PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number:    811-21374
Registrant Name:    PIMCO Income Strategy Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:    1633 Broadway
   New York, NY 10019
Name and Address of Agent for Service:    Trent W. Walker
   650 Newport Center Drive
   Newport Beach, CA 92660
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (844) 337-4626
Date of Fiscal Year End:    July 31
Date of Reporting Period:    October 31, 2018


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts and units, if any)

 

                                         
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
    MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 127.1% ¤

   

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 5.0%

   

Altice France S.A.

   

6.280% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/14/2026 ~

  $ 100     $ 99  

Avantor, Inc.

   

6.302% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 11/21/2024 ~

    50       50  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   

5.563% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 01/27/2021 ~

    947       929  

Concordia International Corp.

   

7.781% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 09/06/2024 ~

    700       688  

Dubai World

   

1.750% - 2.000% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 09/30/2022 ~

    199       186  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

   

6.052% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/10/2025 ~

    250       245  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

6.052% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

    300       298  

Forbes Energy Services LLC

   

9.000% - 14.000% due 04/13/2021

    181       183  

Forest City Enterprises LP

   

TBD% due 10/24/2025

    100       101  

FrontDoor, Inc.

   

4.813% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 08/14/2025 «~

    10       10  

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

6.060% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 06/15/2024 ~

    297       288  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

TBD% due 01/30/2019 ^(e)

    8,800       6,400  

IRB Holding Corp.

   

TBD% due 02/05/2025

    410       410  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

   

7.302% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 05/10/2025 ~

    501       498  

Messer Industrie GmbH

   

TBD% due 10/01/2025

    50       50  

MH Sub LLC

   

6.030% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/13/2024 ~

    59       60  

Multi Color Corp.

   

4.302% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 10/31/2024 ~

    8       8  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd.

   

5.531% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/25/2020 ~

    1,235       1,126  

PetSmart, Inc.

   

5.280% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 03/11/2022 ~

    40       34  

Ply Gem Industries, Inc.

   

6.175% due 04/12/2025

    20       20  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

   

7.389% - 7.408% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 11/28/2021 «~

    109       107  

11.520% (LIBOR03M + 9.000%) due 04/28/2022 «~

    40       40  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

   

4.813% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 02/02/2024 ~

    788       788  

Starfruit Finco BV

   

3.750% (EUR003M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

  EUR 100       114  

5.770% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/01/2025 ~

  $ 100       100  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   

7.280% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 03/09/2023 ~

    10       10  

Verscend Holding Corp.

   

6.802% (LIBOR03M + 4.500%) due 08/27/2025 ~

    50       50  

West Corp.

   

6.302% - 6.527% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 10/10/2024 ~

    26       26  

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

TBD% due 12/16/2020 ^«(e)

    455       182  

4.076% - 10.562% (LIBOR03M + 8.250%) due 05/21/2019 ~

    755       770  
   

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments

(Cost $15,797)

        13,870  
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 57.4%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 29.1%

   

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

8.000% due 11/01/2031

    2,282       2,755  

Ambac LSNI LLC

   

7.396% due 02/12/2023 •

    227       230  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

   

8.375% due 07/15/2023

  GBP 5,115       6,141  

Athene Holding Ltd.

   

4.125% due 01/12/2028

  $ 24       22  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2023

    83       83  


                                         

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

   

4.350% due 04/20/2028

    60       58  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

    36       32  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

   

6.750% due 02/18/2020 •(j)(k)

  EUR 1,000       1,164  

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

   

4.000% due 01/21/2019 ^(e)

    3,800       1,313  

Banco Santander S.A.

   

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(j)(k)

    200       233  

Barclays Bank PLC

   

14.000% due 06/15/2019 •(j)

  GBP 3,700       5,071  

Barclays PLC

   

3.250% due 01/17/2033

    100       115  

6.500% due 09/15/2019 •(j)(k)

  EUR 800       934  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(j)(k)

  $ 400       400  

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

   

6.000% due 08/18/2021

    400       401  

6.500% due 03/20/2021

    2,400       2,418  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

   

6.500% due 07/27/2037 Ø(j)

    35       33  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

   

3.900% due 01/25/2028

    42       39  

4.700% due 09/20/2047

    96       88  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (n)

    3,000       3,157  

CBL & Associates LP

   

5.950% due 12/15/2026

    1,050       877  

Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.

   

7.500% due 07/08/2026 Ø

  GBP 2,400       3,581  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

6.625% due 06/29/2021 •(j)(k)

  EUR 400       499  

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(j)(k)

  $ 200       204  

7.500% due 12/11/2023 •(j)(k)

    3,540       3,695  

Emerald Bay S.A.

   

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)

  EUR 846       909  

EPR Properties

   

4.750% due 12/15/2026 (n)

  $ 1,500       1,450  

Equinix, Inc.

   

2.875% due 03/15/2024

  EUR 100       115  

2.875% due 02/01/2026

    100       111  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   

6.125% due 07/15/2021

  $ 1,700       1,769  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

   

6.500% due 10/01/2025

    130       128  

6.750% due 03/15/2022

    160       164  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.

   

8.250% due 04/15/2025

    31       29  

GLP Capital LP

   

5.250% due 06/01/2025

    10       10  

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029

    1,643       1,850  

HSBC Bank PLC

   

6.330% due 05/18/2023 (c)

    2,800       2,802  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(j)(k)

  GBP 200       254  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(j)(k)

  EUR 1,800       2,230  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(j)(k)

  $ 200       188  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

   

6.250% due 02/15/2026

    12       11  

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

8.500% due 08/15/2021

    3,470       3,496  

iStar, Inc.

