PIMCO High Income 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:    811-21311
Registrant Name:    PIMCO High Income 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 High Income 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 127.0% ¤

   

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 4.3%

   

Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.

   

5.802% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 09/26/2024 ~

  $ 99     $ 95  

Altice France S.A.

   

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

    400       395  

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 ~

    1,928       1,893  

Concordia International Corp.

   

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

    2,100       2,063  

Diamond Resorts International

   

6.052% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/02/2023 ~

    449       438  

Dubai World

   

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

    695       652  

Energizer Holdings. Inc.

   

TBD% due 05/18/2019

    100       100  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

   

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

    700       687  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

TBD% due 10/01/2025

  EUR  1,000       1,139  

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

  $ 800       794  

Forbes Energy Services LLC

   

9.000% - 14.000% due 04/13/2021

    896       905  

Forest City Enterprises LP

   

TBD% due 10/24/2025

    200       201  

FrontDoor, Inc.

   

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

    30       30  

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

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

    891       864  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

   

6.831% (LIBOR03M + 4.500%) due 03/07/2023 ~

    50       51  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

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

    17,200       12,509  

IRB Holding Corp.

   

TBD% due 02/05/2025

    1,200       1,200  

TBD% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 02/05/2025 ~

    100       100  

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc.

   

4.750% (EUR003M + 4.750%) due 06/30/2022 ~

  EUR 100       108  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

   

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

  $ 1,455       1,445  

Messer Industrie GmbH

   

TBD% due 10/01/2025

    150       150  

MH Sub LLC

   

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

    168       169  

Ministry of Finance of Tanzania

   

7.825% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 12/10/2019 «~

    200       196  

Multi Color Corp.

   

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

    24       24  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd.

   

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

    3,723       3,396  

Parexel International Corp.

   

5.052% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 09/27/2024 ~

    99       98  

PetSmart, Inc.

   

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

    338       288  

Ply Gem Industries, Inc.

   

6.175% due 04/12/2025

    50       50  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

   

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

    326       322  

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

    140       139  

Starfruit Finco BV

   

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

  EUR  300       343  

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

  $ 300       300  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   

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

    30       30  

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

   

6.600% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 09/27/2024 ~

    91       91  

Verifone Systems, Inc.

   

6.322% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/20/2025 ~

    100       100  

Verscend Holding Corp.

   

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

    200       202  

West Corp.

   

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

    58       58  

 


                                         

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

TBD% due 12/16/2020 ^«(e)

    1,455       582  

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

    2,620       2,672  
   

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments

(Cost $39,378)

      34,929  
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 63.0%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 28.6%

   

AGFC Capital Trust

   

4.186% (US0003M + 1.750%) due 01/15/2067 ~

    27,410       14,390  

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

8.000% due 11/01/2031

    6       7  

8.000% due 11/01/2031 (n)

    2,765       3,332  

Ambac LSNI LLC

   

7.396% due 02/12/2023 •(n)

    438       444  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

   

8.375% due 07/15/2023 (n)

  GBP 2,700       3,242  

8.375% due 07/15/2023

    11,935       14,331  

Athene Holding Ltd.

   

4.125% due 01/12/2028

  $ 76       70  

Atlantic Marine Corps Communities LLC

   

5.383% due 02/15/2048 (n)

    4,495       4,041  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2023

    248       247  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

   

4.350% due 04/20/2028

    180       173  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

    104       93  

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

   

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

  EUR 5,800       2,004  

Banco Santander S.A.

   

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(j)(k)(n)

    500       582  

Barclays PLC

   

6.500% due 09/15/2019 •(j)(k)(n)

    2,600       3,037  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(j)(k)

  $ 1,600       1,600  

7.875% due 09/15/2022 •(j)(k)

  GBP 7,210       9,638  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

   

6.500% due 07/27/2037 Ø(j)

  $ 70       67  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

   

3.900% due 01/25/2028

    128       120  

4.700% due 09/20/2047

    290       267  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (n)

    13,100       13,784  

CBL & Associates LP

   

5.950% due 12/15/2026 (n)

    3,358       2,805  

Co-operative Group Holdings Ltd.

   

7.500% due 07/08/2026 Ø

  GBP 2,400       3,581  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

5.500% due 06/29/2020 •(j)(k)

  EUR 200       238  

Credit Agricole S.A.

   

7.875% due 01/23/2024 •(j)(k)(n)

  $ 250       259  

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

7.250% due 09/12/2025 •(j)(k)

    200       198  

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(j)(k)

    400       408  

Doctors Co.

   

6.500% due 10/15/2023 (n)

    10,000       10,648  

Emerald Bay S.A.

   

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)

  EUR 2,738       2,942  

Equinix, Inc.

   

2.875% due 03/15/2024

    200       230  

2.875% due 10/01/2025

    100       111  

2.875% due 02/01/2026

    200       222  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   

6.125% due 07/15/2021 (n)

  $ 3,000       3,121  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

   

6.500% due 10/01/2025

    370       365  

6.750% due 03/15/2022 (n)

    478       491  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.

   

8.250% due 04/15/2025

    88       82  

GLP Capital LP

   

5.250% due 06/01/2025

    20       20  

Growthpoint Properties International Pty. Ltd.

