62,000 | | 63,277 | |
Morgan Stanley, VRN, 2.48%, 9/16/36 | 187,000 | | 183,121 | |
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp., 2.50%, 1/15/27 | 210,000 | | 210,954 | |
Prospect Capital Corp., 3.36%, 11/15/26 | 480,000 | | 487,905 | |
| | 2,518,079 | |
Chemicals — 0.3% | | |
Diamond BC BV, 4.625%, 10/1/29(1) | 170,000 | | 172,765 | |
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.4% | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 220,000 | | 218,625 | |
Communications Equipment — 0.8% | | |
CommScope, Inc., 8.25%, 3/1/27(1) | 485,000 | | 508,268 | |
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Construction and Engineering — 1.3% | | |
Arcosa, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/29(1) | $ | 80,000 | | $ | 81,100 | |
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.75%, 2/2/26 | 200,000 | | 199,565 | |
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.75%, 2/2/26(1)(3) | 200,000 | | 199,566 | |
IHS Netherlands Holdco BV, 7.125%, 3/18/25 | 200,000 | | 206,500 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/28(1)(2) | 68,000 | | 68,935 | |
| | 755,666 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.2% | | |
LFS Topco LLC, 5.875%, 10/15/26(1) | 104,000 | | 107,257 | |
Containers and Packaging — 0.3% | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/27(1) | 200,000 | | 203,875 | |
Diversified Financial Services — 0.7% | | |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, 5.625%, 1/15/30(1) | 200,000 | | 198,353 | |
Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER, 8.25%, 2/11/25(1) | 250,000 | | 252,301 | |
| | 450,654 | |
Electric Utilities — 1.8% | | |
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 3.875%, 7/26/33(1) | 200,000 | | 197,249 | |
Duke Energy Corp., VRN, 3.25%, 1/15/82 | 170,000 | | 169,311 | |
FEL Energy VI Sarl, 5.75%, 12/1/40(1) | 497,309 | | 521,077 | |
Inkia Energy Ltd., 5.875%, 11/9/27(3) | 200,000 | | 208,430 | |
| | 1,096,067 | |
Energy Equipment and Services — 0.9% | | |
Guara Norte Sarl, 5.20%, 6/15/34(1) | 540,260 | | 543,809 | |
Entertainment — 0.4% | | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/28(1) | 250,000 | | 248,828 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 5.1% | | |
American Finance Trust, Inc. / American Finance Operating Partrner LP, 4.50%, 9/30/28(1)(2) | 105,000 | | 105,431 | |
EPR Properties, 4.75%, 12/15/26 | 230,000 | | 252,066 | |
EPR Properties, 4.95%, 4/15/28 | 280,000 | | 307,940 | |
IIP Operating Partnership LP, 5.50%, 5/25/26(1) | 320,000 | | 335,762 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/29(1) | 300,000 | | 314,625 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/31 | 245,000 | | 250,206 | |
National Health Investors, Inc., 3.00%, 2/1/31 | 245,000 | | 238,489 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., 3.375%, 2/1/31 | 130,000 | | 132,463 | |
Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, 2.75%, 4/1/32 | 133,000 | | 130,890 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/27 | 104,000 | | 107,768 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP / RHP Finance Corp., 4.50%, 2/15/29(1) | 209,000 | | 209,702 | |
Sabra Health Care LP, 3.20%, 12/1/31 | 129,000 | | 126,499 | |
Tanger Properties LP, 2.75%, 9/1/31 | 195,000 | | 188,865 | |
XHR LP, 4.875%, 6/1/29(1) | 333,000 | | 342,437 | |
| | 3,043,143 | |
Food and Staples Retailing — 1.2% | | |
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.875%, 2/15/30(1) | 221,000 | | 238,404 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(1) | 425,000 | | 460,593 | |
| | 698,997 | |
Food Products — 1.4% | | |
MARB BondCo plc, 3.95%, 1/29/31(1) | 600,000 | | 573,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
US Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 2/15/29(1) | $ | 250,000 | | $ | 256,901 | |
| | 830,813 | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.4% | | |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/1/29(1)(2) | 250,000 | | 254,075 | |
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.7% | | |
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/29(1) | 200,000 | | 200,747 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/1/28(1) | 210,000 | | 220,870 | |
| | 421,617 | |
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 2.3% | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/29(1) | 64,000 | | 64,880 | |
Carnival Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/27(1) | 170,000 | | 175,950 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/1/29(1) | 273,000 | | 270,174 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.25%, 11/15/29(1) | 224,000 | | 251,975 | |
Studio City Finance Ltd., 5.00%, 1/15/29(1) | 200,000 | | 184,703 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/29(1) | 220,000 | | 220,388 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/27(1)(3) | 215,000 | | 217,460 | |
| | 1,385,530 | |
Household Durables — 0.4% | | |
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/1/30(1) | 228,000 | | 233,374 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7% |
Calpine Corp., 4.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 225,000 | | 221,906 | |
Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd., 4.50%, 2/9/27(1) | 198,500 | | 205,696 | |
| | 427,602 | |
Insurance — 2.3% | | |
American International Group, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/36 | 100,000 | | 139,540 | |
American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44 | 100,000 | | 122,253 | |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., 3.125%, 6/15/31(1) | 88,000 | | 89,013 | |
Global Atlantic Fin Co., VRN, 4.70%, 10/15/51(1) | 270,000 | | 279,389 | |
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 3.35%, 4/16/31(1) | 136,000 | | 141,465 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/18/31(1) | 310,000 | | 331,115 | |
SBL Holdings, Inc., VRN, 6.50%(1)(4) | 265,000 | | 262,350 | |
| | 1,365,125 | |
Interactive Media and Services — 0.3% | | |
Weibo Corp., 3.50%, 7/5/24 | 200,000 | | 208,402 | |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6% | | |
B2W Digital Lux Sarl, 4.375%, 12/20/30(1) | 200,000 | | 195,250 | |
B2W Digital Lux Sarl, 4.375%, 12/20/30 | 200,000 | | 195,250 | |
| | 390,500 | |
IT Services — 0.2% | | |
MoneyGram International, Inc., 5.375%, 8/1/26(1) | 100,000 | | 101,625 | |
Machinery — 0.4% | | |
GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/28(1) | 250,000 | | 256,875 | |
Media — 3.3% | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/29 | 320,000 | | 318,800 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 7.50%, 4/1/28(1) | 225,000 | | 243,456 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/26(1) | 245,000 | | 250,512 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.125%, 12/1/30(1) | 285,000 | | 278,944 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.50%, 7/1/29(1) | 197,000 | | 213,253 | |
ViacomCBS, Inc., VRN, 6.25%, 2/28/57 | 200,000 | | 229,314 | |
VTR Finance NV, 6.375%, 7/15/28(1) | 400,000 | | 431,746 | |
| | 1,966,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Metals and Mining — 4.5% | | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 4.125%, 3/31/29(1) | $ | 250,000 | | $ | 260,475 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 4.875%, 10/1/29 | 150,000 | | 150,750 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 4.625%, 3/1/29(1)(3) | 228,000 | | 233,130 | |
CSN Inova Ventures, 6.75%, 1/28/28(1) | 200,000 | | 213,600 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.50%, 3/1/24(1) | 200,000 | | 202,750 | |
GUSAP III LP, 4.25%, 1/21/30(1)(3) | 200,000 | | 214,000 | |
HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/25(1) | 275,000 | | 290,073 | |
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) PT, 5.45%, 5/15/30(1) | 400,000 | | 460,500 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 4.50%, 6/1/31(1) | 219,000 | | 224,749 | |
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 1/30/30(1) | 218,000 | | 229,761 | |
United States Steel Corp., 6.875%, 3/1/29(3) | 220,000 | | 234,845 | |
| | 2,714,633 | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.1% | | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/27(1)(2) | 325,000 | | 322,563 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 6/15/29(1) | 340,000 | | 338,028 | |
| | 660,591 | |
Multiline Retail — 0.7% | | |
JSM Global Sarl, 4.75%, 10/20/30(1) | 400,000 | | 407,504 | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 7.4% | | |
Antero Resources Corp., 7.625%, 2/1/29(1) | 167,000 | | 186,915 | |
Antero Resources Corp., 5.375%, 3/1/30(1) | 130,000 | | 137,072 | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC / Blue Racer Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/15/25(1) | 250,000 | | 270,625 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.00%, 8/1/28(1) | 150,000 | | 148,367 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/30(1) | 260,000 | | 270,763 | |
CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 5/1/29(1) | 200,000 | | 209,070 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.50%, 12/1/29 | 250,000 | | 267,525 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 4.50%, 3/30/24(1) | 127,000 | | 129,890 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 1/15/29(1) | 220,000 | | 228,525 | |
Geopark Ltd., 5.50%, 1/17/27(1) | 600,000 | | 591,960 | |
MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL, 7.25%, 6/30/31(1) | 200,000 | | 201,386 | |
Medco Bell Pte Ltd., 6.375%, 1/30/27(1) | 200,000 | | 202,004 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2/1/29(1) | 215,000 | | 220,203 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/28 | 150,000 | | 175,688 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.125%, 1/1/31 | 250,000 | | 300,431 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.95%, 1/28/31 | 300,000 | | 291,217 | |
Petrorio Luxembourg Sarl, 6.125%, 6/9/26(1) | 200,000 | | 201,700 | |
Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(1)(2) | 145,000 | | 147,356 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 3/15/30 | 220,000 | | 237,704 | |
| | 4,418,401 | |
Paper and Forest Products — 0.3% | | |
Sylvamo Corp., 7.00%, 9/1/29(1) | 200,000 | | 204,894 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 1.3% | | |
180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/29(1)(2) | 200,000 | | 203,000 | |
AdaptHealth LLC, 4.625%, 8/1/29(1) | 280,000 | | 280,140 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/28(1) | 275,000 | | 285,312 | |
| | 768,452 | |
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.3% | | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), 4.375%, 2/1/31(1) | 182,000 | | 183,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3% | | |
Qorvo, Inc., 4.375%, 10/15/29 | $ | 103,000 | | $ | 112,399 | |
Qorvo, Inc., 3.375%, 4/1/31(1) | 53,000 | | 55,949 | |
| | 168,348 | |
Software — 0.5% | | |
NCR Corp., 5.125%, 4/15/29(1) | 275,000 | | 283,938 | |
Specialty Retail — 1.2% | | |
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., 7.75% Cash or 8.50% PIK, 4/1/27(1)(5) | 250,000 | | 248,519 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/29(1) | 222,000 | | 222,203 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc., 6.375%, 2/15/29(1) | 225,000 | | 243,000 | |
| | 713,722 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.7% | | |
EMC Corp., 3.375%, 6/1/23 | 416,000 | | 430,040 | |