   

4.625% due 09/15/2020

    7       7  

5.250% due 09/15/2022

    23       22  

Jefferies Finance LLC

   

6.875% due 04/15/2022

    3,800       3,829  

7.375% due 04/01/2020

    915       929  

7.500% due 04/15/2021

    200       202  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

   

5.875% due 04/01/2024

    32       31  

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

12.000% due 12/16/2024 •(j)

    300       361  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(j)(k)

    200       202  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(j)(k)

  GBP 2,200       3,143  

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.

   

5.100% due 04/26/2048 •

  $ 200       199  

MetLife, Inc.

   

5.875% due 03/15/2028 •(j)

    4       4  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

   

6.500% due 07/01/2021

    346       347  

Nationwide Building Society

   

10.250% ~(j)

  GBP 16       3,083  

Navient Corp.

   

5.625% due 08/01/2033

  $ 31       25  


                                         

6.500% due 06/15/2022

    38       39  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

   

6.750% due 07/01/2022

    792       802  

Provident Funding Associates LP

   

6.375% due 06/15/2025

    13       13  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(j)(k)(n)

    1,400       1,427  

8.000% due 08/10/2025 •(j)(k)(n)

    3,000       3,103  

8.625% due 08/15/2021 •(j)(k)

    1,000       1,054  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

6.750% due 06/24/2024 •(j)(k)

  GBP 1,950       2,551  

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(j)(k)

    1,800       2,396  

Societe Generale S.A.

   

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(j)(k)

  $ 300       292  

Spirit Realty LP

   

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (n)

    700       665  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

   

5.625% due 03/15/2023

    600       585  

6.125% due 05/15/2022

    323       326  

6.875% due 03/15/2025

    54       52  

8.250% due 10/01/2023

    180       194  

TP ICAP PLC

   

5.250% due 01/26/2024

  GBP 2,023       2,482  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

   

10.500% due 01/22/2024

  $ 270       278  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP 1,724       2,436  

6.542% due 03/30/2021

    349       468  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

   

7.875% due 05/01/2025

  $ 36       33  
   

 

 

 
        80,639  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 21.3%

   

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust

   

3.700% due 07/15/2027

    12       11  

Altice Financing S.A.

   

6.625% due 02/15/2023

    300       298  

7.500% due 05/15/2026 (n)

    1,500       1,414  

Altice France S.A.

   

8.125% due 02/01/2027

    500       495  

Altice Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.250% due 05/15/2022

  EUR 240       267  

Associated Materials LLC

   

9.000% due 01/01/2024

  $ 380       384  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

   

8.750% due 07/15/2026

    600       606  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

   

5.250% due 10/15/2025

    4       4  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

   

5.500% due 04/01/2026

    8       8  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

   

4.200% due 03/15/2028

    66       62  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

   

5.875% due 03/31/2025

    100       103  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

5.686% (US0003M + 3.250%) due 04/15/2019 ~

    62       62  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

6.500% due 11/15/2022

    310       316  

7.625% due 03/15/2020

    1,680       1,684  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   

4.875% due 01/15/2024

    16       15  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   

5.125% due 08/01/2021 (n)

    1,721       1,639  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (n)

    3,594       3,319  

8.625% due 01/15/2024

    293       297  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

9.798% due 10/01/2022

    412       435  

CSN Islands Corp.

   

6.875% due 09/21/2019

    100       100  

CSN Resources S.A.

   

6.500% due 07/21/2020

    598       584  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

   

7.750% due 09/01/2023

    20       21  

10.750% due 09/01/2024

    1,200       1,179  

EI Group PLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2021

  GBP 2,360       3,279  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

   

8.750% due 10/15/2026

  $ 2,300       2,237  

Exela Intermediate LLC

   

10.000% due 07/15/2023

    57       60  

Ferroglobe PLC

   

9.375% due 03/01/2022

    700       734  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   

6.500% due 03/01/2024

    688       603  

6.875% due 03/01/2026

    758       658  


                                         

7.000% due 02/15/2021

    284       278  

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (n)

    7,435       7,899  

Fresh Market, Inc.

   

9.750% due 05/01/2023

    3,313       2,435  

Frontdoor, Inc.

   

6.750% due 08/15/2026

    32       33  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

   

8.575% due 01/31/2024 «

    198       187  

General Electric Co.

   

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(j)

    133       123  

HCA, Inc.

   

4.500% due 02/15/2027

    400       390  

7.500% due 11/15/2095

    1,050       1,047  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

   

5.125% due 05/01/2026

    66       65  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 09/15/2022 ^(e)

    1,000       725  

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

   

9.500% due 02/15/2023

    39       38  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

   

7.500% due 04/01/2021

    130       132  

8.000% due 02/15/2024

    18       19  

8.500% due 10/15/2024

    242       238  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

    56       59  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.750% due 06/01/2021

    5,282       5,018  

8.125% due 06/01/2023

    524       443  

International Game Technology PLC

   

6.250% due 01/15/2027

    290       287  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

7.750% due 01/15/2032 (n)

    800       984  

7.800% due 08/01/2031 (n)

    1,600       1,946  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

   

5.500% due 04/15/2025

    302       245  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

   

6.500% due 09/15/2026

    46       47  

Metinvest BV

   

8.500% due 04/23/2026

    400       382  

Netflix, Inc.

   

4.625% due 05/15/2029

  EUR 100       114  

New Albertson’s LP

   

6.570% due 02/23/2028

  $ 2,800       1,974  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

   

0.000% due 11/30/2018 (h)(j)

    191       4  

0.000% due 12/03/2018 (h)(j)

    259       6  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

   

6.625% due 05/15/2022

    165       158  

Pacific Drilling First Lien Escrow Issuer Ltd.

