UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-09054 |
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CREDIT SUISSE OPPORTUNITY FUNDS |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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One Madison Avenue, New York, New York | | 10010 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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John G. Popp Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds One Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (212) 325-2000 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | October 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | November 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS
Semiannual Report
April 30, 2017
(unaudited)
n CREDIT SUISSE
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY
FUND
The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (which should be considered carefully before investing), and more complete information about the Fund, are provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain additional copies by calling 877-870-2874 or by visiting our website at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Distributor, is located at One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Credit Suisse Funds are advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should be aware that they may be eligible to purchase Class I shares (where offered) directly or through certain intermediaries. Such shares are not subject to a sales charge. Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should also be aware that they may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of the sales charge with respect to Class A or C shares (where offered). For more information, please review the relevant prospectuses or consult your financial representative.
Fund shares are not deposits or other obligations of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse") or any affiliate, are not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment.
Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
May 26, 2017
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this Semiannual Report covering the activities of the Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the "Fund") for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017.
Performance Summary
11/01/16 – 04/30/2017
Fund & Benchmark | | Performance | |
Class I1 | | | 10.40 | % | |
Class A1,2 | | | 10.26 | % | |
Class C1,2 | | | 9.93 | % | |
MSCI Emerging Markets USD Index NR3 | | | 8.88 | % | |
Performance shown for the Fund's Class A and Class C Shares does not reflect sales charges, which are a maximum of 5.25% and 1.00%, respectively.2
Market Review: A positive period with a rocky start
The six-month period ended April 30, 2017 began with a rocky start but ended on a positive note, with the MSCI Emerging Markets USD Index NR (the "Benchmark"), the Fund's benchmark, returning nearly 8.9%.
In the wake of the U.S. presidential election, the Benchmark initially fell 4.6%, as concerns over potential trade tariffs added uncertainty to pre-existing (and subsequently realized) fears regarding higher U.S. interest rates. Further reflections on the state of the global economy, however, brought good cheer back to emerging market equities in the new year. For the period January 1 through April 30, 2017, the Benchmark gained 13.9%, which has taken the market approximately 7% above the highs seen prior to the U.S. presidential election in 2016.
Strategic Review and Outlook: Looking forward to continued outperformance potential
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2017, the Fund outperformed the Benchmark, gaining 10.40% net of fees (Class I shares), versus 8.88% for the Benchmark. The majority of outperformance was derived in the first quarter of 2017, driven by stock selection as the calmer market setting fostered a solid backdrop for relative gains. The Fund outperformed in four of the Industrial Life Cycle ("ILC") stages — most notably the Growth stage. The strength in this area, which lagged last year, was driven by a balance of old and new positions
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in a variety of categories from mobile gaming to optical lens production for phones and automobiles.
The more valuation-oriented portions of the maturity scale — especially the Cash Cow and Financials stages — also contributed to performance. The continued strength in the Cash Cow stage was especially gratifying given the difficulties of the past few years. The attention to valuation in this space was a clear disadvantage in the more volatile periods of synchronized global quantitative easing. The gradual normalization of interest rate curves, however, has revived what the ILC investment process believes to be the most durable long-term approach to successful stock selection in this high-quality portion of the market. ILC employs a proprietary investment technique designed to identify companies with the potential to outperform. In our opinion, success in the quarter was reassuringly diverse, from Chinese household appliances to Mexican infrastructure.
The ILC investment process has so far reaped the rewards of a calmer backdrop in 2017. Our process for stock selection based on identifying the best operating companies across the maturity scale provided balance during the past four turbulent years as investors favored high-quality, high multiple franchises for their perceived stability. We believe our unique collection of the cheapest companies across the spectrum of stage, country and sector has routinely been the most powerful indicator of quarterly returns for four of the last five quarters (mainly at the expense of performance from the highest quality/lowest volatility profile companies).
We believe that the consistency of the current market structure will provide a new dose of enthusiasm for the core nature of the ILC investment approach. The prior market preference (high quality/momentum) endured for at least twelve quarters. This would suggest that the current backdrop of relative valuation may well have a steady path forward for the next few years.
ON JUNE 7, 2017, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "BOARD") OF THE FUND APPROVED A PLAN OF LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION (THE "PLAN") FOR THE FUND WHEREBY ALL OF THE FUND'S ASSETS WILL BE LIQUIDATED AND THE FUND SUBSEQUENTLY DISSOLVED. IN LIGHT OF THE BOARD'S DECISION, SHARES OF THE FUND ARE CLOSED TO NEW INVESTORS.
AS A RESULT OF THE FUND'S LIQUIDATION, EACH SHAREHOLDER OF THE FUND WILL RECEIVE A DISTRIBUTION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE NET ASSET VALUE OF HIS/HER SHARES AS OF THE LIQUIDATION DATE. YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF SUCH FUTURE LIQUIDATION DATE AT THE TIME IT IS DETERMINED BY THE FUND. SHAREHOLDERS CAN CONTINUE TO REDEEM THEIR SHARES AT NET
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ASSET VALUE ON ANY BUSINESS DAY PRIOR TO THE FUND'S EXPECTED FUTURE LIQUIDATION DATE. A NOTICE DESCRIBING THE PLAN AND THE LIQUIDATION OF THE FUND HAS BEEN MAILED TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
HOLT Active Equity Group
Alfred S. Bryant
Foreign investments involve significant risks including risk of loss of principal, currency risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, equity exposure risk, foreign securities risk, information risk, political risk, access risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, manager risk, market risk, and small- and mid-cap stock risk. In addition, the Fund is subject to options risk and participation notes risk. For a detailed discussion of these and other risks, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.
In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements, which may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign markets, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation, and their potential impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund, could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
The views of the Fund's management are as of the date of this letter and the Fund holdings described in this document are as of April 30, 2017; these views and Fund holdings may have changed subsequent to these dates. Nothing in this document is a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 2.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus.
2 Total return for the Fund's Class A shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 5.25%), was 4.52%. Total return for the Fund's Class C shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value including maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, was 8.93%.
3 Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets USD Index NR is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The index does not have transaction costs and investors can not invest directly in the index.
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Average Annual Returns as of April 30, 20171
| | 1 Year | | Since Inception2 | |
Class I | | | 20.72 | % | | | 1.58 | % | |
Class A Without Sales Charge | | | 20.44 | % | | | 1.32 | % | |
Class A With Maximum Sales Charge | | | 14.14 | % | | | (0.29 | )% | |
Class C Without CDSC | | | 19.58 | % | | | 0.58 | % | |
Class C With CDSC | | | 18.58 | % | | | 0.58 | % | |
Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
The annualized gross expense ratios are 2.49% for Class I shares, 2.74% for Class A shares and 3.49% for Class C shares. The annualized net expense ratios after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements are 1.25% for Class I shares, 1.50% for Class A shares and 2.25% for Class C shares.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 2.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set out in the Fund's Prospectus.
2 Inception Date December 26, 2013.
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Information About Your Fund's Expenses
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six months ended April 30, 2017.
The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:
• Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line.
• Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare the Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.
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Expenses and Value for a $1,000 Investment
for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017
Actual Fund Return | | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,104.00 | | | $ | 1,102.60 | | | $ | 1,099.30 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 6.52 | | | $ | 7.82 | | | $ | 11.71 | | |
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,018.60 | | | $ | 1,017.36 | | | $ | 1,013.64 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 6.26 | | | $ | 7.50 | | | $ | 11.23 | | |
| | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Annualized Expense Ratios* | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 2.25 | % | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or actual expenses reimbursements, if applicable. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher. Expenses do not reflect additional charges and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under the variable contracts or plans. Such charges and expenses are described in the prospectus of the insurance company separate account or in the plan documents or other informational materials supplied by plan sponsors. The Fund's expenses should be considered with these charges and expenses in evaluating the overall cost of investing in the separate account.
For more information, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus.
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Sector Breakdown*
Information Technology | | | 27.6 | % | |
Financials | | | 27.3 | | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 12.7 | | |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.1 | | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 5.5 | | |
Industrials | | | 5.4 | | |
Energy | | | 4.7 | | |
Materials | | | 4.4 | | |
Short-Term Investment1 | | | 2.3 | | |
Utilities | | | 2.0 | | |
Health Care | | | 1.0 | | |
Commingled Fund | | | 1.0 | | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | |
* Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding securities lending collateral, if applicable) and may vary over time.
1 Primarily reflects cash invested in State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, for which the purchases of securities have been executed but not yet settled at April 30, 2017, if applicable.
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Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (105.7%) | |
BRAZIL (9.9%) | |
Commercial Banks (2.2%) | |
Banco do Brasil S.A. | | | 55,300 | | | $ | 567,902 | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.9%) | |
Ser Educacional S.A. | | | 28,500 | | | | 218,285 | | |
Electric Utilities (1.1%) | |
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica S.A. | | | 40,100 | | | | 288,452 | | |
Food Products (2.0%) | |
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.(1) | | | 221,200 | | | | 499,270 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.7%) | |
CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens S.A. | | | 45,400 | | | | 439,410 | | |
Household Durables (0.4%) | |
MRV Engenharia e Participacoes S.A. | | | 22,400 | | | | 111,622 | | |
Insurance (1.6%) | |
Porto Seguro S.A. | | | 45,700 | | | | 410,311 | | |
| | | 2,535,252 | | |
CHILE (0.0%) | |
Commercial Banks (0.0%) | |
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | | | 1 | | | | 56 | | |
CHINA (24.4%) | |
Building Products (0.7%) | |
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 241,000 | | | | 191,897 | | |
Commercial Banks (7.4%) | |
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Series H | | | 943,400 | | | | 434,943 | | |
Bank of China Ltd., Series H | | | 1,183,000 | | | | 572,291 | | |
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Series H | | | 792,100 | | | | 501,467 | | |
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Series H | | | 575,900 | | | | 395,559 | | |
| | | 1,904,260 | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (1.5%) | |
TAL Education Group, ADR(1) | | | 3,200 | | | | 381,152 | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.2%) | |
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,200 | | | | 281,481 | | |
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. | | | 32,800 | | | | 269,535 | | |
| | | 551,016 | | |
Gas Utilities (0.6%) | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 28,700 | | | | 155,595 | | |
Insurance (1.6%) | |
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Series H | | | 104,500 | | | | 168,002 | | |
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Series H | | | 44,900 | | | | 252,465 | | |
| | | 420,467 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
CHINA | |
Internet Software & Services (8.6%) | |
NetEase, Inc., ADR | | | 2,700 | | | $ | 716,553 | | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 47,200 | | | | 1,479,085 | | |
| | | 2,195,638 | | |
Machinery (0.7%) | |
Fujian Longking Co. Ltd., Series A | | | 82,492 | | | | 182,897 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (1.1%) | |
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. | | | 82,000 | | | | 141,547 | | |
Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Series A | | | 47,200 | | | | 136,909 | | |
| | | 278,456 | | |
| | | 6,261,378 | | |
HONG KONG (9.1%) | |
Auto Components (1.7%) | |
Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. | | | 493,900 | | | | 437,706 | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.6%) | |
PAX Global Technology Ltd. | | | 265,500 | | | | 163,989 | | |
Food Products (1.7%) | |
WH Group Ltd. | | | 479,900 | | | | 428,188 | | |
Household Durables (1.8%) | |
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | | | 197,700 | | | | 458,477 | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.0%) | |
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. | | | 5,900 | | | | 249,310 | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (1.5%) | |
Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 106,000 | | | | 396,301 | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.8%) | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 19,100 | | | | 203,371 | | |
| | | 2,337,342 | | |
INDIA (6.6%) | |
Automobiles (2.8%) | |
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. | | | 13,600 | | | | 706,278 | | |
Diversified Financial Services (2.2%) | |
Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd. | | | 183,100 | | | | 574,969 | | |
Media (0.8%) | |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | | | 26,500 | | | | 217,649 | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.8%) | |
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd., GDR | | | 12,700 | | | | 200,787 | | |
| | | 1,699,683 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
INDONESIA (0.4%) | |
Gas Utilities (0.4%) | |
PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk | | | 603,200 | | | $ | 109,694 | | |
JAPAN (0.7%) | |
Household Products (0.7%) | |
Pigeon Corp. | | | 5,600 | | | | 173,641 | | |
LUXEMBOURG (2.2%) | |
Metals & Mining (2.2%) | |
Ternium S.A., ADR | | | 22,100 | | | | 559,572 | | |
MEXICO (2.3%) | |
Construction & Engineering (0.7%) | |
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura S.A.B. de C.V. | | | 16,458 | | | | 173,584 | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.6%) | |
Alfa S.A.B. de C.V., Class A | | | 303,100 | | | | 412,220 | | |
| | | 585,804 | | |
PANAMA (0.9%) | |
Commercial Banks (0.9%) | |
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A., Series E | | | 8,400 | | | | 240,912 | | |
RUSSIA (4.8%) | |
Diversified Financial Services (1.4%) | |
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC | | | 179,600 | | | | 363,939 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.4%) | |
Gazprom PAO, ADR | | | 77,650 | | | | 368,061 | | |
Lukoil PJSC, ADR | | | 10,200 | | | | 505,531 | | |
| | | 873,592 | | |
| | | 1,237,531 | | |
SINGAPORE (1.2%) | |
Commercial Banks (0.5%) | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,700 | | | | 133,908 | | |
Software (0.7%) | |
IGG, Inc. | | | 111,600 | | | | 169,354 | | |
| | | 303,262 | | |
SOUTH AFRICA (4.8%) | |
Commercial Banks (1.3%) | |
Nedbank Group Ltd. | | | 19,600 | | | | 329,959 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.7%) | |
Telkom S.A. SOC Ltd. | | | 76,200 | | | | 425,816 | | |
Insurance (0.5%) | |
Liberty Holdings Ltd. | | | 15,800 | | | | 127,212 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
SOUTH AFRICA | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.3%) | |
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. | | | 177,200 | | | $ | 339,096 | | |
| | | 1,222,083 | | |
SOUTH KOREA (17.5%) | |
Automobiles (0.7%) | |
Hyundai Motor Co. | | | 1,400 | | | | 177,068 | | |
Chemicals (1.6%) | |
LG Chem Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 408,898 | | |
Commercial Banks (3.2%) | |
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,500 | | | | 291,933 | | |
Woori Bank | | | 40,400 | | | | 529,761 | | |
| | | 821,694 | | |
Computers & Peripherals (6.4%) | |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 830 | | | | 1,627,155 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.3%) | |
KT Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | | 594,169 | | |
Internet Software & Services (1.6%) | |
NAVER Corp. | | | 600 | | | | 421,694 | | |
Multiline Retail (0.5%) | |
Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. | | | 1,464 | | | | 139,040 | | |
Tobacco (1.2%) | |
KT&G Corp. | | | 3,400 | | | | 303,207 | | |
| | | 4,492,925 | | |
TAIWAN (12.0%) | |
Computers & Peripherals (4.2%) | |
Asustek Computer, Inc. | | | 34,500 | | | | 338,941 | | |
Compal Electronics, Inc. | | | 687,700 | | | | 460,365 | | |
Pegatron Corp. | | | 95,300 | | | | 280,666 | | |
| | | 1,079,972 | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.6%) | |
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | | | 97,000 | | | | 151,846 | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (3.3%) | |
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co. Ltd. | | | 5,400 | | | | 210,092 | | |
E Ink Holdings, Inc. | | | 195,500 | | | | 199,419 | | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 129,798 | | | | 424,850 | | |
| | | 834,361 | | |
Household Durables (0.6%) | |
Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd. | | | 14,900 | | | | 150,715 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
TAIWAN | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.3%) | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 132,400 | | | $ | 852,907 | | |
| | | 3,069,801 | | |
THAILAND (5.7%) | |
Beverages (0.5%) | |
Carabao Group PCL, NVDR | | | 73,000 | | | | 138,505 | | |
Chemicals (1.1%) | |
PTT Global Chemical PCL | | | 132,500 | | | | 287,294 | | |
Commercial Banks (0.7%) | |
Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR | | | 308,100 | | | | 176,152 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.8%) | |
CP ALL PCL, NVDR | | | 115,100 | | | | 203,052 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.8%) | |
PTT PCL | | | 42,300 | | | | 475,707 | | |
Specialty Retail (0.8%) | |
Home Product Center PCL, NVDR | | | 701,200 | | | | 196,522 | | |
| | | 1,477,232 | | |
TURKEY (2.7%) | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%) | |
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | | | 192,100 | | | | 344,737 | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (1.3%) | |
Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS(1) | | | 683,900 | | | | 142,298 | | |
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS | | | 155,800 | | | | 195,481 | | |
| | | 337,779 | | |
| | | 682,516 | | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (0.5%) | |
Real Estate Management & Development (0.5%) | |
Aldar Properties PJSC | | | 217,400 | | | | 126,560 | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $23,034,120) | | | 27,115,244 | | |
PREFERRED STOCKS (2.0%) | |
BRAZIL (1.2%) | |
Commercial Banks (1.2%) | |
Banco Bradesco S.A. | | | 29,988 | | | | 313,211 | | |
COLOMBIA (0.8%) | |
Commercial Banks (0.8%) | |
Banco Davivienda S.A. | | | 19,100 | | | | 200,512 | | |
TOTAL PREFERED STOCKS (Cost $464,656) | | | 513,723 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND (1.1%) | |
UNITED STATES (1.1%) | |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (Cost $271,653) | | | 6,900 | | | $ | 276,414 | | |
| | Par (000) | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (2.6%) | |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, 0.090%, 05/01/2017 (Cost $665,420) | | $ | 665 | | | | 665,420 | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (111.4%) (Cost $24,435,849) | | | 28,570,801 | | |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-11.4%) | | | (2,929,986 | ) | |
NET ASSETS (100.0%) | | $ | 25,640,815 | | |
(1) Non-income producing security.
INVESTMENT ABBREVIATIONS
ADR = American Depositary Receipt
GDR = Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR = Non-Voting Depository Receipt
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets | |
Investments at value (Cost $24,435,849) (Note 2) | | $ | 28,570,801 | | |
Foreign currency at value (Cost $15,465) | | | 15,421 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 380,393 | | |
Dividend and interest receivable | | | 35,818 | | |
Receivable from investment adviser (Note 3) | | | 3,583 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 29,703 | | |
Total assets | | | 29,035,719 | | |
Liabilities | |
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3) | | | 50,409 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fee payable (Note 3) | | | 1,152 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 2,484,830 | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 662,832 | | |
Due to custodian | | | 97,199 | | |
Trustees' fee payable | | | 6,844 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 91,638 | | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,394,904 | | |
Net Assets | |
Capital stock, $.001 par value (Note 6) | | | 2,598 | | |
Paid-in capital (Note 6) | | | 26,031,095 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investments income | | | (226,655 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | (4,264,895 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments and foreign currency translations | | | 4,098,672 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 25,640,815 | | |
I Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 23,159,764 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 2,346,120 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 9.87 | | |
A Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,401,032 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 142,051 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 9.86 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value/(1-5.25%)) | | $ | 10.41 | | |
C Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,080,019 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 109,799 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 9.84 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment Income | |
Dividends | | $ | 233,292 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (22,495 | ) | |
Total investment income | | | 210,797 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fees (Note 3) | | | 126,108 | | |
Administrative services fees (Note 3) | | | 78,207 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fees (Note 3) | |
Class A | | | 1,564 | | |
Class C | | | 5,878 | | |
Registration fees | | | 25,086 | | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 20,327 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 17,187 | | |
Legal fees | | | 14,508 | | |
Printing fees | | | 10,051 | | |
Custodian fees | | | 8,988 | | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 3) | | | 8,114 | | |
Commitment fees (Note 4) | | | 6,235 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 302 | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | 4,245 | | |
Total expenses | | | 326,800 | | |
Less: fees waived and expenses reimbursed (Note 3) | | | (158,934 | ) | |
Net expenses | | | 167,866 | | |
Net investment income | | | 42,931 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Investments and Foreign Currency Related Items | |
Net realized gain from investments | | | 130,464 | | |
Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions | | | 5,652 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | 2,437,264 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translations | | | (28,998 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments and foreign currency related items | | | 2,544,382 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 2,587,313 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
From Operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 42,931 | | | $ | 441,488 | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 136,116 | | | | (2,333,709 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency translations | | | 2,408,266 | | | | 4,358,851 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 2,587,313 | | | | 2,466,630 | | |
From Dividends | |
Dividends from net investment income | |
Class I | | | (457,229 | ) | | | (337,426 | ) | |
Class A | | | (21,696 | ) | | | (17,340 | ) | |
Class C | | | (10,180 | ) | | | (10,307 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends | | | (489,105 | ) | | | (365,073 | ) | |
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6) | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 1,422,488 | | | | 1,643,676 | | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 489,106 | | | | 365,074 | | |
Net asset value of shares redeemed | | | (4,594,825 | ) | | | (1,740,996 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | (2,683,231 | ) | | | 267,754 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (585,023 | ) | | | 2,369,311 | | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 26,225,838 | | | | 23,856,527 | | |
End of period | | $ | 25,640,815 | | | $ | 26,225,838 | | |
Accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income | | $ | (226,655 | ) | | $ | 219,519 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class I Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 20141 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 8.41 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.16 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.69 | | | | (1.82 | ) | | | 0.20 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.85 | | | | (1.69 | ) | | | 0.36 | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | — | | |
Total dividends | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.87 | | | $ | 9.13 | | | $ | 8.41 | | | $ | 10.36 | | |
Total return3 | | | 10.40 | % | | | 10.46 | % | | | (16.68 | )% | | | 3.60 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 23,160 | | | $ | 23,329 | | | $ | 21,051 | | | $ | 21,040 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.25 | %4 | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | %4 | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.39 | %4 | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.88 | %4 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.24 | %4 | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.38 | %4 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 61 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 50 | % | |
1 For the period December 26, 2013 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2014.
2 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
3 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
4 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class A Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 20141 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.11 | | | $ | 8.40 | | | $ | 10.34 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.15 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.70 | | | | (1.81 | ) | | | 0.19 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.83 | | | | (1.70 | ) | | | 0.34 | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | — | | |
Total dividends | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.86 | | | $ | 9.11 | | | $ | 8.40 | | | $ | 10.34 | | |
Total return3 | | | 10.26 | % | | | 10.08 | % | | | (16.74 | )% | | | 3.40 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 1,401 | | | $ | 1,246 | | | $ | 1,288 | | | $ | 1,182 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.50 | %4 | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | %4 | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.15 | %4 | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.72 | %4 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.24 | %4 | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.38 | %4 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 61 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 50 | % | |
1 For the period December 26, 2013 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2014.
2 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
3 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
4 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class C Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 20141 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.05 | | | $ | 8.34 | | | $ | 10.28 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income (loss)2 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.08 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.69 | | | | (1.84 | ) | | | 0.20 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.77 | | | | (1.78 | ) | | | 0.28 | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | |
Total dividends | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.84 | | | $ | 9.05 | | | $ | 8.34 | | | $ | 10.28 | | |
Total return3 | | | 9.93 | % | | | 9.31 | % | | | (17.48 | )% | | | 2.80 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 1,080 | | | $ | 1,651 | | | $ | 1,518 | | | $ | 1,028 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 2.25 | %4 | | | 2.25 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 2.25 | %4 | |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | (0.65 | )%4 | | | 0.93 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.91 | %4 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 1.24 | %4 | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.38 | %4 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 25 | % | | | 61 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 50 | % | |
1 For the period December 26, 2013 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2014.
2 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
3 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
4 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a diversified open-end management investment company that seeks capital appreciation. The Trust was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware as a business trust on May 31, 1995.
The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class I shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. Each class of shares represents an equal pro rata interest in the Fund, except the share classes bear different expenses, which reflect the differences in the range of services provided to them. Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 5.25%. Class C shares are sold subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within the first year of purchase. Class I shares are sold without a sales charge.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP and follows Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 — Financial Services — Investment Companies.
A) SECURITY VALUATION — The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") on each day the Exchange is open for business. For certain international equity securities, in order to adjust for events which may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the close of the Exchange, a fair valuation model may be used. This fair valuation model takes into account comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts, exchange-traded funds, futures contracts and certain indices, and these securities are categorized as Level 2. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. These pricing services generally price fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional "round lot" size, but some trades occur in smaller "odd lot" sizes which may be effected at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Structured note agreements are valued in accordance with a dealer-supplied valuation based on changes in the value of the underlying index. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued at the London closing spot rates and the London closing forward point rates on a daily basis. The currency forward contract pricing model derives the differential in point rates to the expiration date of the forward and calculates its present value. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") to fair value certain securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the investment adviser to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the investment adviser using quotations from one or more brokers/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved and established by the Board.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
GAAP established a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at each measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
• Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
• Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
Assets | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 7,151,128 | | | $ | 19,964,116 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 27,115,244 | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 513,723 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 513,723 | | |
Exchange Traded Fund | | | 276,414 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 276,414 | | |
Short-term Investment | | | — | | | | 665,420 | | | | — | | | | 665,420 | | |
| | $ | 7,941,265 | | | $ | 20,629,536 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,570,801 | | |
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3, but there was $1,928,396 transferred out from Level 1 to Level 2 due to lack of observable market data because of a decrease in market activity. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
B) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES — The Fund adopted amendments to authoritative guidance on disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities which require that a fund disclose (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and hedging activities are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedging activities affect a fund's financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
C) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS — The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
amounts at the current exchange rate at the end of the period. Reported net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions arises from sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized gains and losses on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arises from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments at the end of the period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations.
D) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME/EXPENSE — Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income/expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. Dividend income/expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses are class-specific expenses, vary by class and are charged only to that class. Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of the outstanding shares of that class. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
E) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain will not be distributed. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
F) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and to make the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. One of these requirements is that the Fund derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies or net income derived from interests in certain publicly-traded partnerships ("Qualifying Income").
The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance for uncertainty in income taxes and recognizes a tax benefit or liability from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority's widely understood administrative practices and procedures. The Fund has reviewed its current tax positions and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
G) SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"), pools available cash into a short-term variable rate time deposit issued by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), the Fund's custodian. The short-term time deposit issued by SSB is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.
H) OTHER — In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions for which risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit risk). Similar to credit risk, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, including securities lending, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss could exceed the value of the
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
financial assets recorded in the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The extent of the Fund's exposure to credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded in the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
I) FOREIGN INVESTMENTS RISK — The Fund may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the U.S. due to concentrated investments in a limited number of countries or regions, which may vary throughout the year. Such concentrations may subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.
Because the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in these markets, it is subject to greater risks of adverse events that occur in those markets and may experience greater volatility than a Fund that is more broadly diversified geographically.
J) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS — On August 26, 2016, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-15"). ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The issues addressed in ASU 2016-15 are: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investments, beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In November 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash, a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-18"). ASU 2016-18 requires that a
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. ASU 2016-18 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, "final rules") intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the amendments to Regulation S-X will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.
K) SUBSEQUENT EVENT — On June 7, 2017, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved a plan of liquidation, dissolution and termination for the Fund whereby all of the Fund's assets were to be liquidated and the Fund subsequently dissolved. Upon approval of the plan of liquidation, the Fund was closed to new investors. Each shareholder of the Fund will receive a distribution in an amount equal to the net asset value of his/her shares as of the yet-to-be-determined future liquidation date.
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties
Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser and administrator for the Fund. Effective November 15, 2016, for its investment advisory and administration services, Credit Suisse is entitled to receive a fee from the Fund at an annual rate of 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Credit Suisse has contractually agreed to limit expenses so that the Fund's annual operating expenses do not exceed 1.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares, and 2.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, investment advisory and administration fees
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
earned and fees waived/expenses reimbursed were $126,108 and $158,934, respectively. Prior to November 15, 2016, the Fund paid advisory fees at the annual rate of 0.90% of average daily net assets. The Fund is authorized to reimburse Credit Suisse for management fees previously limited and/or for expenses previously reimbursed by Credit Suisse, provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the end of the fiscal year during which such fees were limited or expenses were reimbursed by Credit Suisse and the reimbursements do not cause the Fund to exceed the applicable expense limitation in the contract at the time the fees are recouped. This contract may not be terminated before February 28, 2018.
The amounts waived and reimbursed by Credit Suisse, which are available for potential future recoupment by Credit Suisse, and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2017 are as follows:
| | Fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recoupment | | Expires October 31, 2017 | | Expires October 31, 2018 | | Expires October 31, 2019 | | Expires October 31, 2020 | |
Class I | | $ | 925,048 | | | $ | 228,447 | | | $ | 267,752 | | | $ | 284,961 | | | $ | 143,888 | | |
Class A | | | 53,219 | | | | 13,198 | | | | 16,088 | | | | 16,185 | | | | 7,748 | | |
Class C | | | 56,324 | | | | 12,296 | | | | 16,396 | | | | 20,334 | | | | 7,298 | | |
Totals | | $ | 1,034,591 | | | $ | 253,941 | | | $ | 300,236 | | | $ | 321,480 | | | $ | 158,934 | | |
Prior to November 15, 2016, Credit Suisse and SSB served as co-administrators to the Fund. For its co-administrative services, Credit Suisse received a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.09% of the Fund's average daily net assets. On November 15, 2016, the Fund entered into an Investment Management Agreement with Credit Suisse which bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee. For the period from November 1, 2016 to November 14, 2016, co-administrative services fees earned by Credit Suisse were $946.
For its co-administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon the relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, co-administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket expenses) with respect to the Fund were $77,261.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC ("CSSU"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, serves as the distributor of the Fund's shares. Pursuant to a distribution plan adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, CSSU receives fees for its distribution services. These fees are calculated at an annual rate of
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. For the Class C shares, the fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid Rule 12b-1 distribution fees of $1,564 for Class A shares and $5,878 for Class C shares. Class I shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 distribution fees.
Certain brokers, dealers and financial representatives provide transfer agent-related services to the Fund and receive compensation from the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid $6,543, which is included within transfer agent fees in the Statement of Operations.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, CSSU and its affiliates advised the Fund that there were no commissions earned on the sale of the Fund's Class A and Class C shares.
Note 4. Line of Credit
The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse (collectively, the "Participating Funds"), participates in a committed, unsecured line of credit facility ("Credit Facility"), with SSB in an aggregated amount of $250 million for temporary or emergency purposes under a first-come, first-served basis. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Participating Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility, which is allocated among the Participating Funds in such manner as is determined by the governing Boards of the Participating Funds. In addition, the Participating Funds pay interest on borrowings at either the Overnight Federal Funds rate or the Overnight LIBOR rate plus a spread. At April 30, 2017 and during the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility.
Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were $6,534,495 and $6,823,645, respectively.
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value per share. The Fund offers Class I,
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions (continued)
Class A and Class C shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class of the Fund were as follows:
| | Class I | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 149,619 | | | $ | 1,395,738 | | | | 193,469 | | | $ | 1,580,312 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 53,918 | | | | 457,229 | | | | 43,765 | | | | 337,426 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (412,552 | ) | | | (3,963,603 | ) | | | (183,703 | ) | | | (1,510,760 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (209,015 | ) | | $ | (2,110,636 | ) | | | 53,531 | | | $ | 406,978 | | |
| | Class A | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 2,779 | | | $ | 26,750 | | | | 6,626 | | | $ | 48,650 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,559 | | | | 21,697 | | | | 2,249 | | | | 17,340 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | — | | | | — | | | | (25,497 | ) | | | (206,889 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 5,338 | | | $ | 48,447 | | | | (16,622 | ) | | $ | (140,899 | ) | |
| | Class C | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | 1,699 | | | $ | 14,714 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 1,201 | | | | 10,180 | | | | 1,337 | | | | 10,308 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (73,812 | ) | | | (631,222 | ) | | | (2,577 | ) | | | (23,347 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (72,611 | ) | | $ | (621,042 | ) | | | 459 | | | $ | 1,675 | | |
On April 30, 2017, the number of shareholders that held 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Fund was as follows:
| | Number of Shareholders | | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |
Class I | | | 2 | * | | | 97 | % | |
Class A | | | 3 | * | | | 94 | % | |
Class C | | | 2 | * | | | 100 | % | |
* This includes the seed money from Merchant Holding, Inc., an affiliate of Credit Suisse.
Some of the shareholders are omnibus accounts, which hold shares on behalf of individual shareholders.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Shareholder Meeting Results (unaudited)
A special meeting of shareholders of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds — Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the "Fund") was held at One Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010 on March 14, 2017. The following matter was voted upon by the shareholders of the Fund and the results are presented below. The proposal was approved.
To Elect the Following Nominees as Trustees:
| | FOR | | WITHHELD | |
Laura A. DeFelice | | | 2,572,726 | | | | 0 | | |
Mahendra R. Gupta | | | 2,572,726 | | | | 0 | | |
John G. Popp | | | 2,572,726 | | | | 0 | | |
Total Eligible Shares | | 2,833,729 | |
Total Shares Voted | | 2,572,276 | |
% of Shares Voted | | 90.79% | |
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited)
In approving the amended and restated investment management agreement for the Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the "Fund") a series of Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), including all of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Independent Trustees"), at a meeting held on November 14 and 15, 2016, considered the following factors:
Investment Management Fee Rates and Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate of 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets ("Contractual Management Fee") for the Fund in light of the extent and quality of the management services provided by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"). The Board also considered that Credit Suisse entered into an expense limitation agreement ("Expense Limitation Agreement") limiting the Fund's total net expenses to 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, until February 28, 2018.
The Board considered that it had approved a proposal to bundle the Fund's advisory and co-administration services under a single new Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Credit Suisse (the "Management Agreement"). The Board noted that the Management Agreement became effective November 15, 2016. The Management Agreement provides for a contractual combined management fee rate of 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Board noted that the proposal bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted that the bundling of the advisory and co-administration services and fees will not impact the aggregate services provided under the current arrangement and that the overall combined advisory and co-administration fees paid by shareholders would not increase.
Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing the Fund's Contractual Management Fee, Contractual Management Fee less waivers and/or reimbursements ("Net Management Fee") and the Fund's overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group ("Expense Group") and universe of funds ("Expense Universe") provided by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Expense Group and the Expense Universe. The Board also received and considered information regarding the co-administration fees paid by the Fund.
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Management Agreement
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by Credit Suisse. The Board noted that the extensive investment management services provided by Credit Suisse included broad supervisory responsibility and oversight over other service providers to the Fund. The Board reviewed background information about Credit Suisse including its Form ADV Part 2 — Disclosure Brochure and Brochure Supplement. The Board considered the background and experience of Credit Suisse's senior management and the expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Fund by, senior personnel of Credit Suisse. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board evaluated the ability of Credit Suisse, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals including research, advisory, and supervisory personnel. The Board also received and considered information about the nature, extent and quality of services and fee rates offered to other Credit Suisse clients for comparable services.
Fund Performance
The Board received and considered performance results of the Fund over time, along with comparisons both to the relevant performance group ("Performance Group") and universe of funds ("Performance Universe") for the Fund. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Performance Group and the Performance Universe. The Board considered the investment performance of the Fund relative to its stated objectives, as well as the performance of the Fund relative to its peers and noted solid performance over the past year in the uncertain emerging equites markets.
Credit Suisse Profitability
The Board received and considered a profitability analysis of Credit Suisse based on the fees payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund,
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
including any fee waivers, as well as other relationships between the Fund on the one hand and Credit Suisse affiliates on the other. The Board also considered Credit Suisse's methodology for allocating costs to the Fund, recognizing that cost allocation methodologies are inherently subjective. The Board also received profitability information for the other funds in the Credit Suisse family of funds.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board noted the small size of the Fund and that as the Fund's asset levels grow, economics of scale potentially could be realized.
Other Benefits to Credit Suisse
The Board considered other benefits received by Credit Suisse and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. Such benefits include, among others, benefits potentially derived from an increase in Credit Suisse's businesses as a result of its relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by Credit Suisse and its affiliates) and the fees paid to an affiliate of Credit Suisse for distribution services.
The Board considered the standards applied in seeking best execution and reviewed Credit Suisse's method for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among its advisory clients.
Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviews detailed materials received from Credit Suisse as part of the annual approval process. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services that the Fund receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board reviews reports of Credit Suisse at least quarterly, which include, among other things, detailed portfolio and market reviews, detailed fund performance reports, and Credit Suisse's compliance procedures.
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Conclusions
In selecting Credit Suisse, and approving the Management Agreement and the investment management fee under such agreement, the Board concluded that:
• The Contractual Management Fee and Net Management Fee, reviewed along with information provided by Broadridge for the funds in the Fund's Expense Group and Expense Universe, were reasonable in relation to the services provided by Credit Suisse.
• The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse and that, based on dialogue with management and counsel, the services provided by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement are typical of, and consistent with, those provided to similar mutual funds by other investment advisers.
• In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and Credit Suisse's ongoing commitment to the Fund and willingness to waive fees, Credit Suisse's profitability based on fees payable under the advisory and co-administration agreements, as well as other ancillary benefits that Credit Suisse and its affiliates received, were considered reasonable.
• In light of the information received and considered by the Board, the Fund's current fee structure was considered reasonable.
No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreement. The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process.
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Credit Suisse Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited)
At Credit Suisse, we know that you are concerned with how we protect and handle nonpublic personal information that identifies you. This notice is designed to help you understand what nonpublic personal information we collect from you and from other sources, and how we use that information in connection with your investments and investment choices that may be available to you. Except where otherwise noted, this notice is applicable only to consumers who are current or former investors, meaning individual persons whose investments are primarily for household, family or personal use ("individual investors"). Specified sections of this notice, however, also apply to other types of investors (called "institutional investors"). Where the notice applies to institutional investors, the notice expressly states so. This notice is being provided by Credit Suisse Funds and Credit Suisse Closed-End Funds. This notice applies solely to U.S. registered investment companies advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Categories of information we may collect:
We may collect information about you, including nonpublic personal information, such as
• Information we receive from you on applications, forms, agreements, questionnaires, Credit Suisse websites and other websites that are part of our investment program, or in the course of establishing or maintaining a customer relationship, such as your name, address, e-mail address, Social Security number, assets, income, financial situation; and
• Information we obtain from your transactions and experiences with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your account balances or other investment information, assets purchased and sold, and other parties to a transaction, where applicable.
Categories of information we disclose and parties to whom we disclose it:
• We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our individual investors, except as permitted or required by law or regulation. Whether you are an individual investor or institutional investor, we may share the information described above with our affiliates that perform services on our behalf, and with our asset management and private banking affiliates; as well as with unaffiliated third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as our accountants, auditors, attorneys, broker-dealers, fund administrators, and other service providers.
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Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited) (continued)
• We want our investors to be informed about additional products or services. We do not disclose nonpublic personal information relating to individual investors to our affiliates for marketing purposes, nor do we use such information received from our affiliates to solicit individual investors for such purposes. Whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we may disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, regarding our transactions and experiences with you to our affiliates.
• In addition, whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we reserve the right to disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, about you to any person or entity, including without limitation any governmental agency, regulatory authority or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over us or our affiliates, if (i) we determine in our discretion that such disclosure is necessary or advisable pursuant to or in connection with any United States federal, state or local, or non-U.S., court order (or other legal process), law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy, including without limitation any anti-money laundering law or the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001; and (ii) such disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy.
Confidentiality and security
• To protect nonpublic personal information about individual investors, we restrict access to those employees and agents who need to know that information to provide products or services to us and to our investors. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect nonpublic personal information.
Other Disclosures
This notice is not intended to be incorporated in any offering materials, but is a statement of our current Notice of Privacy and Information Practices and may be amended from time to time. This notice is current as of May 23, 2017.
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Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information (unaudited)
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:
• By calling 1-877-870-2874
• On the Fund's website, www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds
• On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov
The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
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CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS
Semiannual Report
April 30, 2017
(unaudited)
n CREDIT SUISSE
STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (which should be considered carefully before investing), and more complete information about the Fund, are provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain additional copies by calling 877-870-2874 or by visiting our website at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Distributor, is located at One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Credit Suisse Funds are advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should be aware that they may be eligible to purchase Class I shares (where offered) directly or through certain intermediaries. Such shares are not subject to a sales charge. Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should also be aware that they may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of the sales charge with respect to Class A or C shares (where offered). For more information, please review the relevant prospectuses or consult your financial representative.
Fund shares are not deposits or other obligations of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse") or any affiliate, are not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment.
Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
May 26, 2017
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this Semiannual Report covering the activities of the Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund") for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017.
Performance Summary
11/1/2016 – 4/30/2017
Fund & Benchmark | | Performance | |
Class I1 | | | 7.39 | % | |
Class A1,2 | | | 7.25 | % | |
Class C1,2 | | | 6.85 | % | |
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index3 | | | 0.19 | % | |
Performance shown for the Fund's Class A and Class C Shares does not reflect sales charges, which are a maximum of 4.75% and 1.00%, respectively.2
Market Review: A positive period for credit
The six-month period ended April 30, 2017 was a positive one for credit, with the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index returning 5.92% and the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index returning 3.14% for the period.
Below investment grade asset classes experienced a substantial rally since the lows of February 2016, when the oil and commodity sector outlooks improved. That posture was further bolstered after the U.S. elections, as investors showed optimism about potential policies that could stimulate the economy. These factors, along with positive headlines on economic data and steady earnings, have boosted risk assets.
Technicals in the loan market were also largely positive. The primary market had record issuance, with $448.6 billion of new issuance in the last six months. As the vast majority (78%) was dedicated to the refinancing/repricing of existing debt, net issuance was only $97.6 billion — which was easily absorbed by a cash-heavy investor base. In addition, the U.S. Federal Reserve ("Fed") continued to increase rates at a measured pace and we expect more hikes in 2017. This has driven new interest in the secured loan asset class, with collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") creation exceeding $44 billion in net issuance, while prime fund flows were $29.6 billion. High yield mutual funds experienced outflows of $7.2 billion on a year-to-date basis through April 2017. The outflows mostly occurred in March, as weakness in oil and a rise in U.S. Treasury yields put temporary pressure on the high yield market. Once oil somewhat stabilized,
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
outflows reversed and high yield mutual funds experienced positive inflows of $1 billion in April. New issuance in the high yield market was stable at $154 billion versus $167 billion for the prior six-month period.
Default activity for high yield bonds, as measured by JPMorgan, decreased to 1.39% in April, down from 3.57% at year-end 2016 and the lowest rate since March 2014 (0.61%). In addition, the default rates for loans have continued to hover at a very low rate, ending the period at a benign 1.39%. Looking forward, JPMorgan lowered its 2017 default rate forecast for high yield bonds by 50 basis points (to 2.0%), while keeping its 2018 default rate forecast steady at 3.0%.
Strategic Review and Outlook: Shorter durations given evolving conditions
For the six-month period, the Fund outperformed the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill Index, the Fund's benchmark. The Fund benefitted from positive returns in the high yield, bank loan and CLO asset classes. On a sector basis, oil and gas and metals/mining contributed the most to performance. From a ratings perspective, B-rated and CCC-rated positions contributed fairly equally to overall returns, followed by BB-rated positions.
Looking ahead, we believe fundamentals are sound and expect relatively low interest rates and solid earnings will continue to support corporate balance sheets. The low default rate environment is expected to continue for the intermediate term, with perhaps the exception of specific sectors, like retail, experiencing secular changes. The United States economy continues to experience stable growth — with the most recent unemployment numbers improving to end the period at 4.4%.
