N-CSR 1 d817369dncsr.htm BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES BLACKROCK ALLOCATION TARGET SHARES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21457

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Allocation Target Shares
  BATS: Series A Portfolio
  BATS: Series C Portfolio
  BATS: Series E Portfolio
  BATS: Series M Portfolio
  BATS: Series P Portfolio
  BATS: Series S Portfolio
  BATS: Series V Portfolio

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Allocation Target Shares, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 03/31/2024

Date of reporting period: 03/31/2024


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

LOGO

  MARCH 31, 2024

 

   2024 Annual Report

 

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares

· BATS: Series A Portfolio

· BATS: Series C Portfolio

· BATS: Series E Portfolio

· BATS: Series M Portfolio

· BATS: Series P Portfolio

· BATS: Series S Portfolio

· BATS: Series V Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee  

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended March 31, 2024. Higher interest rates helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially while remaining above pre-pandemic levels. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war has had a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks’ advance was slower but still robust. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained strongly, while emerging market stocks advanced at a more modest pace.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, higher yields drove positive returns overall for 10-year U.S. Treasuries and solid gains in shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates twice during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening after its July meeting. The Fed also continued to reduce its balance sheet by not replacing some of the securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for rapid interest rate cuts, as reflected in the ongoing rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.

Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of March 31, 2024  
     
    

 6-Month 

 

    

 12-Month 

 

 
     

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

    23.48%        29.88%  
     

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

    19.94          19.71    
     

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia,

Far East Index)

    16.81          15.32    
     

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    10.42          8.15    
     

3-month Treasury bills

(ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

    2.68          5.24    
     

U.S. Treasury securities

(ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

    4.88          (2.44)    
     

U.S. investment grade bonds (Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

    5.99          1.70    
     

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    7.48          3.13    
     

U.S. high yield bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

    8.73          11.15    

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     23  

Disclosure of Expenses

     23  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     23  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     24  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     25  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     108  

Statements of Operations

     113  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     116  

Financial Highlights

     120  

Notes to Financial Statements

     127  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     141  

Important Tax Information

     142  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     143  

Trustee and Officer Information

     144  

Additional Information

     147  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     150  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024

 

   BATS: Series A Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

BATS: Series A Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with capital preservation.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Fund outperformed its broad-based benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index, and outperformed its customized weighted index comprised of 50% Bloomberg U.S. Asset-Backed Securities Index and 50% Bloomberg Non-Agency Investment Grade CMBS Index (the “Reference Benchmark”). Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of (i) certain separately managed account clients; (ii) collective trust funds managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., an affiliate of the investment adviser; and (iii) mutual funds advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC or its affiliates. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts.

What factors influenced performance?

Positive contributions to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark over the reporting period were led by out-of-benchmark allocations, most notably AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). Exposure to non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), specifically to Legacy and 2.0 bonds (non-agency RMBS securities issued prior to the end of the global financial crisis in 2008 and securities issued under post global financial crisis regulatory regimes, respectively) also proved additive.

The largest detractor from relative performance was the Fund’s exposure to conduit structures within asset-backed securities (“ABS”) in auto loans and credit card receivables. Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), both senior and subordinated, also detracted from active performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund rotated opportunistically among securitized asset subsectors during the reporting period, increasing risk exposures as the economy has shown continuous strength. Over the reporting period, the Fund slightly increased exposure to CMBS but had the largest increase in CLOs. Allocations to ABS and non-agency RMBS have remained relatively stable. The Fund also decreased its cash-equivalent exposure significantly.

The Fund’s cash position averaged 7.4% during the period and was 5.7% at the end of the period as the Fund used cash and cash equivalents to tactically reduce risk. The Fund’s cash position did not have a material impact on performance during the period.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund ended the period short duration (and corresponding interest rate sensitivity) relative to the benchmark. The Fund was positioned underweight ABS and CMBS relative to the benchmark and had out-of-benchmark exposures to non-agency RMBS and CLOs.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

 

   BATS: Series A Portfolio

 

LOGO

The Fund commenced operations on September 21, 2015.

  (a)

The Fund will principally invest its assets in fixed-income securities, such as ABS, CMBS and RMBS issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, various agencies of the U.S. Government or various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. Government, CMBS and RMBS issued by banks and other financial institutions, collateralized mortgage obligations, loans backed by commercial or residential real estate, derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements.

 
  (b)

An index representing the union of the US Aggregate Index, US Corporate High Yield Index, Investment Grade 144A Index, Eurodollar Index, US Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA eligible portion of the CMBS Index. The index covers USD-denominated, taxable bonds that are rated either investment grade or high-yield.

 
  (c)

A customized weighted index comprised of the returns of the Bloomberg U.S. Asset-Backed Securities Index (50%)/Bloomberg Non-Agency Investment Grade CMBS Index (50%). The Bloomberg U.S. Asset-Backed Securities Index is composed of debt securities backed by credit card, auto and home equity loans that are rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”). Issues must have at least one year to maturity and an outstanding par value of at least $50 million. The Bloomberg Non-Agency Investment Grade CMBS Index measures the market of conduit and fusion CMBS deals with a minimum current deal size of $300 million that are rated investment grade or higher using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. Securities must have a remaining average life of at least one year and must be fixed-rate, weighted average coupon (“WAC”), or capped WAC securities.

 

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns(a)  
                  1 Year       5 Years      
Since
Inception
 
(b) 

BATS: Series A Portfolio

      8.66     3.05     4.31

Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index

      2.67       0.69       1.65  

Reference Benchmark

            5.35       1.62       2.01  

 

(a)

See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of performance related information.

 
(b)

The Fund commenced operations on September 21, 2015.

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        
 

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$  1,000.00     $ 1,053.60      $ 0.00     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.00      $ 0.00       0.00

 

(a)

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)    BATS: Series A Portfolio

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

 
   
Asset Type    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Asset-Backed Securities

    50.7

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    48.4  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    0.6  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    0.3  

Corporate Bonds

    (b)  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Credit Rating(c)    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

AAA/Aaa(d)

    34.0

AA/Aa

    7.6  

A

    3.9  

BBB/Baa

    3.8  

BB/Ba

    4.3  

B

    1.7  

CCC/Caa

    2.3  

CC/Ca

    2.1  

C

    0.6  

N/R

    39.7  
 
(a)

Total investments exclude short-term securities and TBA sale commitments.

(b)

Amount is less than 0.1%.

(c)

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(d)

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors, individual investments and/or issuers. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed unrated U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations to be of similar credit quality as investments rated AAA/Aaa.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024    BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

BATS: Series C Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts.

What factors influenced performance?

The Fund’s duration/yield curve positioning was the largest contributor to relative performance during the reporting period. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity). An allocation to capital securities and an overweight in midstream energy also contributed. (Capital securities are dividend-paying securities that combine some features of both corporate bonds and preferred stocks, while generally providing higher yields to compensate for being less senior in the issuers’ capital structures). The Fund’s underweight in the life insurance sector was the largest detractor from relative performance, followed by underweights in media/entertainment and property/casualty insurance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Early in the reporting period, the investment advisor focused on mitigating risk in anticipation of slowing economic growth and a possible mild recession brought about by stringent monetary policies and tight financial conditions. As part of this process, it increased the Fund’s weightings in defensive non-cyclical sectors such as electric utilities and pharmaceuticals. Additionally, the Fund strategically increased its holdings in certain cyclical sectors it believed would be resilient in a mild recession, including specific midstream energy and metals and mining companies.

In the latter half of 2023, positive economic indicators and favorable dynamics in the investment-grade corporate market—specifically, muted supply and high demand from investors seeking yield—prompted the investment adviser to reassess its stance and shift the Fund towards a more “risk-on” approach. This shift initially involved reducing the portfolio’s weighting in defensive non-cyclical sectors and adding lower-quality industrial issues with 30-year maturities. Later in the reporting period, it exchanged these holdings for 10-year bank issues and capital securities. The Fund also took a larger position in emerging market government bonds, based on the category’s attractive relative value compared to U.S. investment-grade issues.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund’s largest overweights were in the banking, foreign agencies, midstream energy and aerospace/defense sectors, while its largest underweights were in food/beverage, media/entertainment, retailers, and diversified manufacturing issues. The Fund’s duration was longer than that of the benchmark.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

   BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

  (a)

The Fund will principally invest its assets in investment grade fixed-income securities, such as corporate bonds, notes and debentures, ABS, CMBS and RMBS, obligations of non-U.S. governments and supranational organizations which are chartered to promote economic development, collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, cash equivalent investments, when-issued and delayed delivery securities, derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements.

 
  (b)

Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index, an index that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government related bond markets. It is composed of the US Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes foreign agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities.

 

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns(a)  
                  1 Year       5 Years       10 Years  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

      4.98     2.08     2.92

Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index

            4.15       1.39       2.49  

 

(a)

See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of performance related information.

 

 

Past

performance is not an indication of future results.

 

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        
 

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$  1,000.00     $ 1,083.80      $ 0.02     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.98      $ 0.00       0.00

 

(a)

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)    BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

 
   
Asset Type    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Corporate Bonds

    87.6

Preferred Securities

    5.0  

Foreign Government Obligations

    2.9  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    1.6  

Foreign Agency Obligations

    1.5  

Municipal Bonds

    1.4  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Credit Rating(b)    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

AAA/Aaa(c)

    1.6

AA/Aa

    4.2  

A

    32.6  

BBB/Baa

    60.6  

BB/Ba

    1.0  
 
(a)

Total investments exclude short-term securities and options purchased.

(b)

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(c)

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors, individual investments and/or issuers. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed unrated U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations to be of similar credit quality as investments rated AAA/Aaa.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024    BATS: Series E Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

BATS: Series E Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize Federal tax-free yield with a secondary goal of total return.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Fund underperformed its broad-based benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal High Yield Bond Index, but it outperformed its customized weighted index comprised of 65% Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index Total Return Index Value Unhedged/35% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (the “Customized Reference Benchmark”). Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts.

What factors influenced performance?

The Fund’s positioning in the tax-backed states, corporate-backed, tobacco, other industries, education, and transportation sectors contributed to relative performance. Bonds with positive convexity, primarily those with low coupons trading at a discount to par, generally outpaced their higher-coupon, premium counterparts. (Positive convexity refers to a bond whose price increases by a greater rate as interest rates fall and decreases by a slower pace as rates rise). In terms of ratings categories, holdings in non-rated, BBB, and A rated securities were the primary drivers of relative performance. Issues with maturities of 20 years and longer made a strong contribution to results, as well.

Positioning in the utilities, tax-backed local, school districts, and housing sectors hurt relative performance. An underweight position in bonds with maturities of 15 years and below also detracted, as did an underweight in those rated AA. The Fund’s cash position had no material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The investment adviser prioritized convexity early in the reporting period, favoring the asymmetrical risk-reward profile offered by lower coupon bonds at the time. As the new year commenced, the investment adviser’s strategy shifted toward enhancing income and bolstering the portfolio’s allocation to high yield bonds in an effort to capitalize on the favorable supply-demand dynamics in this area of the market.

The investment adviser strategically increased the Fund’s cash position late in the period due to significant inflows. It maintained the elevated cash position intentionally to reduce portfolio duration, as it perceived market valuations to be rich and the yields on cash to be relatively attractive. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity).

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund strategically maintained a long position in convexity and discount bonds, while holding an underweight in premium bonds with 5% coupons. At the sector level, the investment adviser favored corporate and education issues. Conversely, it was underweight in tax-backed securities at both the local and state levels, as well as in utilities, school districts, and transportation. The Fund was overweight in non-rated, BBB, and A rated debt, and it was underweight in AA and AAA rated issues. The investment adviser preferred bonds with maturities of over 20 years, and it maintained an underweight in those with maturities of 15 years and below.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

   BATS: Series E Portfolio

 

LOGO

The Fund commenced operations on August 4, 2014.

  (a)

The Fund will invest in investment grade and non-investment grade municipal bonds.

 
  (b)

An index designed to measure the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated high-yield municipal bonds issued by U.S. states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and local governments or agencies.

 

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns(a)  
                  1 Year       5 Years      
Since
Inception
 
(b) 

BATS: Series E Portfolio

      6.18     3.24     4.90

Bloomberg Municipal High Yield Bond Index

      7.91       3.03       4.48  

Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

            4.78       2.12       N/A  

 

(a)

See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of performance related information.

 
(b)

The Fund commenced operations on August 4, 2014.

 
(c)

The Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index Total Return Index Value Unhedged (65%) and the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (35%). The Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        
             Including
Interest Expense and Fees
    Excluding
Interest Expense and Fees
           Including
Interest Expense and Fees
    Excluding
Interest Expense and Fees
        
 

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(b) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(b) 

 
$ 1,000.00     $ 1,116.00      $ 0.45     $ 0.00     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.57      $ 0.46     $ 1,025.00      $ 0.00    

 

(a)

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.09%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 
(b)

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)    BATS: Series E Portfolio

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

County/City/Special District/School District

    29.9

Utilities

    17.8  

Education

    14.9  

Transportation

    14.4  

Health Care

    12.5  

Tobacco

    6.2  

Housing

    4.3  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Credit Rating(b)    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

AAA/Aaa

    2.3

AA/Aa

    10.2  

A

    21.9  

BBB/Baa

    10.9  

BB/Ba

    10.1  

B

    0.8  

N/R

    43.8  
 

 

(a)

Total investments exclude money market funds.

(b)

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024    BATS: Series M Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

BATS: Series M Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg MBS Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts.

What factors influenced performance?

The Fund’s active benchmark strategy, which implements relative value decisions between specified pools and to-be-announced securities (“TBAs”), contributed positively to relative performance. Relative value positioning between conventional 30-year agency MBS and similar duration U.S. Treasuries also proved additive. Finally, trades expressing a preference for lower coupon agency MBS pools contributed over the period.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the reporting period, exposure to fixed rate collateralized mortgage obligations was increased. Within passthrough MBS, exposure within the coupon stack shifted slightly away from lower coupons and toward middle and higher coupons. The allocation to CMBS was modestly decreased over the period while continuing to favor senior conduit and single-asset/single-borrower issues.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

Within agency MBS, the Fund preferred specified pools relative to TBAs, with a tilt toward low loan balance pools that provide incremental income relative to seasoned generic pools. The Fund moved to a slight underweight relative to the benchmark in CMBS following the sector’s strong performance in the first quarter of 2024.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)    BATS: Series M Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

  (a)

The Fund will principally invest its assets in investment grade CMBS and RMBS, ABS, collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, cash equivalent investments, when-issued and delayed delivery securities, derivatives and dollar rolls.

 
  (b)

Bloomberg MBS Index, an unmanaged market value-weighted index, which covers the mortgage-backed securities component of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. It is comprised of agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) with a minimum $150 million par amount outstanding and a weighted-average maturity of at least 1 year. The index includes reinvestment of income.

 

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns(a)  
                  1 Year       5 Years       10 Years  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

      2.19     0.11     1.50

Bloomberg MBS Index

            1.39       (0.39     1.12  

 

(a)

See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of performance related information.

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

         Actual                    Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00          $   1,066.80          $   0.01               $   1,000.00          $   1,024.99          $   0.00          0.00

 

(a)

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

   BATS: Series M Portfolio

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

 

   
Asset Type    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    90.8

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    7.8  

Asset-Backed Securities

    1.4  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Credit Rating(b)    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

AAA/Aaa(c)

    96.8

AA/Aa

    0.8  

A

    0.2  

BBB/Baa

    0.1  

N/R

    2.1  
 

 

(a)

Total investments exclude short-term securities and TBA sale commitments.

(b)

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(c)

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors, individual investments and/or issuers. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed unrated U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations to be of similar credit quality as investments rated AAA/Aaa.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024    BATS: Series P Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

BATS: Series P Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide a duration that is the inverse of its benchmark.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Fund outperformed the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Bellwether 10 Year Swap Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts.

What factors influenced performance?

The use and cost of derivatives will result in a negative contribution to returns when interest rates fall; however, the Fund’s strategy is designed to offset these costs by holding shares of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares: Series S Portfolio (“Series S Portfolio”), a short-term proprietary fund. The use of derivatives is necessary to achieve the Fund’s objective and should therefore be evaluated in a portfolio context and not as a standalone strategy. The Fund’s use of derivatives contributed to results given that bond yields moved higher in the period.

The Fund’s position in the Series S Portfolio detracted from performance.

The Fund held cash as collateral in conjunction with its investments in U.S. Treasury futures and interest rate swaps. The cash position had no material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund actively managed interest rate risk on the seven- to 10-year part of the yield curve by using derivatives as described above. The Fund maintained its allocation to Series S Portfolio in order to offset the cost of the derivatives. Since this is an overlay strategy designed to manage interest-rate risk, the portfolio’s positioning is relatively static.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund held positions in U.S. Treasury futures and interest rate swaps, and it had an out-of-benchmark allocation to Series S Portfolio.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

   BATS: Series P Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

The Fund may invest in a portfolio of securities and other financial instruments, including derivative instruments, in an attempt to provide returns that are the inverse of its benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index.

  (b) 

Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index, an index that measures the performance of the U.S. Government bond market and includes public obligations of the U.S. Treasury with a maturity of between seven and up to (but not including) ten years. Securities must be fixed rate and rated investment grade, as defined by the Index methodology.

  (c) 

Bloomberg U.S. Bellwether 10 Year Swap Index, an index that provides total returns for swaps with varying maturities. For example, the 10-year swap index measures the total return of investing in 10-year par swaps over time.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns(a)  
         1 Year        5 Years        10 Years  

BATS: Series P Portfolio

    11.44     3.79     0.99

Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index

    (1.38     (0.46     1.27  

Bloomberg U.S. Bellwether 10 Year Swap Index

    (1.89     (0.80     1.30  

(a) See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of performance related information.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

Actual             Hypothetical 5% Return               
 


Beginning

Account Value
(10/01/23)

 

 
 

     

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

       

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

       

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

       

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$ 1,000.00             $ 1,004.20               $ 0.10              $ 1,000.00               $ 1,024.90               $ 0.10                0.02

 

(a) 

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Asset Type   Percent of
Total Investments
 

Fixed-Income Funds

    100.0
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024     BATS: Series S Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

BATS: Series S Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Fund outperformed its benchmark, the ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts.

What factors influenced performance?

The Fund’s out-of-benchmark allocations to investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), agency residential mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), non-agency mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), and U.S. agency notes all made positive contributions to performance. Duration and yield curve positioning contributed, as well. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity).

The Fund’s use of derivatives—specifically, the use of U.S. Treasury futures and swaps to manage duration—detracted, as did holdings in non-U.S. sovereign debt and cash. The Fund’s cash position had no material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The investment adviser increased the portfolio’s allocation to ABS. It largely added prime auto securities and CLOs, with a preference for issuers with higher levels of credit enhancement and high-quality collateral. In addition, it views CLOs as an attractive source of yield. On the other hand, the investment adviser reduced the allocation to CMBS due in part to the category’s elevated volatility. In addition, the investment adviser decreased the portfolio’s weighting in investment-grade corporates while tactically adjusting its positioning in the category. It also shifted the Fund’s positioning in agency MBS to capitalize on volatility, increasing the weighting as the sector cheapened and reducing the position when it performed well. The allocation to agency MBS rose over the course of the year.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund was positioned with a neutral duration bias following an increase in duration over the first quarter of 2024. Given that the benchmark is comprised solely of U.S. Treasuries, the Fund was underweight in Treasuries and overweight in all other segments of the market.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

   BATS: Series S Portfolio

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

The Fund will principally invest its assets in investment grade fixed-income securities, such as CMBS and RMBS, obligations of non-U.S. governments and supranational organizations, which are chartered to promote economic development, obligations of domestic and non-U.S. corporations, ABS, collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. Treasury and agency securities, cash equivalent investments, when-issued and delayed delivery securities, derivatives, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls.

 
  (b) 

An index that is a subset of ICE BofA US Treasury Index including all securities with a remaining term to final maturity less than 3 years. On December 1, 2023, the Fund began to compare its performance to the standard pricing time of the ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index (the “Index”). Index data prior to March 1, 2021 is for the Index’s standard pricing time of 3pm. Index data from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023 is for a custom 4pm pricing variant of the Index. Index returns beginning on December 1, 2023 reflect the Index’s new standard pricing time of 4pm. The change of the Index’s standard pricing time from 3pm to 4pm resulted in the discontinuation of the custom 4pm pricing variant used from March 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023.

 

Performance

 

            Average Annual Total Returns(a)  
                  1 Year        5 Years        10 Years  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

        4.98     2.07     2.18

ICE BofA 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index

              2.97       1.16       1.07  

 

(a) 

See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of performance related information.

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        
 

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$ 1,000.00     $ 1,040.10      $ 0.02     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.98      $ 0.00       0.00

 

(a) 

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

   BATS: Series S Portfolio

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   

Asset Type

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Asset-Backed Securities

    34.9

Corporate Bonds

    26.9  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    17.4  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    10.3  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    9.6  

Foreign Agency Obligations

    0.5  

Foreign Government Obligations

    0.3  

Preferred Securities

    0.1  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

     

Credit Rating(b)

            

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

AAA/Aaa(c)

       67.8

AA/Aa

       2.5  

A

       9.8  

BBB/Baa

       16.7  

N/R

             3.2  
 

 

(a) 

Total investments exclude short-term securities and TBA sale commitments.

(b) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(c) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors, individual investments and/or issuers. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed unrated U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations to be of similar credit quality as investments rated AAA/Aaa.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024     BATS: Series V Portfolio

 

Investment Objective

BATS: Series V Portfolio’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek as high a level of income exempt from federal income tax consistent with preservation of capital while seeking to minimize price volatility.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024, the Fund performed in line with its benchmark, the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index. Shares of the Fund can be purchased or held only by or on behalf of certain separately managed account clients. Comparisons of the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark index will differ from comparisons of the benchmark against the performance of the separately managed accounts.

What factors influenced performance?

Positive contributors to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark included holdings of variable rate demand notes (“VRDNs”) which quickly and efficiently repriced coupons in line with market levels as the Fed maintained a higher rate environment. In addition, opportunistic exposure to select attractively priced municipal commercial paper instruments benefited the Fund’s yield.

There were no material detractors from the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark for the period. The Fund’s cash position had no material impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund maintained high levels of liquidity while providing an attractive yield primarily through holdings of VRDNs, while opportunistically laddering attractive municipal commercial paper maturities and select fixed-rate exposures to tax-backed local credits through both municipal note and bond holdings.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund maintained a bias for daily and weekly reset VRDNs while also maintaining select exposure to longer-dated commercial paper and municipal note holdings. The Fund’s weighted average maturity of 14 days was longer than the benchmark’s 7 days, as the Fund remained opportunistic given the volatile rate environment, holding select fixed-rate exposures where yields appeared attractive relative to expected VRDN yields.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of March 31, 2024 (continued)

 

   BATS: Series V Portfolio

 

LOGO

The Fund commenced operations on May 5, 2021.

  (a) 

The Fund will principally invest in a broad range of short-term obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, and their respective authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions, the interest of which, in the opinion of counsel to the issuer of the obligation, is exempt from regular federal income tax.

 
  (b) 

A 7-day high-grade market index comprised of tax-exempt variable rate demand obligations with certain characteristics. The index is calculated and published by Bloomberg.

 

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns(a)  
                 1 Year      

Since

Inception

 

(b) 

BATS: Series V Portfolio

       3.44     1.81

SIFMA Municipal Swap Index

             3.42       1.84  

 

(a) 

See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of performance related information.

 
(b) 

Commencement of operations on May 5, 2021.

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

         Actual                    Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(10/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(03/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$ 1,000.00        $ 1,017.20        $ 0.03             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,024.97        $ 0.05          0.01

 

(a) 

For shares of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all direct expenses, except extraordinary expenses, incurred by the Fund. Extraordinary expenses may include dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed term.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” for further information on how expenses were calculated.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

 

Utilities

    23.5

Health Care

    19.8  

County/City/Special District/School District

    18.0  

Housing

    17.6  

Education

    16.8  

Transportation

    4.3  
 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Figures shown in the performance tables assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date or payable date, as applicable. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

The performance information also reflects fee waivers and reimbursements that subsidize and reduce the total operating expenses of each Fund. The Funds’ returns would have been lower if there were no such waivers and reimbursements.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses and (b) operating expenses, including administration fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect transactional expenses, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance returns and NAV. However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.

Series E Portfolio may leverage its assets through the use of proceeds received in tender option bond (“TOB”) transactions, as described in the Notes to Financial Statements. In a TOB Trust transaction, the Fund transfers municipal bonds or other municipal securities into a special purpose entity (a “TOB Trust”). TOB investments generally provide the Fund with economic benefits in periods of declining short-term interest rates but expose the Fund to risks during periods of rising short-term interest rates. Additionally, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV per share.

In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by each Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Fund’s shareholders benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is distributed to each Fund’s shareholders, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in each Fund’s per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other ongoing costs of leverage exceed a Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if the Funds had not used leverage.

Furthermore, the value of each Fund’s portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can also influence the value of portfolio investments. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence each Fund’s NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on each Fund’s performance from leverage. Changes in the direction of interest rates are difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Fund’s NAV and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of a Fund’s shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. In addition, each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of the leverage instruments, which may cause the Funds to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by each Fund’s shareholders and may reduce income.

 

 

A B O U T  F U N D  P E R F O R M A N C E  /  D I S C L O S U R EO F  E X P E N S E S  /  T H E  B E N E F I T SA N D  R I S K SO F  L E V E R A G I N G

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Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Funds must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

510 Loan Acquisition Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 8.11%, 09/25/60(a)(b)

    USD       490     $        487,475  

522 Funding CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2018-3A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.31%), 7.63%, 10/20/31(a)(c)

      500       500,050  

Series 2019-5A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.64%, 04/15/35(a)(c)

      430       430,218  

ABFC Trust, Series 2007-WMC1, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.11%), 6.44%, 06/25/37(c)

      2,775       2,154,634  

AccessLex Institute, Series 2007-A, Class A3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.56%), 5.89%, 05/25/36(c)

      2,100       2,061,809  

Affirm Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2024-A, Class A, 5.61%, 02/15/29(a)

      1,973       1,968,310  

AGL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      400       399,003  

AGL CLO 12 Ltd., Series 2021-12A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.74%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      4,000       4,002,240  

AGL CLO 14 Ltd.

     

Series 2021-14A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 12/02/34(a)(c)

      15,870       15,878,844  

Series 2021-14A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 12/02/34(a)(c)

      1,050       1,050,431  

AGL CLO 3 Ltd.

     

Series 2020-3A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.56%), 6.88%, 01/15/33(a)(c)

      250       249,880  

Series 2020-3A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.56%), 8.88%, 01/15/33(a)(c)

      1,250       1,242,952  

AGL Core CLO 27 Ltd., Series 2023-27A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.73%), 7.05%, 10/21/36(a)(c)

      4,000       4,028,328  

AGL Core CLO 4 Ltd., Series 2020-4A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.65%, 04/20/33(a)(c)

      4,350       4,350,964  

AIG CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 04/20/32(a)(c)

      1,740       1,742,618  

AIMCO CLO, Series 2017-AA, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      2,500       2,494,259  

AIMCO CLO 11 Ltd., Series 2020-11A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 10/17/34(a)(c)

      2,180       2,181,837  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-G, Class A, 1.88%, 06/25/61(a)(c)

      7,642       7,258,520  

Series 2021-G, Class B, 3.75%, 06/25/61(a)(c)

      1,283       1,277,208  

Series 2021-G, Class C, 0.00%, 06/25/61(a)(d)

      2,307       2,012,455  

Series 2023-B, Class A, 4.25%, 10/25/62(a)(b)

      8,166       7,920,023  

Series 2023-B, Class B, 4.25%, 10/25/62(a)(b)

      881       786,646  

Series 2023-B, Class C, 0.00%, 10/25/62(a)(d)

      2,082       724,014  

Series 2023-B, Class SA, 0.00%,
10/25/62(a)(d)

      361       268,247  

Allegro CLO II-S Ltd.

     

Series 2014-1RA, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 10/21/28(a)(c)

      552       552,715  

Series 2014-1RA, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.41%), 7.73%, 10/21/28(a)(c)

      300       300,033  

Series 2014-1RA, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.26%), 8.58%, 10/21/28(a)(c)

      750       748,655  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Allegro CLO V Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.03%, 10/16/30(a)(c)

    USD       730     $         728,992  

Allegro CLO VI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 01/17/31(a)(c)

      731       731,182  

Allegro CLO XI Ltd.

     

Series 2019-2A, Class A2A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.42%, 01/19/33(a)(c)

      250       251,482  

Series 2019-2A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.26%), 8.57%, 01/19/33(a)(c)

      250       250,604  

ALM Ltd.

     

Series 2020-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.43%, 10/15/29(a)(c)

      250       250,650  

Series 2020-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.58%, 10/15/29(a)(c)

      350       350,473  

AMSR Trust

     

Series 2020-SFR4, Class F, 2.86%, 11/17/37(a)

      4,000       3,751,413  

Series 2020-SFR4, Class G2, 4.87%, 11/17/37(a)

      2,537       2,432,647  

Series 2021-SFR1, Class F, 3.60%, 06/17/38(a)

      2,872       2,462,165  

Series 2021-SFR2, Class F1, 3.28%, 08/17/38(a)

      3,756       3,394,353  

Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.77%, 01/19/35(a)(c)

      380       378,791  

Anchorage Capital CLO 3-R Ltd.

     

Series 2014-3RA, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      874       874,000  

Series 2014-3RA, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      1,250       1,248,639  

Series 2014-3RA, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.43%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      500       496,631  

Anchorage Capital CLO 4-R Ltd.

     

Series 2014-4RA, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      1,698       1,693,141  

Series 2014-4RA, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 8.18%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      750       746,283  

Anchorage Capital CLO 6 Ltd., Series 2015-6A, Class BR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.10%), 04/22/34(a)(c)(e)

      3,720       3,720,000  

Anchorage Capital CLO 7 Ltd.

     

Series 2015-7A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.67%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      627       623,171  

Series 2015-7A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      1,500       1,504,487  

Series 2015-7A, Class CR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.46%), 7.78%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      3,125       3,125,027  

Series 2015-7A, Class D1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.76%), 9.08%, 01/28/31(a)(c)

      1,000       997,969  

Anchorage Capital CLO 8 Ltd.

     

Series 2016-8A, Class AR2A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 10/27/34(a)(c)

      5,000       4,986,263  

Series 2016-8A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.38%, 10/27/34(a)(c)

      1,000       996,009  

Series 2016-8A, Class CR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.66%), 7.98%, 10/27/34(a)(c)

      1,000       993,049  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.51%), 6.83%, 10/13/30(a)(c)

      165       165,054  

Series 2013-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.41%), 7.73%, 10/13/30(a)(c)

      500       500,517  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-1A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.06%), 12.38%, 10/13/30(a)(c)

    USD       1,000     $      1,000,057  

Series 2018-10A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%,
10/15/31(a)(c)

      450       452,562  

Apidos CLO XII, Series 2013-12A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/15/31(a)(c)

      1,285       1,285,831  

Apidos CLO XV, Series 2013-15A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.27%), 6.59%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      899       900,739  

Apidos CLO XX, Series 2015-20A, Class A1RA, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 07/16/31(a)(c)

      343       343,197  

Apidos CLO XXIV, Series 2016-24A, Class A2LX, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.93%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      340       340,065  

Apidos CLO XXV

     

Series 2016-25A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.15%), 10/20/31(a)(c)(e)

      10,000       10,000,000  

Series 2016-25A, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.80%), 10/20/31(a)(c)(e)

      4,500       4,500,000  

Series 2016-25A, Class AJR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 10/20/31(a)(c)(e)

      5,000       5,000,000  

Apidos CLO XXVI, Series 2017-26A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.21%), 7.51%, 07/18/29(a)(c)

      2,830       2,832,487  

Apidos CLO XXX, Series XXXA, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.70%, 10/18/31(a)(c)

      398       398,187  

Apidos CLO XXXIX, Series 2022-39A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%, 04/21/35(a)(c)

      5,000       5,007,502  

Apidos CLO XXXVI, Series 2021-36A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      250       250,203  

Apidos CLO XXXVII, Series 2021-37A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 10/22/34(a)(c)

      1,780       1,780,985  

Aqua Finance Trust, Series 2021-A, Class A, 1.54%, 07/17/46(a)

      207       184,811  

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd.

     

Series 2021-FL1, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.08%), 6.41%, 12/15/35(a)(c)

      279       277,210  

Series 2021-FL4, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.79%,
11/15/36(a)(c)

      421       418,895  

Series 2022-FL1, Class A, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.45%), 6.77%,
01/15/37(a)(c)

      594       590,473  

Series 2022-FL2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.85%), 7.18%,
05/15/37(a)(c)

      5,328       5,314,707  

Ares L CLO Ltd., Series 2018-50A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 01/15/32(a)(c)

      1,000       997,378  

Ares LIX CLO Ltd., Series 2021-59A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.62%, 04/25/34(a)(c)

      250       249,698  

Ares LVI CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2020-56A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.75%,
10/25/34(a)(c)

      2,130       2,131,589  

Series 2020-56A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.76%), 12.09%, 10/25/34(a)(c)

      250       249,975  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Ares XLI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-41A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.03%, 04/15/34(a)(c)

    USD       2,500     $      2,489,260  

Ares XLVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-48A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.84%), 7.16%, 07/20/30(a)(c)

      680       679,647  

Ares XXXIIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32RA, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 6.51%, 05/15/30(a)(c)

      571       571,384  

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      461       460,828  

Argent Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-W1, Class A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.59%), 5.92%, 05/25/35(c)

      40       31,252  

Argent Securities Trust

     

Series 2006-M1, Class A2C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.41%), 5.74%, 07/25/36(c)

      2,137       542,497  

Series 2006-W2, Class A2C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.69%), 6.02%, 03/25/36(c)

      562       301,122  

ARM Master Trust LLC Agricultural Loan Backed Notes, Series 2021-T1, Class A, 2.43%, 11/15/27(a)

      138       132,700  

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust OOMC, Series 2005-HE6, Class M6, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.22%), 6.55%, 07/25/35(c)

      914       782,102  

Assurant CLO I Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      1,400       1,386,404  

Assurant CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      387       387,072  

Atrium IX, Series 9A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.25%), 6.59%, 05/28/30(a)(c)

      1,761       1,761,410  

Atrium XIII

     

Series 13A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.15%), 11/21/30(a)(c)(e)

      500       499,994  

Series 13A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 11/21/30(a)(c)

      1,250       1,251,841  

Series 13A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.38%, 11/21/30(a)(c)

      1,610       1,606,181  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.55%, 07/20/30(a)(c)

      899       899,307  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.22%), 6.54%, 04/23/31(a)(c)

      220       220,371  

Series 2018-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.65%, 07/19/31(a)(c)

      920       918,354  

Series 2021-4A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      350       349,944  

Series 2022-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.32%), 6.62%, 04/18/35(a)(c)

      1,200       1,200,196  

Ballyrock CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      250       250,765  

Series 2023-25A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.70%), 10.02%, 01/25/36(a)(c)

      250       252,951  

BankAmerica Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Series 1997-2, Class B1, 7.07%, 02/10/22(c)

      5,740       1,113,651  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Bankers Healthcare Group Securitization Trust, Series 2020-A, Class C, 5.17%, 09/17/31(a)

    USD       1,940     $      1,880,423  

Barings CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      728       729,110  

Series 2015-IA, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.98%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      250       249,920  

Series 2018-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.53%, 07/20/29(a)(c)

      221       220,715  

Series 2019-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.65%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      1,170       1,170,768  

Battalion CLO 18 Ltd.

     

Series 2020-18A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      500       499,750  

Series 2020-18A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      1,000       995,023  

Battalion CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.63%, 07/18/30(a)(c)

      953       953,211  

Battalion CLO XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class B2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.34%), 7.66%, 05/17/31(a)(c)

      250       250,645  

Battalion CLO XX Ltd., Series 2021-20A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%, 07/15/34(a)(c)

      3,000       2,999,775  

Bayview Financial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

     

Series 2006-A, Class B2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.59%), 7.92%, 02/28/41(c)

      5,459       5,410,450  

Bayview Financial Revolving Asset Trust

     

Series 2005-A, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.11%), 6.45%, 02/28/40(a)(c)

      3,339       3,048,571  

Series 2005-E, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.11%), 6.45%, 12/28/40(a)(c)

      1,151       1,137,830  

Series 2005-E, Class A2A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.04%), 6.38%, 12/28/40(a)(c)

      943       899,248  

BDS Ltd.

     

Series 2021-FL7, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.51%, 06/16/36(a)(c)

      1,777       1,769,743  

Series 2021-FL9, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.51%, 11/16/38(a)(c)

      1,512       1,497,738  

Series 2022-FL11, Class ATS, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.80%), 7.13%, 03/19/39(a)(c)

      5,453       5,422,517  

Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.03%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      450       450,138  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust

     

Series 2005-HE8, Class M3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.39%, 08/25/35(c)

      3,604       3,411,101  

Series 2006-HE7, Class 1A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.45%), 5.78%, 09/25/36(c)

      90       88,687  

Series 2007-HE2, Class 1A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 03/25/37(c)

      900       786,530  

Series 2007-HE2, Class 23A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.25%), 5.58%, 03/25/37(c)

      36       32,926  

Series 2007-HE3, Class 1A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.79%, 04/25/37(c)

      309       320,355  

Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-6BR, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      1,460       1,461,076  

Series 2015-6BR, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.38%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      250       249,807  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Benefit Street Partners CLO V-B Ltd., Series 2018- 5BA, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.67%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

    USD       906     $        906,512  

Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015- 8A, Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      1,481       1,481,939  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XIX Ltd., Series 2019- 19A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.58%, 01/15/33(a)(c)

      250       250,645  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XXIV Ltd.

     

Series 2021-24A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,301  

Series 2021-24A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%), 8.93%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      500       496,134  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XXV Ltd.,

     

Series 2021-25A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 01/15/35(a)(c)

      250       249,770  

Betony CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/30/31(a)(c)

      215       214,979  

BHG Securitization Trust

     

Series 2021-A, Class A, 1.42%, 11/17/33(a)

      107       102,541  

Series 2021-A, Class B, 2.79%, 11/17/33(a)

      3,714       3,373,232  

Series 2022-C, Class B, 5.93%, 10/17/35(a)

      880       871,731  

Birch Grove CLO 2 Ltd.

     

Series 2021-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.52%), 6.83%, 10/19/34(a)(c)

      320       319,543  

Series 2021-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.32%, 10/19/34(a)(c)

      250       250,627  

Birch Grove CLO 3 Ltd.

     

Series 2021-3A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.37%, 01/19/35(a)(c)

      730       729,273  

Series 2021-3A, Class B2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.37%, 01/19/35(a)(c)

      1,000       996,044  

Birch Grove CLO Ltd.

     

Series 19A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.34%, 06/15/31(a)(c)

      1,000       1,001,173  

Series 19A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%), 8.94%, 06/15/31(a)(c)

      500       499,064  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-2A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%, 10/22/30(a)(c)

      1,460       1,461,125  

Series 2013-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 10/22/30(a)(c)

      1,250       1,251,237  

Series 2015-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      1,724       1,725,184  

Series 2016-3A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 11/15/30(a)(c)(e)

      10,000       10,000,000  

Series 2016-3A, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.70%), 11/15/30(a)(c)(e)

      1,000       1,000,000  

Series 2018-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.27%, 08/15/31(a)(c)

      1,320       1,320,986  

Series 2018-3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.85%), 10/25/30(a)(c)(e)

      6,350       6,344,733  

BlueMountain CLO XXIII Ltd.

     

Series 2018-23A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 10/20/31(a)(c)

      250       250,393  

Series 2018-23A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/20/31(a)(c)

      750       749,717  

Series 2018-23A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.41%), 7.73%, 10/20/31(a)(c)

      950       941,463  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

BlueMountain CLO XXIX Ltd., Series 2020-29A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.34%, 07/25/34(a)(c)

    USD       420     $        420,046  

BlueMountain CLO XXVIII Ltd., Series 2021-28A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.52%), 6.84%, 04/15/34(a)(c)

      250       250,106  

BlueMountain Fuji U.S. CLO III Ltd., Series 2017- 3A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.64%), 6.95%, 01/15/30(a)(c)

      550       549,022  

BPCRE Ltd., Series 2022-FL2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.40%), 7.73%, 01/16/37(a)(c)

      1,721       1,717,486  

Brex Commercial Charge Card Master Trust,
Series 2024-1, Class A1, 07/15/27(a)(e)

      2,027       2,028,188  

Bridge Street CLO II Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.49%), 6.81%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      250       250,188  

Bristol Park CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2016-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.03%, 04/15/29(a)(c)

      350       350,454  

Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.21%), 8.53%, 04/15/29(a)(c)

      250       248,407  

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust,
Series 2005-B3, Class B3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.81%), 6.13%, 05/15/28(c)

      2,048       2,045,595  

Carbone CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      456       456,307  

Carlyle C17 CLO Ltd., Series C17A, Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.61%, 04/30/31(a)(c)

      2,135       2,122,117  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-4A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 01/15/31(a)(c)

      194       193,620  

Series 2014-1A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.55%, 04/17/31(a)(c)

      3,406       3,406,833  

Series 2014-3RA, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 07/27/31(a)(c)

      256       256,333  

Series 2014-3RA, Class A1B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.56%), 6.88%, 07/27/31(a)(c)

      1,000       1,002,098  

Carlyle U.S. CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.69%), 7.01%, 07/20/29(a)(c)

      2,810       2,814,405  

Series 2018-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.33%), 7.65%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      2,430       2,430,198  

Series 2019-1A, Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      360       360,180  

Series 2019-2A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 07/15/32(a)(c)

      250       250,291  

Series 2021-10A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      4,360       4,362,616  

Series 2021-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%, 04/15/34(a)(c)

      250       250,198  

Series 2021-7A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.74%, 10/15/35(a)(c)

      1,000       999,812  

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-FRE2, Class A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.36%), 5.69%, 10/25/36(c)

      1,366       1,066,830  

Series 2006-NC4, Class A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.27%), 5.60%, 10/25/36(c)

      24       23,390  

Series 2007-FRE1, Class A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.37%), 5.70%, 02/25/37(c)

      4,356       4,002,957  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

CarVal CLO VC Ltd.

     

Series 2021-2A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.51%), 8.83%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

    USD       1,000     $        995,743  

Series 2021-2A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.01%), 12.33%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      1,250       1,240,133  

Cascade MH Asset Trust, Series 2019-MH1, Class A, 4.00%, 11/25/44(a)(c)

      4,928       4,727,146  

CBAM Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.51%), 6.83%, 07/20/30(a)(c)

      937       938,373  

Series 2018-5A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.98%, 04/17/31(a)(c)

      540       538,598  

Series 2018-6A, Class B1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.68%, 01/15/31(a)(c)

      1,000       1,001,523  

Series 2018-7A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 07/20/31(a)(c)

      500       499,500  

C-BASS Trust, Series 2006-CB9, Class A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.57%), 5.90%, 11/25/36(c)

      179       79,691  

Cedar Funding II CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-1A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      750       749,225  

Series 2013-1A, Class BRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.93%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      500       496,463  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.24%), 6.56%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      1,221       1,222,225  

Cedar Funding V CLO Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 07/17/31(a)(c)

      1,848       1,849,190  

Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      500       500,000  

Cedar Funding VII CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2018-7A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      299       299,053  

Series 2018-7A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      250       250,405  

Cedar Funding VIII CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-8A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 10/17/34(a)(c)

      2,750       2,754,602  

Series 2017-8A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/17/34(a)(c)

      2,500       2,487,287  

Cedar Funding XI CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2019-11A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.66%, 05/29/32(a)(c)

      1,000       997,755  

Series 2019-11A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.96%, 05/29/32(a)(c)

      250       249,665  

Cedar Funding XIV CLO Ltd., Series 2021-14A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 07/15/33(a)(c)

      1,480       1,473,236  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 07/16/30(a)(c)

      250       250,625  

Series 2013-2A, Class A1L2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.56%, 10/18/30(a)(c)

      1,408       1,407,813  

Series 2014-1A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.96%, 01/18/31(a)(c)

      2,100       2,100,327  

Series 2014-2RA, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 04/24/30(a)(c)

      169       169,408  

Series 2014-3A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 10/22/31(a)(c)

      3,446       3,449,154  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

CIFC Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2014-4RA, Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 01/17/35(a)(c)

    USD       1,000     $        999,713  

Series 2014-5A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 10/17/31(a)(c)

      5,250       5,251,479  

Series 2014-5A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.38%, 10/17/31(a)(c)

      1,800       1,804,369  

Series 2015-1A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.37%), 6.69%, 01/22/31(a)(c)

      214       213,613  

Series 2017-5A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%, 11/16/30(a)(c)

      203       203,675  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.56%, 04/18/31(a)(c)

      3,175       3,176,186  

Series 2018-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      238       237,991  

Series 2018-3A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.16%, 07/18/31(a)(c)

      256       255,975  

Series 2018-4A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/17/31(a)(c)

      250       249,933  

Series 2019-5A, Class A1R1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%, 01/15/35(a)(c)

      2,250       2,250,102  

Series 2020-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      7,000       7,003,738  

Series 2020-3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      970       971,278  

Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.14%, 04/25/33(a)(c)

      2,800       2,801,700  

Series 2021-4A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 07/15/33(a)(c)

      3,000       3,002,287  

Series 2021-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.84%), 7.16%, 07/15/33(a)(c)

      2,500       2,499,137  

Series 2021-4A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.43%, 07/15/33(a)(c)

      1,000       994,034  

Series 2021-5A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%, 07/15/34(a)(c)

      1,700       1,703,251  

Series 2021-6A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      550       550,015  

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 1M2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.19%, 10/25/37(a)(c)

      2,144       1,966,685  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-AHL2, Class A3B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.31%), 5.64%, 05/25/37(c)

      938       620,525  

Series 2007-AHL2, Class A3C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.38%), 5.71%, 05/25/37(c)

      437       288,928  

Series 2007-WFH2, Class M3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.82%), 6.15%, 03/25/37(c)

      5,000       4,610,326  

Series 2007-WFH4, Class M3A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.86%), 9.19%, 07/25/37(c)

      1,000       946,347  

Clear Creek CLO

     

Series 2015-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      121       120,918  

Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.21%), 8.53%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      330       329,341  

Series 2015-1A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.56%), 11.88%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      1,000       999,039  

Clover CLO LLC

     

Series 2020-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.74%, 04/15/34(a)(c)

      500       500,508  

Series 2021-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 04/22/34(a)(c)

      500       500,300  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

College Ave Student Loans LLC

     

Series 2021-B, Class B, 2.42%, 06/25/52(a)

    USD       490     $         428,910  

Series 2021-B, Class C, 2.72%, 06/25/52(a)

      2,096       1,851,527  

Series 2021-B, Class D, 3.78%, 06/25/52(a)

      500       449,318  

Series 2021-C, Class B, 2.72%, 07/26/55(a)

      406       356,164  

Series 2021-C, Class C, 3.06%, 07/26/55(a)

      3,647       3,186,816  

Series 2021-C, Class D, 4.11%, 07/26/55(a)

      270       238,495  

College Ave Student Loans Trust, Series 2024-A, Class A1B, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.75%), 06/25/54(a)(c)(e)

      6,399       6,399,000  

Conseco Finance Corp.

     

Series 1996-10, Class B1, 7.24%, 11/15/28(c)

 

    33       32,340  

Series 1998-4, Class M1, 6.83%, 04/01/30(c)

      673       631,740  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp.