   

8.375% due 10/01/2023

    132       134  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

   

3.625% due 03/15/2021

    39       38  

4.500% due 03/15/2023

    78       74  

5.250% due 08/15/2022

    6       6  

5.500% due 02/15/2024

    18       18  

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

6.500% due 03/13/2027

    70       68  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

    20       17  

PetSmart, Inc.

   

5.875% due 06/01/2025

    53       42  

Platin GmbH

   

6.875% due 06/15/2023

  EUR 200       226  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

   

9.250% due 05/15/2023

  $ 620       657  

QVC, Inc.

   

5.950% due 03/15/2043

    2,305       2,063  

Radiate Holdco LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2023

    30       29  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

4.500% due 05/15/2026

  EUR 100       114  

6.250% due 05/15/2026

  $ 70       70  

Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd.

   

7.000% due 03/31/2023

    4       4  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP 700       1,053  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

   

5.875% due 06/30/2026 (n)

  $ 1,200       1,276  

Safeway, Inc.

   

7.250% due 02/01/2031

    470       466  

Sands China Ltd.

   

5.125% due 08/08/2025

    200       196  

5.400% due 08/08/2028

    200       192  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.

   

8.250% due 02/15/2025

    18       18  

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

4.000% due 04/20/2023

  EUR 2,200       2,592  


                                         

Spirit Issuer PLC

   

3.500% (BP0003M + 2.700%) due 12/28/2031 ~

  GBP 500       629  

Sunoco LP

   

4.875% due 01/15/2023

  $ 32       31  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

   

4.750% due 02/01/2028

    9       8  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

   

3.250% due 04/15/2022

  EUR 200       234  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

   

6.125% due 08/01/2025

  $ 70       70  

Triumph Group, Inc.

   

4.875% due 04/01/2021

    50       47  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

    10       9  

Univision Communications, Inc.

   

5.125% due 05/15/2023

    36       34  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

    250       229  

UPCB Finance Ltd.

   

3.625% due 06/15/2029

  EUR 100       112  

Verscend Escrow Corp.

   

9.750% due 08/15/2026

  $ 568       571  

ViaSat, Inc.

   

5.625% due 09/15/2025

    44       41  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

   

5.000% due 04/15/2027

  GBP 200       253  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

   

5.000% due 02/15/2028

  $ 27       25  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

   

5.375% due 08/15/2026

    39       39  

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

8.750% due 01/01/2022 ^(e)

    2,930       1,157  
   

 

 

 
      58,992  
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 7.0%

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

4.900% due 08/15/2037

    176       162  

5.450% due 03/01/2047

    30       28  

DTEK Finance PLC (10.750% Cash or 10.750% PIK)

   

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

    1,347       1,382  

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital S.A.

   

6.000% due 11/27/2023 (n)

    4,600       4,754  

Northwestern Bell Telephone

   

7.750% due 05/01/2030

    7,000       7,453  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 12/01/2021

    68       67  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd. (6.350% Cash or 7.350% PIK)

   

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

    130       81  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.720% due 12/01/2022

    720       692  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. (6.720% Cash or 7.720% PIK)

   

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

    2,492       772  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

5.999% due 01/27/2028

    67       64  

6.125% due 01/17/2022

    66       68  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

  GBP 100       129  

7.375% due 01/17/2027

  $ 367       382  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

   

9.250% due 07/06/2024

    2,992       3,205  
   

 

 

 
      19,239  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $163,558)

        158,870  
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.8%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

   

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

   

5.000% due 10/01/2024

    486       695  

DISH Network Corp.

   

3.375% due 08/15/2026

    1,600       1,429  
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes

(Cost $2,506)

      2,124  
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 5.9%

   

CALIFORNIA 0.8%

   

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.500% due 10/01/2030

    600       648  


                                         

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

   

7.942% due 10/01/2038

    1,600       1,663  
   

 

 

 
        2,311  
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.4%

   

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

7.517% due 01/01/2040

    6,000       6,480  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014

   

6.314% due 01/01/2044

    30       29  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017

   

7.045% due 01/01/2029

    60       64  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

6.725% due 04/01/2035

    10       11  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

    10       11  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

   

5.100% due 06/01/2033

    120       113  
   

 

 

 
      6,708  
   

 

 

 

VIRGINIA 0.2%

   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

    390       381  
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 2.5%

   

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

    21,900       1,259  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    5,805       5,704  
   

 

 

 
      6,963  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes

(Cost $15,104)

      16,363  
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 3.8%

   

Fannie Mae

   

3.500% due 12/25/2032 (a)

    568       73  

4.000% due 11/25/2042 (a)

    2,056       347  

5.831% due 07/25/2029 •

    420       455  

8.031% due 07/25/2029 •

    570       689  

8.232% due 12/25/2040 •

    132       139  

Freddie Mac

   

0.000% due 04/25/2045 - 02/25/2046 (b)(h)

    4,413       3,915  

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

    39,176       65  

0.200% due 04/25/2045 (a)

    2,802       2  

5.488% due 11/15/2040 •

    229       226  

6.139% due 11/25/2055 «~

    4,072       2,446  

9.831% due 12/25/2027 •

    1,494       1,847  

13.037% due 03/25/2025 •

    291       402  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $9,941)

        10,606  
   

 

 

 

NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 13.6%

   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

    43       42  

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    1,056       1,026  

BCAP LLC Trust

   

3.736% due 03/27/2036 ~

    1,061       905  

4.926% due 03/26/2037 Ø

    403       419  

19.912% due 06/26/2036 ~

    196       103  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

2.441% due 06/25/2046 ^•

    1,860       1,972  

3.921% due 11/25/2036 ^~

    213       180  

3.954% due 09/25/2047 ^~

    2,954       2,428  

4.259% due 09/25/2035 ^~

    277       212  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.707% due 04/12/2038 ~