The Fed increased rates in March 2017, and we continue to believe there is heightened likelihood for further hikes in 2017. As such, we have continued to maintain a shorter duration in the portfolio with a focus on leveraged loans and less rate sensitive bonds. Still, both leveraged loan and high yield markets have enjoyed quite a rally since 2016, with spreads compressing. Additionally, despite the markets' favorable reaction to French election results and our continued expectation for current credit conditions to remain supportive of risk assets in the intermediate term, we remain mindful of short term dislocations in markets from potential macro headlines and evolving market views on the new administration in the U.S.
The Credit Suisse Credit Investments Group
John G. Popp
Andrew H. Marshak
Thomas J. Flannery
Louis I. Farano
Wing Chan
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Senior secured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans") typically hold the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure. Senior Loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans.
High yield bonds are lower-quality bonds that are also known as "junk bonds." Such bonds entail greater risks than those found in higher-rated securities.
CLOs are subject to the risk of substantial losses due to actual defaults, decrease of market value due to collateral defaults and disappearance of subordinate tranches, market anticipation of defaults, and investor aversion to CLO securities as a class. The risks of CLOs depend largely on the type of the underlying loans and the tranche of CLOs in which the Fund invests. In addition, CLOs carry risks including interest rate risk and credit risk.
Additional principal risk factors for the Fund include conflict of interest risk, convertible securities risk, credit risk, derivatives risk, extension risk, foreign securities risk, futures contracts risk, hedged exposure risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, market risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, prepayment risk, short position risk, U.S. government securities risk and valuation risk. Before you invest, please make sure you understand the risks that apply to the Fund. As with any mutual fund, you could lose money over any period of time. Investments in the Fund are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. For a detailed discussion of these and other risks, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.
In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements, which may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign markets, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation and their potential impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
The views of the Fund's management are as of the date of this letter and the Fund holdings described in this document are as of April 30, 2017; these views and Fund holdings may have changed subsequent to these dates. Nothing in this document is a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.24% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 1.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus.
2 Total return for the Fund's Class A shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 4.75%), was 2.11%. Total return for the Fund's Class C shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value including maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, was 5.85%.
3 Using only liquid securities, the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index seeks to replicate the return of the overall hedge fund industry, as represented by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index. The index does not have transaction costs and investors may not invest directly in the index.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Average Annual Returns as of April 30, 20171
| | 1 Year | | Since Inception2 | |
Class I | | �� | 18.21 | % | | | 7.68 | % | |
Class A Without Sales Charge | | | 17.89 | % | | | 7.41 | % | |
Class A With Maximum Sales Charge | | | 12.28 | % | | | 6.28 | % | |
Class C Without CDSC | | | 17.03 | % | | | 6.63 | % | |
Class C With CDSC | | | 16.03 | % | | | 6.63 | % | |
Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
The annualized gross expense ratios are 1.19% for Class I shares, 1.44% for Class A shares and 2.19% for Class C shares. The annualized net expense ratios after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements are 0.99% for Class I shares, 1.24% for Class A shares and 1.99% for Class C shares.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.24% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 1.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus.
2 Inception Date September 28, 2012.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Information About Your Fund's Expenses
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six months ended April 30, 2017.
The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:
• Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line.
• Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare the Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Expenses and Value for a $1,000 Investment
for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017
Actual Fund Return | | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,073.90 | | | $ | 1,072.50 | | | $ | 1,068.50 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 5.09 | | | $ | 6.37 | | | $ | 10.21 | | |
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,019.89 | | | $ | 1,018.65 | | | $ | 1,014.93 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 4.96 | | | $ | 6.21 | | | $ | 9.94 | | |
| | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Annualized Expense Ratios* | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.99 | % | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or actual expenses reimbursements, if applicable. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher. Expenses do not reflect additional charges and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under the variable contracts or plans. Such charges and expenses are described in the prospectus of the insurance company separate account or in the plan documents or other informational materials supplied by plan sponsors. The Fund's expenses should be considered with these charges and expenses in evaluating the overall cost of investing in the separate account.
For more information, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Credit Quality Breakdown*
(% of Total Investments as of April 30, 2017)
S&P Ratings** | |
BBB | | | 2.6 | % | |
BB | | | 23.2 | | |
B | | | 40.7 | | |
CCC | | | 12.1 | | |
CC | | | 0.1 | | |
NR | | | 4.6 | | |
Subtotal | | | 83.3 | | |
Equity and Other | | | 0.8 | | |
Short Term Investment1 | | | 15.9 | | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | |
* Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding securities lending collateral, if applicable) and may vary over time.
** Credit Quality is based on ratings provided by the Standard & Poor's Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P"). S&P is a main provider of ratings for Credit Asset Classes and is widely used amongst industry participants. The NR category consists of securities that have not been rated by S&P.
1 Primarily reflects cash invested in State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, for which the purchases of securities have been executed but not yet settled at April 30, 2017, if applicable.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (43.0%) | |
Advertising (0.7%) | |
$ | 750 | | | WMG Acquisition Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 11/01/19 @ 103.66)(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 11/01/24 | | | 4.875 | | | $ | 763,125 | | |
Air Transportation (0.3%) | |
| 300 | | | United Continental Holdings, Inc., Company Guaranteed Notes | | (BB-, NR) | | 02/01/24 | | | 5.000 | | | | 303,000 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment (0.4%) | |
| 500 | | | Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/15/21 @ 102.81)(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/15/26 | | | 5.625 | | | | 508,125 | | |
Banking (0.4%) | |
| 500 | | | Ladder Capital Finance Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 09/15/21 @ 100.00)(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 03/15/22 | | | 5.250 | | | | 514,375 | | |
Building & Construction (1.0%) | |
| 500 | | | Airxcel, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 02/15/19 @ 104.25)(1) | | (B, B2) | | 02/15/22 | | | 8.500 | | | | 516,250 | | |
| 500 | | | AV Homes, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 106.38) | | (B, Caa1) | | 07/01/19 | | | 8.500 | | | | 522,500 | | |
| 150 | | | U.S. Concrete, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 06/01/19 @ 104.78) | | (BB-, B2) | | 06/01/24 | | | 6.375 | | | | 157,500 | | |
| | | 1,196,250 | | |
Building Materials (3.5%) | |
| 350 | | | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 12/15/18 @ 104.31)(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 12/15/23 | | | 5.750 | | | | 373,625 | | |
| 414 | | | BMC East LLC, Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 10/01/19 @ 104.13)(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 10/01/24 | | | 5.500 | | | | 432,112 | | |
| 725 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 08/01/21 @ 102.25) | | (BBB, Ba1) | | 08/01/26 | | | 4.500 | | | | 725,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Euramax International, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 02/15/18 @ 109.00)(1) | | (B-, Caa2) | | 08/15/20 | | | 12.000 | | | | 1,100,000 | | |
| 750 | | | FBM Finance, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 08/15/18 @ 104.13)(1) | | (B+, Caa1) | | 08/15/21 | | | 8.250 | | | | 813,750 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Building Materials | |
$ | 500 | | | NCI Building Systems, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 01/15/18 @ 106.19)(1) | | (BB, B3) | | 01/15/23 | | | 8.250 | | | $ | 547,500 | | |
| 50 | | | PriSo Acquisition Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/15/18 @ 104.50)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 05/15/23 | | | 9.000 | | | | 51,250 | | |
| | | 4,043,237 | | |
Cable & Satellite TV (4.3%) | |
| 800 | | | Altice Financing S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/21 @ 103.75)(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 05/15/26 | | | 7.500 | | | | 866,000 | | |
| 400 | | | Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/21 @ 102.75)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 05/15/26 | | | 5.500 | | | | 414,500 | | |
| 200 | | | Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 07/15/18 @ 104.03)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 07/15/23 | | | 5.375 | | | | 209,500 | | |
| 500 | | | Block Communications, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 02/15/20 @ 103.44)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 02/15/25 | | | 6.875 | | | | 540,000 | | |
| 500 | | | Cable One, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 06/15/18 @ 102.88)(1) | | (BB, B2) | | 06/15/22 | | | 5.750 | | | | 525,000 | | |
| 300 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.31)(1) | | (BB-, Ba1) | | 10/15/25 | | | 6.625 | | | | 328,875 | | |
| 300 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 10/15/20 @ 105.44)(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 10/15/25 | | | 10.875 | | | | 361,125 | | |
| 250 | | | Midcontinent Finance Corp., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 08/15/18 @ 105.16)(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 08/15/23 | | | 6.875 | | | | 269,375 | | |
| 475 | | | SFR Group S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/01/21 @ 103.69)(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 05/01/26 | | | 7.375 | | | | 501,125 | | |
| 461 | | | Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 08/15/21 @ 102.75)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 08/15/26 | | | 5.500 | | | | 471,949 | | |
| 500 | | | Ziggo Secured Finance B.V., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 01/15/22 @ 102.75)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 01/15/27 | | | 5.500 | | | | 513,765 | | |
| | | 5,001,214 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Chemicals (1.7%) | |
$ | 525 | | | Alpha U.S. Bidco, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 02/01/20 @ 103.13)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 02/01/25 | | | 6.250 | | | $ | 535,500 | | |
| 250 | | | PQ Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/19 @ 103.38)(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 11/15/22 | | | 6.750 | | | | 271,873 | | |
| 52 | | | Reichhold Industries, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes(1),(2),(3),(4) | | (NR, NR) | | 05/08/17 | | | 9.000 | | | | 1,882 | | |
| 850 | | | Tronox Finance LLC, Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.19) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 08/15/20 | | | 6.375 | | | | 868,062 | | |
| 300 | | | Versum Materials, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 09/30/21 @ 102.75)(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 09/30/24 | | | 5.500 | | | | 312,375 | | |
| | | 1,989,692 | | |
Consumer/Commercial/Lease Financing (1.2%) | |
| 700 | | | Infinity Acquisition Finance Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 08/01/17 @ 103.63)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 08/01/22 | | | 7.250 | | | | 661,500 | | |
| 500 | | | NFP Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 106.75)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 07/15/21 | | | 9.000 | | | | 530,000 | | |
| 225 | | | Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 08/15/22 | | | 5.250 | | | | 238,500 | | |
| | | 1,430,000 | | |
Diversified Capital Goods (0.5%) | |
| 200 | | | AECOM, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/15/26 @ 100.00)(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 03/15/27 | | | 5.125 | | | | 200,730 | | |
| 350 | | | EnerSys, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 01/30/23 @ 100.00)(1) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 04/30/23 | | | 5.000 | | | | 357,875 | | |
| | | 558,605 | | |
Energy - Exploration & Production (1.1%) | |
| 500 | | | Aker BP ASA, Rule 144A, Subordinated Notes (Callable 05/27/19 @ 105.13)(1) | | (NR, NR) | | 05/27/22 | | | 10.250 | | | | 561,250 | | |
| 700 | | | Peabody Energy Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 03/31/19 @ 103.00)(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 03/31/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 716,625 | | |
| | | 1,277,875 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Food - Wholesale (1.6%) | |
$ | 400 | | | B&G Foods, Inc., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/01/20 @ 103.94) | | (B+, B3) | | 04/01/25 | | | 5.250 | | | $ | 410,512 | | |
| 400 | | | Clearwater Seafoods, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/01/20 @ 105.16)(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 05/01/25 | | | 6.875 | | | | 415,000 | | |
| 225 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/21 @ 102.31)(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 11/01/24 | | | 4.625 | | | | 232,875 | | |
| 225 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/21 @ 102.44)(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 11/01/26 | | | 4.875 | | | | 232,594 | | |
| 600 | | | Post Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 03/01/20 @ 104.13)(1) | | (B, B3) | | 03/01/25 | | | 5.500 | | | | 630,000 | | |
| | | 1,920,981 | | |
Gaming (1.9%) | |
| 700 | | | Eagle II Acquisition Co. LLC, Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 04/01/20 @ 104.50)(1) | | (B-, B3) | | 04/01/25 | | | 6.000 | | | | 726,250 | | |
| 400 | | | Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 03/01/20 @ 104.13)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 03/01/24 | | | 8.250 | | | | 410,000 | | |
| 450 | | | Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 02/01/20 @ 105.91)(1) | | (B, B2) | | 02/01/24 | | | 7.875 | | | | 471,375 | | |
| 495 | | | Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH, Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 104.13)(1),(5) | | (B, B2) | | 02/15/21 | | | 8.250 | | | | 563,233 | | |
| | | 2,170,858 | | |
Gas Distribution (0.4%) | |
| 500 | | | Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.88) | | (B+, B1) | | 02/15/21 | | | 5.750 | | | | 508,125 | | |
Health Facilities (1.2%) | |
| 250 | | | Care Capital Properties LP, Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/15/26 @ 100.00) | | (BBB-, Baa3) | | 08/15/26 | | | 5.125 | | | | 251,424 | | |
| 750 | | | CareTrust Capital Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 06/01/17 @ 102.94) | | (BB-, B1) | | 06/01/21 | | | 5.875 | | | | 774,375 | | |
| 400 | | | MPT Finance Corp., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.19) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 02/15/22 | | | 6.375 | | | | 414,000 | | |
| | | 1,439,799 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Insurance Brokerage (0.7%) | |
$ | 750 | | | Hub Holdings Finance, Inc., 8.125% Cash, 8.875% PIK, Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 101.00)(1),(6) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 07/15/19 | | | 17.000 | | | $ | 756,563 | | |
Investments & Misc. Financial Services (1.2%) | |
| 850 | | | LPL Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 03/15/20 @ 104.31)(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 09/15/25 | | | 5.750 | | | | 864,875 | | |
| 500 | | | Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 09/15/21 @ 100.00)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 12/15/21 | | | 5.000 | | | | 522,500 | | |
| | | 1,387,375 | | |
Machinery (0.8%) | |
| 500 | | | Terex Corp., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 02/01/20 @ 104.22)(1) | | (BB, B2) | | 02/01/25 | | | 5.625 | | | | 511,875 | | |
| 350 | | | Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corp., 12.000% Cash, 13.000% PIK, Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 02/15/19 @ 106.00)(1),(6) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 02/15/22 | | | 25.000 | | | | 374,938 | | |
| | | 886,813 | | |
Media - Diversified (1.0%) | |
| 715 | | | National CineMedia LLC, Global Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.00) | | (BB-, Ba2) | | 04/15/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 738,237 | | |
| 150 | | | National CineMedia LLC, Global Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 08/15/21 @ 102.88) | | (B, B2) | | 08/15/26 | | | 5.750 | | | | 153,750 | | |
| 250 | | | The EW Scripps Co., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/15/20 @ 103.84)(1) | | (BB, Ba2e) | | 05/15/25 | | | 5.125 | | | | 257,188 | | |
| | | 1,149,175 | | |
Media Content (0.5%) | |
| 500 | | | EMI Music Publishing Group North America Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 06/15/19 @ 105.72)(1) | | (B, B3) | | 06/15/24 | | | 7.625 | | | | 555,000 | | |
Metals & Mining - Excluding Steel (1.7%) | |
| 2,975 | | | Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.75)(2) | | (NR, NR) | | 06/01/19 | | | 11.000 | | | | 178 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Metals & Mining - Excluding Steel | |
$ | 2,000 | | | Taseko Mines Ltd., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 100.00) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 04/15/19 | | | 7.750 | | | $ | 1,967,500 | | |
| | | 1,967,678 | | |
Oil Field Equipment & Services (3.2%) | |
| 500 | | | FTS International, Inc., Global Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 104.69) | | (CCC, Ca) | | 05/01/22 | | | 6.250 | | | | 435,000 | | |
| 400 | | | KCA Deutag UK Finance PLC, Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 04/01/20 @ 109.88)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 04/01/22 | | | 9.875 | | | | 411,500 | | |
| 573 | | | Nor Offshore SPV Ltd., PIK, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 100.00)(6) | | (NR, NR) | | 02/04/20 | | | 8.400 | | | | 193,036 | | |
| 800 | | | Pacific Drilling V Ltd., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 100.00)(1) | | (NR, Ca) | | 12/01/17 | | | 7.250 | | | | 412,000 | | |
| 800 | | | Pioneer Energy Services Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 104.59) | | (B-, Ca) | | 03/15/22 | | | 6.125 | | | | 730,000 | | |
| 701 | | | Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 104.31)(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 11/02/20 | | | 9.500 | | | | 700,832 | | |
| 250 | | | Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.16)(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 11/01/18 | | | 8.625 | | | | 243,750 | | |
| 93 | | | Sidewinder Drilling, Inc.(3),(4) | | (NR, NR) | | 02/14/20 | | | 12.000 | | | | 90,023 | | |
| 325 | | | Transocean, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 07/15/22 @ 100.00) | | (B+, Caa1) | | 10/15/22 | | | 5.550 | | | | 303,875 | | |
| 225 | | | Trinidad Drilling Ltd., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 02/15/20 @ 104.97)(1) | | (BB-, Caa1) | | 02/15/25 | | | 6.625 | | | | 227,250 | | |
| | | 3,747,266 | | |
Oil Refining & Marketing (0.4%) | |
| 400 | | | Coffeyville Finance, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/17 @ 103.25) | | (BB-, B1) | | 11/01/22 | | | 6.500 | | | | 408,000 | | |
Packaging (1.5%) | |
| 750 | | | Ardagh Holdings U.S.A., Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/19 @ 102.31)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 05/15/23 | | | 4.625 | | | | 768,750 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Packaging | |
$ | 500 | | | Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 01/15/20 @ 103.44)(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 01/15/25 | | | 6.875 | | | $ | 515,937 | | |
| 475 | | | Silgan Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 03/15/20 @ 102.38)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 03/15/25 | | | 4.750 | | | | 480,344 | | |
| | | 1,765,031 | | |
Personal & Household Products (0.3%) | |
| 300 | | | High Ridge Brands Co., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 03/15/20 @ 104.44)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 03/15/25 | | | 8.875 | | | | 314,250 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.5%) | |
| 200 | | | Endo Finco, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 02/01/20 @ 103.00)(1) | | (B-, B3) | | 02/01/25 | | | 6.000 | | | | 169,900 | | |
| 125 | | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/15/20 @ 103.06)(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 04/15/25 | | | 6.125 | | | | 92,750 | | |
| 425 | | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/15/18 @ 102.94)(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 05/15/23 | | | 5.875 | | | | 316,094 | | |
| | | 578,744 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.0%) | |
| 750 | | | iStar, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 04/01/19 @ 103.00) | | (B+, B2) | | 04/01/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 770,625 | | |
| 425 | | | QCP SNF West/Central/East/AL REIT LLC, Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 11/01/19 @ 104.06)(1) | | (BB-, B3) | | 11/01/23 | | | 8.125 | | | | 445,188 | | |
| | | 1,215,813 | | |
Recreation & Travel (1.3%) | |
| 250 | | | Canada's Wonderland Co., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/15/22 @ 102.69)(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/15/27 | | | 5.375 | | | | 259,038 | | |
| 500 | | | ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/15/18 @ 106.19)(1) | | (B-, B3) | | 12/15/23 | | | 8.250 | | | | 547,500 | | |
| 750 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 07/31/19 @ 103.66)(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 07/31/24 | | | 4.875 | | | | 758,437 | | |
| | | 1,564,975 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Restaurants (0.5%) | |
$ | 561 | | | Financiere Quick SAS, Rule 144A, Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/10/17 @ 101.00)(1),(5),(7) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 10/15/19 | | | 7.168 | | | $ | 616,131 | | |
Software - Services (2.0%) | |
| 750 | | | First Data Corp., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 01/15/19 @ 102.88)(1) | | (B, B3) | | 01/15/24 | | | 5.750 | | | | 780,937 | | |
| 475 | | | Infor Software Parent, Inc., 7.125% Cash, 7.875% PIK, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.56)(1),(6) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 05/01/21 | | | 15.000 | | | | 487,825 | | |
| 45 | | | Syniverse Holdings, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 100.00) | | (CCC+, Caa3) | | 01/15/19 | | | 9.125 | | | | 43,313 | | |
| 500 | | | WEX, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 02/01/18 @ 102.38)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 02/01/23 | | | 4.750 | | | | 496,250 | | |
| 425 | | | Xerox Business Services LLC, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/15/20 @ 105.25)(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 12/15/24 | | | 10.500 | | | | 494,062 | | |
| | | 2,302,387 | | |
Specialty Retail (0.2%) | |
| 200 | | | Penske Automotive Group, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 10/01/17 @ 102.88) | | (B+, B1) | | 10/01/22 | | | 5.750 | | | | 208,000 | | |
Steel Producers/Products (0.5%) | |
| 250 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/15/21 @ 102.50)(1) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 12/15/26 | | | 5.000 | | | | 256,250 | | |
| 300 | | | Zekelman Industries, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 06/15/19 @ 104.94)(1) | | (B, Caa1) | | 06/15/23 | | | 9.875 | | | | 339,750 | | |
| | | 596,000 | | |
Support - Services (2.5%) | |
| 500 | | | AMN Healthcare, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 10/01/19 @ 103.84)(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 10/01/24 | | | 5.125 | | | | 506,250 | | |
| 450 | | | Avison Young Canada, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 12/15/19 @ 104.75)(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 12/15/21 | | | 9.500 | | | | 447,187 | | |
| 400 | | | ESH Hospitality, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/01/20 @ 102.63)(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 05/01/25 | | | 5.250 | | | | 406,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | |
Support - Services | |
$ | 775 | | | Gartner, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/01/20 @ 103.84)(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/01/25 | | | 5.125 | | | $ | 804,062 | | |
| 255 | | | Syniverse Foreign Holdings Corp., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 01/15/19 @ 104.56)(1) | | (B, Caa3) | | 01/15/22 | | | 9.125 | | | | 254,363 | | |
| 500 | | | Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 06/01/20 @ 103.38)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 06/01/25 | | | 6.750 | | | | 515,000 | | |
| | | 2,932,862 | | |
Tech Hardware & Equipment (1.1%) | |
| 750 | | | CommScope Technologies LLC, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 03/15/22 @ 102.50)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 03/15/27 | | | 5.000 | | | | 758,437 | | |
| 250 | | | Riverbed Technology, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 03/01/18 @ 104.44)(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 03/01/23 | | | 8.875 | | | | 258,750 | | |
| 250 | | | Western Digital Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 04/01/19 @ 103.69)(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 04/01/23 | | | 7.375 | | | | 274,375 | | |
| | | 1,291,562 | | |
Telecom - Wireline Integrated & Services (0.8%) | |
| 200 | | | Equinix, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/15/22 @ 102.69) | | (BB+, B1) | | 05/15/27 | | | 5.375 | | | | 209,458 | | |
| 225 | | | GTT Escrow Corp., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/31/19 @ 105.91)(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 12/31/24 | | | 7.875 | | | | 235,125 | | |
| 500 | | | Zayo Capital, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 01/15/22 @ 102.88)(1) | | (B, B3) | | 01/15/27 | | | 5.750 | | | | 531,875 | | |
| | | 976,458 | | |
Theaters & Entertainment (1.1%) | |
| 750 | | | Carmike Cinemas, Inc., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 06/15/18 @ 104.50)(1) | | (BB, B1) | | 06/15/23 | | | 6.000 | | | | 802,500 | | |
| 500 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/19 @ 103.66)(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 11/01/24 | | | 4.875 | | | | 505,000 | | |
| | | 1,307,500 | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $50,654,629) | | | 50,152,844 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (41.6%) | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.1%) | |
$ | 928 | | | Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (Luxembourg) Sarl(7) | | (BBB-, Ba2) | | 03/20/22 | | | 3.743 | | | $ | 942,687 | | |
| 355 | | | Sequa Corp.(7) | | (B-, B3) | | 11/26/21 | | | 6.672 | | | | 358,821 | | |
| | | 1,301,508 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment (0.4%) | |
| 455 | | | CH Hold Corp.(7) | | (B+, B1) | | 02/01/24 | | | 4.000 | | | | 458,143 | | |
| 45 | | | CH Hold Corp.(7),(8) | | (NR, B1) | | 02/01/24 | | | 1.500 | | | | 45,815 | | |
| | | 503,958 | | |
Banking (0.7%) | |
| 748 | | | NXT Capital, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, B1) | | 11/22/22 | | | 5.500 | | | | 760,282 | | |
Building & Construction (0.4%) | |
| 500 | | | PGT, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, B2) | | 02/16/22 | | | 5.759 | | | | 507,500 | | |
Building Materials (1.0%) | |
| 447 | | | Morsco, Inc.(7) | | (B+, B3) | | 10/31/23 | | | 8.000 | | | | 453,057 | | |
| 744 | | | Priso Acquisition Corp.(7) | | (B, B2) | | 05/08/22 | | | 4.000 | | | | 748,510 | | |
| | | 1,201,567 | | |
Cable & Satellite TV (0.4%) | |
| 500 | | | Radiate Holdco LLC(7) | | (B, B1) | | 02/01/24 | | | 3.993 | | | | 502,470 | | |
Chemicals (2.7%) | |
| 426 | | | Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy S.C.A.(7) | | (B, B1) | | 09/13/23 | | | 4.406 | | | | 427,200 | | |
| 321 | | | Allnex U.S.A., Inc.(7) | | (B, B1) | | 09/13/23 | | | 4.406 | | | | 321,848 | | |
| 429 | | | Colouroz Investment 2 LLC(7) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 09/06/22 | | | 8.403 | | | | 424,517 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Minerals Technologies, Inc.(7) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 05/09/21 | | | 4.750 | | | | 1,016,250 | | |
| 995 | | | Pinnacle Operating Corp.(7) | | (NR, Caa1) | | 11/15/18 | | | 4.750 | | | | 937,617 | | |
| | | 3,127,432 | | |
Diversified Capital Goods (1.1%) | |
| 670 | | | Douglas Dynamics Holdings, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, B2) | | 12/31/21 | | | 4.500 | | | | 674,500 | | |
| 633 | | | Electrical Components International, Inc.(7) | | (B, B1) | | 05/28/21 | | | 5.897 | | | | 637,679 | | |
| | | 1,312,179 | | |
Electronics (0.9%) | |
| 286 | | | Oberthur Technologies S.A.(7) | | (B-, B2) | | 01/10/24 | | | 4.897 | | | | 287,615 | | |
| 464 | | | Oberthur Technologies S.A.(7),(8) | | (B-, B2) | | 01/10/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 466,135 | | |
| 315 | | | Seattle Spinco, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/30/24 | | | 3.738 | | | | 316,217 | | |
| | | 1,069,967 | | |
Forestry & Paper (0.7%) | |
| 844 | | | Proampac PG Borrower LLC(7) | | (B, B2) | | 11/18/23 | | | 5.043 | | | | 858,307 | | |
Gaming (0.7%) | |
| 750 | | | Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.(7) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 02/22/23 | | | 4.800 | | | | 761,092 | | |
Health Facilities (1.6%) | |
| 750 | | | Iasis Healthcare LLC(7) | | (B, Ba3) | | 02/16/21 | | | 5.250 | | | | 750,000 | | |
| 598 | | | Premier Dental Services, Inc.(7) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 11/01/18 | | | 7.500 | | | | 596,923 | | |
| 497 | | | Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(7) | | (B, B2) | | 11/03/20 | | | 4.750 | | | | 501,189 | | |
| | | 1,848,112 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | |
Health Services (1.5%) | |
$ | 448 | | | ABB Concise Optical Group LLC(7) | | (B, B1) | | 06/15/23 | | | 6.128 | | | $ | 452,787 | | |
| 890 | | | Onex Carestream Finance LP(7) | | (B+, B1) | | 06/07/19 | | | 5.147 | | | | 885,540 | | |
| 361 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc.(7) | | (NR, NR) | | 04/14/22 | | | 9.750 | | | | 94,128 | | |
| 130 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc.(3),(7) | | (NR, NR) | | 12/31/19 | | | 1.000 | | | | 124,241 | | |
| 156 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc.(3),(7) | | (NR, NR) | | 12/31/19 | | | 15.000 | | | | 149,090 | | |
| | | 1,705,786 | | |
Insurance Brokerage (1.8%) | |
| 500 | | | Acrisure LLC(7) | | (B, B2) | | 11/22/23 | | | 5.897 | | | | 502,705 | | |
| 750 | | | Alliant Holdings I, Inc.(7) | | (B, B2) | | 08/12/22 | | | 4.417 | | | | 753,158 | | |
| 819 | | | NFP Corp.(7) | | (B+, B1) | | 01/08/24 | | | 4.647 | | | | 825,547 | | |
| | | 2,081,410 | | |
Investments & Misc. Financial Services (2.5%) | |
| 750 | | | Freedom Mortgage Corp.(7) | | (BB-, B1) | | 02/26/22 | | | 6.862 | | | | 762,656 | | |
| 431 | | | Liquidnet Holdings, Inc.(7) | | (B, B2) | | 05/22/19 | | | 7.750 | | | | 430,172 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Mergermarket U.S.A., Inc.(7) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 02/04/22 | | | 7.602 | | | | 1,005,000 | | |
| 817 | | | Walter Investment Management Corp.(7) | | (CCC, B3) | | 12/18/20 | | | 4.750 | | | | 740,089 | | |
| | | 2,937,917 | | |
Machinery (1.1%) | |
| 739 | | | CPM Holdings, Inc.(7) | | (B+, B1) | | 04/11/22 | | | 5.250 | | | | 750,964 | | |
| 435 | | | Winoa S.A.(3),(5),(7) | | (NR, NR) | | 01/30/19 | | | 3.627 | | | | 473,258 | | |
| | | 1,224,222 | | |
Media Content (0.9%) | |
| 1,000 | | | DLG Acquisitions Ltd.(5),(7) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 06/30/22 | | | 8.250 | | | | 1,086,233 | | |
Metals & Mining - Excluding Steel (0.2%) | |
| 247 | | | FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty. Ltd.(7) | | (BBB-, Baa3) | | 06/30/19 | | | 3.750 | | | | 248,938 | | |
| 248 | | | Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp.(2),(7) | | (NR, NR) | | 02/28/19 | | | 7.500 | | | | 10,530 | | |
| | | 259,468 | | |
Oil Refining & Marketing (0.8%) | |
| 970 | | | Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC(7) | | (B+, B3) | | 04/04/18 | | | 6.250 | | | | 904,242 | | |
Personal & Household Products (1.4%) | |
| 500 | | | ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC(4),(7) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 05/27/22 | | | 9.647 | | | | 506,250 | | |
| 750 | | | Comfort Holding LLC(7) | | (B, B2) | | 02/05/24 | | | 5.776 | | | | 755,160 | | |
| 384 | | | Comfort Holding LLC(7) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 01/17/25 | | | 11.026 | | | | 371,250 | | |
| | | 1,632,660 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (1.6%) | |
| 436 | | | Alvogen Pharma U.S., Inc.(7) | | (B, B3) | | 04/02/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 434,607 | | |
| 893 | | | Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl(7) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 04/05/24 | | | 5.239 | | | | 901,116 | | |
| 514 | | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 04/01/22 | | | 5.740 | | | | 517,881 | | |
| | | 1,853,604 | | |
Real Estate Development & Management (0.4%) | |
| 467 | | | Capital Automotive LP(7) | | (CCC+, B3) | | 03/24/25 | | | 7.000 | | | | 478,042 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | |
Real Estate Investment Trust (0.4%) | |
$ | 499 | | | Quality Care Properties, Inc.(7) | | (BB, B2) | | 10/31/22 | | | 6.250 | | | $ | 509,039 | | |
Software - Services (8.1%) | |
| 398 | | | Aricent Technologies(7) | | (B-, B2) | | 04/14/21 | | | 5.500 | | | | 399,078 | | |
| 150 | | | CCC Information Services, Inc.(7) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 03/29/25 | | | 7.791 | | | | 153,263 | | |
| 988 | | | Epicor Software Corp.(7) | | (B-, B2) | | 06/01/22 | | | 4.750 | | | | 988,117 | | |
| 558 | | | Evertec Group LLC(7) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/17/20 | | | 3.492 | | | | 558,775 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Flexera Software LLC(7) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 04/02/21 | | | 8.040 | | | | 1,000,000 | | |
| 705 | | | Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC(7) | | (B-, B2) | | 12/01/23 | | | 5.158 | | | | 712,388 | | |
| 499 | | | Kronos, Inc.(7) | | (B, B2) | | 11/01/23 | | | 5.034 | | | | 501,159 | | |
| 750 | | | Kronos, Inc.(7) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 11/01/24 | | | 9.284 | | | | 783,656 | | |
| 735 | | | MA FinanceCo. LLC(7) | | (BB-, B1) | | 11/20/21 | | | 3.672 | | | | 737,156 | | |
| 47 | | | MA FinanceCo. LLC(7) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/18/24 | | | 2.750 | | | | 46,824 | | |
| 750 | | | Magic Newco LLC(7) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 06/12/19 | | | 12.000 | | | | 778,594 | | |
| 285 | | | Misys Europe S.A.(7) | | (B, B2) | | 04/27/24 | | | 4.500 | | | | 283,575 | | |
| 249 | | | Misys Europe S.A.(7) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 04/27/25 | | | 9.000 | | | | 246,857 | | |
| 820 | | | MRI Software LLC(4),(7) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 06/23/22 | | | 9.024 | | | | 795,400 | | |
| 741 | | | Pinnacle Holdco Sarl(4),(7) | | (B-, B3) | | 07/30/19 | | | 4.750 | | | | 608,917 | | |
| 339 | | | Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.(7) | | (B, B3) | | 04/18/24 | | | 4.670 | | | | 338,297 | | |
| 361 | | | Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp.(7) | | (B-, B2) | | 02/09/24 | | | 4.750 | | | | 363,361 | | |
| 208 | | | Ramundsen Holdings LLC(7) | | (B+, B2) | | 02/01/24 | | | 5.397 | | | | 210,937 | | |
| | | 9,506,354 | | |
Steel Producers/Products (0.3%) | |
| 350 | | | Zekelman Industries, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, B2) | | 06/14/21 | | | 4.906 | | | | 354,590 | | |
Support - Services (4.7%) | |
| 499 | | | BakerCorp International, Inc.(7) | | (B-, B2) | | 02/07/20 | | | 4.250 | | | | 482,500 | | |
| 748 | | | Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.(7) | | (B, B2) | | 11/26/20 | | | 4.917 | | | | 751,475 | | |
| 499 | | | DigitalGlobe, Inc.(7) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 01/15/24 | | | 3.743 | | | | 501,451 | | |
| 744 | | | Explorer Holdings, Inc.(7) | | (B, B1) | | 05/02/23 | | | 6.035 | | | | 754,379 | | |
| 710 | | | Long Term Care Group, Inc.(7) | | (B, B3) | | 06/06/20 | | | 6.000 | | | | 663,516 | | |
| 500 | | | Pike Corp.(7) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 09/02/24 | | | 9.000 | | | | 508,750 | | |
| 751 | | | Safway Group Holding LLC(7) | | (B+, B3) | | 08/19/23 | | | 5.750 | | | | 759,797 | | |
| 499 | | | SAI Global Ltd.(7) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 11/18/23 | | | 5.663 | | | | 507,478 | | |
| 94 | | | SGS Cayman LP(7) | | (BB-, Caa1) | | 04/23/21 | | | 6.147 | | | | 90,412 | | |
| 252 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC(4),(7) | | (CC, Caa3) | | 11/14/19 | | | 13.500 | | | | 69,335 | | |
| 402 | | | Sutherland Global Services, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, Caa1) | | 04/23/21 | | | 6.147 | | | | 388,405 | | |
| | | 5,477,498 | | |
Tech Hardware & Equipment (1.7%) | |
| 122 | | | Avaya, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, Baa3) | | 01/24/18 | | | 8.500 | | | | 125,577 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Omnitracs, Inc.(7) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 05/25/21 | | | 8.900 | | | | 1,006,565 | | |
| 495 | | | Riverbed Technology, Inc.(7) | | (B+, B1) | | 04/24/22 | | | 4.250 | | | | 494,942 | | |
| 397 | | | Western Digital Corp.(7) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 04/29/23 | | | 3.743 | | | | 401,223 | | |
| | | 2,028,307 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | |
Telecom - Wireline Integrated & Services (0.7%) | |
$ | 750 | | | Consolidated Communications, Inc.(7) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 10/05/23 | | | 4.000 | | | $ | 755,250 | | |
Theaters & Entertainment (0.5%) | |
| 533 | | | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC(7) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 05/06/22 | | | 8.250 | | | | 539,000 | | |
Transport Infrastructure/Services (0.9%) | |
| 1,000 | | | Navios Maritime Partners LP(7) | | (B, B3) | | 09/04/20 | | | 6.130 | | | | 994,585 | | |
Transportation - Excluding Air/Rail (0.4%) | |
| 83 | | | Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc.(7) | | (B-, B1) | | 08/20/21 | | | 5.270 | | | | 83,848 | | |
| 415 | | | Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc.(7) | | (B-, B1) | | 08/20/21 | | | 5.250 | | | | 418,163 | | |
| | | 502,011 | | |
TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $49,064,363) | | | 48,584,592 | | |
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (3.7%) | |
Collateralized Debt Obligations (3.7%) | |
| 750 | | | Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., 2014-3A, Rule 144A(1),(7) | | (NR, Ba2) | | 07/27/26 | | | 6.787 | | | | 751,344 | | |
| 500 | | | Galaxy XXI CLO Ltd., 2015-21A, Rule 144A(1),(7) | | (NR, Ba3) | | 01/20/28 | | | 6.756 | | | | 493,565 | | |
| 500 | | | Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Ltd., 2015-2A, Rule 144A(1),(4),(9) | | (NR, NR) | | 07/25/27 | | | 0.000 | | | | 301,746 | | |
| 500 | | | JFIN CLO Ltd., 2013-1A, Rule 144A(1),(7) | | (BB, NR) | | 01/20/25 | | | 5.906 | | | | 452,937 | | |
| 400 | | | Stewart Park CLO Ltd., 2015-1A, Rule 144A(1),(4),(9) | | (NR, NR) | | 04/15/26 | | | 0.000 | | | | 310,464 | | |
| 500 | | | Venture XII CLO Ltd., 2012-12A, Rule 144A(1),(7) | | (BB, NR) | | 02/28/26 | | | 7.254 | | | | 494,436 | | |
| 750 | | | Venture XIX CLO Ltd., 2014-19A, Rule 144A(1),(7) | | (NR, Ba3) | | 01/15/27 | | | 6.458 | | | | 731,765 | | |
| 750 | | | Vibrant CLO Ltd., 2012-1A, Rule 144A(1),(7) | | (BB, NR) | | 07/17/24 | | | 7.458 | | | | 750,340 | | |
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $4,413,753) | | | 4,286,597 | | |
Number of Shares | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
COMMON STOCKS (0.8%) | |
Auto Parts & Equipment (0.2%) | |
| 23,014 | | | UCI International, Inc.(3),(4),(10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 220,244 | | |
Building & Construction (0.0%) | |
| 2 | | | White Forest Resources, Inc.(3),(4),(10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | | |
Building Materials (0.1%) | |
| 935 | | | Euramax International, Inc.(10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 74,792 | | |
Consumer Products (0.2%) | |
| 2,027 | | | Natural Products Group(3),(4),(10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 293,930 | | |
Health Services (0.2%) | |
| 32,987 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 203,634 | | |
Oil Field Equipment & Services (0.1%) | |
| 2 | | | Sidewinder Drilling, Inc., Series A(3),(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 132,338 | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.0%) | |
| 5,180 | | | Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,919 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Number of Shares | |
| |
| | | | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
Support - Services (0.0%) | |
| 87 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC, Class G(3),(10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | |
| 8 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC, Class H(3),(10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
| 19 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC, Class I(3),(10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
| | | 0 | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $964,229) | | | 936,888 | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS (0.1%) | |
Commingled Funds (0.1%) | |
| 4,623 | | | BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66,802 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,868 | | |
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS (Cost $101,102) | | | 101,670 | | |
Par (000) | |
| |
| | Maturity | | Rate% | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (16.8%) | |
$ | 19,675 | | | State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit (Cost $19,674,708) | | | | | | 05/01/17 | | | 0.090 | | | | 19,674,708 | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (106.0%) (Cost $124,872,784) | | | 123,737,299 | | |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-6.0%) | | | (7,005,069 | ) | |
NET ASSETS (100.0%) | | $ | 116,732,230 | | |
† Credit ratings given by the Standard & Poor's Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") are unaudited.
(1) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $43,253,948 or 37.1% of net assets.
(2) Bond is currently in default.
(3) Not readily marketable security; security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Trustees.
(4) Illiquid security (unaudited).
(5) This security is denominated in Euro.
(6) PIK: Payment-in-kind security for which part of the income earned may be paid as additional principal.
(7) Variable rate obligation — The interest rate shown is as of April 30, 2017.
(8) Unfunded loan commitment. (See note 2-I).
(9) Zero-coupon security.
