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 811-21636
First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity IncomeFund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, IL 60187
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
W. Scott Jardine, Esq.
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, IL 60187
(Name and address of agent for service)
registrant's telephone number, including area code: 630-765-8000
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2018
Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.
Principal Value (Local Currency) | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value (US Dollars) | ||||
FOREIGN SOVEREIGN BONDS AND NOTES (a) – 102.8% | ||||||||
Argentina – 3.2% | ||||||||
27,400,000 | Argentina POM Politica Monetaria, Argentina Central Bank 7 day repurchase reference rate (ARS) (b) | 27.25% | 06/21/20 | $1,447,987 | ||||
1,350,000 | Argentine Republic Government International Bond (EUR) | 5.25% | 01/15/28 | 1,623,734 | ||||
715,039 | Argentine Republic Government International Bond (USD) | 8.28% | 12/31/33 | 770,097 | ||||
530,000 | Argentine Republic Government International Bond (USD) | 7.13% | 07/06/36 | 511,450 | ||||
1,150,000 | Argentine Republic Government International Bond (USD) | 6.88% | 01/11/48 | 1,051,531 | ||||
5,404,799 | ||||||||
Australia – 5.8% | ||||||||
10,972,000 | Treasury Corp. of Victoria (AUD) | 6.00% | 10/17/22 | 9,705,947 | ||||
Bahrain – 0.9% | ||||||||
800,000 | Bahrain Government International Bond (USD) | 7.00% | 01/26/26 | 806,822 | ||||
680,000 | Bahrain Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.00% | 10/12/28 | 656,845 | ||||
1,463,667 | ||||||||
Belarus – 0.5% | ||||||||
861,000 | Republic of Belarus International Bond (USD) (c) | 6.20% | 02/28/30 | 853,488 | ||||
Brazil – 6.4% | ||||||||
34,100,000 | Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F (BRL) | 10.00% | 01/01/25 | 10,733,456 | ||||
Canada – 2.4% | ||||||||
4,043,000 | Canadian Government Bond (CAD) | 8.00% | 06/01/23 | 4,059,883 | ||||
Czech Republic – 0.8% | ||||||||
20,910,000 | Czech Republic Government Bond (CZK) | 5.70% | 05/25/24 | 1,284,459 | ||||
Dominican Republic – 1.8% | ||||||||
142,500,000 | Dominican Republic Bond (DOP) (c) | 10.50% | 04/07/23 | 3,031,419 | ||||
Ecuador – 2.2% | ||||||||
740,000 | Ecuador Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 8.75% | 06/02/23 | 761,645 | ||||
2,750,000 | Ecuador Government International Bond (USD) | 9.65% | 12/13/26 | 2,911,563 | ||||
3,673,208 | ||||||||
Egypt – 2.9% | ||||||||
575,000 | Egypt Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 6.13% | 01/31/22 | 596,053 | ||||
380,000 | Egypt Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 8.50% | 01/31/47 | 424,581 | ||||
437,000 | Egypt Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.90% | 02/21/48 | 460,802 | ||||
61,000,000 | Egypt Treasury Bills (EGP) | (d) | 05/29/18 | 3,385,047 | ||||
4,866,483 | ||||||||
El Salvador – 0.9% | ||||||||
1,000,000 | El Salvador Government International Bond (USD) | 5.88% | 01/30/25 | 985,290 | ||||
580,000 | El Salvador Government International Bond (USD) | 7.65% | 06/15/35 | 614,417 | ||||
1,599,707 | ||||||||
Ethiopia – 1.0% | ||||||||
1,620,000 | Ethiopia International Bond (USD) (c) | 6.63% | 12/11/24 | 1,671,101 | ||||
Ghana – 2.2% | ||||||||
6,200,000 | Ghana Government Bond (GHS) | 21.50% | 03/09/20 | 1,537,234 | ||||
2,100,000 | Ghana Government International Bond (USD) | 8.13% | 01/18/26 | 2,257,725 | ||||
3,794,959 |
Principal Value (Local Currency) | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value (US Dollars) | ||||