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 1.4% | | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/27(1) | 300,000 | | 292,125 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 1/15/27(1) | 305,000 | | 319,655 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., 5.375%, 10/15/25(1) | 200,000 | | 205,940 | |
| | 817,720 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8% | | |
Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.875%, 11/26/24(1) | 200,000 | | 210,530 | |
Vodafone Group plc, VRN, 4.125%, 6/4/81 | 270,000 | | 273,614 | |
| | 484,144 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $33,229,714) | | 33,568,529 | |
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 12.0% |
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Allegany Park CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.68%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.55%), 1/20/33(1) | 150,000 | | 150,409 | |
Anchorage Credit Opportunities CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B1, VRN, 3.03%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.90%), 1/20/32(1) | 150,000 | | 150,635 | |
Apidos CLO XXI, Series 2015-21A, Class DR, VRN, 5.33%, (3-month LIBOR plus 5.20%), 7/18/27(1) | 275,000 | | 273,124 | |
Apidos CLO XXXIV, Series 2020-34A, Class C, VRN, 2.43%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.30%), 1/20/33(1) | 275,000 | | 275,664 | |
Ares LVI CLO Ltd., Series 2020-56A, Class D1, VRN, 3.875%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 10/25/31(1) | 250,000 | | 251,198 | |
Ares XLI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-41A, Class CR, VRN, 1.93%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.80%), 4/15/34(1) | 300,000 | | 299,850 | |
BDS Ltd., Series 2020-FL5, Class D, VRN, 2.66%, (SOFR plus 2.61%), 2/16/37(1) | 250,000 | | 249,894 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class C, VRN, 3.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.65%), 7/20/30(1) | 250,000 | | 251,000 | |
Elmwood CLO I Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class DR, VRN, 4.53%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 10/20/33(1) | 250,000 | | 255,245 | |
Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.18%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/15/33(1) | 150,000 | | 150,008 | |
Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.15%), 4/15/33(1) | 350,000 | | 350,018 | |
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class ER2, VRN, 6.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.50%), 4/20/34(1) | 350,000 | | 351,120 | |
Kayne CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class E, VRN, 6.63%, (3-month LIBOR plus 6.50%), 4/17/33(1) | 125,000 | | 125,141 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Madison Park Funding XIX Ltd., Series 2015-19A, Class DR, VRN, 4.49%, (3-month LIBOR plus 4.35%), 1/22/28(1) | $ | 275,000 | | $ | 275,161 | |
Magnetite XXIII Ltd., Series 2019-23A, Class D, VRN, 3.73%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 10/25/32(1) | 425,000 | | 427,209 | |
Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class BR2, VRN, 2.28%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.15%), 10/21/30(1) | 275,000 | | 275,298 | |
OHA Credit Funding 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class D, VRN, 3.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.65%), 10/19/32(1) | 250,000 | | 251,153 | |
OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 1/20/33(1) | 500,000 | | 502,147 | |
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class C, VRN, 3.46%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.33%), 10/20/31(1) | 450,000 | | 448,420 | |
Reese Park CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C1, VRN, 2.58%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.45%), 10/15/32(1) | 250,000 | | 250,302 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D, VRN, 2.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.65%), 10/20/30(1) | 450,000 | | 446,206 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, VRN, 3.13%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 5/20/31(1) | 250,000 | | 250,919 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 2.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.35%), 1/20/32(1) | 100,000 | | 100,166 | |
Silver Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class CR, VRN, 2.43%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.30%), 7/20/30(1) | 300,000 | | 299,982 | |
Silver Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class DR, VRN, 3.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 3.35%), 7/20/30(1) | 250,000 | | 250,851 | |
Tryon Park CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, VRN, 2.83%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.70%), 4/15/29(1) | 270,000 | | 270,141 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $7,156,067) | | 7,181,261 | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 9.2% |
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Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 7.8% |
Agate Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A3, VRN, 3.50%, 12/25/45(1) | 16,878 | | 17,087 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-4, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.30%, 7/26/49(1) | 26,513 | | 26,739 | |
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-3, Class M1, VRN, 2.48%, 5/25/66(1) | 400,000 | | 401,425 | |
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A1, VRN, 2.37%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 2/25/36 | 14,097 | | 14,413 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class B1 SEQ, VRN, 4.84%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.75%), 10/25/27(1) | 250,000 | | 259,475 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2017-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.35%), 10/25/27(1) | 123,377 | | 124,642 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2020-4A, Class M2B, VRN, 3.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 6/25/30(1) | 300,000 | | 303,737 | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class M1C, VRN, 1.60%, (SOFR plus 1.55%), 9/25/31(1) | 175,000 | | 175,328 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 1.97%, 8/25/34 | 33,339 | | 34,371 | |
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 3.66%, 1/25/60(1) | 225,000 | | 225,678 | |
Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 5.30%, 5/25/65(1) | 250,000 | | 260,561 | |
Farm Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, Class B, VRN, 3.25%, 1/25/51(1)(2) | 150,000 | | 129,642 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1INV, Class B4, VRN, 4.23%, 3/25/50(1) | $ | 243,125 | | $ | 245,167 | |
Home RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 7.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 7.00%), 10/25/30(1) | 225,000 | | 233,290 | |
J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, Series 2021-CL1, Class M5, VRN, 3.70%, (SOFR plus 3.65%), 3/25/51(1) | 131,828 | | 133,759 | |
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-INV1, Class B4, VRN, 5.01%, 10/25/49(1) | 287,771 | | 297,875 | |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 2A, VRN, 2.17%, 11/25/35 | 20,329 | | 20,418 | |
Mortgage Insurance-Linked Notes, Series 2021-3, Class M1A, VRN, 1.95%, (SOFR plus 1.90%), 2/25/34(1) | 250,000 | | 250,869 | |
Oaktown Re IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class M2, VRN, 7.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 7.00%), 7/25/30(1) | 127,663 | | 130,161 | |
Oaktown Re V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class M2, VRN, 5.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.25%), 10/25/30(1) | 250,000 | | 263,065 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2020-1, Class M2, VRN, 5.69%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.60%), 10/25/30(1) | 130,000 | | 134,767 | |
Traingle RE Ltd., Series 2021-1, Class M2, VRN, 3.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 8/25/33(1) | 150,000 | | 150,625 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2020-2, Class M1, VRN, 5.36%, 5/25/60(1) | 200,000 | | 210,472 | |
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2021-3, Class M1, VRN, 2.40%, 6/25/66(1) | 400,000 | | 400,056 | |
Vista Point Securitization Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B1, VRN, 5.375%, 3/25/65(1) | 200,000 | | 207,345 | |
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-7, Class 3A1 SEQ, 6.00%, 6/25/36 | 4,073 | | 3,986 | |
| | 4,654,953 | |
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.4% |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA2, Class B1, VRN, 4.44%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.35%), 3/25/49(1) | 100,000 | | 104,262 | |
FHLMC, Series 2019-DNA3, Class B1, VRN, 3.34%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 7/25/49(1) | 120,000 | | 121,885 | |
FNMA, Series 2014-C01, Class M2, VRN, 4.49%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.40%), 1/25/24 | 289,290 | | 299,785 | |
FNMA, Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2, VRN, 4.09%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.00%), 5/25/25 | 113,992 | | 116,162 | |
FNMA, Series 2016-55, Class PI, IO, 4.00%, 8/25/46 | 458,629 | | 81,397 | |
FNMA, Series 2017-7, Class AI, IO, 6.00%, 2/25/47 | 391,643 | | 81,721 | |
FNMA, Series 413, Class C27, IO, 4.00%, 7/25/42 | 323,232 | | 45,890 | |
| | 851,102 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $5,444,625) | | 5,506,055 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS — 9.2% |
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Banks — 5.1% | | |
Banco do Brasil SA, 6.25% | 200,000 | | 199,721 | |
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, 8.375%(1) | 200,000 | | 236,498 | |
Banco Santander SA, 4.75% | 115,000 | | 117,423 | |
Bank of America Corp., 5.875% | 400,000 | | 457,040 | |
Barclays plc, 4.375% | 200,000 | | 200,360 | |
Citigroup, Inc., 5.35% | 225,000 | | 232,312 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 5.625%(3) | 150,000 | | 176,423 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.60% | 745,000 | | 762,694 | |
M&T Bank Corp., 3.50% | 28,000 | | 27,860 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.40% | 284,000 | | $ | 284,000 | |
Truist Financial Corp., 5.125% | 300,000 | | 324,000 | |
| | 3,018,331 | |
Capital Markets — 1.3% | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series H, 4.00% | 535,000 | | 552,521 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The), Series I, 4.00% | 165,000 | | 172,425 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.80%(3) | 64,000 | | 65,680 | |
| | 790,626 | |
Consumer Finance — 1.3% | | |
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.70% | 340,000 | | 356,150 | |
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.95% | 130,000 | | 134,225 | |
Discover Financial Services, 5.50% | 274,000 | | 298,043 | |
| | 788,418 | |
Insurance — 0.4% | | |
Allianz SE, 3.20%(1) | 255,000 | | 247,988 | |
Trading Companies and Distributors — 1.1% | | |
Air Lease Corp., 4.65%(3) | 262,000 | | 274,773 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.25%(1) | 375,000 | | 383,831 | |
| | 658,604 | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $5,409,237) | | 5,503,967 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 5.3% |
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Blackbird Capital Aircraft, Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.45%, 7/15/46(1) | $ | 248,698 | | 250,662 | |