(10) Non-income producing security.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
INVESTMENT ABBREVIATION
NR = Not Rated
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
Forward Foreign Currency to be Purchased (Local) | | Forward Foreign Currency to be Sold (Local) | | Expiration Date | | Counterparty | | Value on Settlement Date | | Current Value/ Notional | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
EUR | 325,000 | | | USD | 350,862 | | | 10/13/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | $ | 350,862 | | | $ | 356,946 | | | $ | 6,084 | | |
GBP | 516,500 | | | USD | 633,362 | | | 10/13/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | | 633,362 | | | | 671,448 | | | | 38,086 | | |
USD | 3,436,751 | | | EUR | 3,066,400 | | | 10/13/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | | (3,436,751 | ) | | | (3,367,816 | ) | | | 68,935 | | |
USD | 148,392 | | | EUR | 136,600 | | | 12/15/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | | (148,392 | ) | | | (150,571 | ) | | | (2,179 | ) | |
USD | 678,964 | | | GBP | 556,250 | | | 10/13/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | | (678,964 | ) | | | (723,122 | ) | | | (44,158 | ) | |
| | $ | 66,768 | | |
Currency Abbreviations: | |
EUR = Euro
GBP = British Pound
USD = United States Dollar
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets | |
Investments at value (Cost $124,872,784) (Note 2) | | $ | 123,737,299 | | |
Cash | | | 70,023 | | |
Foreign currency at value (Cost $497,668) | | | 510,868 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 4,144,852 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 2,555,959 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 1,135,509 | | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | | | 113,105 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 30,600 | | |
Total assets | | | 132,298,215 | | |
Liabilities | |
Investment advisory fee payable (Note 3) | | | 61,964 | | |
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3) | | | 7,558 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fee payable (Note 3) | | | 15,646 | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 9,088,706 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 5,734,931 | | |
Unfunded loan commitments | | | 506,951 | | |
Dividend payable | | | 47,668 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | | | 46,337 | | |
Trustees' fee payable | | | 7,040 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 49,184 | | |
Total liabilities | | | 15,565,985 | | |
Net Assets | |
Capital stock, $.001 par value (Note 6) | | | 11,486 | | |
Paid-in capital (Note 6) | | | 124,899,232 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (157,124 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | (6,966,042 | ) | |
Net unrealized depreciation from investments and foreign currency translations | | | (1,055,322 | ) | |
Net assets | | $ | 116,732,230 | | |
I Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 78,261,353 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 7,701,508 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.16 | | |
A Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 23,874,615 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 2,348,607 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.17 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value/(1-4.75%)) | | $ | 10.68 | | |
C Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 14,596,262 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 1,435,644 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.17 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment Income | |
Interest | | $ | 3,360,237 | | |
Dividends | | | 3,051 | | |
Total investment income | | | 3,363,288 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fees (Note 3) | | | 425,846 | | |
Administrative services fees (Note 3) | | | 20,482 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fees (Note 3) | |
Class A | | | 26,703 | | |
Class C | | | 48,244 | | |
Registration fees | | | 29,332 | | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 25,860 | | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 3) | | | 24,561 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 17,116 | | |
Printing fees | | | 17,066 | | |
Legal fees | | | 14,209 | | |
Commitment fees (Note 4) | | | 11,831 | | |
Custodian fees | | | 10,075 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 1,490 | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | 6,994 | | |
Total expenses | | | 679,809 | | |
Less: fees waived (Note 3) | | | (99,660 | ) | |
Net expenses | | | 580,149 | | |
Net investment income | | | 2,783,139 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Investments and Foreign Currency Related Items | |
Net realized loss from investments | | | (1,523,149 | ) | |
Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions | | | 2,298 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | 5,686,808 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translations | | | 57,607 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments and foreign currency related items | | | 4,223,564 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 7,006,703 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
From Operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,783,139 | | | $ | 6,202,299 | | |
Net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions | | | (1,520,851 | ) | | | (5,523,982 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency translations | | | 5,744,415 | | | | 1,224,257 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,006,703 | | | | 1,902,574 | | |
From Dividends | |
Dividends from net investment income | |
Class I | | | (1,984,529 | ) | | | (4,556,905 | ) | |
Class A | | | (550,787 | ) | | | (1,321,799 | ) | |
Class C | | | (220,724 | ) | | | (323,595 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends | | | (2,756,040 | ) | | | (6,202,299 | ) | |
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6) | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 104,517,098 | | | | 52,419,402 | | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,479,661 | | | | 5,933,749 | | |
Net asset value of shares redeemed | | | (70,534,725 | ) | | | (112,950,455 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 36,462,034 | | | | (54,597,304 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 40,712,697 | | | | (58,897,029 | ) | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 76,019,533 | | | | 134,916,562 | | |
End of period | | $ | 116,732,230 | | | $ | 76,019,533 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (157,124 | ) | | $ | (184,223 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Statement of Cash Flows
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS TO NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 7,006,703 | | |
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | |
Increase in interest receivable | | $ | (270,834 | ) | |
Decrease in accrued expenses | | | (18,796 | ) | |
Increase in prepaid expenses | | | (1,561 | ) | |
Increase in unfunded loan commitments | | | 506,951 | | |
Increase in advisory fees payable | | | 33,085 | | |
Net amortization of discount on investments | | | (343,638 | ) | |
Purchases of long-term securities | | | (78,472,860 | ) | |
Proceeds from sales of long-term securities | | | 52,868,616 | | |
Purchases of short-term securities, net | | | (14,465,636 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation from investments and foreign currency translations | | | (5,730,858 | ) | |
Net realized loss from investments | | | 1,523,149 | | |
Total adjustments | | | (44,372,382 | ) | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | $ | (37,365,679 | ) | |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | |
Proceeds from the sale of shares | | | 102,328,397 | | |
Net asset value of shares redeemed | | | (64,913,711 | ) | |
Cash dividends paid | | | (276,379 | ) | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 37,138,307 | | |
Net decrease in cash | | | (227,372 | ) | |
Cash — beginning of period | | | 808,263 | | |
Cash — end of period | | $ | 580,891 | | |
Non-Cash Activity: | |
Issuance of shares through dividend reinvestments | | $ | 2,479,661 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class I Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.73 | | | $ | 9.78 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.01 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.60 | | | | 0.06 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 0.07 | | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.003 | | | | 0.003 | | | | — | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.77 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.164 | | | $ | 9.73 | | | $ | 9.78 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.06 | | |
Total return5 | | | 7.39 | % | | | 7.40 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 5.57 | % | | | 12.29 | % | | | 0.67 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 78,261 | | | $ | 60,899 | | | $ | 65,651 | | | $ | 81,868 | | | $ | 31,830 | | | $ | 20,710 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.99 | %6 | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | %6 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense | | | 0.99 | %6 | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.99 | %6 | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 5.64 | %6 | | | 7.64 | % | | | 6.59 | % | | | 5.94 | % | | | 5.77 | % | | | 0.87 | %6 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.20 | %6 | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 5.25 | %6 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 85 | % | | | 124 | % | | | 159 | % | | | 31 | % | |
1 For the period September 28, 2012 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
3 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
4 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
5 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
6 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class A Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 10.66 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income2 | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.003 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.44 | | | | 0.003 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.08 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.56 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 0.08 | | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.003 | | | | 0.003 | | | | — | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.174 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 10.66 | | | $ | 10.07 | | |
Total return5 | | | 7.25 | % | | | 7.12 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 5.28 | % | | | 11.94 | % | | | 0.76 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 23,875 | | | $ | 8,447 | | | $ | 66,244 | | | $ | 14,633 | | | $ | 46,573 | | | $ | 101 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.24 | %6 | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | %6 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense | | | 1.24 | %6 | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.24 | %6 | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 5.21 | %6 | | | 6.73 | % | | | 5.45 | % | | | 5.44 | % | | | 4.22 | % | | | 0.42 | %6 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.20 | %6 | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 5.25 | %6 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 85 | % | | | 124 | % | | | 159 | % | | | 31 | % | |
1 For the period September 28, 2012 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
3 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
4 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
5 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
6 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
(For a Class C Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.472 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income (loss)3 | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.63 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.00 | )4 | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.43 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.06 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 0.06 | | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.004 | | | | 0.004 | | | | — | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.00 | )4 | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.78 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.00 | )4 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.172 | | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 10.472 | | | $ | 10.65 | | | $ | 10.06 | | |
Total return5 | | | 6.85 | % | | | 6.33 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 4.53 | % | | | 11.18 | % | | | 0.62 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 14,596 | | | $ | 6,673 | | | $ | 3,022 | | | $ | 2,151 | | | $ | 189 | | | $ | 101 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.99 | %6 | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.99 | %6 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense | | | 1.99 | %6 | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.99 | %6 | |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | 4.65 | %6 | | | 6.70 | % | | | 5.52 | % | | | 4.97 | % | | | 4.77 | % | | | (0.33 | )%6 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.20 | %6 | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 5.25 | %6 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 59 | % | | | 73 | % | | | 85 | % | | | 124 | % | | | 159 | % | | | 31 | % | |
1 For the period September 28, 2012 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
3 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
4 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
5 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
6 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a non-diversified open-end management investment company that seeks total return. The Trust was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware as a business trust on May 31, 1995.
The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class I shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. Each class of shares represents an equal pro rata interest in the Fund, except the share classes bear different expenses, which reflect the differences in the range of services provided to them. Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 4.75%. Class C shares are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within the first year of purchase. Class I shares are sold without a sales charge.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP and follows Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 — Financial Services — Investment Companies.
A) SECURITY VALUATION — The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") on each day the Exchange is open for business. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
rates and quoted prices for similar securities. These pricing services generally price fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional "round lot" size, but some trades occur in smaller "odd lot" sizes which may be effected at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Structured note agreements are valued in accordance with a dealer-supplied valuation based on changes in the value of the underlying index. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued at the London closing spot rates and the London closing forward point rates on a daily basis. The currency forward contract pricing model derives the differential in point rates to the expiration date of the forward and calculates its present value. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") to fair value certain securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the investment adviser to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the investment adviser using quotations from one or more brokers/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved and established by the Board.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
GAAP established a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at each measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
• Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
• Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
Assets | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | |
Corporate Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 50,060,939 | | | $ | 91,905 | | | $ | 50,152,844 | | |
Bank Loans | | | — | | | | 37,709,044 | | | | 10,875,548 | | | | 48,584,592 | | |
Asset Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 4,286,597 | | | | — | | | | 4,286,597 | | |
Common Stocks | | | — | | | | — | | | | 936,888 | (1) | | | 936,888 | | |
Mutual Funds | | | 101,670 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 101,670 | | |
Short-term Investment | | | — | | | | 19,674,708 | | | | — | | | | 19,674,708 | | |
| | $ | 101,670 | | | $ | 111,731,288 | | | $ | 11,904,341 | | | $ | 123,737,299 | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 113,105 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 113,105 | | |
Liabilities | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 46,337 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 46,337 | | |
*Other financial instruments include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.
(1) Includes zero valued securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The following is a reconciliation of investments as of April 30, 2017 for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
| | Corporate Bonds | | Bank Loans | | Common Stocks | | Total | |
Balance as of October 31, 2016 | | $ | 203,608 | | | $ | 6,277,025 | | | $ | 434,411 | | | $ | 6,915,044 | | |
Accrued discounts (premiums) | | | 598 | | | | 979 | | | | — | | | | 1,577 | | |
Purchases | | | 85,786 | | | | 5,006,049 | | | | 576,460 | (1) | | | 5,668,295 | | |
Sales | | | (249,639 | ) | | | (1,083,997 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,333,636 | ) | |
Realized gain (loss) | | | (85,466 | ) | | | (344,396 | ) | | | (6 | )(1) | | | (429,868 | ) | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 137,018 | | | | 446,915 | | | | (73,977 | )(1) | | | 509,956 | | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | | — | | | | 1,478,817 | | | | — | | | | 1,478,817 | | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | | | | (905,844 | ) | | | — | | | | (905,844 | ) | |
Balance as of April 30, 2017 | | $ | 91,905 | | | $ | 10,875,548 | | | $ | 936,888 | (1) | | $ | 11,904,341 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of April 30, 2017 | | $ | 1,671 | | | $ | 59,690 | | | $ | (73,977 | ) | | $ | (12,616 | ) | |
(1) Includes zero valued securities.
| | Quantitative Disclosure About Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Asset Class | | Fair Value At 4/30/2017 | | Valuation Technique | | Unobservable Input | | Range (Weighted Average) (per share) | |
Corporate Bonds | | $ | 1,882 | | | Income Approach | | Expected Remaining Distribution | | | NA | | |
| | $ | 90,023 | | | Market Approach | | Comparable Bond Price | | | NA | | |
Bank Loans | | $ | 10,602,218 | | | Vendor Pricing | | Single Broker Quote | | $ | 0.30 – $1.10 | ($1.00) | |
| | $ | 273,330 | | | Market Approach | | Discount for Illiquidity | | $ | 0.95 – $0.95 | ($0.95) | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 423,909 | | | Market Approach | | Discount for Illiquidity | | $ | 6.20 – $14.90 | ($7.57) | |
| | $ | 380,640 | | | Vendor Pricing | | Single Broker Quote | | $ | 2.30 – $145.00 | ($46.80) | |
| | $ | 132,339 | | | Market Approach | | Comparable Bond Price | | $ | 0.00 – $73,932 | ($1,147.37) | |
Each fair value determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, including both observable and unobservable inputs. Observable and unobservable inputs that Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC, the Fund's investment adviser ("Credit Suisse" or the "Adviser") considers may include (i) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the disposition of securities; (ii) information obtained from the company, which may include an analysis of the company's financial statements, the company's products or intended markets or the company's technologies; (iii) the price of the same or similar security negotiated at arm's length in an issuer's completed subsequent round of financing; (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; or (v) a probability and time value adjusted analysis of contractual term. Where available and appropriate, multiple valuation methodologies are applied to confirm fair value. To the
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, determining fair value requires more judgment. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may be materially higher or lower than the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Fund in determining fair value is greatest for investments categorized in Level 3. In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the least observable input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Additionally, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different from the valuations used at the date of these financial statements.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, but there was $1,478,817 transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 due to a lack of a pricing source supported by observable inputs and $905,844 transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as a result of the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
B) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES — The Fund adopted amendments to authoritative guidance on disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities which require that a fund disclose (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and hedging activities are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedging activities affect a fund's financial position, financial performance and cash flows. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund's derivatives did not qualify for hedge accounting as they are held at fair value.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of April 30, 2017
| | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | |
Currency Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 113,105 | | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 46,337 | | |
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
| | Location | | Realized Gain(Loss) | | Location | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Currency Contracts | | Net realized gain from forward foreign currency transactions* | | $ | 6,994 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward foreign currency transactions* | | $ | 44,050 | | |
| | | | $ | 6,994 | | | | | $ | 44,050 | | |
*Statement of Operations includes both forward currency contracts and foreign currency transactions/translations.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund held an average monthly value on a net basis of $4,455,175 in forward foreign currency contracts.
The Fund is a party to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") Master Agreements ("Master Agreements") with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative (including Total Return, Credit Default and Interest Rate Swaps) and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Fund. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties' general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund's net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time.
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative assets, net of related collateral held by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Assets Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Received | | Cash Collateral Received | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets | |
Morgan Stanley | | $ | 113,105 | | | $ | (46,337 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 66,768 | | |
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative liabilities, net of related collateral pledged by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Liabilities Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Pledged | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities | |
Morgan Stanley | | $ | 46,337 | | | $ | (46,337 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
(a) Forward foreign currency contracts are included.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
C) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS — The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the current exchange rate at the end of the period. Reported net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions arises from sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized gains and losses on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arises from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments at the end of the period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations.
D) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME/EXPENSE — Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income/expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. Dividend income/expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses are class-specific expenses, vary by class and are charged only to that class. Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of the outstanding shares of that class. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
E) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain will not be distributed. Dividends
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
and distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
F) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and to make the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. One of these requirements is that the Fund derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies or net income derived from interests in certain publicly-traded partnerships ("Qualifying Income"). The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance for uncertainty in income taxes and recognizes a tax benefit or liability from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority's widely understood administrative practices and procedures. The Fund has reviewed its current tax positions and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
G) SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse, pools available cash into a short-term variable rate time deposit issued by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), the Fund's custodian. The short-term time deposit issued by SSB is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.
H) FUTURES — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to the extent permitted by its investment policies and objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to or hedge against changes in interest rates, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash and/or pledge U.S. Government securities as initial margin with a Futures Commission Merchant
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
("FCM"). Subsequent payments, which are dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying instrument, are made or received by the Fund each day (daily variation margin) and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund's basis in the contract. Risks of entering into futures contracts for hedging purposes include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. Futures have minimal counterparty credit risk because futures are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. In addition, the purchase of a futures contract involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments may be required for a futures transaction. The Fund's open futures contracts are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the Fund had no open futures contracts.
The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM's proprietary activities. A customer's cash and other equity deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM's segregation requirements. In the event of an FCM's insolvency, recovery may be limited to the Fund's pro rata share of segregated customer funds available. It is possible that the recovery amount could be less than the total of cash and other equity deposited.
I) FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — A forward foreign currency exchange contract ("forward currency contract") is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at the settlement date at a negotiated rate. The Fund will enter into forward currency contracts primarily for hedging foreign currency risk. Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and unrealized gain/loss is recorded daily. On the settlement date of the forward currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was closed. Certain risks may arise upon entering into forward currency contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The maximum counterparty credit risk to the Fund is measured by the unrealized gain on appreciated contracts. Additionally, when utilizing forward currency contracts to hedge, the Fund forgoes the opportunity to profit from favorable exchange rate movements during the term of the contract. The
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Fund's open forward currency contracts at April 30, 2017 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
J) UNFUNDED LOAN COMMITMENTS — The Fund enters into certain agreements, all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers' discretion. Funded and unfunded portions of credit agreements are presented in the Schedule of Investments. As of April 30, 2017, unfunded commitments were as follows:
Borrower | | Maturity | | Rate | | Unfunded Commitment | |
CH Hold Corp. | | 02/01/24 | | | 1.500 | | | $ | 45,455 | | |
Obethur Technologies S.A. | | 01/10/24 | | | 3.750 | | | $ | 461,496 | | |
Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are marked to market daily and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.
K) SECURITIES LENDING — The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the market value of domestic securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon) and 105% of the market value of foreign securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon). The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 102% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. Cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with securities lending activity may be pooled together with cash collateral for other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse and may be invested in a variety of investments, including funds advised by SSB, the Fund's securities lending agent, or money market instruments. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
SSB has been engaged by the Fund to act as the Fund's securities lending agent. The Fund's securities lending arrangement provides that the Fund and SSB will share the net income earned from securities lending activities. Securities lending income is accrued as earned. At April 30, 2017 and during the six months ended April 30, 2017, there were no securities out on loan.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
L) OTHER — The high yield, fixed income securities in which the Fund invests will primarily consist of senior secured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans") issued by non-investment grade companies. Senior Loans are typically secured by specific collateral of the issuer and hold the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure. The interest rate on Senior Loans is periodically adjusted to a recognized base rate, typically the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). While these characteristics may reduce interest rate risk and mitigate losses in the event of borrower default, the Senior Loans in which the Fund invests have below investment grade credit ratings and thereby are considered speculative because of the significant credit risk of their issuers.
Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") possess speculative characteristics and are subject to greater market fluctuations and risk of lost income and principal than higher-rated debt securities for a variety of reasons. Also, during an economic downturn or substantial period of rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress which would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals and to obtain additional financing.
In addition, periods of economic uncertainty and changes can be expected to result in increased volatility of market prices of lower-rated debt securities and the Fund's net asset value.
M) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS — On August 26, 2016, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-15"). ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The issues addressed in ASU 2016-15 are: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investments, beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
In November 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash, a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-18"). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. ASU 2016-18 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, "final rules") intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the amendments to Regulation S-X will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.
N) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS — In preparing the financial statements as of April 30, 2017, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements through the date of release of this report. No such events requiring recognition or disclosure were identified through the date of the release of this report.
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties
Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser and administrator for the Fund. Effective November 15, 2016, for its investment advisory and administration services, Credit Suisse is entitled to receive a fee from the Fund at an annual rate of 0.84% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Credit Suisse has contractually agreed to limit expenses so that the Fund's annual operating expenses do not exceed 0.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.24% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares, and
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
1.99% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, investment advisory and administration fees earned and fees waived were $425,846 and $99,660, respectively. Prior to November 15, 2016, the Fund paid advisory fees at the annual rate of 0.75% of average daily net assets. The Fund is authorized to reimburse Credit Suisse for management fees previously limited and/or for expenses previously reimbursed by Credit Suisse, provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the end of the fiscal year during which such fees were limited or expenses were reimbursed by Credit Suisse and the reimbursements do not cause a class to exceed the applicable expense limitation in the contract at the time the fees are recouped. This contract may not be terminated before February 28, 2018.
The amounts waived and reimbursed by Credit Suisse, which are available for potential future recoupment by Credit Suisse, and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2017 are as follows:
| | Fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recoupment | | Expires October 31, 2017 | | Expires October 31, 2018 | | Expires October 31, 2019 | | Expires October 31, 2020 | |
Class I | | $ | 457,684 | | | $ | 110,479 | | | $ | 102,395 | | | $ | 175,395 | | | $ | 69,415 | | |
Class A | | | 239,718 | | | | 110,046 | | | | 50,975 | | | | 57,872 | | | | 20,825 | | |
Class C | | | 29,944 | | | | 2,283 | | | | 4,069 | | | | 14,172 | | | | 9,420 | | |
Totals | | $ | 727,346 | | | $ | 222,808 | | | $ | 157,439 | | | $ | 247,439 | | | $ | 99,660 | | |
Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited ("Credit Suisse U.K."), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, serves as sub-investment advisor to the Fund directly. Credit Suisse U.K.'s sub-investment advisor fees are paid by Credit Suisse.
Prior to November 15, 2016, Credit Suisse and SSB served as co-administrators to the Fund. For its co-administrative services, Credit Suisse received a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.09% of the Fund's average daily net assets. On November 15, 2016, the Fund entered into an Investment Management Agreement with Credit Suisse which bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee. For the period from November 1, 2016 to November 14, 2016, co-administrative services fees earned by Credit Suisse were $2,809.
For its co-administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon the relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
six months ended April 30, 2017, co-administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket expenses) with respect to the Fund were $17,673.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC ("CSSU"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, serves as the distributor of the Fund's shares. Pursuant to a distribution plan adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, CSSU receives fees for its distribution services. These fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. For the Class C shares, the fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid Rule 12b-1 distribution fees of $26,703 for Class A shares and $48,244 for Class C shares. Class I shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 distribution fees.
Certain brokers, dealers and financial representatives provide transfer agent-related services to the Fund and receive compensation from the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid $15,620, which is included within transfer agent fees in the Statement of Operations.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, CSSU and its affiliates advised the Fund that they retained $15,909 from commissions earned on the sale of the Fund's Class A shares. There were no commissions earned on the sale of Class C shares.
The Fund from time to time purchases or sells loan investments in the secondary market through Credit Suisse or its affiliates acting in the capacity as broker-dealer. Credit Suisse or its affiliates may have acted in some type of agent capacity to the initial loan offering prior to such loan trading in the secondary market.
Note 4. Line of Credit
The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse (collectively, the "Participating Funds"), participates in a committed, unsecured line of credit facility ("Credit Facility"), with SSB in an aggregated amount of $250 million for temporary or emergency purposes under a first-come, first-served basis. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Participating Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility, which is allocated among the Participating Funds in such manner as is determined by the governing Boards of the Participating Funds. In addition, the Participating Funds pay interest on borrowings at either the Overnight Federal Funds rate or the Overnight LIBOR rate plus a spread. At April 30, 2017 and during the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund had no loans outstanding under the Credit Facility.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were $83,994,691 and $54,961,236 respectively.
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value per share. The Fund offers Class I, Class A and Class C shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class of the Fund were as follows:
| | Class I | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 5,622,019 | | | $ | 56,520,834 | | | | 2,699,746 | | | $ | 24,919,299 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 180,691 | | | | 1,811,964 | | | | 472,724 | | | | 4,405,459 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (4,357,550 | ) | | | (43,949,431 | ) | | | (3,625,961 | ) | | | (33,177,588 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,445,160 | | | $ | 14,383,367 | | | | (453,491 | ) | | $ | (3,852,830 | ) | |
| | Class A | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 3,888,040 | | | $ | 38,829,701 | | | | 2,388,476 | | | $ | 22,246,516 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 47,125 | | | | 474,670 | | | | 131,389 | | | | 1,232,816 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,453,691 | ) | | | (24,777,409 | ) | | | (8,420,386 | ) | | | (77,803,490 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 1,481,474 | | | $ | 14,526,962 | | | | (5,900,521 | ) | | $ | (54,324,158 | ) | |
| | Class C | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 911,791 | | | $ | 9,166,563 | | | | 559,045 | | | $ | 5,253,587 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 19,202 | | | | 193,027 | | | | 31,617 | | | | 295,474 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (180,653 | ) | | | (1,807,885 | ) | | | (214,013 | ) | | | (1,969,377 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 750,340 | | | $ | 7,551,705 | | | | 376,649 | | | $ | 3,579,684 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions (continued)
On April 30, 2017, the number of shareholders that held 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Fund was as follows:
| | Number of Shareholders | | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |
Class I | | | 4 | * | | | 56 | % | |
Class A | | | 5 | | | | 50 | % | |
Class C | | | 2 | | | | 62 | % | |
*This includes the seed money from Merchant Holding, Inc., an affiliate of Credit Suisse.
Some of the shareholders are omnibus accounts, which hold shares on behalf of individual shareholders.
Note 7. Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Shareholder Meeting Results (unaudited)
A special meeting of shareholders of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds — Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund") was held at One Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010 on March 14, 2017. The following matter was voted upon by the shareholders of the Fund and the results are presented below. The proposal was approved.
To Elect the Following Nominees as Trustees:
| | FOR | | WITHHELD | |
Laura A. DeFelice | | | 5,405,621 | | | | 157,129 | | |
Mahendra R. Gupta | | | 5,403,869 | | | | 158,881 | | |
John G. Popp | | | 5,405,621 | | | | 157,129 | | |
Total Eligible Shares | | 9,755,583 | |
Total Shares Voted | | 5,562,751 | |
% of Shares Voted | | 57.02% | |
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited)
In approving the amended and restated investment management agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), including all of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Independent Trustees"), at a meeting held on November 14 and 15, 2016, considered the following factors:
Investment Management Fee Rates and Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate of 0.84% of the Fund's average daily net assets ("Contractual Management Fee") for the Fund in light of the extent and quality of the management services provided by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"), as investment manager, and Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited (the "Sub-Adviser"), as sub-adviser. The Board noted that the compensation paid to the Sub-Adviser does not increase the fees or expenses otherwise incurred by the Fund. The Board also considered that Credit Suisse entered into an expense limitation agreement ("Expense Limitation Agreement") limiting the Fund's total net expenses to 1.24%, 1.99% and 0.99% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, until February 28, 2018.
The Board considered that it had approved a proposal to bundle the Fund's advisory and co-administration services under a single new Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Credit Suisse (the "Management Agreement"). The Board noted that the Management Agreement became effective November 15, 2016. The Management Agreement provides for a contractual combined management fee rate of 0.84% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Board noted that the proposal bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted that the bundling of the advisory and co-administration services and fees will not impact the aggregate services provided under the current arrangement and that the overall combined advisory and co-administration fees paid by shareholders would not increase.
Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing the Fund's Contractual Management Fee, Contractual Management Fee less waivers and/or reimbursements ("Net Management Fee") and the Fund's overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group ("Expense Group") and universe of funds ("Expense Universe") provided by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
included in the Expense Group and the Expense Universe. The Board also received and considered information regarding the co-administration fees paid by the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Management Agreement
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement and by the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board also noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by Credit Suisse and the Sub-Adviser. The Board noted that the extensive investment management services provided by Credit Suisse included broad supervisory responsibility and oversight over other service providers to the Fund. The Board reviewed background information about Credit Suisse and the Sub-Adviser, including their respective Form ADV Part 2 — Disclosure Brochure and Brochure Supplement. The Board considered the background and experience of Credit Suisse's senior management and the expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Fund by, senior personnel of Credit Suisse. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board evaluated the ability of Credit Suisse and the Sub-Adviser, based on their resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals including research, advisory, and supervisory personnel. The Board also received and considered information about the nature, extent and quality of services and fee rates offered to other Credit Suisse clients for comparable services.
In approving the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the benefits of retaining Credit Suisse's affiliate as the Fund's Sub-Adviser and the Sub-Adviser's investment style.
Fund Performance
The Board received and considered performance results of the Fund over time, along with comparisons both to the relevant performance group ("Performance Group") and universe of funds ("Performance Universe") for the Fund. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used
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to arrive at the funds included in the Performance Group and the Performance Universe. The Board considered the positive investment performance of the Fund relative to its stated objectives, as well as the performance of the Fund relative to its peers.
Credit Suisse Profitability
The Board received and considered a profitability analysis of Credit Suisse based on the fees payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund, including any fee waivers, as well as other relationships between the Fund on the one hand and Credit Suisse affiliates on the other. The Board also considered Credit Suisse's methodology for allocating costs to the Fund, recognizing that cost allocation methodologies are inherently subjective. The Board also received profitability information for the other funds in the Credit Suisse family of funds.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board noted that as the Fund continues to grow, additional efficiencies and economies of scale potentially could be realized.
Other Benefits to Credit Suisse
The Board considered other benefits received by Credit Suisse, the Sub-Adviser and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. Such benefits include, among others, benefits potentially derived from an increase in Credit Suisse's and the Sub-Adviser's businesses as a result of their relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by Credit Suisse and its affiliates) and the fees paid to an affiliate of Credit Suisse for distribution services.
The Board considered the standards Credit Suisse and the Sub-Adviser applied in seeking best execution for the Fund and considered Credit Suisse's method for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among its advisory clients.
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Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviews detailed materials received from Credit Suisse as part of the annual approval process. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services that the Fund receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board reviews reports of Credit Suisse at least quarterly, which include, among other things, detailed portfolio and market reviews, detailed fund performance reports, and Credit Suisse's compliance procedures.
Conclusions
In selecting Credit Suisse and the Sub-Adviser, and approving the Management Agreement and the investment management fee under such agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that:
• The Contractual Management Fee and Net Management Fee, reviewed along with information provided by Broadridge for funds in the Fund's Expense Group and Expense Universe, were reasonable in relation to the services provided by Credit Suisse.
• The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse and the Sub-Adviser and that, based on dialogue with management and counsel, the services provided by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement and the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement are typical of, and consistent with, those provided to similar mutual funds by other investment advisers.
• In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and Credit Suisse's ongoing commitment to the Fund and willingness to waive fees, Credit Suisse's profitability based on fees payable under the advisory and co-administration agreements, as well as other ancillary benefits that Credit Suisse and its affiliates received, were considered reasonable.
• In light of the information received and considered by the Board, the Fund's current fee structure was considered reasonable.
No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited)
At Credit Suisse, we know that you are concerned with how we protect and handle nonpublic personal information that identifies you. This notice is designed to help you understand what nonpublic personal information we collect from you and from other sources, and how we use that information in connection with your investments and investment choices that may be available to you. Except where otherwise noted, this notice is applicable only to consumers who are current or former investors, meaning individual persons whose investments are primarily for household, family or personal use ("individual investors"). Specified sections of this notice, however, also apply to other types of investors (called "institutional investors"). Where the notice applies to institutional investors, the notice expressly states so. This notice is being provided by Credit Suisse Funds and Credit Suisse Closed-End Funds. This notice applies solely to U.S. registered investment companies advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Categories of information we may collect:
We may collect information about you, including nonpublic personal information, such as
• Information we receive from you on applications, forms, agreements, questionnaires, Credit Suisse websites and other websites that are part of our investment program, or in the course of establishing or maintaining a customer relationship, such as your name, address, e-mail address, Social Security number, assets, income, financial situation; and
• Information we obtain from your transactions and experiences with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your account balances or other investment information, assets purchased and sold, and other parties to a transaction, where applicable.
Categories of information we disclose and parties to whom we disclose it:
• We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our individual investors, except as permitted or required by law or regulation. Whether you are an individual investor or institutional investor, we may share the information described above with our affiliates that perform services on our behalf, and with our asset management and private banking affiliates; as well as with unaffiliated third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as our accountants, auditors, attorneys, broker-dealers, fund administrators, and other service providers.
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Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited) (continued)
• We want our investors to be informed about additional products or services. We do not disclose nonpublic personal information relating to individual investors to our affiliates for marketing purposes, nor do we use such information received from our affiliates to solicit individual investors for such purposes. Whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we may disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, regarding our transactions and experiences with you to our affiliates.
• In addition, whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we reserve the right to disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, about you to any person or entity, including without limitation any governmental agency, regulatory authority or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over us or our affiliates, if (i) we determine in our discretion that such disclosure is necessary or advisable pursuant to or in connection with any United States federal, state or local, or non-U.S., court order (or other legal process), law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy, including without limitation any anti-money laundering law or the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001; and (ii) such disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy.
Confidentiality and security
• To protect nonpublic personal information about individual investors, we restrict access to those employees and agents who need to know that information to provide products or services to us and to our investors. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect nonpublic personal information.
Other Disclosures
This notice is not intended to be incorporated in any offering materials, but is a statement of our current Notice of Privacy and Information Practices and may be amended from time to time. This notice is current as of May 23, 2017.
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Credit Suisse Strategic Income Fund
Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information (unaudited)
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:
• By calling 1-877-870-2874
• On the Fund's website, www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds
• On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov
The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
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CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS
Semiannual Report
April 30, 2017
(unaudited)
n CREDIT SUISSE
MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND
The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (which should be considered carefully before investing), and more complete information about the Fund, are provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain additional copies by calling 877-870-2874 or by visiting our website at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Distributor, is located at One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Credit Suisse Funds are advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should be aware that they may be eligible to purchase Class I shares (where offered) directly or through certain intermediaries. Such shares are not subject to a sales charge. Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should also be aware that they may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of the sales charge with respect to Class A or C shares (where offered). For more information, please review the relevant prospectuses or consult your financial representative.
Fund shares are not deposits or other obligations of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse") or any affiliate, are not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment.
Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
May 26, 2017
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this Semiannual Report covering the activities of the Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the "Fund") for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017.
Performance Summary
11/1/2016 – 4/30/2017
Fund & Benchmark | | Performance | |
Class I1 | | | -3.28 | % | |
Class A1,2 | | | -3.30 | % | |
Class C1,2 | | | -3.68 | % | |
Credit Suisse Managed Futures Liquid Index3 | | | -3.32 | % | |
Performance shown for the Fund's Class A and Class C Shares does not reflect sales charges, which are a maximum of 5.25% and 1.00%, respectively.2
Market Review: A challenging period for managed futures
The six-month period ended April 30, 2017 was a challenging one for managed futures, with the Credit Suisse Managed Futures Liquid Index, the Fund's benchmark, down 3.32% on the heels of various market reversals.
Within the hedge fund universe, trend following strategies experienced losses overall, as they were generally hurt by trend reversals in several markets (particularly fixed income and currencies) following the U.S. November elections.
Strategic Review:
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2017, the Fund's Class I shares outperformed the Fund's benchmark. Equity positions were the greatest contributors to performance over the period, as long positions yielded profits when the equity markets rallied.
Commodities were the largest detractor from performance over the period, as market movements that diverged from longer-term trends in energy, precious metals and agriculture created a challenging market for trend identification. Although long industrial positions contributed to performance, it was not enough to offset the other losses. Currencies also detracted from performance. Although currencies yielded profits due to the strong U.S. dollar theme following the U.S. November elections, the sharp January reversal caused losses — especially in the Australian and Canadian dollars. Additionally, fixed income
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
positions detracted from performance due to a significant shift in market sentiment that started in December.
Another area where performance was particularly challenged was in the European bond market, where idiosyncratic movement around specific political risks yielded an increasingly bifurcated market. Additionally, the Bank of Japan's yield curve control program effectively eliminated the possibility of markets establishing any sort of trend.
In general, the managed futures strategy is designed to profit from both upward and downward trending markets across several asset classes including commodities, bonds, equities and currencies.
We continue to believe that the unique return profile of managed futures may appeal to investors searching for meaningful portfolio diversifiers that can help mitigate risk and provide uncorrelated returns.
The Quantitative Investment Strategies Group
Yung-Shin Kung
Sheel Dhande
The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a greater proportion of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified mutual fund and may therefore be subject to greater volatility. The Fund's investment in alternative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly in investments involving leverage.
The use of alternative assets and strategies entails substantial risks, including risk of loss of principal, commodity exposure risks, credit risk, currency risk, derivatives risk, equity exposure risk, exchange-traded notes risk, fixed income risk, foreign securities risk, forwards risk, futures contracts risk, interest rate risk, leveraging risk, market risk, non-diversified status, options risk, portfolio turnover risk, repurchase agreements risk, short position risk, speculative exposure risk, structured note risk, subsidiary risk, swap agreements risk, tax risk and U.S. government securities risk. For a detailed discussion of these and other risks, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.
In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements, which may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign markets, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation and their potential
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund, could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
The views of the Fund's management are as of the date of this letter and the Fund holdings described in this document are as of April 30, 2017; these views and Fund holdings may have changed subsequent to these dates. Nothing in this document is a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 1.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.55% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 2.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus.
2 Total return for the Fund's Class A shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 5.25%), was (8.36)%. Total return for the Fund's Class C shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value including maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, was (4.62)%.
3 The Credit Suisse Managed Futures Liquid Index is a broadly diversified futures index currently composed of 14 futures contracts and 4 commodity indices which provide exposure to the asset classes. The Index uses a proprietary quantitative methodology to seek to identify price trends in each of the asset classes over a variety of time horizons. Components of the Index, which may change from time to time, are positioned either long or short based on the price trends within the asset classes determined using the Index's quantitative methodology. The Index does not have transaction costs and investors may not invest directly in the Index.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Average Annual Returns as of April 30, 20171
| | 1 Year | | Since Inception2 | |
Class I | | | (6.53 | )% | | | 5.08 | % | |
Class A Without Sales Charge | | | (6.65 | )% | | | 4.85 | % | |
Class A With Maximum Sales Charge | | | (11.52 | )% | | | 3.64 | % | |
Class C Without CDSC | | | (7.35 | )% | | | 4.05 | % | |
Class C With CDSC | | | (8.25 | )% | | | 4.05 | % | |
Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
The annualized gross expense ratios are 1.31% for Class I shares, 1.56% for Class A shares and 2.31% for Class C shares. The annualized net expense ratios after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements are 1.30% for Class I shares, 1.55% for Class A shares and 2.30% for Class C shares.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund has entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 1.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.55% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 2.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus.
2 Inception Date September 28, 2012.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Information About Your Fund's Expenses
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six months ended April 30, 2017.
The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:
• Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line.
• Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare the Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Expenses and Value for a $1,000 Investment
for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017
Actual Fund Return | | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 967.20 | | | $ | 967.00 | | | $ | 963.20 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 6.34 | | | $ | 7.56 | | | $ | 11.20 | | |
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,018.35 | | | $ | 1,017.11 | | | $ | 1,013.39 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 6.51 | | | $ | 7.75 | | | $ | 11.48 | | |
| | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Annualized Expense Ratios* | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 2.30 | % | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or actual expenses reimbursements, if applicable. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher. Expenses do not reflect additional charges and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under the variable contracts or plans. Such charges and expenses are described in the prospectus of the insurance company separate account or in the plan documents or other informational materials supplied by plan sponsors. The Fund's expenses should be considered with these charges and expenses in evaluating the overall cost of investing in the separate account.
For more information, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus.
Portfolio Breakdown*
United States Treasury Obligations | | | 59.21 | % | |
Short-term Investment1 | | | 40.79 | | |
Total | | | 100.00 | % | |
* Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding securities lending collateral, if applicable) and may vary over time.
1 Primarily reflects cash invested in State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, for which the purchases of securities have been executed but not yet settled at April 30, 2017, if applicable.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (53.8%) | | | |
$ | 20,000 | | | United States Treasury Bills | | (AA+, Aaa) | | 08/10/17 | | | 0.780 | | | $ | 19,955,320 | | |
| 60,000 | | | United States Treasury Bills | | (AA+, Aaa) | | 08/17/17 | | | 0.616 | | | | 59,855,280 | | |
| 20,000 | | | United States Treasury Bills | | (AA+, Aaa) | | 10/05/17 | | | 0.893 | | | | 19,920,840 | | |
| 20,000 | | | United States Treasury Bills | | (AA+, Aaa) | | 10/19/17 | | | 0.927 | | | | 19,910,460 | | |
TOTAL UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $119,679,417) | | | | 119,641,900 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (37.1%) | | | |
| 82,430
| | | State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit (Cost $82,429,572) | | | | | | | 05/01/17 | | | | 0.090 | | | | 82,429,572 | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (90.9%) (Cost $202,108,989) | | | 202,071,472 | | |
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (9.1%) | | | 20,110,637 | | |
NET ASSETS (100.0%) | | $ | 222,182,109 | | |
† Credit ratings given by the Standard & Poor's Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") are unaudited.
Futures Contracts
Contract Description | | Currency | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Value | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Purchase | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | |
AUD Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 219 | | | $ | 16,372,440 | | | $ | (133,269 | ) | |
GBP Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 174 | | | | 14,098,350 | | | | 144,881 | | |
| | $ | 11,612 | | |
Index Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | |
EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures | | EUR | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 711 | | | | 27,160,455 | | | $ | 1,336,899 | | |
FTSE 100 Index Futures | | GBP | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 190 | | | | 17,612,462 | | | | (258,452 | ) | |
Nikkei 225 Index Futures OSE | | JPY | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 69 | | | | 11,884,812 | | | | (17,018 | ) | |
S&P 500 E Mini Index Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 272 | | | | 32,374,800 | | | | 123,951 | | |
| | $ | 1,185,380 | | |
Interest Rate Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | |
10YR Japanese Bond Futures | | JPY | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 5 | | | | 6,774,020 | | | $ | (6,762 | ) | |
10YR JGB Mini Futures | | JPY | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 2,074 | | | | 281,004,952 | | | | (130,659 | ) | |
German EURO Bund Futures | | EUR | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 416 | | | | 73,286,842 | | | | (235,294 | ) | |
Hang Seng Index Futures | | HKD | | | | May 2017 | | | 174 | | | | 27,474,038 | | | | 596,771 | | |
Long Gilt Futures | | GBP | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 336 | | | | 55,758,959 | | | | 721,207 | | |
| | $ | 945,263 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Futures Contracts (continued)
Contract Description | | Currency | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Value | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Sell | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | |
CAD Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (756 | ) | | $ | (55,339,200 | ) | | $ | 754,051 | | |
EUR Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (183 | ) | | | (24,981,788 | ) | | | (641,805 | ) | |
JPY Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (131 | ) | | | (14,727,675 | ) | | | 18,160 | | |
| | $ | 130,406 | | |
Interest Rate Contracts | |
10YR U.S. Treasury Note Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (207 | ) | | | (26,023,781 | ) | | $ | (226,335 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 2,046,326 | | |
Total Return Swap Contracts
Currency | | Notional Amount | | Expiration Date | | Counterparty | | Receive | | Pay | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD | | | | $ | 27,198,572 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Agriculture Index | | $ | 310,805 | | |
USD | | | | | 12,451,207 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index | | Fixed Rate | | | 276,069 | | |
USD | | | | | 19,190,053 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Bloomberg Precious Metals Index | | Fixed Rate | | | (586,963 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 3,068,496 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Energy Index | | | (1,187 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 7,835,447 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Energy Index | | | 31,312 | | |
USD | | | | | 1,301,777 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Bloomberg Precious Metals Index | | Fixed Rate | | | (6,992 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 2,915,794 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Energy Index | | | 26,304 | | |
USD | | | | | 1,610,202 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Agriculture Index | | | 8,388 | | |
USD | | | | | 2,398,364 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index | | Fixed Rate | | | 8,696 | | |
USD | | | | | 4,764,340 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Energy Index | | | 0 | | |
| | $ | 66,432 | | |
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD = Australian Dollar
CAD = Canadian Dollar
EUR = Euro
GBP = British Pound
HKD = Hong Kong Dollar
JPY = Japanese Yen
USD = United States Dollar
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets | |
Investments at value (Cost $202,108,989) (Note 2) | | $ | 202,071,472 | | |
Cash | | | 100,219 | | |
Foreign currency at value (Cost $48) | | | 48 | | |
Cash segregated at brokers for futures and swap contracts (Note 2) | | | 16,376,128 | | |
Variation margin receivable on futures contracts (Note 2) | | | 3,035,472 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 1,492,457 | | |
Unrealized appreciation on open swap contracts (Note 2) | | | 661,574 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 619 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 38,249 | | |
Total assets | | | 223,776,238 | | |
Liabilities | |
Investment advisory fee payable (Note 3) | | | 170,274 | | |
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3) | | | 7,181 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fee payable (Note 3) | | | 14,713 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on open swap contracts (Note 2) | | | 595,142 | | |
Net payable for terminated total return swap contracts | | | 416,368 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 326,240 | | |
Trustees' fee payable | | | 7,040 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 57,171 | | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,594,129 | | |
Net Assets | |
Capital stock, $.001 par value (Note 6) | | | 21,607 | | |
Paid-in capital (Note 6) | | | 229,979,293 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (1,226,223 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized loss from futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | | | (8,799,233 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency translations | | | 2,206,665 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 222,182,109 | | |
I Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 141,284,680 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 13,699,986 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.31 | | |
A Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 77,251,304 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 7,540,345 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.25 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value/(1-5.25%)) | | $ | 10.82 | | |
C Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 3,646,125 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 366,878 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 9.94 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment Income | |
Interest | | $ | 126,955 | | |
Total investment income | | | 126,955 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fees (Note 3) | | | 985,679 | | |
Administrative services fees (Note 3) | | | 19,923 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fees (Note 3) | |
Class A | | | 55,342 | | |
Class C | | | 18,718 | | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 3) | | | 76,889 | | |
Custodian fees | | | 47,252 | | |
Registration fees | | | 37,116 | | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 25,860 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 17,116 | | |
Printing fees | | | 16,313 | | |
Legal fees | | | 15,190 | | |
Commitment fees (Note 4) | | | 5,216 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 1,273 | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | 3,687 | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,325,574 | | |
Less: fees waived (Note 3) | | | (11,493 | ) | |
Net expenses | | | 1,314,081 | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1,187,126 | ) | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency Related Items | |
Net realized loss from futures contracts | | | (604,951 | ) | |
Net realized loss from swap contracts | | | (6,156,431 | ) | |
Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions | | | (106,310 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | (37,517 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | 486,482 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from swap contracts | | | 291,907 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translations | | | 168,782 | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency related items | | | (5,958,038 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (7,145,164 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 For the Year Ended | | (unaudited) | | October 31, 2016 | |
From Operations | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (1,187,126 | ) | | $ | (1,809,916 | ) | |
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions | | | (6,867,692 | ) | | | 2,548,429 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency translations | | | 909,654 | | | | 1,372,660 | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (7,145,164 | ) | | | 2,111,173 | | |
From Dividends and Distributions | |
Dividends from net investment income | |
Class I | | | — | | | | (4,138,919 | ) | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (968,769 | ) | |
Class C | | | — | | | | (95,991 | ) | |
Distributions from net realized gains | |
Class I | | | (3,535,179 | ) | | | (2,575,914 | ) | |
Class A | | | (1,012,105 | ) | | | (769,312 | ) | |
Class C | | | (100,296 | ) | | | (89,902 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions | | | (4,647,580 | ) | | | (8,638,807 | ) | |
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6) | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 129,671,795 | | | | 136,041,437 | | |
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 4,172,001 | | | | 7,665,777 | | |
Net asset value of shares redeemed | | | (69,192,860 | ) | | | (63,581,477 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 64,650,936 | | | | 80,125,737 | | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 52,858,192 | | | | 73,598,103 | | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 169,323,917 | | | | 95,725,814 | | |
End of period | | $ | 222,182,109 | | | $ | 169,323,917 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (1,226,223 | ) | | $ | (39,097 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a Class I Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 11.53 | | | $ | 10.852 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 9.76 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment loss3 | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.23 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 0.78 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.24 | ) | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.004 | | | | 0.004 | | | | — | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.93 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.31 | | | $ | 10.94 | | | $ | 11.53 | | | $ | 10.852 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 9.76 | | |
Total return5 | | | (3.28 | )% | | | 3.12 | % | | | 12.88 | % | | | 7.73 | % | | | 6.15 | % | | | (2.40 | )% | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 141,285 | | | $ | 127,597 | | | $ | 72,606 | | | $ | 69,190 | | | $ | 26,794 | | | $ | 21,768 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.30 | %6 | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | %6 | |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (1.17 | )%6 | | | (1.29 | )% | | | (1.31 | )% | | | (1.68 | )% | | | (1.64 | )% | | | (1.69 | )%6 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.01 | %6 | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 3.01 | %6 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | |
1 For the period September 28, 2012 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
3 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
4 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
5 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
6 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a Class A Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.88 | | | $ | 11.47 | | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 9.76 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment loss2 | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 0.48 | | | | 1.50 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.79 | | | | (0.22 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 0.31 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 0.74 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.24 | ) | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.003 | | | | 0.003 | | | | — | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.254 | | | $ | 10.88 | | | $ | 11.47 | | | $ | 10.80 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 9.76 | | |
Total return5 | | | (3.30 | )% | | | 2.87 | % | | | 12.47 | % | | | 7.35 | % | | | 6.05 | % | | | (2.40 | )% | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 77,251 | | | $ | 38,060 | | | $ | 20,200 | | | $ | 3,294 | | | $ | 5,824 | | | $ | 98 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.55 | %6 | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | %6 | |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (1.41 | )%6 | | | (1.54 | )% | | | (1.55 | )% | | | (1.93 | )% | | | (1.90 | )% | | | (1.94 | )%6 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.01 | %6 | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 3.01 | %6 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | |
1 For the period September 28, 2012 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
3 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
4 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
5 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
6 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a Class C Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.60 | | | $ | 11.19 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.75 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment loss2 | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 0.48 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.77 | | | | (0.23 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.25 | ) | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.003 | | | | 0.003 | | | | — | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.94 | | | $ | 10.60 | | | $ | 11.19 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.75 | | |
Total return4 | | | (3.68 | )% | | | 2.13 | % | | | 11.60 | % | | | 6.62 | % | | | 5.13 | % | | | (2.50 | )% | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 3,646 | | | $ | 3,667 | | | $ | 2,920 | | | $ | 1,558 | | | $ | 800 | | | $ | 98 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 2.30 | %5 | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.71 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | 2.70 | %5 | |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (2.17 | )%5 | | | (2.29 | )% | | | (2.31 | )% | | | (2.68 | )% | | | (2.64 | )% | | | (2.70 | )%5 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.01 | %5 | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 3.01 | %5 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | | | — | % | |
1 For the period September 28, 2012 (Inception Date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
3 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a non-diversified open-end management investment company that seeks to achieve an investment result that corresponds generally to the risk and return patterns of managed futures funds. The Trust was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware as a business trust on May 31, 1995.