    100       100  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

   

7.500% due 08/25/2036 Ø

    442       398  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.398% due 12/11/2049 ~

    3       2  

CD Mortgage Trust

   

5.688% due 10/15/2048

    3,767       1,939  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

3.635% due 12/25/2035 ^~

    4       4  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    454       351  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    326       270  

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

    913       708  

Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.500% due 04/25/2037

    58       57  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.051% due 12/10/2049 ~

    925       569  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

    1,229       1,013  

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^~

    546       421  


                                         

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

2.631% due 05/25/2037 ^•

    186       110  

3.807% due 04/25/2036 ^~

    591       541  

5.500% due 03/25/2035

    146       109  

5.500% due 12/25/2035 ^

    1,706       1,454  

5.750% due 01/25/2035

    164       164  

6.000% due 02/25/2035

    198       192  

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^•

    223       197  

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    595       439  

6.250% due 11/25/2036 ^

    394       343  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

    922       691  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    251       162  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

3.633% due 02/20/2035 ~

    17       17  

5.500% due 10/25/2035 ^

    329       295  

6.250% due 09/25/2036 ^

    282       218  

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust

   

4.166% due 06/25/2034 •

    2,030       1,947  

Epic Drummond Ltd.

   

0.000% due 01/25/2022 •

  EUR 66       74  

Eurosail PLC

   

4.800% due 06/13/2045 •

  GBP 239       269  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.622% due 11/10/2039

  $ 425       367  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    42       60  

6.000% due 02/25/2036 ^

    2,032       1,586  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.002% due 01/19/2035 •

    79       77  

4.069% due 07/19/2035 ~

    26       25  

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

    1,660       1,057  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

3.537% due 03/25/2037 ^~

    772       738  

3.725% due 03/25/2036 ^~

    957       899  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.623% due 05/12/2045

    507       411  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

3.725% due 02/25/2036 ^~

    206       174  

4.090% due 01/25/2037 ^~

    237       227  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.407% due 11/15/2038

    405       313  

5.562% due 02/15/2040 ~

    269       175  

Lehman XS Trust

   

2.501% due 06/25/2047 •

    965       877  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

3.554% due 03/25/2036 ^~

    963       733  

Morgan Stanley Capital Trust

   

6.123% due 06/11/2049 ~

    230       231  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

5.962% due 06/25/2036 ~

    2,639       1,181  

Motel 6 Trust

   

9.206% due 08/15/2019 •

    483       491  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

5.750% due 02/25/2036 ^

    537       393  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    705       472  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    1,292       876  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

4.967% due 08/25/2036 ^~

    619       584  

6.000% due 09/25/2036 ^

    121       114  

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

    1,328       1,257  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.752% due 11/25/2036 ^~

    851       811  

3.896% due 01/25/2036 ^~

    768       586  

3.963% due 03/25/2037 ^~

    300       241  

4.239% due 07/25/2036 ^~

    236       190  

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.753% due 02/25/2037 ^~

    140       127  

3.792% due 04/25/2037 ^~

    747       636  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

2.518% due 12/25/2046 •

    306       304  

3.473% due 02/25/2037 ^~

    291       283  

3.803% due 10/25/2036 ^~

    428       394  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

3.920% due 07/25/2036 ^~

    127       129  

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

    115       113  

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

    60       60  
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

(Cost $34,176)

      37,533  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 26.7%

   

Adagio CLO DAC

   

0.000% due 04/30/2031 ~

  EUR 1,750       1,630  

Airspeed Ltd.

   

2.550% due 06/15/2032 •

  $ 1,382       1,330  


                                         

Apidos CLO

   

0.000% due 01/20/2031 ~

    2,200       1,999  

Argent Securities Trust

   

2.471% due 03/25/2036 •

    7,469       4,591  

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates Trust

   

2.431% due 10/25/2036 •

    5,371       5,147  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

6.500% due 10/25/2036 ^

    216       166  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

   

2.658% due 07/05/2046 •

    85,896       326  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

   

7.886% due 04/13/2027 •

    1,000       1,007  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

   

0.000% due 01/16/2023 «(h)

    3       1,655  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

0.000% due 05/24/2026 ~

    1,200       774  

0.000% due 07/22/2026 ~

    1,000       549  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.437% due 12/25/2036 •

    3,669       1,917  

2.447% due 12/25/2036 •

    1,889       1,252  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

2.421% due 06/25/2047 ^•

    752       693  

2.481% due 06/25/2047 •

    4,832       4,289  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

   

0.000% due 05/15/2025 «(h)

    4       888  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

   

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR 250       212  

GSAMP Trust

   

2.541% due 02/25/2046 •

  $ 3,685       3,537  

3.256% due 03/25/2035 ^•

    6,200       5,465  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

   

2.601% due 04/25/2036 •

    6,000       5,543  

Lehman XS Trust

   

6.290% due 06/24/2046 Ø

    1,730       1,721  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

2.441% due 04/25/2037 •

    271       173  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.401% due 04/25/2037 •

    3,482       1,732  

6.250% due 07/25/2047 ^~

    340       237  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

   

2.561% due 09/25/2036 •

    270       258  

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

   

2.986% due 09/25/2035 •

    13,627       13,187  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust

   

2.421% due 05/25/2036 •

    5,472       3,539  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust

   

0.000% due 10/28/2029 «(h)

    1       1,223  

SLM Student Loan Trust

   

0.000% due 01/25/2042 «(h)

    2       1,267  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

   

0.000% due 05/25/2040 (h)

    2,100       1,134  

0.000% due 09/25/2040 (h)

    846       544  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

   

2.941% due 08/10/2038 •

    5,780       1,157  

Symphony CLO Ltd.