     

Series 2000-1, Class A5, 8.06%, 09/01/29(c)

      2,165       388,755  

Series 2000-4, Class A6, 8.31%, 05/01/32(c)

      2,157       392,257  

Cook Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.98%, 04/17/30(a)(c)

      250       249,949  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

     

Series 2005-16, Class 1AF, 4.55%, 04/25/36(c)

 

    1,343       1,153,777  

Series 2006-11, Class 3AV2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 09/25/46(c)

      0 (f)      31  

Series 2006-22, Class M1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.34%), 5.67%, 05/25/47(c)

      456       373,624  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-U, Class 2A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.38%), 5.71%, 03/15/34(c)

      10       9,623  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-JR1, Class A1, 2.47%,
09/27/66(a)(c)

      3,827       3,780,970  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

     

Series 2006-CB2, Class AF4, 3.05%, 12/25/36(b)

      15       12,791  

Series 2006-MH1, Class B1, 6.75%,
10/25/36(a)(b)

      1,487       1,449,276  

Series 2006-MH1, Class B2, 6.75%,
10/25/36(a)(b)

      1,793       1,339,044  

Series 2006-SL1, Class A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.55%), 5.88%, 09/25/36(a)(c)

      5,556       285,435  

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Resuritization Trust, Series 2006-RES, Class 5B1B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.30%), 5.63%, 05/15/35(a)(c)

      1       636  

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-C, Class 2A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.29%), 5.62%, 05/15/36(c)

      502       488,838  

Series 2006-I, Class 1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.25%), 5.58%, 01/15/37(c)

      145       133,138  

Deer Creek CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      477       477,916  

Series 2017-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      750       742,930  

Dewolf Park CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.50%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      6,900       6,898,860  

Series 2017-1A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.43%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      500       498,411  

Diameter Capital CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 6.82%, 07/15/36(a)(c)

      1,530       1,530,918  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Diameter Capital CLO 2 Ltd.

     

Series 2021-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.48%), 6.80%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

    USD        250     $        250,228  

Series 2021-2A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      500       500,852  

Diameter Capital CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2022-3A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.70%, 04/15/37(a)(c)

      470       469,811  

Dryden 119 CLO Ltd., Series 2024-119A, Class C1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.35%),
04/15/36(a)(c)(e)

      1,000       1,000,000  

Dryden 37 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2015-37A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 01/15/31(a)(c)

      1,142       1,141,805  

Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2015-40A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.67%, 08/15/31(a)(c)

      1,200       1,190,567  

Dryden 42 Senior Loan Fund

     

Series 2016-42A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.13%, 07/15/30(a)(c)

      810       807,818  

Series 2016-42A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.31%), 7.63%, 07/15/30(a)(c)

      250       249,987  

Dryden 43 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2016-43A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      1,620       1,618,859  

Dryden 45 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2016-45A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      7,240       7,253,364  

Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-49A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.51%, 07/18/30(a)(c)

      872       872,819  

Dryden 53 CLO Ltd., Series 2017-53A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 01/15/31(a)(c)

      1,819       1,819,595  

Dryden 58 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-58A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 07/17/31(a)(c)

      250       250,257  

Dryden 60 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-60A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.63%, 07/15/31(a)(c)

      241       240,625  

Dryden 65 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-65A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.16%, 07/18/30(a)(c)

      500       501,259  

Dryden 68 CLO Ltd., Series 2019-68A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 07/15/35(a)(c)

      810       808,785  

Dryden 77 CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2020-77A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 05/20/34(a)(c)

      2,000       2,000,700  

Series 2020-77A, Class XR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 05/20/34(a)(c)

      141       140,540  

Dryden 78 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-78A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 04/17/33(a)(c)

      250       249,662  

Dryden XXVIII Senior Loan Fund, Series 2013- 28A, Class A1LR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.77%, 08/15/30(a)(c)

      1,060       1,060,018  

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2014-1RA, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 7.07%, 07/15/30(a)(c)

      250       250,484  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.03%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      250       250,360  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 1 LLC, Series 2019-A, Class A, 3.58%, 11/25/38(a)

    USD       644     $        618,536  

EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 3 LLC

     

Series 2021-A, Class A, 1.80%, 11/25/45(a)

      231       205,448  

Series 2021-A, Class B, 3.50%, 11/25/50(a)

      1,200       958,956  

EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 4 LLC, Series 2022-A, Class A, 5.25%, 11/25/40(a)

      1,016       999,847  

Elmwood CLO 15 Ltd.

     

Series 2022-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/22/35(a)(c)

      10,590       10,591,189  

Series 2022-2A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.67%), 8.99%, 04/22/35(a)(c)

      1,625       1,632,117  

Elmwood CLO 27 Ltd.

     

Series 2024-3A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 04/18/37(a)(c)(e)

      1,210       1,210,000  

Series 2024-3A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.45%), 04/18/37(a)(c)(e)

      250       250,000  

Elmwood CLO I Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.52%), 6.83%,
04/20/37(a)(c)

      250       250,627  

Elmwood CLO II Ltd.

     

Series 2019-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      2,250       2,252,025  

Series 2019-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      900       900,919  

Series 2019-2A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.26%), 8.58%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      250       249,066  

Elmwood CLO IV Ltd.

     

Series 2020-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 6.82%, 04/15/33(a)(c)

      1,500       1,501,502  

Series 2020-1A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.41%), 8.73%, 04/15/33(a)(c)

      1,000       1,001,284  

Elmwood CLO X Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.21%), 7.53%,
10/20/34(a)(c)

      6,300       6,310,965  

Elmwood CLO XII Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 01/20/35(a)(c)

      960       960,334  

FBR Securitization Trust, Series 2005-5, Class M2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.82%), 6.15%,
11/25/35(c)

      2,089       2,034,207  

Fillmore Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 6.92%,
07/15/30(a)(c)

      250       249,643  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-FF16, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.39%), 5.72%, 12/25/36(c)

      461       188,562  

Series 2006-FF17, Class A5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.26%), 5.59%, 12/25/36(c)

      1,499       1,229,573  

FirstKey Homes Trust

     

Series 2020-SFR1, Class G, 4.78%, 08/17/37(a) .

      3,650       3,494,097  

Series 2021-SFR1, Class F1, 3.24%, 08/17/38(a)

      4,464       4,021,121  

Series 2021-SFR2, Class F1, 2.91%, 09/17/38(a)

      5,500       4,912,367  

Series 2022-SFR1, Class E1, 5.00%, 05/19/39(a)

      4,000       3,847,613  

Series 2022-SFR1, Class E2, 5.00%, 05/19/39(a)

      2,990       2,861,217  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

FirstKey Homes Trust

     

Series 2022-SFR2, Class E1, 4.50%, 07/17/39(a)

    USD       2,681     $      2,509,236  

Series 2022-SFR3, Class E2, 3.50%, 07/17/38(a)

      6,928       6,366,800  

Flatiron CLO 18 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.53%, 04/17/31(a)(c)

      959       959,020  

Flatiron CLO 19 Ltd.

     

Series 2019-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.67%, 11/16/34(a)(c)

      500       500,282  

Series 2019-1A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.26%), 8.59%, 11/16/34(a)(c)

      900       899,854  

Flatiron CLO 20 Ltd.

     

Series 2020-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.92%), 05/20/36(a)(c)(e)

      1,330       1,330,000  

Series 2020-1A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.45%), 05/20/36(a)(c)(e)

      1,000       1,000,000  

Flatiron CLO 21 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.17%, 07/19/34(a)(c)

      1,200       1,200,945  

Foundation Finance Trust

     

Series 2021-2A, Class A, 2.19%, 01/15/42(a)

      1,542       1,417,852  

Series 2024-1A, Class B,
12/15/49(a)(e)

      706       706,000  

Fremont Home Loan Trust, Series 2006-3, Class 1A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.39%), 5.72%, 02/25/37(c)

      1,918       1,443,856  

FS Rialto Issuer Ltd.

     

Series 2021-FL3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.69%, 11/16/36(a)(c)

      2,094       2,083,140  

Series 2022-FL4, Class A, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.90%), 7.22%, 01/19/39(a)(c)

      9,467       9,426,820  

Series 2022-FL5, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.30%), 7.63%, 06/19/37(a)(c)

      2,721       2,720,979  

Series 2022-FL6, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.58%), 7.91%, 08/17/37(a)(c)

      6,015       6,046,139  

Galaxy 33 CLO Ltd., Series 2024-33A, Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.55%), 04/20/37(a)(c)(e)

      1,900       1,885,518  

Galaxy XIX CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2015-19A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.53%, 07/24/30(a)(c)

      410       410,019  

Series 2015-19A, Class A2RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.98%, 07/24/30(a)(c)

      250       249,927  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      2,527       2,527,497  

Galaxy XXII CLO Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 04/16/34(a)(c)

      1,000       1,002,683  

Galaxy XXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-27A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.28%), 6.61%, 05/16/31(a)(c)

      1,863       1,862,912  

Galaxy XXVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 07/15/31(a)(c)

      510       510,401  

Generate CLO 2 Ltd.

     

Series 2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 01/22/31(a)(c)

      1,051       1,051,707  

Series 2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.03%, 01/22/31(a)(c)

      250       250,076  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Generate CLO 2 Ltd.

     

Series 2A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.91%), 11.23%,
01/22/31(a)(c)

    USD       1,000     $        996,947  

Generate CLO 6 Ltd.

     

Series 6A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 01/22/35(a)(c)

      250       250,179  

Series 6A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.76%), 9.08%, 01/22/35(a)(c)

      4,500       4,448,842  

Generate CLO 7 Ltd., Series 7A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.62%), 04/22/37(a)(c)(e) .

      7,665       7,669,205  

Generate CLO 8 Ltd., Series 8A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      390       391,055  

Gilbert Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      168       167,832  

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 1 Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.28%), 6.60%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      250       249,750  

Series 2021-11A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      5,530       5,534,791  

Series 2021-11A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.61%), 10.93%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      1,750       1,690,006  

Series 2021-9A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.01%), 10.33%, 01/20/33(a)(c)

      1,000       966,608  

Series 2021-9R, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.35%), 04/20/37(a)(c)(e)

      750       750,000  

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 10 Ltd., Series 2021-10A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      250       250,152  

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 12 Ltd., Series 2022-12A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 7.27%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      2,500       2,496,179  

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class AJ, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.56%), 6.88%, 04/20/30(a)(c)

      850       855,295  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.63%,
01/18/31(a)(c)

      318       318,687  

Goldman Home Improvement Trust

     

Series 2021-GRN2, Class B, 1.97%, 06/25/51(a).

      2,439       2,233,649  

Series 2022-GRN2, Class A, 6.80%, 10/25/52(a) .

      1,168       1,172,609  

Golub Capital Partners CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2021-53A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.96%), 12.28%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      250       250,712  

Series 2021-55A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      330       330,230  

Series 2021-58A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.77%, 01/25/35(a)(c)

      1,780       1,780,377  

Series 2024-71A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 7.27%, 02/09/37(a)(c)

      6,000       6,025,328  

GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust

     

Series 2021-5CS, Class A, 2.31%, 10/20/48(a)

      1,340       1,077,395  

Series 2022-3CS, Class A, 4.95%, 07/20/49(a)

      926       869,838  

Series 2023-1GS, Class A, 5.52%, 02/22/55(a)

      1,488       1,444,861  

Series 2023-3C, Class A, 6.50%, 07/20/55(a)

      692       714,311  

Gracie Point International Funding LLC

     

Series 2023-1A, Class A, (SOFR (90-day) + 1.95%), 7.31%, 09/01/26(a)(c)

      1,475       1,484,304  

Series 2024-1A, Class A, (SOFR (90-day) + 1.70%), 7.06%, 03/01/28(a)(c)

      4,053       4,063,451  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Greystone CRE Notes Ltd., Series 2021-FL3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.13%), 6.46%, 07/15/39(a)(c)

    USD       849     $        838,480  

Greywolf CLO III Ltd., Series 2020-3RA, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.55%), 6.87%, 04/15/33(a)(c)

      500       501,666  

GSAA Home Equity Trust

     

Series 2005-14, Class 1A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.81%), 6.14%, 12/25/35(c)

      283       120,943  

Series 2006-14, Class A3A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.61%), 5.94%, 09/25/36(c)

      4,667       1,431,132  

Series 2006-18, Class AF3A, 5.77%, 11/25/36(c).

      1,369       407,160  

Series 2006-4, Class 1A1, 4.21%, 03/25/36(c)

      695       469,557  

Series 2007-2, Class AF3, 5.92%, 03/25/37(c)

      24       4,587  

GSAMP Trust

     

Series 2007-H1, Class A1B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.51%), 5.84%, 01/25/47(c)

      10       4,941  

Series 2007-HS1, Class M5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.49%), 8.82%, 02/25/47(c)

      3,566       3,497,567  

Series 2007-HS1, Class M7, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.49%), 8.82%, 02/25/47(c)

      3,000       2,682,902  

Gulf Stream Meridian 3 Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.58%), 6.90%, 04/15/34(a)(c)

      250       250,415  

Gulf Stream Meridian 4 Ltd.

     

Series 2021-4A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%,
07/15/34(a)(c)

      10,000       10,006,673  

Series 2021-4A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.43%,
07/15/34(a)(c)

      1,000       1,004,358  

Gulf Stream Meridian 5 Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.38%, 07/15/34(a)(c)

      650       653,086  

Gulf Stream Meridian 7 Ltd., Series 2022-7A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 07/15/35(a)(c)

      2,420       2,421,125  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 3A- 2014, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.74%, 07/18/29(a)(c)

      132       132,509  

Hipgnosis Music Assets LP, Series 2022-1, Class A, 5.00%, 05/16/62(a)

      2,726       2,622,361  

Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 2006-3, Class M2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.71%), 6.04%, 07/25/36(c)

      280       255,443  

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust, Series 2004-A, Class M2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.14%), 4.03%, 07/25/34(c)

      14       13,428  

Home Partners of America Trust, Series 2021-2, Class F, 3.80%, 12/17/26(a)

      5,769       5,157,636  

HPS Loan Management Ltd.

     

Series 10A-16, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%,
04/20/34(a)(c)

      7,260       7,264,101  

Series 6A-2015, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.53%,
02/05/31(a)(c)

      406       405,149  

ICG U.S. CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.62%, 04/25/31(a)(c)

      168       167,839  

Invesco CLO Ltd., Series 2022-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.80%), 7.12%, 04/20/35(a)(c)

      510       508,725  

Jamestown CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 6.92%, 04/15/33(a)(c)

      1,750       1,750,000  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

     

Series 2006-CH1, Class M7, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.64%, 07/25/36(c)

    USD       3,498     $      2,996,319  

Series 2007-CH1, Class MF1, 4.55%, 11/25/36(b)

      100       96,319  

KeyCorp Student Loan Trust, Series 2004-A, Class 2D, (3-mo. LIBOR US + 1.25%), 6.83%, 07/28/42(c)

      2,691       2,510,772  

KKR CLO 10 Ltd., Series 10, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.29%, 09/15/29(a)(c)

      640       639,859  

KKR CLO 17 Ltd., Series 17, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/15/34(a)(c)

      500       499,268  

LCM 26 Ltd., Series 26A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.65%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      1,322       1,323,293  

LCM XVIII LP, Series 18A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.28%), 6.60%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      182       182,292  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust

     

Series 2019-SL2, Class A, 3.38%,
02/25/59(a)(c) .

      3,289       3,120,716  

Series 2019-SL2, Class B, 0.00%,
02/25/59(a)(d) .

      524       89,725  

Series 2019-SL2, Class M, 4.25%, 02/25/59(a)(c).

      646       514,007  

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Series 2002-A, Class C, 0.00%, 06/15/33(d)

      444       414,346  

Lehman ABS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class 2A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.20%), 5.53%, 06/25/37(a)(c)

      75       48,767  

Lendmark Funding Trust

     

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.47%, 11/20/31(a)

      1,525       1,325,147  

Series 2021-2A, Class B, 2.37%, 04/20/32(a)

      4,630       3,961,916  

Series 2021-2A, Class D, 4.46%, 04/20/32(a)

      3,500       2,850,457  

Series 2022-1A, Class A, 5.12%, 07/20/32(a)

      4,589       4,535,574  

Series 2023-1A, Class D, 8.69%, 05/20/33(a)

      1,310       1,353,318  

Series 2024-1A, Class B, 5.88%, 06/21/32(a)

      1,205       1,204,456  

Series 2024-1A, Class C, 6.40%, 06/21/32(a)

      2,447       2,451,247  

Series 2024-1A, Class D, 7.21%, 06/21/32(a)

      5,550       5,625,981  

LoanCore Issuer Ltd., Series 2022-CRE7, Class A, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.55%), 6.87%, 01/17/37(a)(c)

      13,118       12,971,636  

Loanpal Solar Loan Ltd.

     

Series 2020-2GF, Class A, 2.75%, 07/20/47(a)

      849       684,434  

Series 2021-2GS, Class A, 2.22%, 03/20/48(a)

      3,269       2,541,578  

Logan CLO I Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.74%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      4,000       4,002,806  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-2, Class 1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.47%), 5.80%, 03/25/46(c)

      598       465,799  

Series 2006-5, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.41%), 5.74%, 06/25/36(c)

      3,031       1,402,970  

Series 2006-7, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 08/25/36(c)

      5,530       2,175,234  

Series 2006-7, Class 2A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.59%), 5.92%, 08/25/36(c)

      1,276       502,354  

Series 2006-9, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 10/25/36(c)

      1,966       626,543  

Series 2006-WL3, Class 2A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.71%), 6.04%, 01/25/36(c)

      3,128       2,720,415  

Long Point Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.64%), 6.95%, 01/17/30(a)(c)

      820       820,238  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Madison Park Funding LXVII Ltd., Series 2024- 67A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.05%), 04/25/37(a)(c)(e)

    USD       4,230     $      4,230,000  

Madison Park Funding XI Ltd., Series 2013-11A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.16%), 6.48%, 07/23/29(a)(c)

      1,928       1,928,406  

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd.

     

Series 2014-13A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.52%,
04/19/30(a)(c)

      550       550,412  

Series 2014-13A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.07%,
04/19/30(a)(c)

      600       600,672  

Madison Park Funding XIX Ltd., Series 2015-19A, Class AR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 6.92%, 01/22/37(a)(c)

      330       331,049  

Madison Park Funding XLVI Ltd., Series 2020-46A, Class B1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      250       249,270  

Madison Park Funding XLVIII Ltd., Series 2021- 48A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.51%), 11.82%, 04/19/33(a)(c)

      500       499,317  

Madison Park Funding XVIII Ltd.

     

Series 2015-18A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 6.52%,
10/21/30(a)(c)

      3,370       3,369,219  

Series 2015-18A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%,
10/21/30(a)(c)

      390       390,070  

Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 01/15/33(a)(c)

      1,500       1,497,609  

Madison Park Funding XXIII Ltd., Series 2017-23A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.55%, 07/27/31(a)(c)

      963       962,724  

Madison Park Funding XXIV Ltd., Series 2016- 24A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 10/20/29(a)(c)

      740       741,642  

Madison Park Funding XXVI Ltd., Series 2017- 26A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 07/29/30(a)(c)

      2,638       2,640,097  

Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd., Series 2018- 28A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.43%, 07/15/30(a)(c)

      500       497,245  

Madison Park Funding XXX Ltd.

     

Series 2018-30A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.21%), 10.53%, 04/15/29(a)(c)

      1,000       992,589  

Series 2018-30X, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.21%), 10.53%, 04/15/29(c)(g)

      250       248,147  

Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018- 31A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 01/23/31(a)(c)

      250       249,669  

Madison Park Funding XXXIII Ltd., Series 2019- 33A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.60%, 10/15/32(a)(c)

      1,790       1,790,537  

Madison Park Funding XXXV Ltd., Series 2019- 35A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.98%, 04/20/32(a)(c)

      720       718,689  

Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., Series 2019- 37A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.65%, 07/15/33(a)(c)

      2,130       2,130,341  

Madison Park Funding XXXVIII Ltd., Series 2021- 38A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 07/17/34(a)(c)

      1,250       1,250,750  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Marble Point CLO XXIII Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.91%), 9.23%, 01/22/35(a)(c)

    USD       750     $        747,718  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust

     

Series 2019-AA, Class C, 4.01%, 07/20/32(a)

      638       636,670  

Series 2021-AA, Class A, 1.86%, 03/20/36(a)

      700       644,231  

Series 2021-AA, Class B, 2.33%, 03/20/36(a)

      1,620       1,448,239  

Series 2021-AA, Class C, 2.96%, 03/20/36(a)

      2,850       2,526,689  

Series 2021-BA, Class C, 2.66%, 11/20/36(a)

      4,403       3,790,079  

Series 2021-BA, Class E, 4.68%, 11/20/36(a)

      3,620       3,045,431  

Series 2022-AA, Class A, 6.45%, 10/20/37(a)

      2,345       2,350,787  

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust

     

Series 2005-WF1, Class M8, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.97%), 7.30%, 06/25/35(c)

      1,119       1,141,509  

Series 2006-AM2, Class A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.63%), 5.96%, 06/25/36(a)(c)

      238       213,377  

Series 2006-WMC2, Class A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.41%), 5.74%, 04/25/36(c)

      3,259       733,071  

Series 2007-HE1, Class A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.39%), 5.72%, 05/25/37(c)

      83       65,107  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust, Series 2006-3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.63%), 5.96%, 06/25/46(a)(c)

      12       11,120  

MERIT Securities Corp., Series 13, Class M2, 7.88%, 12/28/33(b)

      897       783,130  

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-2, Class A2C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.59%), 5.92%, 05/25/37(c)

      1,704       1,189,874  

Series 2007-H1, Class 1A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%), 8.94%, 10/25/37(c)

      2,341       2,136,203  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-OPT1, Class M1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.50%), 5.83%, 08/25/37(c)

      1,752       1,491,992  

MF1 LLC

     

Series 2022-FL10, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.64%), 7.96%, 09/17/37(a)(c)

      1,428       1,431,446  

Series 2022-FL9, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.15%), 7.48%, 06/19/37(a)(c)

      2,844       2,846,467  

Series 2023-FL12, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.07%), 7.39%, 10/19/38(a)(c)

      1,306       1,302,258  

MF1 Ltd., Series 2021-FL7, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.19%), 6.52%, 10/16/36(a)(c)

      487       483,775  

MidOcean Credit CLO III Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A3A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.55%, 04/21/31(a)(c)

      750       751,229  

MidOcean Credit CLO XII Ltd., Series 2023-12A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 04/18/36(a)(c)(e)

      9,000       9,000,000  

Mill City Solar Loan Ltd.

     

Series 2019-1A, Class A, 4.34%, 03/20/43(a)

      1,047       969,589  

Series 2019-2GS, Class A, 3.69%, 07/20/43(a)

      1,782       1,593,480  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust

     

Series 2007-NC1, Class A2D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.33%), 5.66%, 11/25/36(c)

      5,005       2,343,476  

Series 2007-SEA1, Class 2A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.91%), 9.24%, 02/25/47(a)(c)

      50       45,763  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-12XS, Class A4, 6.51%, 10/25/36(b)

      2,350       568,919  

Series 2006-12XS, Class A6A, 6.23%, 10/25/36(b)

      582       172,891  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-16AX, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.61%), 5.94%, 11/25/36(c)

    USD       613     $        173,341  

Mosaic Solar Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-2GS, Class A, 4.20%, 02/22/44(a)

      981       911,669  

Series 2019-1A, Class A, 4.37%, 12/21/43(a)

      1,502       1,409,497  

Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.88%, 09/20/40(a)

      240       213,215  

Series 2020-2A, Class B, 2.21%, 08/20/46(a)

      1,300       1,048,041  

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 2.05%, 12/20/46(a)

      366       287,293  

Series 2021-2A, Class B, 2.09%, 04/22/47(a)

      3,311       2,520,075  

Series 2022-3A, Class A, 6.10%, 06/20/53(a)

      798       820,118  

Series 2023-1A, Class A, 5.32%, 06/20/53(a)

      2,712       2,680,974  

Myers Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

      250       249,574  

Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-B, Class M1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.52%), 5.85%, 04/25/37(c)

      380       352,566  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2020- IA, Class B, 2.95%, 04/15/69(a)

      1,880       1,533,925  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-DA, Class A2A, 4.00%, 12/15/59(a) .

      744       721,900  

Series 2019-D, Class A2A, 3.01%, 12/15/59(a)

      2,424       2,293,435  

Series 2020-CA, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.04%,
11/15/68(a)(c)

      2,654       2,680,635  

Series 2021-DA, Class A, (Prime Rate + (1.99)%), 6.51%, 04/15/60(a)(c)

      1,019       979,912  

Series 2021-DA, Class B, 2.61%, 04/15/60(a)

      1,110       1,017,020  

Series 2021-DA, Class C, 3.48%, 04/15/60(a)

      5,000       4,417,727  

Series 2021-DA, Class D, 4.00%, 04/15/60(a)

      5,000       4,532,577  

Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2019-BA, Class A2A, 3.39%, 12/15/59(a)

      1,094       1,050,017  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-A, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 04/20/62(a)(c)

      1,303       1,293,296  

Series 2021-A, Class A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.14%), 6.47%, 04/20/62(a)(c)

      2,680       2,653,398  

Series 2021-A, Class APT2, 1.36%, 04/20/62(a) .

      1,816       1,641,665  

Series 2021-A, Class B1, 2.85%, 04/20/62(a)

      1,979       1,638,466  

Series 2021-A, Class B2, 2.85%, 04/20/62(a)

      1,640       1,357,799  

Series 2021-A, Class C, 3.75%, 04/20/62(a)

      124       101,295  

Series 2021-A, Class D, 4.93%, 04/20/62(a)

      735       612,431  

Series 2021-BA, Class B, 2.68%, 04/20/62(a)

      8,450       6,991,699  

Series 2021-BA, Class C, 3.57%, 04/20/62(a)

      386       312,878  

Series 2021-BA, Class D, 4.75%, 04/20/62(a)

      8,380       6,883,048  

Series 2021-CA, Class B, 2.53%, 04/20/62(a)

      5,370       4,364,367  

Series 2021-CA, Class C, 3.36%, 04/20/62(a)

      2,770       2,245,899  

Series 2021-CA, Class D, 4.44%, 04/20/62(a)

      5,590       4,529,247  

Series 2021-DA, Class B, 2.90%, 04/20/62(a)

      4,800       3,982,514  

Series 2021-DA, Class C, 3.50%, 04/20/62(a)

      2,700       2,145,578  

Series 2021-DA, Class D, 4.38%, 04/20/62(a)

      680       539,095  

Series 2023-PL1A, Class A1A, (SOFR (30-day) + 2.25%), 7.57%,
11/25/53(a)(c)

      2,924       2,915,519  

Neuberger Berman CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2013- 14A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.61%, 01/28/30(a)(c)

      602       602,561  

Neuberger Berman CLO XV Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.93%, 10/15/29(a)(c)

      250       250,230  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVII Ltd.

     

Series 2014-17A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.61%,
04/22/29(a)(c)

      970       970,098  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Neuberger Berman CLO XVII Ltd. Series 2014-17A, Class CR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.58%, 04/22/29(a)(c)

    USD       750     $        746,287  

Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd.

     

Series 2015-20A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.74%, 07/15/34(a)(c)

      525       524,738  

Series 2015-20A, Class DRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.21%), 8.53%, 07/15/34(a)(c)

      1,000       1,006,655  

Series 2015-20A, Class ERR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.76%), 12.08%,
07/15/34(a)(c)

      750       747,813  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2016- 22A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/17/30(a)(c)

      250       250,094  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 26 Ltd., Series 2017-26A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.48%, 10/18/30(a)(c)

      3,807       3,805,523  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 29 Ltd., Series 2018-29A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.97%, 10/19/31(a)(c)

      250       249,969  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 32 Ltd., Series 2019-32A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.97%, 01/20/32(a)(c)

      910       906,850  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 34 Ltd., Series 2019-34A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.75%), 7.07%, 01/20/35(a)(c)

      1,000       998,023  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 42 Ltd., Series 2021-42A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 07/16/35(a)(c)

      3,000       3,002,334  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 43 Ltd., Series 2021-43A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 07/17/35(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,812  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 45 Ltd., Series 2021-45A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 10/14/35(a)(c)

      5,000       5,004,625  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 46 Ltd., Series 2021-46A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 01/20/36(a)(c)

      1,220       1,221,354  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 55 Ltd., Series 2024-55A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.35%),
04/22/38(a)(c)(e)

      1,000       1,000,000  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022-SFR2, Class F, 4.00%, 09/04/39(a) .

      3,692       3,156,057  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-S5, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.51%), 5.84%, 10/25/36(a)(c)

      118       137,790  

NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-5, Class A2D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.59%), 5.92%, 11/25/36(c)

      3,772       1,150,938  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc.

     

Series 1999-C, Class A2, 7.48%, 08/15/27

      1,780       1,392,626  

Series 2001-D, Class A2, 5.26%, 01/15/19(c)

      25       10,515  

Series 2002-A, Class M1, 7.76%, 03/15/32(c)

      1,992       1,834,576  

Series 2002-C, Class M1, 6.89%, 11/15/32(c)

      2,025       1,914,637  

Ocean Trails CLO V, Series 2014-5A, Class BRR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.21%), 7.53%,
10/13/31(a)(c)

      500       501,427  

OCP CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2016-12A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.11%, 04/18/33(a)(c)

      3,000       2,998,831  

Series 2017-13A, Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.22%), 6.54%, 07/15/30(a)(c)

      3,063       3,064,256  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

OCP CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-13A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.13%,
07/15/30(a)(c)

    USD       250     $        249,573  

Series 2019-16A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.59%,
04/10/33(a)(c)

      1,490       1,494,724  

Series 2019-17A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%,
07/20/32(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,008  

Series 2020-18A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.67%,
07/20/32(a)(c)

      1,100       1,100,587  

Series 2020-20A, Class B1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 04/18/37(a)(c)(e)

      370       370,000  

Series 2021-22A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%,
12/02/34(a)(c)

      2,020       2,020,538  

Series 2021-22A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%,
12/02/34(a)(c)

      340       339,571  

Octagon 56 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      250       248,708  

Octagon 57 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      870       869,485  

Octagon Investment Partners 18-R Ltd., Series 2018-18A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.22%), 6.54%, 04/16/31(a)(c)

      2,582       2,583,202  

Octagon Investment Partners 29 Ltd., Series 2016- 1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%, 01/24/33(a)(c)

      250       250,002  

Octagon Investment Partners 33 Ltd., Series 2017- 1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      924       924,363  

Octagon Investment Partners 36 Ltd., Series 2018- 1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.55%, 04/15/31(a)(c)

      226       226,202  

Octagon Investment Partners 37 Ltd., Series 2018- 2A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.84%), 7.17%, 07/25/30(a)(c)

      650       649,756  

Octagon Investment Partners 39 Ltd., Series 2018- 3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.80%), 10/20/30(a)(c)(e)

      5,640       5,651,305  

Octagon Investment Partners 51 Ltd., Series 2021- 1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      1,250       1,248,921  

Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.92%, 07/19/30(a)(c)

      350       349,872  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd.

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.59%,
01/25/31(a)(c)

      811       810,830  

Series 2013-1A, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.69%,
01/25/31(a)(c)

      500       500,086  

OHA Credit Funding 2 Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 04/21/34(a)(c)

      1,500       1,500,670  

OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%, 07/02/35(a)(c)

      250       250,146  

OHA Credit Funding 4 Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 10/22/36(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,825  

OHA Credit Funding 5 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class A2A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.01%, 04/18/33(a)(c)

      300       301,251  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

OHA Credit Funding 6 Ltd., Series 2020-6A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

    USD       670     $        670,441  

OHA Credit Funding 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.61%, 02/24/37(a)(c)

      770       768,990  

OHA Credit Funding 9 Ltd., Series 2021-9A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.27%, 07/19/35(a)(c)

      1,890       1,894,529  

OHA Credit Partners XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class B1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 04/23/37(a)(c)(e)

      1,700       1,700,000  

OHA Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2013-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%, 05/23/31(a)(c)

      757       758,011  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

     

Series 2021-1A, Class A2, (SOFR (30-day) + 0.76%), 6.08%, 06/16/36(a)(c)

      1,201       1,196,714  

Series 2021-1A, Class B, 1.95%, 06/16/36(a)

      4,700       4,116,564  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, 2.22%, 06/16/36(a)

      4,680       4,020,127  

Series 2023-2A, Class D, 7.52%, 09/15/36(a)

      1,720       1,763,354  

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-4, Class M3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.85%), 6.18%, 11/25/35(c)

      460       370,966  

Series 2007-FXD1, Class 1A1, 5.87%, 01/25/37(b)

      4,123       3,367,605  

Series 2007-FXD1, Class 2A1, 5.87%, 01/25/37(b)

      2,486       2,075,770  

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Series 2007-B, Class A1, (1-mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 6.64%, 10/15/37(a)(c)

      741       725,014  

OSD CLO Ltd., Series 2021-23A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.26%), 11.58%, 04/17/31(a)(c)

      1,000       987,365  

OZLM Funding IV Ltd.

     

Series 2013-4A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.51%), 6.83%, 10/22/30(a)(c)

      355       354,629  

Series 2013-4A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/22/30(a)(c)

      500       499,331  

OZLM VI Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class A2AS, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 04/17/31(a)(c)

      2,570       2,570,005  

OZLM VIII Ltd.

     

Series 2014-8A, Class A2R3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/17/29(a)(c)

      1,185       1,193,892  

Series 2014-8A, Class BR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.68%, 10/17/29(a)(c)

      1,750       1,753,503  

OZLM XIV Ltd., Series 2015-14A, Class A1SR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.51%), 6.83%, 07/15/34(a)(c)

      1,500       1,504,518  

OZLM XVIII Ltd., Series 2018-18A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.13%, 04/15/31(a)(c)

      550       550,499  

OZLM XXII Ltd.

     

Series 2018-22A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.65%, 01/17/31(a)(c)

      747       747,861  

Series 2018-22A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 01/17/31(a)(c)

      500       500,553  

Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust, Series 2021-2, Class NOTE, 3.00%, 01/25/29(a)

      529       515,378  

Pagaya AI Technology in Housing Trust, Series 2023-1, Class F, 3.60%, 10/25/40(a)

      1,000       711,026  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-2A, Class A1A3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%,
10/17/31(a)(c)

    USD       3,048     $      3,049,875  

Series 2014-1A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%,
01/17/31(a)(c)

      518       518,574  

Series 2014-1A, Class CR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.91%), 8.23%,
01/17/31(a)(c)

      400       402,094  

Series 2015-1A, Class A1A4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%,
05/21/34(a)(c)

      660       660,450  

Series 2015-1A, Class A2R4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%,
05/21/34(a)(c)

      1,000       999,499  

Series 2015-2A, Class CR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.01%), 8.33%,
07/20/30(a)(c)

      1,250       1,250,289  

Series 2020-3A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.65%), 6.96%,
11/15/36(a)(c)

      960       963,380  

Series 2021-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%,
01/15/35(a)(c)

      390       390,898  

Series 2021-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      250       249,233  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2021-2A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.51%), 6.83%,
05/20/29(a)(c)

      3,560       3,568,461  

Series 2021-3A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.26%), 10.58%,
07/20/29(a)(c)

      250       245,846  

Series 2021-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%,
10/15/29(a)(c)

      250       250,298  

Series 2021-4A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 8.18%,
10/15/29(a)(c)

      250       250,280  

Series 2022-2A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.90%), 7.21%,
10/15/30(a)(c)

      2,350       2,351,160  

Series 2022-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.20%), 7.51%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      1,360       1,360,036  

Series 2022-2A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.10%), 8.41%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      250       247,960  

Series 2022-3A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 04/15/31(a)(c)(e)

      10,380       10,379,897  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2016-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%,
08/23/31(a)(c)

      303       302,688  

Series 2017-1A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.07%), 12.38%, 02/14/34(a)(c)

      900       839,886  

Series 2021-2A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.66%), 8.98%,
07/15/34(a)(c)

      1,900       1,865,918  

Pikes Peak CLO 1, Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%, 07/24/31(a)(c)

      740       741,026  

Pikes Peak CLO 11, Series 2022-11A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 7.28%, 07/25/34(a)(c)

      3,000       3,018,745  

Pikes Peak CLO 6, Series 2020-6A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 05/18/34(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,026  

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust,

     

Series 2006-B, Class M1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.65%), 5.98%, 05/25/36(c)

      3,540       3,315,735  

PRET LLC

     

Series 2021-NPL6, Class A1, 2.49%, 07/25/51(a)(b)

      6,363       6,154,051  

Series 2021-RN4, Class A1, 2.49%, 10/25/51(a)(c)

      5,348       5,228,682  

Series 2023-RN2, Class A1, 8.11%, 11/25/53(a)(b)

      4,680       4,687,942  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Prodigy Finance DAC

     

Series 2021-1A, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.61%), 7.94%, 07/25/51(a)(c)

    USD        940     $        947,375  

Series 2021-1A, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.86%), 9.19%, 07/25/51(a)(c)

      941       952,100  

Series 2021-1A, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.01%), 11.34%, 07/25/51(a)(c)

      1,077       1,095,391  

Progress Residential Trust

     

Series 2021-SFR10, Class E2, 3.67%, 12/17/40(a)

      976       861,523  

Series 2021-SFR10, Class F, 4.61%, 12/17/40(a)

      3,942       3,481,501  

Series 2021-SFR5, Class F, 3.16%, 07/17/38(a)

    .       1,808       1,635,730  

Series 2021-SFR6, Class F, 3.42%, 07/17/38(a)

    .       3,577       3,245,344  

Series 2021-SFR8, Class F, 3.18%, 10/17/38(a)

    .       4,500       4,026,617  

Series 2021-SFR9, Class F, 4.05%, 11/17/40(a)

      2,400       2,075,276  

Series 2022-SFR1, Class F, 4.88%, 02/17/41(a)

    .       5,000       4,391,891  

Series 2022-SFR5, Class E1, 6.62%, 06/17/39(a)

      2,180       2,153,088  

Series 2023-SFR2, Class E1, 4.75%, 10/17/28(a)

      1,041       956,650  

Series 2024-SFR2, Class E1, 3.40%, 04/01/41(a)

      2,000       1,715,404  

Series 2024-SFR2, Class E2, 3.65%, 04/01/41(a)

      2,000       1,706,113  

Race Point VIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-8A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%, 02/20/30(a)(c)

      738       737,457  

Rad CLO 15 Ltd.

     

Series 2021-15A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.67%, 01/20/34(a)(c)

      390       390,312  

Series 2021-15A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 01/20/34(a)(c)

      820       820,255  

Series 2021-15A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.46%), 11.78%, 01/20/34(a)(c)

      4,500       4,453,141  

Rad CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 10/15/31(a)(c)

      1,155       1,156,198  

Rad CLO 3 Ltd.

     

Series 2019-3A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.13%, 04/15/32(a)(c)

      325       324,092  

Series 2019-3A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.43%, 04/15/32(a)(c)

      250       249,009  

Series 2019-3A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.01%), 8.33%, 04/15/32(a)(c)

      250       245,047  

Rad CLO 4 Ltd., Series 2019-4A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.11%), 9.44%, 04/25/32(a)(c)

      500       504,599  

Rad CLO 7 Ltd.

     

Series 2020-7A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.68%, 04/17/36(a)(c)

      250       249,692  

Series 2020-7A, Class B1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.90%), 7.23%, 04/17/36(a)(c)

      2,500       2,499,750  

Series 2020-7A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.60%), 7.93%, 04/17/36(a)(c)

      1,340       1,339,965  

Series 2020-7A, Class D1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.15%), 9.48%, 04/17/36(a)(c)

      480       479,989  

Rad CLO 9 Ltd., Series 2020-9A, Class B1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.16%), 7.48%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      500       500,374  

Redwood Funding Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A, 7.50%, 07/25/59(a)(b)

      636       635,229  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Regatta IX Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.71%), 8.03%, 04/17/30(a)(c)

    USD       250     $        250,351  

Series 2017-1A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.16%), 9.48%, 04/17/30(a)(c)

      250       250,382  

Regatta VI Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.74%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      3,000       3,003,036  

Regatta VII Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.19%, 06/20/34(a)(c)

      250       250,317  

Regatta VIII Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/17/30(a)(c)

      1,255       1,259,886  

Series 2017-1A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.46%), 8.78%, 10/17/30(a)(c)

      250       251,535  

Regatta X Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.03%, 01/17/31(a)(c)

      330       330,214  

Regatta XIX Funding Ltd., Series 2022-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.85%), 7.17%, 04/20/35(a)(c)

      420       420,650  

Regatta XVI Funding Ltd.

     

Series 2019-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.31%), 7.63%, 01/15/33(a)(c)

      750       750,755  

Series 2019-2A, Class D, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.16%), 9.48%, 01/15/33(a)(c)

      500       500,760  

Regatta XVII Funding Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.87%), 13.19%, 10/15/33(a)(c)

      500       501,235  

Regatta XXIV Funding Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.06%), 12.38%, 01/20/35(a)(c)

      1,500       1,493,143  

Regional Management Issuance Trust

     

Series 2020-1, Class A, 2.34%, 10/15/30(a)

      610       598,754  

Series 2020-1, Class B, 3.23%, 10/15/30(a)

      320       306,805  

Series 2021-1, Class A, 1.68%, 03/17/31(a)

      127       122,667  

Series 2021-2, Class B, 2.35%, 08/15/33(a)

      1,098       945,833  

Series 2021-2, Class C, 3.23%, 08/15/33(a)

      820       690,480  

Series 2021-3, Class A, 3.88%, 10/17/33(a)(h)

      10,210       9,304,373  

Series 2022-1, Class A, 3.07%, 03/15/32(a)

      2,527       2,421,191  

Series 2022-1, Class B, 3.71%, 03/15/32(a)

      5,452       5,121,319  

Series 2022-1, Class C, 4.46%, 03/15/32(a)

      1,111       1,016,413  

Series 2022-1, Class D, 6.72%, 03/15/32(a)

      2,072       1,936,383  

Series 2022-2B, Class A, 7.10%, 11/17/32(a)

      6,193       6,254,669  

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-3, Class AF4, 5.14%, 11/25/35(b)

      640       630,515  

Republic Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2021-A, Class D, 5.23%, 12/22/31(a)

      3,550       3,218,394  

Riserva CLO Ltd., Series 2016-3A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.32%), 6.62%, 01/18/34(a)(c)

      1,100       1,098,185  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-1A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      500       500,189  

Series 2017-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 10/15/29(a)(c)

      1,250       1,249,015  

Series 2017-2A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.16%), 7.48%, 10/15/29(a)(c)

      1,000       1,001,166  

Series 2017-2A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.11%), 8.43%, 10/15/29(a)(c)

      1,000       999,591  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2017-3A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 10/20/30(a)(c)

    USD       2,207     $      2,208,563  

Series 2018-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 05/20/31(a)(c)

      613       613,943  

Series 2018-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.38%, 10/20/31(a)(c)

      620       620,624  

Series 2021-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 07/20/34(a)(c)

      3,500       3,500,770  

Romark CLO II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.76%, 07/25/31(a)(c)

      220       220,918  

Romark WM-R Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.29%), 6.61%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      1,063       1,064,976  

RR 12 Ltd., Series 2020-12A, Class A2R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 01/15/36(a)(c)

      1,210       1,211,102  

RR 18 Ltd., Series 2021-18A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      250       250,193  

RR 19 Ltd., Series 2021-19A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/15/35(a)(c)

      500       501,371  

RR 28 Ltd., Series 2024-28RA, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.55%), 6.84%, 04/15/37(a)(c)

      250       251,046  

RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.67%, 01/15/30(a)(c)

      3,160       3,161,281  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2004-2, Class MF5, 3.24%, 08/25/35(b)

      397       279,987  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust

     

Series 2007-BR1, Class A2A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.33%), 5.66%, 02/25/37(c)

      393       167,383  

Series 2007-BR1, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.65%), 5.98%, 02/25/37(c)

      2,092       892,042  

Series 2007-NC2, Class A2C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.55%), 5.88%, 01/25/37(c)

      446       306,092  

Service Experts Issuer LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 2.67%, 02/02/32(a)

      2,029       1,893,562  

SESAC Finance LLC

     

Series 2019-1, Class A2, 5.22%, 07/25/49(a)

      2,491       2,427,564  

Series 2024-1, Class A2, 6.42%, 01/25/54(a)

      674       676,044  

SG Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-FRE2, Class A2C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 07/25/36(c)

      185       39,480  

Shackleton CLO Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 07/15/30(a)(c)

      506       506,327  

Signal Peak CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.42%), 6.74%, 04/17/34(a)(c)

      2,750       2,760,767  

Signal Peak CLO 2 LLC, Series 2015-1A,

     

Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.24%), 6.56%, 04/20/29(a)(c)

      595       594,921  

Signal Peak CLO 5 Ltd.

     

Series 2018-5A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.55%), 04/25/37(a)(c)(e)

      1,810       1,813,224  

Series 2018-5A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.20%), 04/25/37(a)(c)(e)

      390       391,822  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Signal Peak CLO 8 Ltd., Series 2020-8A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.53%), 6.85%, 04/20/33(a)(c)

    USD       500     $        500,455  

Sixth Street CLO XVII Ltd., Series 2021-17A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.46%), 11.78%, 01/20/34(a)(c)

      500       494,571  

Sixth Street CLO XX Ltd., Series 2021-20A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      970       970,239  

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-A, Class A4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.57%), 5.90%, 12/15/38(c)

      1,007       990,233  

Series 2005-B, Class A4, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.59%), 5.92%, 06/15/39(c)

      767       750,375  

Series 2006-BW, Class A5, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.79%, 12/15/39(c)

      1,429       1,376,498  

SLM Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2010-C, Class A5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.86%), 10.19%, 10/15/41(a)(c)

      2,590       2,781,211  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2015-C, Class B, 3.50%, 09/15/43(a)

      1,620       1,572,101  

Series 2016-B, Class A2A, 2.43%, 02/17/32(a)

      370       362,652  

Series 2017-A, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.34%, 09/15/34(a)(c)

      671       669,941  

Series 2017-B, Class A2A, 2.82%, 10/15/35(a)

      449       434,669  

Series 2017-B, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.86%), 6.19%, 10/15/35(a)(c)

      737       734,278  

Series 2018-A, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 02/15/36(a)(c)

      1,541       1,535,947  

Series 2019-B, Class A2A, 2.84%, 06/15/37(a)

      2,057       1,960,421  

Series 2021-A, Class C, 2.99%, 01/15/53(a)

      2,055       1,746,921  

Series 2021-A, Class D1, 3.86%, 01/15/53(a)

      532       460,479  

Series 2021-A, Class D2, 3.86%, 01/15/53(a)

      362       313,518  

Series 2021-B, Class A, 1.31%, 07/17/51(a)

      2,176       1,972,594  

Series 2021-C, Class A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 01/15/53(a)(c)

      1,269       1,257,246  

Series 2021-C, Class APT1, 1.39%, 01/15/53(a) .

      1,145       1,010,127  

Series 2021-C, Class B, 2.30%, 01/15/53(a)

      819       762,242  

Series 2024-A, Class A1B, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.45%), 03/15/56(a)(c)(e)

      6,833       6,860,998  

Series 2024-A, Class B, 03/15/56(a)(e)

      6,500       6,514,318  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.61%, 02/25/42(a)

      290       263,313  

Series 2019-B, Class A2FX, 3.09%, 08/17/48(a) .