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"), the investment adviser to the Fund, is registered as a Commodity Pool Operator with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing directly and/or indirectly through the Credit Suisse Cayman Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Ltd. (the "Subsidiary"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, in a combination of securities and derivative instruments. The Subsidiary invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as swaps and futures, as well as other types of futures, swaps and options. The Subsidiary may also invest in debt securities, some of which are intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary's derivatives positions.
The Subsidiary is managed by the same portfolio managers that manage the Fund and the accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and the Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. The consolidated financial statements include portfolio holdings of the Fund and the Subsidiary and all intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. As of April 30, 2017, the Fund held $5,486,135 in the Subsidiary, representing 2.5% of the Fund's consolidated net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the net realized loss on securities and other financial instruments held in the Subsidiary was $6,156,431.
Subsequent references to the Fund within the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements collectively refer to the Fund and the Subsidiary.
The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class I shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. Each class of shares represents an equal pro rata interest in the Fund, except the share classes bear different expenses, which reflect the differences in the range of services provided to them. Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 5.25%. Class C shares are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within the first year of purchase. Class I shares are sold without a sales charge.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. The policies are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP and follows Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 — Financial Services — Investment Companies.
A) SECURITY VALUATION — The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") on each day the Exchange is open for business. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. These pricing services generally price fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional "round lot" size, but some trades occur in smaller "odd lot" sizes which may be effected at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Structured note agreements are valued in accordance with a dealer-supplied valuation based on changes in the value of the underlying index. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued at the London closing spot rates and the London closing forward point rates on a daily basis. The currency forward contract pricing model derives the differential in point rates to the expiration date of the forward and calculates its present value. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") to fair value certain securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. If
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the investment adviser to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the investment adviser using quotations from one or more brokers/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved and established by the Board.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
GAAP established a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at each measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
• Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
• Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
Assets | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | |
United States Treasury Obligations | | $ | — | | | $ | 119,641,900 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 119,641,900 | | |
Short-term Investment | | | — | | | | 82,429,572 | | | | — | | | | 82,429,572 | | |
| | $ | — | | | $ | 202,071,472 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 202,071,472 | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 3,695,920 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,695,920 | | |
Swap Contracts | | | — | | | | 661,574 | | | | — | | | | 661,574 | | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Liabilities | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 1,649,594 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,649,594 | | |
Swap Contracts | | | — | | | | 595,142 | | | | — | | | | 595,142 | | |
* Other financial instruments include unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures and swap contracts.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
B) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES — The Fund adopted amendments to authoritative guidance on disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities which require that a fund disclose (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and hedging activities are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedging activities affect a fund's financial position, financial performance and cash flows. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund's derivatives did not qualify for hedge accounting as they are held at fair value.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of April 30, 2017
| | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 917,092 | * | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 775,074 | * | |
Index Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | | 1,460,850 | * | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | 275,470 | * | |
Interest Rate Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | | 1,317,978 | * | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | 599,050 | * | |
Commodity Index Return Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts | | | 661,574 | | | Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts | | | 595,142 | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,357,494 | | | $ | 2,244,736 | | |
*Reflects cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations
| | Location | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Location | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | | Net realized loss from futures contracts | | $ | (3,870,308 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | $ | (1,398,273 | ) | |
Index Contracts | | Net realized gain from futures contracts | | | 6,764,375 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | 980,894 | | |
Interest Rate Contracts | | Net realized loss from futures contracts | | | (3,499,018 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | 903,861 | | |
Commodity Index Return Contracts | | Net realized loss from open swap contracts | | | (6,156,431 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from open swap contracts | | | 291,907 | | |
| | | | $ | (6,761,382 | ) | | | | $ | 778,389 | | |
The notional amount of futures contracts and swap contracts open at April 30, 2017 is reflected in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund held average monthly notional values on a net basis of $214,462,058, $269,341,279 and $65,256,091 in long futures contracts, short futures contracts and swap contracts, respectively.
The Fund is a party to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") Master Agreements ("Master Agreements") with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative (including Total Return, Credit Default and Interest Rate Swaps) and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Fund. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties' general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund's net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time.
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative assets, net of related collateral held by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Received | | Cash Collateral Received | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets | |
Goldman Sachs | | $ | 661,574 | | | $ | (595,142 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 66,432 | | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative liabilities, net of related collateral pledged by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Pledged | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities | |
Goldman Sachs | | $ | 595,142 | | | $ | (595,142 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
(a) Swap contracts are included.
C) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME/EXPENSE — Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income/expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. Dividend income/expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses are class-specific expenses, vary by class and are charged only to that class. Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of the outstanding shares of that class. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
D) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain will not be distributed. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
E) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and to make the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. One of these requirements is that the Fund derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies or net income derived from interests in certain publicly-traded partnerships ("Qualifying Income"). The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued a ruling that income realized from certain types of commodity-linked derivatives would not be Qualifying Income. As a result, the Fund's ability to realize income from investments in such commodity-linked derivatives as part of its investment strategy would be limited to a maximum of 10% of its gross income. The IRS has issued private letter rulings to registered investment companies concluding that income derived from their investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary would constitute Qualifying Income to the fund. The IRS has indicated that the granting of these types of private letter rulings is currently suspended.
If the Fund is unable to ensure continued qualification as a RIC, the Fund may be required to change its investment objective, policies or techniques, or may be liquidated. If the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC, the Fund will be subject to federal income tax on its net income and capital gains at regular corporate rates (without reduction for distributions to shareholders). If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC and become subject to federal income tax, shareholders of the Fund would be subject to the risk of diminished returns.
The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance for uncertainty in income taxes and recognizes a tax benefit or liability from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority's widely understood administrative practices and procedures. The Fund has reviewed its current tax positions and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the IRS and state departments of revenue.
F) SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse, pools available cash into a short-term variable rate time deposit issued by State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
("SSB"), the Fund's custodian. The short-term time deposit issued by SSB is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.
G) FUTURES — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to the extent permitted by its investment policies and objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to or hedge against changes in interest rates, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash and/or pledge U.S. Government securities as initial margin with a Futures Commission Merchant ("FCM"). Subsequent payments, which are dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying instrument, are made or received by the Fund each day (daily variation margin) and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund's basis in the contract. Risks of entering into futures contracts for hedging purposes include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. Futures have minimal counterparty credit risk because futures are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. In addition, the purchase of a futures contract involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments may be required for a futures transaction. The Fund's open futures contracts are disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the amount of restricted cash held at brokers related to open futures contracts was $12,546,128.
H) SWAPS — The Fund may enter into swap contracts either for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. A swap contract is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset or notional principal amount. The Fund will enter into swap contracts only on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The extent of the Fund's exposure to credit and counterparty risks is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract's remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. These risks are mitigated by having a master
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund's exposure to the counterparty. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty as well as the amounts posted by the counterparty pursuant to the master netting agreement to a swap contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index.
The Fund may enter into total return swap contracts, involving commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return, both based on notional amounts. The Fund may invest in total return swap contracts for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.
The Fund records unrealized gains or losses on a daily basis representing the value and the current net receivable or payable relating to open swap contracts. Net amounts received or paid on the swap contract are recorded as realized gains or losses. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation from swap contracts. Realized gains and losses from terminated swaps are included in net realized gains/losses from swap contracts. The Fund's open swap contracts are disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the amount of restricted cash held at brokers related to open swap contracts was $3,830,000.
I) SECURITIES LENDING — The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the market value of domestic securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon) and 105% of the market value of foreign securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon). The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 102% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. Cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with securities lending activity may be pooled together with cash collateral for other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse and may be invested in a variety of investments, including funds advised by SSB, the Fund's securities lending agent, or money market
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
instruments. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
SSB has been engaged by the Fund to act as the Fund's securities lending agent. The Fund's securities lending arrangement provides that the Fund and SSB will share the net income earned from securities lending activities. Securities lending income is accrued as earned. At April 30, 2017 and during the six months ended April 30, 2017, there were no securities out on loan.
J) OTHER — In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions for which risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit risk). Similar to credit risk, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, including securities lending, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The extent of the Fund's exposure to credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded in the Fund's Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
K) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS — On August 26, 2016, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-15"). ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The issues addressed in ASU 2016-15 are: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investments, beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
In November 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash, a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-18"). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. ASU 2016-18 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, "final rules") intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the amendments to Regulation S-X will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.
L) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS — In preparing the financial statements as of April 30, 2017, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements through the date of release of this report. No such events requiring recognition or disclosure were identified through the date of the release of this report.
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties
Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser and administrator for the Fund. Effective November 15, 2016, for its investment advisory and administration services, Credit Suisse is entitled to receive a fee from the Fund at an annual rate of 1.04% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Credit Suisse has contractually agreed to limit expenses so that the Fund's annual operating expenses do not exceed 1.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.55% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares, and
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
2.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, investment advisory and administration fees earned and fees waived were $985,679 and $11,493, respectively. Prior to November 15, 2016, the Fund paid advisory fees at the annual rate of 0.95% of average daily net assets. The Fund is authorized to reimburse Credit Suisse for management fees previously limited and/or for expenses previously reimbursed by Credit Suisse, provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the end of the fiscal year during which such fees were limited or expenses were reimbursed by Credit Suisse and the reimbursements do not cause a class to exceed the applicable expense limitation in the contract at the time the fees are recouped. This contract may not be terminated before February 28, 2018.
The amounts waived and reimbursed by Credit Suisse, which are available for potential future recoupment by Credit Suisse, and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2017 are as follows:
| | Fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recoupment* | | Expires October 31, 2018 | | Expires October 31, 2019 | |
Class I | | $ | 50,736 | | | $ | 39,940 | | | $ | 10,796 | | |
Class A | | | 10,620 | | | | 7,384 | | | | 3,236 | | |
Class C | | | 1,857 | | | | 1,501 | | | | 356 | | |
Totals | | $ | 63,213 | | | $ | 48,825 | | | $ | 14,388 | | |
*The Subsidiary is not eligible for recoupment. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund recouped $27,793 of fee waivers/expense reimbursements.
Prior to November 15, 2016, Credit Suisse and SSB served as co-administrators to the Fund. For its co-administrative services, Credit Suisse received a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.09% of the Fund's average daily net assets. On November 15, 2016, the Fund entered into an Investment Management Agreement with Credit Suisse which bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee. For the period from November 1, 2016 to November 14, 2016, co-administrative services fees earned by Credit Suisse were $6,338.
For its co-administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon the relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, co-administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket expenses) with respect to the Fund were $13,585.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC ("CSSU"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, serves as the distributor of the Fund's shares. Pursuant to a distribution plan adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, CSSU receives fees for its distribution services. These fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. For the Class C shares, the fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid Rule 12b-1 distribution fees of $55,342 for Class A shares and $18,718 for Class C shares. Class I shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 distribution fees.
Certain brokers, dealers and financial representatives provide transfer agent-related services to the Fund and receive compensation from the Fund. Payment made by the Fund, if any, would be included within transfer agent fees in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, CSSU and its affiliates advised the Fund that they retained $59,746 from commissions earned on the sale of the Fund's Class A shares. There were no commissions earned on sale of Class C shares.
Note 4. Line of Credit
The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse (collectively, the "Participating Funds"), participates in a committed, unsecured line of credit facility ("Credit Facility"), with SSB in an aggregated amount of $250 million for temporary or emergency purposes under a first-come, first-served basis. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Participating Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility, which is allocated among the Participating Funds in such manner as is determined by the governing Boards of the Participating Funds. In addition, the Participating Funds pay interest on borrowings at either the Overnight Federal Funds rate or the Overnight LIBOR rate plus a spread. At April 30, 2017 and during the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) and U.S. Government and Agency Obligations were as follows:
Investment Securities | | U.S. Government/ Agency Obligations | |
Purchases | | Sales | | Purchases | | Sales | |
$ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | |
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value per share. The Fund offers Class I, Class A and Class C shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class of the Fund were as follows:
| | Class I | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 6,843,976 | | | $ | 73,918,680 | | | | 9,390,795 | | | $ | 105,360,677 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 298,320 | | | | 3,263,624 | | | | 577,815 | | | | 6,339,853 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (5,110,777 | ) | | | (54,568,421 | ) | | | (4,599,480 | ) | | | (51,998,010 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 2,031,519 | | | $ | 22,613,883 | | | | 5,369,130 | | | $ | 59,702,520 | | |
| | Class A | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 5,315,009 | | | $ | 55,301,926 | | | | 2,554,733 | | | $ | 28,671,167 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 74,667 | | | | 812,373 | | | | 104,757 | | | | 1,146,451 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,348,440 | ) | | | (14,299,467 | ) | | | (921,553 | ) | | | (10,316,965 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 4,041,236 | | | $ | 41,814,832 | | | | 1,737,937 | | | $ | 19,500,653 | | |
| | Class C | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 43,080 | | | $ | 451,189 | | | | 183,521 | | | $ | 2,009,593 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 9,074 | | | | 96,004 | | | | 16,743 | | | | 179,473 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (31,184 | ) | | | (324,972 | ) | | | (115,199 | ) | | | (1,266,502 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 20,970 | | | $ | 222,221 | | | | 85,065 | | | $ | 922,564 | | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions (continued)
On April 30, 2017, the number of shareholders that held 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Fund was as follows:
| | Number of Shareholders | | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |
Class I | | | 3 | * | | | 75 | % | |
Class A | | | 2 | | | | 27 | % | |
Class C | | | 2 | | | | 25 | % | |
*This includes the seed money from Merchant Holding, Inc., an affiliate of Credit Suisse.
Some of the shareholders may be omnibus accounts, which hold shares on behalf of individual shareholders.
Note 7. Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Shareholder Meeting Results (unaudited)
A special meeting of shareholders of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds — Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the "Fund") was held at One Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010 on March 14, 2017. The following matter was voted upon by the shareholders of the Fund and the results are presented below. The proposal was approved.
To Elect the Following Nominees as Trustees:
| | FOR | | WITHHELD | |
Laura A. DeFelice | | | 11,705,414 | | | | 87,134 | | |
Mahendra R. Gupta | | | 11,523,677 | | | | 268,871 | | |
John G. Popp | | | 11,637,162 | | | | 155,386 | | |
Total Eligible Shares | | 17,749,366 | |
Total Shares Voted | | 11,792,548 | |
% of Shares Voted | | 66.44% | |
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited)
In approving the amended and restated investment management agreement for the Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), including all of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Independent Trustees"), at a meeting held on November 14 and 15, 2016, considered the following factors:
Investment Management Fee Rates and Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate of 1.04% of the Fund's average daily net assets ("Contractual Management Fee") for the Fund in light of the extent and quality of the management services provided by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"). The Board also considered that Credit Suisse has entered into an expense limitation agreement ("Expense Limitation Agreement") limiting the Fund's total net expenses to 1.55%, 2.30% and 1.30% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, until February 28, 2018.
The Board considered that it had approved a proposal to bundle the Fund's advisory and co-administration services under a single new Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Credit Suisse (the "Management Agreement"). The Board noted that the Management Agreement became effective November 15, 2016. The Management Agreement provides for a contractual combined management fee rate of 1.04% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Board noted that the proposal bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted that the bundling of the advisory and co-administration services and fees will not impact the aggregate services provided under the current arrangement and that the overall combined advisory and co-administration fees paid by shareholders would not increase.
Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing the Fund's Contractual Management Fee, Contractual Management Fee less waivers and/or reimbursements ("Net Management Fee") and the Fund's overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group ("Expense Group") and universe of funds ("Expense Universe") provided by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Expense Group and the Expense Universe. The Board also received and considered information regarding the co-administration fees paid by the Fund.
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Management Agreement
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by Credit Suisse. The Board noted that the extensive investment management services provided by Credit Suisse included broad supervisory responsibility and oversight over other service providers to the Fund. The Board reviewed background information about Credit Suisse including its Form ADV Part 2 — Disclosure Brochure and Brochure Supplement. The Board considered the background and experience of Credit Suisse's senior management and the expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Fund by, senior personnel of Credit Suisse. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board evaluated the ability of Credit Suisse, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals including research, advisory, and supervisory personnel. The Board also received and considered information about the nature, extent and quality of services and fee rates offered to other Credit Suisse clients for comparable services.
Fund Performance
The Board received and considered performance results of the Fund over time, along with comparisons both to the relevant performance group ("Performance Group") and universe of funds ("Performance Universe") for the Fund. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Performance Group and the Performance Universe. The Board considered the positive investment performance of the Fund since its inception relative to its stated objectives, as well as the performance of the Fund relative to its peers.
Credit Suisse Profitability
The Board received and considered a profitability analysis of Credit Suisse based on the fees payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund, including any fee waivers, as well as other relationships between the Fund on
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
the one hand and Credit Suisse affiliates on the other. The Board also considered Credit Suisse's methodology for allocating costs to the Fund, recognizing that cost allocation methodologies are inherently subjective. The Board also received profitability information for the other funds in the Credit Suisse family of funds.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board noted that as the Fund's asset levels continue to grow, economies of scale potentially could be realized.
Other Benefits to Credit Suisse
The Board considered other benefits received by Credit Suisse and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. Such benefits include, among others, benefits potentially derived from an increase in Credit Suisse's businesses as a result of its relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by Credit Suisse and its affiliates) and the fees paid to an affiliate of Credit Suisse for distribution services.
The Board considered the standards applied in seeking best execution and reviewed Credit Suisse's method for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among its advisory clients.
Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviews detailed materials received from Credit Suisse as part of the annual approval process. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services that the Fund receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board reviews reports of Credit Suisse at least quarterly, which include, among other things, detailed portfolio and market reviews, detailed fund performance reports, and Credit Suisse's compliance procedures.
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Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Conclusions
In selecting Credit Suisse, and approving the Management Agreement and the investment management fee under such agreement, the Board concluded that:
• The Contractual Management Fee and Net Management Fee, reviewed along with information provided by Broadridge for the funds in the Fund's Expense Group and Expense Universe, were reasonable in relation to the services provided by Credit Suisse.
• The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse and that, based on dialogue with management and counsel, the services provided by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement are typical of, and consistent with, those provided to similar mutual funds by other investment advisers.
• In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and Credit Suisse's ongoing commitment to the Fund and willingness to waive fees, Credit Suisse's profitability based on fees payable under the advisory and co-administration agreements, as well as other ancillary benefits that Credit Suisse and its affiliates received, were considered reasonable.
• In light of the information received and considered by the Board, the Fund's current fee structure was considered reasonable.
No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreement. The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process.
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Credit Suisse Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited)
At Credit Suisse, we know that you are concerned with how we protect and handle nonpublic personal information that identifies you. This notice is designed to help you understand what nonpublic personal information we collect from you and from other sources, and how we use that information in connection with your investments and investment choices that may be available to you. Except where otherwise noted, this notice is applicable only to consumers who are current or former investors, meaning individual persons whose investments are primarily for household, family or personal use ("individual investors"). Specified sections of this notice, however, also apply to other types of investors (called "institutional investors"). Where the notice applies to institutional investors, the notice expressly states so. This notice is being provided by Credit Suisse Funds and Credit Suisse Closed-End Funds. This notice applies solely to U.S. registered investment companies advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Categories of information we may collect:
We may collect information about you, including nonpublic personal information, such as
• Information we receive from you on applications, forms, agreements, questionnaires, Credit Suisse websites and other websites that are part of our investment program, or in the course of establishing or maintaining a customer relationship, such as your name, address, e-mail address, Social Security number, assets, income, financial situation; and
• Information we obtain from your transactions and experiences with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your account balances or other investment information, assets purchased and sold, and other parties to a transaction, where applicable.
Categories of information we disclose and parties to whom we disclose it:
• We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our individual investors, except as permitted or required by law or regulation. Whether you are an individual investor or institutional investor, we may share the information described above with our affiliates that perform services on our behalf, and with our asset management and private banking affiliates; as well as with unaffiliated third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as our accountants, auditors, attorneys, broker-dealers, fund administrators, and other service providers.
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Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited) (continued)
• We want our investors to be informed about additional products or services. We do not disclose nonpublic personal information relating to individual investors to our affiliates for marketing purposes, nor do we use such information received from our affiliates to solicit individual investors for such purposes. Whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we may disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, regarding our transactions and experiences with you to our affiliates.
• In addition, whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we reserve the right to disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, about you to any person or entity, including without limitation any governmental agency, regulatory authority or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over us or our affiliates, if (i) we determine in our discretion that such disclosure is necessary or advisable pursuant to or in connection with any United States federal, state or local, or non-U.S., court order (or other legal process), law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy, including without limitation any anti-money laundering law or the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001; and (ii) such disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy.
Confidentiality and security
• To protect nonpublic personal information about individual investors, we restrict access to those employees and agents who need to know that information to provide products or services to us and to our investors. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect nonpublic personal information.
Other Disclosures
This notice is not intended to be incorporated in any offering materials, but is a statement of our current Notice of Privacy and Information Practices and may be amended from time to time. This notice is current as of May 23, 2017.
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Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information (unaudited)
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:
• By calling 1-877-870-2874
• On the Fund's website, www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds
• On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov
The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
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CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS
Semiannual Report
April 30, 2017
(unaudited)
n CREDIT SUISSE
FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND
The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (which should be considered carefully before investing), and more complete information about the Fund, are provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain additional copies by calling 877-870-2874 or by visiting our website at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Distributor, is located at One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Credit Suisse Funds are advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should be aware that they may be eligible to purchase Class I shares (where offered) directly or through certain intermediaries. Such shares are not subject to a sales charge. Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should also be aware that they may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of the sales charge with respect to Class A, B or C shares (where offered). For more information, please review the relevant prospectuses or consult your financial representative.
Fund shares are not deposits or other obligations of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse") or any affiliate, are not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment.
Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
May 26, 2017
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this Semiannual Report covering the activities of the Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund (the "Fund") for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017.
Performance Summary
11/1/2016 – 4/30/2017
Fund & Benchmark | | Performance | |
Class I1 | | | 3.33 | % | |
Class A1,2 | | | 3.35 | % | |
Class B1,2 | | | 2.81 | % | |
Class C1,2 | | | 2.96 | % | |
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index3 | | | 3.14 | % | |
Performance shown for the Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C Shares does not reflect sales charges, which are a maximum of 4.75%, 4.00% and 1.00%, respectively.2
Market Review: A positive period
The six-month period ended April 30, 2017 was a positive one for the senior secured loan asset class, with the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (the "Benchmark"), the Fund's benchmark, returning 3.14% for the period. The discount margin for senior loans, using a three-year average life assumption, tightened 0.53% during the period to +440 basis points. Principal appreciation was a contributor, as the price of the Benchmark increased 2.44 points to finish the period at 97.56.
Markets have reacted favorably to the results of the U.S. Presidential election in November 2016, as investors are anticipating that new policies will promote corporate profits and stimulate the economy. This positive sentiment, along with the U.S. Federal Reserve's (the "Fed") decision to increase the federal funds rate in March 2017 and the expectation of further hawkish Fed policy, has ushered investors to the secured loan asset class.
Collateralized loan obligation creation has exceeded expectations with more than $44 billion in net issuance during the period. Additionally, prime funds have experienced inflows of $29.6 billion, indicating that retail investors also view the asset class favorably.
Issuers have reacted to the market strength and heightened investor interest with record issuance. According to JPMorgan, there has been $448.6 billion of new issuance, with a vast majority (78%) dedicated to refinancing/repricing of
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
existing debt. The net issuance of only $97.6 billion has been easily absorbed by a cash heavy investor base.
Fundamentals have been strong and investor anxiety surrounding oil and gas companies has subsided, as the price of oil settled in at around $50. The par-weighted default rate, as calculated by JPMorgan, ended the period at a benign 1.39%. While we believe the default rate should continue to hover at these low levels, the retail industry, which is around 4.87% of the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, has become a focus of investor concern as a handful of names within the space have struggled to compete with online competitors, and same store sales for traditional brick and mortar companies have been weak.
From a quality point-of-view, the lower rated portion of the Benchmark outperformed for the period. The highest returns were posted by CCC/Split CCC, at 11.42%, followed by distressed (CC, C, and Default) loans, which returned 11.03%. Split BBB and BB rated loans underperformed with respective returns of 1.72% and 2.02%.
Strategic Review and Outlook: Cautiously optimistic
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2017, the Fund's I and A Class shares outperformed the Fund's benchmark. Fund returns were buoyed by positive selection within the bank loan asset class, as well as allocations to the high yield and CLO asset classes. From a sector perspective, positive selection in oil and gas and an underweight to retail stores were the greatest contributors to relative returns. From a ratings perspective, positive security selection in BB, B and CCC ratings categories contributed to relative returns. Security selection within financial services, however, detracted from relative returns.
The United States economy continues to experience relatively slow, yet stable growth — and the most recent unemployment rate continues to show slight improvement, ending the period at 4.4%. Credit markets have continued to exhibit strength on the heels of solid fundamental earnings performance and a benign default environment (outside of some specific sectors). This, coupled with a generally positive technical picture and a favorable market response to French elections results, has somewhat reduced market volatility risk. We expect current credit conditions to remain supportive for risk assets in the intermediate term, but remain cautious of exogenous shocks given the low volatility environment.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
The Credit Suisse Credit Investments Group Team
John G. Popp
Thomas J. Flannery
Louis I. Farano
Wing Chan
Senior secured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans") typically hold the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure. Senior Loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans.
High yield bonds are lower-quality bonds that are also known as "junk bonds." Such bonds entail greater risks than those found in higher-rated securities.
Additional principal risk factors for the Fund include conflict of interest risk, credit risk, foreign securities risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, market risk, prepayment risk and valuation risk. Before you invest, please make sure you understand the risks that apply to the Fund. As with any mutual fund, you could lose money over any period of time.
Investments in the Fund are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. For a detailed discussion of these and other risks, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.
In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements, which may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign markets, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation, and their potential impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund, could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
The views of the Fund's management are as of the date of this letter and the Fund holdings described in this document are as of April 30, 2017; these views and Fund holdings may have changed subsequent to these dates. Nothing in this document is a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. Voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements may be discontinued at any time.
2 Total return for the Fund's Class A shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 4.75%), was (1.57)%. Total return for the Fund's Class B shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value including maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 4.00%, was (1.19)%. Total return for the Fund's Class C shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value including maximum CDSC of 1.00%, was 1.96%.
3 Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index that is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar denominated institutional leveraged loan market. The index does not have transaction costs and investors cannot invest directly in the index.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Average Annual Returns as of April 30, 20171
| | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | |
Class I | | | 8.28 | % | | | 4.67 | % | | | 5.44 | % | |
Class A Without Sales Charge | | | 8.15 | % | | | 4.43 | % | | | 5.18 | % | |
Class A With Maximum Sales Charge | | | 3.04 | % | | | 3.43 | % | | | 4.67 | % | |
Class B Without CDSC | | | 7.17 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 4.43 | % | |
Class B With CDSC | | | 3.17 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 4.43 | % | |
Class C Without CDSC | | | 7.34 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | 4.39 | % | |
Class C With CDSC | | | 6.34 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | 4.39 | % | |
Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
The annualized gross expense ratios are 0.78% for Class I shares, 1.03% for Class A shares, 1.78% for Class B shares and 1.78% for Class C shares. The annualized net expense ratios after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements are 0.70% for Class I shares, 0.95% for Class A shares, 1.70% for Class B shares and 1.70% for Class C shares.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. Voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements may be discontinued at any time.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Information About Your Fund's Expenses
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six months ended April 30, 2017.
The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:
• Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line.
• Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare the Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Expenses and Value for a $1,000 Investment
for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017
Actual Fund Return | | Class I | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,033.30 | | | $ | 1,033.50 | | | $ | 1,028.10 | | | $ | 1,029.60 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 3.53 | | | $ | 4.79 | | | $ | 8.55 | | | $ | 8.55 | | |
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,021.32 | | | $ | 1,020.08 | | | $ | 1,016.36 | | | $ | 1,016.36 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 3.51 | | | $ | 4.76 | | | $ | 8.50 | | | $ | 8.50 | | |
| | Class I | | Class A | | Class B | | Class C | |
Annualized Expense Ratios* | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or actual expenses reimbursements, if applicable. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher. Expenses do not reflect additional charges and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under the variable contracts or plans. Such charges and expenses are described in the prospectus of the insurance company separate account or in the plan documents or other informational materials supplied by plan sponsors. The Fund's expenses should be considered with these charges and expenses in evaluating the overall cost of investing in the separate account.
For more information, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Credit Quality Breakdown *
(% of Total Investments as of April 30, 2017)
S&P Ratings** | |
A | | | 0.2 | % | |
BBB | | | 7.1 | | |
BB | | | 31.0 | | |
B | | | 42.4 | | |
CCC | | | 4.3 | | |
CC | | | 0.01 | | |
D | | | 0.2 | | |
NR | | | 3.2 | | |
Subtotal | | | 88.4 | | |
Equity and Other | | | 0.1 | | |
Short-Term Investment2 | | | 11.5 | | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | |
* Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding securities lending collateral if applicable) and may vary over time.
** Credit Quality is based on ratings provided by the Standard & Poor's division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., ("S&P"). S&P is a main provider of ratings for Credit Asset Classes and is widely used amongst industry participants. The NR category consists of securities that have not been rated by S&P.