CARS-DB4 LP, Series 2020-1A, Class B1, 4.17%, 2/15/50(1) | 200,000 | | 206,501 | |
CARS-DB4 LP, Series 2020-1A, Class B2, 4.52%, 2/15/50(1) | 100,000 | | 104,586 | |
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class F1, 3.24%, 8/17/38(1) | 100,000 | | 99,933 | |
GAIA Aviation Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.97%, 12/15/44(1) | 165,846 | | 165,763 | |
InStar Leasing III LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.30%, 2/15/54(1) | 193,724 | | 193,783 | |
MACH 1 Cayman Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 3.47%, 10/15/39(1) | 219,029 | | 219,015 | |
MAPS Trust, Series 2021-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 6/15/46(1) | 490,400 | | 494,205 | |
MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 2.44%, 10/20/38(1) | 102,389 | | 103,450 | |
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR1, Class F, 2.76%, 4/17/38(1) | 300,000 | | 296,320 | |
SAPPHIRE AVIATION FINANCE II Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 3.23%, 3/15/40(1) | 211,668 | | 210,417 | |
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2019-3A, Class B, 2.75%, 8/20/36(1) | 78,397 | | 79,732 | |
Slam Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, 3.42%, 6/15/46(1) | 246,100 | | 247,842 | |
START Ireland, Series 2019-1, Class A SEQ, 4.09%, 3/15/44(1) | 151,153 | | 151,554 | |
Start Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A SEQ, 4.09%, 5/15/43(1) | 180,383 | | 180,247 | |
Trinity Rail Leasing LP, Series 2009-1A, Class A SEQ, 6.66%, 11/16/39(1) | 145,406 | | 159,176 | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $3,166,351) | | 3,163,186 | |
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 2.8% |
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Oman — 0.7% | | |
Oman Government International Bond, 4.75%, 6/15/26 | 400,000 | | 411,067 | |
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| Principal Amount/Shares | Value |
South Africa — 1.1% | | |
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 5.875%, 6/22/30(3) | $ | 600,000 | | $ | 663,431 | |
Turkey — 1.0% | | |
Turkey Government International Bond, 6.875%, 3/17/36 | 650,000 | | 632,935 | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $1,730,456) | | 1,707,433 | |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 1.3% |
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 4/15/24(6) | 70,000 | | 69,934 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, 8/15/24 | 700,000 | | 697,594 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 8/15/29(6) | 50,000 | | 50,940 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $818,465) | | 818,468 | |
BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS(7) — 0.6% |
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Food Products — 0.1% | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.58%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.50%), 10/22/25 | 57,859 | | 57,909 | |
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5% | | |
Horizon Therapeutics USA Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 2.50%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.00%), 3/15/28 | 167,160 | | 167,055 | |
Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., USD Term Loan, 5/5/28(8) | 150,000 | | 150,376 | |
| | 317,431 | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $374,870) | | 375,340 | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 0.5% |
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Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.5% | | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., 4.75%, 8/23/22 (Cost $289,156) | 285,000 | | 287,683 | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.4% |
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Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC, Series 2021-FL6, Class C, VRN, 1.99%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 7/25/36(1) (Cost $250,000) | 250,000 | | 248,392 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 5.0% |
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Repurchase Agreement, BMO Capital Markets Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 0.125%, 5/15/23, valued at $550,984), in a joint trading account at 0.02%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $540,008) | | 540,008 | |
Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 3.375%, 11/15/48, valued at $1,835,095), at 0.01%, dated 9/30/21, due 10/1/21 (Delivery value $1,799,000) | | 1,799,000 | |
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class | 628,095 | | 628,095 | |
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,967,103) | | 2,967,103 | |
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(9) — 3.6% |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $2,187,995) | 2,187,995 | | 2,187,995 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 105.9% (Cost $63,024,039) |
| 63,515,412 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (5.9)% |
| (3,556,326) | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 59,959,086 | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes | 59 | December 2021 | $ | 12,983,227 | | $ | (14,750) | |
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes | 11 | December 2021 | 1,350,164 | | (10,146) | |
| | | $ | 14,333,391 | | $ | (24,896) | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD |
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)^ |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 10 | December 2021 | $ | 1,316,094 | | $ | 12,137 | |
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Ultra Notes | 22 | December 2021 | 3,195,500 | | 61,488 | |
U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | 6 | December 2021 | 955,312 | | 23,020 | |
| | | $ | 5,466,906 | | $ | 96,645 | |
^Amount represents value and unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index |
IO | - | Interest Only |
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate |
PIK | - | Payment in Kind. Security may pay a cash rate and/or an in kind rate. |
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USD | - | United States Dollar |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
(1)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $40,846,931, which represented 68.1% of total net assets.
(2)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(3)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $2,336,625. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(4)Perpetual maturity with no stated maturity date.
(5)The security's rate was paid in cash at the last payment date.
(6)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on futures contracts. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $82,077.
(7)The interest rate on a bank loan obligation adjusts periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Rate or range of rates shown is effective at period end. The maturity date on a bank loan obligation may be less than indicated as a result of contractual or optional prepayments. These prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(8)The interest rate will be determined upon settlement of the bank loan obligation after period end.
(9)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of the collateral held by the fund was $2,405,620, which includes securities collateral of $217,625.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (cost of $60,836,044) — including $2,336,625 of securities on loan | $ | 61,327,417 | |
Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value (cost of $2,187,995) | 2,187,995 | |
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $63,024,039) | 63,515,412 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 944,395 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 905,845 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | 526,501 | |
Securities lending receivable | $ | 586 | |
| 65,892,739 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan | 2,187,995 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 3,680,345 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 22,625 | |
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 2,754 | |
Accrued management fees | 33,927 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | 1,283 | |
Dividends payable | 4,724 | |
| 5,933,653 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 59,959,086 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 57,917,890 | |
Distributable earnings | 2,041,196 | |
| $ | 59,959,086 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $45,849,948 | 4,358,514 | $10.52 |
I Class | $4,641,314 | 441,485 | $10.51 |
Y Class | $14,610 | 1,389 | $10.52 |
A Class | $4,171,037 | 396,520 | $10.52* |
C Class | $363,460 | 34,569 | $10.51 |
R Class | $310,626 | 29,518 | $10.52 |
R5 Class | $296,668 | 28,207 | $10.52 |
R6 Class | $4,311,423 | 409,917 | $10.52 |
*Maximum offering price $11.02 (net asset value divided by 0.955).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $423) | $ | 1,024,533 | |
Dividends (including $16,544 from affiliated funds) | 41,629 | |
Securities lending, net | 2,692 | |
| 1,068,854 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 189,851 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 5,081 | |
C Class | 1,471 | |
R Class | 751 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 1,738 | |
Other expenses | 1,662 | |
| 200,554 | |
Fees waived(1) | (3,001) | |
| 197,553 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 871,301 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Investment transactions (including $116,471 from affiliated funds) | 872,127 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 208 | |
Futures contract transactions | (174,989) | |
Swap agreement transactions | (30,807) | |
| 666,539 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | |
Investments (including $(100,317) from affiliated funds) | (133,515) | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 208 | |
Futures contracts | 93,195 | |
| (40,112) | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 626,427 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 1,497,728 | |
(1)Amount consists of $2,320, $264, $237, $14, $18, $3 and $145 for Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 871,301 | | $ | 1,159,566 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 666,539 | | 1,722,017 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (40,112) | | 2,156,512 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,497,728 | | 5,038,095 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (705,646) | | (1,187,688) | |
I Class | (79,697) | | (175,901) | |
Y Class | (114) | | (247) | |
A Class | (64,998) | | (95,851) | |
C Class | (3,580) | | (5,921) | |
R Class | (4,423) | | (8,700) | |
R5 Class | (950) | | (2,687) | |
R6 Class | (51,187) | | (104,753) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (910,595) | | (1,581,748) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 8,599,035 | | 19,417,338 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 9,186,168 | | 22,873,685 | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 50,772,918 | | 27,899,233 | |
End of period | $ | 59,959,086 | | $ | 50,772,918 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Strategic Income Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek income. As a secondary objective, the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Trustees has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, bank loan obligations, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price.
Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported NAV per share. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s NAV per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Trustees, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For convertible bonds, the premiums attributable only to the debt instrument are amortized. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Repurchase Agreements — The fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) has determined are creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the Board of Trustees. The fund requires that the collateral, represented by securities, received in a repurchase transaction be transferred to the custodian in a manner sufficient to enable the fund to obtain those securities in the event of a default under the repurchase agreement. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities transferred to ensure the value, including accrued interest, of the securities under each repurchase agreement is equal to or greater than amounts owed to the fund under each repurchase agreement.
Joint Trading Account — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fund, along with certain other funds in the American Century Investments family of funds, may transfer uninvested cash balances into a joint trading account. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Agency obligations.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. ACIM monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of September 30, 2021.
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Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements |
| Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | Between 30 & 90 days | >90 days | Total |
Securities Lending Transactions(1) |
Corporate Bonds | $ | 971,616 | | — | | — | | — | | $ | 971,616 | |
Preferred Stocks | 532,691 | | — | | — | | — | | 532,691 | |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 683,688 | | — | | — | | — | | 683,688 | |
Total Borrowings | $ | 2,187,995 | | — | — | — | $ | 2,187,995 | |
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | $ | 2,187,995 | |
(1)Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, ACIM, the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM serves as the investment advisor for the affiliated funds.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The investment advisor will waive the portion of the fund’s management fee equal to the expenses attributable to the management fees of the American Century Investments funds in which the fund invests. The amount of this waiver will fluctuate depending on the fund’s daily allocation to other American Century Investments funds. This waiver is expected to remain in effect permanently and it cannot be terminated without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
The annual management fee and the effective annual management fee after waiver for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:
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| Annual Management Fee | Effective Annual Management Fee After Waiver |
Investor Class | 0.74% | 0.73% |
I Class | 0.64% | 0.63% |
Y Class | 0.54% | 0.53% |
A Class | 0.74% | 0.73% |
C Class | 0.74% | 0.73% |
R Class | 0.74% | 0.73% |
R5 Class | 0.54% | 0.53% |
R6 Class | 0.49% | 0.48% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. There were no interfund transactions during the period.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $58,882,521, of which $6,724,639 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended September 30, 2021 totaled $51,174,091, of which $8,732,018 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 1,084,874 | | $ | 11,411,731 | | 2,423,260 | | $ | 24,985,754 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 64,451 | | 678,580 | | 111,414 | | 1,148,823 | |
Redeemed | (300,904) | | (3,166,016) | | (1,269,313) | | (13,076,692) | |
| 848,421 | | 8,924,295 | | 1,265,361 | | 13,057,885 | |
I Class | | | | |
Sold | 65,554 | | 689,871 | | 461,584 | | 4,792,118 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 7,579 | | 79,697 | | 17,085 | | 175,901 | |
Redeemed | (370,860) | | (3,872,731) | | (57,996) | | (601,955) | |
| (297,727) | | (3,103,163) | | 420,673 | | 4,366,064 | |
Y Class | | | | |
Sold | 788 | | 8,284 | | — | | — | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 11 | | 114 | | 24 | | 247 | |
| 799 | | 8,398 | | 24 | | 247 | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 40,123 | | 421,575 | | 188,932 | | 1,961,369 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 6,167 | | 64,903 | | 9,291 | | 95,851 | |
Redeemed | (14,526) | | (152,777) | | (23,315) | | (242,780) | |
| 31,764 | | 333,701 | | 174,908 | | 1,814,440 | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 18,280 | | 191,786 | | 8,165 | | 83,621 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 340 | | 3,580 | | 574 | | 5,895 | |
Redeemed | (972) | | (10,154) | | (13,603) | | (140,370) | |
| 17,648 | | 185,212 | | (4,864) | | (50,854) | |
R Class | | | | |
Sold | 12,652 | | 132,895 | | 11,027 | | 112,060 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 415 | | 4,365 | | 839 | | 8,646 | |
Redeemed | (10,686) | | (112,150) | | (4,181) | | (43,370) | |
| 2,381 | | 25,110 | | 7,685 | | 77,336 | |
R5 Class | | | | |
Sold | 23,612 | | 248,158 | | 3,887 | | 40,369 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 90 | | 950 | | 264 | | 2,687 | |
Redeemed | — | | — | | (10,120) | | (103,443) | |
| 23,702 | | 249,108 | | (5,969) | | (60,387) | |
R6 Class | | | | |
Sold | 218,622 | | 2,299,380 | | 250,784 | | 2,597,235 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,863 | | 51,187 | | 10,143 | | 104,414 | |
Redeemed | (35,693) | | (374,193) | | (239,304) | | (2,489,042) | |
| 187,792 | | 1,976,374 | | 21,623 | | 212,607 | |
Net increase (decrease) | 814,780 | | $ | 8,599,035 | | 1,879,441 | | $ | 19,417,338 | |
6. Affiliated Fund Transactions
A summary of transactions for each affiliated fund for the period ended September 30, 2021 follows (amounts in thousands):
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Affiliated Fund(1) | Beginning Value | Purchase Cost | Sales Cost | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Ending Value | Ending Shares | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Distributions Received(2) |
Emerging Markets Debt Fund R6 Class | $ | 1,702 | | $ | 11 | | $ | 1,613 | | $ | (100) | | — | | — | | $ | 116 | | $ | 17 | |
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds. Additional information and attributes of each affiliated fund are available at americancentury.com.
(2)Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains, if any.
7. Investments in Affiliated Funds
The fund does not invest in an affiliated fund for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, investments by the fund within its investment strategy may represent a significant portion of an affiliated fund's net assets.
8. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Assets | | | |
Investment Securities | | | |
Corporate Bonds | — | | $ | 33,568,529 | | — | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | | 7,181,261 | | — | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | | 5,506,055 | | — | |
Preferred Stocks | — | | 5,503,967 | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | — | | 3,163,186 | | — | |
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | | 1,707,433 | | — | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | | 818,468 | | — | |
Bank Loan Obligations | — | | 375,340 | | — | |
Convertible Bonds | — | | 287,683 | | — | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | | 248,392 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments | $ | 628,095 | | 2,339,008 | | — | |
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 2,187,995 | | — | | — | |
| $ | 2,816,090 | | $ | 60,699,322 | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 96,645 | | — | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | |
Futures Contracts | $ | 24,896 | | — | | — | |
9. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $2,180,000.