FOREIGN SOVEREIGN BONDS AND NOTES (a) (Continued) | ||||||||
Honduras – 0.7% | ||||||||
1,125,000 | Honduras Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.50% | 03/15/24 | $1,245,184 | ||||
Indonesia – 2.9% | ||||||||
61,800,000,000 | Indonesia Treasury Bond (IDR) | 8.38% | 03/15/34 | 4,892,827 | ||||
Iraq – 1.2% | ||||||||
428,000 | Iraq International Bond (USD) (c) | 6.75% | 03/09/23 | 435,357 | ||||
1,760,000 | Iraq International Bond (USD) | 5.80% | 01/15/28 | 1,686,080 | ||||
2,121,437 | ||||||||
Italy – 7.4% | ||||||||
581,000 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro (EUR) | 3.75% | 05/01/21 | 796,533 | ||||
3,000,000 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro (EUR) | 9.00% | 11/01/23 | 5,335,944 | ||||
1,600,000 | Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro (EUR) | 7.25% | 11/01/26 | 2,872,345 | ||||
2,970,000 | Republic of Italy Government International Bond (USD) | 6.88% | 09/27/23 | 3,476,385 | ||||
12,481,207 | ||||||||
Japan – 8.1% | ||||||||
795,500,000 | Japan Government Ten Year Bond (JPY) | 0.10% | 06/20/27 | 7,541,292 | ||||
476,350,000 | Japan Government Thirty Year Bond (JPY) | 2.40% | 03/20/37 | 6,038,536 | ||||
13,579,828 | ||||||||
Kenya – 0.5% | ||||||||
590,000 | Kenya Government International Bond (USD) | 6.88% | 06/24/24 | 617,687 | ||||
200,000 | Kenya Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 8.25% | 02/28/48 | 214,535 | ||||
832,222 | ||||||||
Malaysia – 2.0% | ||||||||
13,000,000 | Malaysia Government Bond (MYR) | 3.89% | 03/15/27 | 3,310,843 | ||||
Mexico – 5.5% | ||||||||
57,000,000 | Mexican Bonos (MXN) | 6.50% | 06/09/22 | 3,057,025 | ||||
20,000,000 | Mexican Bonos (MXN) | 10.00% | 12/05/24 | 1,263,124 | ||||
27,000,000 | Mexican Bonos (MXN) | 5.75% | 03/05/26 | 1,350,000 | ||||
58,800,000 | Mexican Bonos (MXN) | 8.50% | 11/18/38 | 3,535,847 | ||||
9,205,996 | ||||||||
Mongolia – 0.4% | ||||||||
750,000 | Mongolia Government International Bond (USD) | 5.13% | 12/05/22 | 735,265 | ||||
Nigeria – 0.7% | ||||||||
663,000 | Nigeria Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.88% | 02/16/32 | 723,479 | ||||
513,000 | Nigeria Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.63% | 11/28/47 | 532,145 | ||||
1,255,624 | ||||||||
Norway – 0.6% | ||||||||
7,511,000 | Norway Government Bond (NOK) (c) | 1.75% | 02/17/27 | 951,036 | ||||
Oman – 0.4% | ||||||||
770,000 | Oman Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 6.75% | 01/17/48 | 740,959 | ||||
Pakistan – 0.4% | ||||||||
760,000 | Pakistan Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 6.88% | 12/05/27 | 721,057 | ||||
Peru – 3.4% | ||||||||
16,000,000 | Peruvian Government International Bond (PEN) | 6.90% | 08/12/37 | 5,725,635 |
Principal Value (Local Currency) | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value (US Dollars) | ||||
FOREIGN SOVEREIGN BONDS AND NOTES (a) (Continued) | ||||||||
Poland – 7.8% | ||||||||
16,748,000 | Republic of Poland Government Bond (PLN) | 5.75% | 10/25/21 | $5,536,921 | ||||
12,500,000 | Republic of Poland Government Bond (PLN) | 4.00% | 10/25/23 | 3,934,059 | ||||
12,987,000 | Republic of Poland Government Bond (PLN) | 2.50% | 07/25/27 | 3,611,389 | ||||
13,082,369 | ||||||||
Portugal – 2.3% | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Portugal Government International Bond (USD) | 5.13% | 10/15/24 | 2,131,796 | ||||
1,088,000 | Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT (EUR) (c) | 5.65% | 02/15/24 | 1,720,044 | ||||
3,851,840 | ||||||||
Russia – 6.6% | ||||||||
605,000,000 | Russian Federal Bond - OFZ (RUB) | 7.05% | 01/19/28 | 10,647,683 | ||||