      311       295,680  

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust

     

Series 2018-B, Class BFX, 3.83%, 08/25/47(a)

      156       142,485  

Series 2018-D, Class BFX, 4.14%, 02/25/48(a)

      100       90,612  

Series 2020-A, Class BFX, 3.12%, 05/15/46(a)

      226       182,987  

Sound Point CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.66%, 01/26/31(a)(c)

      193       193,545  

Sound Point CLO XV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class ARR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.16%), 6.48%, 01/23/29(a)(c)

      127       126,504  

Sound Point CLO XXVIII Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.54%), 6.87%, 01/25/32(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,659  

Soundview Home Loan Trust

     

Series 2004-WMC1, Class M2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 01/25/35(c)

      92       78,816  

Series 2005-OPT3, Class M4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.13%), 6.46%, 11/25/35(c)

      313       225,741  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Soundview Home Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-NS1, Class M1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.79%, 01/25/37(c)

    USD       445     $        405,397  

SPLT

     

Series 23-1, Class A, 6.00%, 10/12/30(a)

      7,644       7,646,851  

Series 23-1, Class R1, 0.00%,
10/15/30(a)(d)

      43       2,500,587  

Series 24-1, Class A,, 6.06%, 02/12/31(a)

      9,342       9,341,592  

Series 24-1, Class R1, 0.00%,
02/12/31(a)(d)

      136       6,782,464  

SpringCastle America Funding LLC, Series 2020- AA, Class A, 1.97%, 09/25/37(a)

      1,075       997,544  

Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.51%), 6.83%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      199       199,077  

Stratus CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2021-1A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.06%), 6.38%, 12/29/29(a)(c)

      295       294,918  

Series 2021-1A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.26%), 10.58%, 12/29/29(a)(c)

      1,250       1,226,514  

Series 2021-1A, Class SUB, 0.00%, 12/29/29(a)(c)(d)

      1,000       622,010  

Series 2021-2A, Class E, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.01%), 11.33%, 12/28/29(a)(c)

      1,550       1,550,086  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Series 2004-10, Class A11, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.94%, 11/25/34(c)

      123       126,090  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-GEL1, Class A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.71%), 6.04%, 01/25/37(a)(c)

      1,546       1,229,578  

Series 2007-GEL2, Class M1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.16%), 6.49%, 05/25/37(a)(c)

      1,650       1,203,450  

Sunrun Xanadu Issuer LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.98%, 06/30/54(a)

      951       887,478  

Sycamore Tree CLO Ltd., Series 2024-5A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 04/20/36(a)(c)(e)

      2,150       2,150,000  

Symphony CLO XIX Ltd., Series 2018-19A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.22%), 6.54%, 04/16/31(a)(c)

      460       460,299  

Symphony CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 10/15/31(a)(c)

      297       296,875  

Symphony CLO XX Ltd., Series 2018-20A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 01/16/32(a)(c)

      640       639,308  

Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.26%, 04/18/33(a)(c)

      560       559,753  

Symphony CLO XXIII Ltd.

     

Series 2020-23A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      1,150       1,148,567  

Series 2020-23A, Class CR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.58%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      1,500       1,502,005  

Series 2020-23A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.41%), 11.73%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      1,250       1,252,683  

Symphony CLO XXVI Ltd., Series 2021-26A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/20/33(a)(c)

      689       688,259  

Symphony Static CLO I Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class C, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.44%, 10/25/29(a)(c)

      500       494,804  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

TCI-Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.22%), 6.54%, 11/18/30(a)(c)

    USD       613     $        613,314  

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.81%), 7.13%, 07/15/30(a)(c)

      1,000       997,466  

TCW CLO AMR Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class ASNR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.48%), 6.81%, 08/16/34(a)(c)

      250       249,397  

TICP CLO IX Ltd., Series 2017-9A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 01/20/31(a)(c)

      250       250,632  

TICP CLO V Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.41%), 8.73%, 07/17/31(a)(c)

      250       251,277  

TICP CLO VI Ltd.

     

Series 2016-6A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      4,250       4,254,760  

Series 2016-6A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      320       319,085  

TICP CLO VII Ltd.

     

Series 2017-7A, Class BR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.90%), 04/15/33(a)(c)(e)

      2,740       2,736,659  

Series 2017-7A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.31%), 12.63%, 04/15/33(a)(c)

      600       592,547  

TICP CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2017-8A, Class A2R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      1,780       1,779,624  

TICP CLO X Ltd., Series 2018-10A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.73%), 7.05%, 04/20/31(a)(c)

      570       570,743  

TICP CLO XI Ltd.

     

Series 2018-11A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.53%), 04/25/37(a)(c)(e)

      250       250,000  

Series 2018-11A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.99%), 7.31%, 10/20/31(a)(c)

      450       450,000  

Series 2018-11A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.05%), 04/25/37(a)(c)(e)

      2,760       2,760,000  

TICP CLO XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 07/15/34(a)(c)

      250       250,141  

TICP CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2019-14A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.96%), 12.28%, 10/20/32(a)(c)

      1,250       1,258,482  

TICP CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.54%), 6.86%, 04/20/33(a)(c)

      1,250       1,251,139  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-HY2, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.11%), 6.44%, 05/25/58(a)(c)

      918       932,858  

Trestles CLO IV Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 07/21/34(a)(c)

      250       250,000  

Trestles CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.25%), 6.58%, 04/25/32(a)(c)

      650       650,260  

Trestles CLO V Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.43%), 6.75%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      7,230       7,233,120  

Tricon American Homes Trust

     

Series 2018-SFR1, Class E, 4.56%, 05/17/37(a)

      2,000       1,967,895  

Series 2019-SFR1, Class E, 3.40%, 03/17/38(a)

      2,000       1,892,823  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Tricon American Homes Trust Series 2020-SFR1, Class F, 4.88%, 07/17/38(a)

   
.
USD
 
 
    7,351     $      7,102,943  

Tricon Residential Trust

     

Series 2021-SFR1, Class F, 3.69%, 07/17/38(a)

    .       3,250       2,968,524  

Series 2021-SFR1, Class G, 4.13%, 07/17/38(a) .

      2,099       1,883,504  

Trimaran Cavu Ltd.

     

Series 2019-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.16%), 7.48%, 07/20/32(a)(c)

      250       250,257  

Series 2021-2A, Class D1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.51%), 8.84%, 10/25/34(a)(c)

      300       296,494  

Trinitas CLO IV Ltd., Series 2016-4A, Class A2L2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.96%, 10/18/31(a)(c)

      250       249,780  

Venture 39 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-39A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.54%), 6.86%, 04/15/33(a)(c)

      340       340,655  

VOLT CVI LLC, Series 2021-NP12, Class A1, 2.73%, 12/26/51(a)(b)

      10,221       9,777,290  

Voya CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2013-2A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.56%, 04/25/31(a)(c)

      803       803,373  

Series 2013-3A, Class A1RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.71%, 10/18/31(a)(c)

      472       471,835  

Series 2015-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.16%), 6.46%, 01/18/29(a)(c)

      29       29,398  

Series 2015-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 10/20/31(a)(c)

      476       476,387  

Series 2017-1A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.53%, 04/17/30(a)(c)

      143       142,414  

Series 2017-3A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.30%), 6.62%, 04/20/34(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,639  

Series 2017-4A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 10/15/30(a)(c)

      865       865,629  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.56%), 6.87%, 04/19/31(a)(c)

      250       249,902  

Series 2018-2A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 07/15/31(a)(c)

      207       207,105  

Series 2018-3A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 10/15/31(a)(c)

      229       229,261  

Series 2019-2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 07/20/32(a)(c)(e)

      4,000       4,000,000  

Series 2021-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.86%), 7.18%, 10/20/34(a)(c)

      810       809,154  

Series 2022-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 04/20/35(a)(c)

      1,000       1,000,500  

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

     

Series 2006-HE3, Class 1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.42%), 5.75%, 08/25/36(c)

      6,171       5,812,661  

Series 2006-HE4, Class 2A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.47%), 5.80%, 09/25/36(c)

      205       55,677  

Series 2006-HE5, Class 1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.42%), 4.66%, 10/25/36(c)

      2,434       1,790,981  

Series 2007-HE3, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.35%), 5.68%, 05/25/37(c)

      105       91,888  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 01/17/31(a)(c)

      1,141       1,141,430  

Whitebox CLO II Ltd.

     

Series 2020-2A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 10/24/34(a)(c)

      410       411,269  

Series 2020-2A, Class DR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%), 8.93%, 10/24/34(a)(c)

      250       248,216  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Whitebox CLO II Ltd.

     

Series 2020-2A, Class ER, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.36%), 12.68%, 10/24/34(a)(c)

    USD       500     $        503,366  

Whitebox CLO III Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.48%), 6.80%, 10/15/34(a)(c)

      4,000       4,000,646  

Whitebox CLO IV Ltd., Series 2023-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.60%), 7.92%, 04/20/36(a)(c)

      1,000       1,004,000  

Yale Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.51%), 5.84%, 06/25/37(a)(c)

      417       131,440  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 49.7%
(Cost: $1,291,488,514)

 

     1,238,439,903  
     

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Banks — 0.0%  

Washington Mutual Escrow Bonds

     

0.00% (d)(h)(i)(j)(k)

      500        

0.00% (d)(h)(i)(j)(k)

      250        
     

 

 

 
         
Insurance — 0.0%  

Ambac Assurance Corp., 5.10% (a)(k)

      58       83,582  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 0.0%
(Cost: $75,213)

        83,582  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(h)

 

Financial Services — 0.3%  

Project Pearl Pasco Holdings LLC, Advance, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR at 0.00% Floor + 2.86%), 8.19%, 09/15/24

      1,114       1,113,474  

Sirocco Lux S.A., Facility A, (3-mo. EURIBOR at 0.00% Floor + 3.90%), 7.87%, 02/28/26

    EUR       6,913       7,458,363  
     

 

 

 
        8,571,837  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%  

Promontoria Beech DAC, Senior Loan, (1-mo. EURIBOR at 0.00% Floor + 3.75%), 7.61%, 05/17/27

      5,964       6,418,397  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 0.6%
(Cost: $15,157,309)

 

    14,990,234  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 19.9%  

A&D Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-NQM5, Class A1, 7.05%, 11/25/68(a)(b)

    USD       6,061       6,139,358  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class 4A1, 3.96%, 05/25/36(c)

      4,328       3,354,741  

Agate Bay Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-1, Class B5, 3.65%,
01/25/45(a)(c)

      723       463,409  

Series 2015-3, Class B5, 3.50%,
04/25/45(a)(c)

      832       535,510  

Series 2015-4, Class B5, 3.50%,
06/25/45(a)(c)

      580       350,389  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2017-D, Class B, 0.00%,
12/25/57(a)(c)(d) .

      86       28,957  

Series 2020-C, Class C, 0.00%,
09/27/60(a)(d)

      11       9,518  

Series 2020-C, Class RW, 0.00%, 09/27/60(a)(d) .

      9       8,747  

Series 2020-D, Class RW, 0.00%, 06/25/60(a)(d) .

      13       12,879  

Series 2021-C, Class A, 2.12%,
01/25/61(a)(b)

      2,425       2,351,705  

Series 2021-C, Class B, 3.72%,
01/25/61(a)(b)

      817       782,538  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-C, Class C, 0.00%, 01/25/61(a)(d)

    USD       2,024     $      1,960,252  

Series 2021-D, Class A, 2.00%, 03/25/60(a)(b)

      6,167       5,876,654  

Series 2021-D, Class B, 4.00%, 03/25/60(a)(c)

      1,634       1,490,016  

Series 2021-D, Class C, 0.00%,
03/25/60(a)(c)(d) .

      2,387       2,304,876  

Series 2021-E, Class A1, 1.74%,
12/25/60(a)(c)

      11,140       9,446,465  

Series 2021-E, Class A2, 2.69%,
12/25/60(a)(c)

      1,770       1,314,867  

Series 2021-E, Class B1, 3.73%,
12/25/60(a)(c)

      1,068       721,411  

Series 2021-E, Class B3, 3.96%,
12/25/60(a)(c)

      633       171,416  

Series 2021-E, Class M1, 2.94%,
12/25/60(a)(c)

      698       480,087  

Series 2021-E, Class SA, 0.00%,
12/25/60(a)(c)(d)

      7       3,263  

Series 2021-F, Class A, 1.88%, 06/25/61(a)(b)

      16,085       15,283,900  

Series 2021-F, Class B, 3.75%, 06/25/61(a)(b)

      1,945       1,843,050  

Series 2021-F, Class C, 0.00%, 06/25/61(a)(d)

      3,603       2,935,001  

Series 2022-A, Class A2, 3.00%, 10/25/61(a)(c)

      478       413,852  

Series 2022-A, Class A3, 3.00%, 10/25/61(a)(c)

      255       216,785  

Series 2022-A, Class B, 3.00%, 10/25/61(a)

      1,912       1,383,266  

Series 2022-A, Class C, 3.00%, 10/25/61(a)

      945       834,940  

Series 2022-A, Class M1, 3.00%, 10/25/61(a)

      279       231,510  

Series 2022-A, Class M2, 3.00%, 10/25/61(a)

      1,250       1,001,561  

Series 2022-A, Class M3, 3.00%, 10/25/61(a)

      80       61,699  

Series 2022-B, Class A2, 3.00%,
03/27/62(a)(c)

      376       305,537  

Series 2022-B, Class A3, 3.00%,
03/27/62(a)(c)

      322       259,030  

Series 2022-B, Class B, 3.00%, 03/27/62(a)

      1,789       1,205,693  

Series 2022-B, Class C, 3.00%, 03/27/62(a)

      1,349       1,044,202  

Series 2022-B, Class M1, 3.00%, 03/27/62(a)

      241       193,013  

Series 2022-B, Class M2, 3.00%, 03/27/62(a)

      1,198       914,264  

Series 2023-A, Class A1, 3.50%,
07/25/62(a)(b)

      11,255       10,527,039  

Series 2023-A, Class A2, 3.00%,
07/25/62(a)(c)

      515       438,450  

Series 2023-A, Class A3, 2.50%,
07/25/62(a)(c)

      292       233,633  

Series 2023-A, Class B, 2.50%, 07/25/62(a)(c)

      1,717       1,196,721  

Series 2023-A, Class C, 2.50%, 07/25/62(a)(c)

      1,020       426,777  

Series 2023-A, Class M1, 2.50%,
07/25/62(a)(c)

      884       687,501  

Series 2023-C, Class A1, 3.50%,
05/25/63(a)(b)

      12,964       12,219,427  

Series 2023-C, Class A2, 3.00%,
05/25/63(a)(c)

      789       665,949  

Series 2023-C, Class A3, 2.50%,
05/25/63(a)(c)

      421       336,422  

Series 2023-C, Class C, 2.50%,
05/25/63(a)(c)

      3,415       2,755,234  

Series 2023-C, Class M1, 2.50%,
05/25/63(a)(c)

      368       290,514  

Series 2023-C, Class M2, 2.50%,
05/25/63(a)(c)

      2,284       1,648,986  

American Home Mortgage Assets Trust

     

Series 2006-4, Class 1A12, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.32%), 5.65%, 10/25/46(c)

      82       43,026  

Series 2006-6, Class A1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.30%), 5.63%, 12/25/46(c)

      4,583       3,803,530  

Series 2007-1, Class A1, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.70%), 5.79%, 02/25/47(c)

      31       11,264  

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2007-1, Class GA1C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.30%), 5.63%, 05/25/47(c)

      1,291       712,644  

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2019-5, Class B1, 3.96%,
10/25/49(a)(c)

      405       363,667  

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 3.35%, 01/25/67(a)(c)

      250       228,983  

Series 2023-7, Class A1, 4.80%, 11/25/67(a)(b)

      7,355       7,126,559  

Series 2024-1, Class A1, 5.21%,
08/25/68(a)(b)

      1,122       1,097,784  

APS Resecuritization Trust

     

Series 2016-1, Class 1MZ, 3.02%,
07/31/57(a)(c)

      2,291       887,175  

Series 2016-3, Class 3A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.96%), 8.29%, 09/27/46(a)(c)

      19       19,317  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-4, Class 3CB1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.00%, 05/25/46(c)

    USD       482     $ 381,992  

Series 2006-7, Class A4, 6.50%, 10/25/36(b)

      2,333       687,674  

Banc of America Funding Trust

     

Series 2014-R2, Class 1C, 0.00%, 11/26/36(a)(c)(d)

      7,236       2,214,298  

Series 2016-R2, Class 1A1, 4.70%, 05/01/33(a)(c)

      272       267,434  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-4, Class 1A1, 6.25%, 12/28/37

      857       614,535  

Barclays Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-NPL1, Class A, 2.00%, 11/25/51(a)(b)

      8,763       8,365,210  

Series 2021-NPL1, Class B, 4.63%, 11/25/51(a)(b)

      1,060       982,897  

Series 2021-NPL1, Class C, 0.00%, 11/25/51(a)(d)

      2,312       2,470,528  

Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 4.55%, 07/25/52(a)(b)

      3,483       3,397,106  

Series 2022-RPL1, Class A, 4.25%, 02/25/28(a)(b)

      7,025       7,022,717  

Series 2022-RPL1, Class B, 4.25%, 02/25/28(a)(b)

      1,242       807,383  

Series 2022-RPL1, Class C, 0.00%, 02/25/28(a)(d)

      2,159       802,311  

Series 2022-RPL1, Class SA, 0.00%, 02/25/28(a)(d)

      69       41,782  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class A1, 6.90%, 10/25/63(a)(b)

      13,584           13,731,146  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class A2, 7.36%, 10/25/63(a)(b)

      2,160       2,181,128  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class A3, 7.69%, 10/25/63(a)(b)

      1,304       1,315,184  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class B1, 8.10%, 10/25/63(a)(c)

      681       680,734  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class B2, 8.10%, 10/25/63(a)(c)

      573       556,190  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class B3, 8.10%, 10/25/63(a)(c)

      1,567       1,396,287  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class M1, 8.10%, 10/25/63(a)(c)

      1,134       1,146,857  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class SA, 0.00%, 10/25/63(a)(c)(d)

      1       953  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class A1, 5.90%, 01/25/64(a)(b)

      2,260       2,245,555  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class A2, 6.11%, 01/25/64(a)(b)

      1,539       1,520,063  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class A3, 6.31%, 01/25/64(a)(b)

      1,176       1,169,279  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class B1, 8.09%, 01/25/64(a)(c)

      512       511,955  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class B2, 8.76%, 01/25/64(a)(c)

      469       467,289  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class B3, 8.76%, 01/25/64(a)(c)

      1,007       837,011  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class M1, 6.80%, 01/25/64(a)(c)

      879       871,552  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class SA, 0.00%, 01/25/64(a)(c)(d)

      2       2,093  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

BCAP LLC Trust

     

Series 2011-RR4, Class 3A6, 4.52%, 07/26/36(a)(c)

    USD       1,153     $ 1,093,818  

Series 2011-RR5, Class 11A5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.26%), 0.43%, 05/28/36(a)(c)

      249       236,260  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust

     

Series 2006-AC1, Class 1A2, 6.25%, 02/25/36(b)

      119       114,960  

Series 2006-AC2, Class 1A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.79%, 03/25/36(c)

      1,949       547,022  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

     

Series 2006-SL1, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.39%), 5.72%, 08/25/36(c)

      311       303,659  

Series 2007-AR2, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.45%), 5.78%, 03/25/37(c)

      175       160,061  

Series 2007-AR4, Class 2A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.32%), 5.65%, 06/25/37(c)

      16       14,671  

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., Series 2016-SH1, Class M4, 3.75%,
04/25/45(a)(c)

      513       448,903  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust, Series 2007-S6, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 12/25/37

      9,040       3,721,071  

CHNGE Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.01%, 01/25/67(a)(c)

      2,271       2,066,988  

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 3.76%, 03/25/67(a)(c)

      7,703       7,218,582  

Series 2022-4, Class A1, 6.00%, 10/25/57(a)(b)

      535       527,240  

CIM Trust

     

Series 2019-J2, Class B4, 3.77%, 10/25/49(a)(c) .

      869       641,893  

Series 2023-I2, Class A2, 6.85%, 12/25/67(a)(b)

      893       896,692  

Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2007-4, Class 1A14, 6.00%, 05/25/37

      362       314,180  

Series 2007-9, Class 1A1, 6.25%, 12/25/37

      1,771       1,554,836  

Series 2008-2, Class 1A1, 6.50%, 06/25/38

      277       214,310  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2007-6, Class 2A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.61%), 5.94%, 05/25/37(c)

      1,131       1,006,902  

Series 2014-C, Class B2, 4.25%, 02/25/54(a)

      317       292,097  

Series 2019-RP1, Class A1, 3.50%, 01/25/66(a)(c)

      1,292       1,230,821  

Series 2022-A, Class A1, 6.17%, 09/25/62(a)(b)

      6,531            6,528,829  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007- A3, Class 1A5, 6.00%, 03/25/37

      1,592       1,427,330  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2020-2, Class M1, 5.25%, 03/25/65(a)(c)

      761       739,602  

Series 2022-3, Class B1, 4.23%, 02/25/67(a)(c)

      1,500       1,226,922  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-11CB, Class 2A1, 5.50%, 06/25/35 .

      76       60,185  

Series 2005-11CB, Class 2A6, 5.50%, 06/25/25 .

      649       516,103  

Series 2005-22T1, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.42%, 06/25/35(c)

      999       828,791  

Series 2005-51, Class 3A3A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.75%), 6.08%, 11/20/35(c)

      385       325,514  

Series 2005-59, Class 1A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.77%), 6.10%, 11/20/35(c)

      959       863,559  

Series 2005-76, Class 2A1, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 1.00%), 6.09%, 02/25/36(c)

      374       324,128  

Series 2006-11CB, Class 3A1, 6.50%, 05/25/36 .

      987       477,737  

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14, 6.25%, 10/25/36 .

      651       337,277  

Series 2006-29T1, Class 2A6, 6.50%, 10/25/36 .

      2,254       1,388,694  

Series 2006-6CB, Class 2A10, 6.00%, 05/25/36 .

      175       71,682  

Series 2006-J7, Class 1A2, 6.25%, 11/25/36

      2,794       1,310,478  
 

 

 

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  41


Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-OC1, Class 1A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.57%), 5.90%, 03/25/36(c)

    USD       685     $ 652,337  

Series 2006-OC10, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.57%), 5.90%, 11/25/36(c)

      468       376,315  

Series 2006-OC7, Class 2A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.61%), 5.94%, 07/25/46(c)

      2,943       2,462,941  

Series 2007-3T1, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 04/25/37

      1,124       524,659  

Series 2007-9T1, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 05/25/37

      163       78,343  

Series 2007-OA2, Class 1A1, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.84%), 5.93%, 03/25/47(c)

      155       128,910  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

     

Series 2005-J2, Class 3A9, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.51%), 6.00%, 08/25/35(c)

      2,383            1,564,009  

Series 2007-1, Class A2, 6.00%, 03/25/37

      210       97,983  

Series 2007-14, Class A18, 6.00%, 09/25/37

      6,260       3,339,371  

Series 2007-15, Class 2A2, 6.50%, 09/25/37

      630       225,573  

Series 2007-9, Class A1, 5.75%, 07/25/37

      745       371,838  

Series 2007-9, Class A11, 5.75%, 07/25/37

      407       203,210  

Series 2007-HYB1, Class 3A1, 4.45%, 03/25/37(c)

      1,257       1,044,775  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

     

Series 2009-12R, Class 3A1, 6.50%, 10/27/37(a)

      39       15,240  

Series 2020-SPT1, Class B2, 3.39%, 04/25/65(a)(c)

      8,400       6,580,998  

Series 2021-RPL9, Class A1, 2.44%, 02/25/61(a)(c)

      3,908       3,774,334  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2006-4, Class 1A3, 6.00%, 05/25/36

      376       207,009  

Series 2007-5, Class 1A11, 6.59%, 08/25/37(c)

      1,857       930,666  

Series 2014-9R, Class 9A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.23%), 5.68%, 08/27/36(a)(c)

      73       57,120  

Series 2014-SAF1, Class B5, 3.73%, 03/25/44(a)(c)

      1,578       1,151,805  

Series 2015-6R, Class 5A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.29%), 3.98%, 03/27/36(a)(c)

      1,263       943,302  

Series 2020-RPL2, Class A12, 3.54%, 02/25/60(a)(c)

      2,586       2,592,694  

Series 2021-NQM1, Class M1, 2.13%, 05/25/65(a)(c)

      3,299       2,222,075  

Series 2021-NQM8, Class M1, 3.26%, 10/25/66(a)(c)

      590       413,492  

Series 2022-NQM1, Class A1, 2.27%, 11/25/66(a)(c)

      4,857       4,236,728  

Series 2022-NQM3, Class A1B, 4.27%, 03/25/67(a)(c)

      2,291       2,138,227  

Series 2022-NQM6, Class PT, 8.95%, 12/25/67(a)(c)

      8,524       8,628,364  

Cross Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-H2, Class A1A, 7.14%,
11/25/68(a)(b)

      1,945       1,971,126  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-1, Class B2, 3.96%, 05/25/65(a)(c)

      150       125,692  

Series 2021-1, Class M1, 2.09%, 05/25/65(a)(c)

      1,620       1,399,535  

Series 2021-3, Class B1, 3.27%, 08/25/66(a)(c)

      3,671       2,554,834  

Series 2022-2, Class M1, 4.34%, 03/25/67(a)(c)

      884       749,518  

Series 2022-3, Class B1, 5.26%, 07/25/67(a)(c)

      1,349       1,050,048  

Series 2022-3, Class M1, 5.26%, 07/25/67(a)(c)

      2,742       2,487,670  

Deutsche Alt-B Securities Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2006-AB3, Class A8, 6.36%, 07/25/36(c)

      15       12,770  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

FWD Securitization Trust

     

Series 2020-INV1, Class A2, 2.34%, 01/25/50(a)(c)

    USD       1,199     $      1,099,651  

Series 2020-INV1, Class A3, 2.44%, 01/25/50(a)(c)

      25       23,024  

GCAT Trust

     

Series 2020-NQM2, Class B1, 4.85%, 04/25/65(a)(c)

      2,533       2,296,425  

Series 2022-HX1, Class A1, 2.89%, 12/27/66(a)(c)

      309       280,282  

Series 2022-NQM4, Class A1, 5.27%, 08/25/67(a)(b)

      3,436       3,393,526  

Series 2023-NQM4, Class A1, 4.25%, 05/25/67(a)(c)

      3,951       3,655,626  

GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006- AR2, Class 4A1, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 2.00%), 7.09%, 03/25/36(c)

      14       12,517  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust

     

Series 2019-PJ2, Class A4, 4.00%, 11/25/49(a)(c)

      238       219,039  

Series 2020-PJ2, Class B4, 3.55%, 07/25/50(a)(c)

      1,065       851,910  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2022-NQM1, Class A4, 4.00%,
05/25/62(a)(c)

      345       312,415  

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2004-4, Class 1AF, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.51%), 5.84%, 06/25/34(a)(c)

      2,885       2,534,034  

Series 2005-RP2, Class 1AF, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.79%, 03/25/35(a)(c)

      50       45,027  

Series 2005-RP3, Class 2A1, 3.98%, 09/25/35(a)(c)

      2,755       2,283,969  

Series 2006-RP1, Class 1AF1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.79%, 01/25/36(a)(c)

      41       33,089  

Series 2006-RP2, Class 2A1, 4.24%, 04/25/36(a)(c)

      2,133       1,714,636  

GSMSC Resecuritization Trust, Series 2015-5R, Class 1D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.25%), 4.05%, 04/26/37(a)(c)

      3,989       2,320,218  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR2, Class 3A1, 5.89%, 04/25/36(c)

      1,628       986,225  

Homeward Opportunities Fund I Trust

     

Series 2020-2, Class B1, 5.45%, 05/25/65(a)(c)

      3,640       3,518,731  

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 5.08%, 07/25/67(a)(b)

      6,172       6,091,219  

Series 2022-1, Class M1, 5.05%, 07/25/67(a)(c)

      3,077       2,894,770  

Impac Secured Assets Trust, Series 2006-2, Class 1A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.45%), 5.78%, 08/25/36(c)

      1,659       1,651,162  

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-AR27, Class 2A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.51%), 5.84%, 10/25/36(c)

      189       166,295  

Series 2006-AR35, Class 2A1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.45%), 5.78%, 01/25/37(c)

      340       300,205  

Series 2007-AR19, Class 3A1, 3.75%, 09/25/37(c)

      617       406,634  

Series 2007-FLX5, Class 2A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.35%), 5.68%, 08/25/37(c)

      2,494       2,157,763  

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007- FLX2, Class A1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.27%), 5.76%, 04/25/37(c)

      4,632       3,882,728  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-S2, Class A5, 6.88%, 05/25/36(b)

    USD       4,136     $ 3,474,691  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2005-A4, Class B1, 5.09%, 07/25/35(c)

 

    291       265,001  

Series 2020-5, Class B3, 3.57%, 12/25/50(a)(c)

 

    3,669       3,025,897  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A3A, 2.50%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      14,510          12,648,741  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A4A, 2.50%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      6,218       3,895,739  

Series 2021-INV7, Class B1, 3.27%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      3,722       3,080,827  

Series 2021-INV7, Class B2, 3.27%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      873       715,221  

Series 2021-INV7, Class B3, 3.27%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      1,215       966,890  

Series 2021-INV7, Class B4, 3.27%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      646       502,936  

Series 2021-INV7, Class B5, 3.27%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      266       194,525  

Series 2021-INV7, Class B6, 3.21%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      868       352,642  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust, Series 2020-SL1, Class A, 5.73%,
01/25/60(a)(b)

      21       20,785  

Lehman XS Trust, Series 2007-20N, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.41%), 7.74%, 12/25/37(c)

      23       21,600  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 1A3, 7.00%, 08/25/34(a)

      1,963       1,384,477  

MASTR Resecuritization Trust, Series 2008-1, Class A1, 6.00%, 09/27/37(a)(c)

      868       629,017  

MCM Trust

     

Series 2021-VFN1, Class Cert, 0.00%, 09/25/31(d)(h)

      1,424       934,090  

Series 2021-VFN1, Class Note, 2.50%, 09/25/31(a)(h)

      1,841       1,767,624  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-AF2, Class AV1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 09/25/37(c)

      568       303,181  

MFA Trust

     

Series 2021-INV1, Class M1, 2.29%, 01/25/56(a)(c)

      700       627,998  

Series 2022-NQM1, Class M1, 4.27%, 12/25/66(a)(c)

      2,112       1,820,952  

Series 2024-RTL1, Class A1, 7.09%, 02/25/29(a)(b)

      3,231       3,232,026  

MFRA Trust, Series 2022-CHM1, Class A1, 3.88%, 09/25/56(a)(b)

      6,030       5,735,157  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2023-NQM1, Class A1, 6.05%, 10/25/67(a)(b)

      4,499       4,482,067  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class B3, 6.87%, 06/25/44(a)(c) .

      198       196,418  

Mortgage Loan Resecuritization Trust, Series 2009-RS1, Class A85, (1-mo. LIBOR US + 0.34%), 5.78%, 04/16/36(a)(c)

      165       158,601  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A1, 4.25%, 12/25/57(a)(c) .

      1,136       1,088,891  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-AP1, Class 2A4, 6.05%, 02/25/35(b)

      315       301,049  

Series 2007-2, Class A4, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.95%), 6.28%, 06/25/37(c)

      563       449,105  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

OBX Trust, Series 2019-EXP1, Class 1A3, 4.00%, 01/25/59(a)(c)

    USD       132     $ 126,479  

Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC

     

Series 2021-4, Class A1, 1.87%, 04/25/26(a)(b)

      3,080       3,003,391  

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.72%, 02/25/27(a)(b)

      4,126       4,007,615  

Series 2023-1, Class A1, 6.88%, 02/25/28(a)(c)

      4,572       4,595,734  

PRET LLC

     

Series 2024-NPL1, Class A1, 7.14%, 01/25/54(a)(b)

      7,238       7,756,187  

Series 2024-NPL2, Class A1, 7.02%, 02/25/54(a)(b)

      6,580       6,558,288  

PRKCM Trust

     

Series 2021-AFC2, Class A1, 2.07%, 11/25/56(a)(c)

      1,134       960,064  

Series 2022-AFC1, Class A1A, 4.10%, 04/25/57(a)(c)

      470       449,858  

Series 2022-AFC2, Class A1, 5.34%, 08/25/57(a)(c)

      7,069           6,960,638  

RALI Trust

     

Series 2005-QA10, Class A21, 4.69%, 09/25/35(c)

      5,095       2,119,556  

Series 2006-QA10, Class A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.47%), 5.80%, 12/25/36(c)

      1,451       1,234,406  

Series 2006-QO1, Class 3A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.65%), 5.71%, 02/25/46(c)

      1,814       773,641  

Series 2006-QO10, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 01/25/37(c)

      1,717       1,459,970  

Series 2007-QH3, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 04/25/37(c)

      4,853       4,277,708  

Series 2007-QO2, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.26%), 5.59%, 02/25/47(c)

      123       41,929  

RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B4, 3.47%, 02/25/50(a)(c)

      917       762,799  

RCO VI Mortgage LLC, Series 2022-1, Class A1, 3.00%, 01/25/27(a)(b)

      8,027       7,771,447  

RCO VII Mortgage LLC, Series 2024-1, Class A1, 7.02%, 01/25/29(a)(b)

      4,480       4,467,042  

Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust

     

Series 2005-R1, Class 1AF1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.47%), 5.80%, 03/25/35(a)(c)

      1,330       1,257,484  

Series 2005-R2, Class 1AF1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.45%), 5.78%, 06/25/35(a)(c)

      252       236,173  

Series 2005-R3, Class AF, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.51%), 5.84%, 09/25/35(a)(c)

      402       335,675  

Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-3, Class B2, 5.66%, 09/25/59(a)(c)

      2,900       2,542,145  

RFMSI Series Trust

     

Series 2005-SA4, Class 2A1, 5.17%, 09/25/35(c)

      1,878       1,158,958  

Series 2006-SA2, Class 2A1, 5.44%, 08/25/36(c)

      432       299,951  

RMF Buyout Issuance Trust

     

Series 2021-HB1, Class M3, 3.69%, 11/25/31(a)(c)

      3,379       2,950,881  

Series 2021-HB1, Class M6, 6.00%, 11/25/31(a)(c)(h)

      1,185       857,530  

Saluda Grade Alternative Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2024-RTL4, Class A1, 7.50%, 02/25/30(a)(b)

      5,668       5,619,208  

Series 2024-RTL5, Class A1, 7.76%, 04/25/30(a)(b)

      4,013       4,012,953  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2020-3, Class M1, 4.75%, 04/26/60(a)(c)

    USD       848     $ 821,912  

SG Residential Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 5.35%, 08/25/62(a)(b)

      722       716,952  

Series 2022-2, Class B1, 5.30%, 08/25/62(a)(c)

      3,715       3,349,127  

Spruce Hill Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022- SH1, Class A3, 4.10%,
07/25/57(a)(b)

      759       677,026  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust

     

Series 2020-3, Class B1, 4.75%, 04/25/65(a)(c)

      2,820           2,492,926  

Series 2020-INV1, Class B1, 3.26%, 11/25/55(a) .

      260       212,351  

Series 2020-INV1, Class M1, 2.50%, 11/25/55(a)

      2,688       2,330,814  

Series 2021-1, Class B1, 3.52%, 05/25/65(a)(c)

      648       532,551  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust,

     

Series 2006-AR5, Class 2A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.53%), 5.86%, 05/25/46(c)

      29       19,663  

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

     

Series 2005-RF3, Class 1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.46%), 5.79%, 06/25/35(a)(c)

      693       593,553  

Series 2005-RF5, Class 2A, 4.04%, 07/25/35(a)(c)

      1,768       1,606,687  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2006-RF3, Class 1A2, 6.00%, 10/25/36(a)

      4,313       2,398,963  

Series 2006-RF4, Class 2A1, 6.00%, 10/25/36(a)

      1,262       674,892  

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-3, Class A1, 4.06%, 06/25/46(c)

      971       606,876  

Toorak Mortgage Corp., Series 2021-INV2, Class B1, 4.10%, 11/25/56(a)(c)

      3,755       2,892,433  

TVC Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-RTL1, Class A1, 8.25%, 11/25/27(a)(b)

      4,107       4,109,689  

Verus Securitization Trust

     

Series 2019-4, Class B1, 3.86%, 11/25/59(a)(c)

      800       685,222  

Series 2020-4, Class B1, 5.05%, 05/25/65(a)(c)

      2,600       2,420,591  

Series 2021-1, Class M1, 1.97%, 01/25/66(a)(c)

      3,000       2,266,108  

Series 2021-6, Class B1, 4.05%, 10/25/66(a)(c)

      169       128,261  

Series 2021-6, Class M1, 2.94%, 10/25/66(a)(c)

      462       334,221  

Series 2021-R1, Class M1, 2.34%, 10/25/63(a)

      3,250       2,778,561  

Series 2021-R2, Class B1, 3.25%, 02/25/64(a)(c) .

      265       195,341  

Series 2022-1, Class B1, 4.01%, 01/25/67(a)(c)

      1,507       1,113,022  

Series 2022-3, Class B1, 4.08%, 02/25/67(a)(c)

      2,188       1,693,154  

Visio Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B1, 3.91%, 11/25/54(a)(c)

      100       75,876  

Vista Point Securitization Trust

     

Series 2020-2, Class A3, 2.50%, 04/25/65(a)(c)

      115       106,433  

Series 2020-2, Class M1, 3.40%, 04/25/65(a)(c)

      170       155,305  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

     

Series 2005-11, Class A1, 5.75%, 01/25/36

      1,158       968,945  

Series 2005-11, Class A7, 5.75%, 01/25/36

      2,354       1,968,203  

Series 2005-9, Class 5A6, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.66%), 5.50%, 11/25/35(c)

      371       255,905  

Series 2005-9, Class 5A9, 5.50%, 11/25/35

      153       115,926  

Series 2006-4, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 04/25/36

      142       126,346  

Series 2006-4, Class 3A1, 7.00%, 05/25/36(b)

      89       74,694  

Series 2006-6, Class 3CB1, 7.00%, 08/25/36

      4,212       1,653,621  

Series 2006-AR1, Class A1A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.61%), 5.94%, 02/25/36(c)

      1,157       895,117  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

     

Series 2006-AR5, Class A1A, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.99%), 6.08%, 06/25/46(c)

    USD       150     $ 128,413  

Series 2007-HY1, Class A2A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.43%), 5.76%, 02/25/37(c)

      496       368,792  

Series 2007-OA1, Class 1A, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.71%), 5.80%, 12/25/46(c)

      2,359       1,913,951  

Series 2007-OA1, Class 2A, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.72%), 5.81%, 12/25/46(c)

      140       106,236  

Series 2007-OA3, Class 5A, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 1.25%), 6.34%, 04/25/47(c)

      594       489,257  

Series 2007-OA4, Class 2A, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.80%), 5.89%, 05/25/47(c)

      2,000       1,634,199  

Series 2007-OA5, Class 1A, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.75%), 5.84%, 06/25/47(c)

      463       369,120  

Series 2007-OA5, Class 2A, (12-mo. Federal Reserve Cumulative Average US + 0.80%), 5.89%, 06/25/47(c)

      1,722       1,348,700  

Series 2007-OC2, Class A3, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.73%), 6.06%, 06/25/37(c)

      731       679,022  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR15, Class A1, 6.48%, 10/25/36(c)

      840       774,954  

Western Alliance Bank

     

Series 2021-CL2, Class M1, (SOFR (30-day) + 3.15%), 8.47%, 07/25/59(a)(c)

      3,993       4,107,208  

Series 2021-CL2, Class M2, (SOFR (30-day) + 3.70%), 9.02%, 07/25/59(a)(c)

      5,709       5,820,014  

WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2014-3, Class B5, 3.98%, 11/20/44(a)(c)

      923       693,417  
     

 

 

 
           495,174,942  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 26.6%  

245 Park Avenue Trust

     

Series 2017-245P, Class A, 3.51%, 06/05/37(a)

 

    5,000       4,588,519  

Series 2017-245P, Class C, 3.66%, 06/05/37(a)(c)

      3,000       2,644,256  

Series 2017-245P, Class E, 3.66%, 06/05/37(a)(c)

      1,151       941,855  

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2017-280P, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.50%, 09/15/34(a)(c)

      5,000       4,907,924  

Series 2017-280P, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.38%), 6.70%, 09/15/34(a)(c)

      585       563,990  

Series 2017-280P, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.42%), 7.74%, 09/15/34(a)(c)

      1,432       1,315,682  

3650R Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022- PF2, Class A5, 5.29%, 11/15/55(c)

      600       601,721  

ACREC LLC, Series 2023-FL2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.23%), 7.56%, 02/19/38(a)(c)

      3,250       3,248,257  

Alen Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-ACEN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.59%,
04/15/34(a)(c)

      644       588,429  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Angel Oak SB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-SBC1, Class A1, 2.07%, 05/25/50(a)(c)

    USD       6,084     $ 5,535,868  

Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2021-MF3, Class A5, 2.58%, 10/15/54(a) .

      3,394       2,872,648  

AREIT LLC

     

Series 2022-CRE7, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.24%), 7.57%, 06/17/39(a)(c)

      3,080       3,079,980  

Series 2023-CRE8, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.44%, 08/17/41(a)(c)

      1,679       1,666,987  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Series 2018-ASHF, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.27%), 7.60%, 04/15/35(a)(c)

      1,128       1,095,108  

Austin Fairmont Hotel Trust, Series 2019-FAIR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 6.42%, 09/15/32(a)(c)

      2,000       1,991,250  

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2015-200P, Class F, 3.60%, 04/14/33(a)(c)

      794       739,158  

Series 2017-SCH, Class AL, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.95%), 6.27%, 11/15/32(a)(c)

      2,470       2,452,417  

Series 2017-SCH, Class BF, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 11/15/33(a)(c)

      500       473,905  

Series 2017-SCH, Class DL, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.05%), 7.37%, 11/15/32(a)(c)

      1,090       1,080,320  

Series 2018-DSNY, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.45%), 6.77%, 09/15/34(a)(c)

      162       161,595  

Series 2018-DSNY, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.00%), 7.32%, 09/15/34(a)(c)

      227       225,298  

BANK

     

Series 2019-BN22, Class A4, 2.98%, 11/15/62

 

    3,000           2,687,672  

Series 2021-BN35, Class A5, 2.29%, 06/15/64

 

    744       617,977  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust

     

Series 2006-1A, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.52%), 5.85%, 04/25/36(a)(c)

      5,696       5,231,013  

Series 2006-1A, Class A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.65%), 5.98%, 04/25/36(a)(c)

      13       11,772  

Series 2006-4A, Class A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.52%), 5.85%, 12/25/36(a)(c)

      1,183       1,105,840  

Series 2006-SP2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.53%), 5.86%, 01/25/37(a)(c)

      1,208       1,128,494  

Series 2007-1, Class A2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.52%), 5.85%, 03/25/37(a)(c)

      5,220       4,858,720  

Series 2007-2A, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.52%), 5.85%, 07/25/37(a)(c)

      28       25,102  

Series 2007-4A, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.79%), 6.12%, 09/25/37(a)(c)

      5,010       4,634,805  

Series 2007-6A, Class A4A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.94%, 12/25/37(a)(c)

      3,224       2,778,848  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-SRCH, Class A1, 3.31%, 08/10/35(a)

      263       249,368  

Series 2018-CHRS, Class E, 4.27%, 08/05/38(a)(c)

      1,000       709,148  

Series 2018-TALL, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.92%), 6.25%, 03/15/37(a)(c)

      3,997       3,837,463  

Series 2018-TALL, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.17%), 6.49%, 03/15/37(a)(c)

      781       726,453  

Series 2023-5C23, Class D, 7.46%, 12/15/56(a)(c)

      332       318,826  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

BDS LLC, Series 2022-FL12, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.14%), 7.46%, 08/19/38(a)(c)

    USD       1,870     $ 1,876,975  

Beast Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-SSCP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.86%), 6.19%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      2,901       2,879,433  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.54%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      268       262,775  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.79%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      325       318,563  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.71%), 7.04%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      312       304,008  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.21%), 7.54%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      268       257,522  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.01%), 8.34%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      253       243,141  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.91%), 9.24%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      283       268,140  

Series 2021-SSCP, Class H, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.02%), 10.34%, 04/15/36(a)(c)

      208       197,256  

BFLD Trust, Series 2020-EYP, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.81%), 9.14%, 10/15/35(a)(c)

      1,353       148,286  

BHMS

     

Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.55%), 6.87%, 07/15/35(a)(c)

      2,850           2,846,232  

Series 2018-ATLS, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.20%), 7.52%, 07/15/35(a)(c)

      2,600       2,543,656  

BHP Trust, Series 2019-BXHP, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.57%), 6.90%, 08/15/36(a)(c)

      897       893,678  

BLP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-IND, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.69%), 7.02%, 03/15/40(a)(c)

      2,114       2,117,964  

BOCA Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022- BOCA, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.77%), 7.10%, 05/15/39(a)(c)

      1,540       1,540,961  

BPR Trust

     

Series 2021-TY, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.16%), 6.49%, 09/15/38(a)(c)

      1,255       1,247,156  

Series 2021-TY, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.71%), 9.04%, 09/15/38(a)(c)

      3,138       3,098,837  

Series 2022-SSP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 8.33%, 05/15/39(a)(c)

      770       773,369  

BWAY Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2013-1515, Class A2, 3.45%, 03/10/33(a) .

 

    1,108       1,052,473  

Series 2013-1515, Class C, 3.45%, 03/10/33(a)

 

    250       220,513  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2019-XL, Class J, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.76%), 8.09%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      2,743       2,703,939  

Series 2020-VIV2, Class C, 3.54%, 03/09/44(a)(c)

      2,204       1,913,119  

Series 2020-VIV3, Class B, 3.54%, 03/09/44(a)(c)

      2,788       2,452,037  

Series 2020-VIV4, Class A, 2.84%, 03/09/44(a)

 

    781       674,921  

Series 2020-VIVA, Class D, 3.55%, 03/11/44(a)(c)

      3,000       2,578,353  

Series 2020-VKNG, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 8.19%, 10/15/37(a)(c)

      1,400       1,370,995  

Series 2021-NWM, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.02%), 6.35%, 02/15/33(a)(c)

      1,061       1,042,488  

Series 2021-NWM, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.26%), 7.59%, 02/15/33(a)(c)

      622       613,935  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-NWM, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.36%), 9.69%, 02/15/33(a)(c)

    USD       411     $ 409,522  

Series 2021-SOAR, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.91%), 8.24%, 06/15/38(a)(c)

      2,561       2,527,736  

Series 2021-VINO, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.77%), 6.09%, 05/15/38(a)(c)

      4,672       4,636,737  

Series 2021-VINO, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.92%), 8.24%, 05/15/38(a)(c)

      905       892,287  

Series 2021-VIV5, Class A, 2.84%, 03/09/44(a)(c)

      1,522       1,291,742  

Series 2021-XL2, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.68%, 10/15/38(a)(c)

      3,959       3,919,323  

Series 2022-CSMO, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.89%), 9.21%, 06/15/27(a)(c)

      1,080       1,083,375  

Series 2023-VLT3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.94%), 7.27%, 11/15/28(a)(c)

      1,010       1,009,999  

Series 2023-XL3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.09%, 12/09/40(a)(c)

      5,845       5,881,330  

Series 2023-XL3, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.59%), 8.91%, 12/09/40(a)(c)

      4,580       4,614,292  

Series 2024-MF, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.77%, 02/15/39(a)(c)

      1,330       1,333,324  

Series 2024-MF, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.74%), 9.06%, 02/15/39(a)(c)

      2,181       2,184,981  

Series 2024-XL4, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.77%, 02/15/39(a)(c)

      5,000       5,006,208  

Series 2024-XL4, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.14%), 8.47%, 02/15/39(a)(c)

      3,270       3,270,001  

Series 2024-XL4, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.19%), 9.51%, 02/15/39(a)(c)

      1,770       1,759,850  

Series 2024-XL5, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%),
03/15/41(a)(c)(e)

      3,642       3,643,833  

BX Trust

     

Series 2019-CALM, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.44%, 11/15/32(a)(c)

      2,100       2,087,531  

Series 2019-OC11, Class A, 3.20%, 12/09/41(a) .