   

5.872% due 05/02/2023

    200       199  

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029

    5,833       6,567  

Hampton Roads PPV LLC

   

6.621% due 06/15/2053

    20,069       19,721  

HSBC Bank PLC

   

6.330% due 05/18/2023 (c)

    8,300       8,305  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(j)(k)

  GBP 600       763  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(j)(k)

  EUR 2,600       3,221  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(j)(k)

  $ 700       658  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

   

6.250% due 02/15/2026

    36       33  


                                         

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

8.500% due 08/15/2021

    6,510       6,559  

iStar, Inc.

   

4.625% due 09/15/2020

    20       20  

5.250% due 09/15/2022

    70       68  

Jefferies Finance LLC

   

7.250% due 08/15/2024 (n)

    8,485       8,337  

7.375% due 04/01/2020 (n)

    1,200       1,218  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

   

5.875% due 04/01/2024

    96       93  

Lloyds Bank PLC

   

12.000% due 12/16/2024 •(j)(n)

    8,400       10,117  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.000% due 06/27/2019 •(j)(k)

  GBP 200       260  

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(j)(k)

  $ 500       504  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(j)(k)

  GBP 4,110       5,872  

LoanCore Capital Markets LLC

   

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (n)

  $ 7,000       7,074  

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.

   

5.100% due 04/26/2048 •

    400       397  

MetLife, Inc.

   

5.875% due 03/15/2028 •(j)

    12       12  

Midwest Family Housing LLC

   

6.631% due 01/01/2051

    4,910       4,305  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

   

6.500% due 07/01/2021

    1,030       1,032  

Nationwide Building Society

   

10.250% ~(j)

  GBP 94       17,740  

Navient Corp.

   

5.625% due 08/01/2033 (n)

  $ 8,064       6,598  

6.500% due 06/15/2022

    114       116  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

   

6.750% due 07/01/2022

    68       69  

Provident Funding Associates LP

   

6.375% due 06/15/2025

    37       37  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(j)(k)(n)

    5,840       5,951  

8.625% due 08/15/2021 •(j)(k)

    3,700       3,899  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(j)(k)

  GBP 6,363       8,471  

Societe Generale S.A.

   

6.750% due 04/06/2028 •(j)(k)

  $ 200       177  

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(j)(k)

    900       876  

TP ICAP PLC

   

5.250% due 01/26/2024

  GBP 4,190       5,141  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

   

10.500% due 01/22/2024

  $ 810       834  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP 268       378  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

   

7.875% due 05/01/2025

  $ 104       96  
   

 

 

 
      232,908  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 25.8%

   

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust

   

3.700% due 07/15/2027

    34       33  

Altice Financing S.A.

   

6.625% due 02/15/2023 (n)

    5,600       5,557  

Altice France S.A.

   

5.875% due 02/01/2027

  EUR 3,100       3,626  

Altice Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.250% due 05/15/2022

    400       445  

Associated Materials LLC

   

9.000% due 01/01/2024

  $ 1,102       1,114  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

   

8.750% due 07/15/2026 (n)

    8,400       8,484  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

   

7.000% due 03/15/2024

    235       247  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

   

5.250% due 10/15/2025

    12       11  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

   

4.200% due 03/15/2028

    198       186  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

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

    120       121  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

6.500% due 11/15/2022

    910       928  

7.625% due 03/15/2020

    5,000       5,012  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   

4.875% due 01/15/2024

    48       46  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   

5.125% due 08/01/2021 (n)

    5,060       4,820  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (n)

    12,014       11,094  

8.625% due 01/15/2024

    626       635  

CSN Islands Corp.

   

6.875% due 09/21/2019 (n)

    300       300  


                                         

CSN Resources S.A.

   

6.500% due 07/21/2020

    1,896       1,853  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

   

7.750% due 09/01/2023

    1,025       1,054  

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

   

8.000% due 06/01/2021 (n)

    11,130       11,464  

EI Group PLC

   

6.000% due 10/06/2023

  GBP 500       693  

6.875% due 05/09/2025

    6,600       9,312  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

   

8.750% due 10/15/2026

  $ 6,900       6,710  

Exela Intermediate LLC

   

10.000% due 07/15/2023 (n)

    172       180  

Ferroglobe PLC

   

9.375% due 03/01/2022 (n)

    2,250       2,360  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   

6.500% due 03/01/2024

    2,240       1,963  

6.875% due 03/01/2026

    2,448       2,124  

7.000% due 02/15/2021

    838       821  

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (n)

    15,515       16,483  

Fresh Market, Inc.

   

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (n)

    9,300       6,835  

Frontdoor, Inc.

   

6.750% due 08/15/2026

    98       100  

Frontier Finance PLC

   

8.000% due 03/23/2022

  GBP 6,600       8,481  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

   

8.575% due 01/31/2024 «

  $ 497       470  

General Electric Co.

   

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(j)

    390       360  

General Shopping Finance Ltd.

   

10.000% due 12/03/2018 (j)

    5,300       5,141  

General Shopping Investments Ltd.

   

12.000% due 03/20/2022 ^(e)(j)

    2,500       1,539  

HCA, Inc.