   

7.036% due 07/14/2026 •

    1,000       999  

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

   

2.721% due 08/05/2036 •

    207       188  

2.721% due 08/05/2036 ^•

    3,882       3,522  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

(Cost $69,178)

      73,851  
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 3.8%

   

Argentina Government International Bond

   

2.260% due 12/31/2038 Ø

  EUR 1,734       1,105  

3.375% due 01/15/2023

    100       95  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

    100       87  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

    100       84  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

    5,220       5,359  

41.328% (BADLARPP) due 10/04/2022 ~

  ARS 28       1  

49.933% (BADLARPP + 3.250%) due 03/01/2020 ~

    700       21  

50.575% (BADLARPP + 2.500%) due 03/11/2019 ~(a)

    1,661       50  

52.756% (BADLARPP + 2.000%) due 04/03/2022 ~(a)

    30,152       868  

67.491% (ARLLMONP) due 06/21/2020 ~(a)

    34,215       1,155  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

   

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR 700       853  

Peru Government International Bond

   

6.350% due 08/12/2028

  PEN 1,300       400  

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

4.750% due 04/17/2019

  EUR 300       346  

Venezuela Government International Bond

   

6.000% due 12/09/2020 ^(e)

  $ 120       30  

8.250% due 10/13/2024 ^(e)

    12       3  


                                         

9.250% due 09/15/2027 ^(e)

    151       39  
   

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues

(Cost $13,530)

      10,496  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 0.9%

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.7%

   

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

    227,344       1,953  
   

 

 

 

ENERGY 0.0%

   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(l)

    13,350       67  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS 0.2%

   

Ardonagh Group Ltd. «(l)

    383,023       617  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $3,634)

      2,637  
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS 0.0%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

   

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

    394,000       33  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants

(Cost $0)

      33  
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 2.2%

   

INDUSTRIALS 2.2%

   

Sequa Corp.

   

9.000% «

    8,284       6,110  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

(Cost $8,186)

      6,110  
   

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.6%

   

REAL ESTATE 1.6%

   

VICI Properties, Inc.

    202,347       4,369  
   

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts

(Cost $2,691)

      4,369  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 5.4%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (m) 3.8%

   
      10,396  
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
       

SHORT-TERM NOTES 0.9%

   

Letras del Banco Central de la Republica Argentina

   

45.000% due 11/21/2018 (i)

  ARS 291       8  

Ukraine Government International Bond

   

9.236% due 02/28/2019 (h)(i)

  $ 2,600       2,562  
   

 

 

 
      2,570  
   

 

 

 

ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.1%

   

0.385% due 12/28/2018 - 04/30/2019 (g)(h)

  ARS 10,721       314  
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.6%

   

2.256% due 12/13/2018 - 01/31/2019 (g)(h)(q)

  $ 1,658       1,651  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments

(Cost $14,871)

      14,931  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

(Cost $353,172)

      351,793  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments 127.1%

(Cost $353,172)

    $   351,793  

Financial Derivative Instruments (o)(p) 0.5%

(Cost or Premiums, net $7,339)

      1,653  
Preferred Shares (18.5)%       (51,275
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (9.1)%       (25,307
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ 276,864  
   

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

¤

The geographical classification of foreign (non-U.S.) securities in this report, if any, are classified by the country of incorporation of a holding. In certain instances, a security’s country of incorporation may be different from its country of economic exposure.

 

^

Security is in default.

 

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

All or a portion of this amount represent unfunded loan commitments. The interest rate for the unfunded portion will be determined at the time of funding.

 

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

 

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

Ø

Coupon represents a rate which changes periodically based on a predetermined schedule or event. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(a)

Interest only security.

 

(b)

Principal only security.

 

(c)

When-issued security.

 

(d)

Payment in-kind security.

 

(e)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

 

(f)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

 

(g)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

 

(h)

Zero coupon security.

 

(i)

Coupon represents a yield to maturity.

 

(j)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

 

(k)

Contingent convertible security.

 

(l)

Restricted Securities:

 

Issuer Description                          Acquisition Date        Cost        Market
Value
      

Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
Applicable to
Common
Shareholders

 

Ardonagh Group Ltd.

                 04/02/2015 - 07/20/2017        $ 513        $ 617          0.22%  

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

                 10/09/2014 - 11/18/2016          532          67          0.03     
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                    $   1,045        $   684          0.25%  
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(m)

Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received (1)
 
FICC     1.750     10/31/2018       11/01/2018     $ 1,596     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375% due 04/15/2021   $ (1,632   $ 1,596     $ 1,596  
MBC     2.290       10/31/2018       11/01/2018       8,800     U.S. Treasury Notes 1.875% due 10/31/2022     (9,090     8,800       8,801  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

      $   (10,722   $   10,396     $   10,397  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate (2)
     Settlement
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed (2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

     1.200      09/27/2018        TBD  (3)     $ (621   $ (622

BPS

     2.550        09/04/2018        12/04/2018         (1,425     (1,431

CIW

     2.600        10/26/2018        11/20/2018       (1,233     (1,233
     2.610        11/02/2018        11/30/2018       (2,778     (2,778
     2.650        10/05/2018        11/02/2018       (2,869     (2,875

JML

     2.800        10/01/2018        TBD  (3)       (3,869     (3,878

NOM

     2.950        10/25/2018        11/19/2018       (2,963     (2,964

RDR

     2.530        09/12/2018        12/12/2018       (3,078     (3,089

UBS

     2.550        09/05/2018        12/05/2018       (4,390     (4,408
     2.740        09/10/2018        03/11/2019       (4,296     (4,313
     2.760        08/31/2018        12/03/2018       (1,236     (1,242
     2.780        08/14/2018        11/14/2018       (2,744     (2,761
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

             $   (31,594
            

 

 

 


(n)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $31,255 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of October 31, 2018.