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $23,588.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $14,559,125 futures contracts purchased and $3,779,023 futures contracts sold.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2021
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| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value |
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | $ | 2,754 | |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2021
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| Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value |
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | (30,807) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | $ | — | |
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 208 | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 208 | |
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | (174,989) | | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | 93,195 | |
| | $ | (205,588) | | | $ | 93,403 | |
10. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. However, LIBOR is expected to be phased out and the transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
The fund invests in lower-rated debt securities, which are subject to substantial risks including liquidity risk and credit risk.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
11. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the components of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 63,028,860 | |
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 764,865 | |
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (278,313) | |
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | 486,552 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.39 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.31 | (0.18) | — | (0.18) | $10.52 | 3.01% | 0.74%(4) | 0.75%(4) | 3.30%(4) | 3.29%(4) | 98% | $45,850 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.31 | 1.20 | 1.51 | (0.32) | (0.08) | (0.40) | $10.39 | 16.47% | 0.72% | 0.75% | 3.02% | 2.99% | 193% | $36,484 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.27 | (0.45) | (0.18) | (0.27) | — | (0.27) | $9.28 | (2.01)% | 0.71% | 0.75% | 2.70% | 2.66% | 88% | $20,836 | |
2019 | $9.74 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.37 | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | $9.73 | 3.88% | 0.70% | 0.76% | 3.55% | 3.49% | 60% | $15,718 | |
2018 | $9.78 | 0.32 | (0.04) | 0.28 | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | $9.74 | 2.86% | 0.69% | 0.76% | 3.27% | 3.20% | 64% | $12,228 | |
2017 | $9.45 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.66 | (0.33) | — | (0.33) | $9.78 | 7.06% | 0.65% | 0.76% | 3.39% | 3.28% | 40% | $7,791 | |
I Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.39 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.31 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | $10.51 | 2.97% | 0.64%(4) | 0.65%(4) | 3.40%(4) | 3.39%(4) | 98% | $4,641 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.32 | 1.20 | 1.52 | (0.33) | (0.08) | (0.41) | $10.39 | 16.59% | 0.62% | 0.65% | 3.12% | 3.09% | 193% | $7,679 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.28 | (0.45) | (0.17) | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | $9.28 | (1.91)% | 0.61% | 0.65% | 2.80% | 2.76% | 88% | $2,955 | |
2019 | $9.73 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 0.38 | (0.38) | — | (0.38) | $9.73 | 4.09% | 0.60% | 0.66% | 3.65% | 3.59% | 60% | $1,345 | |
2018(5) | $9.79 | 0.33 | (0.07) | 0.26 | (0.32) | — | (0.32) | $9.73 | 2.64% | 0.59%(4) | 0.66%(4) | 3.37%(4) | 3.30%(4) | 64%(6) | $687 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Y Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.39 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.32 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | $10.52 | 3.11% | 0.54%(4) | 0.55%(4) | 3.50%(4) | 3.49%(4) | 98% | $15 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.33 | 1.20 | 1.53 | (0.34) | (0.08) | (0.42) | $10.39 | 16.71% | 0.52% | 0.55% | 3.22% | 3.19% | 193% | $6 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.30 | (0.46) | (0.16) | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | $9.28 | (1.78)% | 0.51% | 0.55% | 2.90% | 2.86% | 88% | $5 | |
2019 | $9.73 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 0.39 | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | $9.73 | 4.18% | 0.50% | 0.56% | 3.75% | 3.69% | 60% | $5 | |
2018(5) | $9.79 | 0.33 | (0.06) | 0.27 | (0.33) | — | (0.33) | $9.73 | 2.73% | 0.49%(4) | 0.56%(4) | 3.46%(4) | 3.39%(4) | 64%(6) | $5 | |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.39 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.30 | (0.17) | — | (0.17) | $10.52 | 2.89% | 0.99%(4) | 1.00%(4) | 3.05%(4) | 3.04%(4) | 98% | $4,171 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.28 | 1.21 | 1.49 | (0.30) | (0.08) | (0.38) | $10.39 | 16.18% | 0.97% | 1.00% | 2.77% | 2.74% | 193% | $3,791 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.24 | (0.45) | (0.21) | (0.24) | — | (0.24) | $9.28 | (2.26)% | 0.96% | 1.00% | 2.45% | 2.41% | 88% | $1,762 | |
2019 | $9.74 | 0.32 | 0.02 | 0.34 | (0.35) | — | (0.35) | $9.73 | 3.62% | 0.95% | 1.01% | 3.30% | 3.24% | 60% | $1,325 | |
2018 | $9.77 | 0.29 | (0.03) | 0.26 | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | $9.74 | 2.71% | 0.94% | 1.01% | 3.02% | 2.95% | 64% | $662 | |
2017 | $9.45 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.62 | (0.30) | — | (0.30) | $9.77 | 6.68% | 0.90% | 1.01% | 3.14% | 3.03% | 40% | $992 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.39 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.25 | (0.13) | — | (0.13) | $10.51 | 2.40% | 1.74%(4) | 1.75%(4) | 2.30%(4) | 2.29%(4) | 98% | $363 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.20 | 1.21 | 1.41 | (0.22) | (0.08) | (0.30) | $10.39 | 15.32% | 1.72% | 1.75% | 2.02% | 1.99% | 193% | $176 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.17 | (0.45) | (0.28) | (0.17) | — | (0.17) | $9.28 | (2.99)% | 1.71% | 1.75% | 1.70% | 1.66% | 88% | $202 | |
2019 | $9.74 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 0.27 | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | $9.73 | 2.85% | 1.70% | 1.76% | 2.55% | 2.49% | 60% | $182 | |
2018 | $9.77 | 0.22 | (0.03) | 0.19 | (0.22) | — | (0.22) | $9.74 | 1.94% | 1.69% | 1.76% | 2.27% | 2.20% | 64% | $1,194 | |
2017 | $9.45 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.55 | (0.23) | — | (0.23) | $9.77 | 5.89% | 1.65% | 1.76% | 2.39% | 2.28% | 40% | $1,098 | |
R Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.40 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.28 | (0.16) | — | (0.16) | $10.52 | 2.66% | 1.24%(4) | 1.25%(4) | 2.80%(4) | 2.79%(4) | 98% | $311 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.26 | 1.21 | 1.47 | (0.27) | (0.08) | (0.35) | $10.40 | 15.88% | 1.22% | 1.25% | 2.52% | 2.49% | 193% | $282 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.22 | (0.45) | (0.23) | (0.22) | — | (0.22) | $9.28 | (2.39)% | 1.21% | 1.25% | 2.20% | 2.16% | 88% | $181 | |
2019 | $9.74 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 0.32 | (0.33) | — | (0.33) | $9.73 | 3.36% | 1.20% | 1.26% | 3.05% | 2.99% | 60% | $112 | |
2018 | $9.78 | 0.27 | (0.04) | 0.23 | (0.27) | — | (0.27) | $9.74 | 2.45% | 1.19% | 1.26% | 2.77% | 2.70% | 64% | $825 | |
2017 | $9.45 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.61 | (0.28) | — | (0.28) | $9.78 | 6.42% | 1.15% | 1.26% | 2.89% | 2.78% | 40% | $772 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | Ratios and Supplemental Data | | |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
R5 Class | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(3) | $10.39 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.32 | (0.19) | — | (0.19) | $10.52 | 3.12% | 0.54%(4) | 0.55%(4) | 3.50%(4) | 3.49%(4) | 98% | $297 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.31 | 1.22 | 1.53 | (0.34) | (0.08) | (0.42) | $10.39 | 16.70% | 0.52% | 0.55% | 3.22% | 3.19% | 193% | $47 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.29 | (0.45) | (0.16) | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | $9.28 | (1.82)% | 0.51% | 0.55% | 2.90% | 2.86% | 88% | $97 | |
2019 | $9.74 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 0.38 | (0.39) | — | (0.39) | $9.73 | 4.09% | 0.50% | 0.56% | 3.75% | 3.69% | 60% | $99 | |
2018 | $9.77 | 0.34 | (0.03) | 0.31 | (0.34) | — | (0.34) | $9.74 | 3.17% | 0.49% | 0.56% | 3.47% | 3.40% | 64% | $733 | |
2017 | $9.45 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.67 | (0.35) | — | (0.35) | $9.77 | 7.16% | 0.45% | 0.56% | 3.59% | 3.48% | 40% | $711 | |
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2021(3) | $10.39 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.33 | (0.20) | — | (0.20) | $10.52 | 3.14% | 0.49%(4) | 0.50%(4) | 3.55%(4) | 3.54%(4) | 98% | $4,311 | |
2021 | $9.28 | 0.33 | 1.21 | 1.54 | (0.35) | (0.08) | (0.43) | $10.39 | 16.76% | 0.47% | 0.50% | 3.27% | 3.24% | 193% | $2,308 | |
2020 | $9.73 | 0.28 | (0.44) | (0.16) | (0.29) | — | (0.29) | $9.28 | (1.77)% | 0.46% | 0.50% | 2.95% | 2.91% | 88% | $1,861 | |
2019 | $9.74 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 0.39 | (0.40) | — | (0.40) | $9.73 | 4.14% | 0.45% | 0.51% | 3.80% | 3.74% | 60% | $137 | |
2018 | $9.78 | 0.35 | (0.05) | 0.30 | (0.34) | — | (0.34) | $9.74 | 3.22% | 0.44% | 0.51% | 3.52% | 3.45% | 64% | $789 | |
2017 | $9.45 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.68 | (0.35) | — | (0.35) | $9.78 | 7.21% | 0.40% | 0.51% | 3.64% | 3.53% | 40% | $764 | |
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(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended March 31, 2018.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the
one-, three-, and five-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was
below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer universe. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
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. These portfolio holdings are available on the fund's website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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President's Letter | |
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Shareholder Fee Example | |
Schedule of Investments | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
Statement of Operations | |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets. | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Financial Highlights | |
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Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this semiannual report for the period ended September 30, 2021. It provides a market overview (below), followed by a schedule of fund investments and other financial information. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Stocks, Bonds Advanced Amid Growing Concerns
Broad market sentiment was upbeat to start the period. Investors generally looked beyond pandemic-related challenges to improving growth and corporate earnings data. Ongoing support from leading central banks and governments helped maintain investor confidence in the financial markets and strengthen the overall global economic outlook.