 

    2,786            2,479,363  

Series 2021-ARIA, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.34%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      3,062       3,031,380  

Series 2021-ARIA, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.09%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      150       147,944  

Series 2021-ARIA, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.34%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      1,249       1,224,020  

Series 2021-ARIA, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.26%), 8.58%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      829       803,133  

Series 2021-LBA, Class AJV, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 02/15/36(a)(c)

      916       911,717  

Series 2021-LBA, Class AV, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 02/15/36(a)(c)

      594       591,300  

Series 2021-MFM1, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.81%), 6.14%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      3,778       3,756,421  

Series 2021-MFM1, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.01%), 9.34%, 01/15/34(a)(c)

      575       558,196  

Series 2021-VIEW, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.71%), 9.04%, 06/15/36(a)(c)

      3,716       3,437,535  

Series 2021-VIEW, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.04%), 9.37%, 06/15/36(a)(c)

      856       757,560  

Series 2022-GPA, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.17%), 7.49%, 08/15/39(a)(c)

      12,146       12,176,229  

Series 2022-GPA, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.66%), 7.99%, 08/15/41(a)(c)

      355       356,135  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

BX Trust

     

Series 2022-GPA, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.06%), 9.39%, 08/15/43(a)(c)

    USD       1,860     $ 1,864,234  

Series 2022-LBA6, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 6.33%, 01/15/39(a)(c)

      1,065       1,059,342  

Series 2022-VAMF, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.85%), 6.18%, 01/15/39(a)(c)

      5,000       4,956,250  

Series 2022-VAMF, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.28%), 6.61%, 01/15/39(a)(c)

      397       392,410  

Series 2023-DELC, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.69%), 8.02%, 05/15/38(a)(c)

      5,023       5,085,787  

Series 2023-DELC, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.39%), 9.71%, 05/15/38(a)(c)

      270       271,350  

Series 2024-CNYN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 04/15/29(a)(c)(e)

      5,463       5,463,000  

Series 2024-CNYN, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.69%), 04/15/29(a)(c)(e)

      1,950       1,951,686  

Series 2024-CNYN, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.69%), 04/15/29(a)(c)(e)

      2,964            2,962,146  

Series 2024-PAT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.09%), 7.34%, 03/15/26(a)(c)

      2,210       2,208,871  

Series 2024-PAT, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.44%), 9.69%, 03/15/26(a)(c)

      4,722       4,721,758  

Series 2024-PAT, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.39%), 10.64%, 03/15/26(a)(c)

      2,263       2,262,880  

BXP Trust

     

Series 2017-GM, Class B, 3.43%, 06/13/39(a)(c)

      265       243,242  

Series 2021-601L, Class D, 2.78%, 01/15/44(a)(c)

      1,120       720,201  

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.05%), 7.37%, 12/15/37(a)(c)

      1,000       999,375  

Series 2019-LIFE, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.45%), 7.77%, 12/15/37(a)(c)

      1,437       1,433,445  

CD Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2016-CD1, Class A3, 2.46%, 08/10/49

      4,339       4,041,707  

Series 2017-CD6, Class B, 3.91%, 11/13/50(c)

      336       288,329  

CENT Trust, Series 2023-CITY, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.62%), 7.95%, 09/15/38(a)(c)

      5,474       5,528,749  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016- C4, Class C, 4.84%, 05/10/58(c)

      130       121,255  

CFK Trust

     

Series 2019-FAX, Class D, 4.64%, 01/15/39(a)(c)

      2,500       2,217,249  

Series 2019-FAX, Class E, 4.64%, 01/15/39(a)(c)

      2,600       2,218,709  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2013-375P, Class C, 3.52%, 05/10/35(a)(c)

      100       92,497  

Series 2016-P3, Class A4, 3.33%, 04/15/49

      2,635       2,511,132  

Series 2017-P7, Class A4, 3.71%, 04/14/50

      6,000       5,632,224  

COAST Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2023-2HTL, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.59%), 7.92%, 08/15/36(a)(c)

      1,482       1,486,032  

Series 2023-2HTL, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.44%), 9.76%, 08/15/36(a)(c)

      2,600       2,599,995  

Cold Storage Trust

     

Series 2020-ICE5, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.33%,
11/15/37(a)(c)

      4,554       4,544,233  

Series 2020-ICE5, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.88%), 8.20%,
11/15/37(a)(c)

      1,966       1,962,295  

Series 2020-ICE5, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%), 8.93%,
11/15/37(a)(c)

      1,729       1,722,318  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-CR23, Class A4, 3.50%, 05/10/48

    USD       2,000     $ 1,951,642  

Series 2015-CR26, Class A4, 3.63%, 10/10/48

      3,535       3,423,692  

Series 2015-LC19, Class B, 3.83%, 02/10/48(c)

      296       278,602  

Series 2015-PC1, Class B, 4.29%, 07/10/50(c)

      3,175       3,000,228  

Series 2016-667M, Class D, 3.18%, 10/10/36(a)(c)

      500       398,449  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

     

Series 2019-ICE4, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.03%), 6.35%,
05/15/36(a)(c)

      8,313       8,313,334  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.28%), 6.60%,
05/15/36(a)(c)

      3,008       3,005,424  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.20%), 7.52%,
05/15/36(a)(c)

      6,315       6,310,434  

Series 2019-ICE4, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.70%), 8.02%,
05/15/36(a)(c)

      8,875       8,849,795  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2017-PFHP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 6.32%,
12/15/30(a)(c)

      240       229,606  

Series 2020-FACT, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.23%), 10.55%,
10/15/37(a)(c)

      1,134       1,057,156  

Series 2021-980M, Class D, 3.54%, 07/15/31(a)(c)

      3,364       3,023,784  

Series 2021-980M, Class E, 3.54%, 07/15/31(a)(c)

      2,195       1,935,886  

Series 2021-BHAR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.59%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      4,487       4,470,174  

Series 2021-BHAR, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.94%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      649       644,517  

Series 2021-BHAR, Class C, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.44%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      1,095       1,086,128  

Series 2021-BHAR, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.61%), 8.94%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      633       624,123  

Series 2022-NWPT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.14%), 8.47%,
09/09/24(a)(c)

      3,759       3,769,494  

CRSO Trust, Series 2023-BRND, 7.12%, 07/10/40(a)

      1,289       1,350,737  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C16, Class C, 4.24%, 06/15/52(c)

      802       677,283  

DBGS Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-5BP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.89%), 6.22%,
06/15/33(a)(c)

      5,000       4,610,498  

Series 2018-BIOD, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 6.92%,
05/15/35(a)(c)

      3,198       3,168,187  

Series 2018-BIOD, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.30%), 7.62%, 05/15/35(a)(c)

      3,052       2,984,949  

DC Trust

     

Series 2024-HLTN, Class A,
04/13/28(a)(c)(e)

      1,110       1,109,918  

Series 2024-HLTN, Class F,
04/13/28(a)(c)(e)

      2,932            2,931,714  

Deutsche Bank UBS Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2017-BRBK, Class D, 3.53%, 10/10/34(a)(c)

      990       842,687  

Series 2017-BRBK, Class F, 3.53%, 10/10/34(a)(c)

      1,094       840,097  

DK Trust

     

Series 2024-SPBX, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 03/15/34(a)(c)(e)

      2,860       2,864,988  

Series 2024-SPBX, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.00%), 03/15/34(a)(c)(e)

      8,186       8,185,871  

ELP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-ELP, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.23%), 8.56%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      660       636,594  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Extended Stay America Trust

     

Series 2021-ESH, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.19%), 6.52%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

    USD       3,657     $ 3,655,874  

Series 2021-ESH, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.36%), 7.69%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

      3,514       3,510,006  

Series 2021-ESH, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.96%), 8.29%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

      2,843       2,838,893  

Series 2021-ESH, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.81%), 9.14%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

      9,799       9,786,744  

FREMF Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-K74, Class B, 4.09%, 02/25/51(a)(c) .

 

    2,150       2,048,482  

Series 2018-W5FX, Class CFX, 3.54%, 04/25/28(a)(c)

      4,100       3,517,081  

Series 2020-K105, Class B, 3.53%,
03/25/53(a)(c)

      2,905            2,623,220  

FS Rialto Issuer Ltd., Series 2022-FL7, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.90%), 8.22%, 10/19/39(a)(c)

      2,976       2,991,769  

Great Wolf Trust, Series 2024-WOLF, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.54%), 03/15/39(a)(c)(e)

      3,080       3,084,813  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2018- GS10, Class A5, 4.16%, 07/10/51(c)

      4,100       3,835,368  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2015-GC32, Class C, 4.40%,
07/10/48(c) .

      881       826,816  

Series 2017-GS6, Class A3, 3.43%, 05/10/50

 

    2,000       1,866,368  

Series 2017-SLP, Class C, 3.92%, 10/10/32(a)

 

    293       285,288  

Series 2019-GSA1, Class A4, 3.05%, 11/10/52

 

    2,587       2,337,683  

Series 2019-GSA1, Class C, 3.81%,
11/10/52(c) .

      2,530       2,126,646  

Series 2021-DM, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 6.33%,
11/15/36(a)(c)

      1,970       1,959,534  

Series 2022-AGSS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.69%), 8.02%,
11/15/27(a)(c)

      3,424       3,435,153  

Series 2022-ECI, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.19%), 7.52%, 08/15/39(a)(c)

      3,170       3,189,948  

Series 2023-FUN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.09%), 7.42%, 03/15/28(a)(c)

      4,360       4,373,625  

Series 2023-SHIP, Class C, 5.51%,
09/10/38(a)(c)

      1,000       979,139  

Series 2023-SHIP, Class E, 7.43%,
09/10/38(a)(c)

      9,607       9,623,839  

Harvest Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series 2020-1, Class M4, 5.96%, 04/25/52(a)(c)

      669       609,079  

HIG RCP LLC, Series 2023-FL1, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.27%), 7.60%,
09/19/38(a)(c)

      3,520       3,530,088  

HIT Trust, Series 2022-HI32, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.39%), 7.72%,
07/15/24(a)(c)

      688       689,594  

HONO Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-LULU, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.59%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      4,812       4,634,557  

Series 2021-LULU, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.46%), 8.79%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      1,382       1,290,284  

Series 2021-LULU, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.51%), 9.84%, 10/15/36(a)(c)

      1,629       1,497,328  

Houston Galleria Mall Trust, Series 2015-HGLR, Class D, 3.98%, 03/05/37(a)

      578       545,659  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-55HY, Class F, 2.94%, 12/10/41(a)(c)

      712       519,717  

ILPT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022- LPF2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 7.57%, 10/15/39(a)(c)

      5,218       5,213,092  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

INTOWN Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-STAY, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.49%), 7.81%, 08/15/39(a)(c)

    USD       3,483     $ 3,500,415  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C33, Class D1, 4.14%, 12/15/48(a)(c)

      1,007       893,432  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-C8, Class AS, 4.42%, 06/15/51

      111       102,340  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2016-JP2, Class A4, 2.82%, 08/15/49

      3,655       3,434,481  

Series 2016-NINE, Class B, 2.85%, 09/06/38(a)(c)

      2,073       1,899,810  

Series 2018-PHH, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 06/15/35(a)(c)

      1,938       1,806,724  

Series 2020-609M, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.13%), 8.46%, 10/15/33(a)(c)

      700       540,903  

Series 2021-MHC, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 04/15/38(a)(c)

      277       276,509  

Series 2021-MHC, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.56%), 7.89%, 04/15/38(a)(c)

      3,330       3,295,161  

Series 2022-CGSS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.87%), 8.20%, 12/15/36(a)(c)

      5,343       5,352,802  

Series 2022-NLP, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.54%), 8.87%, 04/15/37(a)(c)

      3,360       2,722,523  

Series 2022-NXSS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.18%), 7.50%, 09/15/39(a)(c)

      5,605       5,620,743  

Series 2022-OPO, Class D, 3.45%, 01/05/39(a)(c)

      2,481       1,787,417  

KSL Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2023-HT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.29%), 7.62%, 12/15/36(a)(c)

      3,000       3,017,813  

Series 2023-HT, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.29%), 9.61%, 12/15/36(a)(c)

      11,220          11,276,087  

Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2007-2A, Class M1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.51%), 5.84%, 06/25/37(a)(c)

      293       289,902  

Series 2007-3A, Class M2, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.11%), 7.44%, 10/25/37(a)(c)

      3,340       2,886,035  

LUX, Series 2023-LION, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.69%), 8.02%, 08/15/40(a)(c)

      1,281       1,293,942  

LUXE Trust, Series 2021-TRIP, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 8.19%, 10/15/38(a)(c)

      654       654,452  

MCR Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-HTL, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.65%), 9.98%, 02/15/37(a)(c)

      1,710       1,705,691  

Med Trust

     

Series 2021-MDLN, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.26%), 8.59%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      436       434,001  

Series 2021-MDLN, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.11%), 9.44%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      6,027       6,015,182  

Series 2021-MDLN, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.36%), 10.69%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      6,536       6,523,553  

MF1, Series 2021-W10, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.22%), 9.55%, 12/15/34(a)(c)

      560       525,285  

MF1 LLC, Series 2024-FL14, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.74%), 7.06%, 03/19/39(a)(c)

      1,010       1,010,949  

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2021-MHC, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.92%), 6.24%, 04/15/38(a)(c)

      4,197       4,177,227  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-MHC, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.72%), 8.04%, 04/15/38(a)(c)

    USD       191     $ 189,352  

Series 2021-MHC2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.96%), 6.29%, 05/15/38(a)(c)

      2,268       2,257,006  

MHP

     

Series 2021-STOR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.81%), 6.14%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

      1,105       1,097,058  

Series 2021-STOR, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.86%), 8.19%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

      3,426       3,378,891  

Series 2021-STOR, Class J, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.06%), 9.39%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

      1,917       1,883,401  

MIC Trust (The), Series 2023-MIC, Class A, 8.44%, 12/05/38(a)(c)

      1,670       1,732,833  

MIRA Trust, Series 2023-MILE, Class A, 6.76%, 06/10/38(a)

      1,978       2,053,764  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

     

Series 2015-C25, Class A5, 3.64%, 10/15/48

      1,455       1,411,248  

Series 2016-C32, Class A4, 3.72%, 12/15/49

      1,060       1,014,977  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2015-MS1, Class A4, 3.78%, 05/15/48(c) .

 

    2,000       1,945,133  

Series 2017-ASHF, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 7.20%), 12.52%, 11/15/34(a)(c)

      939       872,335  

Series 2017-H1, Class B, 4.08%, 06/15/50

      2,400           2,168,299  

Series 2018-MP, Class E, 4.28%, 07/11/40(a)(c)

 

    2,184       1,360,983  

Series 2018-SUN, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.95%), 7.27%, 07/15/35(a)(c)

      1,000       995,000  

Series 2018-SUN, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.85%), 8.17%, 07/15/35(a)(c)

      22       21,315  

Series 2019-H7, Class AS, 3.52%, 07/15/52

      1,900       1,717,502  

Series 2019-H7, Class C, 4.13%, 07/15/52

      5,000       4,364,286  

Series 2019-H7, Class D, 3.00%, 07/15/52(a)

      3,000       2,199,312  

MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A5, 6.01%, 12/15/56(c)

      1,364       1,459,512  

MTN Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2022-LPFL, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.73%, 03/15/39(a)(c)

      910       900,469  

Series 2022-LPFL, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 5.29%), 10.62%, 03/15/39(a)(c)

      829       775,137  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-75B, Class A, 3.86%, 04/10/37(a)

      1,850       1,601,977  

NJ Trust, Series 2023-GSP, Class A, 6.48%, 01/06/29(a)(c)

      1,470       1,536,060  

Olympic Tower Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2017-OT, Class A, 3.57%, 05/10/39(a)

      2,920       2,528,208  

Series 2017-OT, Class D, 3.95%, 05/10/39(a)(c)

 

    1,080       726,980  

Series 2017-OT, Class E, 3.95%, 05/10/39(a)(c)

 

    498       316,396  

One Bryant Park Trust, Series 2019-OBP, Class A, 2.52%, 09/15/54(a)

      1,930       1,648,133  

One Market Plaza Trust, Series 2017-1MKT, Class D, 4.15%, 02/10/32(a)

      1,127       983,999  

One New York Plaza Trust

     

Series 2020-1NYP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.06%), 6.39%, 01/15/36(a)(c)

      1,035       1,009,193  

Series 2020-1NYP, Class AJ, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.69%, 01/15/36(a)(c)

      1,753       1,674,319  

Series 2020-1NYP, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.94%, 01/15/36(a)(c)

      1,338       1,251,252  

OPEN Trust, Series 2023-AIR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.09%), 8.41%, 10/15/28(a)(c)

      2,392       2,416,077  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

PKHL Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-MF, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.46%), 8.79%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

    USD       1,824     $ 1,188,363  

Series 2021-MF, Class G, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 4.46%), 9.79%, 07/15/38(a)(c)

      1,967       436,359  

Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC

     

Series 2022-FL10, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.55%), 7.88%,
10/25/39(a)(c)

      5,528       5,555,761  

Series 2022-FL9, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.47%), 7.80%, 06/25/37(a)(c)

      1,021       1,022,116  

Series 2023-FL11, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.37%), 7.70%,
10/25/39(a)(c)

      3,024       3,026,550  

RIAL Issuer Ltd., Series 2022-FL8, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 7.58%, 01/19/37(a)(c)

      6,154       6,130,922  

SCG Mortgage Trust, Series 2024-MSP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.74%), 04/15/41(a)(c)(e)

      2,750       2,750,117  

SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2016-C5, Class B, 3.93%, 10/10/48

      1,000       895,172  

Series 2019-PREZ, Class E, 3.48%, 09/15/39(a)(c)

      3,391            2,657,967  

SLG Office Trust, Series 2021-OVA, Class A, 2.59%, 07/15/41(a)

      3,500       2,892,977  

SREIT Trust

     

Series 2021-MFP, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.74%), 8.07%, 11/15/38(a)(c)

      2,832       2,813,147  

Series 2021-MFP2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.94%), 6.26%, 11/15/36(a)(c)

      5,000       4,973,437  

Series 2021-MFP2, Class F, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.73%), 8.06%, 11/15/36(a)(c)

      2,226       2,185,654  

STWD Trust

     

Series 2021-FLWR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.69%), 6.02%,
07/15/36(a)(c)

      1,446       1,431,540  

Series 2021-FLWR, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.04%), 6.37%,
07/15/36(a)(c)

      7,000       6,923,437  

Series 2021-FLWR, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.04%), 7.36%,
07/15/36(a)(c)

      1,738       1,713,559  

Taubman Centers Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-DPM, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.19%), 7.51%, 05/15/37(a)(c)

      7,992       8,051,940  

THPT Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-THL, Class A, 6.99%, 12/10/34(a)(c)

      969       991,637  

TPGI Trust, Series 2021-DGWD, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.46%), 7.79%, 06/15/26(a)(c)

      2,879       2,872,007  

TTAN, Series 2021-MHC, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.96%), 6.29%, 03/15/38(a)(c)

      1,679       1,676,601  

TYSN Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-CRNR, Class A, 6.58%, 12/10/33(a)(c)

      1,340       1,400,353  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C4, Class AS, 3.84%, 10/15/50(c)

      765       703,784  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust

     

Series 2018-2, Class M6, 7.05%,
10/26/48(a)(c)

 

    900       690,662  

Series 2019-1, Class M2, 4.01%,
03/25/49(a)(c)

 

    164       143,793  

Series 2019-2, Class M2, 3.39%,
07/25/49(a)(c)

 

    1,257       1,106,316  

Series 2019-2, Class M3, 3.48%,
07/25/49(a)(c)

 

    574       502,775  

Series 2019-2, Class M4, 3.99%,
07/25/49(a)(c)

 

    1,412       1,206,090  

Series 2020-1, Class AFX, 2.61%,
02/25/50(a)(c) .

 

    2,471       2,209,043  

Series 2021-1, Class M4, 2.85%,
05/25/51(a)(c)

 

    1,946       1,426,367  

Series 2021-3, Class M4, 3.48%,
10/25/51(a)(c)

 

    2,481       2,048,811  

Series 2021-4, Class A, 2.52%, 12/26/51(a)(c)

      7,038       5,921,234  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-4, Class M4, 4.48%, 12/26/51(a)(c)

    USD       1,215     $ 910,437  

Series 2022-1, Class M4, 5.20%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      5,226       3,943,472  

Series 2022-4, Class M2, 6.97%, 08/25/52(a)(c)

      1,087       1,054,697  

Series 2022-4, Class M3, 7.54%, 08/25/52(a)(c)

      1,021       925,010  

Series 2023-2, Class A, 6.22%, 05/25/53(a)(c)

      851       853,885  

Series 2024-1, Class A, 6.55%, 01/25/54(a)(c)

      4,614       4,645,929  

Series 2024-1, Class M2, 7.23%, 01/25/54(a)(c)

      357       355,102  

Series 2024-1, Class M3, 8.44%, 01/25/54(a)(c)

      420       417,526  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2017-C39, Class B, 4.03%, 09/15/50

      1,000       919,877  

Series 2018-1745, Class A, 3.75%,
06/15/36(a)(c)

      3,155       2,757,770  

Series 2018-C46, Class A4, 4.15%, 08/15/51

      3,740       3,559,315  

Series 2019-C50, Class B, 4.19%, 05/15/52

      3,121       2,883,938  

Series 2019-C53, Class A3, 2.79%, 10/15/52

      1,000       898,443  

Series 2020-SDAL, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.20%), 7.53%, 02/15/37(a)(c)

      1,612       1,603,986  

Series 2020-SDAL, Class E, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.85%), 8.18%, 02/15/37(a)(c)

      1,600       1,588,069  

Series 2021-C59, Class A4, 2.34%, 04/15/54

      5,000       4,232,322  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.64%, 05/15/31(a)(c)

      4,660       4,569,834  

WMRK Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2022-WMRK, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.79%), 8.11%, 11/15/27(a)(c)

      3,829       3,843,371  

Series 2022-WMRK, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.44%), 8.76%, 11/15/27(a)(c)

      1,435       1,439,936  
     

 

 

 
           662,969,972  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2%  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-E, Class XS, 0.00%, 12/25/60(a)(c)(d)

      8,651       341,324  

Barclays Mortgage Loan Trust

     

Series 2023-NQM3, Class XS, 0.82%, 10/25/63(a)(c)

      21,002       433,514  

Series 2024-NQM1, Class XS, 2.45%, 01/25/64(a)(c)

      16,941       787,427  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2021-INV7, Class A2X, 0.50%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      30,837       885,133  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A3X, 0.50%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      18,372       355,224  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A4X, 0.50%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      7,873       348,850  

Series 2021-INV7, Class A5X, 0.50%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      3,358       96,383  

Series 2021-INV7, Class AX1, 0.27%, 02/25/52(a)(c)

      60,440       872,620  

Voyager OPTONE Delaware Trust, Series 2009-1, Class SAA7, 5.93%,
02/25/38(a)(c)

      9,552       2,162,658  
     

 

 

 
        6,283,133  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.7%  

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2017-SCH, Class XFCP, 0.00%, 11/15/19(a)(c)(d)

      95,950       432  

Series 2017-SCH, Class XLCP, 0.00%, 11/15/19(a)(c)(d)

      56,050       73  

BANK

     

Series 2019-BN22, Class XA, 0.59%, 11/15/62(c)

      38,467       1,058,565  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

BANK

     

Series 2019-BN22, Class XB, 0.15%, 11/15/62(c)

    USD       85,561     $        704,167  

Series 2020-BN28, Class XB, 0.97%, 03/15/63(c)

      29,820       1,591,667  

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-BNK3, Class XD, 1.24%, 02/15/50(a)(c)

      10,000       303,507  

BBCMS Trust, Series 2015-SRCH, Class XB, 0.20%, 08/10/35(a)(c)

      12,500       78,659  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2019-B12, Class XA, 1.02%, 08/15/52(c)

      36,803       1,221,535  

Series 2019-B9, Class XA, 1.02%, 03/15/52(c)

      15,158       568,905  

Series 2020-B17, Class XB, 0.53%, 03/15/53(c)

      17,599       404,321  

Series 2020-B19, Class XA, 1.76%, 09/15/53(c)

      23,660       1,484,463  

Series 2021-B23, Class XA, 1.27%, 02/15/54(c)

      18,262       1,077,335  

BMO Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-C5, Class XA, 0.73%, 06/15/56(c)

      8,100       414,817  

BX Trust, Series 2022-GPA, Class XCP, 0.00%,
08/15/23(a)(c)(d)

      65,811       1,928  

CFK Trust, Series 2019-FAX, Class XA, 0.23%, 01/15/39(a)(c)

      62,648       686,294  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GC44, Class XA, 0.63%, 08/15/57(c)

      40,170       931,735  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2019-C16, Class XA, 1.54%, 06/15/52(c)

      9,619       591,345  

Series 2019-C17, Class XA, 1.32%, 09/15/52(c)

      3,826       196,892  

Deutsche Bank JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C6, Class XD, 1.00%, 06/10/50(c)

      11,214       292,159  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-ROCK, Class X1, 0.21%, 05/03/32(a)(c)

      144,016       331,410  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2016-C4, Class XC, 0.75%, 12/15/49(a)(c)

      8,570       137,844  

Series 2017-C5, Class XB, 0.26%, 03/15/50(c)

      30,000       270,387  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP3, Class XC, 0.75%, 08/15/49(a)(c)

      17,400       260,659  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-5, Class X, 0.83%, 03/10/50(a)(c)

      8,473       126,514  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2014-C19, Class XF, 1.18%, 12/15/47(a)(c)

      220       2,615  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2017-H1, Class XD, 2.15%, 06/15/50(a)(c)

      8,625       484,097  

Series 2019-L2, Class XA, 1.00%, 03/15/52(c)

      10,947       422,342  

MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-2, Class XA, 0.91%, 12/15/56(c)

      34,052       2,254,502  

Olympic Tower Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-OT, Class XA, 0.38%, 05/10/39(a)(c)

      28,100       294,643  

One Market Plaza Trust

     

Series 2017-1MKT, Class XCP, 0.00%, 02/10/32(a)(c)(d)(h)

      91,391       9  

Series 2017-1MKT, Class XNCP, 0.12%, 02/10/32(a)(c)

      18,278       47,432  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C17, Class XA, 1.44%, 10/15/52(c)

      8,711       533,898  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

Series 2015-LC20, Class XB, 0.48%, 04/15/50(c)

      7,000       31,683  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

Series 2016-BNK1, Class XD,
1.25%, 08/15/49(a)(c)

    USD       1,000     $ 24,004  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C21, Class XA, 0.97%, 08/15/47(c)

      6,119       3,390  
     

 

 

 
        16,834,228  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 47.4%
(Cost: $1,250,772,446)

 

    1,181,262,275  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1%  

Freddie Mac, Series KJ48, Class A2, 5.03%, 10/25/31

      1,413       1,414,878  

Ginnie Mae

     

Series 2023-118, Class BA, 3.75%, 05/16/65(c)

 

    810       753,854  

Series 2023-119, Class AD, 2.25%, 04/16/65

      1,443       1,158,382  
     

 

 

 
        3,327,114  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1%  

Freddie Mac

     

Series K116, Class X1, 1.42%, 07/25/30(c)

      23,782       1,632,592  

Series KL05, Class X1P, 0.89%, 06/25/29(c)

      12,845       515,410  

Ginnie Mae

     

Series 2016-36, Class IO, 0.66%, 08/16/57(c)

 

    2,643       70,155  

Series 2017-24, Class IO, 0.75%, 12/16/56(c)

 

    11,622       379,688  
     

 

 

 
        2,597,845  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $7,005,013)

 

    5,924,959  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.9%
(Cost: $2,564,498,495)

 

     2,440,700,953  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 5.9%  

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, Institutional Class, 5.19%(l)

      147,201,332       147,201,332  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 5.9%
(Cost: $147,201,332)

 

    147,201,332  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments — 103.8%
(Cost: $2,711,699,827)

 

     2,587,902,285  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments(m)

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — (0.9)%

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

2.00%, 04/01/54

    USD       (4,579   $ (3,621,803

2.50%, 04/01/54

          (22,139     (18,296,867
     

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (0.9)%
(Proceeds: $(21,864,982))

 

    (21,918,670
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Net of TBA Sale Commitments — 102.9%
(Cost: $2,689,834,845)

 

    2,565,983,615  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.9)%

 

    (71,943,387
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  2,494,040,228  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(b) 

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(c) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(d)

Zero-coupon bond.

(e) 

When-issued security.

(f) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(g) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(h) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(i) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(j) 

Non-income producing security.

(k) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(l)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(m) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

 

For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Fund for compliance purposes.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty   

Settlement

Date

      

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
  USD    13,234,142          EUR 12,102,000        UBS AG      06/20/24        $ 133,705  
                 

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

                 
Reference Obligation/Index    Financing
Rate
Paid
by the
Fund
     Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty    Termination
Date
    

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CMBX.NA.9.BBB-

     3.00      Monthly     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     09/17/58        USD        140      $ 20,490      $ 4,321      $ 16,169  

CMBX.NA.9.BBB-

     3.00        Monthly     

Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC

     09/17/58        USD        53        7,757        3,749        4,008  

CMBX.NA.9.BBB-

     3.00        Monthly     

Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC

     09/17/58        USD        27        3,951        1,364        2,587  

CMBX.NA.6.AAA

     0.50        Monthly     

Deutsche Bank AG

     05/11/63        USD        1                       
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                     $  32,198      $ 9,434      $ 22,764  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

  

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

  

  Reference Obligation/Index    

Financing

Rate

Received

by

the Fund

 

 

 

 

 

   

Payment

Frequency

 

 

   Counterparty     

Termination

Date

 

 

    

Credit

Rating(a)

 

 

            

Notional

Amount

(000)(b)

 

 

 

     Value      

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received

 

 

 

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation

 

 

        
 

CMBX.NA.9.A

    2.00     Monthly     

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     09/17/58        Not Rated       USD        3,587      $ (181,838   $ (63,802   $ (118,036  
 

CMBX.NA.9.BBB-

    3.00       Monthly     

Deutsche Bank AG

     09/17/58        Not Rated       USD        220        (32,198     (23,993     (8,205  
 

CMBX.NA.10.BBB-

    3.00       Monthly     

Deutsche Bank AG

     11/17/59        BBB-       USD        1,000        (188,229     (76,451     (111,778  
 

CMBX.NA.10.BBB-

    3.00       Monthly     

Deutsche Bank AG

     11/17/59        BBB-       USD        500        (94,115     (46,110     (48,005  
                      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
                       $  (496,380)     $ (210,356   $ (286,024  
                      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps

 

         
     

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

OTC Swaps

   $ 9,434      $  (210,356    $ 22,764      $ (286,024

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
 Contracts
     Equity
 Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    

Interest

Rate

 Contracts

     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange  contracts

   $      $      $      $ 133,705      $      $      $ 133,705  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;
Swap premiums paid

            32,198                                    32,198  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 32,198      $      $  133,705      $  —      $      $ 165,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;
Swap premiums received

   $      $  496,380      $      $      $      $      $  496,380  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the period ended March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 246,266      $      $      $ 246,266  

Swaps

            (9,850                                  (9,850
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (9,850    $      $ 246,266      $      $      $ 236,416  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 138,356      $      $      $ 138,356  

Swaps

            607,744                                    607,744  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $  607,744      $      $  138,356      $      $      $  746,100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

     $12,786,195  

Credit default swaps

  

Average notional value — buy protection

     $220,889  

Average notional value — sell protection

     $7,888,583  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
      Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 133,705      $  

Swaps — OTC(a)

     32,198        496,380  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 165,903      $ 496,380  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $  165,903      $  496,380  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a)

    

Non-

Cash

Collateral

Received(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Received(b)

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Assets(c)(d)

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

   $ 20,490      $      $      $      $ 20,490  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     11,708                             11,708  

UBS AG

     133,705                             133,705  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 165,903      $      $      $      $ 165,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Counterparty   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a)

    

Non-

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(b)

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Liabilities(e)

 

Deutsche Bank AG

   $ 314,542      $      $  —      $ (314,542    $  

Goldman Sachs International

     181,838                      (181,838       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 496,380      $      $      $  (496,380    $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (e) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $      $ 1,229,135,530      $ 9,304,373      $ 1,238,439,903  

Corporate Bonds

            83,582               83,582  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

                   14,990,234        14,990,234  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

            1,177,703,022        3,559,253        1,181,262,275  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

            5,924,959               5,924,959  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     147,201,332                      147,201,332  

Liabilities

           

TBA Sale Commitments

            (21,918,670             (21,918,670
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  147,201,332      $  2,390,928,423      $  27,853,860      $  2,565,983,615  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Credit Contracts

   $      $ 22,764      $      $ 22,764  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            133,705               133,705  

Liabilities

           

Credit Contracts

            (286,024             (286,024
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (129,555    $      $ (129,555
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 
     Asset-Backed
Securities
     Corporate
Bonds
     Floating-Rate
Loan Interests
     Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
     Unfunded
Floating Rate
Loan Interests
     Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Opening Balance, as of March 31, 2023

   $ 16,155,741      $ (a)      $ 10,673,297      $ 29,337,894      $ 17,129      $ 56,184,061  

Transfers into Level 3(b)

                   7,643,442        3,146               7,646,588  

Transfers out of Level 3(c)

     (7,285,293                    (26,367,966             (33,653,259

Accrued discounts/premiums

                   37,818        65,943               103,761  

Net realized gain (loss)

                   (34,258                    (34,258

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(d)(e)

     433,925               (163,809      73,479        (17,129      326,466  

Purchases

                   8,670,193        1,675,993               10,346,186  

Sales

                   (11,836,449      (1,229,236             (13,065,685
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of March 31, 2024

   $ 9,304,373      $ (a)      $ 14,990,234      $ 3,559,253      $      $  27,853,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on  investments still held at March 31, 2024(e)

   $ 433,925      $      $ (146,122    $ 73,479      $      $ 361,282  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Rounds to less than $1.

 
  (b) 

As of March 31, 2023, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of March 31, 2024, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 
  (c) 

As of March 31, 2023, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of March 31, 2024, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (d) 

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

 
  (e) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at March 31, 2024 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The Fund’s financial instruments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third-party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third-party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series A Portfolio

 

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Fund’s Level 3 investments as of period end. The table does not include Level 3 investments with values based upon unadjusted third party pricing information in the amount of $2,701,723. A significant change in the third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

 

 
    Value      Valuation Approach      Unobservable
Inputs
     Range of
Unobservable Inputs
Utilized(a)
     Weighted Average of
Unobservable Inputs
Based on Fair Value
 

 

 

Assets

             

Asset-Backed Securities

  $ 9,304,373        Income        Discount Rate        8%         

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    14,990,234        Income        Discount Rate        7% - 8%        7%  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    857,530        Income        Discount Rate        11%         
 

 

 

             
  $  25,152,137              
 

 

 

             

 

  (a) 

A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments 

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds

     

Aerospace & Defense — 3.5%

     

Boeing Co. (The)

     

2.85%, 10/30/24

    USD               980     $       962,182  

2.20%, 02/04/26

      1,120       1,048,543  

2.70%, 02/01/27

      200       184,221  

2.95%, 02/01/30

      200       172,731  

3.25%, 02/01/35

      194       152,655  

3.38%, 06/15/46

      140       94,411  

3.85%, 11/01/48

      135       95,138  

3.90%, 05/01/49

      31       22,088  

3.75%, 02/01/50

      374       260,170  

5.81%, 05/01/50

      2,805       2,653,888  

5.93%, 05/01/60

      345       323,449  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     

4.40%, 06/15/28

      533       518,420  

4.40%, 06/15/28

      1,913       1,860,672  

2.90%, 12/15/29

      441       392,519  

5.40%, 07/31/33

      264       265,659  

06/01/34(a)

      810       810,007  

5.60%, 07/31/53

      46       46,691  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     

4.50%, 05/15/36

      37       35,141  

3.80%, 03/01/45

      161       131,820  

5.70%, 11/15/54

      115       122,559  

5.20%, 02/15/55

      339       338,441  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     

7.88%, 03/01/26

      1,000       1,051,837  

4.03%, 10/15/47

      229       187,261  

5.25%, 05/01/50

      22       21,580  

RTX Corp.

     

4.13%, 11/16/28

      820       793,172  

4.45%, 11/16/38

      136       122,497  

4.50%, 06/01/42

      202       180,233  

4.15%, 05/15/45

      414       343,610  

4.35%, 04/15/47

      252       214,531  

3.13%, 07/01/50

      95       64,838  

2.82%, 09/01/51

      772       491,043  

3.03%, 03/15/52

      95       62,904  

5.38%, 02/27/53

      620       611,454  

6.40%, 03/15/54

      125       141,420  
     

 

 

 
        14,777,785  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%                  

FedEx Corp.

     

2.40%, 05/15/31

      69       58,565  

4.55%, 04/01/46

      37       31,911  
     

 

 

 
        90,476  
Automobile Components — 0.3%                  

Aptiv PLC, 3.10%, 12/01/51

      283       178,487  

Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp.

     

3.25%, 03/01/32

      171       148,735  

4.15%, 05/01/52

      332       254,295  

Magna International, Inc., 03/14/29(a)

      758       757,605  
     

 

 

 
        1,339,122  
Automobiles — 2.1%                  

Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC

     

5.60%, 08/08/25(b)

      165       165,098  

5.15%, 01/16/26(b)

      306       304,878  

5.00%, 01/15/27(b)

      369       367,957  

Ford Motor Co.

     

6.10%, 08/19/32

      2,679       2,714,671  

5.29%, 12/08/46

      82       72,904  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Automobiles (continued)                  

General Motors Co.

     

5.00%, 04/01/35

    USD               250     $       236,931  

6.60%, 04/01/36

      156       165,837  

6.25%, 10/02/43

      168       171,855  

Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, 5.00%, 01/11/34(b)

      505       500,752  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC

     

1.85%, 09/16/26(b)

      3,090       2,796,006  

2.45%, 09/15/28(b)

      112       96,492  

7.05%, 09/15/28(b)

      235       245,642  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

     

3.35%, 05/13/25(b)

      350       341,649  

1.25%, 11/24/25(b)

      655       612,009  
     

 

 

 
        8,792,681  
Banks — 13.8%                  

Bank of America Corp.

     

3.37%, 01/23/26

      930       912,940  

1.32%, 06/19/26

      1,836       1,745,229  

2.55%, 02/04/28

      164       152,441  

3.97%, 03/05/29

      212       202,648  

5.20%, 04/25/29

      20       20,019  

3.97%, 02/07/30

      1,159       1,098,318  

2.69%, 04/22/32

      2,375       2,010,319  

2.97%, 02/04/33

      1,831       1,557,156  

4.08%, 04/23/40

      185       159,839  

2.68%, 06/19/41

      565       402,013  

2.83%, 10/24/51

      35       22,868  

Series L, 4.75%, 04/21/45

      39       36,068  

Series N, 1.66%, 03/11/27

      654       609,212  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC, 6.25%, 09/16/26(b)

      1,204       1,210,935  

Barclays PLC

     

3.93%, 05/07/25

      760       758,457  

5.20%, 05/12/26

      600       593,821  

5.83%, 05/09/27

      1,232       1,234,616  

5.09%, 06/20/30

      1,100       1,059,672  

Citigroup, Inc.

     

3.89%, 01/10/28

      526       507,206  

2.67%, 01/29/31

      392       339,734  

2.57%, 06/03/31

      302       258,058  

2.56%, 05/01/32

      589       491,228  

6.17%, 05/25/34

      1,396       1,417,623  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 03/13/34(a)(b)

      1,347       1,354,555  

Danske Bank A/S, 5.71%, 03/01/30(b)

      2,278       2,292,555  

Discover Bank

     

2.45%, 09/12/24

      255       251,221  

5.97%, 08/09/28

      300       298,431  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     

6.36%, 10/27/28

      946       968,010  

6.34%, 07/27/29

      1,429       1,473,115  

5.63%, 01/29/32

      500       500,512  

4.34%, 04/25/33

      153       139,655  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

5.89%, 08/14/27

      499       503,365  

7.39%, 11/03/28

      755       803,255  

2.87%, 11/22/32

      200       167,071  

8.11%, 11/03/33

      1,015       1,162,101  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     

6.21%, 08/21/29

      109       111,563  

5.02%, 05/17/33

      100       95,281  

5.71%, 02/02/35

      1,455       1,450,811  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 06/26/24(b)

      416       414,626  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks (continued)                  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

2.95%, 02/24/28

    USD               313     $       294,091  

4.01%, 04/23/29

      50       47,926  

2.07%, 06/01/29

      442       392,078  

5.30%, 07/24/29

      1,428       1,438,609  

5.34%, 01/23/35

      1,524       1,529,955  

3.11%, 04/22/41

      330       251,447  

2.53%, 11/19/41

      942       657,367  

3.16%, 04/22/42

      450       342,373  

4.95%, 06/01/45

      201       191,116  

KeyCorp

     

4.79%, 06/01/33

      35       32,045  

6.40%, 03/06/35

      850       868,025  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.58%, 12/10/25

      1,075       1,053,994  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     

0.95%, 07/19/25

      1,091       1,074,837  

2.05%, 07/17/30

      200       167,695  

2.85%, 01/19/33

      200       169,826  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     

6.88%, 10/20/34

      854       935,155  

5.68%, 01/22/35

      776       783,068  

Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc., 6.17%, 01/09/30

      605       610,453  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     

5.46%, 01/13/26

      1,040       1,043,501  

3.78%, 03/09/26

      21       20,463  

5.88%, 07/13/26

      461       467,826  

2.17%, 01/14/27

      200       185,218  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 4.69%, 09/15/27

      478       473,442  

Truist Financial Corp.

     

5.44%, 01/24/30

      2,500       2,497,084  

5.87%, 06/08/34

      379       383,647  

5.71%, 01/24/35

      1,541       1,547,653  

U.S. Bancorp, 5.68%, 01/23/35

      2,155       2,175,967  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.91%, 04/25/26

      1,235       1,212,101  

3.58%, 05/22/28

      1,260       1,197,898  

5.57%, 07/25/29

      1,236       1,250,649  

6.30%, 10/23/29

      779       811,360  

2.88%, 10/30/30

      160       141,439  

5.39%, 04/24/34

      303       301,113  

6.49%, 10/23/34

      459       492,311  

5.50%, 01/23/35

      2,017       2,021,749  

5.61%, 01/15/44

      597       588,118  

4.65%, 11/04/44

      65       56,800  

4.40%, 06/14/46

      28       23,298  

5.01%, 04/04/51

      630       591,494  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A., 5.25%, 12/11/26

      1,084       1,088,215  

Westpac Banking Corp.

     

2.67%, 11/15/35

      284       234,249  

3.02%, 11/18/36

      83       68,179  

3.13%, 11/18/41

      111       78,460  
     

 

 

 
        58,578,841  
Beverages — 0.5%                  

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46

      24       22,807  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46 .

      310       291,112  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

     

4.00%, 04/13/28

      530       516,960  

06/15/34(a)

      50       50,298  

4.44%, 10/06/48

      535       476,032  

5.55%, 01/23/49

      624       650,606  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Beverages (continued)                  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

     

4.75%, 04/15/58

    USD                26     $        23,986  

5.80%, 01/23/59

      254       273,183  
     

 

 

 
        2,304,984  
Biotechnology — 2.5%                  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

3.60%, 05/14/25

      1,706       1,674,395  

2.95%, 11/21/26

      233       221,909  

4.80%, 03/15/29

      985       986,445  

4.95%, 03/15/31

      500       503,568  

5.05%, 03/15/34

      275       278,409  

4.63%, 10/01/42

      268       249,915  

4.40%, 11/06/42

      759       688,907  

4.75%, 03/15/45

      166       156,329  

4.45%, 05/14/46

      680       610,609  

4.88%, 11/14/48

      165       157,825  

5.40%, 03/15/54

      286       294,378  

Amgen, Inc.

     

5.25%, 03/02/33

      849       856,142  

3.00%, 01/15/52

      52       35,212  

4.20%, 02/22/52

      435       357,796  

4.88%, 03/01/53

      898       817,576  

5.65%, 03/02/53

      64       65,213  

2.77%, 09/01/53

      1,249       773,500  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     

4.50%, 02/01/45

      51       45,387  

4.75%, 03/01/46

      171       157,047  

4.15%, 03/01/47

      544       456,947  

2.80%, 10/01/50

      856       557,976  

5.55%, 10/15/53

      454       469,926  
     

 

 

 
        10,415,411  
Broadline Retail — 0.5%                  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

     

4.20%, 12/06/47

      200       164,442  

3.15%, 02/09/51

      500       333,005  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     

3.15%, 08/22/27

      1,370       1,305,732  

3.10%, 05/12/51

      197       141,485  

2.70%, 06/03/60

      400       247,908  

3.25%, 05/12/61

      159       111,663  
     

 

 

 
        2,304,235  
Building Products — 0.0%                  

Carrier Global Corp.

     

5.90%, 03/15/34

      112       117,712  

6.20%, 03/15/54

      57       62,764  
     

 

 

 
        180,476  
Capital Markets — 6.3%                  

Ares Capital Corp., 5.88%, 03/01/29

      1,084       1,080,758  

Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., 7.75%, 01/15/29(b)

      1,024       1,054,617  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     

5.88%, 08/24/26

      780       793,000  

6.14%, 08/24/34

      301       314,002  

Credit Suisse AG

     

4.75%, 08/09/24

      380       378,612  

3.63%, 09/09/24

      1,165       1,154,081  

7.95%, 01/09/25

      795       808,181  

3.70%, 02/21/25

      800       786,306  

2.95%, 04/09/25

      757       736,989  

Deutsche Bank AG

     

1.45%, 04/01/25

      190       190,000  

4.10%, 01/13/26

      100       97,606  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Capital Markets (continued)                  

Deutsche Bank AG

     

6.12%, 07/14/26

    USD               150     $       150,567  

5.71%, 02/08/28

      940       938,635  

6.82%, 11/20/29

      1,734       1,812,730  

4.88%, 12/01/32

      370       347,130  

7.08%, 02/10/34

      314       322,927  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

2.60%, 02/07/30

      500       437,659  

1.99%, 01/27/32

      29       23,467  

2.62%, 04/22/32

      830       696,579  

2.38%, 07/21/32

      243       199,347  

2.65%, 10/21/32

      725       603,215  

6.45%, 05/01/36

      45       48,006  

Series VAR, 1.09%, 12/09/26

      37       34,372  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     

4.60%, 03/15/33

      409       395,740  

4.25%, 09/21/48

      46       39,214  

3.00%, 06/15/50

      129       86,518  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.19%, 04/28/26

      70       67,533  

4.68%, 07/17/26

      1,520       1,503,622  

1.59%, 05/04/27

      1,390       1,285,740  

1.51%, 07/20/27

      735       674,584  

3.77%, 01/24/29

      1,011       962,345  

5.16%, 04/20/29

      714       713,424  

5.45%, 07/20/29

      425       428,727  

6.41%, 11/01/29

      850       891,278  

2.70%, 01/22/31

      470       410,632  

2.24%, 07/21/32

      50       40,844  

6.63%, 11/01/34

      985       1,077,695  

5.47%, 01/18/35

      1,130       1,140,101  

3.22%, 04/22/42

      815       623,341  

4.30%, 01/27/45

      260       228,306  

UBS AG, (Secured Overnight Financing Rate + 0.93%),

     

6.29%, 09/11/25(c)

      456       458,983  

UBS Group AG, 9.02%, 11/15/33(b)

      2,000       2,426,692  
     

 

 

 
        26,464,105  
Chemicals — 0.7%                  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 5.32%, 11/15/38

      297       296,819  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     

5.75%, 03/08/33

      1,085       1,103,398  

4.80%, 09/01/42

      36       31,605  

4.65%, 10/15/44

      39       33,189  

Ecolab, Inc.

     

2.70%, 12/15/51

      183       118,327  

2.75%, 08/18/55

      48       30,569  

Nutrien Ltd.