   

7.500% due 11/15/2095

    3,462       3,453  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 03/01/2021 ^(e)

    2,162       1,573  

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

    6,800       4,930  

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

   

9.500% due 02/15/2023

    23       22  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

   

5.500% due 08/01/2023

    2,300       2,064  

7.500% due 04/01/2021

    51       52  

8.000% due 02/15/2024

    17       18  

8.500% due 10/15/2024

    333       328  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

    175       184  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.750% due 06/01/2021

    5,617       5,336  

8.125% due 06/01/2023 (n)

    15,504       13,103  

International Game Technology PLC

   

6.250% due 01/15/2027

    853       844  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

   

5.500% due 04/15/2025

    108       87  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

   

6.500% due 09/15/2026

    138       140  

Metinvest BV

   

7.750% due 04/23/2023

    200       193  

8.500% due 04/23/2026

    1,400       1,338  

Netflix, Inc.

   

4.625% due 05/15/2029

  EUR 300       341  

New Albertson’s LP

   

6.570% due 02/23/2028

  $ 4,021       2,835  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

   

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

    3,371       74  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

   

6.625% due 05/15/2022

    489       469  

Pacific Drilling First Lien Escrow Issuer Ltd.

   

8.375% due 10/01/2023

    394       400  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

   

3.625% due 03/15/2021

    118       114  

4.500% due 03/15/2023

    234       223  

5.250% due 08/15/2022

    19       19  

5.500% due 02/15/2024

    54       54  

Pelabuhan Indonesia Persero PT

   

4.500% due 05/02/2023

    200       195  

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

6.500% due 03/13/2027

    270       262  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

    70       60  

PetSmart, Inc.

   

5.875% due 06/01/2025

    161       127  

Platin GmbH

   

6.875% due 06/15/2023

  EUR 600       678  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

   

9.250% due 05/15/2023

  $ 1,840       1,949  


                                         

QVC, Inc.

   

5.950% due 03/15/2043 (n)

    5,000       4,475  

Radiate Holdco LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2023

    100       96  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

4.500% due 05/15/2026

  EUR 300       341  

6.250% due 05/15/2026

  $ 220       219  

6.875% due 11/15/2026

  EUR 100       113  

8.250% due 11/15/2026

  $ 100       97  

Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd.

   

7.000% due 03/31/2023

    12       12  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP 13,100       19,707  

Safeway, Inc.

   

7.250% due 02/01/2031

  $ 5,348       5,308  

Sands China Ltd.

   

4.600% due 08/08/2023

    200       198  

5.125% due 08/08/2025

    400       393  

5.400% due 08/08/2028

    400       383  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.

   

8.250% due 02/15/2025

    51       51  

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

4.000% due 04/20/2023

  EUR 5,500       6,480  

Starfruit Finco BV

   

6.500% due 10/01/2026

    100       111  

Sunoco LP

   

4.875% due 01/15/2023

  $ 94       91  

Syngenta Finance NV

   

5.182% due 04/24/2028

    200       190  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

   

4.750% due 02/01/2028

    29       27  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL

   

5.500% due 03/01/2028

    200       186  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

   

3.250% due 04/15/2022

  EUR 500       585  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

   

6.125% due 08/01/2025

  $ 214       213  

Triumph Group, Inc.

   

4.875% due 04/01/2021

    184       174  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

    36       33  

United Group BV

   

4.375% due 07/01/2022

  EUR 100       117  

4.875% due 07/01/2024

    100       117  

Univision Communications, Inc.

   

5.125% due 05/15/2023

  $ 231       218  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

    693       635  

Verscend Escrow Corp.

   

9.750% due 08/15/2026

    1,706       1,715  

ViaSat, Inc.

   

5.625% due 09/15/2025

    136       127  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

   

5.000% due 02/15/2028

    79       75  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

   

5.375% due 08/15/2026

    115       115  

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

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

    10,290       4,065  

Wind Tre SpA

   

2.625% due 01/20/2023

  EUR 200       211  

2.750% due 01/20/2024 •

    200       210  

3.125% due 01/20/2025

    200       207  

5.000% due 01/20/2026

  $ 200       171  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

   

5.500% due 10/01/2027

    200       181  
   

 

 

 
      209,714  
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 8.6%

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

4.900% due 08/15/2037 (n)

    528       486  

5.450% due 03/01/2047

    80       76  

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

7.200% due 12/01/2025

    1,122       1,116  

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

   

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

    5,927       6,081  

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2030

    15,200       15,808  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 12/01/2021

    1,440       1,422  

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

   

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

    2,766       1,722  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.720% due 12/01/2022

    4,950       4,752  

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

   

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

    12,429       3,853  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

5.999% due 01/27/2028

    195       186  


                                         

6.125% due 01/17/2022

    110       114  

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP 8,600       11,459  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

    200       259  

6.850% due 06/05/2115

  $ 160       143  

7.375% due 01/17/2027

    2,511       2,611  

8.750% due 05/23/2026

    173       194  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

   

8.200% due 04/06/2028

    260       271  

9.250% due 07/06/2024

    18,405       19,716  
   

 

 

 
      70,269  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

(Cost $512,283)

      512,891  
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.6%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.6%

   

DISH Network Corp.