1 This amount represents less than 0.1%.
2 Primarily reflects cash invested in State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, for which the purchases of securities have been executed but not yet settled at April 30, 2017.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (81.7%) | | | |
Advertising (0.3%) | | | |
$ | 5,447 | | | MH Sub I LLC(1) | | (B, B1) | | 07/08/21 | | | 4.750 | | | $ | 5,505,242 | | |
| 5,980 | | | MH Sub I LLC(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 07/08/22 | | | 8.500 | | | | 6,039,800 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,545,042 | | |
Aerospace & Defense (1.2%) | | | |
| 24,972 | | | Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (Luxembourg) Sarl(1) | | (BBB-, Ba2) | | 03/20/22 | | | 3.743 | | | | 25,373,526 | | |
| 4,500 | | | Fly Funding II Sarl(1) | | (NR, NR) | | 02/09/23 | | | 3.244 | | | | 4,511,947 | | |
| 8,865 | | | Sequa Corp.(1) | | (B-, B3) | | 11/26/21 | | | 6.672 | | | | 8,970,523 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 38,855,996 | | |
Air Transportation (1.0%) | | | |
| 6,121 | | | American Airlines, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba1) | | 10/10/21 | | | 3.490 | | | | 6,137,441 | | |
| 9,441 | | | American Airlines, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba1) | | 12/14/23 | | | 3.494 | | | | 9,465,114 | | |
| 17,308 | | | American Airlines, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba1) | | 06/26/20 | | | 2.993 | | | | 17,336,866 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,939,421 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment (1.0%) | | | |
| 18,405 | | | American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 04/06/24 | | | 3.240 | | | | 18,339,783 | | |
| 5,544 | | | CS Intermediate Holdco 2 LLC(1) | | (BB+, Ba1) | | 10/26/23 | | | 3.897 | | | | 5,565,727 | | |
| 8,419 | | | U.S. Farathane LLC(1) | | (B, B2) | | 12/23/21 | | | 5.147 | | | | 8,519,285 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 32,424,795 | | |
Automakers (0.7%) | | | |
| 5,609 | | | FCA U.S. LLC(1) | | (BBB-, Baa3) | | 12/31/18 | | | 2.990 | | | | 5,635,971 | | |
| 7,388 | | | TI Group Automotive Systems LLC(1),(2) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 06/30/22 | | | 3.750 | | | | 8,116,696 | | |
| 8,927 | | | TI Group Automotive Systems LLC(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 06/30/22 | | | 3.743 | | | | 8,975,683 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,728,350 | | |
Banking (0.4%) | | | |
| 11,716 | | | Citco Funding LLC(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 03/31/22 | | | 3.993 | | | | 11,798,815 | | |
Building & Construction (1.7%) | | | |
| 6,117 | | | Floor & Decor Outlets of America, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 09/30/23 | | | 4.500 | | | | 6,140,200 | | |
| 1,350 | | | HD Supply, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 08/13/21 | | | 3.897 | | | | 1,361,732 | | |
| 13,779 | | | HD Supply, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 10/17/23 | | | 3.897 | | | | 13,900,039 | | |
| 17,163 | | | Installed Building Products, Inc.(1) | | (BB, B1) | | 03/23/24 | | | 4.000 | | | | 17,259,671 | | |
| 15,346 | | | PGT, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 02/16/22 | | | 5.759 | | | | 15,576,682 | | |
| 2,482 | | | Quikrete Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 11/15/23 | | | 4.243 | | | | 2,491,984 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 56,730,308 | | |
Building Materials (2.6%) | | | |
| 10,076 | | | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.(1) | | (BB+, B1) | | 10/31/23 | | | 3.743 | | | | 10,150,940 | | |
| 8,053 | | | C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc.(1) | | (B, B3) | | 07/29/22 | | | 4.250 | | | | 8,071,321 | | |
| 17,477 | | | Headwaters, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 03/24/22 | | | 4.000 | | | | 17,529,723 | | |
| 2,917 | | | Jeld-Wen, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 07/01/22 | | | 4.147 | | | | 2,952,881 | | |
| 6,895 | | | LBM Borrower LLC(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 08/20/22 | | | 6.331 | | | | 6,930,095 | | |
| 19,471 | | | Priso Acquisition Corp.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 05/08/22 | | | 4.000 | | | | 19,580,418 | | |
| 7,694 | | | SRS Distribution, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 08/25/22 | | | 5.250 | | | | 7,806,536 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Building Materials | | | |
$ | 2,250 | | | SRS Distribution, Inc.(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 02/24/23 | | | 9.750 | | | $ | 2,340,000 | | |
| 5,209 | | | Summit Materials Cos. I LLC(1) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 07/17/22 | | | 3.743 | | | | 5,264,074 | | |
| 3,662 | | | Wilsonart LLC(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 12/19/23 | | | 4.650 | | | | 3,692,936 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,318,924 | | |
Cable & Satellite TV (3.0%) | | | |
| 11,583 | | | Altice U.S. Finance I Corp.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 07/28/25 | | | 3.161 | | | | 11,596,037 | | |
| 8,811 | | | Charter Communications Operating LLC(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 01/15/22 | | | 3.000 | | | | 8,857,338 | | |
| 6,683 | | | Charter Communications Operating LLC(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 01/15/24 | | | 3.243 | | | | 6,723,430 | | |
| 1,969 | | | Charter Communications Operating LLC(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 01/03/21 | | | 3.000 | | | | 1,980,022 | | |
| 8,693 | | | CSC Holdings LLC(1) | | (BB-, Ba1) | | 07/15/25 | | | 3.244 | | | | 8,702,946 | | |
| 3,980 | | | Numericable U.S. LLC(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 01/14/25 | | | 4.422 | | | | 3,989,950 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Telenet International Finance Sarl(1),(2) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 03/31/26 | | | 3.000 | | | | 5,470,530 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Telenet International Finance Sarl(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 01/31/25 | | | 3.965 | | | | 5,019,925 | | |
| 9,932 | | | Telenet International Finance Sarl(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 06/03/25 | | | 3.733 | | | | 9,973,553 | | |
| 9,000 | | | Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd.(1),(3) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 01/31/26 | | | 3.756 | | | | 11,709,244 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Ziggo Secured Finance B.V.(1),(2) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 04/15/25 | | | 3.000 | | | | 16,372,550 | | |
| 9,000 | | | Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 04/15/25 | | | 3.494 | | | | 9,011,700 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 99,407,225 | | |
Chemicals (6.8%) | | | |
| 9,950 | | | Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy S.C.A.(1),(2) | | (B, B1) | | 09/13/23 | | | 3.250 | | | | 10,875,682 | | |
| 1,141 | | | Allnex (Luxembourg) & Cy S.C.A.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 09/13/23 | | | 4.306 | | | | 1,144,925 | | |
| 859 | | | Allnex U.S.A., Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 09/13/23 | | | 4.306 | | | | 862,575 | | |
| 10,758 | | | Alpha 3 B.V.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 01/31/24 | | | 4.147 | | | | 10,833,528 | | |
| 15,429 | | | Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 08/12/22 | | | 6.647 | | | | 15,602,118 | | |
| 3,450 | | | ASP Chromaflo Dutch I B.V.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/18/23 | | | 5.000 | | | | 3,476,786 | | |
| 4,063 | | | ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 11/14/24 | | | 9.000 | | | | 4,052,344 | | |
| 2,653 | | | ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/18/23 | | | 5.000 | | | | 2,673,794 | | |
| 4,975 | | | Azelis Finance S.A.(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 12/15/22 | | | 5.397 | | | | 5,028,621 | | |
| 1,715 | | | Colouroz Investment 2 LLC(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 09/06/22 | | | 8.403 | | | | 1,698,068 | | |
| 2,655 | | | Ferro Corp.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 02/14/24 | | | 3.536 | | | | 2,676,584 | | |
| 1,975 | | | Flint Group GmbH(1),(2) | | (B, B2) | | 09/07/21 | | | 3.750 | | | | 2,167,107 | | |
| 13,041 | | | Gemini HDPE LLC(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 08/07/21 | | | 4.172 | | | | 13,162,842 | | |
| 14,102 | | | Houghton International, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 12/20/19 | | | 4.397 | | | | 14,230,002 | | |
| 3,870 | | | Houghton International, Inc.(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 12/20/20 | | | 9.750 | | | | 3,928,050 | | |
| 4,528 | | | Huntsman International LLC(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 04/01/23 | | | 3.993 | | | | 4,593,435 | | |
| 1,965 | | | Ineos Finance PLC(1),(2) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 03/31/22 | | | 3.250 | | | | 2,153,700 | | |
| 3,491 | | | Ineos U.S. Finance LLC(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 04/01/24 | | | 3.743 | | | | 3,523,352 | | |
| 21,795 | | | Kronos, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/01/23 | | | 5.034 | | | | 21,900,647 | | |
| 7,580 | | | Kronos, Inc.(1) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 11/01/24 | | | 9.284 | | | | 7,919,678 | | |
| 2,033 | | | MacDermid, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 06/07/20 | | | 4.500 | | | | 2,046,995 | | |
| 5,910 | | | Osmose Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 08/21/22 | | | 4.897 | | | | 5,946,937 | | |
| 3,860 | | | OXEA Finance & Cy S.C.A.(1),(2) | | (B, B3) | | 01/15/20 | | | 4.500 | | | | 4,157,824 | | |
| 8,203 | | | OXEA Finance LLC(1) | | (B, B3) | | 01/15/20 | | | 4.400 | | | | 8,004,576 | | |
| 9,687 | | | Ravago Holdings America, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 06/30/23 | | | 4.250 | | | | 9,753,447 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Chemicals | | | |
$ | 2,420 | | | Solenis International LP(1) | | (B, B2) | | 07/31/21 | | | 4.304 | | | $ | 2,431,928 | | |
| 5,499 | | | Solenis International LP(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 07/31/22 | | | 7.804 | | | | 5,494,162 | | |
| 2,492 | | | Sonneborn LLC(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 12/10/20 | | | 4.750 | | | | 2,517,095 | | |
| 440 | | | Sonneborn Refined Products B.V.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 12/10/20 | | | 4.750 | | | | 444,193 | | |
| 17,923 | | | Tronox Pigments (Netherlands) B.V.(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 03/19/20 | | | 4.647 | | | | 18,046,482 | | |
| 8,950 | | | U.S. Silica Co.(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 07/23/20 | | | 4.188 | | | | 8,949,734 | | |
| 14,384 | | | Univar, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 07/01/22 | | | 3.743 | | | | 14,447,721 | | |
| 8,112 | | | UTEX Industries, Inc.(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 05/22/21 | | | 5.000 | | | | 7,526,449 | | |
| 1,416 | | | Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc.(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 02/05/21 | | | 5.500 | | | | 1,431,850 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 223,703,231 | | |
Consumer/Commercial/Lease Financing (0.4%) | | | |
| 14,852 | | | Infinity Acquisition LLC(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 08/06/21 | | | 4.147 | | | | 14,758,932 | | |
Department Stores (0.2%) | | | |
| 7,650 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Baa3) | | 07/06/22 | | | 4.250 | | | | 7,764,750 | | |
Diversified Capital Goods (0.9%) | | | |
| 5,211 | | | Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 06/04/21 | | | 3.897 | | | | 5,272,501 | | |
| 8,709 | | | Cortes NP Acquisition Corp.(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 11/30/23 | | | 5.030 | | | | 8,777,984 | | |
| 1,207 | | | Douglas Dynamics Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 12/31/21 | | | 4.500 | | | | 1,215,420 | | |
| 3,795 | | | Electrical Components International, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 05/28/21 | | | 5.897 | | | | 3,826,071 | | |
| 1,717 | | | Horizon Global Corp.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 06/29/21 | | | 5.500 | | | | 1,734,172 | | |
| 7,238 | | | Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 06/30/21 | | | 4.250 | | | | 7,288,447 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 28,114,595 | | |
Electronics (2.5%) | | | |
| 3,936 | | | Cavium, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 08/16/22 | | | 3.238 | | | | 3,948,193 | | |
| 853 | | | CPI International, Inc.(1) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 04/07/22 | | | 8.250 | | | | 855,607 | | |
| 1,920 | | | CPI International, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 04/07/21 | | | 4.250 | | | | 1,929,306 | | |
| 6,668 | | | Excelitas Technologies Corp.(1) | | (CCC+, B3) | | 10/31/20 | | | 6.150 | | | | 6,670,895 | | |
| 10,243 | | | Microsemi Corp.(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 01/15/23 | | | 3.241 | | | | 10,303,860 | | |
| 2,679 | | | Oberthur Technologies S.A.(1),(2) | | (B-, B2) | | 12/14/23 | | | 3.750 | | | | 2,924,583 | | |
| 4,321 | | | Oberthur Technologies S.A.(1),(2),(4) | | (B-, B2) | | 01/10/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 4,717,960 | | |
| 3,053 | | | Oberthur Technologies S.A.(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 01/10/24 | | | 4.897 | | | | 3,067,894 | | |
| 4,947 | | | Oberthur Technologies S.A.(1),(4) | | (B-, B2) | | 01/10/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 4,972,106 | | |
| 10,149 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.(1) | | (BB, Ba1) | | 03/31/23 | | | 3.243 | | | | 10,211,300 | | |
| 13,304 | | | Seattle Spinco, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/30/24 | | | 3.738 | | | | 13,360,175 | | |
| 882 | | | Semiconductor Components Industries LLC(1) | | (NR, NR) | | 01/02/18 | | | 2.898 | | | | 884,012 | | |
| 7,670 | | | Sensata Technologies B.V.(1) | | (BBB-, Baa3) | | 10/14/21 | | | 3.240 | | | | 7,741,555 | | |
| 10,826 | | | Sophia LP(1) | | (B, B2) | | 09/30/22 | | | 4.397 | | | | 10,823,552 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 82,410,998 | | |
Energy - Exploration & Production (0.4%) | | | |
| 4,000 | | | Chief Exploration & Development LLC(1) | | (NR, NR) | | 05/16/21 | | | 7.932 | | | | 3,865,000 | | |
| 9,100 | | | W&T Offshore, Inc.(1) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 05/15/20 | | | 9.000 | | | | 8,250,697 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,115,697 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Environmental (0.4%) | | | |
$ | 10,109 | | | GFL Environmental, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba2) | | 09/29/23 | | | 3.897 | | | $ | 10,178,235 | | |
| 2,928 | | | PSC Industrial Holdings Corp.(1),(5) | | (B+, B2) | | 12/05/20 | | | 5.897 | | | | 2,814,156 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,992,391 | | |
Food & Drug Retailers (0.3%) | | | |
| 5,130 | | | Rite Aid Corp.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 06/21/21 | | | 4.875 | | | | 5,149,237 | | |
| 4,251 | | | Smart & Final Stores LLC(1) | | (B, B3) | | 11/15/22 | | | 4.582 | | | | 4,169,712 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 9,318,949 | | |
Food - Wholesale (1.5%) | | | |
| 14,769 | | | Allflex Holdings III, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 07/20/20 | | | 4.583 | | | | 14,880,158 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Charger OpCo B.V.(1),(2) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 11/02/21 | | | 2.250 | | | | 2,186,448 | | |
| 1,650 | | | CSM Bakery Solutions LLC(1),(5) | | (CCC-, Caa2) | | 07/03/21 | | | 8.900 | | | | 1,419,000 | | |
| 10,223 | | | JBS U.S.A. LLC(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 10/30/22 | | | 3.483 | | | | 10,283,090 | | |
| 20,986 | | | U.S. Foods, Inc.(1) | | (BB, B1) | | 06/27/23 | | | 3.743 | | | | 21,202,444 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 49,971,140 | | |
Forestry & Paper (0.6%) | | | |
| 4,975 | | | Pregis Corp.(1) | | (B, B3) | | 05/14/21 | | | 4.647 | | | | 5,008,758 | | |
| 11,579 | | | Proampac PG Borrower LLC(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/18/23 | | | 5.043 | | | | 11,770,458 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Proampac PG Borrower LLC(1) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 11/18/24 | | | 9.557 | | | | 2,551,575 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 19,330,791 | | |
Gaming (2.2%) | | | |
| 2,769 | | | Amaya Holdings B.V.(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 08/01/21 | | | 4.647 | | | | 2,774,692 | | |
| 8,917 | | | CBAC Borrower LLC(1) | | (B-, B3) | | 07/02/20 | | | 8.250 | | | | 8,961,936 | | |
| 25,500 | | | Eldorado Resorts LLC(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 04/17/24 | | | 5.250 | | | | 25,492,095 | | |
| 4,000 | | | GVC Holdings PLC(1),(2) | | (NR, NR) | | 02/28/23 | | | 3.250 | | | | 4,388,468 | | |
| 6,409 | | | MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 04/25/23 | | | 3.243 | | | | 6,431,911 | | |
| 7,000 | | | The Intertain Group Ltd.(1),(3) | | (BB, B1) | | 04/08/22 | | | 7.500 | | | | 9,056,248 | | |
| 7,000 | | | The Intertain Group Ltd.(1),(3),(5) | | (B, Caa1) | | 12/16/22 | | | 10.000 | | | | 9,146,811 | | |
| 7,387 | | | The Intertain Group Ltd.(1) | | (BB, B1) | | 04/08/22 | | | 7.500 | | | | 7,479,085 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 73,731,246 | | |
Health Facilities (2.2%) | | | |
| 4,774 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 12/31/19 | | | 3.798 | | | | 4,762,161 | | |
| 3,264 | | | Community Health Systems, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 01/27/21 | | | 4.048 | | | | 3,247,983 | | |
| 15,573 | | | HCA, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 06/10/20 | | | 2.493 | | | | 15,628,463 | | |
| 3,148 | | | HCA, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | �� | 02/15/24 | | | 3.243 | | | | 3,181,544 | | |
| 5,458 | | | HCA, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 03/17/23 | | | 2.993 | | | | 5,484,318 | | |
| 16,429 | | | Heartland Dental LLC(1) | | (B-, B1) | | 12/21/18 | | | 5.540 | | | | 16,483,523 | | |
| 6,876 | | | Iasis Healthcare LLC(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 05/03/18 | | | 4.500 | | | | 6,909,407 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Iasis Healthcare LLC(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 02/16/21 | | | 5.250 | | | | 3,015,000 | | |
| 13,442 | | | Premier Dental Services, Inc.(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 11/01/18 | | | 7.500 | | | | 13,424,974 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 72,137,373 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Health Services (2.7%) | | | |
$ | 13,930 | | | ABB Concise Optical Group LLC(1) | | (B, B1) | | 06/15/23 | | | 6.128 | | | $ | 14,086,713 | | |
| 10,594 | | | Envision Healthcare Corp.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 12/01/23 | | | 4.150 | | | | 10,722,725 | | |
| 3,706 | | | ExamWorks Group, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 07/27/23 | | | 4.250 | | | | 3,744,930 | | |
| 14,172 | | | Onex Carestream Finance LP(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 06/07/19 | | | 5.147 | | | | 14,094,857 | | |
| 4,963 | | | Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 06/30/22 | | | 7.063 | | | | 5,030,734 | | |
| 3,929 | | | Quintiles IMS, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 03/07/24 | | | 3.148 | | | | 3,973,126 | | |
| 13,631 | | | Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/03/20 | | | 4.750 | | | | 13,733,203 | | |
| 19,000 | | | Team Health Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 02/06/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 18,866,430 | | |
| 2,935 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc.(1) | | (NR, NR) | | 04/14/22 | | | 9.750 | | | | 766,035 | | |
| 1,060 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc.(1),(6) | | (NR, NR) | | 12/31/19 | | | 1.000 | | | | 1,011,104 | | |
| 1,272 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc.(1),(6) | | (NR, NR) | | 12/31/19 | | | 15.000 | | | | 1,213,324 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 87,243,181 | | |
Hotels (1.4%) | | | |
| 17,518 | | | Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 10/25/23 | | | 2.991 | | | | 17,682,174 | | |
| 16,592 | | | La Quinta Intermediate Holdings LLC(1) | | (BB, B1) | | 04/14/21 | | | 3.908 | | | | 16,753,972 | | |
| 13,000 | | | Playa Resorts Holding B.V.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 04/05/24 | | | 4.170 | | | | 13,046,410 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 47,482,556 | | |
Insurance Brokerage (3.4%) | | | |
| 14,000 | | | Acrisure LLC(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/22/23 | | | 5.897 | | | | 14,075,740 | | |
| 28,598 | | | Alliant Holdings I, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 08/12/22 | | | 4.417 | | | | 28,718,691 | | |
| 1,000 | | | AmWINS Group, Inc.(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 01/25/25 | | | 7.750 | | | | 1,022,500 | | |
| 15,745 | | | AmWINS Group, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 01/25/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 15,759,066 | | |
| 16,566 | | | Hub International Ltd.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 10/02/20 | | | 4.035 | | | | 16,677,080 | | |
| 3,480 | | | Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 04/29/22 | | | 5.500 | | | | 3,497,448 | | |
| 18,368 | | | NFP Corp.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 01/08/24 | | | 4.647 | | | | 18,522,783 | | |
| 12,579 | | | USI, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 03/30/24 | | | 4.000 | | | | 12,543,432 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 110,816,740 | | |
Investments & Misc. Financial Services (2.4%) | | | |
| 15,226 | | | Altisource Solutions Sarl(1) | | (BB-, B3) | | 12/09/20 | | | 4.500 | | | | 13,560,533 | | |
| 1,401 | | | Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 07/09/22 | | | 4.540 | | | | 1,407,785 | | |
| 1,806 | | | Liquidnet Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 05/22/19 | | | 7.750 | | | | 1,801,582 | | |
| 6,750 | | | Mergermarket U.S.A., Inc.(1) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 02/04/22 | | | 7.602 | | | | 6,783,750 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Ocwen Financial Corp.(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 12/05/20 | | | 6.000 | | | | 2,946,750 | | |
| 22,419 | | | USI, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 12/27/19 | | | 4.250 | | | | 22,334,579 | | |
| 11,795 | | | VFH Parent LLC(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 10/21/22 | | | 4.734 | | | | 11,876,189 | | |
| 19,714 | | | Walter Investment Management Corp.(1) | | (CCC, B3) | | 12/18/20 | | | 4.750 | | | | 17,867,041 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 78,578,209 | | |
Machinery (0.4%) | | | |
| 4,218 | | | Blount International, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 04/12/23 | | | 6.000 | | | | 4,282,725 | | |
| 1,500 | | | CPM Holdings, Inc.(1),(5) | | (B, Caa1) | | 04/10/23 | | | 10.250 | | | | 1,503,750 | | |
| 4,790 | | | CPM Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 04/11/22 | | | 5.250 | | | | 4,870,232 | | |
| 3,762 | | | Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 03/03/23 | | | 4.000 | | | | 3,804,646 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,461,353 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Managed Care (0.5%) | | | |
$ | 5,857 | | | GENEX Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 05/30/21 | | | 5.250 | | | $ | 5,900,647 | | |
| 5,385 | | | Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 03/01/21 | | | 3.750 | | | | 5,394,336 | | |
| 4,101 | | | Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 03/01/21 | | | 4.397 | | | | 4,111,131 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,406,114 | | |
Media Content (1.8%) | | | |
| 5,000 | | | All3Media International(1),(3) | | (B+, B2) | | 06/30/21 | | | 5.250 | | | | 6,501,998 | | |
| 1,750 | | | DLG Acquisitions Ltd.(1),(2) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 06/30/22 | | | 8.250 | | | | 1,900,908 | | |
| 16,492 | | | EMI Music Publishing Ltd.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 08/22/22 | | | 3.736 | | | | 16,540,825 | | |
| 2,713 | | | Inter Media Communication Srl(1),(2) | | (B, NR) | | 05/28/19 | | | 5.500 | | | | 2,954,368 | | |
| 693 | | | Marshall Broadcasting Group, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 01/17/22 | | | 2.500 | | | | 694,976 | | |
| 2,430 | | | Mission Broadcasting, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 01/17/24 | | | 3.994 | | | | 2,454,605 | | |
| 3,972 | | | Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 01/17/22 | | | 3.273 | | | | 3,981,551 | | |
| 25,061 | | | Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 01/17/24 | | | 3.994 | | | | 25,318,406 | | |
| 335 | | | WXXA-TV LLC(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 01/17/22 | | | 3.276 | | | | 335,973 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 60,683,610 | | |
Medical Products (1.8%) | | | |
| 4,500 | | | Convatec, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 10/31/21 | | | 3.243 | | | | 4,542,210 | | |
| 20,750 | | | Grifols Worldwide Operations U.S.A., Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 01/31/25 | | | 3.195 | | | | 20,822,833 | | |
| 13,910 | | | Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC(1) | | (B, B1) | | 05/15/22 | | | 4.150 | | | | 13,896,994 | | |
| 16,236 | | | VWR Funding, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 09/28/20 | | | 2.743 | | | | 16,279,196 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Zest Holdings LLC(1) | | (B, B3) | | 08/16/23 | | | 5.400 | | | | 2,012,500 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 57,553,733 | | |
Metals & Mining - Excluding Steel (1.2%) | | | |
| 1,437 | | | CeramTec Acquisition Corp.(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 08/30/20 | | | 3.804 | | | | 1,452,445 | | |
| 12,712 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc.(1) | | (NR, NR) | | 03/10/21 | | | 2.483 | | | | 12,696,135 | | |
| 16,073 | | | Faenza Acquisition GmbH(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 08/30/20 | | | 3.804 | | | | 16,246,805 | | |
| 4,242 | | | FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty. Ltd.(1) | | (BBB-, Baa3) | | 06/30/19 | | | 3.750 | | | | 4,275,279 | | |
| 1,775 | | | Global Brass & Copper, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 07/18/23 | | | 5.250 | | | | 1,799,253 | | |
| 2,087 | | | H.C. Starck GmbH(1),(2) | | (NR, Caa1) | | 05/30/20 | | | 8.000 | | | | 2,194,936 | | |
| 8,431 | | | Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp.(1),(7) | | (NR, NR) | | 02/28/19 | | | 7.250 | | | | 358,327 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 39,023,180 | | |
Oil Field Equipment & Services (0.5%) | | | |
| 9,872 | | | Drillships Financing Holding, Inc.(1),(7) | | (D, Ca) | | 03/31/21 | | | 8.000 | | | | 7,465,793 | | |
| 13,880 | | | Pacific Drilling S.A.(1) | | (NR, Caa3) | | 06/03/18 | | | 4.625 | | | | 6,523,812 | | |
| 5,888 | | | Seadrill Partners Finco LLC(1) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 02/21/21 | | | 4.147 | | | | 4,007,092 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,996,697 | | |
Oil Refining & Marketing (0.9%) | | | |
| 16,989 | | | Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 04/04/18 | | | 6.250 | | | | 15,842,545 | | |
| 6,893 | | | Western Refining, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 11/12/20 | | | 5.250 | | | | 6,914,671 | | |
| 7,054 | | | Western Refining, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 06/23/23 | | | 5.500 | | | | 7,075,793 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 29,833,009 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Packaging (1.8%) | | | |
$ | 11,068 | | | Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 02/08/20 | | | 3.239 | | | $ | 11,147,246 | | |
| 12,069 | | | Berry Plastics Group, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 01/06/21 | | | 3.239 | | | | 12,153,583 | | |
| 11,791 | | | Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 12/29/23 | | | 4.398 | | | | 11,860,578 | | |
| 6,875 | | | Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 02/05/23 | | | 3.993 | | | | 6,917,325 | | |
| 17,254 | | | SIG Combibloc U.S. Acquisition, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 03/13/22 | | | 4.000 | | | | 17,395,041 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 59,473,773 | | |
Personal & Household Products (2.4%) | | | |
| 5,000 | | | Brickman Group Ltd. LLC(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 12/17/21 | | | 7.503 | | | | 5,040,650 | | |
| 1,919 | | | Comfort Holding LLC(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 01/17/25 | | | 11.026 | | | | 1,856,250 | | |
| 14,813 | | | Coty, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 10/28/21 | | | 2.483 | | | | 14,766,285 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Galleria Co.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 09/29/23 | | | 4.000 | | | | 2,121,000 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Keter Group B.V.(1),(2) | | (B, B2) | | 10/31/23 | | | 5.250 | | | | 10,927,883 | | |
| 3,745 | | | Prestige Brands, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 01/26/24 | | | 3.743 | | | | 3,783,866 | | |
| 14,963 | | | Serta Simmons Bedding LLC(1) | | (B, B1) | | 11/08/23 | | | 4.538 | | | | 15,031,477 | | |
| 6,333 | | | Serta Simmons Bedding LLC(1) | | (CCC+, B3) | | 11/08/24 | | | 9.038 | | | | 6,437,834 | | |
| 1,843 | | | TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.(1),(4) | | (B, B2) | | 11/30/23 | | | 3.750 | | | | 1,864,775 | | |
| 18,383 | | | TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/30/23 | | | 4.897 | | | | 18,601,129 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 80,431,149 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (2.7%) | | | |
| 10,872 | | | Albany Molecular Research, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 07/16/21 | | | 5.906 | | | | 10,953,758 | | |
| 3,482 | | | Alkermes, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 09/25/21 | | | 3.740 | | | | 3,512,236 | | |
| 5,273 | | | Alvogen Pharma U.S., Inc.(1) | | (B, B3) | | 04/02/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 5,257,017 | | |
| 7,332 | | | AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 08/13/21 | | | 4.780 | | | | 7,350,780 | | |
| 6,553 | | | Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 11/01/19 | | | 4.653 | | | | 6,623,466 | | |
| 4,807 | | | Capsugel Holdings U.S., Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 07/31/21 | | | 4.000 | | | | 4,818,409 | | |
| 16,964 | | | Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 04/05/24 | | | 5.239 | | | | 17,121,205 | | |
| 9,990 | | | RPI Finance Trust(1) | | (BBB-, Baa2) | | 03/27/23 | | | 3.153 | | | | 10,036,828 | | |
| 24,000 | | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 04/01/22 | | | 5.740 | | | | 24,173,268 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 89,846,967 | | |
Real Estate Development & Management (0.1%) | | | |
| 4,667 | | | Capital Automotive LP(1) | | (CCC+, B3) | | 03/24/25 | | | 7.000 | | | | 4,780,417 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (1.3%) | | | |
| 22,783 | | | DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 11/04/21 | | | 4.343 | | | | 22,914,382 | | |
| 11,510 | | | Istar, Inc.(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 07/01/20 | | | 4.750 | | | | 11,653,850 | | |
| 6,983 | | | Quality Care Properties, Inc.(1) | | (BB, B2) | | 10/31/22 | | | 6.250 | | | | 7,126,549 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 41,694,781 | | |
Recreation & Travel (1.2%) | | | |
| 9,951 | | | ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 12/15/22 | | | 4.000 | | | | 10,022,092 | | |
| 16,484 | | | Intrawest Operations Group LLC(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 12/09/20 | | | 4.500 | | | | 16,600,313 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Legendary Pictures Funding LLC(1),(5) | | (B, NR) | | 04/22/20 | | | 7.147 | | | | 6,007,500 | | |
| 4,250 | | | Parkdean Resorts Holdco Ltd.(1),(3) | | (B+, B1) | | 02/17/24 | | | 4.504 | | | | 5,578,934 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 38,208,839 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
15
Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Restaurants (1.6%) | | | |
$ | 35,190 | | | 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co.(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 02/16/24 | | | 3.309 | | | $ | 35,251,559 | | |
| 5,475 | | | Landry's, Inc.(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 10/04/23 | | | 3.733 | | | | 5,487,461 | | |
| 11,833 | | | Yum! Brands, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 06/16/23 | | | 2.994 | | | | 11,917,700 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 52,656,720 | | |
Software - Services (9.3%) | | | |
| 10,823 | | | Applied Systems, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 01/25/21 | | | 4.397 | | | | 10,920,292 | | |
| 10,341 | | | Aricent Technologies(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 04/14/21 | | | 5.500 | | | | 10,370,198 | | |
| 4,530 | | | Aricent Technologies(1) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 04/14/22 | | | 9.500 | | | | 4,559,445 | | |
| 9,162 | | | CCC Information Services, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 03/29/24 | | | 4.041 | | | | 9,138,693 | | |
| 1,200 | | | CCC Information Services, Inc.(1) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 03/29/25 | | | 7.791 | | | | 1,226,100 | | |
| 9,187 | | | Duff & Phelps Corp.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 04/23/20 | | | 4.897 | | | | 9,260,231 | | |
| 3,075 | | | Duff & Phelps Corp.(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 04/23/21 | | | 9.647 | | | | 3,094,219 | | |
| 6,146 | | | EagleView Technology Corp.(1) | | (B+, B2) | | 07/22/22 | | | 5.410 | | | | 6,172,000 | | |
| 13,339 | | | Epicor Software Corp.(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 06/01/22 | | | 4.750 | | | | 13,347,030 | | |
| 9,979 | | | Evertec Group LLC(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/17/20 | | | 3.492 | | | | 9,988,656 | | |
| 1,008 | | | Evertec Group LLC(1) | | (BB-, NR) | | 01/17/20 | | | 3.486 | | | | 1,004,837 | | |
| 3,973 | | | Eze Castle Software, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 04/06/20 | | | 4.147 | | | | 4,002,754 | | |
| 2,976 | | | First Data Corp.(1) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 07/10/22 | | | 3.988 | | | | 2,996,695 | | |
| 2,256 | | | Flexera Software LLC(1) | | (B, B1) | | 04/02/20 | | | 4.540 | | | | 2,271,043 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Flexera Software LLC(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 04/02/21 | | | 8.040 | | | | 3,000,000 | | |
| 4,750 | | | Global Healthcare Exchange LLC(1) | | (B, B1) | | 08/15/22 | | | 5.250 | | | | 4,824,851 | | |
| 8,097 | | | Global Payments, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba2) | | 10/29/21 | | | 3.196 | | | | 8,127,566 | | |
| 1,819 | | | Global Payments, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba2) | | 04/22/23 | | | 3.493 | | | | 1,830,616 | | |
| 12,000 | | | Go Daddy Operating Company LLC(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 02/15/24 | | | 3.493 | | | | 12,060,780 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Go Daddy Operating Company LLC(1),(2),(5) | | (NR, NR) | | 04/03/18 | | | 3.750 | | | | 10,835,050 | | |
| 20,094 | | | Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 12/01/23 | | | 5.158 | | | | 20,292,267 | | |
| 4,988 | | | Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC(1),(2) | | (B-, B2) | | 12/01/23 | | | 5.000 | | | | 5,502,448 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Infor (U.S.), Inc.(1),(2) | | (B, B1) | | 02/01/22 | | | 3.750 | | | | 10,976,614 | | |
| 16,765 | | | Infor (U.S.), Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 02/01/22 | | | 3.897 | | | | 16,756,251 | | |
| 14,919 | | | MA FinanceCo. LLC(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 11/20/21 | | | 3.672 | | | | 14,770,386 | | |
| 1,970 | | | MA FinanceCo. LLC(1) | | (BB-, B1) | | 04/18/24 | | | 2.750 | | | | 1,978,334 | | |
| 3,250 | | | Magic Newco LLC(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 06/12/19 | | | 12.000 | | | | 3,373,906 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Misys Europe S.A.(1),(2) | | (B, NR) | | 04/30/24 | | | 4.250 | | | | 5,417,525 | | |
| 14,820 | | | Misys Europe S.A.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 04/27/24 | | | 4.500 | | | | 14,745,900 | | |
| 2,078 | | | Misys Europe S.A.(1) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 04/27/25 | | | 9.000 | | | | 2,057,143 | | |
| 4,366 | | | MRI Software LLC(1),(5) | | (B+, B2) | | 06/23/21 | | | 5.397 | | | | 4,343,673 | | |
| 10,586 | | | Pinnacle Holdco Sarl(1),(5) | | (B-, B3) | | 07/30/19 | | | 4.750 | | | | 8,697,894 | | |
| 8,769 | | | Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc.(1) | | (B, B3) | | 04/18/24 | | | 4.670 | | | | 8,741,673 | | |
| 8,122 | | | Solera LLC(1) | | (B, Ba3) | | 03/03/23 | | | 4.250 | | | | 8,188,214 | | |
| 9,304 | | | SS&C Technologies, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 07/08/22 | | | 3.243 | | | | 9,382,122 | | |
| 773 | | | SS&C Technologies, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 07/08/22 | | | 3.243 | | | | 779,142 | | |
| 12,387 | | | Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 03/31/19 | | | 6.000 | | | | 12,263,128 | | |
| 4,835 | | | Symantec Corp.(1) | | (BB+, Baa3) | | 08/01/21 | | | 2.740 | | | | 4,809,628 | | |
| 6,090 | | | Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B3) | | 04/23/19 | | | 4.172 | | | | 5,600,637 | | |
| 5,162 | | | Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B3) | | 04/23/19 | | | 4.147 | | | | 4,764,759 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Software - Services | | | |
$ | 3,427 | | | Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc.(1) | | (NR, B2) | | 08/26/23 | | | 4.540 | | | $ | 3,447,975 | | |
| 4,200 | | | Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc.(1),(2) | | (B, B2) | | 08/26/23 | | | 4.250 | | | | 4,611,941 | | |
| 3,556 | | | WEX, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 07/01/23 | | | 4.493 | | | | 3,600,416 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 304,133,032 | | |
Specialty Retail (0.2%) | | | |
| 11,625 | | | Payless, Inc.(1),(7) | | (CCC, NR) | | 03/11/21 | | | 7.000 | | | | 5,940,507 | | |
Steel Producers/Products (0.4%) | | | |
| 12,567 | | | Zekelman Industries, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B2) | | 06/14/21 | | | 4.906 | | | | 12,731,701 | | |
Support - Services (5.0%) | | | |
| 20,025 | | | BakerCorp International, Inc.(1) | | (B-, B2) | | 02/07/20 | | | 4.250 | | | | 19,374,245 | | |
| 21,259 | | | Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 11/26/20 | | | 4.917 | | | | 21,356,102 | | |
| 31,704 | | | Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 03/01/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 31,839,127 | | |
| 5,237 | | | DigitalGlobe, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 01/15/24 | | | 3.743 | | | | 5,265,233 | | |
| 1,995 | | | ESH Hospitality, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, B1) | | 08/30/23 | | | 3.493 | | | | 2,007,738 | | |
| 2,946 | | | GCA Services Group, Inc.(1) | | (B, B2) | | 03/01/23 | | | 5.913 | | | | 2,967,536 | | |
| 8,357 | | | Neff Rental LLC(1) | | (B-, B3) | | 06/09/21 | | | 7.543 | | | | 8,380,048 | | |
| 707 | | | ON Assignment, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 06/03/22 | | | 3.243 | | | | 712,947 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Pike Corp.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 03/01/24 | | | 4.750 | | | | 3,037,500 | | |
| 6,452 | | | Sabre GLBL, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba2) | | 02/22/24 | | | 3.743 | | | | 6,526,223 | | |
| 14,706 | | | Safway Group Holding LLC(1) | | (B+, B3) | | 08/19/23 | | | 5.750 | | | | 14,870,989 | | |
| 6,983 | | | SAI Global Ltd.(1) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 11/18/23 | | | 5.663 | | | | 7,104,694 | | |
| 1,286 | | | SGS Cayman LP(1) | | (BB-, Caa1) | | 04/23/21 | | | 6.147 | | | | 1,240,883 | | |
| 1,959 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC(1),(5) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 05/14/19 | | | 7.000 | | | | 1,613,963 | | |
| 2,326 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC(1),(5) | | (CC, Caa3) | | 11/14/19 | | | 13.500 | | | | 639,576 | | |
| 5,524 | | | Sutherland Global Services, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Caa1) | | 04/23/21 | | | 6.147 | | | | 5,330,770 | | |
| 6,000 | | | The Geo Group, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 03/22/24 | | | 3.200 | | | | 6,015,000 | | |
| 4,116 | | | TKC Holdings, Inc.(1) | | (B, B1) | | 02/01/23 | | | 4.750 | | | | 4,163,954 | | |
| 10,364 | | | Xerox Business Services LLC(1) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 11/18/21 | | | 3.243 | | | | 10,312,289 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Xerox Business Services LLC(1),(2),(5) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 11/18/21 | | | 2.250 | | | | 10,889,498 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 163,648,315 | | |
Tech Hardware & Equipment (2.0%) | | | |
| 3,157 | | | Avaya, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Baa3) | | 01/24/18 | | | 8.500 | | | | 3,248,515 | | |
| 11,869 | | | CommScope, Inc.(1) | | (BB+, Baa3) | | 12/29/22 | | | 3.493 | | | | 11,978,595 | | |
| 8,044 | | | Dell, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Baa3) | | 12/31/18 | | | 3.000 | | | | 8,061,982 | | |
| 11,823 | | | Omnitracs, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 11/25/20 | | | 4.900 | | | | 11,946,664 | | |
| 4,750 | | | Omnitracs, Inc.(1) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 05/25/21 | | | 8.900 | | | | 4,781,184 | | |
| 14,076 | | | Riverbed Technology, Inc.(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 04/24/22 | | | 4.250 | | | | 14,069,177 | | |
| 10,943 | | | Western Digital Corp.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 04/29/23 | | | 3.743 | | | | 11,058,840 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 65,144,957 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
BANK LOANS (continued) | | | |
Telecom - Wireless (1.1%) | | | |
$ | 10,870 | | | SBA Senior Finance II LLC(1) | | (BB, B1) | | 06/10/22 | | | 3.250 | | | $ | 10,919,137 | | |
| 24,125 | | | Sprint Communications, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba2) | | 02/02/24 | | | 3.500 | | | | 24,181,573 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,100,710 | | |
Telecom - Wireline Integrated & Services (2.5%) | | | |
| 3,924 | | | Ciena Corp.(1) | | (BB+, Ba2) | | 01/28/22 | | | 3.493 | | | | 3,968,104 | | |
| 2,992 | | | Consolidated Communications, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 10/04/23 | | | 4.000 | | | | 3,015,987 | | |
| 8,000 | | | Equinix, Inc.(1),(2) | | (BBB-, Ba2) | | 01/05/24 | | | 3.250 | | | | 8,798,714 | | |
| 4,950 | | | Equinix, Inc.(1),(3) | | (BBB-, Ba2) | | 01/06/23 | | | 3.750 | | | | 6,470,760 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Gas Natural Fenosa Telecomunicaciones S.A.(1),(2) | | (NR, B2) | | 06/30/23 | | | 3.500 | | | | 5,467,453 | | |
| 18,500 | | | Level 3 Financing, Inc.(1) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 02/22/24 | | | 3.241 | | | | 18,579,272 | | |
| 16,040 | | | LTS Buyer LLC(1) | | (B, B1) | | 04/13/20 | | | 4.397 | | | | 16,131,342 | | |
| 2,149 | | | NeuStar, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 01/22/19 | | | 3.993 | | | | 2,147,947 | | |
| 17,318 | | | Zayo Group LLC(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 01/19/24 | | | 3.500 | | | | 17,453,927 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 82,033,506 | | |
Theaters & Entertainment (1.8%) | | | |
| 10,400 | | | Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.(1) | | (BB-, Ba2) | | 12/08/23 | | | 3.982 | | | | 10,474,776 | | |
| 11,914 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba2) | | 10/31/23 | | | 3.500 | | | | 12,039,072 | | |
| 313 | | | NEG Holdings LLC(1),(5),(6) | | (NR, NR) | | 10/17/22 | | | 9.147 | | | | 231,876 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Technicolor S.A.(1),(2) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 12/31/23 | | | 3.000 | | | | 3,280,113 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Technicolor S.A.(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 12/31/23 | | | 3.727 | | | | 2,510,000 | | |
| 6,500 | | | Technicolor S.A.(1),(2) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 11/18/23 | | | 3.500 | | | | 7,140,107 | | |
| 18,627 | | | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC(1) | | (B+, B1) | | 05/06/21 | | | 4.250 | | | | 18,778,182 | | |
| 3,800 | | | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC(1) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 05/06/22 | | | 8.250 | | | | 3,840,375 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 58,294,501 | | |
Transport Infrastructure/Services (0.8%) | | | |
| 5,000 | | | MSX International, Inc.(1),(2) | | (NR, NR) | | 12/12/23 | | | 5.500 | | | | 5,399,367 | | |
| 12,000 | | | Navios Maritime Partners LP(1) | | (B, B3) | | 09/04/20 | | | 6.130 | | | | 11,935,020 | | |
| 3,991 | | | OSG International, Inc.(1) | | (BB-, B3) | | 08/05/19 | | | 5.790 | | | | 3,992,684 | | |
| 4,684 | | | PODS LLC(1),(5) | | (B+, B2) | | 02/02/22 | | | 4.250 | | | | 4,731,565 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,058,636 | | |
Trucking & Delivery (0.2%) | | | |
| 6,722 | | | XPO Logistics, Inc.(1) | | (BB, Ba1) | | 11/01/21 | | | 3.405 | | | | 6,773,109 | | |
| TOTAL BANK LOANS (Cost $2,686,370,122) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,683,128,971 | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (9.1%) | | | |
Advertising (0.1%) | | | |
| 4,000 | | | WMG Acquisition Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 11/01/19 @ 103.66)(8) | | (B, Ba3) | | 11/01/24 | | | 4.875 | | | | 4,070,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.2%) | | | |
$ | 4,650 | | | Constellis Finance Corp., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/17 @ 107.31)(8) | | (NR, B3) | | 05/15/20 | | | 9.750 | | | $ | 5,002,935 | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment (0.1%) | | | |
| 4,250 | | | Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/15/21 @ 102.81)(8) | | (B, B2) | | 11/15/26 | | | 5.625 | | | | 4,319,063 | | |
Brokerage (0.2%) | | | |
| 1,800 | | | Jefferies Finance LLC, Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 105.16)(8) | | (B, B1) | | 04/15/22 | | | 6.875 | | | | 1,786,500 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Jefferies Finance LLC, Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 10/15/17 @ 105.63)(8) | | (B, B1) | | 04/15/21 | | | 7.500 | | | | 5,181,250 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,967,750 | | |
Building & Construction (0.2%) | | | |
| 2,000 | | | AV Homes, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 106.38) | | (B, Caa1) | | 07/01/19 | | | 8.500 | | | | 2,090,000 | | |
| 1,496 | | | U.S. Concrete, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 06/01/19 @ 104.78) | | (BB-, B2) | | 06/01/24 | | | 6.375 | | | | 1,570,800 | | |
| 3,000 | | | URS Fox U.S. LP, Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 01/01/22 @ 100.00) | | (BB-, NR) | | 04/01/22 | | | 5.000 | | | | 3,060,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,720,800 | | |
Building Materials (0.7%) | | | |
| 2,000 | | | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 12/15/18 @ 104.31)(8) | | (B+, B3) | | 12/15/23 | | | 5.750 | | | | 2,135,000 | | |
| 15,500 | | | Euramax International, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 02/15/18 @ 109.00)(8) | | (B-, Caa2) | | 08/15/20 | | | 12.000 | | | | 17,050,000 | | |
| 3,000 | | | PriSo Acquisition Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/15/18 @ 104.50)(8) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 05/15/23 | | | 9.000 | | | | 3,075,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 22,260,000 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | | | |
Cable & Satellite TV (1.1%) | | | |
$ | 755 | | | Altice Financing S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 02/15/18 @ 104.97)(8) | | (BB-, B1) | | 02/15/23 | | | 6.625 | | | $ | 801,244 | | |
| 4,000 | | | Altice Financing S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/21 @ 103.75)(8) | | (BB-, B1) | | 05/15/26 | | | 7.500 | | | | 4,330,000 | | |
| 800 | | | Altice Financing S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 104.88)(8) | | (BB-, B1) | | 01/15/22 | | | 6.500 | | | | 841,000 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/21 @ 102.75)(8) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 05/15/26 | | | 5.500 | | | | 3,626,875 | | |
| 3,900 | | | Block Communications, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 02/15/20 @ 103.44)(8) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 02/15/25 | | | 6.875 | | | | 4,212,000 | | |
| 750 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/15/22 @ 102.75)(8) | | (BB-, Ba1) | | 04/15/27 | | | 5.500 | | | | 777,187 | | |
| 1,000 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 10/15/20 @ 103.31)(8) | | (BB-, Ba1) | | 10/15/25 | | | 6.625 | | | | 1,096,250 | | |
| 1,200 | | | CSC Holdings LLC, Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 10/15/20 @ 105.44)(8) | | (B-, B2) | | 10/15/25 | | | 10.875 | | | | 1,444,500 | | |
| 5,000 | | | SFR Group S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/01/21 @ 103.69)(8) | | (B+, B1) | | 05/01/26 | | | 7.375 | | | | 5,275,000 | | |
| 9,000 | | | SFR Group S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 104.50)(8) | | (B+, B1) | | 05/15/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 9,416,250 | | |
| 2,730 | | | Ziggo Secured Finance B.V., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 01/15/22 @ 102.75)(8) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 01/15/27 | | | 5.500 | | | | 2,805,157 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,625,463 | | |
Chemicals (0.2%) | | | |
| 1,575 | | | Alpha U.S. Bidco, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 02/01/20 @ 103.13)(8) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 02/01/25 | | | 6.250 | | | | 1,606,500 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Nufarm Australia Ltd., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 103.19)(8) | | (B+, B1) | | 10/15/19 | | | 6.375 | | | | 2,060,000 | | |
| 3,839 | | | Westlake Chemical Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/15/18 @ 102.44) | | (BBB, Baa3) | | 05/15/23 | | | 4.875 | | | | 4,018,431 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,684,931 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | | | |
Consumer/Commercial/Lease Financing (0.2%) | | | |
$ | 6,645 | | | Infinity Acquisition Finance Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 08/01/17 @ 103.63)(8) | | (CCC+, Caa2) | | 08/01/22 | | | 7.250 | | | $ | 6,279,525 | | |
Diversified Capital Goods (0.1%) | | | |
| 2,300 | | | Anixter, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes | | (BB, Ba3) | | 05/01/19 | | | 5.625 | | | | 2,412,125 | | |
Energy - Exploration & Production (0.2%) | | | |
| 1,500 | | | Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/24/17 @ 100.00) | | (NR, Ca) | | 04/01/19 | | | 7.750 | | | | 1,506,300 | | |
| 3,800 | | | Oasis Petroleum, Inc., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.25) | | (B+, B3) | | 11/01/21 | | | 6.500 | | | | 3,857,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,363,300 | | |
Food - Wholesale (0.0%) | | | |
| 750 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/21 @ 102.31)(8) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 11/01/24 | | | 4.625 | | | | 776,250 | | |
| 750 | | | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/21 @ 102.44)(8) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 11/01/26 | | | 4.875 | | | | 775,313 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,551,563 | | |
Gaming (0.1%) | | | |
| 3,750 | | | Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.19)(8) | | (CCC+, B3) | | 06/01/21 | | | 6.375 | | | | 3,824,344 | | |
Gas Distribution (0.1%) | | | |
| 2,250 | | | Energy Transfer Equity LP, Senior Secured Notes | | (BB-, Ba2) | | 10/15/20 | | | 7.500 | | | | 2,546,719 | | |
| 750 | | | Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.88) | | (B+, B1) | | 02/15/21 | | | 5.750 | | | | 762,187 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,308,906 | | |
Health Facilities (0.4%) | | | |
| 481 | | | MPT Finance Corp., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.19) | | (BBB-, Ba1) | | 02/15/22 | | | 6.375 | | | | 497,835 | | |
| 11,000 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp., Global Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.00)(1) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 06/15/20 | | | 4.631 | | | | 11,110,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,607,835 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | | | |
Investments & Misc. Financial Services (0.2%) | | | |
$ | 2,000 | | | Cabot Financial Luxembourg S.A., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 106.28)(3),(8) | | (B+, B2) | | 08/01/20 | | | 8.375 | | | $ | 2,747,014 | | |
| 1,500 | | | LPL Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 03/15/20 @ 104.31)(8) | | (B+, B2) | | 09/15/25 | | | 5.750 | | | | 1,526,250 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 09/15/21 @ 100.00)(8) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 12/15/21 | | | 5.000 | | | | 2,090,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,363,264 | | |
Media - Diversified (0.1%) | | | |
| 4,609 | | | National CineMedia LLC, Global Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 103.00) | | (BB-, Ba2) | | 04/15/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 4,758,792 | | |
Media Content (0.1%) | | | |
| 3,500 | | | EMI Music Publishing Group North America Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 06/15/19 @ 105.72)(8) | | (B, B3) | | 06/15/24 | | | 7.625 | | | | 3,885,000 | | |
Metals & Mining - Excluding Steel (0.4%) | | | |
| 5,000 | | | Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/15/19 @ 104.41) | | (BB+, Ba3) | | 05/15/24 | | | 5.875 | | | | 5,287,500 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.75)(7) | | (NR, NR) | | 06/01/19 | | | 11.000 | | | | 126 | | |
| 8,303 | | | Taseko Mines Ltd., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 100.00) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 04/15/19 | | | 7.750 | | | | 8,168,076 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,455,702 | | |
Oil Field Equipment & Services (0.8%) | | | |
| 5,600 | | | FTS International, Inc., Global Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 104.69)(9) | | (CCC, Ca) | | 05/01/22 | | | 6.250 | | | | 4,872,000 | | |
| 4,518 | | | Pacific Drilling V Ltd., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 100.00)(8) | | (NR, Ca) | | 12/01/17 | | | 7.250 | | | | 2,326,770 | | |
| 5,250 | | | Pioneer Energy Services Corp., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 104.59) | | (B-, Ca) | | 03/15/22 | | | 6.125 | | | | 4,790,625 | | |
| 10,229 | | | Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 05/29/17 @ 104.31)(8) | | (B-, B2) | | 11/02/20 | | | 9.500 | | | | 10,228,690 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | | | |
Oil Field Equipment & Services | | | |
$ | 2,650 | | | Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.16)(8) | | (B-, B2) | | 11/01/18 | | | 8.625 | | | $ | 2,583,750 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 24,801,835 | | |
Oil Refining & Marketing (0.4%) | | | |
| 7,522 | | | Coffeyville Finance, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/17 @ 103.25) | | (BB-, B1) | | 11/01/22 | | | 6.500 | | | | 7,672,440 | | |
| 5,634 | | | PBF Finance Corp., Global Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.06)(9) | | (BBB-, B1) | | 02/15/20 | | | 8.250 | | | | 5,774,850 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,447,290 | | |
Packaging (0.2%) | | | |
| 3,500 | | | Ardagh Holdings U.S.A., Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/15/19 @ 102.31)(8) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 05/15/23 | | | 4.625 | | | | 3,587,500 | | |
| 1,450 | | | Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 01/15/20 @ 103.44)(8) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 01/15/25 | | | 6.875 | | | | 1,496,219 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes(8),(9) | | (BB-, B1) | | 08/15/23 | | | 5.875 | | | | 2,358,125 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,441,844 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.2%) | | | |
| 1,000 | | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/15/20 @ 103.06)(8),(9) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 04/15/25 | | | 6.125 | | | | 742,000 | | |
| 650 | | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/15/18 @ 102.94)(8) | | (B-, Caa1) | | 05/15/23 | | | 5.875 | | | | 483,437 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 03/15/19 @ 103.25)(8) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 03/15/22 | | | 6.500 | | | | 5,131,250 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,356,687 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.4%) | | | |
| 5,793 | | | iStar, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 101.22) | | (B+, B2) | | 07/01/18 | | | 4.875 | | | | 5,879,895 | | |
| 5,900 | | | iStar, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/30/17 @ 102.50) | | (B+, B2) | | 07/01/19 | | | 5.000 | | | | 5,981,125 | | |
| 1,000 | | | iStar, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes (Callable 07/01/18 @ 103.25) | | (B+, B2) | | 07/01/21 | | | 6.500 | | | | 1,045,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,906,020 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | | | |
Recreation & Travel (0.5%) | | | |
$ | 4,000 | | | ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/15/18 @ 106.19)(8) | | (B-, B3) | | 12/15/23 | | | 8.250 | | | $ | 4,380,000 | | |