     

5.90%, 11/07/24

      246       246,277  

4.90%, 03/27/28

      664       660,483  

5.80%, 03/27/53

      53       54,113  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     

3.45%, 08/01/25

      135       131,631  

4.25%, 08/08/25

      169       166,508  

2.30%, 05/15/30

      203       174,354  

4.50%, 06/01/47

      24       20,972  

3.80%, 08/15/49

      30       23,648  

3.30%, 05/15/50

      57       40,275  

2.90%, 03/15/52

      33       21,474  
     

 

 

 
        3,153,642  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%        

GATX Corp., 5.40%, 03/15/27

      360       362,463  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Republic Services, Inc. 

     

4.88%, 04/01/29

    USD               398     $       398,621  

1.45%, 02/15/31

      133       105,898  
     

 

 

 
        866,982  
Communications Equipment — 0.7%                  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     

4.95%, 02/26/31

      505       509,457  

5.05%, 02/26/34

      370       374,982  

5.30%, 02/26/54

      100       102,648  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     

4.60%, 05/23/29

      33       32,344  

2.30%, 11/15/30

      110       92,336  

2.75%, 05/24/31

      81       68,642  

04/15/34(a)

      1,639       1,635,762  
     

 

 

 
        2,816,171  
Consumer Finance — 4.0%                  

Ally Financial, Inc.

     

4.63%, 03/30/25

      21       20,746  

5.80%, 05/01/25

      109       108,816  

5.75%, 11/20/25

      1,023       1,015,633  

6.85%, 01/03/30

      2,302       2,369,139  

American Honda Finance Corp., 5.65%, 11/15/28

      38       39,158  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     

3.75%, 07/28/26

      793       763,965  

2.36%, 07/29/32

      143       110,195  

6.38%, 06/08/34

      373       387,366  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

5.80%, 03/05/27

      1,390       1,395,140  

5.11%, 05/03/29

      465       451,433  

6.05%, 03/05/31

      400       402,844  

7.12%, 11/07/33

      270       290,496  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

1.20%, 10/15/24

      1,000       976,124  

2.90%, 02/26/25

      1,045       1,019,392  

4.35%, 04/09/25

      284       280,493  

5.80%, 06/23/28

      383       390,493  

5.75%, 02/08/31

      105       106,138  

Hyundai Capital America

     

1.00%, 09/17/24(b)

      1,711       1,673,875  

5.80%, 06/26/25(b)

      965       967,216  

6.25%, 11/03/25(b)

      760       767,771  

5.70%, 06/26/30(b)

      990       1,008,847  

Synchrony Financial, 5.15%, 03/19/29

      1,320       1,268,200  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

     

4.55%, 09/20/27

      613       607,046  

5.25%, 09/11/28

      43       43,742  

2.15%, 02/13/30

      469       405,851  

5.55%, 11/20/30

      117       121,042  
     

 

 

 
        16,991,161  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.4%        

7-Eleven, Inc., 0.95%, 02/10/26(b)

      755       697,631  

CVS Health Corp.

     

5.00%, 02/20/26

      268       267,064  

5.13%, 07/20/45

      296       272,775  

4.25%, 04/01/50

      160       129,649  

5.88%, 06/01/53

      180       183,116  
     

 

 

 
        1,550,235  
Containers & Packaging — 1.0%                  

Berry Global, Inc., 1.57%, 01/15/26

      2,335       2,182,729  

Smurfit Kappa Treasury ULC, 04/03/34(a)(b)

      425       425,162  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)        

WRKCo, Inc.

     

4.65%, 03/15/26

    USD               596     $       588,541  

3.38%, 09/15/27

      884       838,403  

3.90%, 06/01/28

      303       288,853  
     

 

 

 
        4,323,688  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%        

Northwestern University, 4.64%, 12/01/44

      255       243,422  

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/29(b) .

 

    819       824,427  

University of Miami, Series 2022, 4.06%, 04/01/52

      170       143,234  

University of Southern California, Series 2017, 3.84%, 10/01/47

      205       172,434  
     

 

 

 
        1,383,517  
Diversified REITs — 1.1%                  

American Tower Corp.

     

3.95%, 03/15/29

      215       203,115  

3.80%, 08/15/29

      450       419,968  

2.90%, 01/15/30

      281       247,066  

2.10%, 06/15/30

      55       45,689  

2.30%, 09/15/31

      196       159,972  

Equinix, Inc.

     

3.20%, 11/18/29

      233       208,588  

2.15%, 07/15/30

      43       35,636  

2.50%, 05/15/31

      25       20,854  

3.90%, 04/15/32

      157       142,060  

3.00%, 07/15/50

      288       188,437  

2.95%, 09/15/51

      377       242,022  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.

     

5.75%, 06/01/28

      46       46,034  

5.30%, 01/15/29

      42       41,298  

4.00%, 01/15/30

      135       123,249  

VICI Properties LP

     

5.13%, 05/15/32

      1,302       1,245,360  

04/01/54(a)

      85       83,838  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.

     

4.63%, 12/01/29(b)

      141       133,347  

4.13%, 08/15/30(b)

      960       872,934  
     

 

 

 
        4,459,467  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.7%        

AT&T Inc.

     

5.40%, 02/15/34

      437       442,732  

4.50%, 05/15/35

      716       668,773  

4.90%, 08/15/37

      250       237,213  

3.50%, 06/01/41

      387       302,091  

3.10%, 02/01/43

      398       294,895  

4.35%, 06/15/45

      150       127,818  

3.65%, 06/01/51

      508       372,942  

3.65%, 09/15/59

      1,193       830,581  

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

      1,659       1,767,892  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

     

4.10%, 03/08/27

      359       349,121  

4.90%, 03/06/48

      360       316,548  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

2.36%, 03/15/32

      931       765,092  

5.05%, 05/09/33

      122       121,954  

5.85%, 09/15/35

      665       700,553  
     

 

 

 
        7,298,205  
Electric Utilities — 8.7%                  

AES Corp. (The)

     

1.38%, 01/15/26

      1,007       932,528  

3.95%, 07/15/30(b)

      276       251,019  

2.45%, 01/15/31

      622       508,894  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)                  

Alabama Power Co.

     

3.94%, 09/01/32

    USD               551     $       510,908  

5.85%, 11/15/33

      25       26,324  

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.

     

3.50%, 08/15/46

      40       29,869  

3.75%, 08/15/47

      38       29,505  

3.20%, 09/15/49

      82       56,534  

2.90%, 06/15/50

      20       13,119  

4.55%, 06/01/52

      30       26,184  

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

     

4.45%, 01/15/49

      185       156,080  

4.25%, 10/15/50

      287       233,076  

Colbun SA, 3.15%, 01/19/32(b)

      615       516,440  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

     

3.95%, 11/15/28

      380       367,354  

3.95%, 03/15/48

      96       76,534  

3.20%, 08/15/49

      914       637,901  

Duke Energy Florida LLC

     

2.50%, 12/01/29

      496       439,729  

4.20%, 07/15/48

      109       90,301  

3.00%, 12/15/51

      32       20,996  

Duke Energy Progress LLC

     

3.45%, 03/15/29

      732       688,653  

6.30%, 04/01/38

      23       24,912  

4.10%, 03/15/43

      210       174,890  

3.70%, 10/15/46

      25       19,201  

3.60%, 09/15/47

      250       186,503  

5.35%, 03/15/53

      214       208,750  

Edison International

     

5.75%, 06/15/27

      240       243,163  

4.13%, 03/15/28

      54       51,810  

5.25%, 11/15/28

      800       797,184  

6.95%, 11/15/29

      397       425,319  

Emera U.S. Finance LP, 0.83%, 06/15/24

      420       415,188  

Enel Finance International NV, 1.38%, 07/12/26(b)

      1,145       1,047,405  

Eversource Energy

     

4.75%, 05/15/26

      150       148,444  

2.90%, 03/01/27

      27       25,383  

4.60%, 07/01/27

      74       72,732  

5.45%, 03/01/28

      339       343,185  

Exelon Corp.

     

4.05%, 04/15/30

      79       74,503  

5.45%, 03/15/34

      960       966,457  

4.70%, 04/15/50

      91       79,699  

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, 4.15%, 07/15/27

      150       143,864  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC

     

4.35%, 01/15/25(b)

      965       953,219  

4.55%, 04/01/49(b)

      89       75,308  

Florida Power & Light Co.

     

5.95%, 02/01/38

      389       418,787  

3.15%, 10/01/49

      140       98,548  

2.88%, 12/04/51

      167       109,756  

Georgia Power Co.

     

4.70%, 05/15/32

      1,013       989,691  

4.95%, 05/17/33

      69       68,032  

5.25%, 03/15/34

      1,105       1,116,158  

Interstate Power & Light Co.

     

3.25%, 12/01/24

      350       344,615  

3.40%, 08/15/25

      255       247,968  

MidAmerican Energy Co.

     

3.65%, 04/15/29

      390       370,924  

3.95%, 08/01/47

      25       20,081  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  59


Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)                  

MidAmerican Energy Co. 

     

4.25%, 07/15/49

    USD                45     $        38,289  

3.15%, 04/15/50

      29       20,214  

2.70%, 08/01/52

      61       37,981  

5.85%, 09/15/54

      19       20,273  

5.30%, 02/01/55

      185       183,002  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

     

6.05%, 03/01/25

      519       520,974  

5.75%, 09/01/25

      933       937,003  

4.90%, 02/28/28

      291       290,087  

2.75%, 11/01/29

      23       20,539  

5.00%, 02/28/30

      27       27,093  

2.25%, 06/01/30

      231       196,690  

Northern States Power Co.

     

2.60%, 06/01/51

      298       183,560  

4.50%, 06/01/52

      100       87,831  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

2.45%, 12/02/27(b)

      558       501,565  

4.45%, 06/15/29(b)

      22       20,797  

Ohio Power Co.

     

4.00%, 06/01/49

      469       371,854  

Series D, 6.60%, 03/01/33

      612       655,112  

Series R, 2.90%, 10/01/51

      106       68,057  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 2.70%, 11/15/51

      162       101,763  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

     

3.45%, 07/01/25

      975       948,425  

3.30%, 12/01/27

      565       525,017  

2.50%, 02/01/31

      315       261,947  

4.45%, 04/15/42

      45       36,863  

4.00%, 12/01/46

      136       101,915  

4.95%, 07/01/50

      678       583,210  

3.50%, 08/01/50

      525       358,710  

5.25%, 03/01/52

      470       419,396  

PacifiCorp

     

4.13%, 01/15/49

      28       21,984  

3.30%, 03/15/51

      32       21,348  

2.90%, 06/15/52

      365       223,726  

5.35%, 12/01/53

      24       22,327  

5.50%, 05/15/54

      23       22,128  

PECO Energy Co.

     

4.90%, 06/15/33

      21       21,005  

3.70%, 09/15/47

      34       26,671  

3.90%, 03/01/48

      36       29,178  

2.85%, 09/15/51

      31       20,012  

4.38%, 08/15/52

      246       213,570  

Public Service Co. of Colorado, Series 36, 2.70%, 01/15/51

      341       205,989  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

     

3.10%, 03/15/32

      272       238,442  

4.90%, 12/15/32

      959       954,637  

2.05%, 08/01/50

      79       44,756  

3.00%, 03/01/51

      311       212,713  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

     

4.95%, 08/15/28

      895       898,357  

3.70%, 03/15/52

      285       215,998  

5.35%, 04/01/53

      120       118,192  

Series TTT, 4.10%, 06/15/49

      177       144,236  

Series WWW, 2.95%, 08/15/51

      36       24,241  

Southern California Edison Co.

     

1.10%, 04/01/24

      1,135       1,135,000  

4.00%, 04/01/47

      490       387,821  

3.65%, 02/01/50

      73       54,065  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)                  

Southern California Edison Co. 

     

3.45%, 02/01/52

    USD               228     $       161,076  

5.70%, 03/01/53

      53       53,113  

5.88%, 12/01/53

      59       60,806  

Series 20A, 2.95%, 02/01/51

      251       163,002  

Series B, 4.88%, 03/01/49

      33       29,485  

Series E, 3.70%, 08/01/25

      355       347,215  

Series E, 5.45%, 06/01/52

      471       460,481  

Series H, 3.65%, 06/01/51

      305       225,150  

Southern Co. (The)

     

5.70%, 10/15/32

      441       454,600  

5.20%, 06/15/33

      518       517,598  

5.70%, 03/15/34

      877       904,489  

Tampa Electric Co.

     

4.30%, 06/15/48

      240       200,628  

4.45%, 06/15/49

      39       33,401  

3.45%, 03/15/51

      210       149,277  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

     

3.55%, 07/15/24(b)

      1,679       1,666,956  

5.13%, 05/13/25(b)

      2,498       2,475,906  

Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 2.05%, 12/15/24

      291       284,265  
     

 

 

 
        36,835,638  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%                  

Otis Worldwide Corp., 5.25%, 08/16/28

      319       323,145  
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%        

Halliburton Co.

     

3.80%, 11/15/25

      109       106,543  

2.92%, 03/01/30

      205       183,831  

4.50%, 11/15/41

      54       48,119  

5.00%, 11/15/45

      163       153,033  
     

 

 

 
        491,526  
Financial Services — 2.0%                  

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust

     

1.75%, 01/30/26

      242       225,958  

2.45%, 10/29/26

      820       761,501  

5.75%, 06/06/28

      1,195       1,210,951  

Aviation Capital Group LLC

     

1.95%, 09/20/26(b)

      1,471       1,344,105  

6.75%, 10/25/28(b)

      1,441       1,502,360  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 1.15%, 03/01/26

      729       674,914  

Glencore Funding LLC

     

5.70%, 05/08/33(b)

      744       756,041  

6.50%, 10/06/33(b)

      541       578,678  

04/04/34(a)(b)

      1,042       1,044,784  

Nasdaq, Inc., 5.55%, 02/15/34

      387       393,528  
     

 

 

 
        8,492,820  
Food Products — 0.2%                  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

3.00%, 06/01/26

      248       237,380  

4.88%, 10/01/49

      540       488,658  
     

 

 

 
        726,038  
Ground Transportation — 1.8%                  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

     

5.75%, 05/01/40

      350       369,618  

4.40%, 03/15/42

      235       211,690  

4.90%, 04/01/44

      385       365,899  

4.15%, 04/01/45

      52       44,382  

4.05%, 06/15/48

      35       29,154  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Ground Transportation (continued)  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

     

4.15%, 12/15/48

    USD       33     $ 28,044  

3.55%, 02/15/50

      35       26,593  

3.05%, 02/15/51

      38       26,084  

2.88%, 06/15/52

              123       80,535  

5.20%, 04/15/54

      28             27,754  

Canadian National Railway Co.

     

3.85%, 08/05/32

      553       513,839  

5.85%, 11/01/33

      65       69,505  

3.65%, 02/03/48

      25       20,161  

4.45%, 01/20/49

      23       20,721  

4.40%, 08/05/52

      23       20,540  

6.13%, 11/01/53

      18       20,634  

CSX Corp.

     

3.80%, 03/01/28

      65       62,876  

4.25%, 03/15/29

      44       43,072  

3.80%, 11/01/46

      67       53,291  

4.30%, 03/01/48

      77       66,522  

4.75%, 11/15/48

      34       31,257  

4.50%, 03/15/49

      91       79,853  

2.50%, 05/15/51

      33       20,213  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     

3.40%, 11/01/49

      100       73,302  

3.05%, 05/15/50

      463       313,145  

3.70%, 03/15/53

      228       171,293  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.

     

3.45%, 07/01/24(b)

      60       59,632  

3.95%, 03/10/25(b)

      159       156,467  

4.00%, 07/15/25(b)

      2,115       2,071,126  

5.70%, 02/01/28(b)

      347       351,712  

6.05%, 08/01/28(b)

      412       423,901  

03/30/29(a)(b)

      295       295,202  

Ryder System, Inc.

     

2.85%, 03/01/27

      272       254,969  

5.65%, 03/01/28

      35       35,670  

5.25%, 06/01/28

      459       461,098  

Union Pacific Corp.

     

4.50%, 09/10/48

      182       161,241  

3.50%, 02/14/53

      86       64,510  

3.84%, 03/20/60

      422       324,013  
     

 

 

 
        7,449,518  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8%        

Abbott Laboratories

     

3.75%, 11/30/26

      85       83,066  

4.75%, 11/30/36

      170       168,605  

5.30%, 05/27/40

      132       136,291  

4.75%, 04/15/43

      134       128,998  

Baxter International, Inc., 2.54%, 02/01/32

      670       553,654  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

3.73%, 12/15/24

      48       47,380  

3.70%, 06/06/27

      635       610,070  

4.69%, 02/13/28

      247       244,489  

4.87%, 02/08/29

      1,085       1,078,522  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., 5.55%, 11/15/24

      775       773,987  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA, 4.25%, 03/30/28

      461       452,892  

Medtronic, Inc., 4.38%, 03/15/35

      407       389,180  

Solventum Corp.

     

5.40%, 03/01/29(b)

      735       736,481  

5.60%, 03/23/34(b)

      1,076       1,079,519  

5.90%, 04/30/54(b)

      610       608,498  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     

2.00%, 10/15/31

      62       51,078  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     

4.95%, 11/21/32

    USD       426     $ 427,835  

5.09%, 08/10/33

      102       103,121  
     

 

 

 
           7,673,666  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%        

Aetna, Inc.

     

3.50%, 11/15/24

              656       647,231  

3.88%, 08/15/47

      540       411,972  

Banner Health

     

2.91%, 01/01/42

      183       134,575  

2.91%, 01/01/51

      65       43,862  

Centene Corp.

     

4.63%, 12/15/29

      1,453       1,379,448  

3.38%, 02/15/30

      29       25,663  

3.00%, 10/15/30

      262       224,638  

2.50%, 03/01/31

      78       64,157  

CommonSpirit Health

     

3.35%, 10/01/29

      450       412,694  

2.78%, 10/01/30

      139       120,565  

3.91%, 10/01/50

      340       265,981  

12/01/54(a)

      180       182,135  

Elevance Health, Inc.

     

2.38%, 01/15/25

      35       34,141  

5.50%, 10/15/32

      428       438,850  

4.63%, 05/15/42

      81       73,577  

4.65%, 01/15/43

      47       42,778  

5.10%, 01/15/44

      222       210,751  

4.65%, 08/15/44

      222       200,031  

HCA, Inc.

     

5.45%, 04/01/31

      520       522,712  

3.63%, 03/15/32

      625       553,273  

5.50%, 06/01/33

      59       59,212  

5.25%, 06/15/49

      410       374,218  

3.50%, 07/15/51

      243       167,862  

4.63%, 03/15/52

      305       254,908  

6.00%, 04/01/54

      435       441,517  

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, 3.80%, 07/15/52.

 

    251       204,089  

Humana, Inc.

     

5.95%, 03/15/34

      460       477,643  

04/15/54(a)

      385       387,508  

Memorial Health Services, 3.45%, 11/01/49

      191       146,008  

Mount Nittany Medical Center Obligated Group, Series 2022, 3.80%, 11/15/52

      140       111,488  

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc., 4.56%, 11/01/52

      174       160,276  

RWJ Barnabas Health, Inc.

     

3.95%, 07/01/46

      105       87,066  

3.48%, 07/01/49

      310       239,104  

Sutter Health

     

Series 2018, 4.09%, 08/15/48

      33       27,905  

Series 20A, 2.29%, 08/15/30

      388       332,556  

Series 20A, 3.36%, 08/15/50

      177       130,322  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     

04/15/31(a)

      1,141       1,141,527  

3.50%, 08/15/39

      433       356,684  

2.75%, 05/15/40

      215       158,207  

5.70%, 10/15/40

      382       399,554  

4.63%, 11/15/41

      370       343,869  

4.75%, 07/15/45

      238       223,138  

4.25%, 06/15/48

      40       34,540  

3.70%, 08/15/49

      150       117,608  

2.90%, 05/15/50

      75       50,622  

3.25%, 05/15/51

      48       34,508  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     

4.75%, 05/15/52

    USD       60     $ 55,646  

5.88%, 02/15/53

      385       416,533  

04/15/54(a)

              285            289,860  

3.88%, 08/15/59

      41       31,740  
     

 

 

 
        13,244,752  
Health Care REITs — 0.6%                  

Healthpeak OP LLC

     

3.00%, 01/15/30

      74       65,536  

2.88%, 01/15/31

      98       84,139  

5.25%, 12/15/32

      333       330,283  

Ventas Realty LP, 3.00%, 01/15/30

      273       240,598  

Welltower OP LLC

     

4.25%, 04/15/28

      135       130,886  

2.05%, 01/15/29

      402       349,921  

4.13%, 03/15/29

      171       163,653  

3.85%, 06/15/32

      1,080       976,955  
     

 

 

 
        2,341,971  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 06/15/26(a)(d)

      730       726,048  
     

 

 

 
Industrial REITs — 0.3%  

Prologis LP

     

2.25%, 04/15/30

      170       147,343  

1.75%, 07/01/30

      28       23,258  

4.75%, 06/15/33

      58       56,835  

5.13%, 01/15/34

      344       345,491  

Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund LP

     

5.25%, 04/01/29(b)

      310       309,111  

5.50%, 04/01/34(b)

      430       432,700  
     

 

 

 
        1,314,738  
Insurance — 0.9%  

Aon Corp., 2.80%, 05/15/30

      88       77,516  

Aon Corp./Aon Global Holdings PLC

     

2.05%, 08/23/31

      338       275,723  

2.60%, 12/02/31

      498       419,004  

5.00%, 09/12/32

      267       264,598  

5.35%, 02/28/33

      237       238,283  

Aon North America, Inc.

     

5.45%, 03/01/34

      1,441       1,457,633  

5.75%, 03/01/54

      683       700,215  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     

3.75%, 03/14/26

      200       195,556  

2.25%, 11/15/30

      91       77,362  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     

3.00%, 03/15/32

      77       67,090  

4.20%, 03/15/48

      24       20,792  
     

 

 

 
        3,793,772  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.3%  

Meta Platforms, Inc.

     

3.85%, 08/15/32

      398       372,952  

4.95%, 05/15/33

      126       127,536  

4.45%, 08/15/52

      288       255,987  

5.60%, 05/15/53

      112       118,377  

Netflix, Inc.

     

5.88%, 11/15/28

      160       166,325  

5.38%, 11/15/29(b)

      27       27,553  

4.88%, 06/15/30(b)

      21       20,853  
     

 

 

 
        1,089,583  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
IT Services — 0.5%  

Fiserv, Inc.

     

2.75%, 07/01/24

    USD       170     $ 168,732  

3.85%, 06/01/25

              417            409,084  

4.40%, 07/01/49

      85       72,113  

Global Payments, Inc.

     

1.20%, 03/01/26

      808       747,422  

2.15%, 01/15/27

      360       332,203  

S&P Global, Inc.

     

5.25%, 09/15/33(b)

      101       103,206  

3.25%, 12/01/49

      258       186,686  
     

 

 

 
        2,019,446  
Machinery — 0.0%                  

Cummins, Inc., 5.45%, 02/20/54

      170       173,802  
     

 

 

 
Media — 1.4%                  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

     

6.38%, 10/23/35

      370       365,663  

6.48%, 10/23/45

      34       31,512  

5.38%, 05/01/47

      512       412,552  

5.75%, 04/01/48

      122       102,737  

5.13%, 07/01/49

      633       490,482  

4.80%, 03/01/50

      635       470,034  

3.70%, 04/01/51

      424       262,223  

3.90%, 06/01/52

      623       396,207  

5.25%, 04/01/53

      301       238,381  

Comcast Corp.

     

3.75%, 04/01/40

      582       483,782  

4.60%, 08/15/45

      231       206,536  

3.40%, 07/15/46

      490       365,844  

4.00%, 03/01/48

      40       32,463  

4.00%, 11/01/49

      102       82,582  

2.80%, 01/15/51

      116       74,220  

2.89%, 11/01/51

      260       168,772  

2.45%, 08/15/52

      144       84,483  

2.94%, 11/01/56

      1,461       919,855  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The), 3.38%, 03/01/41

      103       76,872  

Paramount Global

     

5.85%, 09/01/43

      328       265,760  

4.90%, 08/15/44

      78       55,764  

4.60%, 01/15/45

      115       79,221  

Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.50%, 09/15/42

      137       101,353  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 3.79%, 03/15/25

      160       157,035  
     

 

 

 
        5,924,333  
Metals & Mining — 0.9%  

BHP Billiton Finance U.S.A. Ltd., 5.50%, 09/08/53

      29       29,969  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.40%, 11/14/34

      206       203,501  

Glencore Canada Corp., 6.20%, 06/15/35

      38       39,281  

Newmont Corp., 2.25%, 10/01/30

      40       34,038  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     

2.40%, 06/15/25

      372       358,210  

1.65%, 10/15/27

      612       545,355  

3.25%, 10/15/50

      180       119,747  

Teck Resources Ltd.

     

6.00%, 08/15/40

      45       45,146  

6.25%, 07/15/41

      111       113,385  

5.20%, 03/01/42

      183       167,193  

5.40%, 02/01/43

      331       308,096  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

     

3.75%, 07/08/30

      1,003       902,073  

6.13%, 06/12/33

      846       852,345  
     

 

 

 
        3,718,339  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Multi-Utilities — 2.0%  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC

     

4.95%, 04/01/33

    USD       20     $ 19,864  

5.30%, 04/01/53

      20       19,960  

Series AC, 4.25%, 02/01/49

      35       29,539  

Series AD, 2.90%, 07/01/50

      30       20,102  

Series AG, 3.00%, 03/01/32

              318            276,728  

Series AJ, 4.85%, 10/01/52

      22       20,469  

CMS Energy Corp.

     

3.00%, 05/15/26

      359       342,290  

2.95%, 02/15/27

      115       107,809  

4.88%, 03/01/44

      103       95,680  

Constellation Energy Generation LLC, 6.13%, 01/15/34.

      21       22,174  

Consumers Energy Co.

     

4.90%, 02/15/29

      1,348       1,352,319  

2.50%, 05/01/60

      131       75,518  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     

3.90%, 10/01/25

      650       635,679  

Series A, 3.30%, 03/15/25

      100       97,911  

Series A, 1.45%, 04/15/26

      533       493,662  

Series C, 3.38%, 04/01/30

      156       141,772  

Series C, 2.25%, 08/15/31

      119       97,379  

NiSource, Inc.

     

0.95%, 08/15/25

      250       235,264  

5.25%, 03/30/28

      264       265,815  

5.40%, 06/30/33

      575       579,625  

5.25%, 02/15/43

      147       138,976  

4.80%, 02/15/44

      78       69,774  

5.65%, 02/01/45

      109       107,984  

Sempra

     

5.40%, 08/01/26

      1,174       1,177,395  

3.40%, 02/01/28

      722       682,189  

3.70%, 04/01/29

      208       194,460  

Virginia Electric & Power Co.

     

6.35%, 11/30/37

      313       339,050  

4.00%, 01/15/43

      49       40,594  

Series B, 3.80%, 09/15/47

      319       246,734  

WEC Energy Group, Inc., 5.60%, 09/12/26

      580       586,703  
     

 

 

 
        8,513,418  
Office REITs — 0.8%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     

4.70%, 07/01/30

      292       283,107  

4.90%, 12/15/30

      759       748,210  

1.88%, 02/01/33

      657       499,118  

2.95%, 03/15/34

      158       129,800  

4.85%, 04/15/49

      32       28,079  

4.00%, 02/01/50

      239       183,941  

3.55%, 03/15/52

      62       43,494  

5.15%, 04/15/53

      78       71,836  

Boston Properties LP

     

2.90%, 03/15/30

      143       122,481  

2.45%, 10/01/33

      160       120,509  

Kilroy Realty LP

     

4.25%, 08/15/29

      167       153,266  

3.05%, 02/15/30

      220       187,207  

2.65%, 11/15/33

      166       123,006  

6.25%, 01/15/36

      667       651,537  
     

 

 

 
        3,345,591  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.6%  

Atmos Energy Corp.

     

3.38%, 09/15/49

      211       153,572  

2.85%, 02/15/52

      70       45,373  

6.20%, 11/15/53

      18       20,278  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 3.06%, 06/17/41

    USD       1,142     $ 866,936  

Cameron LNG LLC

     

3.30%, 01/15/35(b)

      505       420,215  

3.40%, 01/15/38(b)

      25       20,654  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     

5.40%, 06/15/47

      22       20,721  

3.75%, 02/15/52

      106       77,934  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

     

5.88%, 03/31/25

            2,246          2,246,646  

3.70%, 11/15/29

      194       180,453  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

     

4.00%, 03/01/31

      713       648,052  

3.25%, 01/31/32

      50       42,592  

5.95%, 06/30/33

      757       773,936  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., 04/15/34(a)(b)

      730       735,213  

Columbia Pipelines Holding Co. LLC, 6.06%, 08/15/26(b)

      240       242,623  

ConocoPhillips Co.

     

6.95%, 04/15/29

      1,358       1,492,208  

3.80%, 03/15/52

      125       97,610  

Coterra Energy, Inc., 3.90%, 05/15/27

      27       25,987  

DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.25%, 02/15/32

      2,058       1,772,505  

Devon Energy Corp.

     

4.50%, 01/15/30

      239       230,362  

4.75%, 05/15/42

      318       276,779  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     

3.25%, 12/01/26

      446       427,548  

3.50%, 12/01/29

      1,995       1,845,451  

3.13%, 03/24/31

      1,254       1,110,927  

4.25%, 03/15/52

      418       338,342  

6.25%, 03/15/53

      35       37,760  

Enbridge, Inc.

     

2.50%, 01/15/25

      615       600,396  

3.70%, 07/15/27

      297       285,483  

5.70%, 03/08/33

      1,299       1,330,376  

2.50%, 08/01/33

      544       438,334  

6.25%, 03/01/78

      780       759,159  

8.50%, 01/15/84

      753       818,161  

Series 20-A, 5.75%, 07/15/80

      202       191,172  

Series NC5, 8.25%, 01/15/84

      285       296,570  

Energy Transfer LP

     

4.50%, 04/15/24

      550       549,700  

6.40%, 12/01/30

      455       480,286  

6.55%, 12/01/33

      260       279,108  

5.95%, 10/01/43

      160       158,080  

5.35%, 05/15/45

      624       576,218  

6.13%, 12/15/45

      415       417,135  

5.30%, 04/15/47

      104       94,554  

5.40%, 10/01/47

      705       650,622  

6.00%, 06/15/48

      49       48,703  

6.25%, 04/15/49

      250       256,584  

5.00%, 05/15/50

      328       287,777  

5.95%, 05/15/54

      187       186,616  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

     

3.95%, 02/15/27

      213       207,993  

5.70%, 02/15/42

      139       141,990  

4.45%, 02/15/43

      158       140,912  

4.80%, 02/01/49

      406       373,934  

4.20%, 01/31/50

      509       430,290  

3.20%, 02/15/52

      182       127,494  

EOG Resources, Inc., 4.95%, 04/15/50

      59       56,124  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

EQT Corp.

     

3.90%, 10/01/27

    USD       120     $ 114,064  

5.75%, 02/01/34

      602       600,013  

Hess Corp.

     

4.30%, 04/01/27

      293       287,291  

5.60%, 02/15/41

      609       620,639  

5.80%, 04/01/47

              303            311,542  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

     

6.50%, 09/01/39

      81       84,366  

4.70%, 11/01/42

      253       215,905  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     

5.55%, 06/01/45

      250       238,546  

5.05%, 02/15/46

      349       309,872  

Marathon Oil Corp., 4.40%, 07/15/27

      315       306,099  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     

4.70%, 05/01/25

      86       85,270  

4.75%, 09/15/44

      161       143,253  

MPLX LP

     

1.75%, 03/01/26

      714       667,443  

5.20%, 12/01/47

      37       34,011  

4.95%, 03/14/52

      380       333,778  

5.65%, 03/01/53

      33       32,278  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     

7.50%, 05/01/31

      634       705,717  

6.45%, 09/15/36

      415       442,500  

6.20%, 03/15/40

      32       32,836  

4.20%, 03/15/48

      47       36,138  

ONEOK, Inc.

     

5.20%, 07/15/48

      67       61,507  

6.63%, 09/01/53

      335       369,204  

Ovintiv, Inc.

     

5.65%, 05/15/25

      1,298       1,298,222  

5.65%, 05/15/28

      1,503       1,527,851  

Phillips 66, 3.30%, 03/15/52

      356       249,009  

Phillips 66 Co., 4.90%, 10/01/46

      40       36,800  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     

1.13%, 01/15/26

      43       40,017  

5.10%, 03/29/26

      165       164,792  

1.90%, 08/15/30

      589       494,788  

2.15%, 01/15/31

      237       199,398  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.,

     

4.30%, 01/31/43

      197       159,614  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     

5.88%, 06/30/26

      111       111,876  

5.00%, 03/15/27

      145       144,576  

4.20%, 03/15/28

      188       182,027  

Targa Resources Corp., 6.50%, 03/30/34

      278       298,704  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.00%, 01/15/32

      235       211,520  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 4.00%, 03/15/28

      333       320,801  

Valero Energy Corp., 4.00%, 06/01/52

      28       21,552  

Viper Energy, Inc., 7.38%, 11/01/31(b)

      705       732,901  

Western Midstream Operating LP

     

3.10%, 02/01/25

      653       638,924  

3.95%, 06/01/25

      505       494,567  

4.75%, 08/15/28

      269       261,662  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     

4.00%, 09/15/25

      367       359,999  

3.75%, 06/15/27

      555       534,086  

5.30%, 08/15/28

      1,890       1,906,009  
     

 

 

 
        40,756,415  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%  

Bayer U.S. Finance II LLC

     

4.25%, 12/15/25(b)

    USD       215     $ 209,632  

4.38%, 12/15/28(b)

      1,260       1,185,954  

Bayer U.S. Finance LLC, 6.50%, 11/21/33(b)

      965       981,895  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     

5.10%, 02/22/31

              150            151,451  

4.35%, 11/15/47

      55       47,492  

4.55%, 02/20/48

      52       46,516  

5.55%, 02/22/54

      493       506,993  

6.40%, 11/15/63

      200       228,582  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     

4.70%, 02/09/34

      1,560       1,551,310  

5.00%, 02/09/54

      265       263,508  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     

3.70%, 02/10/45

      25       20,402  

4.00%, 03/07/49

      37       31,068  

5.00%, 05/17/53

      32       31,329  

Pfizer, Inc.

     

2.55%, 05/28/40

      29       20,716  

4.30%, 06/15/43

      552       490,380  

4.40%, 05/15/44

      3,119       2,858,263  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 3.18%, 07/09/50

      307       213,948  
     

 

 

 
        8,839,439  
Residential REITs — 0.4%  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     

2.05%, 01/15/32

      34       27,949  

5.00%, 02/15/33

      195       193,176  

5.30%, 12/07/33

      27       27,316  

Camden Property Trust, 2.80%, 05/15/30

      97       86,028  

Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP

     

2.30%, 11/15/28

      155       137,146  

4.15%, 04/15/32

      137       125,379  

5.50%, 08/15/33

      910       906,494  

2.70%, 01/15/34

      153       121,788  

Mid-America Apartments LP

     

3.60%, 06/01/27

      98       94,134  

1.70%, 02/15/31

      42       33,816  

UDR, Inc.

     

3.00%, 08/15/31

      63       54,686  

2.10%, 08/01/32

      72       56,452  
     

 

 

 
        1,864,364  
Retail REITs — 1.1%  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP

     

2.25%, 04/01/28

      170       150,955  

2.50%, 08/16/31

      125       102,612  

Kimco Realty OP LLC, 3.20%, 04/01/32

      341       293,848  

Realty Income Corp.

     

4.70%, 12/15/28

      62       61,065  

5.63%, 10/13/32

      792       808,496  

2.85%, 12/15/32

      168       139,722  

4.90%, 07/15/33

      86       83,093  

5.13%, 02/15/34

      787       772,266  

Regency Centers LP

     

3.70%, 06/15/30

      1,439       1,326,975  

5.25%, 01/15/34

      656       653,503  

Simon Property Group LP

     

2.25%, 01/15/32

      369       301,568  

5.50%, 03/08/33

      152       154,791  
     

 

 

 
        4,848,894  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.4%  

Analog Devices, Inc., 2.80%, 10/01/41

      189       137,205  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Applied Materials, Inc., 3.30%, 04/01/27

    USD       656     $ 630,566  

Broadcom, Inc.

     

4.15%, 04/15/32(b)

      370       343,263  

2.60%, 02/15/33(b)

      374       303,748  

3.42%, 04/15/33(b)

              608                527,075  

3.14%, 11/15/35(b)

      424       342,550  

3.19%, 11/15/36(b)

      502       399,518  

3.50%, 02/15/41(b)

      86       66,750  

Intel Corp.

     

3.05%, 08/12/51

      30       20,222  

5.70%, 02/10/53

      566       585,088  

5.60%, 02/21/54

      230       234,346  

5.90%, 02/10/63

      313       332,076  

KLA Corp.

     

4.10%, 03/15/29

      492       480,494  

5.00%, 03/15/49

      263       255,508  

3.30%, 03/01/50

      159       116,710  

4.95%, 07/15/52

      201       193,734  

Lam Research Corp., 2.88%, 06/15/50

      138       94,236  

NVIDIA Corp., 3.50%, 04/01/40

      316       267,552  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP U.S.A., Inc., 2.50%, 05/11/31

      502       420,535  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     

4.30%, 05/20/47

      239       210,720  

4.50%, 05/20/52

      67       60,162  
     

 

 

 
        6,022,058  
Software — 1.6%  

Autodesk, Inc., 2.40%, 12/15/31

      1,091       913,726  

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 09/01/28(b)

      985       930,825  

Oracle Corp.

     

3.60%, 04/01/40

      150       118,241  

5.38%, 07/15/40

      800       776,016  

3.65%, 03/25/41

      125       98,150  

4.50%, 07/08/44

      300       256,442  

4.13%, 05/15/45

      364       293,821  

4.00%, 07/15/46

      172       135,496  

4.00%, 11/15/47

      1,006       785,351  

3.60%, 04/01/50

      1,280       924,769  

3.95%, 03/25/51

      61       46,478  

4.38%, 05/15/55

      27       21,730  

VMware LLC

     

4.70%, 05/15/30

      180       175,214  

2.20%, 08/15/31

      1,440       1,171,851  
     

 

 

 
        6,648,110  
Specialized REITs — 0.4%  

Extra Space Storage LP, 5.40%, 02/01/34

      1,590       1,583,007  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail — 0.2%  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     

4.55%, 04/05/49

      199       171,342  

5.13%, 04/15/50

      484       452,861  

3.00%, 10/15/50

      504       330,119  
     

 

 

 
        954,322  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

     

5.85%, 07/15/25

      125       125,630  

6.02%, 06/15/26

      79       80,010  

04/15/34(a)

      236       236,553  

3.38%, 12/15/41

      82       60,999  

8.35%, 07/15/46

      43       55,620  

3.45%, 12/15/51

      55       38,701  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 5.90%, 10/01/24

 

    810       811,211  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)  

HP, Inc.

     

2.20%, 06/17/25

    USD       1,200     $ 1,155,022  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      109       108,366  
     

 

 

 
        2,672,112  

Tobacco — 1.0%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     

4.80%, 02/14/29

      28       27,725  

4.50%, 05/02/43

      27       22,749  

3.88%, 09/16/46

      30       22,470  

5.95%, 02/14/49

              505            513,954  

4.45%, 05/06/50

      28       22,264  

3.70%, 02/04/51

      128       89,448  

BAT Capital Corp.

     

3.22%, 09/06/26

      225       214,068  

4.70%, 04/02/27

      926       910,595  

5.83%, 02/20/31

      585       590,020  

6.42%, 08/02/33

      664       694,592  

3.73%, 09/25/40

      324       240,108  

3.98%, 09/25/50

      139       97,758  

7.08%, 08/02/53

      440       474,341  

Reynolds American, Inc.

     

5.70%, 08/15/35

      380       371,065  

7.00%, 08/04/41

      26       27,122  
     

 

 

 
        4,318,279  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.6%  

Air Lease Corp.

     

3.38%, 07/01/25

      844       822,485  

1.88%, 08/15/26

      1,740       1,604,204  
     

 

 

 
        2,426,689  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%  

America Movil SAB de CV, 4.38%, 04/22/49

      525       451,500  

Rogers Communications, Inc.

     

3.80%, 03/15/32

      3,119       2,803,040  

4.30%, 02/15/48

      231       188,879  

4.35%, 05/01/49

      51       41,834  

3.70%, 11/15/49

      133       97,592  

4.55%, 03/15/52

      1,490       1,253,730  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.

     

2.05%, 02/15/28

      765       685,446  

3.88%, 04/15/30

      723       677,294  

2.70%, 03/15/32

      451       379,263  

4.38%, 04/15/40

      350       311,725  

3.00%, 02/15/41

      165       121,530  

4.50%, 04/15/50

      150       130,020  

3.30%, 02/15/51

      265       185,297  

3.40%, 10/15/52

      780       553,249  
     

 

 

 
        7,880,399  
     

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds — 86.2%  

(Cost: $375,921,505)

        365,103,416  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 
Mexico — 1.4%  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.88%, 08/04/26

      2,775       2,692,444  

6.70%, 02/16/32

      2,470       2,056,275  

7.69%, 01/23/50

      1,782       1,280,402  
     

 

 

 
        6,029,121  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  65


Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Panama — 0.1%  

Banco Nacional de Panama, 2.50%, 08/11/30(b)

    USD       560     $ 434,700  
     

 

 

 
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 1.5%  

(Cost: $6,380,672)

        6,463,821  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

Chile — 0.2%  

Republic of Chile, 3.50%, 01/25/50

              955            695,861  
     

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.1%                  

Hungarian People’s Republic, 6.75%, 09/25/52(b)

      590       633,707  
     

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.2%                  

Republic of Indonesia, 5.45%, 09/20/52

      700       707,219  
     

 

 

 
Italy — 0.3%                  

Republic of Italy, 0.88%, 05/06/24

      1,332       1,325,739  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.7%                  

United Mexican States

     

6.34%, 05/04/53

      1,316       1,301,606  

6.40%, 05/07/54

      1,750       1,748,360  
     

 

 

 
        3,049,966  
Panama — 0.3%                  

Republic of Panama

     

3.16%, 01/23/30

      600       498,187  

7.50%, 03/01/31

      365       378,003  

4.50%, 04/01/56

      200       129,500  

4.50%, 01/19/63

      765       489,122  
     

 

 

 
        1,494,812  
Peru — 0.2%                  

Republic of Peru

     

3.00%, 01/15/34

      515       422,139  

3.30%, 03/11/41

      410       307,756  

2.78%, 12/01/60

      285       164,499  
     

 

 

 
        894,394  
Philippines — 0.3%                  

Republic of Philippines, 5.50%, 01/17/48

      1,110       1,125,385  
     

 

 

 
Romania — 0.2%                  

Romania, 7.63%, 01/17/53(b)

      604       670,440  
     

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.3%                  

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

     

5.00%, 01/18/53(b)

      900       805,500  

5.75%, 01/16/54(b)

      590       583,916  
     

 

 

 
        1,389,416  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 2.8%

 

 

(Cost: $12,399,054)

        11,986,939  
     

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

     
California — 0.6%                  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System RB, 6.57%, 07/01/45

      1,075       1,228,791  

State of California, GO, 7.63%, 03/01/40

      950       1,163,116  
     

 

 

 
        2,391,907  
Illinois — 0.3%                  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport RB, Series B, 6.40%, 01/01/40

      1,000       1,098,851  
     

 

 

 
New York — 0.5%                  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York RB, 7.34%, 11/15/39

      1,125       1,376,531  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)  

New York State Dormitory Authority RB, Series F, 3.11%, 02/15/39

    USD       590     $ 507,259  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey RB, 4.46%, 10/01/62

              385       346,057  
     

 

 

 
           2,229,847  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 1.4%

     

(Cost: $5,550,147)

        5,720,605  
     

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

     
Capital Trusts — 4.9%  
Banks — 2.6%                  

Bank of America Corp.

     

Series FF, 5.88%(e)

      362       356,462  

Series RR, 4.38%(e)

      427       400,288  

Bank of Montreal, 7.70%, 05/26/84

      213       215,503  

Barclays PLC

     

4.38%(e)

      627       514,007  

9.63%(e)

      625       662,751  

BNP Paribas SA

     

4.63%(b)(e)

      400       329,971  

8.50%(b)(e)

      610       637,604  

Citigroup, Inc., Series X, 3.88%(e)

      427       402,991  

Credit Agricole SA, 4.75%(b)(e)

      580       509,410  

ING Groep NV, 3.88%(e)

      640       534,976  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

Series KK, 3.65%(e)

      435       413,136  

Series U, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.21%), 6.53%, 02/02/37(c)

      46       42,147  

Series W, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.57%, 05/15/47(c)

      169       150,407  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 8.00%(e)

      526       529,612  

NatWest Group PLC, 6.00%(e)

      810       790,958  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     

Series T, 3.40%(e)

      723       631,931  

Series U, 6.00%(e)

      422       412,525  

Series W, 6.25%(e)

      423       409,960  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 6.60%(e)

      826       827,048  

Truist Financial Corp.

     

Series P, 4.95%(e)

      235       230,555  

Series Q, 5.10%(e)

      206       191,629  

U.S. Bancorp

     

3.70%(e)

      575       498,703  

Series J, 5.30%(e)

      349       334,135  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series BB, 3.90%(e)

      869       826,789  
     

 

 

 
        10,853,498  
Capital Markets — 1.4%                  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     

Series H, 4.00%(e)

      345       291,095  

Series I, 4.00%(e)

      1,896       1,773,848  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

Series T, 3.80%(e)

      417       388,407  

Series U, 3.65%(e)

      456       416,493  

UBS Group AG

     

4.38%(b)(e)

      1,140       937,446  

4.88%(b)(e)

      770       707,027  

7.00%(e)(f)

      273       272,400  

9.25%(b)(e)

      883       996,498  

9.25%(b)(e)

      335       362,964  
     

 

 

 
        6,146,178  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Consumer Finance — 0.0%                  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series M, 3.95%(e)

    USD       217     $ 192,756  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.6%                  

American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.70%, 08/15/25

            1,383         1,385,830  

Edison International, 7.88%, 06/15/54

      565       580,439  

Southern Co. (The), 4.48%, 08/01/24(d)

      662       658,707  
     

 

 

 
        2,624,976  
Insurance — 0.1%                  

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., 5.88%(b)(e)

 

    240       239,057  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%        

BP Capital Markets PLC, 6.45%(e)

      605       626,532  

Transcanada Trust, 5.60%, 03/07/82

      38       34,690  
     

 

 

 
        661,222  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 4.9%
(Cost: $20,504,151)

 

    20,717,687  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     

4.75%, 11/15/43

      225       233,402  

3.00%, 05/15/45

      250       199,317  

2.75%, 08/15/47

      2,110       1,579,038  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.63%, 02/28/26

      4,800       4,796,063  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 1.6%
(Cost: $7,007,218)

 

    6,807,820  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.4%
(Cost: $427,762,747)

 

    416,800,288  
     

 

 

 
Security  

Shares

    Value  

Short-Term Securities

     
Money Market Funds — 0.9%                  

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, Institutional Class,
5.19%(g)

        3,672,106     $ 3,672,106  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%

     

(Cost: $3,672,106)

        3,672,106  
     

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.2%

     

(Cost: $859,491)

        951,410  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%

     

(Cost: $432,294,344)

        421,423,804  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

        2,173,236  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $  423,597,040  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

When-issued security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(d) 

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(e) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(f) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Fund for compliance purposes.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds (30 Year)

    24        06/18/24      $ 2,891      $ (21,449

U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)

    2        06/18/24        222        278  

U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds

    69        06/18/24        8,901        21,739  

U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)

    193        06/28/24        39,465        (88,905

U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)

    248        06/28/24        26,540         63,681  
          

 

 

 
             (24,656
          

 

 

 

Short Contracts

          

U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes (10 Year)

    78        06/18/24        8,940        7,724  
          

 

 

 
           $ (16,932
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 
                        Notional     
  Paid by the Fund    Received by the Fund         Expiration        Exercise       Amount     
 

 

  

 

             
Description   Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Counterparty    Date      Rate     (000)      Value  

 

 

Put

                        

2-Year Interest
Rate Swap,
01/18/27

  3.96%    Annual   

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

   Annual   

Bank of America N.A.