   

3.375% due 08/15/2026

    5,100       4,557  
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes

(Cost $5,100)

      4,557  
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 7.6%

   

CALIFORNIA 0.5%

   

Anaheim Redevelopment Agency, California Tax Allocation Bonds, (AGM Insured), Series 2007

   

6.506% due 02/01/2031

    2,000       2,253  

Sacramento County, California Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

7.250% due 08/01/2025

    1,500       1,745  
   

 

 

 
      3,998  
   

 

 

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1.3%

   

District of Columbia Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

   

7.625% due 10/01/2035

    9,740       10,475  
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.6%

   

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

   

6.257% due 01/01/2040

    11,000       10,498  

7.517% due 01/01/2040

    9,805       10,590  

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

   

6.725% due 04/01/2035

    45       47  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

    30       33  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

   

5.100% due 06/01/2033

    365       345  
   

 

 

 
      21,513  
   

 

 

 

NEW YORK 0.2%

   

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2005

   

6.000% due 06/01/2028

    1,485       1,472  
   

 

 

 

TEXAS 1.2%

   

El Paso Downtown Development Corp., Texas Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

   

7.250% due 08/15/2043

    7,535       9,801  
   

 

 

 

VIRGINIA 0.2%

   

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

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

    1,355       1,325  
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 1.6%

   

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

   

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

    66,200       3,806  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    9,705       9,535  
   

 

 

 
      13,341  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes

(Cost $57,100)

      61,925  
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 3.1%

   

Fannie Mae

   

3.500% due 09/25/2027 (a)

    385       40  

5.437% due 10/25/2041 •

    341       319  

6.874% due 05/25/2043 •

    422       395  

10.000% due 01/25/2034 •

    218       272  

Freddie Mac

   

0.000% due 02/25/2046 (b)(h)

    9,467       8,047  

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

    118,130       196  

3.821% due 07/15/2035 •(a)

    1,073       128  

3.921% due 02/15/2042 •(a)

    1,993       235  

4.000% due 08/15/2020 (a)

    157       4  

4.500% due 10/15/2037 (a)

    596       41  

4.861% due 08/15/2036 •(a)

    630       109  

 


 

                                         

5.000% due 06/15/2033 •(a)

    1,409       284  

6.139% due 11/25/2055 «~

    14,058       8,444  

8.441% due 05/15/2033 •

    51       58  

11.481% due 10/25/2027 •

    4,327       5,750  

Ginnie Mae

   

3.500% due 06/20/2042 - 03/20/2043 (a)

    2,719       465  

3.970% due 02/20/2042 •(a)

    7,349       571  

4.500% due 07/20/2042 (a)

    229       37  

5.000% due 09/20/2042 (a)

    397       76  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies

(Cost $25,330)

      25,471  
   

 

 

 

NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 19.4%

   

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

2.621% due 05/25/2036 •

    4,133       2,450  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

3.319% due 06/25/2046 ^•(a)

    5,945       447  

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    514       485  

6.250% due 10/26/2036

    8,406       6,726  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

   

3.685% due 02/25/2036 ^~

    20       19  

BCAP LLC Trust

   

4.926% due 03/26/2037 Ø

    1,577       1,642  

6.000% due 05/26/2037 ~

    6,752       4,734  

6.002% due 10/26/2036 ~

    6,460       6,418  

6.456% due 09/26/2036 ~

    6,418       6,273  

19.912% due 06/26/2036 ~

    2,228       1,166  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

   

3.732% due 11/25/2034 ~

    68       68  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

   

8.516% due 07/25/2025 •

    1,250       1,280  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.398% due 12/11/2049 ~

    469       345  

CD Mortgage Trust

   

5.688% due 10/15/2048

    3,174       1,634  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

3.635% due 12/25/2035 ^~

    20       19  

4.222% due 09/25/2036 ^~

    106       99  

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    3       3  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.593% due 12/10/2049 ~

    5,620       3,846  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

   

0.727% due 08/25/2037 ^~

    406       350  

4.272% due 07/25/2037 ^~

    121       121  

4.309% due 11/25/2035 ~

    16,458       12,800  

6.500% due 09/25/2036

    4,275       3,490  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.051% due 12/10/2049 ~

    2,573       1,583  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

2.531% due 12/25/2046 •

    3,095       2,801  

2.719% due 04/25/2035 •(a)

    3,994       211  

3.710% due 02/25/2037 ^~

    242       236  

5.052% due 07/25/2021 ^~

    228       224  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    5,895       4,030  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

    3,183       2,385  

6.500% due 06/25/2036 ^

    903       693  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

3.069% due 12/25/2036 •(a)

    3,096       296  

3.826% due 09/20/2036 ^~

    450       392  

4.099% due 09/25/2047 ^~

    44       42  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.702% due 02/15/2039 ~

    886       891  

5.869% due 09/15/2040 ~

    3,149       3,058  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

6.000% due 01/25/2036

    1,963       1,753  

Epic Drummond Ltd.