| 4,000 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/15/22 @ 102.75)(8),(9) | | (BB-, B2) | | 04/15/27 | | | 5.500 | | | | 4,087,500 | | |
| 9,228 | | | Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 07/31/19 @ 103.66)(8) | | (BB-, B2) | | 07/31/24 | | | 4.875 | | | | 9,331,815 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,799,315 | | |
Restaurants (0.2%) | | | |
| 3,273 | | | Financiere Quick SAS, Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 05/10/17 @ 100.00)(1),(2),(8) | | (B-, B3) | | 04/15/19 | | | 4.418 | | | | 3,568,290 | | |
| 842 | | | Financiere Quick SAS, Rule 144A, Unsecured Notes (Callable 05/10/17 @ 101.00)(1),(2),(8) | | (CCC, Caa2) | | 10/15/19 | | | 7.168 | | | | 924,197 | | |
| 2,000 | | | New Red Finance, Inc., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 10/01/17 @ 103.00)(8) | | (B-, B3) | | 04/01/22 | | | 6.000 | | | | 2,090,000 | | |
| 375 | | | Punch Taverns Finance PLC, Reg S, Secured Notes(3),(10) | | (B, Baa3) | | 10/15/26 | | | 7.274 | | | | 631,846 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,214,333 | | |
Software - Services (0.2%) | | | |
| 5,500 | | | First Data Corp., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 01/15/19 @ 102.88)(8) | | (B, B3) | | 01/15/24 | | | 5.750 | | | | 5,726,875 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Xerox Business Services LLC, Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/15/20 @ 105.25)(8) | | (B+, B2) | | 12/15/24 | | | 10.500 | | | | 1,162,500 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,889,375 | | |
Specialty Retail (0.3%) | | | |
| 1,000 | | | Penske Automotive Group, Inc., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 12/01/19 @ 102.69) | | (B+, B1) | | 12/01/24 | | | 5.375 | | | | 1,012,500 | | |
| 7,000 | | | Penske Automotive Group, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 10/01/17 @ 102.88) | | (B+, B1) | | 10/01/22 | | | 5.750 | | | | 7,280,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,292,500 | | |
Support - Services (0.4%) | | | |
| 6,406 | | | AMN Healthcare, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 10/01/19 @ 103.84)(8) | | (B+, Ba3) | | 10/01/24 | | | 5.125 | | | | 6,486,075 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS (continued) | | | |
Support - Services | | | |
$ | 5,200 | | | Avison Young Canada, Inc., Rule 144A, Senior Secured Notes (Callable 12/15/19 @ 104.75)(8) | | (B+, B3) | | 12/15/21 | | | 9.500 | | | $ | 5,167,500 | | |
| 2,500 | | | ESH Hospitality, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/01/20 @ 102.63)(8) | | (BB-, B2) | | 05/01/25 | | | 5.250 | | | | 2,537,500 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,191,075 | | |
Tech Hardware & Equipment (0.2%) | | | |
| 3,500 | | | CommScope, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 06/15/17 @ 102.50)(8) | | (BB-, Ba3) | | 06/15/21 | | | 5.000 | | | | 3,609,375 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Riverbed Technology, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 03/01/18 @ 104.44)(8) | | (CCC+, Caa1) | | 03/01/23 | | | 8.875 | | | | 3,105,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,714,375 | | |
Telecom - Wireless (0.4%) | | | |
| 10,000 | | | Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC, Rule 144A(8) | | (NR, Baa2) | | 09/20/21 | | | 3.360 | | | | 10,112,500 | | |
| 2,000 | | | T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 04/15/19 @ 104.50) | | (BB, Ba3) | | 04/15/24 | | | 6.000 | | | | 2,172,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,284,500 | | |
Telecom - Wireline Integrated & Services (0.1%) | | | |
| 2,000 | | | NeuStar, Inc., Global Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 01/15/18 @ 102.25) | | (B, B2) | | 01/15/23 | | | 4.500 | | | | 2,065,000 | | |
Theaters & Entertainment (0.1%) | | | |
| 775 | | | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 05/15/22 @ 103.06)(8) | | (B+, B2) | | 05/15/27 | | | 6.125 | | | | 793,406 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Carmike Cinemas, Inc., Rule 144A, Secured Notes (Callable 06/15/18 @ 104.50)(8) | | (BB, B1) | | 06/15/23 | | | 6.000 | | | | 1,070,000 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Rule 144A, Company Guaranteed Notes (Callable 11/01/19 @ 103.66)(8) | | (B+, B3) | | 11/01/24 | | | 4.875 | | | | 3,030,000 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,893,406 | | |
| TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $293,800,852) | | | | | | | | | | | | 299,758,853 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (2.2%) | | | |
Collateralized Debt Obligations (2.2%) | | | |
$ | 2,250 | | | Atlas Senior Loan Fund V Ltd., 2014-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB-, NR) | | 07/16/26 | | | 5.722 | | | $ | 2,132,669 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Benefit Street Partners CLO I Ltd., 2012-IA, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 10/15/25 | | | 7.658 | | | | 3,002,588 | | |
| 2,500 | | | BlueMountain CLO Ltd., 2013-2A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 01/22/25 | | | 6.203 | | | | 2,487,755 | | |
| 3,250 | | | Capital Automotive REIT, 2017-1A, Rule 144A(8) | | (A+, NR) | | 04/15/47 | | | 3.870 | | | | 3,256,969 | | |
| 2,750 | | | Capital Automotive REIT, 2017-1A, Rule 144A(8) | | (A+, NR) | | 04/15/47 | | | 4.180 | | | | 2,758,896 | | |
| 750 | | | Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., 2014-3A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Ba2) | | 07/27/26 | | | 6.787 | | | | 751,344 | | |
| 1,000 | | | CIFC Funding Ltd., 2012-3A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB-, NR) | | 01/29/25 | | | 7.039 | | | | 1,000,473 | | |
| 1,500 | | | CIFC Funding Ltd., 2013-3A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 10/24/25 | | | 5.793 | | | | 1,471,959 | | |
| 4,000 | | | CIFC Funding Ltd., 2013-4A, Rule 144A(1),(8),(11) | | (NR, Baa2) | | 11/27/24 | | | 0.000 | | | | 4,000,259 | | |
| 1,175 | | | CIFC Funding Ltd., 2014-3A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Baa3) | | 07/22/26 | | | 4.553 | | | | 1,170,589 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2012-24RA, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 11/15/23 | | | 6.989 | | | | 2,000,227 | | |
| 2,000 | | | FOCUS Brands Funding LLC, 2017-1A, Rule 144A(8) | | (BBB, NR) | | 04/30/47 | | | 3.857 | | | | 2,037,413 | | |
| 6,000 | | | FOCUS Brands Funding LLC, 2017-1A, Rule 144A(8) | | (BBB, NR) | | 04/30/47 | | | 5.093 | | | | 6,026,437 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Galaxy XXI CLO Ltd., 2015-21A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Ba3) | | 01/20/28 | | | 6.756 | | | | 1,480,695 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Greywolf CLO II Ltd., 2013-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 04/15/25 | | | 5.858 | | | | 1,287,940 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Greywolf CLO III Ltd., 2014-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 04/22/26 | | | 6.253 | | | | 2,953,203 | | |
| 1,419 | | | Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Ltd., 2012-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 08/15/23 | | | 6.539 | | | | 1,371,848 | | |
| 1,500 | | | ICG U.S. CLO Ltd., 2014-2A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Baa3) | | 10/15/26 | | | 4.608 | | | | 1,472,586 | | |
| 3,750 | | | ICG U.S. CLO Ltd., 2014-3A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Baa3) | | 01/25/27 | | | 4.638 | | | | 3,750,000 | | |
| 2,500 | | | KKR CLO Ltd., 2014-14D, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Ba3) | | 07/15/28 | | | 8.023 | | | | 2,509,778 | | |
| 4,000 | | | MP CLO VI Ltd., 2014-2A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, A2) | | 01/15/27 | | | 3.408 | | | | 4,000,778 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., 2014-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Ba3) | | 11/14/26 | | | 7.636 | | | | 2,000,110 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Stewart Park CLO Ltd., 2015-1A, Rule 144A(5),(8),(11) | | (NR, NR) | | 04/15/26 | | | 0.000 | | | | 1,086,624 | | |
| 5,150 | | | Venture XII CLO Ltd., 2012-12A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 02/28/26 | | | 7.254 | | | | 5,092,696 | | |
| 4,250 | | | Venture XIX CLO Ltd., 2014-19A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Ba3) | | 01/15/27 | | | 6.458 | | | | 4,146,670 | | |
| 650 | | | Venture XV CLO Ltd., 2013-15A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (NR, Ba3) | | 07/15/28 | | | 8.268 | | | | 658,540 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Vibrant CLO Ltd., 2012-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB, NR) | | 07/17/24 | | | 7.458 | | | | 3,001,361 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Voya CLO Ltd., 2017-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8),(11) | | (NR, NR) | | 04/17/30 | | | 0.000 | | | | 2,573,070 | | |
| 2,250 | | | WhiteHorse VII Ltd., 2013-1A, Rule 144A(1),(8) | | (BB-, NR) | | 11/24/25 | | | 5.854 | | | | 2,101,887 | | |
| TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $70,497,690) | | | | | | | | | | | | 71,585,364 | | |
Number of Shares | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
COMMON STOCKS (0.1%) | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment (0.0%) | | | |
| 134,659 | | | UCI International, Inc.(5),(6),(12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,288,687 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Number of Shares | |
| |
| |
| |
| | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | | | |
Building & Construction (0.0%) | | | |
| 8 | | | White Forest Resources, Inc.(5),(6),(12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 122 | | |
Chemicals (0.0%) | | | |
| 9,785 | | | Huntsman Corp.(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 242,374 | | |
Gaming (0.0%) | | | |
| 10,150 | | | Majestic Holdco LLC(5),(6),(12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,075 | | |
Health Services (0.1%) | | | |
| 268,452 | | | Valitas Health Services, Inc. (12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,657,200 | | |
Printing & Publishing (0.0%) | | | |
| 708 | | | F & W Media, Inc.(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 71 | | |
Support - Services (0.0%) | | | |
| 692 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC, Class G(6),(12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
| 63 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC, Class H(6), (12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
| 153 | | | Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC, Class I(6),(12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
Theaters & Entertainment (0.0%) | | | |
| 40 | | | NEG Holdings LLC, Litigation Trust Units(5),(6),(12) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
| TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,012,975) | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,193,529 | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (12.4%) | | | |
| 8,958,540 | | | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.74%(13) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,958,540 | | |
Par (000) | |
| |
| | Maturity | | Rate% | |
| |
$ | 398,163 | | | State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit | | | | | | 05/01/17 | | | 0.090 | | | | 398,162,922 | | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $407,121,462) | | | 407,121,462 | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (105.5%) (Cost $3,460,803,101) | | | 3,464,788,179 | | |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-5.5%) | | | (179,672,613 | ) | |
NET ASSETS (100.0%) | | $ | 3,285,115,566 | | |
† Credit ratings given by the Standard & Poor's Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") are unaudited.
(1) Variable rate obligation — The interest rate shown is as of April 30, 2017.
(2) This security is denominated in Euro.
(3) This security is denominated in British Pound.
(4) Unfunded loan commitment (See note 2-I).
(5) Illiquid security (unaudited).
(6) Not readily marketable security; security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Trustees.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
(7) Bond is currently in default.
(8) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2017, these securities amounted to a value of $270,521,045 or 8.2% of net assets.
(9) Security or portion thereof is out on loan (See note 2-J).
(10) REG S: Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
(11) Zero-coupon security.
(12) Non-income producing security.
(13) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. The rate shown is the annualized one-day yield at April 30, 2017.
INVESTMENT ABBREVIATION
NR = Not Rated
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | |
| | Forward Foreign Currency to be Purchased (Local) | | Forward Foreign Currency to be Sold (Local) | | Expiration Date | | Counterparty | | Value on Settlement Date | | Current Value/ Notional | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD 91,016,621 | | EUR | | | | | 82,448,875 | | | 10/13/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | $ | (91,016,621 | ) | | $ | (90,553,301 | ) | | $ | 463,320 | | |
USD 69,357,627 | | EUR | | | | | 64,276,125 | | | 12/15/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | | (69,357,627 | ) | | | (70,850,020 | ) | | | (1,492,393 | ) | |
USD 51,686,746 | | GBP | | | | | 41,769,750 | | | 10/13/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | | (51,686,746 | ) | | | (54,300,459 | ) | | | (2,613,713 | ) | |
USD 757,055 | | GBP | | | | | 597,750 | | | 12/15/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | | (757,055 | ) | | | (778,645 | ) | | | (21,590 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (3,664,376 | ) | |
Currency Abbreviations:
EUR = Euro
| GBP = British Pound | | |
USD = United States Dollar | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets | |
Investments at value, including collateral for securities on loan of $8,958,540 (Cost $3,460,803,101) (Note 2) | | $ | 3,464,788,1791 | | |
Foreign currency at value (Cost $15,873,930) | | | 16,120,266 | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 91,773,297 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 17,748,644 | | |
Interest receivable | | | 15,816,735 | | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | | | 463,320 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 151,782 | | |
Total assets | | | 3,606,862,223 | | |
Liabilities | |
Investment advisory fee payable (Note 3) | | | 1,452,390 | | |
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3) | | | 112,769 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fee payable (Note 3) | | | 158,097 | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 285,850,840 | | |
Unfunded loan commitments | | | 11,096,285 | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned (Note 2) | | | 8,958,540 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | | | 4,127,696 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 3,551,600 | | |
Dividend payable | | | 3,416,633 | | |
Due to custodian | | | 1,898,933 | | |
Trustees' fee payable | | | 7,040 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 1,115,834 | | |
Total liabilities | | | 321,746,657 | | |
Net Assets | |
Capital stock, $.001 par value (Note 6) | | | 478,958 | | |
Paid-in capital (Note 6) | | | 3,295,700,555 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (3,845,679 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | (7,649,277 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments and foreign currency translations | | | 431,009 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 3,285,115,566 | | |
I Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 2,886,313,767 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 421,133,109 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 6.85 | | |
A Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 274,497,235 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 39,839,455 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 6.89 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value/(1-4.75%)) | | $ | 7.23 | | |
B Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,611,861 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 232,798 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 6.92 | | |
C Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 122,692,703 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 17,752,153 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 6.91 | | |
1 Includes $8,773,812 of securities on loan.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment Income | |
Interest | | $ | 73,590,470 | | |
Dividends | | | 2,446 | | |
Securities lending (net of rebates) | | | 41,580 | | |
Total investment income | | | 73,634,496 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fees (Note 3) | | | 8,779,374 | | |
Administrative services fees (Note 3) | | | 325,128 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fees (Note 3) | |
Class A | | | 310,661 | | |
Class B | | | 8,453 | | |
Class C | | | 589,216 | | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 3) | | | 1,675,514 | | |
Commitment fees (Note 4) | | | 372,037 | | |
Custodian fees | | | 273,936 | | |
Registration fees | | | 65,271 | | |
Printing fees | | | 61,208 | | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 25,860 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 23,468 | | |
Legal fees | | | 22,056 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 17,116 | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | 22,731 | | |
Total expenses | | | 12,572,029 | | |
Less: fees waived (Note 3) | | | (1,243,398 | ) | |
Net expenses | | | 11,328,631 | | |
Net investment income | | | 62,305,865 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Investments and Foreign Currency Related Items | |
Net realized loss from investments | | | (8,737,265 | ) | |
Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions | | | 1,677,580 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | 47,472,148 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translations | | | (3,830,280 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments and foreign currency related items | | | 36,582,183 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 98,888,048 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
From Operations | |
Net investment income | | $ | 62,305,865 | | | $ | 122,223,478 | | |
Net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions | | | (7,059,685 | ) | | | (1,883,565 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and foreign currency translations | | | 43,641,868 | | | | 22,729,073 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 98,888,048 | | | | 143,068,986 | | |
From Dividends | |
Dividends from net investment income | |
Class I | | | (55,218,652 | ) | | | (104,574,110 | ) | |
Class A | | | (4,943,201 | ) | | | (11,144,809 | ) | |
Class B | | | (27,601 | ) | | | (71,524 | ) | |
Class C | | | (1,907,719 | ) | | | (4,588,704 | ) | |
Return of Capital | |
Class I shares | | | — | | | | (1,757,990 | ) | |
Class A shares | | | — | | | | (197,458 | ) | |
Class B shares | | | — | | | | (1,512 | ) | |
Class C shares | | | — | | | | (97,164 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends | | | (62,097,173 | ) | | | (122,433,271 | ) | |
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6) | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 850,341,248 | | | | 1,092,868,973 | | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 41,817,689 | | | | 80,494,692 | | |
Net asset value of shares redeemed | | | (425,403,000 | ) | | | (1,003,735,483 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 466,755,937 | | | | 169,628,182 | | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 503,546,812 | | | | 190,263,897 | | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 2,781,568,754 | | | | 2,591,304,857 | | |
End of period | | $ | 3,285,115,566 | | | $ | 2,781,568,754 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (3,845,679 | ) | | $ | (4,054,371 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class I Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 6.77 | | | $ | 6.72 | | | $ | 6.86 | | | $ | 6.94 | | | $ | 6.89 | | | $ | 6.66 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.34 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.21 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.55 | | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.855 | | | $ | 6.77 | | | $ | 6.72 | | | $ | 6.86 | | | $ | 6.94 | | | $ | 6.89 | | |
Total return4 | | | 3.33 | %5 | | | 5.79 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 5.47 | % | | | 8.51 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 2,886,314 | | | $ | 2,438,027 | | | $ | 2,167,955 | | | $ | 1,343,741 | | | $ | 876,418 | | | $ | 226,027 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.70 | %7 | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense6 | | | 0.70 | %7 | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.70 | % | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 4.25 | %7 | | | 4.87 | % | | | 4.29 | % | | | 4.04 | % | | | 4.35 | % | | | 4.99 | % | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.08 | %7 | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 57 | % | | | 89 | % | | | 96 | % | |
1 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3 This amount represents less than $(0.01) per share.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
6 Presentation of 2012-2014 adjusted for consistency with current period presentation.
7 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class A Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 6.80 | | | $ | 6.75 | | | $ | 6.89 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 6.92 | | | $ | 6.69 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.32 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.22 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.54 | | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.89 | | | $ | 6.80 | | | $ | 6.75 | | | $ | 6.89 | | | $ | 6.98 | | | $ | 6.92 | | |
Total return4 | | | 3.35 | % | | | 5.52 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.53 | % | | | 5.33 | % | | | 8.19 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 274,497 | | | $ | 227,399 | | | $ | 286,805 | | | $ | 358,095 | | | $ | 456,550 | | | $ | 148,636 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.95 | %5 | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense6 | | | 0.95 | %5 | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 3.99 | %5 | | | 4.63 | % | | | 4.06 | % | | | 3.79 | % | | | 4.13 | % | | | 4.65 | % | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.08 | %5 | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 57 | % | | | 89 | % | | | 96 | % | |
1 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3 This amount represents less than $(0.01) per share.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Annualized.
6 Presentation of 2012-2014 adjusted for consistency with current period presentation.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class B Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 6.84 | | | $ | 6.79 | | | $ | 6.91 | | | $ | 7.00 | | | $ | 6.93 | | | $ | 6.70 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.26 | | |
Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.22 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.48 | | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.925 | | | $ | 6.84 | | | $ | 6.79 | | | $ | 6.91 | | | $ | 7.00 | | | $ | 6.93 | | |
Total return4 | | | 2.81 | %5 | | | 4.73 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 4.64 | % | | | 7.30 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 1,612 | | | $ | 1,800 | | | $ | 2,112 | | | $ | 3,638 | | | $ | 4,422 | | | $ | 5,185 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.70 | %7 | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense6 | | | 1.70 | %7 | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 3.28 | %7 | | | 3.89 | % | | | 3.34 | % | | | 3.07 | % | | | 3.52 | % | | | 3.83 | % | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.08 | %7 | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 57 | % | | | 89 | % | | | 96 | % | |
1 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3 This amount represents less than $(0.01) per share.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
6 Presentation of 2012-2014 adjusted for consistency with current period presentation.
7 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a Class C Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 6.82 | | | $ | 6.77 | | | $ | 6.91 | | | $ | 7.00 | | | $ | 6.94 | | | $ | 6.71 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income1 | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.21 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.48 | | |
REDEMPTION FEES | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | | | 0.002 | | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.00 | )3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.91 | | | $ | 6.82 | | | $ | 6.77 | | | $ | 6.91 | | | $ | 7.00 | | | $ | 6.94 | | |
Total return4 | | | 2.96 | % | | | 4.73 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 4.47 | % | | | 7.29 | % | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 122,693 | | | $ | 114,343 | | | $ | 134,433 | | | $ | 170,015 | | | $ | 167,653 | | | $ | 75,699 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.70 | %5 | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense6 | | | 1.70 | %5 | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 3.25 | %5 | | | 3.89 | % | | | 3.32 | % | | | 3.04 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | 3.93 | % | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.08 | %5 | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.20 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 41 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 46 | % | | | 57 | % | | | 89 | % | | | 96 | % | |
1 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2 This amount represents less than $0.01 per share.
3 This amount represents less than $(0.01) per share.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Annualized.
6 Presentation of 2012-2014 adjusted for consistency with current period presentation.
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a diversified open-end management investment company that seeks to provide a high level of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. The Trust was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware as a business trust on May 31, 1995.
The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class I shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. Each class of shares represents an equal pro rata interest in the Fund, except the share classes bear different expenses, which reflect the differences in the range of services provided to them. Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 4.75%. Class C shares are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within the first year of purchase. Class I shares are sold without a sales charge. Effective February 29, 2012, Class B shares of the Fund are no longer being offered for sale. Existing shareholders may continue to purchase additional Class B shares of the Fund through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions paid by the Fund. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years.
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP and follows Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 — Financial Services — Investment Companies.
A) SECURITY VALUATION — The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") on each day the Exchange is open for business. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third
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party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. These pricing services generally price fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional "round lot" size, but some trades occur in smaller "odd lot" sizes which may be effected at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Structured note agreements are valued in accordance with a dealer-supplied valuation based on changes in the value of the underlying index. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued at the London closing spot rates and the London closing forward point rates on a daily basis. The currency forward contract pricing model derives the differential in point rates to the expiration date of the forward and calculates its present value. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") to fair value certain securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the investment adviser to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the investment adviser using quotations from one or more brokers/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved and established by the Board.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
GAAP established a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at each measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
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• Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
• Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
Assets | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | |
Bank Loans | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,458,578,678 | | | $ | 224,550,293 | | | $ | 2,683,128,971 | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 299,758,853 | | | | — | | | | 299,758,853 | | |
Asset Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 71,585,364 | | | | — | | | | 71,585,364 | | |
Common Stocks | | | 242,374 | | | | — | | | | 2,951,155 | (1) | | | 3,193,529 | | |
Short-term Investments | | | — | | | | 407,121,462 | | | | — | | | | 407,121,462 | | |
| | $ | 242,374 | | | $ | 3,237,044,357 | | | $ | 227,501,448 | | | $ | 3,464,788,179 | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 463,320 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 463,320 | | |
Liabilities | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,127,696 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,127,696 | | |
* Other financial instruments include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts.
(1) Includes zero valued securities.
The following is a reconciliation of investments as of April 30, 2017 for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
| | Bank Loans | | Corporate Bonds | | Common Stocks | | Total | |
Balance as of October 31, 2016 | | $ | 223,042,749 | | | $ | 1,084,551 | | | $ | 377,616 | | | $ | 224,504,916 | | |
Accrued discounts (premiums) | | | 330,043 | | | | 103,211 | | | | — | | | | 433,254 | | |
Purchases | | | 124,421,695 | | | | 14,660 | | | | 2,859,831 | | | | 127,296,186 | | |
Sales | | | (65,877,110 | ) | | | (1,042,606 | ) | | | (287,500 | ) | | | (67,207,216 | ) | |
Realized gain (loss) | | | (323,862 | ) | | | 924,734 | | | | (90,000 | ) | | | 510,872 | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 1,511,218 | | | | (1,084,550 | ) | | | 86,063 | | | | 512,731 | | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | | 38,118,902 | | | | — | | | | 5,145 | | | | 38,124,047 | | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | (96,673,342 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (96,673,342 | ) | |
Balance as of April 30, 2017 | | $ | 224,550,293 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,951,155 | (1) | | $ | 227,501,448 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of April 30, 2017 | | $ | 2,364,018 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 86,062 | | | $ | 2,450,080 | | |
(1) Includes zero valued securities.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
| | Quantitative Disclosure About Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Asset Class | | Fair Value At 4/30/2017 | | Valuation Technique | | Unobservable Input | | Range (Weighted Average) (per share) | |
Bank Loans | | $ | 222,093,989 | | | Vendor Pricing | | Single Broker Quote | | $ | 0.26 – $1.31 | ($1.02) | |
| | $ | 2,456,304 | | | Market Approach | | Discount for Illiquidity | | $ | 0.74 – $0.95 | ($0.93) | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 2,946,009 | | | Market Approach | | Discount for Illiquidity | | $ | 0.00 – $14.90 | ($7.31) | |
| | $ | 5,146 | | | Vendor Pricing | | Single Broker Quote | | $ | 0.10 – $0.50 | ($0.47) | |
| | $ | 0 | | | Market Approach | | Comparable Bond Price | | | NA | | |
Each fair value determination is based on a consideration of relevant factors, including both observable and unobservable inputs. Observable and unobservable inputs that Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC, the Fund's investment adviser ("Credit Suisse" or the "Adviser") considers may include (i) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the disposition of securities; (ii) information obtained from the company, which may include an analysis of the company's financial statements, the company's products or intended markets or the company's technologies; (iii) the price of the same or similar security negotiated at arm's length in an issuer's completed subsequent round of financing; (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; or (v) a probability and time value adjusted analysis of contractual term. Where available and appropriate, multiple valuation methodologies are applied to confirm fair value. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, determining fair value requires more judgment. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may be materially higher or lower than the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Fund in determining fair value is greatest for investments categorized in Level 3. In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the least observable input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Additionally, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different from the valuations used at the date of these financial statements.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, but there was $38,124,047 transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 due to a lack of a pricing source supported by observable inputs and $96,673,342 transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as a result of the availability of
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
a pricing source supported by observable inputs. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
B) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES — The Fund adopted amendments to authoritative guidance on disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities which require that a fund disclose (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and hedging activities are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedging activities affect a fund's financial position, financial performance and cash flows.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of April 30, 2017
| | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | |
Currency Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 463,320 | | | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | | $ | 4,127,696 | | |
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
| | Location | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Location | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Currency Contracts | | Net realized gain from forward foreign currency transactions* | | $ | (64,765 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward foreign currency translations* | | $ | (3,938,398 | ) | |
*Statement of Operations includes both forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions/translations.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund held an average monthly value on a net basis of $140,239,239 in forward foreign currency contracts.
The Fund is a party to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") Master Agreements ("Master Agreements") with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative (including Total Return, Credit Default and Interest Rate Swaps) and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Fund. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties' general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund's net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative assets, net of related collateral held by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Received | | Cash Collateral Received | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets | |
Morgan Stanley | | $ | 463,320 | | | $ | (463,320 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative liabilities, net of related collateral pledged by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Pledged | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities | |
Morgan Stanley | | $ | 4,127,696 | | | $ | (463,320 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,664,376 | | |
(a) Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are included.
C) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS — The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the current exchange rate at the end of the period. Reported net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions arises from sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized gains and losses on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arises from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments at the end of the period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations.
D) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME/EXPENSE — Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income/expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. Dividend income/expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses are class-specific expenses, vary by class and are charged only to that class. Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of the outstanding shares of that class. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
E) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain will not be distributed. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
F) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and to make the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. One of these requirements is that the Fund derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies or net income derived from interests in certain publicly-traded partnerships ("Qualifying Income").
The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance for uncertainty in income taxes and recognizes a tax benefit or liability from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority's widely understood
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
administrative practices and procedures. The Fund has reviewed its current tax positions and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
G) SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse, pools available cash into a short-term variable rate time deposit issued by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), the Fund's custodian. The short-term time deposit issued by SSB is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.
H) FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — A forward foreign currency exchange contract ("forward currency contract") is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at the settlement date at a negotiated rate. The Fund will enter into forward currency contracts primarily for hedging foreign currency risk. Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and unrealized gain/loss is recorded daily. On the settlement date of the forward currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was closed. Certain risks may arise upon entering into forward currency contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The maximum counterparty credit risk to the Fund is measured by the unrealized gain on appreciated contracts. Additionally, when utilizing forward currency contracts to hedge, the Fund forgoes the opportunity to profit from favorable exchange rate movements during the term of the contract. The Fund's open forward currency contracts at April 30, 2017 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
I) UNFUNDED LOAN COMMITMENTS — The Fund enters into certain agreements, all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers' discretion. Funded and unfunded portions of credit agreements are presented in the Schedule of Investments. As of April 30, 2017, unfunded commitments were as follows:
Borrower | | Maturity | | Rate | | Unfunded Commitment | |
TricorBraun Holdings, Inc | | 11/30/23 | | | 3.750 | | | $ | 1,577,190 | | |
Oberthur Technologies S.A | | 01/10/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 4,571,726 | | |
Oberthur Technologies S.A | | 01/10/24 | | | 3.750 | | | | 4,947,369 | | |
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are marked to market daily and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.
J) SECURITIES LENDING — The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the market value of domestic securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon) and 105% of the market value of foreign securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon). The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 102% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. Cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with securities lending activity may be pooled together with cash collateral for other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse and may be invested in a variety of investments, including funds advised by SSB, the Fund's securities lending agent, or money market instruments. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
SSB has been engaged by the Fund to act as the Fund's securities lending agent. As of April 30, 2017, the Fund had investment securities on loan with a fair value of $8,773,812. Collateral received for securities loaned and a related liability of $8,958,540 are presented gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The collateral for securities loaned is valued consistently to the other investments held by the Fund and is included in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. As of April 30, 2017, the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned.
The Fund's securities lending arrangement provides that the Fund and SSB will share the net income earned from securities lending activities. Securities lending income is accrued as earned. During the six months ended April 30, 2017, total earnings from the Fund's investment in cash collateral received in connection with securities lending arrangements was $56,870, of which $1,485 was rebated to borrowers (brokers). The Fund retained $41,580 in income from the cash collateral investment, and SSB, as lending agent, was paid $13,805.
K) OTHER — The high yield, fixed income securities in which the Fund invests will primarily consist of senior secured floating rate loans ("Senior
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Loans") issued by non-investment grade companies. Senior Loans are typically secured by specific collateral of the issuer and hold the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure. The interest rate on Senior Loans is periodically adjusted to a recognized base rate, typically the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). While these characteristics may reduce interest rate risk and mitigate losses in the event of borrower default, the Senior Loans in which the Fund invests have below investment grade credit ratings and thereby are considered speculative because of the significant credit risk of their issuers.
Lower-rated debt securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") possess speculative characteristics and are subject to greater market fluctuations and risk of lost income and principal than higher-rated debt securities for a variety of reasons. Also, during an economic downturn or substantial period of rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress which would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals and to obtain additional financing.
In addition, periods of economic uncertainty and changes can be expected to result in increased volatility of market prices of lower-rated debt securities and the Fund's net asset value.
L) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS — On August 26, 2016, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-15"). ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The issues addressed in ASU 2016-15 are: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investments, beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In November 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash, a consensus of the FASB's
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-18"). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. ASU 2016-18 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, "final rules") intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the amendments to Regulation S-X will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.
M) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS — In preparing the financial statements as of April 30, 2017, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements through the date of release of this report. No such events requiring recognition or disclosure were identified through the date of the release of this report.
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties
Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser and administrator for the Fund. Effective November 15, 2016, for its investment advisory and administration services, Credit Suisse is entitled to receive a fee from the Fund at an annual rate of 0.79% of the Fund's average daily net assets less than or equal to $100 million and 0.59% of the Fund's average daily net assets greater than $100 million. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, investment advisory and administration fees earned and voluntarily waived were $8,779,374 and $1,243,398, respectively. Prior to November 15, 2016, the Fund paid advisory fees at the annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets less than or equal to $100 million and 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets greater than $100 million.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
Prior to November 15, 2016, Credit Suisse and SSB served as co-administrators to the Fund. For its co-administrative services, Credit Suisse received a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.09% of the Fund's average daily net assets. On November 15, 2016, the Fund entered into an Investment Management Agreement with Credit Suisse which bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee. For the period from November 1, 2016 to November 14, 2016, co-administrative services fees earned by Credit Suisse were $102,628.
For its co-administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon the relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, co-administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket expenses) with respect to the Fund were $222,500.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC ("CSSU"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, serves as the distributor of the Fund's shares. Pursuant to a distribution plan adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, CSSU receives fees for its distribution services. These fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. For the Class B and Class C shares, the fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid Rule 12b-1 distribution fees of $310,661 for Class A shares, $8,453 for Class B shares and $589,216 for Class C shares. Class I shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 distribution fees.
Certain brokers, dealers and financial representatives provide transfer agent-related services to the Fund and receive compensation from the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid $1,307,525, which is included within transfer agent fees in the Statement of Operations.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, CSSU and its affiliates advised the Fund that they retained $26,692 from commissions earned on the sale of the Fund's Class A shares. There were no commissions earned on the sale of Class C shares.
The Fund from time to time purchases or sells loan investments in the secondary market through Credit Suisse or its affiliates acting in the capacity as broker-dealer. Credit Suisse or its affiliates may have acted in some type of agent capacity to the initial loan offering prior to such loan trading in the secondary market.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse (collectively, the "Participating Funds"), participates in a committed, unsecured line of credit facility ("Credit Facility"), with SSB in an aggregated amount of $250 million for temporary or emergency purposes under a first-come, first-served basis. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Participating Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility, which is allocated among the Participating Funds in such manner as is determined by the governing Boards of the Participating Funds. In addition, the Participating Funds pay interest on borrowings at either the Overnight Federal Funds rate or the Overnight LIBOR rate plus a spread. At April 30, 2017 and during the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility.
Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were $1,535,855,773 and $1,145,955,922, respectively.
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value per share. The Fund offers Class I, Class A, and Class C shares. Class B shares are shown but not offered. Transactions in capital shares for each class of the Fund were as follows:
| | Class I | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 110,940,491 | | | $ | 758,010,525 | | | | 149,356,768 | | | $ | 986,928,174 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 5,277,109 | | | | 36,076,361 | | | | 10,116,253 | | | | 66,947,489 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (55,379,813 | ) | | | (378,029,380 | ) | | | (121,931,508 | ) | | | (804,238,116 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 60,837,787 | | | $ | 416,057,506 | | | | 37,541,513 | | | $ | 249,637,547 | | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions (continued)
| | Class A | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 10,529,579 | | | $ | 72,285,535 | | | | 12,679,497 | | | $ | 84,108,918 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 617,055 | | | | 4,240,387 | | | | 1,493,495 | | | | 9,910,448 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (4,735,182 | ) | | | (32,482,491 | ) | | | (23,217,202 | ) | | | (153,348,811 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 6,411,452 | | | $ | 44,043,431 | | | | (9,044,210 | ) | | $ | (59,329,445 | ) | |
| | Class B | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 70 | | | $ | 483 | | | | 454 | | | $ | 3,155 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 2,442 | | | | 16,857 | | | | 6,631 | | | | 44,259 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (33,086 | ) | | | (228,524 | ) | | | (54,950 | ) | | | (364,616 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (30,574 | ) | | $ | (211,184 | ) | | | (47,865 | ) | | $ | (317,202 | ) | |
| | Class C | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 2,910,122 | | | $ | 20,044,705 | | | | 3,268,797 | | | $ | 21,828,726 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 215,372 | | | | 1,484,084 | | | | 539,495 | | | | 3,592,496 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,130,133 | ) | | | (14,662,605 | ) | | | (6,898,846 | ) | | | (45,783,940 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | 995,361 | | | $ | 6,866,184 | | | | (3,090,554 | ) | | $ | (20,362,718 | ) | |
On April 30, 2017, the number of shareholders that held 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Fund was as follows:
| | Number of Shareholders | | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |
Class I | | | 4 | | | | 46 | % | |
Class A | | | 5 | | | | 71 | % | |
Class B | | | 4 | | | | 76 | % | |
Class C | | | 4 | | | | 71 | % | |
Some of the shareholders are omnibus accounts, which hold shares on behalf of individual shareholders.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Shareholder Meeting Results (unaudited)
A special meeting of shareholders of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds — Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund (the "Fund") was held at One Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010 on March 14, 2017. The following matter was voted upon by the shareholders of the Fund and the results are presented below. The proposal was approved.
To Elect the Following Nominees as Trustees:
| | FOR | | WITHHELD | |
Laura A. DeFelice | | | 306,596,814 | | | | 6,264,139 | | |
Mahendra R. Gupta | | | 306,256,942 | | | | 6,604,011 | | |
John G. Popp | | | 306,408,250 | | | | 6,452,704 | | |
Total Eligible Shares | | | 427,193,430 | | |
Total Shares Voted | | | 312,860,954 | | |
% of Shares Voted | | | 73.24 | % | |
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited)
In approving the amended and restated investment management agreement for the Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), including all of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Independent Trustees"), at a meeting held on November 14 and 15, 2016, considered the following factors:
Investment Management Fee Rates and Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate of 0.79% of the Fund's average daily net assets less than or equal to $100 million and 0.59% of the Fund's average daily net assets greater than $100 million (the "Contractual Management Fee") for the Fund in light of the extent and quality of the management services provided by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"). The Board also reviewed and considered the voluntary fee waivers currently in place for the Fund and considered the actual fee rate of 0.547% paid by the Fund after taking waivers and breakpoints into account (the "Net Management Fee"). The Board acknowledged that voluntary fee waivers could be discontinued at any time. However, the Board received assurance from management that the waivers would not be discontinued during the current year.
The Board considered that it had approved a proposal to bundle the Fund's advisory and co-administration services under a single new Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Credit Suisse (the "Management Agreement"). The Board noted that the Management Agreement became effective November 15, 2016. The Management Agreement provides for a contractual combined management fee rate of 0.79% of the Fund's average daily net assets less than or equal to $100 million and 0.59% of the Fund's average daily net assets greater than $100 million. The Board noted that the proposal bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted that the bundling of the advisory and co-administration services and fees will not impact the aggregate services provided under the current arrangement and that the overall combined advisory and co-administration fees paid by shareholders would not increase.
Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing the Fund's Contractual Management Fee, Net Management Fee and the Fund's overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group ("Expense Group") and universe of funds ("Expense Universe") provided by
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Expense Group and the Expense Universe. The Board also received and considered information regarding the co-administration fees paid by the Fund.
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Management Agreement
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by Credit Suisse. The Board noted that the extensive investment management services provided by Credit Suisse included broad supervisory responsibility and oversight over other service providers to the Fund. The Board reviewed background information about Credit Suisse including its Form ADV Part 2 — Disclosure Brochure and Brochure Supplement. The Board considered the background and experience of Credit Suisse's senior management and the expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Fund by, senior personnel of Credit Suisse. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board evaluated the ability of Credit Suisse, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals including research, advisory, and supervisory personnel. The Board also received and considered information about the nature, extent and quality of services and fee rates offered to other Credit Suisse clients for comparable services.
Fund Performance
The Board received and considered performance results of the Fund over time, along with comparisons both to the relevant performance group ("Performance Group") and universe of funds ("Performance Universe") for the Fund. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Performance Group and the Performance Universe. The Board considered the solid investment performance of the Fund over various investment periods relative to its stated objectives, as well as the performance of the Fund relative to its peers.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Credit Suisse Profitability
The Board received and considered a profitability analysis of Credit Suisse based on the fees payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund, including any fee waivers, as well as other relationships between the Fund on the one hand and Credit Suisse affiliates on the other. The Board also considered Credit Suisse's methodology for allocating costs to the Fund, recognizing that cost allocation methodologies are inherently subjective. The Board also received profitability information for the other funds in the Credit Suisse family of funds.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board noted that the Fund's Contractual Management Fee had breakpoints that would allow investors to benefit directly in the form of lower fees as Fund assets grow.
Other Benefits to Credit Suisse
The Board considered other benefits received by Credit Suisse and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. Such benefits include, among others, benefits potentially derived from an increase in Credit Suisse's businesses as a result of its relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by Credit Suisse and its affiliates) and the fees paid to an affiliate of Credit Suisse for distribution services.