However, a summer surge in COVID-19 cases arising from the delta variant triggered worries about the recovery’s sustainability. Most economic and corporate earnings data remained favorable, but the labor market was a notable exception. Despite record job openings, job growth remained weak, complicating reopening efforts for many businesses.
In this climate, U.S. Treasury yields generally declined through early August. From there, yields rose amid soaring inflation triggered by mounting supply chain disruptions and rising energy and housing prices. Congressional debate on the debt ceiling and the $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" bill added to inflation worries. Year-over-year headline inflation reached 5.4% in September, matching a 13-year high.
Meanwhile, in September, the Federal Reserve hinted it may start scaling back its monetary support by year-end. This prompted a spike in Treasury yields and a sell-off among stocks. A credit crisis in China’s troubled property sector also weighed on stocks. Overall, though, strong performance in the first half of the reporting period led to positive six-month returns for most broad stock and bond indices.
Several Factors Shaping Market Dynamics
The return to pre-pandemic life is progressing, albeit somewhat cautiously due to COVID-19’s delta variant. As the economy and markets respond to this fluid backdrop, investors will face opportunities and ongoing challenges. Economic growth, inflation, the virus’s trajectory, supply chain normalization and fiscal and monetary policy likely will sway market dynamics.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. Our firm has a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet today’s challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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7-Day Current Yields | Investor Class | A Class | C Class | G Class |
After waiver(1) | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.07% |
Before waiver | -0.38% | -0.63% | -1.13% | -0.38% |
7-Day Effective Yields | Investor Class | A Class | C Class | G Class |
After waiver(1) | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.07% |
(1)Yields would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
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Portfolio at a Glance | |
Weighted Average Maturity | 38 days |
Weighted Average Life | 61 days |
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Portfolio Composition by Maturity | % of fund investments |
1-30 days | 63% |
31-90 days | 23% |
91-180 days | 5% |
More than 180 days | 9% |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| Beginning Account Value 4/1/21 | Ending Account Value 9/30/21 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 4/1/21 - 9/30/21 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,000.10 | $0.40 | 0.08% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,000.10 | $0.40 | 0.08% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,000.00 | $0.40 | 0.08% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,000.40 | $0.00 | 0.00%(2) |
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Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,024.67 | $0.41 | 0.08% |
A Class | $1,000 | $1,024.67 | $0.41 | 0.08% |
C Class | $1,000 | $1,024.67 | $0.41 | 0.08% |
G Class | $1,000 | $1,025.07 | $0.00 | 0.00%(2) |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 365, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
(2)Other expenses, which include trustees' fees and expenses, did not exceed 0.005%.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
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U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES(1) — 34.9% |
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U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.04%, 10/21/21 | $ | 20,500,000 | | $ | 20,499,508 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.06%, 10/26/21 | 29,025,000 | | 29,023,806 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.04%, 10/28/21 | 15,000,000 | | 14,999,606 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.07%, 11/2/21 | 90,000,000 | | 89,994,747 | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.04%, 12/30/21 | 19,800,000 | | 19,797,847 | |
U.S. Treasury Cash Management Bills, 0.06%, 11/1/21 | 54,800,000 | | 54,797,153 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 10/31/21 | 3,100,000 | | 3,102,922 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, 10/31/21 | 50,000,000 | | 50,057,922 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.875%, 11/15/21 | 20,000,000 | | 20,068,411 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 3/31/22 | 28,000,000 | | 28,233,812 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875%, 3/31/22 | 1,400,000 | | 1,412,604 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875%, 4/30/22 | 1,900,000 | | 1,919,678 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES |
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MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 31.7% |
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Alachua County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Brookside Partners Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 5,630,000 | | 5,630,000 | |
Brevard County Housing Finance Authority Rev., Series 2004 A, (Wickham Club Apartments), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 5,195,000 | | 5,195,000 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev., (Brea Imperial Park LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC) | 10,620,000 | | 10,620,000 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev., (Creekside at Meadow Park LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 1,100,000 | | 1,100,000 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev., (David Avenue SJC LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 5,300,000 | | 5,300,000 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev., (Fairway Family Community LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 1,425,000 | | 1,425,000 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev., (Southside Brookshore Associates LP), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: East West Bank and FHLB) | 10,290,000 | | 10,290,000 | |
Clay County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Nassau Club Partners Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 7,405,000 | | 7,405,000 | |
Collier County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Sawgrass Pines LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 5,600,000 | | 5,600,000 | |
Harris County Housing Finance Corp. Rev., (Louetta Village Apartments LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 5,280,000 | | 5,280,000 | |
Hillsborough County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Hunters Run Partners Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 6,230,000 | | 6,230,000 | |
Hillsborough County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (RPK Associates Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 7,375,000 | | 7,375,000 | |
Illinois Housing Development Authority Rev., (Woodlawn Six LP), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC) | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | |
Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Brookwood Forest Partners Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 7,070,000 | | 7,070,000 | |
Kentucky Housing Corp. Rev., (Overlook Terraces Ltd.), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 9,550,000 | | 9,550,000 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Louisiana Housing Corp. Rev., (Reserve at Jefferson Crossing LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC) | $ | 600,000 | | $ | 600,000 | |
Manatee County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Village at Cortez Partners Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 8,600,000 | | 8,600,000 | |
Maryland Community Development Administration Rev., (Multi-Family Development), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 4,975,000 | | 4,975,000 | |
Maryland Community Development Administration Rev., (New Shakespeare Park LP), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 7,200,000 | | 7,200,000 | |
Mississippi Business Finance Corp. Rev., (Jackson Heart Realty LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Trustmark National Bank and FHLB) | 2,550,000 | | 2,550,000 | |
Nevada Housing Division Rev., (Cheyenne Apartments PPG LP), VRDN, 0.07%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 100,000 | | 100,000 | |
Nevada Housing Division Rev., (Vista Creek Apartments LLC), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 (LOC: East West Bank and FHLB) | 12,615,000 | | 12,615,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., (2 Gold LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 1,955,000 | | 1,955,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., (201 Pearl LLC), VRDN, 0.05%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 2,460,000 | | 2,460,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., (55th Clinton Associates LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA) | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., (89 Murray Street Associates LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA) | 5,025,000 | | 5,025,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., (Armony Place LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA) | 32,000,000 | | 32,000,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., (BCRE-90 West Street LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 5,500,000 | | 5,500,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., (Related Broadway Development LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 2,500,000 | | 2,500,000 | |
New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev., Series 2004 A, (Nagle Courtyard Apartments), VRDN,, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 4,100,000 | | 4,100,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (20th and Seventh Associates LLC), VRDN, 0.07%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 25,000,000 | | 25,000,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (23rd Chelsea Associates LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (900 Eighth Avenue Condominium LLC), VRDN, 0.07%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 22,600,000 | | 22,600,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (Chelsea Associates LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (Clinton Green South LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 3,500,000 | | 3,500,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (FC Foley Square Associates LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 1,500,000 | | 1,500,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (Grace Towers Housing II LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 2,300,000 | | 2,300,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (Highland Falls Preservation LP), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 2,500,000 | | 2,500,000 | |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., (Tower 31 LLC), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 500,000 | | 500,000 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Rev., VRDN, 0.05%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | $ | 3,500,000 | | $ | 3,500,000 | |
Ohio Housing Finance Agency Rev., (Shiloh Springs LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 8,270,000 | | 8,270,000 | |
Orange County Rev., (Ladera WNG II LLC), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | |
Oregon State Facilities Authority Rev., (Quatama Housing LP), VRDN, 0.09%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 4,340,000 | | 4,340,000 | |
Palm Beach County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Bear Lakes Acquisition Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 8,610,000 | | 8,610,000 | |
Pierce County Economic Development Corp. Rev., (Sumner Leasing LLC), VRDN, 0.20%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB and Homestreet Bank) | 40,000 | | 40,000 | |
Polk County Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Cambridge Club Partners Ltd.), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 | |
Portland Rev., (Civic Redevelopment LP), VRDN, 0.08%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 7,800,000 | | 7,800,000 | |
San Jose Rev., (Cinnabar Commons II LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLMC)(LIQ FAC: FHLMC) | 800,000 | | 800,000 | |
Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency Rev., (Santa Cruz Shaffer Road Investors LP), VRDN, 0.07%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 100,000 | | 100,000 | |
Southeast Texas Housing Finance Corp. Rev., (HFI Wyndham Park Apartments LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 2,500,000 | | 2,500,000 | |