   

0.000% due 01/25/2022 •

  EUR 215       240  

Eurosail PLC

   

2.150% due 06/13/2045 •

  GBP 3,347       3,273  

4.800% due 06/13/2045 •

    988       1,111  

Grifonas Finance PLC

   

0.014% due 08/28/2039 •

  EUR 4,459       4,595  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.955% due 08/19/2036 ^~

  $ 403       328  

4.098% due 08/19/2036 ^~

    21       19  

IM Pastor Fondo de Titluzacion Hipotecaria

   

0.000% due 03/22/2043 •

  EUR 6,086       6,180  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

3.537% due 03/25/2037 ^~

  $ 6,066       5,794  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.411% due 05/15/2047

    5,100       3,648  

5.623% due 05/12/2045

    1,578       1,278  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

3.493% due 07/27/2037 ~

    4,643       2,369  

4.339% due 01/25/2037 ^•(a)

    18,781       3,552  

 


                                         

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.407% due 11/15/2038

    1,303       1,007  

5.562% due 02/15/2040 ~

    928       602  

Lehman XS Trust

   

2.501% due 06/25/2047 •

    3,117       2,833  

Morgan Stanley Capital Trust

   

6.123% due 06/11/2049 ~

    670       675  

Motel 6 Trust

   

9.206% due 08/15/2019 •

    11,502       11,698  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust

   

4.260% due 04/25/2036 ^~

    5,849       5,371  

Nomura Resecuritization Trust

   

6.151% due 07/26/2035 ~

    4,469       3,803  

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

   

7.372% due 06/26/2037 ~

    4,231       3,724  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

    489       485  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    5,038       3,415  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    837       463  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.885% due 04/25/2047 ~

    571       446  

3.896% due 01/25/2036 ^~

    179       136  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

   

2.471% due 07/25/2046 ^•

    11,577       9,315  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

3.374% due 05/25/2037 ^~

    147       125  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

4.399% due 04/25/2037 •(a)

    11,851       2,524  

6.500% due 03/25/2036 ^

    7,630       6,300  
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

(Cost $144,160)

      158,319  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 11.8%

   

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust

   

2.421% due 07/25/2036 •

    2,787       2,306  

Airspeed Ltd.

   

2.550% due 06/15/2032 •

    4,181       4,022  

Apidos CLO

   

0.000% due 07/22/2026 ~

    3,000       0  

Argent Securities Trust

   

2.471% due 03/25/2036 •

    5,888       3,619  

Avoca CLO DAC

   

0.000% due 10/15/2030 ~

  EUR 2,150       1,779  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

   

2.658% due 07/05/2046 •

  $ 185,947       707  

CARLYLE U.S. CLO Ltd.

   

0.000% due 10/15/2031 ~

    4,200       3,804  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

0.000% due 05/24/2026 ~

    4,000       2,580  

0.000% due 07/22/2026 ~

    3,000       1,646  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.447% due 12/25/2036 •

    6,023       3,990  

Cork Street CLO Designated Activity Co.

   

0.000% due 11/27/2028 ~

  EUR 2,667       3,162  

3.600% due 11/27/2028

    1,197       1,359  

4.500% due 11/27/2028

    1,047       1,190  

6.200% due 11/27/2028

    1,296       1,474  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

   

2.551% due 09/25/2046 •

  $ 15,000       10,452  

Duke Funding Ltd.

   

2.983% due 08/07/2033 •

    16,834       6,479  

Glacier Funding CDO Ltd.

   

2.611% due 08/04/2035 •

    6,890       1,754  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

   

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR 1,000       848  

Halcyon Loan Advisors European Funding BV

   

0.000% due 04/15/2030 ~

    1,100       1,074  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.471% due 02/25/2036 •

  $ 1,361       1,146  

Man GLG Euro CLO

   

0.000% due 10/15/2030 ~

  EUR 4,150       4,408  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

2.441% due 04/25/2037 •

  $ 903       575  

5.953% due 03/25/2037 Ø

    3,842       1,146  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.851% due 11/25/2036 ^•

    834       421  

5.965% due 09/25/2046 ^Ø

    7,434       4,119  

People’s Financial Realty Mortgage Securities Trust

   

2.441% due 09/25/2036 •

    21,855       6,724  

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

   

6.998% due 09/25/2037 ^Ø

    7,771       4,657  

7.238% due 09/25/2037 ^Ø

    6,723       4,028  

Sherwood Funding CDO Ltd.

   

2.480% due 11/06/2039 •

    35,197       10,992  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

   

2.941% due 08/10/2038 •

    26,468       5,296  

 


                                         

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust

   

3.256% due 06/25/2036 •

    409       97  

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

   

2.431% due 05/25/2036 •

    248       216  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

(Cost $105,243)

      96,070  
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 4.2%

   

Argentina Government International Bond

   

2.260% due 12/31/2038 Ø

  EUR 4,410       2,811  

3.375% due 01/15/2023

    200       190  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

    200       175  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

    200       168  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

    14,733       15,127  

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

  ARS 84       4  

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

    1,600       48  

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

    4,637       139  

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

    89,562       2,577  

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

    144,487       4,877  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

   

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR 2,350       2,865  

Peru Government International Bond

   