400,000 | Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond (USD) | 5.88% | 09/16/43 | 445,500 | ||||
11,093,183 | ||||||||
Rwanda – 0.9% | ||||||||
1,440,000 | Rwanda International Government Bond (USD) | 6.63% | 05/02/23 | 1,491,444 | ||||
South Africa – 5.3% | ||||||||
68,400,000 | Republic of South Africa Government Bond (ZAR) | 10.50% | 12/21/26 | 6,684,726 | ||||
2,200,000 | Republic of South Africa Government International Bond (USD) | 4.88% | 04/14/26 | 2,197,690 | ||||
8,882,416 | ||||||||
Spain – 5.7% | ||||||||
4,340,000 | Spain Government Bond (EUR) (c) | 5.90% | 07/30/26 | 7,497,230 | ||||
1,000,000 | Spain Government Bond (EUR) | 6.00% | 01/31/29 | 1,830,911 | ||||
100,000 | Spain Government Bond (EUR) (c) | 5.15% | 10/31/44 | 199,559 | ||||
9,527,700 | ||||||||
Sri Lanka – 0.9% | ||||||||
1,500,000 | Sri Lanka Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 6.20% | 05/11/27 | 1,479,242 | ||||
Supranationals – 0.6% | ||||||||
8,550,000 | European Investment Bank (SEK) | 1.25% | 05/12/25 | 1,051,286 | ||||
Suriname – 0.4% | ||||||||
675,000 | Republic of Suriname (USD) (c) | 9.25% | 10/26/26 | 695,250 | ||||
Tanzania – 0.2% | ||||||||
386,672 | Tanzania Government International Bond, 6 Mo. LIBOR + 6.00% (USD) (b) | 8.24% | 03/09/20 | 403,418 | ||||
Turkey – 2.1% | ||||||||
15,100,000 | Turkey Government Bond (TRY) | 10.40% | 03/20/24 | 3,475,224 | ||||
Ukraine – 1.7% | ||||||||
1,720,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.75% | 09/01/24 | 1,775,018 | ||||
197,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.75% | 09/01/25 | 202,182 | ||||
197,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.75% | 09/01/26 | 202,092 | ||||
197,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond (USD) (c) | 7.75% | 09/01/27 | 201,899 | ||||
716,000 | Ukraine Government International Bond (USD) (c) | (d) | 05/31/40 | 501,491 | ||||
2,882,682 | ||||||||
United Kingdom – 2.7% | ||||||||
974,000 | United Kingdom Gilt (GBP) | 4.25% | 12/07/27 | 1,725,082 |
Principal Value (Local Currency) | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value (US Dollars) | ||||
FOREIGN SOVEREIGN BONDS AND NOTES (a) (Continued) | ||||||||
United Kingdom (Continued) | ||||||||
1,250,000 | United Kingdom Gilt (GBP) | 4.25% | 12/07/49 | $2,863,892 | ||||
4,588,974 | ||||||||
Uruguay – 0.4% | ||||||||
17,724,667 | Uruguay Government International Bond (UYU) | 4.38% | 12/15/28 | 678,005 | ||||
Total Foreign Sovereign Bonds and Notes | 173,124,729 | |||||||
(Cost $165,193,804) | ||||||||
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (a) (e) – 25.9% | ||||||||
Argentina – 0.3% | ||||||||
525,000 | Genneia S.A. (USD) (c) | 8.75% | 01/20/22 | 566,811 | ||||
Azerbaijan – 0.9% | ||||||||
1,305,000 | Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (USD) (c) | 6.88% | 03/24/26 | 1,441,564 | ||||
Barbados – 0.5% | ||||||||
750,000 | Sagicor Finance 2015 Ltd. (USD) (c) | 8.88% | 08/11/22 | 840,000 | ||||
Brazil – 4.8% | ||||||||
766,000 | Azul Investments LLP (USD) (c) | 5.88% | 10/26/24 | 756,425 | ||||
450,000 | Caixa Economica Federal (USD) (f) | 7.25% | 07/23/24 | 465,750 | ||||
780,000 | CSN Resources S.A. (USD) (c) | 7.63% | 02/13/23 | 732,225 | ||||
850,000 | GTL Trade Finance, Inc. (USD) | 7.25% | 04/16/44 | 956,250 | ||||
770,000 | MARB BondCo PLC (USD) (c) | 6.88% | 01/19/25 | 705,705 | ||||
1,550,000 | OAS Finance Ltd. (USD) (f) (g) (h) (i) | 8.88% | (j) | 94,938 | ||||
460,000 | OAS Investments GmbH (USD) (g) (h) (i) | 8.25% | 10/19/19 | 28,175 | ||||
785,000 | Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd. (USD) | 6.35% | 12/01/21 | 769,300 | ||||