St. Tammany Parish Economic & Industrial Development District Rev., (Diversified Foods and Seasonings LLC), VRDN, 0.14%, 10/7/21 (LOC: Fidelity Homestead Assistance and FHLB) | 360,000 | | 360,000 | |
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs Rev., (Idlewilde Apartments LP), VRDN, 0.06%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FNMA)(LIQ FAC: FNMA) | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES |
| 303,470,000 | |
CORPORATE BONDS — 18.6% |
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1450 Midvale Investors LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 9,855,000 | | 9,855,000 | |
1834 Bentley Investors LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 7,840,000 | | 7,840,000 | |
2140 Bentley Investors LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 4,225,000 | | 4,225,000 | |
500 Columbia Place LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 36,000,000 | | 36,000,000 | |
Anton Mountain View LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/30/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 32,555,000 | | 32,555,000 | |
CG-USA Simi Valley LP, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,000 | |
Doghouse Properties LLC, VRDN, 0.20%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 870,000 | | 870,000 | |
EPR GO Zone Holdings LLC, VRDN, 0.13%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 24,995,000 | | 24,995,000 | |
Fairfield North Texas Associates LP, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/12/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 9,550,000 | | 9,550,000 | |
Gold River 659 LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 3,000,000 | | 3,000,000 | |
KDF Glenview LP, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 3,950,000 | | 3,950,000 | |
Marvin J Base 2019 Irrevocable Trust, VRDN, 0.10%, 10/30/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 2,985,000 | | 2,985,000 | |
New Village Green LLC, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 6,000,000 | | 6,000,000 | |
Saddleback Valley Community Church, VRDN, 0.20%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 6,370,000 | | 6,370,000 | |
Santa Monica Ocean Park Partners LP, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 9,370,000 | | 9,370,000 | |
Sheryl P Werner Irrevocable Trust, VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 3,830,000 | | 3,830,000 | |
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| Principal Amount | Value |
Shil Park Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (The), VRDN, 0.10%, 10/7/21 (LOC: FHLB) | $ | 5,065,000 | | $ | 5,065,000 | |
Varenna Care Center LP, VRDN, 0.11%, 10/12/21 (LOC: FHLB) | 8,765,000 | | 8,765,000 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS |
| 178,225,000 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES(1) — 13.9% |
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Adjustable-Rate U.S. Government Agency Securities — 5.8% | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., VRN, 0.09%, (SOFR plus 0.04%), 7/11/22 | 10,000,000 | | 9,999,803 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., VRN, 0.20%, (SOFR plus 0.15%), 7/28/22 | 1,967,000 | | 1,967,122 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., VRN, 0.11%, (SOFR plus 0.06%), 10/21/22 | 900,000 | | 900,192 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., VRN, 0.11%, (SOFR plus 0.06%), 12/13/22 | 250,000 | | 250,046 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., VRN, 0.11%, (SOFR plus 0.06%), 1/20/23 | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., VRN, 0.11%, (SOFR plus 0.06%), 2/9/23 | 1,850,000 | | 1,850,000 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., VRN, 0.08%, (SOFR plus 0.03%), 8/28/23 | 10,000,000 | | 10,000,000 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, VRN, 0.06%, (SOFR plus 0.01%), 8/19/22 | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, VRN, 0.11%, (SOFR plus 0.06%), 12/8/22 | 9,000,000 | | 9,000,000 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, VRN, 0.25%, (SOFR plus 0.20%), 6/15/22 | 15,000,000 | | 15,000,000 | |
| | 55,967,163 | |
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Securities — 8.1% | | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 0.06%, 4/6/22 | 25,000,000 | | 24,998,079 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 0.375%, 4/8/22 | 2,300,000 | | 2,303,840 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., 1.875%, 6/14/22 | 10,000,000 | | 10,126,840 | |
Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes, 0.15%, 10/14/21 | 95,000 | | 94,995 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.07%, 2/11/22 | 22,000,000 | | 21,998,464 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.07%, 7/26/22 | 15,500,000 | | 15,499,894 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., MTN, 2.50%, 3/29/22 | 2,000,000 | | 2,023,931 | |
| | 77,046,043 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES |
| 133,013,206 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 99.1% |
| 948,616,222 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.9% |
| 8,204,475 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% |
| $ | 956,820,697 | |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
FHLB | - | Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association |
LIQ FAC | - | Liquidity Facilities |
LOC | - | Letter of Credit |
MTN | - | Medium Term Note |
SOFR | - | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
VRDN | - | Variable Rate Demand Note. The instrument may be payable upon demand and adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security's offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The date of the demand feature is disclosed. |
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
(1)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase for non-interest bearing securities. For interest bearing securities, the stated coupon rate is shown.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) | |
Assets | |
Investment securities, at value (amortized cost and cost for federal income tax purposes) | $ | 948,616,222 | |
Cash | 32,767 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 120,000 | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | 7,967,362 | |
Interest receivable | 668,858 | |
| 957,405,209 | |
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Liabilities | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 522,488 | |
Accrued management fees | 62,024 | |
| 584,512 | |
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Net Assets | $ | 956,820,697 | |
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Net Assets Consist of: | |
Capital paid in | $ | 956,872,933 | |
Distributable earnings | (52,236) | |
| $ | 956,820,697 | |
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| Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share |
Investor Class | $858,187,491 | 858,368,927 | $1.00 |
A Class | $81,910,684 | 81,911,613 | $1.00 |
C Class | $271,717 | 271,722 | $1.00 |
G Class | $16,450,805 | 16,450,831 | $1.00 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) |
Investment Income (Loss) | |
Income: | |
Interest | $ | 387,857 | |
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Expenses: | |
Management fees | 1,858,484 | |
Distribution and service fees: | |
A Class | 103,410 | |
C Class | 832 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 25,907 | |
| 1,988,633 | |
Fees waived | (1,647,847) | |
| 340,786 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | 47,071 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 2,600 | |
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 49,671 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED) AND YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | September 30, 2021 | March 31, 2021 |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 47,071 | | $ | 1,183,872 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | 2,600 | | (14,041) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 49,671 | | 1,169,831 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders | | |
From earnings: | | |
Investor Class | (36,398) | | (141,202) | |
A Class | (4,136) | | (9,909) | |
C Class | (11) | | (30) | |
G Class | (6,526) | | (1,032,731) | |
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (47,071) | | (1,183,872) | |
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Capital Share Transactions | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 4) | 270,655,862 | | (935,985,017) | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 270,658,462 | | (935,999,058) | |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 686,162,235 | | 1,622,161,293 | |
End of period | $ | 956,820,697 | | $ | 686,162,235 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (UNAUDITED)
1. Organization
American Century Investment Trust (the trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. U.S. Government Money Market Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the trust. The fund’s investment objective is to seek current income while maintaining liquidity and preserving capital.
The fund offers the Investor Class, A Class, C Class and G Class. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value (NAV) per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. Investments are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. If the fund determines that the amortized cost does not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums.
Treasury Roll Transactions — The fund purchases a security and at the same time makes a commitment to sell the same security at a future settlement date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as treasury roll transactions. The difference between the purchase price and the sale price represents interest income reflective of an agreed upon rate between the fund and the counterparty.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. The fund may make capital gains distributions to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
Indemnifications — Under the trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and trustees of the trust are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The trust's investment advisor, American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM), the trust's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the trust's transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACC and its subsidiaries own 52% of the shares of the fund. Related parties do not invest in the fund for the purpose of exercising management or control.
Management Fees — The trust has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fee consists of (1) an Investment Category Fee based on the daily net assets of the fund and certain other accounts managed by the investment advisor that are in the same broad investment category as the fund and (2) a Complex Fee based on the assets of all the funds in the American Century Investments family of funds. The investment advisor agreed to waive the G Class's management fee in its entirety. The investment advisor expects this waiver to remain in effect permanently and cannot terminate it without the approval of the Board of Trustees. In order to maintain a positive yield, ACIM may voluntarily waive a portion of the management fee on a daily basis. The fee waiver may be revised or terminated at any time by the investment advisor without notice. The total amount of the waiver for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 was $1,355,312, $154,279, $412 and $33,602 for the Investor Class, A Class, C Class and G Class, respectively.
The Investment Category Fee range, the Complex Fee range and the effective annual management fee before and after waiver for each class for the period ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:
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| | | Effective Annual Management Fee |
| Investment Category Fee Range | Complex Fee Range | Before Waiver | After Waiver |
Investor Class | 0.1170% to 0.2300% | 0.2500% to 0.3100% | 0.45% | 0.08% |
A Class | 0.45% | 0.08% |
C Class | 0.45% | 0.08% |
G Class | 0.45% | 0.00% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Trustees has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class and C Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.75%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.50% is paid for distribution services. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended September 30, 2021 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
In order to maintain a positive yield, all or a portion of the distribution and/or service fee may voluntarily be waived on a daily basis. The fee waiver may be revised or terminated at any time without notice. The total amount of the waiver for the period ended September 30, 2021 was $103,410 and $832 for the A Class and C Class, respectively. The effective annual distribution and service fee after waiver was 0.00% for the A Class and 0.00% for C Class.