6.350% due 08/12/2028

  PEN 4,000       1,230  

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

3.000% due 02/24/2023 Ø

  EUR 25       28  

3.000% due 02/24/2024 Ø

    25       28  

3.000% due 02/24/2025 Ø

    25       28  

3.000% due 02/24/2026 Ø

    25       27  

3.000% due 02/24/2027 Ø

    25       27  

3.000% due 02/24/2028 Ø

    25       27  

3.000% due 02/24/2029 Ø

    25       27  

3.000% due 02/24/2030 Ø

    25       26  

3.000% due 02/24/2031 Ø

    25       26  

3.000% due 02/24/2032 Ø

    25       25  

3.000% due 02/24/2033 Ø

    25       25  

3.000% due 02/24/2034 Ø

    25       24  

3.000% due 02/24/2035 Ø

    25       24  

3.000% due 02/24/2036 Ø

    25       24  

3.000% due 02/24/2037 Ø

    25       24  

3.000% due 02/24/2038 Ø

    25       24  

3.000% due 02/24/2039 Ø

    25       24  

3.000% due 02/24/2040 Ø

    25       23  

3.000% due 02/24/2041 Ø

    25       23  

3.000% due 02/24/2042 Ø

    25       23  

4.750% due 04/17/2019

    3,000       3,457  

Venezuela Government International Bond

   

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

  $ 365       91  

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

    34       9  

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

    452       116  
   

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues

(Cost $43,648)

      34,391  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 1.3%

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.6%

   

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

    584,952       5,025  
   

 

 

 

ENERGY 0.0%

   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(l)

    66,131       334  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS 0.7%

   

Ardonagh Group Ltd. «(l)

    3,457,270       5,568  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $12,846)

      10,927  
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS 0.0%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

   

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

    1,795,000       152  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants

(Cost $0)

      152  
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 4.3%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 0.9%

   

OCP CLO Ltd.

   

0.000% due 04/26/2028 (h)

    8,700       7,420  
   

 

 

 


                                         

INDUSTRIALS 3.4%

   

Sequa Corp.

   

9.000% «

    37,773       27,861  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost $44,741)
      35,281  
   

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 2.5%

   

REAL ESTATE 2.5%

   

VICI Properties, Inc.

    934,782       20,182  
   

 

 

 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $12,650)
      20,182  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 4.9%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (m) 2.6%

      21,336  
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
       

SHORT-TERM NOTES 1.0%

   

Letras del Banco Central de la Republica Argentina

   

45.000% due 11/21/2018 (i)

  ARS 3,975       108  

46.250% due 11/21/2018 (i)

    1,960       53  

Ukraine Government International Bond

   

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

  $ 7,800       7,687  
   

 

 

 
      7,848  
   

 

 

 

ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.2%

   

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

  ARS 58,684       1,718  
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 1.1%

   

2.299% due 12/13/2018 - 01/31/2019 (g)(h)(p)(r)

  $ 8,825       8,783  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments

(Cost $39,463)

      39,685  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

(Cost $1,041,942)

      1,034,780  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments 127.0%

(Cost $1,041,942)

    $ 1,034,780  
Preferred Shares (12.5)%       (101,975

Financial Derivative Instruments (o)(q) 0.7%

(Cost or Premiums, net $144,310)

      5,953  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (15.2)%       (124,110
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ 814,648  
   

 

 

 

 


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        $ 4,632        $ 5,568          0.68

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

                 10/09/2014 - 10/17/2016          2,028          334          0.04  
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                    $   6,660        $   5,902          0.72
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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     $   6,636     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375% due 04/15/2021   $ (6,771   $ 6,636     $ 6,636  
SAL     2.280       10/31/2018       11/01/2018       14,700     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.125% due 02/29/2024     (15,011     14,700       14,701  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

  $   (21,782   $   21,336     $   21,337  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate (2)
     Settlement
Date
     Maturity
Date
   

Amount
Borrowed (2)

    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

     0.000      10/04/2018        TBD  (3)     $ (1,494   $ (1,494
     1.200        09/27/2018        TBD  (3)       (1,862     (1,864

BPS

     2.890        08/29/2018        11/29/2018       (9,175     (9,222

BRC

     0.250        07/26/2018        TBD  (3)       (304     (304
     1.950        09/27/2018        TBD  (3)       (3,762     (3,769

CIW

     2.600        10/26/2018        11/20/2018         (13,378     (13,384

JML

     0.250        04/03/2018        TBD  (3)     GBP (1,041     (1,331

JPS

     2.680        10/18/2018        11/19/2018     $ (3,074     (3,077

NOM

     2.950        11/01/2018        11/15/2018       (1,909     (1,909

RTA

     3.058        09/12/2018        03/12/2019       (4,048     (4,065
     3.229        10/23/2018        04/23/2019       (2,789     (2,791

SOG

     2.860        08/01/2018        11/01/2018       (12,903     (12,997
     2.887        07/12/2018        01/11/2019       (5,409     (5,458
     2.890        09/12/2018        12/12/2018       (1,512     (1,518
     2.960        10/10/2018        01/10/2019       (2,562     (2,567
     3.040        11/01/2018        02/01/2019       (12,398     (12,398

UBS

     (0.250      10/08/2018        11/08/2018     EUR (2,729     (3,090
     2.530        09/13/2018        12/13/2018     $ (476     (478
     2.550        09/05/2018        12/05/2018       (7,254     (7,283
     2.580        08/02/2018        11/02/2018       (6,598     (6,641
     2.720        09/05/2018        12/05/2018       (9,799     (9,841
     2.720        09/07/2018        12/07/2018       (4,040     (4,057
     2.760        08/31/2018        12/03/2018       (8,194     (8,233
     2.780        09/12/2018        12/12/2018       (18,389     (18,460
     2.780        09/13/2018        12/13/2018       (289     (290
     2.820        09/05/2018        12/05/2018       (230     (231
     2.860        11/02/2018        02/04/2019       (6,009     (6,009
     2.890        10/12/2018        01/14/2019       (7,806     (7,819
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