 

(1) 

Includes accrued interest.

(2) 

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2018 was $(26,875) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.576%. Average borrowings may include sale-buyback transactions and reverse repurchase agreements, if held during the period.

(3)

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

 

(o)

Financial Derivative Instruments: Exchange-traded or Centrally Cleared

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection (1)

 

                                                  Variation Margin (5)  
Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
   

Payment

Frequency

  Maturity
Date
    Implied Credit
Spread at
October 31, 2018 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value (4)
    Asset     Liability  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000   Quarterly     06/20/2020       10.700   $   2,900     $   (95   $   (124   $   (219   $   0     $   (4
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Sell Protection (1)

 

      Variation Margin (5)  
Index/Tranches   Fixed
Receive Rate
   

Payment

Frequency

  Maturity
Date
     Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value (4)
    Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-30 5-Year Index

    5.000   Quarterly     06/20/2023      $   1,000     $ 57     $ 10     $ 67     $ 3     $ 0  

CDX.HY-31 5-Year Index

    5.000     Quarterly     12/20/2023        800       39       8       47       1       0  
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $   96     $   18     $   114     $   4     $   0  
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

                                                    Variation Margin  
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
   Floating Rate Index    Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
   Maturity
Date
     Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
    Asset     Liability  
Pay (6)    3-Month USD-LIBOR      2.750   Semi-Annual      12/19/2023      $ 30,700     $ (260   $ (326   $ (586   $ 0     $ (59
Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR      2.750     Semi-Annual      06/17/2025        70,420       4,237       (5,494     (1,257     0       (182
Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR      2.250     Semi-Annual      06/15/2026        15,300       723       (1,616     (893     0       (43
Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR      2.500     Semi-Annual      12/20/2027        28,100       200       (1,645     (1,445     0       (92
Pay    3-Month USD-LIBOR      3.500     Semi-Annual      06/19/2044        83,100       (2,711     6,145       3,434       0       (593
Receive    3-Month USD-LIBOR      2.500     Semi-Annual      06/20/2048          130,100       5,516       14,558       20,074       909       0  
Receive (6)    3-Month USD-LIBOR      3.000     Semi-Annual      12/19/2048        5,000       0       318       318       38       0  
Pay    6-Month AUD-BBR-BBSW      3.000     Semi-Annual      12/17/2019      AUD 6,200       89       (32     57       0       0  
Pay    6-Month AUD-BBR-BBSW      3.500     Semi-Annual      06/17/2025        3,900       97       74       171       0       (7
Receive (6)    6-Month EUR-EURIBOR      1.250     Annual      12/19/2028      EUR 1,200       (21     (14     (35     1       0  
Receive (6)    6-Month EUR-EURIBOR      1.000     Annual      03/20/2029        5,800       24       3       27       4       0  
Receive (6)    6-Month GBP-LIBOR      1.500     Semi-Annual      03/20/2029      GBP 15,300       246       11       257       111       0  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $ 8,140     $ 11,982     $ 20,122     $ 1,063     $ (976
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $   8,141     $   11,876     $   20,017     $   1,067     $   (980
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash of $5,875 has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of October 31, 2018.


(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5) 

Unsettled variation margin asset of $1 for closed swap agreements is outstanding at period end.

(6) 

This instrument has a forward starting effective date.

 

(p)

Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

                         Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement
Month
     Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
     Asset     Liability  

BOA

    11/2018      ARS 11,373      $ 308      $ 0     $ (9
    11/2018      GBP 1,165        1,515        26       0  
    11/2018      $ 309      ARS 11,373        8       0  
    01/2019        279        11,373        9       0  

BPS

    11/2018      ARS 2,528      $ 69        0       (2
    11/2018      EUR 20,165        23,799          959       0  
    11/2018      $ 109      ARS 4,416        13       0  
    11/2018        2,775      MXN 53,659        0       (138
    12/2018      PEN 1,505      $ 452        6       0  

BRC

    11/2018      $ 317      ARS 12,500        26       0  

CBK

    11/2018      ARS 5,569      $ 151        0       (4
    11/2018      EUR 179        205        3       0  
    11/2018      GBP 1,133        1,461        13       0  
    11/2018      $ 132      ARS 5,569        23       0  
    11/2018        551      GBP 432        1       0  
    12/2018        179      EUR 158        0       0  
    01/2019        157      ARS 6,418        6       0  

DUB

    12/2018        32        1,371        4       0  

FBF

    01/2019        459      RUB 31,043        8       0  

GLM

    11/2018      GBP 216      $ 284        8       0  
    11/2018      $ 578      EUR 508        0       (2

JPM

    11/2018      GBP 28,415      $ 37,480        1,160       0  
    01/2019      $ 28      ARS 1,069        0       (1

MSB

    11/2018      ARS 3,277      $ 89        0       (2
    11/2018      $ 77      ARS 3,277        14       0  

NGF

    11/2018        14        531        1       0  
    12/2018        122        4,940        9       (1

SCX

    11/2018        23,157      EUR 20,344        0       (115
    12/2018      EUR 20,344      $ 23,216        115       0  

SOG

    11/2018      RUB   157,179        2,392        10       0  
    11/2018      $ 39,717      GBP 30,929        0       (183
    12/2018      GBP 30,929      $ 39,772        184       0  
    01/2019      $ 2,373      RUB   157,179        0       (9