     01/16/25        3.96     USD 60,200      $ 470,983  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 02/14/35

  4.27%    Annual   

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

   Annual   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     02/12/25        4.27     USD 14,340        211,308  

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 03/07/55

  3.75%    Annual   

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

   Annual   

Deutsche Bank AG

     03/05/25        3.75     USD  6,380        269,119  
                        

 

 

 
                            951,410  
                        

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

     

Reference

Obligation/Index

 

Financing

Rate

Received

by

the Fund

   

Payment

Frequency

    

Termination

Date

     Credit
Rating(a)
            

Notional

Amount

(000)(b)

     Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

 

CDX.NA.IG.42.V1

    1.00     Quarterly        06/20/29        BBB+        USD        10,050      $  (230,375   $ (218,225   $ (12,150  
                    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

   
                                                         Upfront            
                                            Notional            Premium     Unrealized      
    Paid by the Fund    Received by the Fund    Effective      Termination             Amount            Paid     Appreciation      
 

 

  

 

                    
    Rate   Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Date      Date             (000)      Value     (Received)     (Depreciation)      
 

 

   

  

 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Annual    3.83%    Annual      01/14/25(a)        01/14/27        USD        6,790      $ (12,904   $     $ (12,904     
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Annual    3.44%    Annual      01/21/25(a)        01/21/27        USD        21,130        (188,830           (188,830  
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Annual    3.98%    Annual      01/21/25(a)        01/21/27        USD        3,360        3,221       585       2,636    
 

3.80%

  Annual    1-day SOFR, 5.34%    Annual      01/21/25(a)        01/21/27        USD        1,870        4,375       (844     5,219    
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Annual    3.77%    Annual      02/14/25(a)        02/14/35        USD        4,431        25,623             25,623    
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Annual    3.81%    Annual      02/14/25(a)        02/14/35        USD        770        6,905       (107     7,012    
 

3.62%

  Annual    1-day SOFR, 5.34%    Annual      02/14/25(a)        02/14/35        USD        180        1,072       (40     1,112    
 

3.67%

  Annual    1-day SOFR, 5.34%    Annual      03/04/25(a)        03/04/35        USD        500        902       (275     1,177    
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Annual    3.40%    Annual      03/07/25(a)        03/07/55        USD        1,952        (40,371           (40,371  
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Annual    3.57%    Annual      03/07/25(a)        03/07/55        USD        480        4,251       1,286       2,965    
                        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
                         $  (195,756   $ 605     $ (196,361  
                        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Forward Swap.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

 

 

   
     Reference Obligation/Index  

Financing

Rate

Paid

by the

Fund

   

Payment

Frequency

   Counterparty  

Termination

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   
 

 

   
 

AutoZone, Inc.

    1.00   Quarterly    Citibank N.A.     06/20/29       USD       1,330     $ (46,330   $ (42,175   $ (4,155  
 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    1.00     Quarterly    Bank of America N.A.     06/20/29       USD       744       (16,672     (14,295     (2,377  
 

CVS Health Corp.

    1.00     Quarterly    Bank of America N.A.     06/20/29       USD       1,330       (37,460     (34,883     (2,577  
 

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

    1.00     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    06/20/29       USD       1,330       (23,012     (20,396     (2,616  
 

DR Horton, Inc.

    1.00     Quarterly    Barclays Bank PLC     06/20/29       USD       1,330       (35,031     (29,337     (5,694  
 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1.00     Quarterly    Bank of America N.A.     06/20/29       USD       1,330       (43,751     (38,462     (5,289  
 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

    1.00     Quarterly    Bank of America N.A.     06/20/29       USD       1,330       (25,744     (22,923     (2,821  
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
                 $  (228,000   $ (202,471   $ (25,529  
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

  

  Reference Obligation/Index    

Financing

Rate

Received

by

the Fund

 

 

 

 

 

   

Payment

Frequency

 

 

   Counterparty     

Termination

Date

 

 

    

Credit

Rating(a)

 

 

   

Notional

Amount

(000)(b)

 

 

 

     Value       

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received

 

 

 

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

 

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.00     Quarterly     

Deutsche Bank AG

     12/20/24        BBB+       USD        2,211      $ 12,353      $ 4,345     $ 8,008    
 

Bank of America Corp.

    1.00       Quarterly     

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     12/20/28        A-       USD        2,180        46,297        11,707       34,590    
 

Teck Resources Ltd.

    5.00       Quarterly     

Bank of America N.A.

     06/20/29        BBB-       USD        790        142,983        139,324       3,659    
                      

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   
                       $  201,633      $ 155,376     $ 46,257    
                      

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps and OTC Swaps

 

         
      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $    1,871      $  (219,491    $ 45,744      $ (254,255

OTC Swaps

      155,376        (202,471      46,257        (25,529

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 93,422      $      $ 93,422  

Options purchased

                    

Investments at value — unaffiliated(b)

                                 951,410               951,410  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                 45,744               45,744  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;

                    

Swap premiums paid

            201,633                                    201,633  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 201,633      $      $      $  1,090,576      $      $  1,292,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 110,354      $      $ 110,354  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

            12,150                      242,105               254,255  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;

                    

Swap premiums received

            228,000                                    228,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $  240,150      $      $      $ 352,459      $      $ 592,609  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 
  (b) 

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

For the period ended March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (242,986    $      $ (242,986

Options purchased(a)

                                 (35,993             (35,993

Options written

                                 383,437               383,437  

Swaps

            (251,504                    (199,523             (451,027
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $  (251,504    $      $      $ (95,065    $      $ (346,569
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (560,239    $      $  (560,239

Options purchased(b)

                                 91,919               91,919  

Swaps

            (22,045                    (196,361             (218,406
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (22,045    $      $      $  (664,681    $      $ (686,726
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

 
  (b) 

Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $57,165,360  

Average notional value of contracts — short

     $29,442,305  

Options:

  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

     $20,230,000  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

     $62,901,250  

Credit default swaps

  

Average notional value — buy protection

     $17,379,379  

Average notional value — sell protection

     $6,715,804  

Interest rate swaps

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

     $15,297,000  

Average notional value — received fixed rate

     $21,510,000  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
    Assets            Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

      

Options(a)

  $ 951,410        $  

Swaps — centrally cleared

             34,735  

Swaps — OTC(b)

    201,633          228,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  $ 1,153,043        $ 262,735  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

                 (34,735
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $  1,153,043        $  228,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 
  (b) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a)

    

Non-

Cash

Collateral

Received(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Received(b)

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Assets(c)

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 613,966      $ (123,627    $      $ (410,000    $ 80,339  

Deutsche Bank AG

     281,472                             281,472  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     257,605                      (257,605       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,153,043      $ (123,627    $      $ (667,605    $ 361,811  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Counterparty   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a)

    

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged(b)

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Liabilities(d)

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 123,627      $ (123,627    $      $      $  

Barclays Bank PLC

     35,031                             35,031  

Citibank N.A.

     46,330                             46,330  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     23,012                             23,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 228,000      $ (123,627    $      $      $ 104,373  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 365,103,416      $      $ 365,103,416  

Foreign Agency Obligations

            6,463,821               6,463,821  

Foreign Government Obligations

            11,986,939               11,986,939  

Municipal Bonds

            5,720,605               5,720,605  

Preferred Securities

            20,717,687               20,717,687  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            6,807,820               6,807,820  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     3,672,106                      3,672,106  

Options Purchased

           

Interest Rate Contracts

            951,410               951,410  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  3,672,106      $  417,751,698      $      $  421,423,804  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Credit Contracts

   $      $ 46,257      $      $ 46,257  

Interest Rate Contracts

     93,422        45,744               139,166  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series C Portfolio

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Liabilities

           

Credit Contracts

   $      $ (37,679    $      $ (37,679

Interest Rate Contracts

      (110,354      (242,105             (352,459
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (16,932    $  (187,783    $      $  (204,715
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series E Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds

 

Alabama — 4.9%  

Black Belt Energy Gas District

     

RB, Series A, 05/01/55(a)(b)

    USD            535     $ 577,445  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/01/51(a)

      1,715       1,726,117  

County of Jefferson Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 10/01/49

      3,020       3,243,103  

Hoover IDB, RB, AMT, 6.38%, 11/01/50(a)

      1,295       1,395,251  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The)

     

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/49(a)

      6,000       6,427,586  

Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/54(a)

      4,000       4,297,794  

Southeast Energy Authority Cooperative District

     

RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/51(a)

      1,785       1,781,338  

RB, Series A-1, 5.50%, 01/01/53(a)

      655       703,844  
     

 

 

 
          20,152,478  
Arizona — 1.9%  

Arizona IDA

     

RB, 5.00%, 07/01/45(c)

      265       240,714  

RB, 7.10%, 01/01/55(c)

      910       928,283  

RB, 5.00%, 07/01/55(c)

      285       245,334  

RB, Series B, 5.13%, 07/01/47(c)

      195       183,474  

Refunding RB, 5.50%, 07/01/52(c)

      610       569,008  

Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/26(c)

      175       174,429  

Refunding RB, Series A, 5.13%, 07/01/37(c)

      605       608,773  

Refunding RB, Series G, 5.00%, 07/01/47(c)

      185       172,430  

Chandler IDA, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/01/49(a)

      200       200,212  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA (The), RB, 5.00%, 07/01/46(c)

      570       537,746  

County of Pima IDA (The)

     

RB, 5.13%, 07/01/39

      145       137,322  

RB, 5.25%, 07/01/49

      180       161,545  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/15/51(c)

      625       471,951  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/56(c)

      295       256,017  

La Paz County IDA, RB, 5.88%, 06/15/48(c)

      285       261,433  

Maricopa County IDA

     

RB, 5.25%, 10/01/40(c)

      280       282,516  

RB, 5.50%, 10/01/51(c)

      280       277,755  

RB, AMT, 4.00%, 10/15/47(c)

      1,470       1,292,842  

Refunding RB, Series A, 4.13%, 09/01/38

      230       234,228  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, 5.00%, 12/01/37

      500       546,126  
     

 

 

 
        7,782,138  
Arkansas — 2.0%  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority

     

RB, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(c)

      2,600       2,565,772  

RB, AMT, 4.75%, 09/01/49(c)

      4,165       4,138,342  

RB, AMT, 5.70%, 05/01/53

      350       361,400  

RB, AMT, Series A, 6.88%, 07/01/48(c)

      900       967,910  
     

 

 

 
        8,033,424  
California — 2.9%  

California HFA, RB, Series 2021-3, Class A, 3.25%, 08/20/36

      945       870,941  

California Municipal Finance Authority

     

RB, 5.63%, 07/01/44(c)

      150       149,757  

RB, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/29

      2,500       2,461,525  

California School Finance Authority

     

RB, Series A, 6.75%, 11/01/45(c)

      250       251,480  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/51(c)

      300       300,314  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/44(c)

      250       212,562  

California Statewide Financing Authority RB, 6.00%, 05/01/43

      315       315,169  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
California (continued)  

California Statewide Financing Authority RB, 6.00%, 05/01/43

    USD       85     $ 85,046  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 05/15/47

         1,500       1,622,998  

CMFA Special Finance Agency I, RB,
Series A-2, 4.00%, 04/01/56(c)

      1,505       1,128,654  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority

     

RB, 4.00%, 10/01/46(c)

      1,055       823,298  

RB, 4.00%, 07/01/56(c)

      205       152,213  

RB, 4.00%, 03/01/57(c)

      505       361,529  

RB, 4.00%, 07/01/58(c)

      300       200,311  

RB, 4.00%, 07/01/58(c)

      265       183,175  

RB, 4.00%, 12/01/59(c)

      435       284,580  

RB, 4.00%, 12/01/59(c)

      1,080       621,440  

RB, Series A, 3.00%, 09/01/56(c)

      1,090       723,108  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series B-2, 0.00%, 06/01/66(d)

      2,845       321,040  

Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 0.00%, 07/01/61(c)(d)

      1,045       430,228  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, TA, 0.00%, 08/01/31(c)(d)

      580       407,279  
     

 

 

 
          11,906,647  
Colorado — 2.9%  

Amber Creek Metropolitan District, GO, Refunding, Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/47

      1,000       872,321  

Aurora Crossroads Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50

      500       465,677  

Aviation Station North Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/48

      500       455,100  

Banning Lewis Ranch Metropolitan District No. 8, GO, 4.88%, 12/01/51(c)

      500       392,866  

Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1, TA, 5.00%, 12/01/47(c)

      155       144,637  

City & County of Denver Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB, AMT, Series A, 4.13%, 11/15/53

      455       430,968  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/45(c)

      500       487,207  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority

     

RB, 5.25%, 11/01/39

      195       221,742  

RB, 5.50%, 11/01/47

      120       133,495  

RB, 5.25%, 11/01/52

      305       329,011  

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/35

      250       203,175  

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/44

      270       184,700  

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

      420       271,060  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/40

      950       962,293  

First Creek Village Metropolitan District

     

GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/39

      600       601,306  

GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/49

      540       521,335  

Highlands Metropolitan District No. 1, GO, 5.00%, 12/01/51

      575       516,906  

Lanterns Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/50

      500       376,196  

Loretto Heights Community Authority, RB, 4.88%, 12/01/51

      570       458,223  

North Holly Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/48

      500       494,741  

North Range Metropolitan District No. 3, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/50

      500       480,128  

Palisade Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, 7.25%, 12/15/49

      675       637,772  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series E Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Colorado (continued)  

Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority, TA, 4.75%, 12/01/45(c)

    USD            725     $      491,188  

Southlands Metropolitan District No. 1, GO, Refunding, Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/37

      250       247,987  

Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District No. 4, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 12/01/49

      645       592,183  

Waters’ Edge Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, 5.00%, 12/01/51

      560       482,237  

Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/48

      500       475,221  
     

 

 

 
        11,929,675  
Connecticut — 0.3%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/55(c)

      470       365,893  

Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, RB, 7.00%, 02/01/45(c)

      675       675,150  
     

 

 

 
        1,041,043  
Delaware — 0.2%  

Affordable Housing Opportunities Trust, RB, Series AH-01, Class B, 6.88%, 05/01/39(c)

      665       639,976  
     

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 1.6%  

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.

     

RB, 0.00%, 06/15/46(d)

      8,970       2,168,549  

RB, 0.00%, 06/15/46(d)

      10,325       2,241,959  

RB, 0.00%, 06/15/55(d)

      19,300       2,021,624  
     

 

 

 
        6,432,132  
Florida — 8.0%  

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority

     

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/26(c)

      475       460,384  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/28(c)

      510       490,032  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/30(c)

      555       520,148  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/34(c)

      650       595,566  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/47

      505       532,368  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/52

      715       748,683  

Buckhead Trails Community Development District

     

Special Assessment RB, 05/01/44(b)

      350       349,782  

Special Assessment RB, Series 2022, 5.75%, 05/01/52

      210       217,120  

Cabot Citrus Farms Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, 5.25%, 03/01/29

      675       680,887  

Capital Region Community Development District, Special Assessment Refunding RB, Series A-2, 4.60%, 05/01/31

      470       470,676  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.

     

RB, 5.00%, 06/15/49(c)

      100       97,062  

RB, 5.75%, 06/01/54(c)

      420       344,848  

RB, 5.00%, 01/01/55(c)

      1,570       1,308,550  

RB, 4.88%, 06/15/56(c)

      1,335       1,060,763  

RB, 0.00%, 07/01/61(c)(d)

      10,070       683,862  

Celebration Pointe Community Development District No. 1, Special Assessment RB, 5.13%, 05/01/45

      235       232,172  

Charlotte County IDA, RB, 5.00%, 10/01/49(c)

      615       613,134  

Coral Creek Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, 5.75%, 05/01/54

      140       143,549  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, Refunding RB, AMT, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/52

      460       484,099  

County of Osceola Transportation Revenue

     

Refunding RB, Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/46(d)

      935       297,370  

Refunding RB, Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/47(d)

      900       270,819  

Refunding RB, Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/48(d)

      635       191,307  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)  

County of Osceola Transportation Revenue Refunding RB, Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/49(d)

    USD            525     $      140,569  

Crosswinds East Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, 5.75%, 05/01/54

      105       105,125  

Darby Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, Series 2, 5.88%, 05/01/35

      1,025       1,007,664  

Escambia County Health Facilities Authority

     

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/45

      3,060       2,700,028  

Refunding RB, (AGM), 3.00%, 08/15/50

      2,500       1,857,640  

Florida Development Finance Corp.

     

RB, 5.25%, 06/01/55(c)

      645       513,697  

RB, 5.13%, 06/15/55(c)

      2,490       2,141,727  

RB, 6.50%, 06/30/57(c)

      265       250,559  

RB, Series A, 6.13%, 06/15/44(c)

      45       45,037  

RB, Series C, 5.75%, 12/15/56(c)

      370       305,093  

RB, AMT, 6.13%, 07/01/32(a)(c)

      1,375       1,403,464  

RB, AMT, Series C, 07/01/57(a)(b)(c)

      1,000       999,986  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/01/46(c)

      300       206,587  

Refunding RB, Series A, 4.50%, 12/15/56(c)

      1,085       804,739  

Grand Oaks Community Development District

     

Special Assessment RB, 4.25%, 05/01/40

      210       190,622  

Special Assessment RB, 4.50%, 05/01/52

      235       205,055  

Harbor Bay Community Development District, Special Assessment Refunding RB,
Series A-2, 3.70%, 05/01/33

      370       338,637  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District

     

Special Assessment RB, 3.13%, 05/01/25

      140       138,862  

Special Assessment RB, 3.25%, 05/01/29

      225       216,699  

Special Assessment RB, 4.75%, 05/01/29

      180       181,214  

Special Assessment RB, 4.88%, 05/01/35

      150       149,761  

Special Assessment RB, 4.40%, 05/01/39

      525       491,940  

Special Assessment RB, 5.30%, 05/01/39

      205       207,728  

Special Assessment RB, 5.50%, 05/01/39(c)

      25       25,555  

Special Assessment RB, 5.45%, 05/01/48

      365       367,391  

Special Assessment RB, 5.65%, 05/01/48(c)

      115       116,766  

Special Assessment RB, 4.00%, 05/01/49(c)

      200       163,582  

Special Assessment RB, 3.90%, 05/01/50

      240       195,242  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 08/01/35

      250       253,083  

Osceola Chain Lakes Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, 3.25%, 05/01/25

      150       148,996  

Parker Road Community Development District

     

Special Assessment Refunding RB, 3.10%, 05/01/25

      100       98,895  

Special Assessment Refunding RB, 3.38%, 05/01/30

      335       312,640  

Poitras East Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, 5.00%, 05/01/43

      355       348,884  

Portico Community Development District

     

Special Assessment RB, Series 2, 3.25%, 05/01/31

      100       92,721  

Special Assessment RB, Series 2, 4.00%, 05/01/50

      425       344,865  

Preserve at South Branch Community Development District

     

Special Assessment RB, 3.25%, 11/01/24

      25       24,832  

Special Assessment RB, 3.50%, 11/01/30

      200       189,399  

Sandridge Community Development District

     

Special Assessment RB, Series A1, 3.88%, 05/01/41

      135       118,300  

Special Assessment RB, Series A1, 4.00%, 05/01/51

      130       106,882  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series E Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)  

Sawyers Landing Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, 4.25%, 05/01/53

    USD            815     $      624,356  

Seminole County IDA, Refunding RB, 5.75%, 11/15/54

      595       484,379  

Shadowlawn Community Development District, Special Assessment RB, 05/01/54(b)

      920       921,265  

Southern Groves Community Development District No. 5, Special Assessment Refunding RB, 3.60%, 05/01/34

      365       328,366  

Tolomato Community Development District, Special Assessment Refunding RB,
Sub-Series A-2, 4.25%, 05/01/37

      185       172,690  

Trout Creek Community Development District

     

Special Assessment RB, 5.00%, 05/01/28

      240       242,098  

Special Assessment RB, 5.63%, 05/01/45

      200       201,093  

West Villages Improvement District

     

Special Assessment RB, 4.25%, 05/01/29

      100       98,775  

Special Assessment RB, 4.75%, 05/01/39

      190       186,157  

Special Assessment RB, 5.00%, 05/01/50

      290       280,599  

Special Assessment RB, 5.63%, 05/01/54

      220       217,479  

Westside Community Development District, Special Assessment Refunding RB, 3.75%, 05/01/29(c)

      805       786,991  

Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community

     

Development District

     

Special Assessment RB, 4.00%, 05/01/42

      55       47,904  

Special Assessment RB, 4.25%, 05/01/52

      165       137,909  
     

 

 

 
        33,033,708  
Georgia — 0.9%  

Development Authority of Cobb County (The), RB, Series A, 6.38%, 06/15/58(c)

      145       140,683  

East Point Business & IDA, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 06/15/62(c)

      150       133,510  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.

     

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

      905       968,773  

RB, Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/52(a)

      1,635       1,718,184  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/52

      645       669,776  
     

 

 

 
        3,630,926  
Idaho — 0.1%  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 12/01/43

      330       325,447  
     

 

 

 
Illinois — 3.3%  

Chicago Board of Education

     

GO, Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46

      485       485,119  

GO, Refunding, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

      505       530,168  

GO, Refunding, Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/35

      230       229,997  

GO, Refunding, Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/41

      930       871,790  

GO, Refunding, Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/34

      625       644,628  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 01/01/46

      1,000       1,004,260  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49

      810       746,379  

City of Chicago Wastewater Transmission Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/39

      500       501,667  

Cook County Community College District No. 508, GO, 5.25%, 12/01/30

      920       920,516  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 6.13%, 02/01/45

      150       150,006  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/46

      2,000       1,956,602  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority RB, 5.50%, 06/15/53

      390       397,836  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

     

RB, 5.00%, 06/15/57

    USD            660     $      672,827  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

      1,895       1,764,662  

State of Illinois

     

GO, 5.00%, 04/01/31

      1,000       1,000,869  

GO, 5.00%, 05/01/39

      1,275       1,276,598  

GO, Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/28

      295       313,007  

GO, Refunding, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/27

      105       111,081  
     

 

 

 
        13,578,012  
Indiana — 0.3%  

City of Vincennes, Refunding RB, 6.25%, 01/01/29(c)(e)(f)

      325       225,875  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, AMT, 6.75%, 05/01/39

      640       709,701  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series E, 6.00%, 03/01/53

      400       427,248  
     

 

 

 
        1,362,824  
Iowa — 0.6%  

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 4.00%, 08/15/46

      570       530,951  

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, 3.50%, 12/01/44

      2,000       1,618,669  

PEFA, Inc., RB, 5.00%, 09/01/49(a)

      400       408,786  
     

 

 

 
        2,558,406  
Kentucky — 0.6%  

City of Henderson, RB, AMT, 4.70%, 01/01/52(c)

      130       128,000  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, RB, Series C, 4.00%, 02/01/50(a)

      2,310       2,329,685  
     

 

 

 
        2,457,685  
Louisiana — 0.7%  

Lafayette Parish School Board Sale Tax Revenue

     

RB, 4.00%, 04/01/48

      175       173,567  

RB, 4.00%, 04/01/53

      110       105,539  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

     

RB, 5.25%, 06/01/51(c)

      455       378,383  

RB, 5.25%, 06/01/60(c)

      840       669,023  

RB, Series A, 6.50%, 06/01/62(c)

      150       143,849  

RB, AMT, Series R2, 6.50%,
10/01/53(a)(c)

      505       534,117  

Parish of St. James, RB, Series 2, 6.35%, 07/01/40(c) .

      950       1,035,087  
     

 

 

 
        3,039,565  
Maine — 0.1%  

Finance Authority of Maine, RB, AMT, 8.00%, 12/01/51(c)

      670       525,142  
     

 

 

 
Maryland — 1.4%  

Anne Arundel County Consolidated Special Taxing District, Special Tax Bonds, 5.25%, 07/01/44

      250       250,150  

City of Baltimore

     

RB, 4.88%, 06/01/42

      170       170,558  

Refunding TA, 3.20%, 06/01/30(c)

      200       185,113  

Refunding TA, 3.25%, 06/01/31(c)

      225       205,939  

Refunding TA, 3.30%, 06/01/32(c)

      500       453,753  

Refunding TA, 3.35%, 06/01/33(c)

      540       486,272  

Refunding TA, 3.40%, 06/01/34(c)

      570       510,737  

Refunding TA, 3.45%, 06/01/35(c)

      610       543,735  

Maryland EDC, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 06/30/47

      570       596,953  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

     

RB, 7.00%, 03/01/55(c)

      1,940       2,016,528  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/40

      500       504,815  
     

 

 

 
        5,924,553  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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BATS: Series E Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Massachusetts — 0.8%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

     

RB, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    USD          1,000     $    1,002,582  

RB, 5.00%, 10/01/54

      710       658,129  

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/47

      500       501,143  

RB, Series N, 5.00%, 07/01/44

      500       501,113  

Massachusetts HFA

     

Refunding RB, AMT, Series A, 4.45%, 12/01/42

      310       300,196  

Refunding RB, AMT, Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/47

      490       478,603  
     

 

 

 
        3,441,766  
Michigan — 0.6%  

Michigan Strategic Fund

     

RB, 5.00%, 11/15/42

      210       194,016  

RB, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/61(a)

      1,200        1,197,968  

Wayne County Airport Authority

     

RB, Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/44

      500       503,416  

RB, Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/40

      500       512,756  

RB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/39

      250       251,986  
     

 

 

 
        2,660,142  
Minnesota — 1.1%  

City of Deephaven, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 07/01/37

      605       606,894  

City of Forest Lake, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/56

      2,140       1,785,925  

City of Minneapolis, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/55

      960       819,827  

Duluth EDA, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 02/15/58

      425       432,760  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Paul Minnesota, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/38(c)

      240       241,528  

Minnesota HFA, RB, (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC COL), Series M, 6.00%, 01/01/53

      695       738,592  
     

 

 

 
        4,625,526  
Missouri — 0.8%  

City of St. Louis Missouri IDA (The), Refunding RB, 4.38%, 11/15/35

      215       173,982  

Kansas City IDA

     

RB, Series C, 7.50%, 11/15/46

      64       51,137  

RB, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/54

      1,275       1,310,137  

Refunding RB, 2.00%, 11/15/46

      52       2,317  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/46

      116       95,263  

Kansas City Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority

     

TA, 4.38%, 02/01/31(c)

      640       594,860  

TA, 5.00%, 02/01/40(c)

      260       242,044  

St. Louis County IDA, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/37

      695       680,165  
     

 

 

 
        3,149,905  
Montana — 0.8%  

City of Forsyth, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.90%, 03/01/31(a)

      3,500       3,413,078  
     

 

 

 
Nebraska — 0.1%  

Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 3, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/45

      500       506,751  
     

 

 

 
Nevada — 0.2%  

City of Las Vegas Special Improvement District No. 815, Special Assessment RB, 5.00%, 12/01/49

      190       174,757  

Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority

     

RB, 5.00%, 07/01/40

      405       417,004  

RB, 5.00%, 07/01/45

      280       285,205  
     

 

 

 
        876,966  
New Hampshire — 0.5%  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority

     

RB, Series 2024-1, Class A, 4.25%, 07/01/51

      625       621,066  

RB, Series A, 4.13%, 08/15/40

      320       274,479  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Hampshire (continued)  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority

     

RB, Series A, 4.25%, 08/15/46

    USD            365     $      294,160  

RB, Series A, 4.50%, 08/15/55

      755       600,171  

Refunding RB, 4.63%, 11/01/42(c)

      320       284,237  

Refunding RB, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42(c)

      130       116,427  
     

 

 

 
        2,190,540  
New Jersey — 2.8%  

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/01/39

      250       251,916  

Middlesex County Improvement Authority

     

RB, Series B, 6.13%, 01/01/25

      555       6,854  

RB, Series B, 6.25%, 01/01/37

      1,210       14,944  

New Jersey EDA

     

RB, 5.25%, 11/01/54(c)

      945       831,068  

RB, Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40

      55       56,211  

RB, Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40

      945       965,813  

RB, AMT, 6.50%, 04/01/31

      75       75,258  

Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 08/01/49(c)

      250       250,054  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority

     

RB, 4.00%, 07/01/51

      1,065       1,029,202  

Refunding RB, 4.25%, 07/01/44

      395       395,266  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/44

      220       220,541  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

     

Refunding RB, AMT, Series C, 4.25%, 12/01/50

      1,540       1,419,502  

Refunding RB, AMT, Sub-Series C, 3.63%, 12/01/49

      820       662,898  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     

RB, Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/41

      205       209,209  

RB, Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/45

      3,000       2,927,838  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.

     

Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

      375       398,044  

Refunding RB, Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

      1,675       1,700,718  
     

 

 

 
        11,415,336  
New York — 6.5%  

Build NYC Resource Corp.

     

RB, Series A, 6.13%, 07/01/43

      385       401,072  

RB, Series A, 6.38%, 07/01/53

      705       727,314  

Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/35(c)

      485       486,813  

County of Cattaraugus, RB, 5.00%, 05/01/44

      195       195,070  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., RB, 5.00%, 07/01/44

      500       500,317  

Huntington Local Development Corp., RB, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/56

      125       95,725  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, 3.00%, 11/15/25

      165       162,334  

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, Series C-1, 4.20%, 11/01/44

      1,000       978,869  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Sub-Series E-1, 4.00%, 02/01/49

      2,845       2,708,442  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/42

      915       869,410  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB, Series 2B, 5.00%, 06/01/51

      835       776,275  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.00%, 03/15/51

      800       595,387  

New York State Thruway Authority

     

Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/49

      3,690       3,519,401  

Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/45

      1,190       1,154,237  

New York Transportation Development Corp. RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/34

      500       501,005  
 

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series E Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)  

New York Transportation Development Corp.

     

RB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    USD       710     $      747,582  

RB, AMT, 5.63%, 04/01/40

      500       545,116  

RB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/40

      830       890,239  

RB, AMT, 4.00%, 04/30/53

      640       538,810  

RB, AMT, 6.00%, 06/30/54

           6,000       6,646,035  

Refunding RB, AMT, 5.38%, 08/01/36

      865       905,888  

Oneida Indian Nation of New York, RB, Series B, 6.00%, 09/01/43(c)

      270       285,135  

Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Co., RB, 12/01/34(b)

      405       411,083  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.

     

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/41(c)

      510       492,822  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/56(c)

      560       518,192  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.

     

Refunding RB, Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42

      670       628,561  

Refunding RB, Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51

      500       502,795  
     

 

 

 
         26,783,929  
North Carolina — 0.3%  

North Carolina HFA, RB, (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC), 6.00%, 07/01/53

      805       856,610  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/41

      230       219,465  

Town of Mooresville, Special Assessment RB, 5.38%, 03/01/40(c)

      250       250,494  
     

 

 

 
        1,326,569  
North Dakota — 0.3%  

City of Grand Forks, RB, (AGM), Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/53

      350       367,442  

County of Cass, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 02/15/58

      855       882,354  
     

 

 

 
        1,249,796  
Ohio — 2.8%  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-2, 5.00%, 06/01/55

      8,895       8,398,362  

County of Hamilton

     

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/01/46

      190       171,254  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/50

      915       857,854  

County of Hardin

     

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 05/01/30

      140       137,905  

Refunding RB, 5.25%, 05/01/40

      145       138,565  

Refunding RB, 5.50%, 05/01/50

      670       610,864  

Hickory Chase Community Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/40(c)

      790       722,570  

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, RB, 4.25%, 12/01/50(c)

      265       222,292  

State of Ohio, RB, AMT, Series P-3, 5.00%, 06/30/53

      370       370,448  
     

 

 

 
        11,630,114  
Oklahoma — 1.4%  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority

     

RB, 7.25%, 09/01/51(c)

      3,290       3,452,062  

RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/38

      475       486,310  

RB, Series B, 5.50%, 08/15/52

      580       596,114  

Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity, TA, 4.38%, 12/01/41(c)

      235       215,535  

Tulsa County Industrial Authority, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/15/45

      965       913,980  
     

 

 

 
        5,664,001  
Oregon — 1.3%  

Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/50

      200       187,958  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oregon (continued)  

Clackamas County School District No. 12 North Clackamas, GO, (School Bond Guaranty), Series A, 0.00%, 06/15/38(d)

    USD       275     $      143,805  

Hospital Facilities Authority of Multnomah County Oregon, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 10/01/49

      150       151,485  

Oregon State Facilities Authority, RB, 5.25%, 06/15/55(c)

      305       272,734  

Salem Hospital Facility Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 05/15/49

        5,000       4,527,306  

Yamhill County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/36

      300       261,547  
     

 

 

 
          5,544,835  
Pennsylvania — 2.2%  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/01/42(c)

      2,125       2,144,127  

Bucks County IDA, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/46

      200       141,496  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/01/49

      1,255       1,168,926  

Montgomery County IDA, RB, 5.00%, 11/15/45

      875       897,053  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority

     

RB, AMT, 5.75%, 06/30/48

      490       543,816  

RB, AMT, 5.25%, 06/30/53

      770       818,248  

Refunding RB, AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

      500       500,081  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, RB, AMT, Series B, 3.00%, 06/01/47

      1,010       754,574  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/44

      1,045       1,047,624  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development RB, 5.25%, 11/01/52

      235       246,856  

Refunding RB, Series 2015, 5.00%, 04/01/45

      500       502,965  

School District of Philadelphia (The), GO, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/48

      265       298,711  
     

 

 

 
        9,064,477  
Puerto Rico — 8.1%  

Children’s Trust Fund, RB, Series A, 0.00%, 05/15/57(d)

      19,285       1,528,756  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

     

GO, Series A, 0.00%, 07/01/33(d)

      537       353,733  

GO, Series A1, 5.63%, 07/01/29

      1,049       1,143,655  

GO, Series A1, 5.75%, 07/01/31

      440       491,948  

GO, Series A1, 4.00%, 07/01/33

      418       415,346  

GO, Series A1, 4.00%, 07/01/35

      375       367,987  

GO, Series A1, 4.00%, 07/01/37

      322       311,892  

GO, Series A1, 4.00%, 07/01/41

      438       411,899  

GO, Series A1, 4.00%, 07/01/46

      455       416,603  

GO, Sub-Series CW, 0.00%, 11/01/43(a)(d)(f)

      2,899       1,673,405  

GO, Sub-Series CW/CONV, 0.00%, 11/01/51(a)(d)(f) .

 

    131       52,971  

GO, Sub-Series CW/HTA-98, 0.00%, 11/01/51(a)(d)(f)

      7,043       4,138,032  

GO, Sub-Series CW/HTA-98, 0.00%, 11/01/51(a)(d)(f)

      5,106       1,286,303  

GO, Sub-Series CW/PRIFA, 0.00%, 11/01/51(a)(d)(f) .

 

    5,894       2,786,542  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

     

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/29(e)(f)

      385       100,823  

RB, Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/33(e)(f)

      1,795       470,070  

RB, Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/36(e)(f)

      775       202,955  

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42(e)(f)

      325       85,110  

RB, Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/43(e)(f)

      175       45,829  

RB, Series A-1, 10.00%, 07/01/19(e)(f)

      42       11,001  

RB, Series A-2, 10.00%, 07/01/19(e)(f)

      212       55,503  

RB, Series A-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(e)(f)

      177       46,357  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series E Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Puerto Rico (continued)  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

     

RB, Series B-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(e)(f)

    USD              177     $       46,357  

RB, Series C-1, 5.40%, 01/01/18(e)(f)

      486       127,363  

RB, Series C-2, 5.40%, 07/01/18(e)(f)

      486       127,384  

RB, Series C-3, 5.40%, 01/01/20(e)(f)

      49       12,877  

RB, Series C-4, 5.40%, 07/01/20(e)(f)

      49       12,877  

RB, Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/26(e)(f)

      125       32,735  

RB, Series CCC, 5.00%, 07/01/27(e)(f)

      545       142,723  

RB, Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/28(e)(f)

      70       18,331  

RB, Series D-1, 7.50%, 01/01/20(e)(f)

      426       111,454  

RB, Series D-2, 7.50%, 01/01/20(e)(f)

      840       220,068  

RB, Series D-4, 7.50%, 07/01/20(e)(f)

      145       37,971  

RB, Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/18(e)(f)

      160       41,900  

RB, Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/25(e)(f)

      45       11,785  

RB, Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/26(e)(f)

      190       49,757  

RB, Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/32(e)(f)

      395       103,442  

RB, Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/17(e)(f)

      110       28,807  

RB, Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/18(e)(f)

      95       24,878  

RB, Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/19(e)(f)

      70       18,331  

RB, Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/22(e)(f)

      940       246,165  

RB, Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/24(e)(f)

      65       17,022  

RB, Series WW, 5.00%, 07/01/28(e)(f)

      165       43,210  

RB, Series WW, 5.25%, 07/01/33(e)(f)

      75       19,641  

RB, Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/38(e)(f)

      220       57,613  

RB, Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/27(e)(f)

      50       13,094  

RB, Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/35(e)(f)

      30       7,856  

RB, Series XX, 5.75%, 07/01/36(e)(f)

      600       157,126  

RB, Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/40(e)(f)

      2,320       607,556  

Refunding RB, Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/22(e)(f)

      160       41,900  

Refunding RB, Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/28(e)(f)

      265       69,398  

Refunding RB, Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/29(e)(f)

      40       10,475  

Refunding RB, Series DDD, 5.00%, 07/01/19(e)(f)

      895       234,380  

Refunding RB, Series UU, 0.00%, 07/01/17(a)(d)(e)(f).

      30       7,856  

Refunding RB, Series UU, 0.00%, 07/01/18(a)(d)(e)(f).

      30       7,856  

Refunding RB, Series UU, 0.00%, 07/01/20(a)(d)(e)(f).

      250       65,469  

Refunding RB, Series UU, 4.45%, 07/01/31(a)(e)(f)

      300       78,563  

Refunding RB, Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/17(e)(f)

      70       18,331  

Refunding RB, Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/19(e)(f)

      235       61,541  

Refunding RB, Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/23(e)(f)

      930       243,546  

Refunding RB, Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/24(e)(f)

      150       39,282  

Refunding RB, Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/28(e)(f)

      75       19,641  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority

     

RB, AMT, Series 1, 6.75%, 01/01/45

      165       197,012  

RB, AMT, Series 2, 6.50%, 01/01/42

      110       129,834  

RB, AMT, Series 2, 6.75%, 01/01/45

      165       196,434  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

     

RB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/29(d)

      613       504,457  

RB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/33(d)

      496       346,996  

RB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(d)

      1,971       629,600  

RB, Series A-1, 4.75%, 07/01/53

      3,377       3,338,586  

RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 07/01/58

      2,125       2,126,264  

RB, Series A-2, 4.33%, 07/01/40

      3,825       3,782,917  

RB, Series A-2, 4.33%, 07/01/40

      34       33,769  

RB, Series A-2, 4.54%, 07/01/53

      317       301,549  

RB, Series A-2, 4.78%, 07/01/58

      2,226       2,215,981  

RB, Series B-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(d)

      477       152,559  
     

 

 

 
        33,589,239  
Rhode Island — 0.1%  

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RB, AMT, Series A, 3.63%, 12/01/37

      460       436,131  
     

 

 

 
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
South Carolina — 0.9%  

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, RB, Series A1, 5.25%, 10/01/54(a)

    USD            1,880     $    2,012,642  

South Carolina Jobs EDA

     

RB, 7.50%, 08/15/62(c)

      325       292,488  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/27

      105       100,969  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/01/38

      200       206,352  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/01/38

      800       821,057  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/56

      200       182,684  
     

 

 

 
        3,616,192  
Tennessee — 1.7%  

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44

      250       250,108  

Franklin Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, 7.50%,
06/01/47(c)(e)(f)

      1,205       131,224  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/49

      220       190,296  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County IDB, Special Assessment RB, 0.00%, 06/01/43(c)(d)

      685       250,813  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Sports Authority, RB, (AGM), Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/48

      935       1,043,895  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The)

     

RB, AMT, Series B, 5.25%, 07/01/35

      320       363,419  

RB, AMT, Series B, 5.50%, 07/01/36

      265       305,002  

Tennergy Corp., RB, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/53(a)

           2,320       2,476,104  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/52(a)

      1,750       1,848,597  
     

 

 

 
        6,859,458  
Texas — 6.8%  

Angelina & Neches River Authority, RB, AMT, 7.50%, 12/01/45(c)

      510       335,863  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.

     

RB, 5.63%, 08/15/54(c)

      1,305       1,179,795  

RB, 7.88%, 11/01/62(c)

      280       282,656  

Brazoria County IDC, RB, AMT, 7.00%, 03/01/39

      375       346,478  

Central Texas Turnpike System

     

Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/37

      200       200,791  

Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/42

      250       250,910  

City of Crandall, Special Assessment RB, 4.25%, 09/15/41(c)

      230       207,055  

City of Fate, Special Assessment RB, 08/15/54(b)(c)

      100       100,114  

City of Houston Airport System Revenue

     

RB, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/41

      700       651,755  

RB, AMT, Series 1, 5.00%, 07/15/30

      395       397,965  

Refunding RB, AMT, 4.75%, 07/01/24

      200       200,285  

Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27

      140       143,361  

Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/29

      1,500       1,502,230  

Refunding RB, AMT, Series C, 5.00%, 07/15/27

      910       931,849  

Refunding RB, AMT, Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/41

      3,590       3,579,653  

Refunding RB, AMT, (AGM), Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/48

      485       523,136  

City of San Antonio Airport System, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45

      500       503,862  

County of Hays, Special Assessment RB, 7.00%, 09/15/45

      200       204,143  

Dallas ISD, GO (Permanent School Fund Guaranteed), 5.00%, 02/15/48

      1,375       1,486,202  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series E Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas (continued)  

Del Valle ISD, GO (Permanent School Fund Guaranteed), 4.00%, 06/15/47

    USD            1,335     $    1,313,618  

Fort Bend County IDC, RB, Series B, 4.75%, 11/01/42.

      1,465       1,465,248  

Fort Worth ISD, GO (Permanent School Fund Guaranteed), 4.00%, 02/15/48

      230       223,195  

Mission EDC, Refunding RB, AMT, 4.63%, 10/01/31(c) .

      285       279,405  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.

     

RB, 6.75%, 10/01/52

      800       744,777  

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/51(c)

      250       227,147  

New Hope Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.75%, 06/15/51(c)

      1,175       1,063,139  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.50%, 08/15/35(c)

      300       305,120  

Port Beaumont Navigation District

     

RB, AMT, 2.75%, 01/01/36(c)

      1,105       847,059  

RB, AMT, 2.88%, 01/01/41(c)

      350       251,792  

RB, AMT, 3.00%, 01/01/50(c)

      1,495       969,271  

Refunding RB, AMT, 3.63%, 01/01/35(c)

      1,375       1,180,647  

Refunding RB, AMT, 4.00%, 01/01/50(c)

      1,975       1,540,871  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.

     

RB, 5.50%, 11/15/47

      595       666,653  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/49

      250       237,643  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.

     

RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/58

      315       318,323  

RB, AMT, 5.50%, 12/31/58

      1,050       1,151,840  

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway 249 System

     

RB, 0.00%, 08/01/40(d)

      1,000       472,549  

RB, 0.00%, 08/01/42(d)

      655       276,363  

Texas Water Development Board, RB, 4.00%, 10/15/45

      1,295       1,286,115  
     

 

 

 
        27,848,878  
Utah — 0.5%  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority

     

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/52(c)

      285       235,013  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/15/44

      1,615       1,617,286  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/15/55(c)

      230       207,036  
     

 

 

 
        2,059,335  
Vermont — 0.4%  

East Central Vermont Telecommunications District

     

RB, Series A, 4.75%, 12/01/40(c)

      695       539,884  

RB, Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/44(c)

      705       504,147  

RB, Series A, 6.88%, 12/01/46(c)

      785       756,919  
     

 

 

 
        1,800,950  
Virginia — 0.7%  

Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority

     

TA, Series A, 5.50%, 03/01/46

      92       87,309  

TA, Series A, 0.00%, 03/01/59(d)

      220       162,719  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB,
Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/55

      285       272,887  

James City County EDA

     

RB, Series A, 6.88%, 12/01/58

      345       377,738  

RB, Series C3, 5.25%, 12/01/27

      250       250,618  

Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority

     

Special Assessment RB, 5.00%, 03/01/35(c)

      230       230,012  

Special Assessment RB, 5.00%, 03/01/45(c)

      85       81,139  

Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority RB, 4.00%, 01/01/29

      250       232,829  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Virginia (continued)  

Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority

     

RB, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    USD              190     $      178,827  

RB, 5.00%, 01/01/49

      365       316,224  

Virginia Beach Development Authority

     

RB, Series A, 7.00%, 09/01/53

      360       403,868  

RB, Series B3, 5.38%, 09/01/29

      235       239,751  
     

 

 

 
        2,833,921  
Washington — 0.7%  

King County Public Hospital District No. 4, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 12/01/30

      200       198,178  

Port of Seattle, RB, AMT, Series C, 5.00%, 04/01/40

      250       251,287  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission

     

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/50(c)

      310       269,899  

Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/01/43(c)

      1,935       1,757,691  

Refunding RB, 6.00%, 01/01/45(c)

      210       193,320  

Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

      200       201,481  

Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/48

      190       188,054  
     

 

 

 
        3,059,910  
West Virginia — 0.4%  

City of Martinsburg, RB, Series A-1, 4.63%, 12/01/43

      430       372,861  

Morgantown Utility Board, Inc., RB, Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/48

      1,215       1,167,169  
     

 

 

 
        1,540,030  
Wisconsin — 4.4%  

Public Finance Authority

     

RB, 6.25%, 10/01/31(c)(e)(f)

      195       27,300  

RB, 0.00%, 01/01/35(c)(d)

      1,105       552,616  

RB, 4.50%, 01/01/35(c)

      700       668,049  

RB, 5.00%, 06/15/41(c)

      210       192,346  

RB, 6.85%, 11/01/46(c)(e)(f)

      275       137,500  

RB, 7.00%, 11/01/46(c)(e)(f)

      155       77,500  

RB, 5.38%, 07/15/47(c)

      335       320,908  

RB, 7.00%, 10/01/47(c)

      195       27,300  

RB, 5.63%, 06/15/49(c)

      1,430       1,191,838  

RB, 5.00%, 06/15/51(c)

      195       160,519  

RB, 5.25%, 12/01/51(c)

      1,060       805,563  

RB, 5.00%, 06/15/55(c)

      550       455,734  

RB, 5.00%, 06/15/55(c)

      2,750       2,056,091  

RB, 5.00%, 07/01/55(c)

      880       734,875  

RB, 5.00%, 01/01/56(c)

      875       751,038  

RB, 4.75%, 06/15/56(c)

      440       301,285  

RB, 5.00%, 06/15/56(c)

      145       116,213  

RB, 0.00%, 01/01/60(c)(d)

      19,530       1,190,427  

RB, Series A, 7.75%, 07/01/43(c)

      1,920       1,951,567  

RB, Series A, 5.63%, 06/15/49(c)

      865       818,093  

RB, AMT, 4.00%, 09/30/51

      2,025       1,702,236  

RB, AMT, 4.25%, 07/01/54

      1,160       823,600  

RB, AMT, 4.00%, 03/31/56

      680       559,778  

Refunding RB, AMT, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/42

      750       750,109  

TA, Series A, 06/01/41(b)(c)

      130       126,377  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority

     

RB, 08/15/44(b)

      1,305       1,343,463  

RB, 08/15/54(b)

      250       256,311  

Wisconsin Housing & EDA, RB, Series A, 4.55%, 07/01/37

      165       165,667  
     

 

 

 
        18,264,303  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Wyoming — 0.2%        

University of Wyoming, RB, (AGM), Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    USD              775     $ 735,667  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 80.1%
(Cost: $348,146,075)

 

    330,541,526  
     

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g)

 

Alabama — 1.3%                  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB, Series C-1, 5.25%, 02/01/53

      5,095       5,387,374  
     

 

 

 
New York — 1.7%                  

New York City Housing Development Corp.