The Board considered the standards applied in seeking best execution and reviewed Credit Suisse's method for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among its advisory clients.
Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviews detailed materials received from Credit Suisse as part of the annual approval process. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services that the Fund receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board reviews reports of Credit Suisse at least quarterly,
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which include, among other things, detailed portfolio and market reviews, detailed fund performance reports and Credit Suisse's compliance procedures.
Conclusions
In selecting Credit Suisse, and approving the Management Agreement and the investment management fee under such agreement, the Board concluded that:
• The Contractual Management Fee and Net Management Fee, reviewed along with information provided by Broadridge for funds in the Fund's Expense Group and Expense Universe, were reasonable in relation to the services provided by Credit Suisse.
• The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse and that, based on dialogue with management and counsel, the services provided by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement are typical of, and consistent with, those provided to similar mutual funds by other investment advisers.
• In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and Credit Suisse's ongoing commitment to the Fund and willingness to waive fees, Credit Suisse's profitability based on fees payable under the advisory and co-administration agreements, as well as other ancillary benefits that Credit Suisse and its affiliates received, were considered reasonable.
• In light of the information received and considered by the Board, the Fund's current fee structure was considered reasonable.
No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreement. The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited)
At Credit Suisse, we know that you are concerned with how we protect and handle nonpublic personal information that identifies you. This notice is designed to help you understand what nonpublic personal information we collect from you and from other sources, and how we use that information in connection with your investments and investment choices that may be available to you. Except where otherwise noted, this notice is applicable only to consumers who are current or former investors, meaning individual persons whose investments are primarily for household, family or personal use ("individual investors"). Specified sections of this notice, however, also apply to other types of investors (called "institutional investors"). Where the notice applies to institutional investors, the notice expressly states so. This notice is being provided by Credit Suisse Funds and Credit Suisse Closed-End Funds. This notice applies solely to U.S. registered investment companies advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Categories of information we may collect:
We may collect information about you, including nonpublic personal information, such as
• Information we receive from you on applications, forms, agreements, questionnaires, Credit Suisse websites and other websites that are part of our investment program, or in the course of establishing or maintaining a customer relationship, such as your name, address, e-mail address, Social Security number, assets, income, financial situation; and
• Information we obtain from your transactions and experiences with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your account balances or other investment information, assets purchased and sold, and other parties to a transaction, where applicable.
Categories of information we disclose and parties to whom we disclose it:
• We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our individual investors, except as permitted or required by law or regulation. Whether you are an individual investor or institutional investor, we may share the information described above with our affiliates that perform services on our behalf, and with our asset management and private banking affiliates; as well as with unaffiliated third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as our accountants, auditors, attorneys, broker-dealers, fund administrators, and other service providers.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited) (continued)
• We want our investors to be informed about additional products or services. We do not disclose nonpublic personal information relating to individual investors to our affiliates for marketing purposes, nor do we use such information received from our affiliates to solicit individual investors for such purposes. Whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we may disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, regarding our transactions and experiences with you to our affiliates.
• In addition, whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we reserve the right to disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, about you to any person or entity, including without limitation any governmental agency, regulatory authority or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over us or our affiliates, if (i) we determine in our discretion that such disclosure is necessary or advisable pursuant to or in connection with any United States federal, state or local, or non-U.S., court order (or other legal process), law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy, including without limitation any anti-money laundering law or the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001; and (ii) such disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy.
Confidentiality and security
• To protect nonpublic personal information about individual investors, we restrict access to those employees and agents who need to know that information to provide products or services to us and to our investors. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect nonpublic personal information.
Other Disclosures
This notice is not intended to be incorporated in any offering materials, but is a statement of our current Notice of Privacy and Information Practices and may be amended from time to time. This notice is current as of May 23, 2017.
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Credit Suisse Floating Rate High Income Fund
Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings (unaudited)
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:
• By calling 1-877-870-2874
• On the Fund's website, www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds
• On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov
The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
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CREDIT SUISSE FUNDS
Semiannual Report
April 30, 2017
(unaudited)
n CREDIT SUISSE
MULTIALTERNATIVE STRATEGY FUND
The Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (which should be considered carefully before investing), and more complete information about the Fund, are provided in the Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing. You may obtain additional copies by calling 877-870-2874 or by visiting our website at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Distributor, is located at One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Credit Suisse Funds are advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should be aware that they may be eligible to purchase Class I shares (where offered) directly or through certain intermediaries. Such shares are not subject to a sales charge. Investors in the Credit Suisse Funds should also be aware that they may be eligible for a reduction or waiver of the sales charge with respect to Class A or C shares (where offered). For more information, please review the relevant prospectuses or consult your financial representative.
Fund shares are not deposits or other obligations of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse") or any affiliate, are not FDIC-insured and are not guaranteed by Credit Suisse or any affiliate. Fund investments are subject to investment risks, including loss of your investment.
Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
May 26, 2017
Dear Shareholder:
We are pleased to present this Semiannual Report covering the activities of the Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund (the "Fund") for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017.
Performance Summary
11/1/2016 – 4/30/2017
Fund & Benchmarks | | Performance | |
Class I1 | | | 1.62 | % | |
Class A1,2 | | | 1.47 | % | |
Class C1,2 | | | 1.09 | % | |
Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index3 | | | 3.88 | % | |
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index4 | | | 2.34 | % | |
Performance shown for the Fund's Class A and Class C Shares does not reflect sales charges, which are a maximum of 5.25% and 1.00%, respectively.2
Market Review: A positive period despite many reversals
The six-month period ended April 30, 2017 was positive overall for hedge funds, with the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, the Fund's primary benchmark, returning 3.88%.
Within the hedge fund universe, long/short equity funds yielded the strongest performance — benefitting from the sustained rally across major equity markets. Strong first quarter earnings helped sustain this rally.
Event driven funds were the second strongest performer overall, largely due to the multi-strategy and distressed sub-strategies. Merger arbitrage also contributed to performance, and the prospect of increasing interest rates drove robust deal volume.
Managed futures funds were the worst performers over the period, as elements of the "Trump Trade" that had performed well following the election experienced sharp reversals. This was particularly pronounced in the strong U.S. dollar, the expectation for rising rates, and the reflationary commodities themes.
Strategic Review: Benefitting from exposure across markets
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2017, the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark. The Fund follows a multi-strategy methodology and benefitted from exposure across different markets.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
In terms of asset class returns, equities were the largest contributor to performance, followed by fixed income and volatility strategies. Commodity and FX strategies were essentially flat across the period, while multi-asset strategies were the only detractor from Fund performance.
Equity value was the highest contributing strategy, led primarily by U.S. technology and small-cap exposures that took advantage of the market rally. Fixed income value, helped by long exposure to high yield credit that benefitted from tightening spreads, was the second largest contributing strategy during the period. Volatility liquidity/insurance strategies yielded the third largest gains, as the equity market rally supported an increasingly low volatility environment favorable to these strategies.
Multi-asset trend/momentum was the primary detractor from performance, as sharp reversals in some elements associated with rising inflation expectations provided a challenging environment for trend identification and led to losses. This was particularly pronounced in currencies, fixed income and commodities.
We continue to believe that multi-strategy funds may appeal to investors searching for meaningful portfolio diversifiers that can help mitigate risk and provide uncorrelated returns.
The Quantitative Investment Strategies Group
Yung-Shin Kung
Sheel Dhande
The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a greater proportion of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified mutual fund and may therefore be subject to greater volatility. The Fund's investment in alternative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, particularly in investments involving leverage.
The use of alternative assets and strategies entails substantial risks, including risk of loss of principal, arbitrage or fundamental risk, below investment grade securities risk, commodity exposure risks, concentration risk, credit risk, derivatives risk, exchange-traded notes risk, fixed income risk, foreign securities risk, forwards risk, futures contracts risk, interest rate risk, leveraging risk, market risk, non-diversified status, portfolio turnover risk, risks of investing in other funds, small- and mid- cap stock risk, speculative exposure risk, subsidiary risk, swap agreements risk and tax risk. For a
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
detailed discussion of these and other risks, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus, which should be read carefully before investing.
In addition to historical information, this report contains forward-looking statements, which may concern, among other things, domestic and foreign markets, industry and economic trends and developments and government regulation, and their potential impact on the Fund's investments. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual trends, developments and regulations in the future, and their impact on the Fund, could be materially different from those projected, anticipated or implied. The Fund has no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
The views of the Fund's management are as of the date of this letter and the Fund holdings described in this document are as of April 30, 2017; these views and Fund holdings may have changed subsequent to these dates. Nothing in this document is a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 1.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set forth in the Fund's prospectus.
2 Total return for the Fund's Class A shares for the reporting period, based on offering price (including maximum sales charge of 5.25%), was (3.85)%. Total return for the Fund's Class C shares for the reporting period, based on redemption value including maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, was 0.10%.
3 Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index is compiled by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC. It is an asset-weighted hedge fund index and includes only hedge funds. It is rebalanced semiannually, is shown net of all performance fees and provides a rules-based and investable index, enabling investors to utilize the performance of a diversified market barometer for the hedge fund industry. It is the exclusive property of Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC. The index does not have transaction costs and investors may not invest directly in the index.
4 The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index reflects the return of a dynamic basket of liquid, investable market factors selected and weighted in accordance with an algorithm that aims to approximate the aggregate returns of the universe of hedge fund managers as represented by the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index. The index does not have transaction costs and investors may not invest directly in the index.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Average Annual Returns as of April 30, 20171
| | 1 Year | | Since Inception2 | |
Class I | | | 4.22 | % | | | 2.46 | % | |
Class A Without Sales Charge | | | 3.89 | % | | | 2.20 | % | |
Class A With Maximum Sales Charge | | | (1.59 | )% | | | 1.13 | % | |
Class C Without CDSC | | | 3.14 | % | | | 1.43 | % | |
Class C With CDSC | | | 2.14 | % | | | 1.43 | % | |
Returns represent past performance and include change in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions, if any. Past performance cannot guarantee future results. The current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Returns and share price will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. The performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Performance information current to the most recent month end is available at www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds.
The annualized gross expense ratios are 1.44% for Class I shares, 1.69% for Class A shares and 2.45% for Class C shares. The annualized net expense ratios after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements and excluding securities sold short dividend expense are 0.87% for Class I shares, 1.12% for Class A shares and 1.88% for Class C shares.
1 Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduce expenses for the Fund, without which performance would be lower. The Fund entered into a written contract to limit expenses to 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares and 1.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares through at least February 28, 2018. This limit excludes certain expenses, as set forth in the Fund's prospectus.
2 Inception Date March 30, 2012.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Information About Your Fund's Expenses
As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section and which would result in higher total expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. The table is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six months ended April 30, 2017.
The table illustrates your Fund's expenses in two ways:
• Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line.
• Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare the Fund's ongoing expenses with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Expenses and Value for a $1,000 Investment
for the six-month period ended April 30, 2017
Actual Fund Return | | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,016.20 | | | $ | 1,014.70 | | | $ | 1,010.90 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 4.35 | | | $ | 5.59 | | | $ | 9.37 | | |
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return | |
Beginning Account Value 11/01/16 | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | |
Ending Account Value 04/30/17 | | $ | 1,020.48 | | | $ | 1,019.24 | | | $ | 1,015.47 | | |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | | $ | 4.36 | | | $ | 5.61 | | | $ | 9.39 | | |
| | Class I | | Class A | | Class C | |
Annualized Expense Ratios* | | | 0.87 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.88 | % | |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" and the "Annualized Expense Ratios" in the tables are based on actual expenses paid by the Fund during the period, net of fee waivers and/or actual expenses reimbursements, if applicable. If those fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements had not been in effect, the Fund's actual expenses would have been higher. Expenses do not reflect additional charges and expenses that are, or may be, imposed under the variable contracts or plans. Such charges and expenses are described in the prospectus of the insurance company separate account or in the plan documents or other informational materials supplied by plan sponsors. The Fund's expenses should be considered with these charges and expenses in evaluating the overall cost of investing in the separate account.
For more information, please refer to the Fund's Prospectus.
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Semiannual Investment Adviser's Report (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Portfolio Breakdown*
Common Stocks | | | 21.4 | % | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | | 6.5 | | |
Rights | | | 0.0 | | |
United States Treasury Obligations | | | 46.6 | | |
Purchased Options | | | 0.1 | | |
Short-term Investment1 | | | 25.4 | | |
Total | | | 100.00 | % | |
* Expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding securities lending collateral, if applicable) and may vary over time.
1 Primarily reflects cash invested in State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, for which the purchases of securities have been executed but not yet settled at April 30, 2017, if applicable.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (18.5%) | |
BELGIUM (0.0%) | |
Insurance (0.0%) | |
Ageas | | | 267 | | | $ | 10,929 | | |
BERMUDA (0.0%) | |
Insurance (0.0%) | |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | | | 157 | | | | 10,347 | | |
XL Group Ltd. | | | 265 | | | | 11,090 | | |
| | | 21,437 | | |
CANADA (0.5%) | |
Auto Components (0.0%) | |
Magna International, Inc. | | | 248 | | | | 10,342 | | |
IT Services (0.5%) | |
DH Corp. | | | 27,539 | | | | 511,384 | | |
Multiline Retail (0.0%) | |
Dollarama, Inc. | | | 129 | | | | 11,274 | | |
Paper & Forest Products (0.0%) | |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | | | 256 | | | | 11,485 | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%) | |
Gildan Activewear, Inc. | | | 396 | | | | 11,084 | | |
| | | 555,569 | | |
DENMARK (0.1%) | |
Banks (0.0%) | |
Danske Bank AS | | | 307 | | | | 11,160 | | |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies (0.1%) | |
Coloplast AS, Class B | | | 134 | | | | 11,471 | | |
William Demant Holding AS(1) | | | 500 | | | | 11,441 | | |
| | | 22,912 | | |
Insurance (0.0%) | |
Tryg AS | | | 583 | | | | 11,183 | | |
Marine (0.0%) | |
AP Moller - Maersk AS, Class B | | | 6 | | | | 10,348 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%) | |
Novo Nordisk AS, Class B | | | 304 | | | | 11,834 | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%) | |
Pandora AS | | | 94 | | | | 10,153 | | |
| | | 77,590 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
FRANCE (0.6%) | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.6%) | |
Dassault Aviation S.A. | | | 8 | | | $ | 10,929 | | |
Zodiac Aerospace | | | 27,385 | | | | 664,571 | | |
| | | 675,500 | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.0%) | |
Eurazeo S.A. | | | 159 | | | | 10,774 | | |
Wendel S.A. | | | 82 | | | | 11,491 | | |
| | | 22,265 | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.0%) | |
Vivendi S.A.(2) | | | 538 | | | | 10,668 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%) | |
Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A. | | | 187 | | | | 11,258 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%) | |
Sodexo S.A. | | | 89 | | | | 11,308 | | |
IT Services (0.0%) | |
Cap Gemini S.A. | | | 113 | | | | 11,310 | | |
| | | 742,309 | | |
GERMANY (0.0%) | |
Capital Markets (0.0%) | |
Deutsche Bank AG, Reg S(1),(3) | | | 604 | | | | 10,857 | | |
Construction & Engineering (0.0%) | |
Hochtief AG | | | 63 | | | | 11,342 | | |
Insurance (0.0%) | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Reg S(3) | | | 53 | | | | 10,158 | | |
| | | 32,357 | | |
IRELAND (0.1%) | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.1%) | |
Endo International PLC(1) | | | 9,142 | | | | 103,945 | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.0%) | |
AerCap Holdings NV(1) | | | 229 | | | | 10,536 | | |
| | | 114,481 | | |
ISRAEL (0.5%) | |
Software (0.5%) | |
Mobileye NV(1) | | | 10,795 | | | | 668,426 | | |
NETHERLANDS (0.0%) | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.0%) | |
EXOR NV | | | 202 | | | | 11,335 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
NETHERLANDS | |
Insurance (0.0%) | |
Aegon NV | | | 2,054 | | | $ | 10,480 | | |
Media (0.0%) | |
Altice NV, Class B(1) | | | 462 | | | | 11,487 | | |
| | | 33,302 | | |
SPAIN (0.8%) | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.8%) | |
EDP Renovaveis S.A. | | | 124,581 | | | | 949,080 | �� | |
SWITZERLAND (0.8%) | |
Biotechnology (0.8%) | |
Actelion Ltd.(1) | | | 3,126 | | | | 884,776 | | |
Building Products (0.0%) | |
Geberit AG, Reg S(3) | | | 25 | | | | 11,383 | | |
Electrical Equipment (0.0%) | |
ABB Ltd., Reg S(3) | | | 463 | | | | 11,340 | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%) | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 142 | | | | 10,987 | | |
Food Products (0.0%) | |
Nestle S.A., Reg S(3) | | | 141 | | | | 10,855 | | |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies (0.0%) | |
Sonova Holding AG, Reg S(3) | | | 76 | | | | 11,233 | | |
Insurance (0.0%) | |
Swiss Re AG | | | 117 | | | | 10,172 | | |
Machinery (0.0%) | |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 54 | | | | 11,029 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.0%) | |
Novartis AG, Reg S(3) | | | 141 | | | | 10,850 | | |
Professional Services (0.0%) | |
Adecco Group AG, Reg S(3) | | | 148 | | | | 10,992 | | |
| | | 983,617 | | |
UNITED KINGDOM (0.4%) | |
Auto Components (0.0%) | |
Delphi Automotive PLC | | | 131 | | | | 10,532 | | |
Chemicals (0.0%) | |
Croda International PLC | | | 231 | | | | 11,247 | | |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies (0.0%) | |
Smith & Nephew PLC | | | 676 | | | | 11,094 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
UNITED KINGDOM | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.0%) | |
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | | | 210 | | | $ | 11,118 | | |
William Hill PLC | | | 2,825 | | | | 10,721 | | |
| | | 21,839 | | |
Internet Software & Services (0.0%) | |
Auto Trader Group PLC | | | 2,094 | | | | 10,864 | | |
Media (0.4%) | |
RELX NV | | | 564 | | | | 10,895 | | |
RELX PLC | | | 525 | | | | 10,633 | | |
Sky PLC | | | 30,864 | | | | 396,044 | | |
| | | 417,572 | | |
Specialty Retail (0.0%) | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 2,519 | | | | 11,132 | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.0%) | |
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.(1) | | | 277 | | | | 10,340 | | |
| | | 504,620 | | |
UNITED STATES (14.7%) | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.0%) | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 60 | | | | 11,090 | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.2%) | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,513 | | | | 109,995 | | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 2,117 | | | | 118,743 | | |
| | | 228,738 | | |
Airlines (0.2%) | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 1,238 | | | | 105,342 | | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 249 | | | | 10,612 | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 230 | | | | 10,451 | | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 2,086 | | | | 117,275 | | |
United Continental Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 149 | | | | 10,461 | | |
| | | 254,141 | | |
Auto Components (0.0%) | |
Lear Corp. | | | 75 | | | | 10,700 | | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 293 | | | | 10,615 | | |
| | | 21,315 | | |
Banks (0.0%) | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | 176 | | | | 10,405 | | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 726 | | | | 9,983 | | |
| | | 20,388 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
UNITED STATES | |
Beverages (0.1%) | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | | 228 | | | $ | 10,789 | | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(1) | | | 2,969 | | | | 134,733 | | |
| | | 145,522 | | |
Capital Markets (0.2%) | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 81 | | | | 10,356 | | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 1,682 | | | | 119,237 | | |
The Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 2,878 | | | | 111,810 | | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 46 | | | | 10,295 | | |
| | | 251,698 | | |
Chemicals (0.0%) | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 116 | | | | 9,832 | | |
Communications Equipment (0.7%) | |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. | | | 64,430 | | | | 809,885 | | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 74 | | | | 9,556 | | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 122 | | | | 10,488 | | |
| | | 829,929 | | |
Computers & Peripherals (0.0%) | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 73 | | | | 10,486 | | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 253 | | | | 10,082 | | |
| | | 20,568 | | |
Construction Materials (0.4%) | |
Headwaters, Inc.(1) | | | 21,335 | | | | 506,920 | | |
Consumer Finance (0.2%) | |
American Express Co. | | | 134 | | | | 10,620 | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 122 | | | | 9,806 | | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 154 | | | | 9,639 | | |
Navient Corp. | | | 8,455 | | | | 128,516 | | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 3,260 | | | | 90,628 | | |
| | | 249,209 | | |
Containers & Packaging (0.4%) | |
Multi Packaging Solutions International Ltd.(1) | | | 28,449 | | | | 510,660 | | |
Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%) | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 6,284 | | | | 155,780 | | |
Diversified Financial Services (0.1%) | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 975 | | | | 113,285 | | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 109 | | | | 10,935 | | |
Voya Financial, Inc. | | | 278 | | | | 10,392 | | |
| | | 134,612 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
UNITED STATES | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%) | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 4,925 | | | $ | 126,425 | | |
Electric Utilities (0.1%) | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 1,626 | | | | 123,999 | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%) | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 391 | | | | 11,280 | | |
InvenSense, Inc.(1) | | | 39,486 | | | | 507,790 | | |
| | | 519,070 | | |
Food & Staples Retailing (0.2%) | |
CVS Health Corp. | | | 1,636 | | | | 134,872 | | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | | 3,869 | | | | 140,715 | | |
| | | 275,587 | | |
Food Products (0.7%) | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 133 | | | | 10,511 | | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | | 9,489 | | | | 841,864 | | |
| | | 852,375 | | |
Gas Utilities (0.7%) | |
WGL Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,356 | | | | 853,956 | | |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies (0.6%) | |
Alere, Inc.(1) | | | 15,850 | | | | 779,344 | | |
Healthcare Providers & Services (1.2%) | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 1,318 | | | | 108,142 | | |
DaVita, Inc.(1) | | | 155 | | | | 10,697 | | |
Express Scripts Holding Co.(1) | | | 1,869 | | | | 114,644 | | |
HCA Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 119 | | | | 10,021 | | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(1) | | | 857 | | | | 120,109 | | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 71 | | | | 9,819 | | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 1,250 | | | | 131,887 | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 759 | | | | 132,734 | | |
VCA, Inc.(1) | | | 9,288 | | | | 850,502 | | |
| | | 1,488,555 | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.9%) | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) | | | 280 | | | | 132,852 | | |
McDonald's Corp. | | | 81 | | | | 11,334 | | |
Panera Bread Co., Class A(1) | | | 2,804 | | | | 876,755 | | |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 125 | | | | 11,914 | | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 166 | | | | 10,914 | | |
| | | 1,043,769 | | |
Household Durables (0.1%) | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 6,036 | | | | 136,836 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
UNITED STATES | |
Household Products (0.0%) | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 118 | | | $ | 10,305 | | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.2%) | |
TerraForm Global, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 35,040 | | | | 166,440 | | |
Industrial Conglomerates (0.0%) | |
General Electric Co. | | | 354 | | | | 10,262 | | |
Insurance (0.0%) | |
American International Group, Inc. | | | 169 | | | | 10,294 | | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 110 | | | | 10,586 | | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 162 | | | | 10,681 | | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 219 | | | | 10,591 | | |
| | | 42,152 | | |
Internet & Catalog Retail (0.0%) | |
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group, Class A(1) | | | 527 | | | | 11,162 | | |
Internet Software & Services (0.1%) | |
eBay, Inc.(1) | | | 314 | | | | 10,491 | | |
VeriSign, Inc.(1) | | | 121 | | | | 10,759 | | |
Yahoo!, Inc.(1) | | | 2,652 | | | | 127,853 | | |
| | | 149,103 | | |
IT Services (0.6%) | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 42 | | | | 10,484 | | |
MoneyGram International, Inc.(1) | | | 9,616 | | | | 171,261 | | |
NeuStar, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 15,289 | | | | 507,595 | | |
| | | 689,340 | | |
Media (0.0%) | |
CBS Corp., Class B | | | 152 | | | | 10,117 | | |
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(1) | | | 373 | | | | 10,436 | | |
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,048 | | | | 10,138 | | |
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A | | | 326 | | | | 9,956 | | |
| | | 40,647 | | |
Metals & Mining (0.4%) | |
Stillwater Mining Co.(1) | | | 29,401 | | | | 528,630 | | |
Multi-Utilities (0.2%) | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 2,241 | | | | 122,560 | | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 2,750 | | | | 121,138 | | |
| | | 243,698 | | |
Multiline Retail (0.1%) | |
Kohl's Corp. | | | 265 | | | | 10,343 | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 2,617 | | | | 126,323 | | |
Target Corp. | | | 191 | | | | 10,667 | | |
| | | 147,333 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
UNITED STATES | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.6%) | |
Apache Corp. | | | 2,157 | | | $ | 104,916 | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 5,174 | | | | 120,244 | | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.(1),(2) | | | 19,604 | | | | 103,117 | | |
Concho Resources, Inc.(1) | | | 854 | | | | 108,168 | | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 1,208 | | | | 111,740 | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1,463 | | | | 119,454 | | |
Southwestern Energy Co.(1) | | | 13,777 | | | | 103,465 | | |
| | | 771,104 | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.9%) | |
Akorn, Inc.(1) | | | 26,355 | | | | 881,575 | | |
Allergan PLC | | | 44 | | | | 10,730 | | |
Mallinckrodt PLC(1) | | | 237 | | | | 11,120 | | |
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 16,053 | | | | 154,911 | | |
| | | 1,058,336 | | |
Professional Services (0.2%) | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | | | 103 | | | | 10,401 | | |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | | 2,653 | | | | 109,118 | | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 2,461 | | | | 113,329 | | |
| | | 232,848 | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.2%) | |
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. | | | 9,326 | | | | 199,856 | | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 310 | | | | 10,500 | | |
| | | 210,356 | | |
Road & Rail (0.2%) | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 1,184 | | | | 106,157 | | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 1,089 | | | | 121,925 | | |
| | | 228,082 | | |
Semiconductor Equipment & Products (0.1%) | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(1) | | | 21,133 | | | | 144,972 | | |
Qorvo, Inc.(1) | | | 154 | | | | 10,477 | | |
| | | 155,449 | | |
Software (0.1%) | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 336 | | | | 10,943 | | |
CDK Global, Inc. | | | 162 | | | | 10,531 | | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 344 | | | | 10,881 | | |
VMware, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 114 | | | | 10,730 | | |
| | | 43,085 | | |
Specialty Retail (2.1%) | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 740 | | | | 105,184 | | |
AutoNation, Inc.(1) | | | 2,503 | | | | 105,126 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
| | Number of Shares | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS (continued) | |
UNITED STATES | |
Specialty Retail | |
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. | | | 267 | | | $ | 10,346 | | |
Cabela's, Inc.(1) | | | 13,232 | | | | 722,467 | | |
CarMax, Inc.(1) | | | 1,784 | | | | 104,364 | | |
CST Brands, Inc. | | | 17,405 | | | | 840,488 | | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | | 1,558 | | | | 132,243 | | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | | | 39 | | | | 9,678 | | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 1,744 | | | | 113,360 | | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 152 | | | | 10,008 | | |
The Gap, Inc. | | | 4,887 | | | | 128,039 | | |
The TJX Companies, Inc. | | | 1,549 | | | | 121,813 | | |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(1) | | | 435 | | | | 122,426 | | |
| | | 2,525,542 | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.1%) | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A(1),(2) | | | 5,998 | | | | 128,897 | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.7%) | |
EverBank Financial Corp. | | | 42,846 | | | | 835,497 | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.2%) | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 2,358 | | | | 105,356 | | |
United Rentals, Inc.(1) | | | 84 | | | | 9,211 | | |
WW Grainger, Inc. | | | 469 | | | | 90,376 | | |
| | | 204,943 | | |
Water Utilities (0.1%) | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 1,620 | | | | 129,211 | | |
| | | 18,112,740 | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $22,783,577) | | | 22,806,457 | | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (5.6%) | |
UNITED STATES (5.6%) | |
Diversified Financial Services (5.6%) | |
Alerian MLP ETF(2) | | | 291,722 | | | | 3,675,697 | | |
PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1(2) | | | 24,013 | | | | 3,265,528 | | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $6,343,905) | | | 6,941,225 | | |
| | Number of Rights | | | |
RIGHT (0.0%) | |
UNITED STATES (0.0%) | |
Biotechnology (0.0%) | |
Shire Pharmaceuticals International (Cost $6,141)(1) | | | 5,532 | | | | 6,141 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Par (000) | |
| | Ratings† (S&P/Moody's) | | Maturity | | Rate% | | Value | |
UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (40.3%) | | | |
$ | 10,000 | | | United States Treasury Bills | | (AA+, Aaa) | | 08/10/17 | | | 0.780 | | | $ | 9,977,660 | | |
| 20,000 | | | United States Treasury Bills | | (AA+, Aaa) | | 10/05/17 | | | 0.896 | | | | 19,920,840 | | |
| 20,000 | | | United States Treasury Bills | | (AA+, Aaa) | | 10/19/17 | | | 0.927 | | | | 19,910,460 | | |
TOTAL UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $49,811,897) | | | 49,808,960 | | |
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PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.1%) | | | |
Put Purchased Options (0.1%) | | | |
| 26 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike @ $2,375, expires 06/16/17 (Cost $137,853) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 76,050 | | |
| | Number of Shares | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (24.2%) | |
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.74%(4) | | | 2,764,236 | | | | 2,764,236 | | |
| | Par (000) | | | |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit, 0.090% 05/01/2017 (Cost $27,153,132) | | $ | 27,153 | | | | 27,153,132 | | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $29,917,368) | | | 29,917,368 | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT VALUE (88.7%) (Cost $109,000,741) | | | 109,556,201 | | |
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (11.3%) | | | 13,900,265 | | |
NET ASSETS (100.0%) | | $ | 123,456,466 | | |
† Credit ratings given by the Standard & Poor's Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") are unaudited.
(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Security or portion thereof is out on loan (See note 2-M).
(3) REG S: Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
(4) Represents security purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. The rate shown is the annualized one-day yield at April 30, 2017.
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
Forward Foreign Currency to be Purchased (Local) | | Forward Foreign Currency to be Sold (Local) | | Expiration Date | | Counterparty | | Value on Settlement Date | | Current Value/ Notional | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
GBP | 387,398 | | | USD | 494,866 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | $ | 494,866 | | | $ | 501,400 | | | $ | 6,534 | | |
JPY | 15,591,030 | | | USD | 143,622 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | | 143,622 | | | | 139,950 | | | | (3,672 | ) | |
NOK | 13,464,049 | | | USD | 1,580,621 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | | 1,580,621 | | | | 1,571,991 | | | | (8,630 | ) | |
NZD | 4,063,068 | | | USD | 2,850,405 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | | 2,850,405 | | | | 2,788,332 | | | | (62,073 | ) | |
SEK | 5,683,904 | | | USD | 633,297 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | | 633,297 | | | | 642,383 | | | | 9,086 | | |
USD | 767,282 | | | CAD | 1,025,403 | | | 05/17/17 | | Societe Generale | | | (767,282 | ) | | | (750,117 | ) | | | 17,165 | | |
USD | 371,843 | | | AUD | 493,324 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | | (371,843 | ) | | | (368,824 | ) | | | 3,019 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (continued)
Forward Foreign Currency to be Purchased (Local) | | Forward Foreign Currency to be Sold (Local) | | Expiration Date | | Counterparty | | Value on Settlement Date | | Current Value/ Notional | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD | 5,365,617 | | | CHF | 5,349,627 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | $ | (5,365,617 | ) | | $ | (5,378,927 | ) | | $ | (13,310 | ) | |
USD | 5,660,399 | | | EUR | 5,284,167 | | | 05/18/17 | | Societe Generale | | | (5,660,399 | ) | | | (5,758,323 | ) | | | (97,924 | ) | |
USD | 523,080 | | | CAD | 695,497 | | | 06/21/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | | (523,080 | ) | | | (509,040 | ) | | | 14,040 | | |
USD | 831,996 | | | CHF | 834,030 | | | 06/21/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | | (831,996 | ) | | | (840,372 | ) | | | (8,376 | ) | |
USD | 377,225 | | | GBP | 307,868 | | | 06/21/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | | (377,225 | ) | | | (398,861 | ) | | | (21,636 | ) | |
USD | 1,734,815 | | | EUR | 1,613,806 | | | 06/21/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | | (1,734,815 | ) | | | (1,761,671 | ) | | | (26,856 | ) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (192,633 | ) | |
Futures Contracts | | | |
Contract Description | | Currency | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Value | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Purchase | |
Commodity | |
Gold 100 oz. Futures | | USD | | | | Aug 2017 | | | 35 | | | $ | 4,450,950 | | | $ | (546 | ) | |
Energy | |
Brent Crude Oil Futures | | USD | | | | Sep 2017 | | | 51 | | | | 2,682,600 | | | $ | (3,014 | ) | |
Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures | | USD | | | | Mar 2018 | | | 120 | | | | 6,090,000 | | | | 27,663 | | |
| | $ | 24,649 | | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | |
AUD Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 19 | | | | 1,420,440 | | | $ | (9,487 | ) | |
GBP Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 10 | | | | 810,250 | | | | 9,585 | | |
| | $ | 98 | | |
Index Contracts | |
EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures | | EUR | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 37 | | | | 1,413,413 | | | $ | 75,663 | | |
FTSE 100 Index Futures | | GBP | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 21 | | | | 1,946,641 | | | | (29,267 | ) | |
Hang Seng Index Futures | | HKD | | | | May 2017 | | | 15 | | | | 2,368,451 | | | | 51,443 | | |
Nikkei 225 Index Futures OSE | | JPY | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 4 | | | | 688,975 | | | | (1,459 | ) | |
S&P 500 E Mini Index Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 18 | | | | 2,142,450 | | | | (1,497 | ) | |
| | $ | 94,883 | | |
Industrial Metals | |
LME Nickel Futures | | USD | | | | May 2017 | | | 30 | | | | 1,693,080 | | | $ | (59,478 | ) | |
LME Nickel Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | 15 | | | | 850,230 | | | | (46,551 | ) | |
LME Primary Aluminum Futures | | USD | | | | May 2017 | | | 77 | | | | 3,665,200 | | | | 78,096 | | |
LME Primary Aluminum Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | 39 | | | | 1,863,469 | | | | (42,285 | ) | |
LME Zinc Futures | | USD | | | | May 2017 | | | 30 | | | | 1,960,875 | | | | (60,368 | ) | |
LME Zinc Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | 15 | | | | 983,812 | | | | (69,137 | ) | |
| | $ | (199,723 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Futures Contracts (continued) | |
Contract Description | | Currency | | Expiration Date | | Number of Contracts | | Notional Value | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Contracts to Purchase | |
Interest Rate Contracts | |
10YR JGB Mini Futures | | JPY | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 185 | | | $ | 25,065,533 | | | $ | (9,369 | ) | |
German EURO Bund Futures | | EUR | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 36 | | | | 6,342,131 | | | | (20,987 | ) | |
Long Gilt Futures | | GBP | | | | Jun 2017 | | | 29 | | | | 4,812,529 | | | | 53,286 | | |
| | $ | 22,930 | | |
Livestock | |
Lean Hogs Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | 30 | | | | 902,700 | | | $ | 28,405 | | |
Live Cattle Futures | | USD | | | | Aug 2017 | | | 32 | | | | 1,536,640 | | | | 70,907 | | |
| | $ | 99,312 | | |
Contracts to Sell | |
Commodity | |
Gold 100 oz. Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (35 | ) | | | (4,439,050 | ) | | $ | 384 | | |
Energy | |
Brent Crude Oil Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | (51 | ) | | | (2,654,550 | ) | | $ | 3,516 | | |
Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | (40 | ) | | | (1,984,800 | ) | | | 167,618 | | |
Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures | | USD | | | | Aug 2017 | | | (40 | ) | | | (1,994,000 | ) | | | (3,973 | ) | |
Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures | | USD | | | | Sep 2017 | | | (40 | ) | | | (2,003,200 | ) | | | (4,492 | ) | |
| | $ | 162,669 | | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | |
CAD Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (66 | ) | | | (4,831,200 | ) | | $ | 67,739 | | |
EUR Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (20 | ) | | | (2,730,250 | ) | | | (64,236 | ) | |
JPY Currency Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (11 | ) | | | (1,236,675 | ) | | | (6,670 | ) | |
| | $ | (3,167 | ) | |
Industrial Metals | |
LME Nickel Futures | | USD | | | | May 2017 | | | (30 | ) | | | (1,693,080 | ) | | $ | 152,742 | | |
LME Nickel Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | (15 | ) | | | (850,230 | ) | | | 36,559 | | |
LME Primary Aluminum Futures | | USD | | | | May 2017 | | | (77 | ) | | | (3,665,200 | ) | | | 6,017 | | |
LME Primary Aluminum Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | (39 | ) | | | (1,863,469 | ) | | | 2,981 | | |
LME Zinc Futures | | USD | | | | May 2017 | | | (30 | ) | | | (1,960,875 | ) | | | 170,779 | | |
LME Zinc Futures | | USD | | | | Jul 2017 | | | (15 | ) | | | (983,812 | ) | | | (5,921 | ) | |
| | $ | 363,157 | | |
Interest Rate Contracts | |
10YR U.S. Treasury Note Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (18 | ) | | | (2,262,937 | ) | | $ | (27,249 | ) | |
Livestock | |
Lean Hogs Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (30 | ) | | | (888,000 | ) | | $ | (25,905 | ) | |
Live Cattle Futures | | USD | | | | Jun 2017 | | | (32 | ) | | | (1,587,520 | ) | | | (71,423 | ) | |
| | $ | (97,328 | ) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | $ | 440,069 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Total Return Swap Contracts
Currency | | Notional Amount | | Expiration Date | | Counterparty | | Receive | | Pay | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
USD | | | | $ | 7,933,869 | | | 05/16/17 | | Barclays Bank plc | | Barclays Hedging Insights Index | | Fixed Rate | | $ | (188,462 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 3,661,909 | | | 05/19/17 | | Barclays Bank plc | | Barclays U.S. Short Variance Index | | Fixed Rate | | | 2,960 | | |
USD | | | | | 1,811,794 | | | 10/18/17 | | BNP Paribas | | Russell 2000 Total Return Index | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 51,585 | | |
USD | | | | | 1,503,083 | | | 04/26/18 | | BNP Paribas | | NASDAQ-100 Total Return | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 11,649 | | |
USD | | | | | 502,400 | | | 04/27/18 | | BNP Paribas | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,986 | | |
GBP | | | | | 501,410 | | | 04/27/18 | | BNP Paribas | | Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | (12,617 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 2,406,321 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Agriculture Index | | | 27,498 | | |
USD | | | | | 1,563,463 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Bloomberg Industrial Metals Index | | Fixed Rate | | | 34,665 | | |
USD | | | | | 1,795,264 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Bloomberg Precious Metals Index | | Fixed Rate | | | (54,911 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 3,680,028 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Goldman Sachs RP Equity World Long Short Series 53 Excess Return Index | | Fixed Rate | | | 6,245 | | |
USD | | | | | 262,020 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Energy Index | | | (101 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 670,416 | | | 05/16/17 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fixed Rate | | Bloomberg Energy Index | | | 2,679 | | |
USD | | | | | 798,134 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | PrivateBancorp, Inc. | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | (19,279 | ) | |
CAD | | | | | 452,740 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus CDOR | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 17,678 | | |
USD | | | | | 44,720 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | Veeco Instruments, Inc. | | | (7,519) | | |
USD | | | | | 172,765 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Ultratech, Inc. | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 7,822 | | |
GBP | | | | | 652,435 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | Tesco PLC | | | 3,672 | | |
CAD | | | | | 840,685 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus CDOR | | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan | | | (14,213) | | |
GBP | | | | | 797,040 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Booker Group PLC | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 853 | | |
CAD | | | | | 841,059 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Agrium, Inc. | | Fee Plus CDOR | | | 12,420 | | |
USD | | | | | 1,312,647 | | | 02/16/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | NASDAQ-100 Total Return | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 44,955 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Total Return Swap Contracts (continued)
Currency | | Notional Amount | | Expiration Date | | Counterparty | | Receive | | Pay | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
CAD | | | | $ | 435,158 | | |
03/01/18 | |
Goldman Sachs | |
Fee Plus CDOR | | MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. | | $ | 11,644 | | |
USD | | | | | 858,134 | | | 03/01/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | DigitalGlobe, Inc. | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 7,949 | | |
GBP | | | | | 778,155 | | | 03/08/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 28,753 | | |
GBP | | | | | 775,799 | | | 03/08/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | Standard Life PLC | | | (20,632 | ) | |
GBP | | | | | 827,739 | | | 03/15/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | AMEC PLC | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | (3,150 | ) | |
GBP | | | | | 890,197 | | | 03/15/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | Wood Group PLC | | | 25,985 | | |
USD | | | | | 486,836 | | | 03/15/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Astoria Financial Corp. | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 9,742 | | |
USD | | | | | 490,130 | | | 03/15/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | Sterling Bancorp | | | (5,328 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 260,358 | | | 04/26/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | (10,375 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 866,195 | | | 04/26/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | C.R. Bard, Inc. | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 10,738 | | |
USD | | | | | 540,671 | | | 04/26/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 31,165 | | |
USD | | | | | 533,180 | | | 04/26/18 | | Goldman Sachs | | FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | (25,602 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 15,744,208 | | | 05/16/17 | | JPMorgan Chase | | JPMorgan Helix 2 Index | | Fixed Rate | | | (76,899 | ) | |
USD | | | | | 19,706,080 | | | 05/16/17 | | JPMorgan Chase | | J.P. Morgan Seasonal Spreads Portfolio Commodity Index | | Fixed Rate | | | 19,108 | | |
USD | | | | | 4,000,000 | | | 06/20/17 | | JPMorgan Chase | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index | | | (171,097) | | |
USD | | | | | 3,083,526 | | | 06/20/17 | | JPMorgan Chase | | iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 133,518 | | |
USD | | | | | 7,992,322 | | | 06/20/17 | | JPMorgan Chase | | iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 87,338 | | |
USD | | | | | 3,691,082 | | | 09/20/17 | | JPMorgan Chase | | iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 76,687 | | |
USD | | | | | 3,535,427 | | | 12/18/17 | | Morgan Stanley | | Russell 2000 Total Return Index | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 102,598 | | |
USD | | | | | 4,205,526 | | | 04/18/18 | | Morgan Stanley | | NASDAQ-100 Total Return | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 150,115 | | |
USD | | | | | 5,394,375 | | | 06/20/17 | | Societe Generale | | iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index | | Fee Plus LIBOR | | | 312,134 | | |
| | $ | 627,956 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Written Options
Number of Contracts | | Call Written Options | | Expiration Date | | Premiums Received | | Current Value | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| 37 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike @ $2,400 | | 05/19/17 | | $ | 18,424 | | | $ | (32,374 | ) | | $ | (13,950 | ) | |
| 26 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike @ $2,375 | | 06/16/17 | | | 140,347 | | | | (90,350 | ) | | | 49,997 | | |
| | $ | 36,047 | | |
Number of Contracts | | Put Written Options | | Expiration Date | | Premiums Received | | Current Value | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| 37 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike @ $2,325 | | 05/19/17 | | $ | 100,712 | | | $ | (23,495 | ) | | $ | 77,217 | | |
| 49 | | | S&P 500 Index, Strike @ $2,340 | | 05/19/17 | | | 156,700 | | | | (39,445 | ) | | | 117,255 | | |
| | $ | 194,472 | | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | $ | 230,519 | | |
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD = Australian Dollar
CAD = Canadian Dollar
CHF = Swiss Franc
EUR = Euro
GBP = British Pound
HKD = Hong Kong Dollar
JPY = Japanese Yen
NOK = Norwegian Krone
NZD = New Zealand Dollar
SEK = Swedish Krona
USD = United States Dollar
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Assets | |
Investments at value, including collateral for securities on loan of $2,764,236 (Cost $109,000,741) (Note 2) | | $ | 109,556,2011 | | |
Cash | | | 1,579,342 | | |
Cash segregated held at brokers for futures contracts, swap contracts and written options (Note 2) | | | 14,339,643 | | |
Variation margin receivable on futures contracts (Note 2) | | | 1,631,213 | | |
Unrealized appreciation on open swap contracts (Note 2) | | | 1,238,141 | | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 60,283 | | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | | | 49,844 | | |
Dividend and interest receivable | | | 9,539 | | |
Net receivable for open swap contracts | | | 6,059 | | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 41,114 | | |
Total assets | | | 128,511,379 | | |
Liabilities | |
Investment advisory fee payable (Note 3) | | | 44,549 | | |
Administrative services fee payable (Note 3) | | | 4,168 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fee payable (Note 3) | | | 321 | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned (Note 2) | | | 2,764,236 | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 863,759 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on open swap contracts (Note 2) | | | 610,185 | | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2) | | | 242,477 | | |
Outstanding written options, at value (Proceeds $416,183) (Note 2) | | | 185,664 | | |
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | | | 147,527 | | |
Due to custodian for foreign currency at value (cost $34,854) | | | 37,574 | | |
Net payable for terminated total return swap contracts | | | 34,586 | | |
Trustees' fee payable | | | 7,040 | | |
Upfront payments received on swap contracts (Note 2) | | | 28,696 | | |
Accrued expenses | | | 84,131 | | |
Total liabilities | | | 5,054,913 | | |
Net Assets | |
Capital stock, $.001 par value (Note 6) | | | 11,943 | | |
Paid-in capital (Note 6) | | | 121,756,092 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (1,471,529 | ) | |
Accumulated net realized gain from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions | | | 1,501,332 | | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency translations | | | 1,658,628 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 123,456,466 | | |
I Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 121,985,330 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 11,799,602 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.34 | | |
A Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,427,471 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 138,910 | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.28 | | |
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value/(1-5.25%)) | | $ | 10.85 | | |
C Shares | |
Net assets | | $ | 43,665 | | |
Shares outstanding | | | 4,365 | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.00 | | |