Trustees’ Fees and Expenses — The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The trustees receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
4. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows (unlimited number of shares authorized):
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| Six months ended September 30, 2021 | Year ended March 31, 2021 |
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount |
Investor Class | | | | |
Sold | 660,461,492 | | $ | 660,461,492 | | 933,753,869 | | $ | 933,753,869 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 36,060 | | 36,060 | | 139,908 | | 139,908 | |
Redeemed | (386,268,558) | | (386,268,558) | | (1,195,477,841) | | (1,195,477,841) | |
| 274,228,994 | | 274,228,994 | | (261,584,064) | | (261,584,064) | |
A Class | | | | |
Sold | 14,862,863 | | 14,862,863 | | 71,557,904 | | 71,557,904 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,136 | | 4,136 | | 9,887 | | 9,887 | |
Redeemed | (22,059,345) | | (22,059,345) | | (64,872,533) | | (64,872,533) | |
| (7,192,346) | | (7,192,346) | | 6,695,258 | | 6,695,258 | |
C Class | | | | |
Sold | 78,447 | | 78,447 | | 291,933 | | 291,933 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 10 | | 10 | | 28 | | 28 | |
Redeemed | (3,053) | | (3,053) | | (491,184) | | (491,184) | |
| 75,404 | | 75,404 | | (199,223) | | (199,223) | |
G Class | | | | |
Sold | 4,257,633 | | 4,257,633 | | 635,033,830 | | 635,033,830 | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 6,526 | | 6,526 | | 1,031,787 | | 1,031,787 | |
Redeemed | (720,349) | | (720,349) | | (1,316,962,605) | | (1,316,962,605) | |
| 3,543,810 | | 3,543,810 | | (680,896,988) | | (680,896,988) | |
Net increase (decrease) | 270,655,862 | | $ | 270,655,862 | | (935,985,017) | | $ | (935,985,017) | |
5. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
As of period end, the fund’s investment securities were classified as Level 2. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
6. Federal Tax Information
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of March 31, 2021, the fund had accumulated short-term capital losses of $(52,797) and accumulated long-term capital losses of $(2,039), which represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(1) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
Investor Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(2) | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.08%(4) | 0.45%(4) | 0.01%(4) | (0.36)%(4) | $858,187 | |
2021 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.02% | 0.16% | 0.45% | 0.02% | (0.27)% | $583,956 | |
2020 | $1.00 | 0.02 | —(3) | 0.02 | (0.02) | $1.00 | 1.56% | 0.46% | 0.46% | 1.56% | 1.56% | $845,564 | |
2019 | $1.00 | 0.02 | —(3) | 0.02 | (0.02) | $1.00 | 1.67% | 0.46% | 0.46% | 1.65% | 1.65% | $851,334 | |
2018 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.64% | 0.46% | 0.46% | 0.62% | 0.62% | $826,798 | |
2017 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.07% | 0.44% | 0.46% | 0.07% | 0.05% | $2,071,097 | |
A Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(2) | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.08%(4) | 0.70%(4) | 0.01%(4) | (0.61)%(4) | $81,911 | |
2021 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.16% | 0.70% | 0.02% | (0.52)% | $89,103 | |
2020 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | $1.00 | 1.31% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 1.31% | 1.31% | $82,410 | |
2019 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | $1.00 | 1.41% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 1.40% | 1.40% | $67,516 | |
2018 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.51% | 0.57% | 0.71% | 0.51% | 0.37% | $80,519 | |
2017 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.07% | 0.46% | 0.71% | 0.05% | (0.20)% | $93,967 | |
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended March 31 (except as noted) |
Per-Share Data | | Ratios and Supplemental Data |
| | Income From Investment Operations: | | | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | |
| Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Distributions From Net Investment Income | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(1) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) |
C Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(2) | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.00% | 0.08%(4) | 1.20%(4) | 0.01%(4) | (1.11)%(4) | $272 | |
2021 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.01% | 0.17% | 1.20% | 0.01% | (1.02)% | $196 | |
2020 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.81% | 1.20% | 1.21% | 0.82% | 0.81% | $396 | |
2019 | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.91% | 1.21% | 1.21% | 0.90% | 0.90% | $77 | |
2018 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.29% | 0.74% | 1.21% | 0.34% | (0.13)% | $29 | |
2017 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.07% | 0.44% | 1.21% | 0.07% | (0.70)% | $61 | |
G Class | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021(2) | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.04% | 0.00%(4)(5) | 0.45%(4) | 0.09%(4) | (0.36)%(4) | $16,451 | |
2021 | $1.00 | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | —(3) | $1.00 | 0.17% | 0.01% | 0.45% | 0.17% | (0.27)% | $12,907 | |
2020 | $1.00 | 0.02 | —(3) | 0.02 | (0.02) | $1.00 | 2.02% | 0.01% | 0.46% | 2.01% | 1.56% | $693,791 | |
2019 | $1.00 | 0.02 | —(3) | 0.02 | (0.02) | $1.00 | 2.13% | 0.01% | 0.46% | 2.10% | 1.65% | $864,364 | |
2018(6) | $1.00 | 0.01 | —(3) | 0.01 | (0.01) | $1.00 | 0.81% | 0.01%(4) | 0.46%(4) | 1.20%(4) | 0.75%(4) | $971,546 | |
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Notes to Financial Highlights | | |
(1)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(2)Six months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited).
(3)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(4)Annualized.
(5)Ratio was less than 0.005%.
(6)July 28, 2017 (commencement of sale) through March 31, 2018.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 16, 2021, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s Trustees, including a majority of the independent Trustees, each year. The Board regards this annual evaluation and renewal as one of its most important responsibilities.
The independent Trustees have memorialized a statement regarding the relationship between their ongoing obligations to oversee and evaluate the performance of the Advisor and their annual consideration of renewal of the management agreement. In that statement, the independent Trustees noted that their assessment of the Advisor’s performance is an ongoing process that takes place over the entire year and is informed by all of the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider over time. This information, together with the additional materials provided specifically in connection with the review, are central to the Board’s assessment of the Advisor’s performance and its determination whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board requested and reviewed extensive data and analysis relating to the proposed renewal. This information and analysis was compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund including without limitation portfolio management and trading services, shareholder and intermediary service levels and quality, compliance and legal services, fund accounting and financial reporting, and fund share distribution;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund’s performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and its affiliates and certain other Fund service providers;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans, COVID-19 pandemic response, vendor management practices, and social justice initiatives;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and cyber security practices;
•any economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor’s other investment management clients;
•fees and expenses associated with any investment by the Fund in other funds;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•any collateral benefits derived by the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
In keeping with its practice, the Board held two meetings and the independent Trustees met in private session to discuss the renewal and to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The Board held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement. The independent Trustees had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Trustees considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and the independent Trustees’ independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Trustees did not identify any single factor as being all-important or controlling and each Trustee may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Trustees’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Trustees recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to seek the best execution of fund trades. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Portfolio Committee, regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Trustees also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above the median of its peer
group for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor, either directly or through affiliates or third parties, provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund, its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Trustees have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders enhanced and expanded services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Trustees (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under this unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing, and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider and comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratio of peer funds. Given the broad proliferation of fee waivers to support positive money market fund yields and the wide variance of expenses waived, the Board recognized that net fee comparisons may not be a reliable analysis of fund expenses. With that in
mind, the Board reviewed peer data both on a gross basis and net of applicable waivers. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Trustees also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided by intermediaries. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided with respect to the Fund. The Trustees reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund’s Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor’s primary business is managing funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. The Board noted that the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board noted that the assets of those other accounts are, where applicable, included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Trustees. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Trustees and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, concluded that the management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and should be renewed.
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
Descriptions of the principles and policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021 or visiting American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy. A description of the policies is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each month on Form N-MFP. The fund’s Form N-MFP reports are available on its website at americancentury.com and on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent first and third quarters of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On June 16, 2021, the fund’s Audit and Compliance Committee and Board of Trustees approved a change to the fund’s independent registered public accountant. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP resigned and Deloitte & Touche LLP was appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, there were no disagreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction would have caused them to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their reports or reportable events, as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The audit reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on the financial statements of the fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through June 16, 2021, neither the fund, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte & Touche LLP, on behalf of the fund, regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the fund’s financial statements, or any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a reportable event, as such terms are described in Item 304(a)(1) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The fund requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agrees with the statements contained above. A copy of the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission is filed as an exhibit hereto.
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(b) None.
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.
(a) The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not applicable.
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 EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
During the reporting period, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.
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) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Not applicable for semiannual report filings.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Registrant: | American Century Investment Trust |
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By: | /s/ Patrick Bannigan |
| Name: | Patrick Bannigan |
| Title: | President |
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Date: | November 23, 2021 |
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/ Patrick Bannigan |
| Name: | Patrick Bannigan |
| Title: | President |
| | (principal executive officer) |
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Date: | November 23, 2021 |
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By: | /s/ R. Wes Campbell |
| Name: | R. Wes Campbell |
| Title: | Treasurer and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
| | (principal financial officer) |
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Date: | November 23, 2021 |