UAG

    11/2018        2,449        157,179        0       (67
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

      $   2,606     $   (533
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection (1)

 

      Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Implied Credit
Spread at
October 31, 2018 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000   Quarterly     12/20/2024       3.037   $ 500     $ (98   $ 46     $ 0     $ (52
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2024       3.037       700       (139     66       0       (73
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2019       1.025       200       (16     16       0       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     09/20/2020       1.366       20       (3     3       0       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2024       3.037       800       (166     83       0       (83
MYC  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2019       1.025       4,100       (379     383       4       0  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $   (801   $   597     $   4     $   (208
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Interest Rate Swaps

 

      Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
MYC  

Pay

  3-Month
USD-LIBOR
    3.140   Semi-Annual     12/07/2023     $   150,000     $   0     $   (301   $   0     $   (301
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Swaps on Interest Rate Indices

 

      Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Pay/Receive (4)   Underlying
Reference
  # of
Units
    Financing Rate   Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
GST  

Receive

  iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index     N/A     3-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread   Maturity     06/20/2019     $ 100     $ 0     $ (1   $ 0     $ (1
JPM  

Receive

  iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index     N/A     3-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread   Maturity     12/20/2018       100       (1     (1     0       (2
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ (1   $ (2   $ 0     $ (3
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $   (802   $   294     $   4     $   (512
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(q)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $965 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of October 31, 2018.

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4) 

Receive represents that the Fund receives payments for any positive net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any negative net return on such underlying reference. Pay represents that the Fund receives payments for any negative net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any positive net return on such underlying reference.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2018 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 10/31/2018
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Loan Participations and Assignments

   $ 0        $ 13,531        $ 339        $ 13,870  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0          80,639          0          80,639  

Industrials

     0          58,805          187          58,992  

Utilities

     0          19,239          0          19,239  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

     0          2,124          0          2,124  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

 

California

     0          2,311          0          2,311  

Illinois

     0          6,708          0          6,708  

Virginia

     0          381          0          381  

West Virginia

     0          6,963          0          6,963  

U.S. Government Agencies

     0          8,160          2,446          10,606  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0          37,533          0          37,533  

Asset-Backed Securities

     0          68,818          5,033          73,851  

Sovereign Issues

     0          10,496          0          10,496  

Common Stocks

                 

Consumer Discretionary

     1,953          0          0          1,953  

Energy

     67          0          0          67  

Financials

     0          0          617          617  

Warrants

 

Industrials

     0          0          33          33  

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

     0          0          6,110          6,110  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

                 

Real Estate

     4,369          0          0          4,369  

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0          10,396          0          10,396  

Short-Term Notes

     0          2,570          0          2,570  

Argentina Treasury Bills

     0          314          0          314  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0          1,651          0          1,651  

Total Investments

   $ 6,389        $ 330,639        $ 14,765        $ 351,793  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0          1,067          0          1,067  

Over the counter

     0          2,610          0          2,610  
   $ 0        $ 3,677        $ 0        $ 3,677  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0          (980        0          (980

Over the counter

     0          (1,045        0          (1,045
     $ 0        $ (2,025      $ 0        $ (2,025

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

   $ 0        $ 1,652        $ 0        $ 1,652  

Totals

   $   6,389        $   332,291        $   14,765        $   353,445  


There were no significant transfers among Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended October 31, 2018.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2018:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2018
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) (1)
    Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 10/31/2018
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
10/31/2018 (1)
 
Investments in Securities, at Value

 

             

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 200     $ 10     $ (51   $ 0     $ 2     $ (4   $ 182     $ 0     $ 339     $ (2

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Industrials

    422       0       (1     0       0       (8     0       (226     187       (7

U.S. Government Agencies

    2,454       0       (9     13       4       (16     0       0       2,446       (16

Asset-Backed Securities

    4,601       2,548       0       11       0       (448     0       (1,679     5,033       (393

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    603       0       0       0       0       14       0       0       617       14  

Warrants

                   

Industrials

    99       0       0       0       0       (66     0       0       33       (66

Preferred Securities

                   

Industrials

    7,351       104       0       0       0       (1,345     0       0       6,110       (1,345
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   15,730     $   2,662     $   (61   $   24     $   6     $   (1,873   $   182     $   (1,905   $   14,765     $   (1,815
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory    Ending
Balance
at 10/31/2018
     Valuation Technique      Unobservable Inputs      Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

   $ 339      Third Party Vendor      Broker Quote        40.000 - 100.750  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

               

Industrials

     187     

Reference Instrument

     Yield        10.890  

U.S. Government Agencies

     2,446      Proxy Pricing      Base Price        60.160  

Asset-Backed Securities

     5,033      Proxy Pricing      Base Price        22,192.323 - 90,768.000  

Common Stocks

 

Financials

     617     

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

             

Warrants

 

Industrials

     33     

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

             

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

     6,110     

Fundamental Valuation

     Company Assets      $ 438,000,000.000  
  

 

 

              

Total

   $   14,765               
  

 

 

              

 

(1) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at October 31, 2018 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(2) 

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Schedule of Investments as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

See Accompanying Notes


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets attributable to the Fund less any liabilities by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund. On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, Fund shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after the time as of which NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day. The Fund reserves the right to change the time as of which its NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

For purposes of calculating a NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are readily available are valued at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from established market makers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the Fund’s approved pricing services, quotation reporting systems and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Services”). The Fund will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and does not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. If market value pricing is used, a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or the “Manager”) to be the primary exchange. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange. Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Services may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Services. The Fund’s investments in open-end management investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at the NAVs of such investments.