1 Includes $2,689,200 of securities on loan.
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Investment Income | |
Dividends | | $ | 179,004 | | |
Securities lending (net of rebates) | | | 9,931 | | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (593 | ) | |
Total investment income | | | 188,342 | | |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory fees (Note 3) | | | 616,706 | | |
Administrative services fees (Note 3) | | | 14,828 | | |
Shareholder servicing/Distribution fees (Note 3) | |
Class A | | | 1,699 | | |
Class C | | | 365 | | |
Custodian fees | | | 62,312 | | |
Transfer agent fees (Note 3) | | | 36,207 | | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 26,618 | | |
Registration fees | | | 26,283 | | |
Legal fees | | | 20,862 | | |
Trustees' fees | | | 17,116 | | |
Dividend expense for securities sold short | | | 14,791 | | |
Printing fees | | | 14,294 | | |
Commitment fees (Note 4) | | | 6,229 | | |
Insurance expense | | | 328 | | |
Miscellaneous expense | | | 4,442 | | |
Total expenses | | | 863,080 | | |
Less: fees waived (Note 3) | | | (338,673 | ) | |
Net expenses | | | 524,407 | | |
Net investment loss | | | (336,065 | ) | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) from Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts, Written Options, Securities Sold Short and Foreign Currency Related Items | |
Net realized gain from investments | | | 295,592 | | |
Net realized loss from futures contracts | | | (47,294 | ) | |
Net realized gain from swap contracts | | | 927,872 | | |
Net realized gain from written options | | | 404,666 | | |
Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions | | | 199,098 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments | | | 594,657 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | 233,527 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from swap contracts | | | (376,723 | ) | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from written options | | | 240,200 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from securities sold short | | | 2,163 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translations | | | (229,140 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency related items | | | 2,244,618 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 1,908,553 | | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
From Operations | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (336,065 | ) | | $ | (792,323 | ) | |
Net realized gain from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions | | | 1,779,934 | | | | 1,535,008 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency translations | | | 464,684 | | | | 1,069,871 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,908,553 | | | | 1,812,556 | | |
From Dividends and Distributions | |
Dividends from net investment income | |
Class I | | | (430,003 | ) | | | — | | |
Class A | | | (1,516 | ) | | | — | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | |
Class I | | | (2,021,820 | ) | | | (239,111 | ) | |
Class A | | | (23,670 | ) | | | (3,212 | ) | |
Class C | | | (1,733 | ) | | | (753 | ) | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions | | | (2,478,742 | ) | | | (243,076 | ) | |
From Capital Share Transactions (Note 6) | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 20,694,052 | | | | 121,506,721 | | |
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 2,464,559 | | | | 242,222 | | |
Net asset value of shares redeemed | | | (15,499,728 | ) | | | (20,664,750 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 7,658,883 | | | | 101,084,193 | | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 7,088,694 | | | | 102,653,673 | | |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | | | 116,367,772 | | | | 13,714,099 | | |
End of period | | $ | 123,456,466 | | | $ | 116,367,772 | | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | | $ | (1,471,529 | ) | | $ | (703,945 | ) | |
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a Class I Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.392 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 10.482 | | | $ | 9.95 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment income (loss)3 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.01 | | |
Net gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.75 | | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.60 | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.34 | | | $ | 10.392 | | | $ | 10.36 | | | $ | 10.42 | | | $ | 10.482 | | | $ | 9.95 | | |
Total return4 | | | 1.62 | % | | | 0.53 | %2 | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.64 | % | | | 6.11 | % | | | (0.50 | )% | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 121,985 | | | $ | 114,951 | | | $ | 13,015 | | | $ | 11,451 | | | $ | 5,409 | | | $ | 4,904 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 0.87 | %5 | | | 0.91 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.78 | % | | | 1.79 | %5 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding securities sold short dividend expense | | | 0.85 | %5 | | | 0.85 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.70 | %5 | |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | (0.56 | )%5 | | | (0.79 | )% | | | (0.14 | )% | | | (1.47 | )% | | | (1.49 | )% | | | 0.21 | %5 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.57 | %5 | | | 0.65 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 6.31 | % | | | 9.22 | %5 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 96 | % | | | 1,021 | % | | | 292 | % | | | 431 | % | | | 284 | % | | | 228 | % | |
1 For the period March 30, 2012 (inception date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
3 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price and reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a Class A Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.31 | | | $ | 10.31 | | | $ | 10.37 | | | $ | 10.462 | | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment loss3 | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.76 | | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.07 | ) | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.282 | | | $ | 10.31 | | | $ | 10.31 | | | $ | 10.37 | | | $ | 10.462 | | | $ | 9.93 | | |
Total return4 | | | 1.47 | %2 | | | 0.24 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 5.96 | % | | | (0.70 | )% | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 1,427 | | | $ | 1,319 | | | $ | 320 | | | $ | 438 | | | $ | 324 | | | $ | 228 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.12 | %5 | | | 1.17 | % | | | 1.82 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.03 | % | | | 2.04 | %5 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding securities sold short dividend expense | | | 1.10 | %5 | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 1.95 | %5 | |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (0.81 | )%5 | | | (0.98 | )% | | | (0.44 | )% | | | (1.73 | )% | | | (1.75 | )% | | | (0.18 | )%5 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.57 | %5 | | | 0.65 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 6.31 | % | | | 9.22 | %5 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 96 | % | | | 1,021 | % | | | 292 | % | | | 431 | % | | | 284 | % | | | 228 | % | |
1 For the period March 30, 2012 (inception date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
3 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights
(For a Class C Share of the Fund Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 | | For the Year Ended October 31, | |
| | (unaudited) | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 20121 | |
Per share data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 10.14 | | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 10.372 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 10.00 | | |
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS | |
Net investment loss3 | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | |
Net gain (loss) from investments, futures contracts, swap contracts, written options, securities sold short and foreign currency related items (both realized and unrealized) | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.74 | | | | (0.05 | ) | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.11 | ) | |
LESS DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 10.14 | | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 10.372 | | | $ | 9.89 | | |
Total return4 | | | 1.09 | % | | | (0.45 | )% | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 5.15 | % | | | (1.10 | )% | |
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA | |
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) | | $ | 44 | | | $ | 97 | | | $ | 379 | | | $ | 1,344 | | | $ | 1,745 | | | $ | 1,074 | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | | 1.88 | %5 | | | 1.98 | % | | | 2.57 | % | | | 2.85 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.79 | %5 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding securities sold short dividend expense | | | 1.85 | %5 | | | 1.91 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | 2.70 | % | | | 2.70 | %5 | |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (1.58 | )%5 | | | (0.99 | )% | | | (1.20 | )% | | | (2.48 | )% | | | (2.49 | )% | | | (1.00 | )%5 | |
Decrease reflected in above operating expense ratios due to waivers/reimbursements | | | 0.57 | %5 | | | 0.81 | % | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 6.31 | % | | | 9.22 | %5 | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 96 | % | | | 1,021 | % | | | 292 | % | | | 431 | % | | | 284 | % | | | 228 | % | |
1 For the period March 30, 2012 (inception date) through October 31, 2012.
2 Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset values for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
3 Per share information is calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
4 Total returns are historical and include change in share price, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and no sales charge. Had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown, total returns would have been lower. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
5 Annualized.
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as a non-diversified open-end management investment company that seeks to achieve total return consistent with the risk and return patterns of a diversified universe of hedge funds. The Trust was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware as a business trust on May 31, 1995.
Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"), the investment adviser to the Fund, is registered as a Commodity Pool Operator with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Fund intends to gain exposure to commodity derivatives through investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary, Credit Suisse Cayman Multialternative Strategy Fund, Ltd. (the "Subsidiary"), organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Subsidiary invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as swaps and futures. The Subsidiary may also invest in debt securities, some of which are intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary's derivatives positions.
The Subsidiary is managed by the same portfolio managers that manage the Fund and the accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and the Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. The consolidated financial statements include portfolio holdings of the Fund and the Subsidiary and all intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. As of April 30, 2017, the Fund held $6,728,032 in the Subsidiary, representing 5.5% of the Fund's consolidated net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the net realized loss on securities and other financial instruments held in the Subsidiary was $1,055,793.
Subsequent references to the Fund within the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements collectively refer to the Fund and the Subsidiary.
The Fund offers three classes of shares: Class I shares, Class A shares and Class C shares. Each class of shares represents an equal pro rata interest in the Fund, except the share classes bear different expenses, which reflect the differences in the range of services provided to them. Class A shares are sold subject to a front-end sales charge of up to 5.25%. Class C shares are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.00% if the shares are redeemed within the first year of purchase. Class I shares are sold without a sales charge.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. The policies are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP and follows Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 946 — Financial Services — Investment Companies.
A) SECURITY VALUATION — The net asset value of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") on each day the Exchange is open for business. For certain international equity securities, in order to adjust for events which may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the close of the Exchange, a fair valuation model may be used. This fair valuation model takes into account comparisons to the valuation of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), exchange-traded funds, futures contracts and certain indices and these securities are categorized as Level 2. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. These pricing services generally price fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional "round lot" size, but some trades occur in smaller "odd lot" sizes which may be effected at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Structured note agreements are valued in accordance with a dealer-supplied valuation based on changes in the value of the underlying index. Option contracts on securities, currencies, indices, futures contracts, swaps and other instruments are valued at the mid-point between the last bid and ask quotations as of the close of trading on the exchange on which the option is traded. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. Forward contracts are valued at the London closing spot rates and the London closing forward point rates on a daily basis. The currency forward contract
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
pricing model derives the differential in point rates to the expiration date of the forward and calculates its present value. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The Fund may utilize a service provided by an independent third party which has been approved by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") to fair value certain securities. When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the investment adviser to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the investment adviser using quotations from one or more brokers/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved and established by the Board.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
GAAP established a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at each measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
• Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
• Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value:
Assets | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Investments in Securities | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 20,389,289 | | | $ | 2,417,168 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22,806,457 | | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | | 6,941,225 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,941,225 | | |
Rights | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,141 | | | | 6,141 | | |
United State Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 49,808,960 | | | | — | | | | 49,808,960 | | |
Options Purchased | | | 76,050 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 76,050 | | |
Short-term Investments | | | — | | | | 29,917,368 | | | | — | | | | 29,917,368 | | |
| | $ | 27,406,564 | | | $ | 82,143,496 | | | $ | 6,141 | | | $ | 109,556,201 | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 49,844 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 49,844 | | |
Futures Contracts | | | 1,003,383 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,003,383 | | |
Swap Contracts** | | | — | | | | 1,238,141 | | | | — | | | | 1,238,141 | | |
Liabilities | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | |
Other Financial Instruments* | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | 242,477 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 242,477 | | |
Futures Contracts | | | 563,314 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 563,314 | | |
Swap Contracts** | | | — | | | | 610,185 | | | | — | | | | 610,185 | | |
Written Options | | | 185,664 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 185,664 | | |
* Other financial instruments include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forwards, futures and swap contracts. Written options are reported at value.
** Value includes any premium paid or received with respect to swap contracts, if applicable.
As of April 30, 2017, the amount shown by the Fund as being Level 3 securities that were measured at fair value amounted to less than 0.01% of net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers among Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. All transfers, if any, are assumed to occur at the end of the reporting period.
B) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES — The Fund adopted amendments to authoritative guidance on disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities which require that a fund disclose (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and hedging activities are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedging activities affect a fund's financial position, financial performance and cash flows. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund's derivatives did not qualify for hedge accounting as they are held at fair value.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of April 30, 2017.
| | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | |
Currency Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | $ | 49,844 | | | Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts | | $ | 242,477 | | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | | 77,324 | * | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | 80,393 | * | |
Index Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | | 127,106 | * | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | 32,223 | * | |
Commodity Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | | 745,667 | * | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | 393,093 | * | |
Interest Rate Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | | 53,286 | * | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | 57,605 | * | |
Index Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on open swap contracts | | | 1,238,141 | | | Unrealized depreciation on open swap contracts | | | 610,185 | | |
Equity Contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on written options | | | 244,469 | | | Unrealized depreciation on written options | | | 13,950 | | |
| | | | $ | 2,535,837 | | | | | $ | 1,429,926 | | |
*Reflects cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the consolidated Statement of Operations
| | Location | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Location | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Currency Contracts | | Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions* | | $ | 326,034 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency translations* | | $ | (226,303 | ) | |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | | Net realized loss from futures contracts | | | (212,996 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | (201,172 | ) | |
Index Contracts | | Net realized gain from futures contracts | | | 651,385 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | 69,039 | | |
Commodity Contracts | | Net realized loss from futures contracts | | | (257,937 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | 352,574 | | |
Interest Rate Contracts | | Net realized loss from futures contracts | | | (227,746 | ) | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from futures contracts | | | 13,086 | | |
Index Contracts | | Net realized gain from swap contracts | | | 927,872 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from swap contracts | | | (376,723 | ) | |
Equity Contracts | | Net realized gain from written options | | | 404,666 | | | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from written options | | | 240,200 | | |
| | | | $ | 1,611,278 | | | | | $ | (129,299 | ) | |
*Consolidated Statement of Operations includes both forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency transactions/translations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund held average monthly value on a net basis of $21,627,883 in forward foreign currency contracts and average monthly notional values on a net basis of $33,885,775 and $40,292,200 in long futures contracts and short futures contracts and $99,177,403 in swap contracts, respectively. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund received average monthly premiums of $179,577 from written options contracts.
The Fund is a party to International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") Master Agreements ("Master Agreements") with certain counterparties that govern over-the-counter derivative (including Total Return, Credit Default and Interest Rate Swaps) and foreign exchange contracts entered into by the Fund. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties' general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund's net assets below a specified threshold over a certain period of time.
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative assets, net of related collateral held by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Received | | Cash Collateral Received | | Net Amount of Derivative Assets | |
Barclays Bank plc | | $ | 2,960 | | | $ | (2,960 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
BNP Paribas | | | 69,220 | | | | (12,617 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 56,603 | | |
Goldman Sachs | | | 542,972 | | | | (231,928 | ) | | | (235,066 | ) | | | — | | | | 75,978 | | |
JPMorgan Chase | | | 316,651 | | | | (247,996 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 68,655 | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 252,713 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 252,713 | | |
Societe Generale | | | 347,938 | | | | (185,609 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 162,329 | | |
| | $ | 1,532,454 | | | $ | (681,110 | ) | | $ | (235,066 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 616,278 | | |
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The following table presents by counterparty the Fund's derivative liabilities, net of related collateral pledged by the Fund, at April 30, 2017:
Counterparty | | Gross Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities(a) | | Financial Instruments and Derivatives Available for Offset | | Non-Cash Collateral Pledged | | Cash Collateral Pledged | | Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities | |
Barclays Bank plc | | $ | 188,462 | | | $ | (2,960 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 185,502 | | |
BNP Paribas | | | 12,617 | | | | (12,617 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Goldman Sachs | | | 231,928 | | | | (231,928 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
JPMorgan Chase | | | 247,996 | | | | (247,996 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Societe Generale | | | 185,609 | | | | (185,609 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
| | $ | 866,612 | | | $ | (681,110 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 185,502 | | |
(a) Swap contracts, written options and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are included. Written options are reported at market value.
C) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS — The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the current exchange rate at the end of the period. Reported net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions arises from sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net change in unrealized gains and losses on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arises from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments at the end of the period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
D) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME/EXPENSE — Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income/expense is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts using the effective interest method. Dividend income/expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain expenses are
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
class-specific expenses, vary by class and are charged only to that class. Income, expenses (excluding class-specific expenses) and realized/unrealized gains/losses are allocated proportionately to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of the outstanding shares of that class. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. To the extent any issuer defaults or a credit event occurs that impacts the issuer, the Fund may halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default or credit event.
E) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. However, to the extent that a net realized capital gain can be reduced by a capital loss carryforward, such gain will not be distributed. Dividends and distributions to shareholders of the Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
F) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES — No provision is made for federal taxes as it is the Fund's intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and to make the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from federal income and excise taxes.
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain requirements regarding the source of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. One of these requirements is that the Fund derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies or net income derived from interests in certain publicly-traded partnerships ("Qualifying Income"). The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has issued a ruling that income realized from certain types of commodity-linked derivatives would not be Qualifying Income. As a result, the Fund's ability to realize income from investments in such commodity-linked derivatives as part of its investment strategy would be limited to a maximum of 10% of its gross income. The IRS has issued private letter rulings to registered investment companies concluding that income derived from their investment in a
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
wholly-owned subsidiary would constitute Qualifying Income to the fund. The IRS has indicated that the granting of these types of private letter rulings is currently suspended.
If the Fund is unable to ensure continued qualification as a RIC, the Fund may be required to change its investment objective, policies or techniques, or may be liquidated. If the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC, the Fund will be subject to federal income tax on its net income and capital gains at regular corporate rates (without reduction for distributions to shareholders). If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC and become subject to federal income tax, shareholders of the Fund would be subject to the risk of diminished returns. The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance for uncertainty in income taxes and recognizes a tax benefit or liability from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority's widely understood administrative practices and procedures. The Fund has reviewed its current tax positions and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. The Fund's federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the IRS and state departments of revenue.
G) SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse, pools available cash into a short-term variable rate time deposit issued by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), the Fund's custodian. The short-term time deposit issued by SSB is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.
H) SHORT SALES — The Fund enters into short sale transactions collateralized by cash deposits received from brokers in connection with securities lending activities and securities. The collateral amounts required are determined daily by reference to the market value of the short positions. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to cover its short position at a time when the securities have appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Fund's loss on a short sale could theoretically be unlimited in a case where the Fund is unable, for whatever reason, to close out its short position. Short sales also involve transaction and other costs that will reduce potential gains and increase potential Fund losses. The use by the Fund of short sales in combination with long positions in the Fund in an attempt to improve performance may not be successful and may result in greater losses
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that the Fund's long equity positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of the securities it has sold short increases, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund. In addition, the Fund's short selling strategies may limit its ability to fully benefit from increases in the equity markets. Short selling also involves a form of financial leverage that may exaggerate any losses realized by the Fund. Also, there is the risk that the counterparty to a short sale may fail to honor its contractual terms, causing a loss to the Fund. At April 30, 2017, the amount of restricted cash held at brokers related to open short positions was $0.
I) FUTURES — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to the extent permitted by its investment policies and objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to or hedge against changes in interest rates, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit cash and/or pledge U.S. Government securities as initial margin with a Futures Commission Merchant ("FCM"). Subsequent payments, which are dependent on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying instrument, are made or received by the Fund each day (daily variation margin) and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund's basis in the contract. Risks of entering into futures contracts for hedging purposes include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. Futures have minimal counterparty credit risk because futures are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. In addition, the purchase of a futures contract involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments may be required for a futures transaction. The Fund's open futures contracts are disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the amount of restricted cash held at brokers related to open futures contracts was $1,012,604.
The Commodity Exchange Act requires an FCM to segregate all customer transactions and assets from the FCM's proprietary activities. A customer's cash and other equity deposited with an FCM are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject to the FCM's segregation requirements. In the
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
event of an FCM's insolvency, recovery may be limited to the Fund's pro rata share of segregated customer funds available. It is possible that the recovery amount could be less than the total of cash and other equity deposited.
J) FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — A forward foreign currency exchange contract ("forward currency contract") is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at the settlement date at a negotiated rate. The Fund will enter into forward currency contracts primarily for hedging foreign currency risk. Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and unrealized gain/loss is recorded daily. On the settlement date of the forward currency contract, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was closed. Certain risks may arise upon entering into forward currency contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The maximum counterparty credit risk to the Fund is measured by the unrealized gain on appreciated contracts. Additionally, when utilizing forward currency contracts to hedge, the Fund forgoes the opportunity to profit from favorable exchange rate movements during the term of the contract. The Fund's open forward currency contracts at April 30, 2017 are disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
K) SWAPS — The Fund may enter into swaps either for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. A swap contract is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset or notional principal amount. A centrally cleared swap is a transaction executed between the Fund and a counterparty, then cleared by a clearing member through a central clearinghouse. The central clearinghouse serves as the counterparty, with whom the Fund exchanges cash flows. The Fund will enter into swap contracts only on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The extent of the Fund's exposure to credit and counterparty risks is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract's remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. These risks are mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund's exposure to the counterparty. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty as well as the amounts posted by the counterparty pursuant to the master netting agreement to a swap contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index.
The Fund may enter into total return swap contracts, involving commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return, both based on notional amounts. The Fund may invest in total return swap contracts for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.
The Fund may enter into credit default swap agreements either as a buyer or seller. The Fund may buy a credit default swap to attempt to mitigate the risk of default or credit quality deterioration in one or more individual holdings or in a segment of the fixed income securities market. The Fund may sell a credit default swap in an attempt to gain exposure to an underlying issuer's credit quality characteristics without investing directly in that issuer.
The Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a credit default swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of the counterparty. The Fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness (generally, such counterparties would have to be eligible counterparties under the terms of the Fund's repurchase agreement guidelines). Credit default swap agreements are generally valued at a price at which the counterparty to such agreement would terminate the agreement.
The Fund records unrealized gains or losses on a daily basis representing the value and the current net receivable or payable relating to open swap contracts. Net amounts received or paid on the swap contract are recorded as realized gains or losses. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized appreciation or depreciation from swap contracts. Realized gains and losses from terminated swaps are included in net realized gains/losses from swap contracts. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund is required to deposit with a
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
financial intermediary cash or securities ("initial margin") in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount of the swap. Subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by the Fund dependent upon the daily fluctuations in the value of the swap. In a cleared swap transaction, counterparty risk is minimized as the central clearinghouse acts as the counterparty. The Fund's open swap contracts are disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the amount of restricted cash held at brokers related to open swap contracts and centrally cleared swaps for the Fund were $7,362,249 and 0, respectively.
L) OPTION CONTRACTS — The Fund will enter into options contracts to gain exposure to risk volatility based assets. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and the option is subsequently marked to market to reflect current value. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds on the underlying instrument to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value. Net premiums received for written options which expire are treated as realized gains. Net premiums received for written options which are exercised or closed are deducted from the cost or added to the proceeds on the underlying instrument or closing purchase transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund, as writer of a written option, bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option.
Exchange-traded options have standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are limited. Over-the-counter options are subject to the risk that the counterparty is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the option. The Fund's exchange-traded written options are disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. At April 30, 2017, the amount of restricted cash held at brokers related to option contracts was $5,964,790.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, transactions for written options on securities, interest rate swaps and futures were as follows:
| | Number of Contracts | | Premium Received | |
Written Options, outstanding as of October 31, 2016 | | | 22 | | | $ | 75,569 | | |
Options written | | | 454 | | | | 1,101,842 | | |
Options bought back | | | (303 | ) | | | (690,045 | ) | |
Options exercised | | | — | | | | — | | |
Options expired | | | (24 | ) | | | (71,183 | ) | |
Written Options, outstanding as of April 30, 2017 | | | 149 | | | $ | 416,183 | | |
M) SECURITIES LENDING — The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the market value of domestic securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon) and 105% of the market value of foreign securities on loan (including any accrued interest thereon). The collateral is maintained thereafter at a value equal to at least 102% of the current market value of the securities on loan. The market value of loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund, or excess collateral returned by the Fund, on the next business day. Cash collateral received by the Fund in connection with securities lending activity may be pooled together with cash collateral for other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse and may be invested in a variety of investments, including funds advised by SSB, the Fund's securities lending agent, or money market instruments. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
SSB has been engaged by the Fund to act as the Fund's securities lending agent. As of April 30, 2017, the Fund had investment securities on loan with a fair value of $2,689,200. Collateral received for securities loaned and a related liability of $2,764,236 are presented gross in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The collateral for securities loaned is valued consistently to the other investments held by the Fund and is included in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. As of April 30, 2017, the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned.
During the six months ended April 30, 2017, total earnings from the Fund's investment in cash collateral received in connection with securities lending arrangements was $13,743, of which $527 was rebated to borrowers (brokers). The Fund retained $9,931 in income from the cash collateral investment, and
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
SSB, as lending agent, was paid $3,285. Securities lending income is accrued as earned.
N) OTHER — In the normal course of business the Fund trades financial instruments and enters into financial transactions for which risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit risk). Similar to credit risk, the Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, including securities lending, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. The extent of the Fund's exposure to credit and counterparty risks in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded in the Fund's Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
O) FOREIGN INVESTMENTS RISK — The Fund may have elements of risk not typically associated with investments in the U.S. due to concentrated investments in a limited number of countries or regions, which may vary throughout the year. Such concentrations may subject the Fund to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.
Because the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in these markets, it is subject to greater risks of adverse events that occur in those markets and may experience greater volatility than a Fund that is more broadly diversified geographically.
P) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS — On August 26, 2016, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-15"). ASU 2016-15 is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The issues addressed in ASU 2016-15 are: debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies, distributions received from equity method investments, beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and, separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. ASU 2016-15 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In November 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash, a consensus of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force" ("ASU 2016-18"). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 do not provide a definition of restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. ASU 2016-18 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying this provision.
In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, "final rules") intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the amendments to Regulation S-X will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.
Q) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS — In preparing the financial statements as of April 30, 2017, management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements through the date of release of this report. No such events requiring recognition or disclosure were identified through the date of the release of this report.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties
Credit Suisse serves as investment adviser and administrator for the Fund. Effective November 15, 2016, for its investment advisory and administration services, Credit Suisse is entitled to receive a fee from the Fund at an annual rate of 1.04% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Credit Suisse has contractually agreed to limit expenses so that the Fund's annual operating expenses do not exceed 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class I shares, 1.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A shares, and 1.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class C shares. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, investment advisory and administration fees earned and fees waived/expenses reimbursed were $616,706 and $338,673, respectively. Prior to November 15, 2016, the Fund paid advisory fees at the annual rate of 0.95% of average daily net assets. The Fund is authorized to reimburse Credit Suisse for management fees previously limited and/or for expenses previously reimbursed by Credit Suisse, provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the end of the fiscal year during which such fees were limited or expenses were reimbursed by Credit Suisse and the reimbursements do not cause the Fund to exceed the applicable expense limitation in the contract at the time the fees are recouped. This contract may not be terminated before February 28, 2018.
The amounts waived and reimbursed by Credit Suisse, which are available for potential future recoupment by Credit Suisse, and the expiration schedule at April 30, 2017 are as follows:
| | Fee waivers/expense reimbursements subject to recoupment* | | Expires October 31, 2017 | | Expires October 31, 2018 | | Expires October 31, 2019 | | Expires October 31, 2020 | |
Class I | | $ | 1,397,685 | | | $ | 201,552 | | | $ | 276,384 | | | $ | 606,964 | | | $ | 312,785 | | |
Class A | | | 27,429 | | | | 9,091 | | | | 8,041 | | | | 6,694 | | | | 3,603 | | |
Class C | | | 66,354 | | | | 38,016 | | | | 27,045 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 193 | | |
Totals | | $ | 1,491,468 | | | $ | 248,659 | | | $ | 311,470 | | | $ | 614,758 | | | $ | 316,581 | | |
*The Subsidiary is not eligible for recoupment.
Prior to November 15, 2016, Credit Suisse and SSB served as co-administrators to the Fund. For its co-administrative services, Credit Suisse received a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.09% of the Fund's average daily net assets. On November 15, 2016, the Fund entered into an Investment Management Agreement with Credit Suisse which bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee. For the period from November 1, 2016 to November 14, 2016, co-administrative services fees earned by Credit Suisse were $4,298.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 3. Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties (continued)
For its co-administrative services, SSB receives a fee, exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, calculated in total for all the Credit Suisse funds/portfolios co-administered by SSB and allocated based upon the relative average net assets of each fund/portfolio, subject to an annual minimum fee. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, co-administrative services fees earned by SSB (including out-of-pocket expenses) with respect to the Fund were $10,530.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC ("CSSU"), an affiliate of Credit Suisse, serves as the distributor of the Fund's shares. Pursuant to a distribution plan adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, CSSU receives fees for its distribution services. These fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. For the Class C shares, the fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid Rule 12b-1 distribution fees of $1,699 for Class A shares and $365 for Class C shares. Class I shares are not subject to Rule 12b-1 distribution fees.
Certain brokers, dealers and financial representatives provide transfer agent-related services to the Fund and receive compensation from the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund paid $35,769, which is included within transfer agent fees in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, CSSU and its affiliates advised the Fund that they retained $399 from commissions earned on the sale of the Fund's Class A shares. There were no commissions earned on sale of Class C shares.
Note 4. Line of Credit
The Fund, together with other funds/portfolios advised by Credit Suisse (collectively, the "Participating Funds"), participates in a committed, unsecured line of credit facility ("Credit Facility"), with SSB in an aggregated amount of $250 million for temporary or emergency purposes under a first-come, first-served basis. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Participating Funds pay an aggregate commitment fee on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility, which is allocated among the Participating Funds in such manner as is determined by the governing Boards of the Participating Funds. In addition, the Participating Funds pay interest on borrowings at either the Overnight Federal Funds rate or the Overnight LIBOR rate plus a spread. At April 30, 2017 and during the six months ended April 30, 2017, the Fund had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility.
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April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 5. Purchases and Sales of Securities
For the six months ended April 30, 2017, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
Investment Securities | |
Purchases | | Sales | |
$ | 40,257,575 | | | $ | 16,731,522 | | |
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value per share. The Fund offers Class I, Class A and Class C shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class of the Fund were as follows:
| | Class I | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 1,973,082 | | | $ | 20,401,296 | | | | 11,724,055 | | | $ | 119,800,085 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 236,955 | | | | 2,445,260 | | | | 23,730 | | | | 238,966 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,476,289 | ) | | | (15,247,893 | ) | | | (1,938,432 | ) | | | (19,674,476 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 733,748 | | | $ | 7,598,663 | | | | 9,809,353 | | | $ | 100,364,575 | | |
| | Class A | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares sold | | | 28,467 | | | $ | 292,756 | | | | 167,588 | | | $ | 1,706,636 | | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 1,789 | | | | 18,350 | | | | 260 | | | | 2,609 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (19,264 | ) | | | (198,081 | ) | | | (70,992 | ) | | | (715,082 | ) | |
Net increase | | | 10,992 | | | $ | 113,025 | | | | 96,856 | | | $ | 994,163 | | |
| | Class C | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2017 (unaudited) | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 | |
| | Shares | | Value | | Shares | | Value | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 94 | | | $ | 949 | | | | 66 | | | $ | 238,966 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (5,375 | ) | | | (53,754 | ) | | | (27,774 | ) | | | (275,192 | ) | |
Net decrease | | | (5,281 | ) | | $ | (52,805 | ) | | | (27,708 | ) | | $ | (36,226 | ) | |
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
April 30, 2017 (unaudited)
Note 6. Capital Share Transactions (continued)
On April 30, 2017, the number of shareholders that held 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each class of the Fund was as follows:
| | Number of Shareholders | | Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |
Class I | | | 3 | | | | 98 | % | |
Class A | | | 3 | | | | 64 | % | |
Class C | | | 1 | | | | 100 | % | |
Some of the shareholders may be omnibus accounts, which hold shares on behalf of individual shareholders.
Note 7. Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Fund may provide general indemnifications pursuant to certain contracts and organizational documents. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Shareholder Meeting Results (unaudited)
A special meeting of shareholders of the Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds — Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund (the "Fund") was held at One Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010 on March 14, 2017. The following matter was voted upon by the shareholders of the Fund and the results are presented below. The proposal was approved.
To Elect the Following Nominees as Trustees:
| | FOR | | WITHHELD | |
Laura A. DeFelice | | | 10,298,373 | | | | 484,619 | | |
Mahendra R. Gupta | | | 10,298,373 | | | | 484,619 | | |
John G. Popp | | | 10,298,373 | | | | 484,619 | | |
Total Eligible Shares | | 11,618,692 | |
Total Shares Voted | | 10,782,992 | |
% of Shares Voted | | 92.81% | |
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited)
In approving the amended and restated investment management agreement for the Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds (the "Trust"), the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), including all of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Independent Trustees"), at a meeting held on November 14 and 15, 2016, considered the following factors:
Investment Management Fee Rates and Expenses
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate of 1.04% of the Fund's average daily net assets (the "Contractual Management Fee") for the Fund in light of the extent and quality of the management services provided by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC ("Credit Suisse"). The Board also considered that Credit Suisse entered into an expense limitation agreement ("Expense Limitation Agreement") limiting the Fund's total net expenses to 1.10%, 1.85% and 0.85% of the average daily net assets of Class A, Class C and Class I, respectively, until February 28, 2018.
The Board considered that it had approved a proposal to bundle the Fund's advisory and co-administration services under a single new Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Credit Suisse (the "Management Agreement"). The Board noted that the Management Agreement became effective November 15, 2016. The Management Agreement provides for a contractual combined management fee rate of 1.04% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Board noted that the proposal bundled the advisory and administration fees into a single fee under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted that the bundling of the advisory and co-administration services and fees will not impact the aggregate services provided under the current arrangement and that the overall combined advisory and co-administration fees paid by shareholders would not increase.
Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing the Fund's Contractual Management Fee, Contractual Management Fee less waivers and/or reimbursements ("Net Management Fee") and the Fund's overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group ("Expense Group") and universe of funds ("Expense Universe") provided by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Expense Group and the Expense Universe. The Board also received and considered information regarding the co-administration fees paid by the Fund.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Management Agreement
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement. The Board also noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by Credit Suisse. The Board noted that the extensive investment management services provided by Credit Suisse included broad supervisory responsibility and oversight over other service providers to the Fund. The Board reviewed background information about Credit Suisse including its Form ADV Part 2 — Disclosure Brochure and Brochure Supplement. The Board considered the background and experience of Credit Suisse's senior management and the expertise of, and the amount of attention given to the Fund by, senior personnel of Credit Suisse. In addition, the Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and the extent of the resources devoted to research and analysis of actual and potential investments. The Board evaluated the ability of Credit Suisse, based on its resources, reputation and other attributes, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals including research, advisory, and supervisory personnel. The Board also received and considered information about the nature, extent and quality of services and fee rates offered to other Credit Suisse clients for comparable services.
Fund Performance
The Board received and considered performance results of the Fund over time, along with comparisons both to the relevant performance group ("Performance Group") and universe of funds ("Performance Universe") for the Fund. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used to arrive at the funds included in the Performance Group and the Performance Universe. The Board considered the investment performance of the Fund relative to its stated objectives, as well as the performance of the Fund relative to its peers.
Credit Suisse Profitability
The Board received and considered a profitability analysis of Credit Suisse based on the fees payable under the Management Agreement for the Fund, including any fee waivers, as well as other relationships between the Fund on
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
the one hand and Credit Suisse affiliates on the other. The Board also considered Credit Suisse's methodology for allocating costs to the Fund, recognizing that cost allocation methodologies are inherently subjective. The Board also received profitability information for the other funds in the Credit Suisse family of funds.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Fund, whether the Fund has appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board noted that as the Fund continues to grow, economics of scale potentially could be realized.
Other Benefits to Credit Suisse
The Board considered other benefits received by Credit Suisse and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. Such benefits include, among others, benefits potentially derived from an increase in Credit Suisse's businesses as a result of its relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by Credit Suisse and its affiliates) and the fees paid to an affiliate of Credit Suisse for distribution services.
The Board considered the standards applied in seeking best execution and reviewed Credit Suisse's method for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among its advisory clients.
Other Factors and Broader Review
As discussed above, the Board reviews detailed materials received from Credit Suisse as part of the annual approval process. The Board also reviews and assesses the quality of the services that the Fund receives throughout the year. In this regard, the Board reviews reports of Credit Suisse at least quarterly, which include, among other things, detailed portfolio and market reviews, detailed fund performance reports and Credit Suisse's compliance procedures.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Board Approval of Investment Management Agreement (unaudited) (continued)
Conclusions
In selecting Credit Suisse, and approving the Management Agreement and the investment management fee under such agreement, the Board concluded that:
• The Contractual Management Fee and Net Management Fee, reviewed along with information provided by Broadridge for the funds in the Fund's Expense Group and Expense Universe, were reasonable in relation to the services provided by Credit Suisse.
• The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided to the Fund by Credit Suisse and that, based on dialogue with management and counsel, the services provided by Credit Suisse under the advisory and co-administration agreements and to be provided under the Management Agreement are typical of, and consistent with, those provided to similar mutual funds by other investment advisers.
• In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Fund and Credit Suisse's ongoing commitment to the Fund and willingness to waive fees, Credit Suisse's profitability based on fees payable under the advisory and co-administration agreements, as well as other ancillary benefits that Credit Suisse and its affiliates received, were considered reasonable.
• In light of the information received and considered by the Board, the Fund's current fee structure was considered reasonable.
No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreement. The Independent Trustees were advised by separate independent legal counsel throughout the process.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited)
At Credit Suisse, we know that you are concerned with how we protect and handle nonpublic personal information that identifies you. This notice is designed to help you understand what nonpublic personal information we collect from you and from other sources, and how we use that information in connection with your investments and investment choices that may be available to you. Except where otherwise noted, this notice is applicable only to consumers who are current or former investors, meaning individual persons whose investments are primarily for household, family or personal use ("individual investors"). Specified sections of this notice, however, also apply to other types of investors (called "institutional investors"). Where the notice applies to institutional investors, the notice expressly states so. This notice is being provided by Credit Suisse Funds and Credit Suisse Closed-End Funds. This notice applies solely to U.S. registered investment companies advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC.
Categories of information we may collect:
We may collect information about you, including nonpublic personal information, such as
• Information we receive from you on applications, forms, agreements, questionnaires, Credit Suisse websites and other websites that are part of our investment program, or in the course of establishing or maintaining a customer relationship, such as your name, address, e-mail address, Social Security number, assets, income, financial situation; and
• Information we obtain from your transactions and experiences with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your account balances or other investment information, assets purchased and sold, and other parties to a transaction, where applicable.
Categories of information we disclose and parties to whom we disclose it:
• We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our individual investors, except as permitted or required by law or regulation. Whether you are an individual investor or institutional investor, we may share the information described above with our affiliates that perform services on our behalf, and with our asset management and private banking affiliates; as well as with unaffiliated third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as our accountants, auditors, attorneys, broker-dealers, fund administrators, and other service providers.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Notice of Privacy and Information Practices (unaudited) (continued)
• We want our investors to be informed about additional products or services. We do not disclose nonpublic personal information relating to individual investors to our affiliates for marketing purposes, nor do we use such information received from our affiliates to solicit individual investors for such purposes. Whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we may disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, regarding our transactions and experiences with you to our affiliates.
• In addition, whether you are an individual investor or an institutional investor, we reserve the right to disclose information, including nonpublic personal information, about you to any person or entity, including without limitation any governmental agency, regulatory authority or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over us or our affiliates, if (i) we determine in our discretion that such disclosure is necessary or advisable pursuant to or in connection with any United States federal, state or local, or non-U.S., court order (or other legal process), law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy, including without limitation any anti-money laundering law or the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001; and (ii) such disclosure is not otherwise prohibited by law, rule, regulation, or executive order or policy.
Confidentiality and security
• To protect nonpublic personal information about individual investors, we restrict access to those employees and agents who need to know that information to provide products or services to us and to our investors. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect nonpublic personal information.
Other Disclosures
This notice is not intended to be incorporated in any offering materials, but is a statement of our current Notice of Privacy and Information Practices and may be amended from time to time. This notice is current as of May 23, 2017.
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Credit Suisse Multialternative Strategy Fund
Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings Information (unaudited)
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 of each year, as well as the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities are available:
• By calling 1-877-870-2874
• On the Fund's website, www.credit-suisse.com/us/funds
• On the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov
The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund's Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, DISTRIBUTOR. MSF-SAR-0417
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
This item is inapplicable to a semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
This item is inapplicable to a semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
This item is inapplicable to a semi-annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
This item is not applicable to the registrant.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
This item is not applicable to the registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
This item is not applicable to the registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
This item is not applicable to the registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Nominating Committee recommends Board member candidates. Shareholders of the registrant may also submit nominees that will be considered by the Committee. Recommendations should be mailed to the registrant’s Secretary, c/o Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Any submission should include at a minimum the following information: the name, age, business address, residence address and principal occupation or employment of such individual; the class, series and number of shares of the registrant that are beneficially owned by such individual; the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition; whether such shareholder believes such individual is, or is not, an “interested person” of the registrant (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) and information regarding such individual that is sufficient, in the Committee’s discretion, to make such determination; and all other information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in solicitation of proxies for election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved) or is otherwise required pursuant to the rules for proxy materials under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) As of a date within 90 days from the filing date of this report, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) were effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(b) There were no changes in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are exhibits to this report.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act are an exhibit to this report.
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.
| CREDIT SUISSE OPPORTUNITY FUNDS |
| |
| /s/ John G. Popp | |
| Name: | John G. Popp | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
| Date: | June 27, 2017 | |
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.
| /s/ John G. Popp | |
| Name: | John G. Popp | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
| Date: | June 27, 2017 | |
| /s/ Laurie Pecha | |
| Name: | Laurie Pecha | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Date: | June 27, 2017 | |