             $   (150,580
            

 

 

 

 


(n)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $143,111 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 $(140,947) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.528%. 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  
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   $ 9,600     $ (317   $   (407   $ (724   $ 0     $ (14

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000     Quarterly     09/20/2020        0.000     EUR   5,000       (978     442       (536     0       (112

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000     Quarterly     12/20/2021        0.000       300       (71     39       (32     0       (7
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $   (1,366   $ 74     $   (1,292   $   0     $   (133
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.860   Semi-Annual     04/26/2023     $ 500,000     $ (1,369   $ (4,371   $ (5,740   $ 0     $ (838
Receive  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000     Semi-Annual     06/20/2023       155,200       5,684       1,226       6,910       273       0  
Receive (5)  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.750     Semi-Annual     12/19/2023       175,000       1,636       1,707       3,343       337       0  
Receive (5)  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.750     Semi-Annual     12/19/2023       70,000       622       681       1,303       141       0  
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500     Semi-Annual     12/20/2027       3,100       55       (208     (153     0       (10
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.500     Semi-Annual     06/19/2044       617,800       110,477       (84,948     25,529       0       (4,408
Receive  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500     Semi-Annual     06/20/2048         753,500       28,854       87,409       116,263       5,262       0  
Receive (5)  

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    1.250     Annual     12/19/2028     EUR 2,200       (38     (26     (64     2       0  
Receive (5)  

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    1.000     Annual     03/20/2029       21,400       88       11       99       16       0  
Receive (5)  

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

    1.500     Semi-Annual     03/20/2029     GBP 55,200       950       (23     927       400       0  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 146,959     $ 1,458     $ 148,417     $ 6,431     $ (5,256
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $   145,593     $   1,532     $   147,125     $   6,431     $   (5,389
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


(p)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $612 and cash of $21,391 have 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)

This instrument has a forward starting effective date.

 

(q)

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      33,141      $     899     $ 0     $ (24
    11/2018      GBP      3,790          4,928           84       0  
    11/2018      $      898      ARS     33,141       25       0  
    01/2019      ARS      33,141      $     814       0       (27

BPS

    11/2018           11,797          322       0       (6
    11/2018      EUR      925          1,076       28       0  
    11/2018      GBP      2,776          3,619       71       0  
    11/2018      $      319      ARS     12,935       39       0  
    11/2018           8,224      MXN     158,995       0       (408
    12/2018      PEN      4,622      $     1,388       20       0  
    01/2019      $      93      ARS     3,710       1       0  

BRC

    11/2018           531          20,913       43       0  
    12/2018           1,074      GBP     842       4       0  

CBK

    11/2018      ARS      23,957      $     564       0       (104
    11/2018      EUR      327          377       7       0  
    11/2018      GBP      4,469          5,879       166       0  
    11/2018      $      724      ARS     27,667       46       0  
    11/2018           950      GBP     745       2       0  
    01/2019           400      ARS     16,347       15       0  

DUB

    12/2018           96          4,101       11       0  

FBF

    01/2019           1,082      RUB     73,236       19       0  

GLM

    11/2018      GBP      966      $     1,271       36       0  
    11/2018      $      1,014      EUR     892       0       (4

HUS

    11/2018      GBP      2,611      $     3,402       64       0  
    11/2018      $      1,882      GBP     1,430       0       (54
    12/2018           53      ARS     2,236       5       0  

JPM

    11/2018      GBP      91,018      $     119,996       3,656       0  
    11/2018      $      511      EUR     445       0       (7
    01/2019           72      ARS     2,746       0       (2

MSB

    11/2018      ARS      24,065      $     564       0       (107
    11/2018      $      653      ARS     24,064       17       0  

NGF

    11/2018           42          1,649       3       0  
    12/2018           348          14,142       26       (2

SCX

    11/2018           80,523      EUR     70,740       0       (399
    12/2018      EUR      70,740      $     80,725       401       0  

SOG

    11/2018      $      132,765      GBP     103,389       0       (613
    12/2018      GBP      103,389      $     132,951       614       0  

TOR

    11/2018      EUR      69,933          82,537       3,328       0  

UAG

    11/2018      $      7,727      RUB     495,889       0       (212
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

  $   8,731     $   (1,969
              

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


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   $ 1,700     $ (332   $ 155     $ 0     $ (177

GST

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2024       3.037       2,200       (437     208       0       (229

HUS

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2024       3.037       2,800       (581     290       0       (291
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $   (1,350   $   653     $   0     $   (697
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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  

DUB

  Pay   3-Month USD-LIBOR     3.850   Semi-Annual     07/13/2022     $   600,000     $ 67     $ 185     $ 252     $ 0  

MYC

  Pay   3-Month USD-LIBOR     3.140     Semi-Annual     12/07/2023       700,000       0       (1,406     0       (1,406
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 67     $   (1,221   $ 252     $ (1,406
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

 

    $   (1,283   $ (568   $   252     $   (2,103
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(r)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $1,924 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.