     

RB, Series D-1-B, 4.25%, 11/01/45

      1,000       919,786  

Refunding RB, Series A-1, 4.15%, 11/01/38

      1,414       1,386,232  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, AMT, Series 221, 4.00%, 07/15/55

      5,015       4,550,707  
     

 

 

 
        6,856,725  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 3.0%
(Cost: $12,510,442)

 

    12,244,099  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 83.1%
(Cost: $360,656,517)

 

    342,785,625  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Short-Term Securities

     
Money Market Funds — 15.0%                  

Dreyfus AMT-Free Tax Exempt Cash Management, Institutional Class, 3.54%(h)

      61,771,384       61,765,206  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Municipal Bonds

     
Florida — 1.2%                  

City of Gainesville Utilities System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, VRDN, (Barclays Bank plc SBPA), 4.50%, 04/01/24(i)

    USD       2,500       2,500,000  

JEA Electric System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series THREE-B-3, VRDN, (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.60%, 04/08/24(i)

      2,500       2,500,000  
     

 

 

 
        5,000,000  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

New York — 0.6%

     

City of New York, GO, Sub-Series A-2, VRDN, (Mizuho Bank Ltd. LOC), 4.50%, 04/01/24(i)

    USD            2,500     $ 2,500,000  
     

 

 

 

Virginia — 0.6%

     

Loudoun County EDA, RB, Series F, VRDN, 3.75%, 04/08/24(i)

      2,500       2,500,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 2.4%
(Cost: $10,000,000)

 

    10,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 17.4%
(Cost: $71,764,391)

 

    71,765,206  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.5%
(Cost: $432,420,908)

 

    414,550,831  
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.1%     4,658,047  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates,
Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (1.6)%

 

    (6,730,547
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $  412,478,331  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b) 

When-issued security.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(e) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(f) 

Non-income producing security.

(g) 

Represents bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(h) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(i) 

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

For the period ended March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $  (266,242   $      $  (266,242
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ 266,330     $      $ 266,330  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series E Portfolio

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

 

Average notional value of contracts — short

    $— (a) 

 

  (a) 

Derivative not held at any quarter-end. The risk exposure table serves as an indicator of activity during the period.

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

          

Investments

          

Long-Term Investments

          

Municipal Bonds

  $      $ 330,541,526      $      $ 330,541,526  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

           12,244,099               12,244,099  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    61,765,206                      61,765,206  

Municipal Bonds

           10,000,000               10,000,000  

Unfunded Commitments(a)

                  3,445,231        3,445,231  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  61,765,206      $  352,785,625      $  3,445,231      $  417,996,062  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Unfunded commitments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust Certificates of $6,647,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments 

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

  (000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

     

ARI Fleet Lease Trust, Series 2024-A, Class A2, 5.30%, 11/15/32(a)

    USD       1,454     $      1,450,862  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2023-2A, Class A1, 6.16%, 10/15/35(a)

      1,238       1,245,752  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC

     

Series 2023-2, Class A2, 5.56%, 04/22/30(a)

      2,229       2,230,568  

Series 2024-1, Class A3, 5.16%, 09/20/30(a)

      294       293,233  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A, Series 2023-1, Class A1, 4.92%, 05/15/28(a)

      3,331       3,314,574  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust

     

Series 2023-1, Class A1, 5.34%, 06/15/28(a)

      1,805       1,813,782  

Series 2023-2, Class A, 5.34%, 06/15/30(a)

      617       625,346  

Mosaic Solar Loan Trust,
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 2.88%, 09/20/40(a)

      111       98,883  

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series 2023-1, Class A, 6.18%, 08/25/28(a)

      794       800,197  

PFS Financing Corp.

     

Series 2023-A, Class A, 5.80%, 03/15/28(a)

      2,658       2,686,372  

Series 2023-B, Class A, 5.27%, 05/15/28(a)

      3,792       3,796,117  

Series 2023-C, Class A, 5.52%, 10/15/28(a)

      873       880,702  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 1.7%
(Cost: $19,193,336)

 

    19,236,388  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 9.1%

 

1211 Avenue of the Americas Trust, Series 2015-1211, Class A1A2, 3.90%, 08/10/35(a)

      945       910,423  

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-280P, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.50%, 09/15/34(a)(b)

         3,928       3,855,665  

Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-MF1, Class C, 3.60%,
05/15/53(a)(b)

      400       347,163  

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-200P, Class B, 3.49%, 04/14/33(a)

      2,164       2,073,301  

BANK

     

Series 2018-BN11, Class B, 4.34%, 03/15/61(b)

      1,769       1,640,438  

Series 2021-BN38, Class A5, 2.52%, 12/15/64

      5,090       4,255,530  

Beast Mortgage Trust,
Series 2021-SSCP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.86%), 6.19%, 04/15/36(a)(b)

      1,099       1,090,912  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B2, Class A5, 3.88%, 02/15/51(b)

      1,000       937,169  

BFLD, Series 2019-DPLO, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 6.53%, 10/15/34(a)(b)

      70       69,912  

BLP Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-IND, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.69%), 7.02%, 03/15/40(a)(b)

      2,000       2,003,750  

BWAY Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1515, Class A2, 3.45%, 03/10/33(a)

      3,920       3,723,478  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2022-LP2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.34%, 02/15/39(a)(b)

      5,058       5,033,039  

Series 2023-VLT3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.94%), 7.27%, 11/15/28(a)(b)

      1,060       1,059,999  

Series 2023-XL3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.09%, 12/09/40(a)(b)

      3,072       3,091,094  

Series 2024-MF, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.77%, 02/15/39(a)(b)

      2,670       2,676,674  

Series 2024-XL4, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 6.77%, 02/15/39(a)(b)

      2,500       2,503,104  
Security         

Par

  (000)

    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

BX Trust

     

Series 2019-OC11, Class D, 3.94%,
12/09/41(a)(b)

   
.
USD
 
 
    1,489     $      1,312,141  

Series 2021-LBA, Class AV, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 02/15/36(a)(b)

      217       216,521  

Series 2022-GPA, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.17%), 7.49%, 08/15/39(a)(b)

      1,045       1,047,514  

Series 2024-PAT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.09%), 7.34%, 03/15/26(a)(b)

      1,530       1,529,218  

CENT Trust, Series 2023-CITY, Class A,
(1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.62%), 7.95%, 09/15/38(a)(b)

      2,994       3,024,433  

CFK Trust, Series 2020-MF2, Class B, 2.79%, 03/15/39(a)

      1,254       1,066,457  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2020-420K, Class B, 2.86%, 11/10/42(a)

      130       109,272  

Series 2023-SMRT, Class A, 5.82%,
10/12/40(a)(b)

    .       1,370       1,393,506  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-CR27, Class B, 4.34%, 10/10/48(b)

      2,917       2,768,365  

Series 2015-LC23, Class ASB, 3.60%, 10/10/48

      1,185       1,167,649  

Series 2017-COR2, Class AM, 3.80%, 09/10/50

      404       369,034  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust, Series 2020-NET, Class C, 3.53%, 08/15/37(a)

      266       245,528  

CRSO Trust, Series 2023-BRND, 7.12%, 07/10/40(a)

    .       763       799,063  

Grace Mortgage Trust,
Series 2020-GRCE, Class B, 2.60%, 12/10/40(a)

      900       731,215  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

     

Series 2005-ROCK, Class A, 5.37%, 05/03/32(a)

      910       893,358  

Series 2005-ROCK, Class F, 5.52%, 05/03/32(a)

      706       668,656  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2014-GC24, Class A5, 3.93%, 09/10/47

         4,000       3,959,860  

Series 2021-ROSS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.59%, 05/15/26(a)(b)

      730       679,169  

Series 2022-ECI, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.19%), 7.52%, 08/15/39(a)(b)

      3,060       3,079,256  

Series 2023-FUN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.09%), 7.42%, 03/15/28(a)(b)

      1,100       1,103,437  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-30HY, Class D, 3.44%, 07/10/39(a)(b)

      669       561,960  

IMT Trust, Series 2017-APTS, Class BFX, 3.50%, 06/15/34(a)(b)

      2,425       2,401,466  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2014-C23, Class ASB, 3.66%, 09/15/47

      537       534,377  

Series 2015-C28, Class A4, 3.23%, 10/15/48

      4,058       3,951,125  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2016-NINE, Class A, 2.85%,
09/06/38(a)(b)

      1,790       1,674,514  

Series 2020-609M, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.73%), 7.06%, 10/15/33(a)(b)

      2,000       1,960,125  

Series 2020-609M, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.13%), 8.46%, 10/15/33(a)(b)

      600       463,631  

Series 2021-2NU, Class A, 1.97%, 01/05/40(a)

      1,210       1,023,365  

Series 2022-CGSS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.87%), 8.20%, 12/15/36(a)(b)

      399       400,103  

Series 2022-NXSS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.18%), 7.50%, 09/15/39(a)(b)

      210       210,590  

KSL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-HT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.29%), 7.62%, 12/15/36(a)(b)

      1,920       1,931,400  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-4, Class A2, 2.58%, 03/10/49(a)

      489       487,686  

LUX, Series 2023-LION, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.69%), 8.02%, 08/15/40(a)(b)

      880       888,581  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

  (000)

    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Med Trust, Series 2021-MDLN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.06%), 6.39%, 11/15/38(a)(b) MF1

    USD       2,888     $      2,880,919  

Series 2021-W10, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.07%), 6.40%, 12/15/34(a)(b)

      480       476,400  

Series 2021-W10, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.37%), 6.70%, 12/15/34(a)(b)

      640       627,200  

MIRA Trust, Series 2023-MILE, Class A, 6.76%, 06/10/38(a)

      2,355       2,445,205  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

     

Series 2016-UBS9, Class ASB, 3.34%, 03/15/49

 

    1,529       1,493,287  

Series 2018-H3, Class B, 4.62%, 07/15/51(b)

      740       692,790  

Series 2018-MP, Class A, 4.28%, 07/11/40(a)(b)

      1,000       885,734  

OPEN Trust, Series 2023-AIR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.09%), 8.41%, 10/15/28(a)(b)

      526       531,537  

ORL Trust, Series 2023-GLKS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.35%), 7.68%, 10/19/36(a)(b)

      1,963       1,970,209  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust

     

Series 2018-3, Class MA, 3.50%, 08/25/57(b)

      1,245       1,178,378  

Series 2018-4, Class MA, 3.50%, 03/25/58

      1,377       1,290,905  

Taubman Centers Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-DPM, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.19%), 7.51%, 05/15/37(a)(b)

      1,250       1,259,375  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-LC22, Class ASB, 3.57%, 09/15/58

 

    989       973,965  

Series 2015-NXS3, Class ASB, 3.37%, 09/15/57

 

    1,322       1,295,447  

Series 2015-P2, Class AS, 4.01%, 12/15/48

      1,605       1,549,723  

Series 2017-C41, Class B, 4.19%, 11/15/50(b)

      1,304       1,148,254  

Series 2018-AUS, Class A, 4.06%, 08/17/36(a)(b)

 

    2,417       2,237,983  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.31%), 6.64%, 05/15/31(a)(b)

      3,516       3,447,761  
     

 

 

 
           104,309,298  

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.4%

 

Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-MF1, Class XA, 0.95%, 05/15/53(a)(b) .

      1,563       68,400  

BANK

     

Series 2020-BN29, Class XA, 1.32%, 11/15/53(b)

 

    4,224       278,970  

Series 2021-BN33, Class XA, 1.05%, 05/15/64(b)

 

      15,772       802,664  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2020-B20, Class XA, 1.61%, 10/15/53(b)

      15,375       992,501  

Series 2020-B21, Class XA, 1.45%, 12/17/53(b)

      3,835       259,500  

BMO Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-C5, Class XA, 0.73%, 06/15/56(b)

      8,808       451,044  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-LC17, Class XA, 0.64%, 10/10/47(b)

      36,788       27,911  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C16, Class XA, 1.54%, 06/15/52(b)

      12,783       785,892  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C17, Class XA, 1.44%, 10/15/52(b)

      9,801       600,707  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2018-C44, Class XA, 0.71%, 05/15/51(b)

      8,096       190,390  

Series 2020-C58, Class XA, 1.80%, 07/15/53(b)

      4,459       385,071  
     

 

 

 
        4,843,050  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 9.5%
(Cost: $114,555,538)

 

    109,152,348  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.1%

 

Fannie Mae

     

Series 2010-134, Class KZ, 4.50%, 12/25/40

      200       175,662  

Series 2010-141, Class LZ, 4.50%, 12/25/40

      410       386,678  
Security         

Par

  (000)

    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

 

Fannie Mae

     

Series 2011-131, Class LZ, 4.50%, 12/25/41

    USD       269     $        241,875  

Series 2011-8, Class ZA, 4.00%, 02/25/41

      568       535,864  

Series 2013-81, Class YK, 4.00%, 08/25/43

      200       181,258  

Series 2017-100, Class ZJ, 3.50%, 12/25/47

      3,032       2,650,637  

Series 2017-76, Class PB, 3.00%, 10/25/57

      900       646,733  

Series 2018-32, Class PS, (SOFR (30-day) + 7.10%), 0.89%, 05/25/48(b)

      1,996       1,681,613  

Series 2018-76, Class ZL, 4.00%, 10/25/58

      4,609       4,083,323  

Series 2022-25, Class KL, 4.00%, 05/25/52

      1,500       1,317,972  

Freddie Mac

     

Series 3745, Class ZA, 4.00%, 10/15/40

      330       308,528  

Series 3780, Class ZA, 4.00%, 12/15/40

      1,321       1,257,621  

Series 3960, Class PL, 4.00%, 11/15/41

      899       868,598  

Series 4161, Class BW, 2.50%, 02/15/43

      1,400       1,182,185  

Series 4355, Class ZL, 4.00%, 06/15/44

      2,376       2,158,750  

Series 4384, Class LB, 3.50%, 08/15/43

      978       929,659  

Series 4758, Class Z, 4.00%, 02/15/48

      1,689       1,549,015  

Series 4988, Class AK, 1.00%, 07/25/50

      2,033       1,573,750  

Series 5002, Class TJ, 2.00%, 07/25/50

      2,004       1,683,573  

Ginnie Mae

     

Series 2014-107, Class WX, 6.64%, 07/20/39(b)

 

    286       291,876  

Series 2016-123, Class LM, 3.00%, 09/20/46

      600       488,152  
     

 

 

 
        24,193,322  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.4%

 

Freddie Mac

     

Series K082, Class A2, 3.92%, 09/25/28(b)

      2,400       2,329,170  

Series K139, Class A2, 2.59%, 01/25/32(b)

        12,000       10,394,690  

Series K154, Class A2, 3.42%, 04/25/32

      3,500       3,285,019  
     

 

 

 
            16,008,879  

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.0%

 

Fannie Mae

     

Series 2013-10, Class PI, 3.00%, 02/25/43

      951       109,240  

Series 2014-68, Class YI, 4.50%, 11/25/44

      427       84,496  

Series 2015-66, Class AS, (SOFR
(30-day) + 6.14%), 0.82%, 09/25/45(b)

      2,334       161,384  

Series 2016-60, Class SD, (SOFR

 (30-day) + 5.99%), 0.67%, 09/25/46(b)

      1,059       77,820  

Series 2016-78, Class CS, (SOFR
(30-day) + 5.99%), 0.67%, 05/25/39(b)

      1,354       97,194  

Series 2017-68, Class IE, 4.50%, 09/25/47

      1,610       281,100  

Series 2020-32, Class IO, 4.00%, 05/25/50

      1,740       356,065  

Series 2020-32, Class PI, 4.00%, 05/25/50

      1,806       378,260  

Series 2021-23, Class CI, 3.50%, 07/25/46

      2,392       422,078  

Series 2021-41, Class IO, 3.50%, 07/25/51

      4,560       804,856  

Series 2021-88, Class IO, 2.50%, 12/25/51

      2,097       289,134  

Series 2024-7, Class IA, 3.50%, 11/25/49

      5,766       715,951  

Series 427, Class C71, 3.00%, 10/25/49

      2,199       361,877  

Freddie Mac

     

Series 4062, Class GI, 4.00%, 02/15/41

      161       6,081  

Series 4119, Class SC, (SOFR
(30-day) + 6.04%), 0.72%, 10/15/42(b)

      1,437       150,750  

Series 4901, Class CS, (SOFR
(30-day) + 5.99%), 0.67%, 07/25/49(b)

      1,758       159,367  

Series 4941, Class SH, (SOFR
(30-day) + 5.84%), 0.52%, 12/25/49(b)

      3,748       335,897  

Series 5109, Class ID, 2.50%, 05/25/51

      1,875       279,253  

Series 5112, Class KI, 3.50%, 06/25/51

      1,459       264,299  

Series 5127, Class AI, 3.00%, 06/25/51

      770       125,154  

Series 5159, Class PI, 3.00%, 11/25/51

      4,095       595,262  

Series 5176, Class QI, 3.00%, 12/25/51

      2,348       345,525  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

  (000)

    Value  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Ginnie Mae

     

Series 2017-101, Class SL, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 6.09%), 0.76%, 07/20/47(b)

    USD       1,466     $        159,172  

Series 2020-115, Class IM, 3.50%, 08/20/50

      2,225       360,965  

Series 2020-146, Class DI, 2.50%, 10/20/50

      3,015       396,936  

Series 2020-175, Class DI, 2.50%, 11/20/50

      1,044       133,895  

Series 2020-185, Class MI, 2.50%, 12/20/50

      3,748       490,973  

Series 2021-104, Class IH, 3.00%, 06/20/51

      4,376       700,432  

Series 2021-149, Class KI, 3.00%, 08/20/51

      8,496       1,364,108  

Series 2022-5, Class LI, 3.50%, 01/20/52

      11,306       1,945,806  
   

 

 

 
        11,953,330  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1%  

Freddie Mac

     

Series K110, Class X1, 1.70%, 04/25/30(b)

      1,195       93,138  

Series K116, Class X1, 1.42%, 07/25/30(b)

      2,075       142,444  

Series K119, Class X1, 0.93%, 09/25/30(b)

      3,292       154,311  

Series K122, Class X1, 0.88%, 11/25/30(b)

      5,035       227,730  

Ginnie Mae

     

Series 2016-151, Class IO, 0.85%, 06/16/58(b)

      18,473       762,515  

Series 2017-61, Class IO, 0.70%, 05/16/59(b)

      971       36,085  
   

 

 

 
        1,416,223  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 104.8%                  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

1.50%, 12/01/35 - 03/01/51

      43,631       35,446,431  

2.00%, 10/01/31 - 03/01/52

      145,640       118,709,326  

2.50%, 09/01/27 - 02/01/52

      94,772       81,015,447  

3.00%, 04/01/28 - 06/01/52

      44,423       39,504,937  

3.50%, 03/01/29 - 04/01/52

      34,280       31,479,397  

4.00%, 02/01/31 - 05/01/52

      36,011       33,892,681  

4.50%, 05/01/24 - 10/01/52

      35,252       33,891,740  

5.00%, 02/01/35 - 04/01/53

      16,867       16,642,010  

5.50%, 05/01/34 - 06/01/53

      13,865       13,891,370  

6.00%, 02/01/38 - 03/01/54

      21,090       21,387,955  

6.50%, 07/01/37 - 02/01/54

      12,754       13,101,896  

7.00%, 12/01/53 - 01/01/54

      3,285       3,396,059  

7.50%, 12/01/53 - 01/01/54

      549       570,715  

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

1.50%, 04/01/36 - 04/01/51

      8,684       7,086,351  

2.00%, 01/01/36 - 02/01/52

      101,726       82,934,956  

2.50%, 02/01/30 - 04/01/52

      74,584       62,832,782  

3.00%, 09/01/27 - 08/01/52(c)

      65,466       57,496,096  

3.50%, 02/01/31 - 06/01/50

      21,241       19,461,494  

4.00%, 08/01/40 - 06/01/52

      25,954       24,529,349  

4.50%, 05/01/24 - 08/01/52

      6,909       6,620,611  

5.00%, 05/01/28 - 11/01/53

      29,929       29,305,454  

5.50%, 01/01/28 - 08/01/53

      12,465       12,441,308  

6.00%, 08/01/28 - 11/01/53

      14,570       14,755,399  

6.50%, 10/01/53 - 04/01/54

      6,086       6,245,099  

7.00%, 01/01/54

      1,042       1,075,465  

7.50%, 12/01/53 - 01/01/54

      283       294,944  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

2.00%, 08/20/50 - 04/15/54(d)

      55,598       45,588,351  

2.50%, 04/20/51 - 04/15/54(d)

      54,728       46,614,890  

3.00%, 12/20/44 - 04/15/54(d)

      38,437       33,906,841  

3.50%, 01/15/42 - 04/15/54(d)

      32,827       29,927,048  

4.00%, 04/20/39 - 04/15/54(d)

      29,681       27,903,243  

4.50%, 09/20/39 - 04/15/54(d)

      18,528       17,886,623  

5.00%, 07/15/33 - 04/15/54(d)

      17,227       16,946,451  

5.50%, 07/15/38 - 04/15/54(d)

      3,631       3,638,150  

6.00%, 03/20/53 - 04/15/54(d)

      2,024       2,041,589  

6.50%, 04/15/54(d)

      9,592       9,751,926  
Security         

Par

  (000)

    Value  
Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

1.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54(d)

    USD       8,732     $      6,833,373  

2.00%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54(d)

      32,648       26,478,343  

2.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54(d)

      18,709       15,481,157  

3.00%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54(d)

      26,298       22,735,322  

3.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54(d)

      63,634       56,964,195  

4.00%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54(d)

      6,268       5,848,149  

4.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54(d)

      31,502       30,107,834  

5.00%, 04/01/54(d)

      8,847       8,631,406  

5.50%, 04/01/54(d)

      6,795       6,761,271  

6.00%, 04/01/54(d)

      2,087       2,106,000  

6.50%, 04/01/54(d)

      12,164       12,425,284  

7.00%, 04/01/54(d)

      4,325       4,457,722  
   

 

 

 
        1,201,044,440  
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.1%  

Fannie Mae

     

Series 2023-36, Class AO, 0.00%, 08/25/50(e)

      3,849       2,711,020  

Series 2024-16, Class PO, 0.00%, 03/25/51(e)

      1,700       1,157,746  

Freddie Mac

     

Series 5319, Class PO, 0.00%, 08/25/50(e)

      7,310       5,012,640  

Series 5341, Class AO, 0.00%, 06/25/50(e)

      4,367       3,071,282  

Ginnie Mae, Series 2022-195, Class PO, 0.00%, 11/20/52(e)

      617       499,936  
   

 

 

 
        12,452,624  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 110.5%
(Cost: $1,348,966,551)

 

    1,267,068,818  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 121.7%
(Cost: $1,482,715,425)

 

    1,395,457,554  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         

Short-Term Securities

     
Money Market Funds — 0.5%                  

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, Institutional Class,
5.19%(f)

      5,804,208       5,804,208  
   

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        
U.S. Treasury Obligations(g) — 2.4%                  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 5.30%, 04/23/24

    USD       27,396       27,307,770  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.9%
(Cost: $33,111,941)

 

    33,111,978  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments — 124.6%
(Cost: $1,515,827,366)

 

    1,428,569,532  
   

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments(d)

     
Mortgage-Backed Securities — (14.2)%  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

2.00%, 04/15/54

      (13,751     (11,263,866

2.50%, 04/15/54

      (2,136     (1,819,053

3.00%, 04/15/54

      (1,540     (1,357,931

3.50%, 04/15/54

      (1,170     (1,064,557

4.00%, 04/15/54

      (792     (741,066

4.50%, 04/15/54

      (8,265     (7,944,270

5.00%, 04/15/54

      (652     (640,757

5.50%, 04/15/54

      (585     (584,451

6.00%, 04/15/54

      (532     (536,650

6.50%, 04/15/54

      (478     (485,970
 

 

 

84  

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

  (000)

    Value  

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

   

1.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54

    USD       (2,383   $ (1,924,132

2.00%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54

      (10,582     (8,538,866

2.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54

      (32,349     (28,137,623

3.00%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54

      (4,207     (3,648,069

3.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54

      (2,715     (2,440,874

4.00%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54

      (16,411     (15,200,266

4.50%, 04/01/39 - 04/01/54

      (13,980     (13,316,779

5.00%, 04/01/54

      (20,194     (19,702,542

5.50%, 04/01/54

      (1,315     (1,308,473

6.00%, 04/01/54

      (26,369     (26,608,759

6.50%, 04/01/54

      (6,662     (6,806,064

7.00%, 04/01/54

      (8,650     (8,911,390
   

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (14.2)%
(Proceeds: $(162,731,894))

 

    (162,982,408
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Net of TBA Sale Commitments — 110.4%
(Cost: $1,353,095,472)

 

    1,265,587,124  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.4)%

 

    (119,203,655
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  1,146,383,469  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(b)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(c)

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding TBA commitments.

(d)

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(e)

Zero-coupon bond.

(f)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g)

Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.

 

 

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)

     36        06/18/24      $ 3,989      $ (1,176

U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)

     283        06/28/24        30,285        105,401  
           

 

 

 
              104,225  
           

 

 

 

Short Contracts

           

3-month SOFR

     8        06/18/24        1,893        2,337  

U.S. Treasury Bonds (30 Year)

     134        06/18/24        16,139        (340,830

U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes (10 Year)

     296        06/18/24        33,924        (28,147

U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)

     204        06/28/24        41,715        31,092  

3-month SOFR

     8        09/17/24        1,897        (2,313

3-month SOFR

     9        12/17/24        2,141        15,121  
           

 

 

 
              (322,740
           

 

 

 
            $ (218,515
           

 

 

 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

                 
                                      Upfront         
                         Notional            Premium      Unrealized  
Paid by the Fund    Received by the Fund    Termination      Amount            Paid      Appreciation  

 

  

 

             
Rate   Frequency    Rate   Frequency    Date      (000)      Value     (Received)      (Depreciation)  

0.18%

  Quarterly   

1-day Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate, 5.33%

  Quarterly      10/21/25      USD 232      $ 18,107     $      $ 18,107  

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Quarterly   

0.17%

  Quarterly      10/21/25      USD  232        (18,154            (18,154

0.56%

  Quarterly   

1-day Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate, 5.33%

  Quarterly      10/21/30      USD 83        16,554              16,554  

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Quarterly   

0.53%

  Quarterly      10/21/30      USD 83        (16,852            (16,852
               

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
                $ (345   $      $ (345
               

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

                 
Reference Obligation/Index  

Financing

Rate

Paid

by the

Fund

   

Payment

Frequency

    Counterparty  

Termination

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

CMBX.NA.10.BBB-

    3.00     Monthly      

Goldman Sachs International

    11/17/59     USD 3,976     $ 748,325     $ 171,103     $ 577,222  

CMBX.NA.10.BBB-

    3.00       Monthly    

Goldman Sachs International

    11/17/59     USD  4,174       785,742       188,459       597,283  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  1,534,067     $ 359,562     $ 1,174,505  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                   
    Reference Obligation/Index  

Financing

Rate

Received

by

the Fund

   

Payment

Frequency

  Counterparty  

Termination

Date

   

Credit

Rating(a)

 

Notional

Amount

(000)(b)

    Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

     
 

CMBX.NA.10.BBB-

    3.00   Monthly  

Goldman Sachs International

    11/17/59     BBB-   USD 4,398     $ (827,737   $ (287,722   $ (540,015      
 

CMBX.NA.10.BBB-

    3.00     Monthly  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    11/17/59     BBB-   USD  3,753       (706,330     (247,427     (458,903  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
                $  (1,534,067   $ (535,149   $ (998,918  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b)

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps and OTC Swaps

 

         
    

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

  $      $     $ 34,661      $ (35,006

OTC Swaps

    359,562        (535,149     1,174,505        (998,918

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

                                                                                                                                    
               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 153,951      $      $ 153,951  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                34,661               34,661  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps;

                   

Swap premiums paid

           1,534,067                                    1,534,067  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $  1,534,067      $      $      $  188,612      $      $  1,722,679  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 372,466      $      $ 372,466  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                35,006               35,006  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps;

                   

Swap premiums received

           1,534,067                                    1,534,067  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 1,534,067      $      $      $ 407,472      $      $ 1,941,539  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

                                                                                                                                    
               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                 

Futures contracts

  $      $     $      $      $ (1,138,373   $      $ (1,138,373

Swaps

           (141,153                   45              (141,108
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ (141,153   $      $      $ (1,138,328   $      $ (1,279,481
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                 

Futures contracts

  $      $     $      $      $  303,172     $      $ 303,172  

Swaps

           349,860                     (45            349,815  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 349,860     $      $      $ 303,127     $      $ 652,987  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

    $25,463,239  

Average notional value of contracts — short

    $76,096,535  

Credit default swaps

 

Average notional value — buy protection

    $8,150,000  

Average notional value — sell protection

    $9,450,846  

Interest rate swaps

 

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

    $315,014  

Average notional value — received fixed rate

    $315,014  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

 

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

       

Swaps — centrally cleared

   $        $ 28  

Swaps — OTC(a)

     1,534,067          1,534,067  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 1,534,067        $ 1,534,095  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

              (28
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 1,534,067        $ 1,534,067  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty  

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset(a)

   

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Received(b)

     Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
   

Net

Amount of
Derivative
Assets(c)

 

Goldman Sachs International

  $ 1,534,067      $ (827,737   $      $ (706,330   $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Counterparty  

Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset(a)

   

Non-

Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)

     Cash
Collateral
Pledged(b)
    Net
Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities(d)
 

Goldman Sachs International

  $ 827,737      $ (827,737   $  —      $     $  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    706,330                     (706,330      
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,534,067      $ (827,737   $      $ (706,330   $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b)

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c)

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d)

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

         

Investments

         

Long-Term Investments

         

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 19,236,388     $      $ 19,236,388  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

           109,152,348              109,152,348  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

           1,267,068,818              1,267,068,818  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    5,804,208                     5,804,208  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           27,307,770              27,307,770  

Liabilities

         

TBA Sale Commitments

           (162,982,408            (162,982,408
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 5,804,208      $ 1,259,782,916     $      $ 1,265,587,124  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series M Portfolio

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

        

Assets

        

Credit Contracts

  $     $ 1,174,505     $      $ 1,174,505  

Interest Rate Contracts

    153,951       34,661              188,612  

Liabilities

        

Credit Contracts

          (998,918            (998,918

Interest Rate Contracts

    (372,466     (35,006            (407,472
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (218,515   $ 175,242     $      $ (43,273
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments 

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series P Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

    
Fixed-Income Funds — 23.9%             

BATS: Series S Portfolio(a)

    148,298      $  1,348,560  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 23.9%
(Cost: $1,373,919)

       1,348,560  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 76.1%

       4,285,265  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 5,633,825  
    

 

 

 
 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the year ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

03/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

03/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

03/31/24

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from Underlying

Funds

 

BATS: Series S Portfolio

  $ 7,902,401      $      $ (6,581,500)      $ (336,866   $ 364,525      $ 1,348,560        148,298      $ 201,632      $  
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

          

U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)

    2        06/28/24      $ 214      $ 634  
          

 

 

 

Short Contracts

          

U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)

    27        06/18/24        2,992        (20,998

U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes (10 Year)

    28        06/18/24        3,209        (17,247

U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)

    4        06/28/24        818        614  
          

 

 

 
             (37,631
          

 

 

 
           $ (36,997
          

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

                                                          Upfront              
                                     Notional            Premium      Unrealized      
    Paid by the Fund    Received by the Fund    Termination             Amount            Paid      Appreciation      
 

 

  

 

                  
    Rate   Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Date              (000)      Value     (Received)      (Depreciation)      

       1-day Overnight Fed Funds                         
 

0.18%

  Quarterly   

Effective Rate, 5.33%

   Quarterly      10/21/25        USD        3,167      $ 247,625     $      $ 247,625    
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Quarterly    0.17%    Quarterly      10/21/25        USD        3,167        (248,264            (248,264  
       1-day Overnight Fed Funds                      
 

0.56%

  Quarterly   

Effective Rate, 5.33%

   Quarterly      10/21/30        USD        336        66,766              66,766    
 

1-day SOFR, 5.34%

  Quarterly    0.53%    Quarterly      10/21/30        USD        336        (67,969            (67,969  
 

0.75%

  Quarterly    1-day SOFR, 5.34%    Quarterly      10/21/35        USD        22        6,437              6,437    
 

1-day Overnight Fed Funds

                          
 

Effective Rate, 5.33%

  Quarterly    0.79%    Quarterly      10/21/35        USD        22        (6,260            (6,260  
 

0.84%

  Quarterly    1-day SOFR, 5.34%    Quarterly      10/21/40        USD        39        14,520              14,520    
 

1-day Overnight Fed Funds

                          
 

Effective Rate, 5.33%

  Quarterly    0.91%    Quarterly      10/21/40        USD        39        (13,989            (13,989  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series P Portfolio

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (continued)

                                                              Upfront              
                                         Notional            Premium      Unrealized      
    Paid by the Fund      Received by the Fund      Termination             Amount            Paid      Appreciation      
 

 

    

 

                    
  Rate   Frequency      Rate    Frequency      Date              (000)      Value     (Received)      (Depreciation)       
 

0.91%

    Quarterly      1-day SOFR, 5.34%      Quarterly        10/21/50        USD        22      $ 10,279     $      $ 10,279    
 

1-day Overnight Fed Funds

                          
 

Effective Rate, 5.33%

    Quarterly      0.99%      Quarterly        10/21/50        USD        22        (9,813            (9,813  
                     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   
                      $ (668   $      $ (668  
                     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps

 

         
    

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

  $      $      $ 345,627      $ (346,295

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 1,248      $      $ 1,248  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                345,627               345,627  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $ 346,875      $      $ 346,875  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 38,245      $      $ 38,245  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps

                                346,295               346,295  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $ 384,540      $      $ 384,540  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ 397,910      $      $ 397,910  

Swaps

                                660               660  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $ 398,570      $      $ 398,570  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ 923,325      $      $ 923,325  

Swaps

                                720               720  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $ 924,045      $      $ 924,045  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series P Portfolio

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

    $1,249,480   

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 19,617,274   

Interest rate swaps

 

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

    $3,586,320   

Average notional value — received fixed rate

    $3,586,320   

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

        

Investments

        

Long-Term Investments

        

Investment Companies

  $ 1,348,560     $     $      $ 1,348,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

        

Assets

        

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ 1,248     $ 345,627     $      $ 346,875  

Liabilities

        

Interest Rate Contracts

    (38,245     (346,295            (384,540
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (36,997   $ (668   $      $ (37,665
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

AGL CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.56%), 6.88%, 01/15/33(a)(b)

    USD       250     $ 249,880  

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

     

Series 2021-1, Class A, 0.90%, 11/15/26

      1,385       1,344,537  

Series 2022-1, Class A, 2.21%, 03/15/27

      1,711       1,661,524  

Series 2022-2, Class A, 3.39%, 05/15/27

      3,560       3,486,453  

Series 2022-3, Class A, 3.75%, 08/15/27

      4,341       4,257,337  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

     

Series 2021-3, Class A3, 0.76%, 08/18/26

      596       584,964  

Series 2022-1, Class A3, 2.45%, 11/18/26

      548       538,432  

Anchorage Capital CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class AR2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 6.67%, 01/28/31(a)(b)

      393       390,520  

ARI Fleet Lease Trust, Series 2024-A, Class A2, 5.30%, 11/15/32(a)

      265       264,428  

Atrium XIII, Series 13A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 11/21/30(a)(b)

      800       801,178  

BA Credit Card Trust

     

Series 2022-A1, Class A1, 3.53%, 11/15/27

       4,668        4,574,535  

Series 2022-A2, Class A2, 5.00%, 04/15/28

      822       819,848  

Series 2023-A1, Class A1, 4.79%, 05/15/28

      2,758       2,745,176  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/23/34(a)(b)

      500       496,988  

Benefit Street Partners CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

      390       389,984  

Betony CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.34%), 6.66%, 04/30/31(a)(b)

      413       412,759  

BHG Securitization Trust, Series 2022-B, Class A, 3.75%, 06/18/35(a)

      9       8,973  

Birch Grove CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.32%, 10/19/34(a)(b)

      250       250,627  

BlueMountain CLO XXIX Ltd., Series 2020-29A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.34%, 07/25/34(a)(b)

      250       250,027  

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust

     

Series 2022-A, Class A3, 3.21%, 08/25/26

      2,162       2,129,185  

Series 2023-A, Class A3, 5.47%, 02/25/28

      629       631,580  

Canyon CLO Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/15/34(a)(b)

      250       249,449  

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust

     

Series 2022-A1, Class A1, 2.80%, 03/15/27

      3,331       3,251,334  

Series 2022-A2, Class A, 3.49%, 05/15/27

      4,940       4,840,908  

Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2022-2, Class A3, 3.66%, 05/17/27

      2,053       2,013,830  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

     

Series 2021-1, Class A3, 0.34%, 12/15/25

      210       207,366  

Series 2021-2, Class A3, 0.52%, 02/17/26

      257       252,578  

Series 2022-2, Class A3, 3.49%, 02/16/27

      2,687       2,645,914  

Series 2022-3, Class A3, 3.97%, 04/15/27

      1,390       1,371,096  

Cedar Funding V CLO Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.68%, 07/17/31(a)(b)

      462       462,298  

Cedar Funding VII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-7A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

      875       876,419  

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A, 5.16%, 09/15/28

      2,680       2,693,660  

Chesapeake Funding II LLC, Series 2023-2A, Class A1, 6.16%, 10/15/35(a)

      372       374,622  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.46%), 6.78%, 10/22/31(a)(b)

    USD       984     $ 985,472  

CNH Equipment Trust

     

Series 2022-B, Class A3, 3.89%, 08/16/27

      614       603,288  

Series 2024-A, Class A3, 4.77%, 06/15/29

      452       449,412  

College Ave Student Loans LLC

     

Series 2021-B, Class A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.91%), 6.24%, 06/25/52(a)(b)

      188       181,976  

Series 2021-C, Class B, 2.72%, 07/26/55(a)

      100       87,725  

Series 2023-A, Class A1, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.90%), 7.22%, 05/25/55(a)(b)

      454       459,885  

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust

     

Series 2022-1A, Class A, 4.60%, 06/15/32(a)

      780       773,031  

Series 2022-3A, Class A, 6.57%, 10/15/32(a)

      452       454,756  

Diameter Capital CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 6.82%, 07/15/36(a)(b)

      250       250,150  

Diameter Capital CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 10/15/36(a)(b)

      250       250,426  

Discover Card Execution Notes Trust, Series 2017-A5, Class A5, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.71%), 6.04%, 12/15/26(b)

      925       926,012  

Donlen Fleet Lease Funding 2 LLC, Series 2021-2, Class A2, 0.56%, 12/11/34(a)

      55       54,753  

Dryden 36 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2014-36A, Class AR3, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.28%), 6.60%, 04/15/29(a)(b)

      150       149,898  

Dryden 45 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2016-45A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

      700       701,292  

EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 3 LLC, Series 2021-A, Class A, 1.80%, 11/25/45(a)

      68       60,131  

ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC

     

Series 2022-A, Class A, 4.51%, 08/26/47(a)

      464       443,544  

Series 2023-A, Class A, 6.37%, 02/04/48(a)

      460       469,439  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC

     

Series 2023-2, Class A2, 5.56%, 04/22/30(a)

      935       936,145  

Series 2024-1, Class A2, 5.23%, 03/20/30(a)

      429       428,292  

Series 2024-1, Class A3, 5.16%, 09/20/30(a)

      50       49,870  

Enterprise Fleet Funding LLC, Series 2021-1, Class A2, 0.44%, 12/21/26(a)

      47       46,610  

Fairstone Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 2.51%, 10/20/39(a)

    CAD       309       223,158  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

     

Series 2021-A, Class A3, 0.30%, 08/15/25

    USD       70       69,022  

Series 2022-B, Class A4, 3.93%, 08/15/27

      417       408,145  

Series 2023-1, Class A, 4.85%, 08/15/35(a)

       1,380        1,372,096  

Series 2023-2, Class A, 5.28%, 02/15/36(a)

      1,125       1,138,268  

Series 2023-A, Class A3, 4.65%, 02/15/28

      201       199,209  

Series 2024-1, Class A, 4.87%, 08/15/36(a)

      739       737,489  

Series 2024-A, Class A3, 12/15/28(c)

      1,900       1,905,456  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A

     

Series 2018-4, Class A, 4.06%, 11/15/30

      907       872,570  

Series 2019-4, Class B, 2.64%, 09/15/26

      264       259,676  

Series 2023-1, Class A1, 4.92%, 05/15/28(a)

      1,246       1,239,856  

Series 2023-1, Class A2, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.25%), 6.57%, 05/15/28(a)(b)

      260       263,784  

Series 2023-1, Class B, 5.31%, 05/15/28(a)

      280       278,434  

Foundation Finance Trust, Series 2024-1A, Class A, 12/15/49(a)(c)

      393       392,956  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

FS Rialto Issuer Ltd., Series 2021-FL2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.33%), 6.66%, 05/16/38(a)(b)

    USD       275     $ 270,886  

Galaxy XIX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-19A, Class A2RR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.66%), 6.98%, 07/24/30(a)(b)

      250       249,927  

Generate CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 01/22/31(a)(b)

       1,293        1,293,082  

Generate CLO 7 Ltd., Series 7A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.62%), 04/22/37(a)(b)(c)

      1,170       1,170,642  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust

     

Series 2022-1, Class A4, 1.51%, 04/17/28

      277       259,726  

Series 2022-2, Class A3, 3.10%, 02/16/27

      847       832,234  

Series 2022-2, Class A4, 3.25%, 04/17/28

      629       605,909  

Series 2022-3, Class A4, 3.71%, 12/16/27

      887       861,707  

Series 2023-4, Class A3, 5.78%, 08/16/28

      668       677,811  

GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust

     

Series 2023-2, Class A, 5.77%, 08/11/36(a)

      1,031       1,064,374  

Series 2024-1, Class A, 4.98%, 12/11/36(a)

      284       285,200  

GoodLeap Sustainable Home Solutions Trust

     

Series 2021-4GS, Class A, 1.93%, 07/20/48(a)

      133       103,261  

Series 2021-5CS, Class A, 2.31%, 10/20/48(a)

      55       43,837  

Series 2022-1GS, Class A, 2.70%, 01/20/49(a)

      100       82,612  

Series 2022-2CS, Class A, 4.00%, 04/20/49(a)

      74       65,942  

Series 2023-1GS, Class A, 5.52%, 02/22/55(a)

      328       318,404  

Series 2023-3C, Class A, 6.50%, 07/20/55(a)

      312       321,929  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust

     

Series 2021-1, Class A3, 0.27%, 04/21/25

      67       66,823  

Series 2023-1, Class A3, 5.04%, 04/21/27

      1,050       1,047,283  

Series 2023-4, Class A3, 5.67%, 06/21/28

      937       948,339  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2021-C, Class A3, 0.74%, 05/15/26

      373       364,228  

Series 2022-B, Class A3, 3.72%, 11/16/26

      507       500,185  

Series 2023-A, Class A3, 4.58%, 04/15/27

      998       988,996  

Series 2023-B, Class A3, 5.48%, 04/17/28

      1,424       1,433,375  

Series 2023-C, Class A3, 5.54%, 10/16/28

      1,087       1,098,864  

Series 2024-A, Class A3, 02/15/29(c)

      1,466       1,465,910  

Jamestown CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2021-16A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.06%), 7.39%, 07/25/34(a)(b)

      250       249,236  

John Deere Owner Trust

     

Series 2023-B, Class A3, 5.18%, 03/15/28

      529       529,102  

Series 2024-A, Class A3, 11/15/28(c)

      981       980,845  

Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2023-1A, Class A, 5.59%, 05/20/33(a)

      155       154,111  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust

     

Series 2020-AA, Class A, 2.19%, 08/21/34(a)

      110       108,255  

Series 2021-AA, Class A, 1.86%, 03/20/36(a)

      140       128,846  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3, 5.95%, 11/15/28

      760       773,390  

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC, Series 2024-A, Class A3, 4.95%, 07/14/31(a)

      150       149,135  

Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.34%,
11/15/68(a)(b)

      1,101       1,094,007  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust

     

Series 2019-CA, Class A2, 3.13%, 02/15/68(a)

      201       193,381  

Series 2019-GA, Class A, 2.40%, 10/15/68(a)

      82       77,421  

Series 2020-BA, Class A2, 2.12%, 01/15/69(a)

      305       280,350  

Series 2020-DA, Class A, 1.69%, 05/15/69(a)

      374       341,391  

Series 2020-FA, Class A, 1.22%, 07/15/69(a)

      530       479,877  

Series 2020-IA, Class A1A, 1.33%, 04/15/69(a)

      748       675,790  

Series 2021-A, Class A, 0.84%, 05/15/69(a)

      64       56,130  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-BA, Class A, 0.94%, 07/15/69(a)

    USD       397     $ 346,846  

Series 2022-BA, Class A, 4.16%, 10/15/70(a)

      904       864,297  

Navient Student Loan Trust, Series 2023-BA,
Class A1B, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.70%), 7.02%, 03/15/72(a)(b)

      316       318,955  

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II,
Series 2023-1, Class A, 6.18%, 08/25/28(a)

      167       168,303  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust

     

Series 2021-A, Class APT2, 1.36%, 04/20/62(a)

      544       492,064  

Series 2021-CA, Class AFL, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.85%), 6.18%, 04/20/62(a)(b)

      400       396,540  

Neuberger Berman CLO XV Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.50%, 10/15/29(a)(b)

      375       375,386  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3, 4.91%, 11/15/27

       2,002        1,992,955  

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2020-19A, Class BR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.96%), 7.28%, 10/20/34(a)(b)

      250       249,623  

Octagon 56 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.91%), 7.23%, 10/15/34(a)(b)

      300       298,449  

Octagon Investment Partners 36 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.23%), 6.55%, 04/15/31(a)(b)

      394       393,591  

OHA Credit Funding 6 Ltd., Series 2020-6A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.40%), 6.72%, 07/20/34(a)(b)

      1,000       1,000,659  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021- 1A, Class A, 0.87%, 07/14/28(a)

      1,412       1,361,818  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust

     

Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.14%, 10/14/36(a)

      402       378,209  

Series 2023-1A, Class A, 5.50%, 06/14/38(a)

      445       451,655  

Series 2023-2A, Class A2, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.50%), 6.82%, 09/15/36(a)(b)

      377       383,027  

OZLM XXII Ltd., Series 2018-22A, Class A2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.08%, 01/17/31(a)(b)

      250       250,276  

Pagaya AI Technology in Housing Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A, 3.60%, 10/25/40(a)

      495       456,043  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class A1R2, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.39%), 6.71%, 01/17/31(a)(b)

      648       648,217  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class A1, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.06%), 6.38%, 07/20/29(a)(b)

      544       543,737  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd.,
Series 2018-1A, Class A1AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.58%, 10/20/31(a)(b)

      747       746,341  

PFS Financing Corp.