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value based on procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, the Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. The Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. For these purposes, any movement in the applicable reference index or instrument (“zero trigger”) relating to the non-U.S security being fair valued between the earlier close of the applicable foreign market and the NYSE Close may be deemed to be a significant event, prompting the application of the pricing model (effectively resulting in daily fair valuations). Foreign exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when the Trust is not open for business, which may result in the Fund’s portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market exists to a reliable degree will be valued at the mean of the last available bid/ask prices in the market for such loans, as provided by a Pricing Service. Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market does not exist to a reliable degree will be valued at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value. In valuing a senior secured floating rate loan at fair value, the factors considered may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the creditworthiness of the borrower and any intermediate participants, (b) the terms of the loan, (c) recent prices in the market for similar loans, if any, and (d) recent prices in the market for instruments of similar quality, rate, period until next interest rate reset and maturity.

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Fund is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that the Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund’s next calculated NAV.

Investments for which market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated to PIMCO the responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods. In the event that market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to a Board approved valuation method, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Oversight Committee of the Board (“Valuation Oversight Committee”), generally based on recommendations provided by the Manager. Market quotes are considered not readily available in circumstances where there is an absence of current or reliable market-based data (e.g., trade information, bid/ask information, indicative market quotations (“Broker Quotes”), Pricing Services’ prices), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which the securities trade do not open for trading for the entire day and no other market prices are available. The Board has delegated to the Manager the responsibility for monitoring significant events that may materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or assets should be reevaluated in light of such significant events.

When the Fund uses fair valuation to determine the value of a portfolio security or other asset for purposes of calculating its NAV, such investments will not be priced on the basis of quotes from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy,


separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

 

 

Level 2—Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

 

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3 as of period end have been transferred between Levels 2 and 3 since the prior period due to changes in the method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of methods used by Pricing Services (Level 2) to the use of a Broker Quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market-based data (Level 3). Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by Pricing Services or other valuation techniques which utilize significant observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers into and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period value is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Services’ internal models 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 assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Common stocks, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, rights and warrants, or options on futures that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using Pricing Services that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and options contracts derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. They are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE close). Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models may use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as the overnight index swap rate (“OIS”), London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate, interest rates, yield curves and credit spreads. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.


Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Proxy pricing procedures set the base price of a fixed income security and subsequently adjust the price proportionally to market value changes of a pre-determined security deemed to be comparable in duration, generally a U.S. Treasury or sovereign note based on country of issuance. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived by analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Oversight Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the proxy pricing process (the base price) would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

If third-party evaluated vendor pricing is not available or not deemed to be indicative of fair value, the Manager may elect to obtain Broker Quotes directly from the broker-dealer or passed through from a third-party vendor. In the event that fair value is based upon a single sourced Broker Quote, these securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Broker Quotes are typically received from established market participants. Although independently received, the Manager does not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotation. Significant changes in the Broker Quote would have direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security.

Reference instrument valuation estimates fair value by utilizing the correlation of the security to one or more broad-based securities, market indices, and/or other financial instruments, whose pricing information is readily available. Unobservable inputs may include those used in algorithm formulas based on percentage change in the reference instruments and/or weights of each reference instrument. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fundamental analysis valuation estimates fair value by using an internal model that utilizes financial statements of the non-public underlying company. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost value of such short-term debt instruments is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. These securities are categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the source of the base price.

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

The Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years. As of October 31, 2018, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions it has taken or expects to take in future tax returns.

The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.


Glossary: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)      (Unaudited)
Counterparty Abbreviations:         
BCY    Barclays Capital, Inc.   FICC    Fixed Income Clearing Corporation   MYC    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.
BOA    Bank of America N.A.   GLM    Goldman Sachs Bank USA   NGF    Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   GST    Goldman Sachs International   NOM    Nomura Securities International Inc.
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   RDR    RBC Capital Markets LLC
CBK    Citibank N.A.   JML    JP Morgan Securities Plc   SCX    Standard Chartered Bank
CIW    CIBC World Markets Corp.   JPM    JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.   SOG    Societe Generale
DUB    Deutsche Bank AG   MBC    HSBC Bank Plc   UAG    UBS AG Stamford
FBF    Credit Suisse International   MSB    Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
Currency Abbreviations:         
ARS    Argentine Peso   GBP    British Pound   RUB    Russian Ruble
AUD    Australian Dollar   MXN    Mexican Peso   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
EUR    Euro   PEN    Peruvian New Sol     
Index/Spread Abbreviations:         
ARLLMONP    Argentina Blended Policy Rate   CDX.HY    Credit Derivatives Index - High Yield   LIBOR03M    3 Month USD-LIBOR
BADLARPP    Argentina Badlar Floating Rate Notes   EUR003M    3 Month EUR Swap Rate   US0003M    3 Month USD Swap Rate
BP0003M    3 Month GBP-LIBOR          
Other Abbreviations:         
ABS    Asset-Backed Security   CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation   PIK    Payment-in-Kind
ALT    Alternate Loan Trust   CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation   TBA    To-Be-Announced
BABs    Build America Bonds   DAC    Designated Activity Company   TBD    To-Be-Determined
BBR    Bank Bill Rate   EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate   TBD%    Interest rate to be determined when loan settles
BBSW    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate     
            


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

  (a)

The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the 1940 Act is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


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.

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                 

Peter G. Strelow

President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: December 21, 2018

By: /s/ Trent W. Walker                                                 

Trent W. Walker

Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

Date: December 21, 2018

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

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                  

Peter G. Strelow

President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: December 21, 2018

By: /s/ Trent W. Walker                                                 

Trent W. Walker

Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

Date: December 21, 2018