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        $ 33,660        $ 1,269        $ 34,929  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0          232,908          0          232,908  

Industrials

     0          209,244          470          209,714  

Utilities

     0          70,269          0          70,269  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

                 

Industrials

     0          4,557          0          4,557  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

                 

California

     0          3,998          0          3,998  

District of Columbia

     0          10,475          0          10,475  

Illinois

     0          21,513          0          21,513  

New York

     0          1,472          0          1,472  

Texas

     0          9,801          0          9,801  

Virginia

     0          1,325          0          1,325  

West Virginia

     0          13,341          0          13,341  

U.S. Government Agencies

     0          17,027          8,444          25,471  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0          158,319          0          158,319  

Asset-Backed Securities

     0          96,070          0          96,070  

Sovereign Issues

     0          34,391          0          34,391  

Common Stocks

                 

Consumer Discretionary

     5,025          0          0          5,025  

Energy

     334          0          0          334  

Financials

     0          0          5,568          5,568  

Warrants

                 

Industrials

     0          0          152          152  

Preferred Securities

                 

Banking & Finance

     0          7,420          0          7,420  

Industrials

     0          0          27,861          27,861  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

                 

Real Estate

     20,182          0          0          20,182  

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0          21,336          0          21,336  

Short-Term Notes

     0          7,848          0          7,848  

Argentina Treasury Bills

     0          1,718          0          1,718  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0          8,783          0          8,783  

Total Investments

   $ 25,541        $ 965,475        $ 43,764        $ 1,034,780  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0          6,431          0          6,431  

Over the counter

     0          8,983          0          8,983  
   $ 0        $ 15,414        $ 0        $ 15,414  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0          (5,389        0          (5,389

Over the counter

     0          (4,072        0          (4,072
     $ 0        $ (9,461      $ 0        $ (9,461

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

   $ 0        $ 5,953        $ 0        $ 5,953  

Totals

   $   25,541        $   971,428        $   43,764        $   1,040,733  

 


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

  $ 719     $ 30     $ (52   $ 0     $ 2     $ (12   $ 582     $ 0     $ 1,269     $ (10

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Industrials

    1,167       0       (1     1       0       (19     0       (678     470       (17

U.S. Government Agencies

    8,473       0       (32     46       12       (55     0       0       8,444       (55

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    5,445       0       0       0       0       123       0       0       5,568       123  

Warrants

                   

Industrials

    450       0       0       0       0       (298     0       0       152       (298

Preferred Securities

                   

Industrials

    33,520       475       0       0       0       (6,134     0       0       27,861       (6134
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   49,774     $   505     $   (85   $   47     $   14     $   (6,395   $   582     $   (678   $   43,764     $   (6391
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ 196      Proxy Pricing      Base Price      98.129  
     1,073      Third Party Vendor      Broker Quote      40.000 - 100.750  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

     470     

Reference Instrument

    

Yield

     10.890  

U.S. Government Agencies

     8,444      Proxy Pricing      Base Price      60.160  

Common Stocks

 

Financials

     5,568     

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

    

—  

      

Warrants

 

Industrials

     152     

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

    

—  

      

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

     27,861     

Fundamental valuation

    

Company Assets

   $ 438,000,000.000  
  

 

 

            

Total

   $ 43,764             
  

 

 

            

 

(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.   GLM   Goldman Sachs Bank USA   NOM   Nomura Securities International Inc.
BOA   Bank of America N.A.   GST   Goldman Sachs International   RTA   Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
BPS   BNP Paribas S.A.   HUS   HSBC Bank USA N.A.   SAL   Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
BRC   Barclays Bank PLC   JML   JP Morgan Securities Plc   SCX   Standard Chartered Bank
CBK   Citibank N.A.   JPM   JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.   SOG   Societe Generale
CIW   CIBC World Markets Corp.   JPS   JP Morgan Securities, Inc.   TOR   Toronto Dominion Bank
DUB   Deutsche Bank AG   MSB   Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A   UAG   UBS AG Stamford
FBF   Credit Suisse International   MYC   Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.   UBS   UBS Securities LLC
FICC   Fixed Income Clearing Corporation   NGF   Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.    
Currency Abbreviations:
ARS   Argentine Peso   MXN   Mexican Peso   RUB   Russian Ruble
EUR   Euro   PEN   Peruvian New Sol   USD (or $)   United States Dollar
GBP   British Pound        
Index/Spread Abbreviations:
ARLLMONP   Argentina Blended Policy Rate   EUR003M   3 Month EUR Swap Rate   US0003M   3 Month USD Swap Rate
BADLARPP   Argentina Badlar Floating Rate Notes   LIBOR03M   3 Month USD-LIBOR    
Municipal Bond or Agency Abbreviations:
AGM   Assured Guaranty Municipal        
Other Abbreviations:
ABS   Asset-Backed Security   DAC   Designated Activity Company   TBA   To-Be-Announced
BABs   Build America Bonds   EURIBOR   Euro Interbank Offered Rate   TBD   To-Be-Determined
CDO
  Collateralized Debt Obligation   LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate   TBD%   Interest rate to be determined when loan settles
CLO   Collateralized Loan Obligation   PIK   Payment-in-Kind    


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 High Income 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