930,000 | Petrobras Global Finance BV (USD) (c) | 5.30% | 01/27/25 | 919,537 | ||||
1,830,000 | Petrobras Global Finance BV (USD) | 8.75% | 05/23/26 | 2,155,465 | ||||
445,875 | QGOG Atlantic/Alaskan Rigs Ltd. (USD) | 5.25% | 07/30/18 | 436,958 | ||||
8,020,728 | ||||||||
China – 0.7% | ||||||||
765,000 | Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (USD) | 8.38% | 02/10/22 | 822,494 | ||||
308,000 | Yingde Gases Investment Ltd. (USD) (c) | 6.25% | 01/19/23 | 303,789 | ||||
1,126,283 | ||||||||
Colombia – 0.9% | ||||||||
550,000 | Banco GNB Sudameris S.A. (USD) (c) (f) | 6.50% | 04/03/27 | 567,188 | ||||
955,000 | Bancolombia S.A. (USD) (f) | 4.88% | 10/18/27 | 927,066 | ||||
1,494,254 | ||||||||
Dominican Republic – 1.2% | ||||||||
1,860,000 | AES Andres BV / Dominican Power Partners / Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Itabo (USD) (c) | 7.95% | 05/11/26 | 1,993,827 | ||||
El Salvador – 0.5% | ||||||||
800,000 | Grupo Unicomer Co., Ltd. (USD) (c) | 7.88% | 04/01/24 | 868,400 | ||||
Georgia – 0.9% | ||||||||
540,000 | BGEO Group JSC (USD) (c) | 6.00% | 07/26/23 | 547,426 | ||||
975,000 | Georgian Oil and Gas Corp. JSC (USD) (c) | 6.75% | 04/26/21 | 1,014,819 | ||||
1,562,245 | ||||||||
Ghana – 0.4% | ||||||||
748,000 | Tullow Oil PLC (USD) (c) | 7.00% | 03/01/25 | 748,935 |
Principal Value (Local Currency) | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value (US Dollars) | ||||
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (a) (e) (Continued) | ||||||||
Guatemala – 0.5% | ||||||||
735,000 | Comunicaciones Celulares S.A. Via Comcel Trust (USD) (c) | 6.88% | 02/06/24 | $770,567 | ||||
Honduras – 0.5% | ||||||||
770,000 | Inversiones Atlantida S.A. (USD) (c) | 8.25% | 07/28/22 | 802,725 | ||||
India – 1.5% | ||||||||
120,000,000 | NTPC Ltd. (INR) | 7.25% | 05/03/22 | 1,844,587 | ||||
756,000 | Vedanta Resources PLC (USD) (c) | 6.13% | 08/09/24 | 740,608 | ||||
2,585,195 | ||||||||
Indonesia – 0.2% | ||||||||
284,000 | Medco Platinum Road Pte Ltd. (USD) (c) | 6.75% | 01/30/25 | 271,883 | ||||
Kazakhstan – 0.5% | ||||||||
789,000 | Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd. (USD) (c) | 4.00% | 08/15/26 | 756,059 | ||||
Mexico – 1.8% | ||||||||
750,000 | Axtel SAB de CV (USD) (c) | 6.38% | 11/14/24 | 765,000 | ||||
670,000 | Cemex SAB de CV (USD) (c) | 7.75% | 04/16/26 | 739,814 | ||||
13,950,000 | Petroleos Mexicanos (MXN) | 7.19% | 09/12/24 | 693,740 | ||||
773,000 | Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR (USD) (c) (f) | 8.88% | (j) | 757,540 | ||||
2,956,094 | ||||||||
Nigeria – 2.3% | ||||||||
750,000 | Access Bank PLC (USD) (c) | 10.50% | 10/19/21 | 843,690 | ||||
730,000 | IHS Netherlands Holdco BV (USD) (c) | 9.50% | 10/27/21 | 767,808 | ||||
770,000 | SEPLAT Petroleum Development Co., PLC (USD) (c) | 9.25% | 04/01/23 | 771,925 | ||||
720,000 | United Bank for Africa PLC (USD) (c) | 7.75% | 06/08/22 | 746,215 | ||||
740,000 | Zenith Bank PLC (USD) (c) | 7.38% | 05/30/22 | 765,227 | ||||
3,894,865 | ||||||||
Paraguay – 0.6% | ||||||||
1,020,000 | Banco Regional SAECA (USD) (c) | 8.13% | 01/24/19 | 1,057,179 | ||||
Russia – 1.5% | ||||||||
820,000 | Credit Bank of Moscow Via CBOM Finance PLC (USD) (f) | 7.50% | 10/05/27 | 764,066 | ||||
1,045,000 | Evraz Group S.A. (USD) (c) | 5.38% | 03/20/23 | 1,057,540 | ||||
600,000 | GTH Finance BV (USD) (c) | 7.25% | 04/26/23 | 653,808 | ||||
2,475,414 | ||||||||
South Africa – 1.9% | ||||||||
48,000,000 | Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (ZAR) | 7.50% | 09/15/33 | 3,274,379 | ||||
Turkey – 1.9% | ||||||||
920,000 | Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama AS (USD) (c) | 5.00% | 04/06/23 | 928,944 | ||||
770,000 | Odea Bank AS (USD) (c) (f) | 7.63% | 08/01/27 | 736,382 | ||||
744,000 | Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (USD) | 6.00% | 11/01/22 | 725,762 | ||||
870,000 | Yasar Holdings AS (USD) (c) | 8.88% | 05/06/20 | 881,954 | ||||
3,273,042 | ||||||||
Ukraine – 1.6% | ||||||||
733,752 | Metinvest BV (USD) (k) | 9.37% | 12/31/21 | 771,174 | ||||
860,000 | MHP LUX S.A. (USD) (c) | 6.95% | 04/03/26 | 859,828 | ||||
330,000 | MHP S.E. (USD) (c) | 7.75% | 05/10/24 | 348,444 |
Principal Value (Local Currency) | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value (US Dollars) | ||||
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (a) (e) (Continued) | ||||||||
Ukraine (Continued) | ||||||||
735,000 | Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance PLC (USD) | 9.63% | 04/27/22 | $776,769 | ||||
2,756,215 | ||||||||
Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes | 43,536,664 | |||||||
(Cost $44,090,374) | ||||||||
Principal Value | Description | Stated Coupon | Stated Maturity | Value | ||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES (a) – 5.2% | ||||||||
$3,057,000 | United States Treasury Note | 1.63% | 03/15/20 | 3,018,310 | ||||
1,260,000 | United States Treasury Note | 1.50% | 08/15/26 | 1,143,746 | ||||
4,002,000 | United States Treasury Note | 3.75% | 11/15/43 | 4,572,128 | ||||
Total U.S. Government Bonds and Notes | 8,734,184 | |||||||
(Cost $8,864,101) |
Total Investments – 133.9% | 225,395,577 | |
(Cost $218,148,279) (l) | ||
Outstanding Loans – (37.8)% | (63,597,003) | |
Net Other Assets and Liabilities – 3.9% | 6,507,708 | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | $168,306,282 |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | ||||||||||||||
Settlement Date | Counterparty | Amount Purchased | Amount Sold | Purchase Value as of 3/31/2018 | Sale Value as of 3/31/2018 | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||||||||
04/10/18 | CIT | EUR | 486,000 | USD | 583,176 | $ 598,492 | $ 583,176 | $ 15,316 | ||||||
04/10/18 | UBS | EUR | 255,000 | USD | 315,948 | 314,024 | 315,948 | (1,924) | ||||||
04/10/18 | GS | MXN | 26,128,000 | USD | 1,385,887 | 1,434,628 | 1,385,887 | 48,741 | ||||||
04/10/18 | UBS | NZD | 2,959,000 | USD | 2,160,943 | 2,138,410 | 2,160,943 | (22,533) | ||||||
05/04/18 | BAR | UAH | 43,185,000 | USD | 1,561,844 | 1,608,779 | 1,561,844 | 46,935 | ||||||
04/10/18 | DB | ZAR | 19,031,000 | USD | 1,683,112 | 1,725,195 | 1,683,112 | 42,083 | ||||||
04/10/18 | UBS | USD | 5,323,625 | AUD | 6,788,000 | 5,323,625 | 5,213,549 | 110,076 | ||||||
04/10/18 | CIT | USD | 3,066,609 | CAD | 3,829,000 | 3,066,609 | 2,972,688 | 93,921 | ||||||
04/10/18 | GS | USD | 802,477 | EUR | 662,000 | 802,477 | 815,230 | (12,753) | ||||||
04/10/18 | DB | USD | 1,403,373 | JPY | 158,090,000 | 1,403,373 | 1,486,823 | (83,450) | ||||||
04/10/18 | UBS | USD | 1,332,551 | MXN | 26,128,000 | 1,332,551 | 1,434,628 | (102,077) | ||||||
04/10/18 | GS | USD | 2,116,620 | NZD | 2,959,000 | 2,116,620 | 2,138,409 | (21,789) | ||||||
04/10/18 | GS | USD | 3,821,529 | PLN | 13,167,000 | 3,821,529 | 3,847,136 | (25,607) | ||||||
04/10/18 | CIT | USD | 1,510,194 | ZAR | 19,031,000 | 1,510,194 | 1,604,861 | (94,667) | ||||||
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | $(7,728) |
Counterparty Abbreviations | |
BAR | Barclays Bank |
CIT | Citibank, NA |
DB | Deutsche Bank |
GS | Goldman Sachs |
UBS | UBS |
(a) | All of these securities are available to serve as collateral for the outstanding loans. |
(b) | Floating rate security. |
(c) | This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be liquid by Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”). Although market instability can result in periods of increased overall market illiquidity, liquidity for each security is determined based on security specific factors and assumptions, which require subjective judgment. At March 31, 2018, securities noted as such amounted to $56,523,484 or 33.6% of net assets. |
(d) | Zero coupon bond. |
(e) | Portfolio securities are included in a country based upon their underlying credit exposure as determined by the Sub-Advisor. |
(f) | Fixed-to-floating or fixed-to-variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at March 31, 2018. At a predetermined date, the fixed rate will change to a floating rate or a variable rate. |
(g) | This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers (see Note 2E - Restricted Securities in the Notes to Portfolio of Investments). |
(h) | This issuer is in default and interest is not being accrued by the Fund, nor paid by the issuer. |
(i) | This issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection in a São Paulo state court. |
(j) | Perpetual maturity. |
(k) | These notes are Senior Payment-In-Kind (“PIK”) Toggle Notes whereby the issuer pays interest on the notes in cash at the rate of 2.793% per annum (“Cash-pay Interest Amount”). In addition to the Cash-pay Interest Amount, the issuer pays interest on the notes at the rate of 6.5795% per annum, in cash, only if any Notes Cash Sweep Amount is available, and otherwise in PIK Notes. For the fiscal year-to-date period (January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018), this security paid all of its interest in cash. |
(l) | Aggregate cost for financial reporting purposes approximates the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $15,289,977 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $8,050,407. The net unrealized appreciation was $7,239,570. The amounts presented are inclusive of derivative contracts. |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
ASSETS TABLE | ||||
Total Value at 3/31/2018 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Foreign Sovereign Bonds and Notes* | $ 173,124,729 | $ — | $ 173,124,729 | $ — |
Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes* | 43,536,664 | — | 43,536,664 | — |
U.S. Government Bonds and Notes | 8,734,184 | — | 8,734,184 | — |
Total Investments | 225,395,577 | — | 225,395,577 | — |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | 357,072 | — | 357,072 | — |
Total | $ 225,752,649 | $— | $ 225,752,649 | $— |
LIABILITIES TABLE | ||||
Total Value at 3/31/2018 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | $ (364,800) | $ — | $ (364,800) | $ — |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
1) | benchmark yields; |
2) | reported trades; |
3) | broker/dealer quotes; |
4) | issuer spreads; |
5) | benchmark securities; |
6) | bids and offers; and |
7) | reference data including market research publications. |
1) | the credit conditions in the relevant market and changes thereto; |
2) | the liquidity conditions in the relevant market and changes thereto; |
3) | the interest rate conditions in the relevant market and changes thereto (such as significant changes in interest rates); |
4) | issuer-specific conditions (such as significant credit deterioration); and |
5) | any other market-based data the Advisor’s Pricing Committee considers relevant. In this regard, the Advisor’s Pricing Committee may use last-obtained market-based data to assist it when valuing portfolio securities using amortized cost. |
1) | the fundamental business data relating to the issuer, or economic data relating to the country of issue; |
2) | an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold; |
3) | the type, size and cost of security; |
4) | the financial statements of the issuer, or the financial condition of the country of issue; |
5) | the credit quality and cash flow of the issuer, or country of issue, based on Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.’s (“Aberdeen” or the “Sub-Advisor”) or external analysis; |
6) | the information as to any transactions in or offers for the security; |
7) | the price and extent of public trading in similar securities (or equity securities) of the issuer/borrower, or comparable companies; |
8) | the coupon payments; |
9) | the quality, value and salability of collateral, if any, securing the security; |
10) | the business prospects of the issuer, including any ability to obtain money or resources from a parent or affiliate and an assessment of the issuer’s management (for corporate debt only); |
11) | the economic, political and social prospects/developments of the country of issue and the assessment of the country’s governmental leaders/officials (for sovereign debt only); |
12) | the prospects for the issuer’s industry, and multiples (of earnings and/or cash flows) being paid for similar businesses in that industry (for corporate debt only); and |
13) | other relevant factors. |
• | Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. An active market is a market in which transactions for the investment occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
• | Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly, and include the following: |
o | Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets. |
o | Quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are non-active. A non-active market is a market where there are few transactions for the investment, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially either over time or among market makers, or in which little information is released publicly. |
o | Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the investment (for example, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates). |
o | Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. |
• | Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment. |
Security | Acquisition Date | Principal Values | Price | Carrying Cost | Value | % of Net Assets | ||
OAS Finance Ltd., 8.88% | 4/18/2013 | $1,550,000 | $6.13 | $1,550,000 | $94,938 | 0.06% | ||
OAS Investments GmbH, 8.25% | 10/12/2012 | 460,000 | 6.13 | 460,000 | 28,175 | 0.02 | ||
$2,010,000 | $123,113 | 0.08% |
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, 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, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). |
(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.
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
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.
(registrant) | First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James M. Dykas | |||
James M. Dykas, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date: | May 25, 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 (Signature and Title)* | /s/ James M. Dykas | |||
James M. Dykas, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date: | May 25, 2018 |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Donald P. Swade | |||
Donald P. Swade, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (principal financial officer) |
Date: | May 25, 2018 |