     

Series 2021-A, Class A, 0.71%, 04/15/26(a)

      230       229,521  

Series 2022-D, Class A, 4.27%, 08/15/27(a)

      706       694,897  

Series 2023-A, Class A, 5.80%, 03/15/28(a)

      1,030       1,040,994  

Series 2023-C, Class A, 5.52%, 10/15/28(a)

      432       435,811  

Pikes Peak CLO 8, Series 2021-8A, Class B, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.01%), 7.33%, 07/20/34(a)(b)

      250       249,824  

Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust

     

Series 2023-1A, Class A3, 4.81%, 09/22/28(a)

      1,080       1,073,944  

Series 2023-2A, Class A3, 5.79%, 01/22/29(a)

      517       522,649  

Prodigy Finance DAC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.36%), 6.69%, 07/25/51(a)(b)

      56       56,006  

Progress Residential Trust, Series 2021-SFR10, Class A, 2.39%, 12/17/40(a)

      516       458,142  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

RAD CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.24%), 6.56%, 07/15/31(a)(b)

    USD       411     $ 411,318  

Regional Management Issuance Trust

     

Series 2021-1, Class A, 1.68%, 03/17/31(a)

      104       100,445  

Series 2021-2, Class A, 1.90%, 08/15/33(a)

      421       377,308  

Series 2022-2B, Class A, 7.10%, 11/17/32(a)

      140       141,394  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2022-3, Class A3, 3.40%, 12/15/26

      321       319,175  

Series 2023-5, Class A3, 6.02%, 09/15/28

      896       905,496  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2013-4, Class A, (SOFR (30-day) + 0.66%), 5.99%, 06/25/43(b)

      144       142,777  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

     

Series 2016-A, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.94%, 05/15/31(a)(b)

      103       103,327  

Series 2016-B, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.56%), 6.89%, 02/17/32(a)(b)

      150       150,165  

Series 2017-A, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.34%, 09/15/34(a)(b)

      470       468,959  

Series 2019-B, Class A2B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.11%), 6.44%, 06/15/37(a)(b)

      617       618,791  

Series 2021-A, Class A2A1, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.84%), 6.17%, 01/15/53(a)(b)

      780       772,395  

Series 2021-A, Class APL, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.84%), 6.17%, 01/15/53(a)(b)

      916       890,828  

Series 2022-A, Class APT, 2.85%, 11/16/54(a)

      630       577,692  

Series 2022-B, Class A1A, 3.94%, 02/16/55(a)

      656       621,933  

Series 2023-B, Class A1B, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.80%), 7.12%, 10/16/56(a)(b)

      714       728,286  

Series 2023-C, Class A1A, 5.67%, 11/15/52(a)

      159       160,804  

Series 2024-A, Class A1B, (SOFR (30-day) + 1.45%), 03/15/56(a)(b)(c)

      770       773,155  

SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust

     

Series 2020-A, Class A2FX, 2.54%, 05/15/46(a)

      185       173,431  

Series 2020-C, Class AFX, 1.95%, 02/15/46(a)

      253       230,859  

SPLT

     

Series 23-1, Class A, 6.00%, 10/12/30(a)

      302       302,008  

Series 24-1, Class A,, 6.06%, 02/12/31(a)

      460       459,980  

TCI-Symphony CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class AR, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.19%), 6.51%, 07/15/30(a)(b)

      849       848,908  

Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust, Series 2023-1A, Class A, 4.93%, 06/25/36(a)

       1,589        1,591,462  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust

     

Series 2020-C, Class A4, 0.57%, 10/15/25

      1,085       1,076,839  

Series 2022-B, Class A3, 2.93%, 09/15/26

      1,076       1,058,105  

Series 2022-B, Class A4, 3.11%, 08/16/27

      573       551,206  

Series 2023-B, Class A3, 4.71%, 02/15/28

      764       758,361  

Series 2023-C, Class A3, 5.16%, 04/17/28

      340       340,309  

Verizon Master Trust

     

Series 2024-1, Class A1A, 5.00%, 12/20/28

      3,133       3,123,468  

Series 2024-2, Class A, 4.83%, 12/22/31(a)

      266       265,790  

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A3, 1.02%, 06/22/26

      630       615,448  

Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1A, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.41%), 6.73%, 10/15/31(a)(b)

      917       917,042  

WF Card Issuance Trust, Series 2024-A1, Class A, 4.94%, 02/15/29

      1,902       1,902,883  

Whitebox CLO II Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class A1R, (3-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.48%), 6.80%, 10/24/34(a)(b)

      400       399,800  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 32.2%
(Cost: $127,455,424)

 

    126,102,314  
   

 

 

 
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Corporate Bonds

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%                  

BAE Systems PLC, 03/26/27(a)(c)

    USD       425     $ 424,136  

Boeing Co. (The), 2.20%, 02/04/26

      1,470       1,376,213  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     

5.40%, 01/15/27

      942       948,721  

4.40%, 06/15/28

      218       212,037  

06/01/29(c)

      575       573,163  

Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.50%, 02/15/29

      585       579,453  

RTX Corp.

     

2.65%, 11/01/26

      38       35,808  

5.75%, 01/15/29

      315       325,937  
   

 

 

 
        4,475,468  
Automobiles — 0.3%                  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, 7.05%, 09/15/28(a) .

      149       155,747  

Traton Finance Luxembourg SA

     

0.00%, 06/14/24(d)(e)

    EUR       500       535,061  

4.13%, 11/22/25(d)

      100       108,285  

03/27/27(c)(d)

      300       323,914  
   

 

 

 
        1,123,007  
Banks — 5.9%                  

Banco de Sabadell SA, 4.00%, 01/15/30(d)

      100       109,324  

Bank of America Corp.

     

1.53%, 12/06/25

    USD        1,188        1,154,610  

1.32%, 06/19/26

      917       871,664  

1.20%, 10/24/26

      163       152,562  

5.08%, 01/20/27

      700       696,475  

2.55%, 02/04/28

      415       385,751  

5.82%, 09/15/29

      661       677,749  

Barclays PLC

     

3.93%, 05/07/25

      800       798,376  

03/12/30(c)

      590       593,072  

Citigroup, Inc.

     

3.11%, 04/08/26

      507       494,167  

3.40%, 05/01/26

      1,109       1,067,801  

5.61%, 09/29/26

      233       233,371  

3.89%, 01/10/28

      245       236,246  

5.17%, 02/13/30

      700       696,734  

Series VAR, 3.07%, 02/24/28

      925       870,075  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

2.25%, 11/22/27

      865       797,215  

4.58%, 06/19/29

      200       194,083  

HSBC U.S.A., Inc., 5.29%, 03/04/27

      745       749,332  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

3.96%, 01/29/27

      97       94,684  

1.58%, 04/22/27

      238       220,653  

5.04%, 01/23/28

      960       956,690  

3.78%, 02/01/28

      391       376,549  

5.30%, 07/24/29

      1,779       1,792,216  

6.09%, 10/23/29

      820       852,482  

KBC Group NV, 4.25%, 11/28/29(d)

    EUR       200       220,890  

Morgan Stanley Bank N.A., 4.95%, 01/14/28

    USD       1,390       1,384,275  

NatWest Group PLC, 7.47%, 11/10/26

      433       444,746  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), 5.52%, 07/17/28

      422       430,978  

Truist Financial Corp.

     

6.05%, 06/08/27

      1,032       1,045,929  

5.44%, 01/24/30

      275       274,679  

U.S. Bancorp, 5.38%, 01/23/30

      285       286,259  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

5.57%, 07/25/29

      1,807       1,828,417  

6.30%, 10/23/29

      325       338,501  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Banks (continued)

 

Wells Fargo & Co. 5.20%, 01/23/30

    USD       585     $ 583,767  

Westpac Banking Corp., 4.18%, 05/22/28(a)

      1,205       1,177,778  
   

 

 

 
        23,088,100  
Biotechnology — 0.3%                  

AbbVie, Inc., 4.80%, 03/15/29

      1,140       1,141,673  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 1.9%                  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The), 5.88%, 08/24/26

      547       556,117  

Credit Suisse AG, 5.00%, 07/09/27

      491       486,525  

Deutsche Bank AG

     

1.45%, 04/01/25

      518       518,000  

2.13%, 11/24/26

      150       141,452  

5.37%, 09/09/27

      150       150,777  

6.82%, 11/20/29

      150       156,811  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     

2.64%, 02/24/28

      565       526,231  

6.48%, 10/24/29

      845       889,041  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.48%, 01/21/28

      871       810,227  

4.21%, 04/20/28

      160       155,477  

5.16%, 04/20/29

       1,405        1,403,866  

6.41%, 11/01/29

      215       225,441  

UBS Group AG

     

4.70%, 08/05/27(a)

      1,100       1,079,363  

0.25%, 11/05/28(d)

    EUR       294       280,287  
   

 

 

 
        7,379,615  
Chemicals — 0.0%                  

LYB International Finance III LLC, 1.25%, 10/01/25

    USD       203       190,576  
   

 

 

 
Communications Equipment — 0.1%                  

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 2.30%, 11/15/30

      410       344,161  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 1.8%                  

American Express Co.

     

2.55%, 03/04/27

      772       721,019  

5.10%, 02/16/28

      440       439,321  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     

3.30%, 10/30/24

      258       254,486  

4.17%, 05/09/25

      700       698,571  

4.99%, 07/24/26

      300       298,065  

6.31%, 06/08/29

      343       352,623  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

6.95%, 06/10/26

      669       683,534  

5.80%, 03/05/27

      915       918,384  

7.35%, 11/04/27

      670       702,677  

03/08/29(c)

      200       200,796  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

     

6.05%, 10/10/25

      500       503,703  

2.35%, 02/26/27

      340       313,926  

5.40%, 05/08/27

      495       496,295  

Hyundai Capital America

     

5.50%, 03/30/26(a)

      268       268,437  

1.65%, 09/17/26(a)

      415       379,582  
   

 

 

 
        7,231,419  
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%                  

Sonoco Products Co., 2.25%, 02/01/27

      121       112,105  
   

 

 

 
Diversified REITs — 1.7%                  

American Tower Corp., 5.50%, 03/15/28

      540       544,522  

Crown Castle, Inc., 1.05%, 07/15/26

      618       561,743  

Equinix, Inc.

     

1.25%, 07/15/25

      150       141,885  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Diversified REITs (continued)

 

Equinix, Inc.

     

1.45%, 05/15/26

    USD       125     $ 114,976  

2.90%, 11/18/26

      672       630,371  

1.80%, 07/15/27

      600       537,863  

3.20%, 11/18/29

      420       375,996  

VICI Properties LP, 4.38%, 05/15/25

      2,479       2,436,677  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.

     

4.63%, 06/15/25(a)

      538       529,749  

4.63%, 12/01/29(a)

      730       690,379  
   

 

 

 
        6,564,161  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3%              

British Telecommunications PLC, 4.25%, 01/06/33(d)

    EUR       100       112,287  

NTT Finance Corp.

     

4.37%, 07/27/27(a)

    USD       275       270,161  

1.59%, 04/03/28(a)

      200       176,457  

Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.33%, 09/21/28

      565       552,426  
   

 

 

 
        1,111,331  
Electric Utilities — 1.3%                  

Duke Energy Corp.

     

2.65%, 09/01/26

      222       209,622  

4.85%, 01/05/29

      535       529,952  

Edison International

     

3.55%, 11/15/24

      123       121,337  

4.70%, 08/15/25

      380       375,333  

Eversource Energy

     

4.75%, 05/15/26

       285        282,044  

2.90%, 03/01/27

      353       331,860  

5.45%, 03/01/28

      245       248,025  

Exelon Corp.

     

2.75%, 03/15/27

      387       362,291  

5.15%, 03/15/28

      169       169,413  

Georgia Power Co., 5.00%, 02/23/27

      295       295,354  

National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC, 0.19%, 01/20/25(d)

    EUR       295       309,166  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

     

1.88%, 01/15/27

    USD       550       503,627  

1.90%, 06/15/28

      112       99,200  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 3.45%, 07/01/25

      255       248,050  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 4.95%, 08/15/28

      138       138,518  

Southern California Edison Co., 5.65%, 10/01/28

      110       113,157  

Texas Electric Market Stabilization Funding N LLC, Series A-1, 4.27%, 08/01/34(a)

      308       297,824  

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 3.80%,

     

04/01/28

      293       281,279  
   

 

 

 
        4,916,052  
Financial Services — 0.3%                  

Glencore Funding LLC

     

6.13%, 10/06/28(a)

      423       437,115  

04/04/29(a)(c)

      700       701,388  
   

 

 

 
        1,138,503  
Food Products — 0.0%                  

General Mills, Inc., 5.24%, 11/18/25

      109       108,657  
   

 

 

 
Ground Transportation — 0.7%                  

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

     

1.35%, 12/02/24

      1,398       1,359,316  

4.00%, 06/01/28

      114       109,873  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.

     

1.20%, 11/15/25(a)

      632       589,578  

5.75%, 05/24/26(a)

      241       242,743  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Ground Transportation (continued)

 

Ryder System, Inc., 2.85%, 03/01/27

    USD       370     $ 346,833  

SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC, 1.90%, 10/15/26(a)

      200       182,514  
   

 

 

 
        2,830,857  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.2%              

Sartorius Finance BV, 4.25%, 09/14/26(d)

    EUR       300       327,015  

Solventum Corp., 5.40%, 03/01/29(a)

    USD       330       330,665  
   

 

 

 
        657,680  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%              

HCA, Inc.

     

5.25%, 04/15/25

      831       827,530  

5.25%, 06/15/26

      395       393,848  

5.38%, 09/01/26

       1,022        1,021,762  

3.13%, 03/15/27

      123       116,327  

PeaceHealth Obligated Group, Series 2020, 1.38%, 11/15/25

      114       106,044  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 04/15/29(c)

      200       199,311  
   

 

 

 
        2,664,822  
Health Care REITs — 0.0%                  

Healthpeak OP LLC, 1.35%, 02/01/27

      100       90,242  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 0.1%                  

DR Horton, Inc., 1.30%, 10/15/26

      245       222,846  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.2%                  

Aon Corp./Aon Global Holdings PLC, 2.85%, 05/28/27

      194       181,515  

Aon North America, Inc., 5.15%, 03/01/29

      730       733,998  
   

 

 

 
        915,513  
IT Services — 0.1%                  

Global Payments, Inc., 1.20%, 03/01/26

      282       260,858  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.4%                  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter

     

Communications Operating Capital

     

6.15%, 11/10/26

      65       65,509  

4.20%, 03/15/28

      813       766,276  

2.25%, 01/15/29

      332       282,442  

Informa PLC, 2.13%, 10/06/25(d)

    EUR       437       459,444  
   

 

 

 
        1,573,671  
Metals & Mining — 0.1%                  

Anglo American Capital PLC, 06/15/29(c)(d)

      380       410,086  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%                  

Consumers Energy Co., 4.60%, 05/30/29

    USD       270       266,860  

Engie SA, 3.63%, 12/06/26(d)

    EUR       300       324,973  

National Grid North America, Inc., 4.15%, 09/12/27(d)

      290       318,066  

NiSource, Inc., 5.25%, 03/30/28

    USD       719       723,943  

Sempra, 3.30%, 04/01/25

      148       144,796  
   

 

 

 
        1,778,638  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.6%                  

Diamondback Energy, Inc., 3.50%, 12/01/29

      493       456,044  

Energy Transfer LP

     

4.50%, 04/15/24

      500       499,728  

2.90%, 05/15/25

      910       883,235  

6.10%, 12/01/28

      827       857,351  

Eni SpA, 3.63%, 05/19/27(d)

    EUR       240       260,301  

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/29

    USD       305       303,746  

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.70%, 05/01/25

      235       233,004  

MPLX LP, 1.75%, 03/01/26

      886       828,227  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     

8.50%, 07/15/27

      300       325,623  

6.38%, 09/01/28

      220       228,457  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

ONEOK, Inc.

     

5.55%, 11/01/26

    USD       490     $ 494,485  

5.65%, 11/01/28

      412       421,148  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 5.10%, 03/29/26

      402       401,493  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     

5.63%, 03/01/25

      1,691       1,689,521  

5.00%, 03/15/27

      101       100,705  

Targa Resources Corp., 5.20%, 07/01/27

      527       526,237  

Western Midstream Operating LP, 6.35%, 01/15/29

      195       202,233  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 5.40%, 03/02/26

       1,389        1,392,567  
   

 

 

 
        10,104,105  
Passenger Airlines — 0.2%                  

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.00%, 05/01/25(a)

      970       982,727  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%                  

Bayer AG

     

4.00%, 08/26/26(d)

    EUR       280       304,281  

0.75%, 01/06/27(d)

      200       198,339  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 4.90%, 02/22/29

    USD       440       441,852  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd., 4.45%, 05/19/28

      309       304,603  
   

 

 

 
        1,249,075  
Professional Services — 0.1%                  

Teleperformance SE, 5.25%, 11/22/28(d)

    EUR       200       221,403  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%        

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.88%, 01/15/27

    USD       1,099       1,065,403  

Microchip Technology, Inc., 5.05%, 03/15/29

      445       445,067  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP U.S.A., Inc., 2.70%, 05/01/25

      655       634,878  
   

 

 

 
        2,145,348  
Software — 0.8%                  

Oracle Corp.

     

1.65%, 03/25/26

      973       908,126  

2.65%, 07/15/26

      748       707,789  

VMware LLC, 1.40%, 08/15/26

      1,585       1,447,513  

Workday, Inc., 3.50%, 04/01/27

      278       266,202  
   

 

 

 
        3,329,630  
Specialized REITs — 0.2%                  

American Tower Corp.

     

3.38%, 10/15/26

      502       479,480  

3.55%, 07/15/27

      6       5,704  

02/15/29(c)

      255       254,876  
   

 

 

 
        740,060  
Tobacco — 0.9%                  

Altria Group, Inc., 6.20%, 11/01/28

      879       916,157  

BAT Capital Corp.

     

3.22%, 08/15/24

      260       257,451  

2.79%, 09/06/24

      700       691,160  

3.56%, 08/15/27

      199       188,442  

BAT International Finance PLC, 5.93%, 02/02/29

      692       710,287  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     

5.13%, 11/15/24

      474       472,868  

4.88%, 02/13/26

      241       240,038  

5.13%, 11/17/27

      114       114,590  
   

 

 

 
        3,590,993  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%              

Rogers Communications, Inc.

     

3.20%, 03/15/27

      825       783,153  

5.00%, 02/15/29

      435       431,979  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Sprint LLC

     

7.13%, 06/15/24

    USD       460     $ 460,788  

7.63%, 03/01/26

      204       210,760  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, 4.74%, 03/20/25(a) .

      100       99,449  

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.

     

1.50%, 02/15/26

      224       209,132  

2.25%, 02/15/26

      769       727,672  

2.63%, 04/15/26

      585       555,690  

3.75%, 04/15/27

      343       330,346  

4.85%, 01/15/29

      470       466,519  
   

 

 

 
        4,275,488  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 24.7%
(Cost: $96,806,786)

 

     96,968,870  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

     
Canada — 0.4%                  

CPPIB Capital, Inc., 0.50%, 09/16/24(a)

      1,480       1,447,483  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%                  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 2.88%, 04/16/24(a)

      220       219,362  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.4%
(Cost: $1,699,397)

 

      1,666,845  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

 
Canada — 0.2%                  

Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust, 4.25%, 04/25/28(a)

      965       950,993  
   

 

 

 
Uruguay — 0.0%                  

Republic of Uruguay, 4.38%, 01/23/31

      0 (f)      3  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations — 0.2%
(Cost: $964,116)

 

    950,996  
   

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.4%              

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2020-2, Class A1A, 2.53%, 01/26/65(a)(b)

      129       119,433  

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 3.35%, 01/25/67(a)(b)

      286       261,695  

Series 2023-6, Class A1, 6.50%, 12/25/67(a)(g)

      191       192,085  

Arroyo Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A1, 4.95%, 07/25/57(a)(g)

      250       245,713  

Barclays Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2024-NQM1, Class A1, 5.90%, 01/25/64(a)(g)

      486       482,703  

BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2023-NQM6, Class A1, 6.60%, 09/25/63(a)(g)

      412       414,405  

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2019- ATR2, Class A3, 3.50%, 07/25/49(a)(b)

      144       127,339  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2022-3, Class A1, 3.90%, 02/25/67(a)(b)

      123       116,737  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust, Series 2022- ATH1, Class A1A, 2.87%, 01/25/67(a)(b)

      271       251,628  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2020-1INV, Class A11, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.96%), 6.00%, 03/25/50(a)(b)

      409       385,579  

Series 2021-12, Class A19, 5.00%, 11/25/51(a)(b)

      631       605,466  

GCAT Trust, Series 2021-NQM7, Class A1, 1.92%, 08/25/66(a)(b)

      218       189,763  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2022-PJ2, Class A4, 2.50%, 06/25/52(a)(b)

      511       409,716  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

 

Homeward Opportunities Fund I Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1, 5.08%, 07/25/67(a)(g)

    USD       181     $ 178,925  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2014-2, Class 1A1, 3.00%,
06/25/29(a)(b)

      199       189,976  

Series 2021-7, Class A3, 2.50%, 11/25/51(a)(b)

       994        796,719  

Series 2022-INV3, Class A3B, 3.00%, 09/25/52(a)(b)

      361       299,886  

Series 2023-DSC1, Class A1, 4.63%, 07/25/63(a)(b)

      380       362,635  

Series 2024-2, Class A3, 6.00%, 08/25/54(a)(b)

      164       163,345  

Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Series 2022-INV2, Class A3, 3.00%, 04/25/52(a)(b)

      421       351,376  

MFA Trust

     

Series 2021-INV2, Class A1, 1.91%, 11/25/56(a)(b)

      272       233,587  

Series 2023-INV2, Class A1, 6.78%, 10/25/58(a)(g)

      156       157,155  

Series 2023-NQM3, Class A1, 6.62%, 07/25/68(a)(g)

      452       453,976  

Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-3, Class A1, 2.75%, 01/25/61(a)(b)

      142       139,535  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A1B, 3.50%, 10/25/59(a)(b)

      313       288,781  

OBX Trust

     

Series 2020-EXP3, Class 2A1B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.34%, 01/25/60(a)(b)

      868       858,768  

Series 2022-INV3, Class A1, 3.00%, 02/25/52(a)(b)

      190       159,169  

Series 2023-NQM6, Class A1, 6.52%, 07/25/63(a)(g)

      539       543,622  

Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC, Series 2024-RCF1, Class A1, 4.00%, 01/25/54(a)(g)

      105       100,313  

PRKCM Trust

     

Series 2021-AFC2, Class A1, 2.07%, 11/25/56(a)(b)

      323       273,249  

Series 2023-AFC3, Class A1, 6.58%, 09/25/58(a)(g)

      467       470,273  

RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A1, 3.00%, 02/25/52(a)(b)

      440       367,041  

SG Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A1, 5.35%, 08/25/62(a)(g)

      145       143,737  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2020-3, Class A1, 1.49%, 04/25/65(a)(b)

      155       145,660  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-1, Class A5, 4.53%, 10/25/53(a)(b)

      639       632,939  

Series 2018-1, Class A1, 3.00%, 01/25/58(a)(b)

      246       239,187  

Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.25%, 03/25/58(a)(b)

      669       647,451  

Series 2018-6, Class A1A, 3.75%,
03/25/58(a)(b)

      649       633,624  

Verus Securitization Trust

     

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 2.72%, 01/25/67(a)(g)

      148       133,157  

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 4.26%, 02/25/67(a)(g)

      240       223,435  

Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%, 02/25/67(a)(g)

      353       330,443  
   

 

 

 
        13,320,226  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.5%              

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-280P, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.18%), 6.50%, 09/15/34(a)(b)

      600       588,951  

Alen Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-ACEN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.26%), 6.59%, 04/15/34(a)(b)

      420       383,758  

Arbor Multifamily Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-MF1, Class ASB, 2.58%, 05/15/53(a)

      500       463,431  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2019-C3, Class B, 4.10%, 05/15/52

      400       361,318  

Series 2019-C5, Class ASB, 2.99%, 11/15/52

      250       237,860  

Beast Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-SSCP, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.86%), 6.19%, 04/15/36(a)(b)

      964       956,940  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-B34, Class AM, 3.83%, 04/15/55(b)

      265       231,541  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2022-LP2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.01%), 6.34%, 02/15/39(a)(b)

    USD       241     $ 240,317  

Series 2023-XL3, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.76%), 7.09%, 12/09/40(a)(b)

      480       482,984  

Series 2024-MF, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.69%), 7.02%, 02/15/39(a)(b)

      140       139,388  

BX Trust

     

Series 2018-BILT, Class D, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.07%), 7.39%, 05/15/30(a)(b)

       270        269,325  

Series 2022-IND, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.49%), 6.82%, 04/15/37(a)(b)

      689       689,813  

Series 2023-DELC, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.69%), 8.02%,
05/15/38(a)(b)

      460       465,750  

Series 2024-BIO, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.64%), 6.97%, 02/15/41(a)(b)

      626       627,565  

Series 2024-CNYN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.44%), 04/15/29(a)(b)(c)

      132       132,100  

Series 2024-PAT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.09%), 7.34%, 03/15/26(a)(b)

      250       249,872  

Series 2024-PAT, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.04%), 8.29%, 03/15/26(a)(b)

      100       99,945  

CD Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2016-CD2, Class A4, 3.53%, 11/10/49(b)

      520       484,559  

Series 2017-CD5, Class A4, 3.43%, 08/15/50

      525       492,529  

CENT Trust, Series 2023-CITY, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.62%), 7.95%, 09/15/38(a)(b)

      450       454,495  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C6, Class A3, 3.22%, 11/10/49(b)

      820       762,760  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B2, Class A4, 4.01%, 03/10/51

      535       509,689  

COAST Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-2HTL, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.59%), 7.92%, 08/15/36(a)(b)

      300       300,748  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2013-CR8, Class B, 3.57%, 06/10/46(a)(b)

      131       127,203  

Series 2014-CR16, Class A4, 4.05%, 04/10/47

      374       372,885  

Series 2014-UBS6, Class ASB, 3.39%, 12/10/47

      122       120,905  

Series 2015-CR24, Class B, 4.35%, 08/10/48(b)

      500       475,739  

Series 2015-LC23, Class A4, 3.77%, 10/10/48

      550       532,859  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Trust, Series 2021-980M, Class C, 3.20%, 07/15/31(a)

      170       152,936  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-NWPT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.14%), 8.47%, 09/09/24(a)(b)

      280       280,782  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C17, Class A4, 2.76%, 09/15/52

      1,000       880,554  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-K45, Class B, 3.60%, 04/25/48(a)(b)

      290       283,968  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2015-GC30, Class AAB, 3.12%, 05/10/50

      142       140,765  

Series 2022-ECI, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.19%), 7.52%, 08/15/39(a)(b)

      135       135,850  

Series 2023-FUN, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.09%), 7.42%, 03/15/28(a)(b)

      410       411,281  

Series 2023-FUN, Class B, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.79%), 8.12%,
03/15/28(a)(b)

      415       416,167  

ILPT Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-LPF2, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.25%), 7.57%, 10/15/39(a)(b)

      500       499,530  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-C21, Class A5, 3.78%, 08/15/47

      434       431,850  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2014-C25, Class A4A1, 3.41%, 11/15/47

    USD       367     $ 361,812  

Series 2015-C28, Class ASB, 3.04%, 10/15/48

      262       258,763  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

     

Series 2017-JP6, Class A3, 3.11%, 07/15/50

       414        392,950  

Series 2019-BKWD, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 1.61%), 6.94%,
09/15/29(a)(b)

      164       155,618  

Series 2022-NXSS, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.18%), 7.50%,
09/15/39(a)(b)

      180       180,506  

Series 2022-OPO, Class D, 3.45%, 01/05/39(a)(b)

      100       72,044  

KSL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-HT, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.29%), 7.62%, 12/15/36(a)(b)

      200       201,188  

Life Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-BMR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 0.81%), 6.14%, 03/15/38(a)(b)

      531       524,887  

LUX, Series 2023-LION, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.69%), 8.02%, 08/15/40(a)(b)

      183       184,778  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C30, Class ASB, 2.73%, 09/15/49

      106       103,663  

OPEN Trust, Series 2023-AIR, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 3.09%), 8.41%, 10/15/28(a)(b)

      105       106,307  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-3, Class MA, 3.50%, 08/25/57(b)

      1,074       1,016,734  

Taubman Centers Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-DPM, Class A, (1-mo. CME Term SOFR + 2.19%), 7.51%, 05/15/37(a)(b)

      270       272,025  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2014-LC18, Class ASB, 3.24%, 12/15/47

      223       220,958  

Series 2015-C26, Class B, 3.78%, 02/15/48

      515       496,482  

Series 2015-C27, Class A5, 3.45%, 02/15/48

      495       483,152  

Series 2016-LC24, Class A3, 2.68%, 10/15/49

      809       767,704  

Series 2021-C60, Class ASB, 2.13%, 08/15/54

      834       744,294  
   

 

 

 
        21,432,777  
Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.0%  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-P1, Class XA, 0.70%, 09/15/48(b)

      4,197       32,622  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-CR23, Class XA, 0.84%, 05/10/48(b)

      1,817       11,689  

Series 2015-LC21, Class XA, 0.62%, 07/10/48(b)

      4,116       20,902  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C6, Class XA, 1.86%, 01/15/49(b)

      594       15,990  
   

 

 

 
        81,203  
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 8.9%
(Cost: $36,191,207)

 

    34,834,206  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

     
Capital Trusts — 0.2%                  
Electric Utilities — 0.2%                  

Southern Co. (The), 4.48%, 08/01/24(g)

      571       568,160  
   

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Agency Obligations — 4.8%                  

Fannie Mae

     

0.54%, 10/27/25

      4,500       4,195,986  

0.74%, 08/25/27

      1,000       880,063  

0.81%, 09/25/28

      1,000       852,258  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

     

2.25%, 08/15/29

      1,000       892,817  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E S  O F  I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Agency Obligations (continued)

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

     

2.17%, 10/29/29

    USD       700     $ 621,466  

1.30%, 02/03/31

      770       618,878  

1.68%, 09/17/35

       2,080        1,513,242  

Federal Home Loan Banks

     

0.60%, 12/30/26

      1,000       892,446  

2.06%, 09/27/29

      1,000       884,621  

2.18%, 11/06/29

      700       616,331  

Freddie Mac

     

4.20%, 08/28/25

      1,300       1,286,115  

0.60%, 09/30/25

      3,000       2,813,481  

0.65%, 05/28/26

      1,000       915,245  

0.90%, 10/13/27

      2,000       1,763,522  
     

 

 

 
        18,746,471  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.3%              

Fannie Mae

     

Series 2018-21, Class CA, 3.50%, 04/25/45

      94       91,376  

Series 2019-73, Class P, 3.00%, 03/25/48

      472       442,352  

Series 2020-79, Class JA, 1.50%, 11/25/50

      448       390,004  

Freddie Mac

     

Series 3959, Class MA, 4.50%, 11/15/41

      45       44,684  

Series 3986, Class M, 4.50%, 09/15/41

      6       5,983  

Series 4274, Class PN, 3.50%, 10/15/35

      61       58,630  

Series 4390, Class CA, 3.50%, 06/15/50

      39       38,094  

Series 4459, Class BN, 3.00%, 08/15/43

      264       240,043  

Series 4482, Class DH, 3.00%, 06/15/42

      23       22,556  

Series 4494, Class KA, 3.75%, 10/15/42

      67       65,725  

Series 4752, Class PL, 3.00%, 09/15/46

      312       290,938  

Series 4777, Class CB, 3.50%, 10/15/45

      242       233,692  

Series 4941, Class MB, 3.00%, 07/25/49

      268       233,924  

Series 5000, Class MA, 2.00%, 06/25/44

      220       199,005  

Series 5006, Class KA, 2.00%, 06/25/45

      627       561,479  

Series 5105, Class LA, 1.50%, 04/15/44

      1,596       1,518,892  

Ginnie Mae

     

Series 2017-136, Class GB, 3.00%, 03/20/47

      392       355,744  

Series 2020-127, Class LP, 1.50%, 06/20/50

      400       311,248  
     

 

 

 
        5,104,369  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.3%        

Fannie Mae, Series 2014-M9, Class A2, 3.10%, 07/25/24(b)

      1,145       1,135,250  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 9.6%                  

Fannie Mae, Series 2022-65, Class FB, (SOFR (30-day) + 0.80%), 6.00%, 09/25/52(b)

      3,547       3,475,489  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

1.50%, 07/01/31

      1,269       1,153,131  

2.50%, 12/01/27 - 12/01/36

      1,462       1,356,404  

3.00%, 09/01/30 - 09/01/35

      6,961       6,561,176  

3.03%, 12/01/27

      1,263       1,185,853  

3.50%, 05/01/37

      615       590,628  

4.00%, 03/01/32 - 08/01/49

      9,289       8,829,360  

4.50%, 09/01/26 - 01/01/48

      2,240       2,188,447  

5.00%, 07/01/25 - 06/01/39

      1,195       1,201,004  

5.50%, 05/01/38

      199       203,240  

(Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks Term 1 Year + 1.59%), 2.92%, 06/01/45(b)

      109       108,335  

(Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks Term 1 Year + 1.60%), 5.41%, 07/01/44(b)

      120       123,009  

(Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks Term 1 Year + 1.70%), 5.62%, 07/01/43(b)

      196       201,401  

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities
2.50%, 11/01/27 - 03/01/37

      542       501,312  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

3.00%, 12/01/31 - 02/01/36

    USD       845     $ 792,749  

3.50%, 04/01/32 - 11/01/38

      1,096       1,061,872  

4.00%, 09/01/33 - 06/01/37

      1,244       1,216,376  

4.50%, 03/01/49 - 01/01/50

       2,764        2,712,497  

(Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks Term 1 Year + 1.62%), 3.34%, 05/01/45(b)

      312       308,111  

(Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks Term 1 Year + 1.62%), 5.42%, 03/01/45(b)

      109       110,283  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.50%, 04/01/54(h)

      4,100       3,904,112  
     

 

 

 
        37,784,789  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 16.0%
(Cost: $65,512,793)

 

    62,770,879  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

5.00%, 08/31/25

      8,000       8,016,250  

4.00%, 02/15/26

      11,250       11,110,254  

4.25%, 03/15/27

      18,000       17,917,031  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 9.5%
(Cost: $37,083,091)

 

    37,043,535  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 92.1%
(Cost: $366,284,217)

 

    360,905,805  
     

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Commercial Paper — 0.4%                  

HSBC U.S.A., Inc., 6.46%, 08/22/24(i)

 

    1,500       1,466,570  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         
Money Market Funds — 1.1%                  

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management, Institutional Class,
5.19%(j)

      4,208,582       4,208,582  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        
U.S. Treasury Obligations(i) — 7.5%                  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     

5.30%, 05/30/24

    USD       8,000       7,931,002  

5.31%, 06/13/24

      13,675       13,530,375  

5.17%, 06/27/24

      8,155       8,052,174  
     

 

 

 
        29,513,551  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 9.0%
(Cost: $35,189,218)

 

    35,188,703  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments — 101.1%
(Cost: $401,473,435)

 

    396,094,508  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

TBA Sale Commitments(h)

   
Mortgage-Backed Securities — (1.0)%            

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.50%, 04/01/54 . USD

    (4,100   $ (3,904,112
   

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (1.0)%
(Proceeds: $(3,927,672))

      (3,904,112
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Net of TBA Sale Commitments — 100.1%
(Cost: $397,545,763)

 

    392,190,396  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

      (257,267
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  391,933,129  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(b)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

 

(c)

When-issued security.

(d)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(e)

Zero-coupon bond.

(f)

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(g)

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(h)

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(i)

Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.

(j)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Fund for compliance purposes.

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

          

Euro-Schatz

    6        06/06/24      $ 684      $ 534  

U.S. Treasury Notes (2 Year)

    722        06/28/24        147,638        (132,956
          

 

 

 
             (132,422
          

 

 

 

Short Contracts

          

Euro-Bobl

    21        06/06/24        2,679        (13,064

U.S. Treasury Bonds (30 Year)

    39        06/18/24        4,697        (99,395

U.S. Treasury Notes (10 Year)

    96        06/18/24        10,637        (19,241

U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds

    3        06/18/24        387        (8,726

U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes (10 Year)

    69        06/18/24        7,908        (42,874

U.S. Treasury Notes (5 Year)

    443        06/28/24        47,408        (77,603
          

 

 

 
             (260,903
          

 

 

 
           $ (393,325
          

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

           
Currency Purchased              Currency Sold        Counterparty      Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     278,138          CAD          376,000        Deutsche Bank AG        06/20/24        $ 222  

USD

     15,293          EUR          14,000        Deutsche Bank AG        06/20/24          138  

USD

     4,298,745          EUR          3,931,000        UBS AG        06/20/24          43,431  
                           

 

 

 
                            $ 43,791  
                           

 

 

 

 

 

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BATS: Series S Portfolio

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                 
Reference Obligation/Index   

Financing

Rate

Received

by
the Fund

    

Payment

Frequency

  

Termination

Date

    

Credit 

Rating(a)

    

Notional

Amount

(000)(b)

     Value     

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

CDX.NA.IG.42.V1

     1.00    Quarterly      06/20/29        BBB+        USD        16,460      $ (377,298    $ (360,400    $ (16,898
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

                                                  Upfront             
                                     Notional            Premium      Unrealized      
    Paid by the Fund    Received by the Fund    Termination             Amount            Paid      Appreciation      
 

 

  

 

                  
    Rate   Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Date             (000)      Value     (Received)      (Depreciation)      
 

 

 

0.23%

  Annual    1-day TONA, 0.07%    Annual      11/24/25        JPY        1,454,258        $ (3,566   $      $ (3,566  
                     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps

 

         
      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $      $ (360,400    $      $ (20,464

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 534      $      $ 534  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          43,791                      43,791  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $      $ 43,791      $ 534      $      $ 44,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 393,859      $      $ 393,859  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

            16,898                      3,566               20,464  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 16,898      $      $      $ 397,425      $      $ 414,323  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series S Portfolio

 

For the period ended March 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 198,411      $      $ 198,411  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          16,753                      16,753  

Swaps

            (163,028                    (55,467             (218,495
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (163,028    $      $ 16,753      $ 142,944      $      $ (3,331
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (750,739    $      $ (750,739

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          149,430                      149,430  

Swaps

            20,515                      25,992               46,507  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 20,515      $      $ 149,430      $ (724,747    $      $ (554,802
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $147,962,089  

Average notional value of contracts — short

     $70,037,055  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

     $6,862,442  

Average amounts sold — in USD

     $663,311  

Credit default swaps

  

Average notional value — buy protection

     $7,252,500  

Average notional value — sell protection

     $4,115,000  

Interest rate swaps

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

     $—  (a)  

Average notional value — received fixed rate

     $4,980,140  

 

  (a) 

Derivative not held at any quarter-end. The risk exposure table serves as an indicator of activity during the period.

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Derivative Financial Instruments – Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

 

 
    Assets      Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 43,791      $  

Swaps — centrally cleared

           1,157  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  $ 43,791      $ 1,157  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

           (1,157
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 43,791      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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BATS: Series S Portfolio

 

The following tables present the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset(a) 

    

Non-

Cash

Collateral

Received(b)

    

Cash

Collateral

Received(b) 

    

Net

Amount of

Derivative

Assets(c)(d) 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

   $ 360      $      $      $      $ 360  

UBS AG

     43,431                             43,431  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 43,791      $      $      $      $ 43,791  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $      $ 126,102,314      $      $ 126,102,314  

Corporate Bonds

            96,968,870               96,968,870  

Foreign Agency Obligations

            1,666,845               1,666,845  

Foreign Government Obligations

            950,996               950,996  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

            34,834,206               34,834,206  

Preferred Securities

            568,160               568,160  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

            62,770,879               62,770,879  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            37,043,535               37,043,535  

Short-Term Securities

           

Commercial Paper

            1,466,570               1,466,570  

Money Market Funds

     4,208,582                      4,208,582  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            29,513,551               29,513,551  

Liabilities

           

TBA Sale Commitments

            (3,904,112             (3,904,112
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  4,208,582      $  387,981,814      $      $  392,190,396  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 43,791      $      $ 43,791  

Interest Rate Contracts

     534                      534  

Liabilities

           

Credit Contracts

            (16,898             (16,898

Interest Rate Contracts

     (393,859      (3,566             (397,425
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (393,325    $ 23,327      $      $ (369,998
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series V Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

     
Alaska — 1.4%                  

Alaska Housing Finance Corp.

     

Refunding RB, Series A, VRDN, (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 3.65%, 04/08/24(a)

    USD       300     $ 300,000  

Refunding RB, Series D, VRDN, (Federal Home Loan Bank SBPA), 3.64%, 04/08/24(a)

          1,300       1,300,000  
     

 

 

 
           1,600,000  
California — 0.5%                  

Southern California Public Power Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, (Bank of America NA SBPA), 4.39%, 04/01/24(a)

      600       600,000  
     

 

 

 
Colorado — 3.1%                  

City of Colorado Springs Utilities System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C, VRDN, (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. SBPA), 3.65%, 04/08/24(a)

      3,710       3,710,000  
     

 

 

 
Connecticut — 2.4%                  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority

     

Refunding RB, Sub-Series A-3, VRDN, (UBS AG SBPA), 3.67%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,100       2,100,000  

Refunding RB, Sub-Series C-3, VRDN, (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.62%, 04/08/24(a)

      725       725,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,825,000  
Florida — 9.9%                  

County of Escambia, RB, VRDN, 4.45%, 04/01/24(a)

      2,400       2,400,000  

County of St. Lucie Florida Power & Light Co., Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.80%, 04/08/24(a)

      400       400,000  

Highlands County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.65%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,950       1,950,000  

Hillsborough County, RB, TECP, (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 3.65%, 05/30/24

      1,000       1,000,167  

JEA Electric System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series THREE-B-3, VRDN, (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.60%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,750       2,750,000  

Orlando Utilities Commission, Refunding RB, Series B, VRDN, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 3.78%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,800       1,800,000  

Pinellas County Housing Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, (FHLMC LOC), 3.65%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,400       1,400,000  
     

 

 

 
        11,700,167  
Georgia — 1.8%                  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, RB, Series B, VRDN, 3.82%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,130       2,130,000  
     

 

 

 
Illinois — 9.1%                  

Illinois Finance Authority

     

RB, Series D-2, VRDN, (TD Bank NA LOC), 4.50%, 04/01/24(a)

      2,000       2,000,000  

Refunding RB, Sub-Series C-1, VRDN, (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA), 3.57%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,100       1,100,000  

Illinois Finance Authority Northwestern University, RB, Sub- Series D, VRDN, 3.10%, 04/08/24(a)

      3,300       3,300,000  

Illinois Finance Authority University of Chicago, Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.95%, 04/08/24(a)

      4,272       4,272,000  
     

 

 

 
        10,672,000  
Indiana — 0.6%                  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, (Barclays Bank plc LOC), 3.65%, 04/08/24(a)

      750       750,000  
     

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Iowa — 1.9%                  

Iowa Finance Authority

     

RB, Series E, VRDN, (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC COL), (Fannie Mae LIQ), (Federal Home Loan Bank SBPA), 3.62%, 04/08/24(a)

    USD       1,100     $ 1,100,000  

Refunding RB, Series C, VRDN, (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA LOC), 3.50%, 04/08/24(a)

         1,100          1,100,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,200,000  
Louisiana — 2.8%                  

Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A-1, VRDN, (Toronto-Dominion Bank LOC), 4.50%, 04/01/24(a)

      1,900       1,900,000  

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA LOC), 3.55%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,415       1,415,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,315,000  
Maryland — 0.2%                  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, VRDN, (TD Bank NA LOC), 3.78%, 04/08/24(a)

      200       200,000  
     

 

 

 
Massachusetts — 2.3%                  

City of Somerville, GO, Refunding, BAN, 5.00%, 05/30/24

      1,000       1,002,622  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, VRDN, (Wells Fargo Bank NA SBPA), 3.64%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,150       1,150,000  

Town of Plymouth, GO, Refunding, BAN, 5.00%, 06/28/24

      500       501,237  
     

 

 

 
        2,653,859  
Minnesota — 2.1%                  

City of Minneapolis, Refunding RB, Series C, VRDN, (Wells Fargo Bank NA LOC), 4.52%, 04/01/24(a)

      1,450       1,450,000  

County of Hennepin, GO, Refunding, Series B, VRDN, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 3.64%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,080       1,080,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,530,000  
Mississippi — 4.2%                  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp.

     

RB, Series A, VRDN, 4.62%, 04/01/24(a)

      450       450,000  

RB, Series F, VRDN, 4.62%, 04/01/24(a)

      400       400,000  

RB, Series G, VRDN, 4.35%, 04/01/24(a)

      2,100       2,100,000  

Mississippi Development Bank, RB, VRDN, 4.62%, 04/01/24(a)

      2,000       2,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        4,950,000  
Nebraska — 2.1%                  

Lincoln Nebraska Electric, RB, TECP, (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA), 3.60%, 06/10/24

      1,000       999,985  

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, RB, Series C, VRDN, (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC), (Federal Home Loan Bank SBPA), 3.50%, 04/08/24(a)

      525       525,000  

Omaha Public Power District, GO, TECP, (Bank of America NA SBPA), 3.60%, 07/02/24

      1,000       999,848  
     

 

 

 
        2,524,833  
Nevada — 2.3%                  

County of Clark Department of Aviation, Refunding RB, Series D-2B, VRDN, (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. LOC), 3.63%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,730       2,730,000  
     

 

 

 
New York — 9.2%                  

City of New York

     

GO, Series A-4, VRDN, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 4.50%, 04/01/24(a)

      500       500,000  

GO, Sub-Series B-4, VRDN, (Barclays Bank plc SBPA), 4.45%, 04/01/24(a)

      1,100       1,100,000  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series V Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)                  

City of New York

     

GO, Sub-Series F-6, VRDN, (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA), 4.55%, 04/01/24(a)

    USD       1,800     $ 1,800,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp.

     

RB, Series A-4, VRDN, (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.64%, 04/08/24(a)

          2,000          2,000,000  

RB, VRDN, (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.60%, 04/08/24(a)

      300       300,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority

     

RB, Series 2, VRDN, (Barclays Bank plc SBPA), 4.45%, 04/01/24(a)

      1,500       1,500,000  

Refunding RB, Series 2, VRDN, (Mizuho Bank Ltd. SBPA), 4.57%, 04/01/24(a)

      600       600,000  

Refunding RB, Series 5, VRDN, (Bank of America NA SBPA), 4.57%, 04/01/24(a)

      300       300,000  

Refunding RB, Series AA, VRDN, (Bank of America NA SBPA), 4.63%, 04/01/24(a)

      1,800       1,800,000  

New York State HFA, RB, Series A, VRDN, (Fannie Mae LIQ), 3.62%, 04/08/24(a)

      900       900,000  
     

 

 

 
        10,800,000  
North Dakota — 1.2%                  

North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, RB, Series E, VRDN, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 3.65%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,360       1,360,000  
     

 

 

 
Ohio — 7.1%                  

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, RB, Series A-R, VRDN, (BMO Harris Bank NA LOC), 3.97%, 04/08/24(a)

      3,300       3,300,000  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding RB, VRDN, (Ohio State Treasurer SBPA), 3.62%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,400       1,400,000  

Ohio Water Development Authority, RB, TECP, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 3.30%, 05/03/24

      1,000       999,975  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, RB, Series A, VRDN, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 3.55%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,625       2,625,000  
     

 

 

 
        8,324,975  
Pennsylvania — 1.6%                  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, VRDN, (TD Bank NA LOC), 3.70%, 04/08/24(a)

      850       850,000  

Washington County Authority, Refunding RB, Series RF, VRDN, 3.55%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,000       1,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,850,000  
Rhode Island — 1.8%                  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., RB, Series A, VRDN, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 3.97%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,100       2,100,000  
     

 

 

 
South Carolina — 2.1%                  

South Carolina Housing Finance & Development Authority, RB, VRDN, (Federal Home Loan Bank LOC), 3.93%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,675       1,675,000  

South Carolina Jobs EDA, RB, VRDN, (Federal Home Loan Bank LOC), 4.04%, 04/08/24(a)

      800       800,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,475,000  
South Dakota — 0.9%                  

South Dakota HDA, Refunding RB, Series B, VRDN, (South Dakota HDA SBPA), 3.64%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,025       1,025,000  
     

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Tennessee — 1.0%                  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County, RB, TECP, (TD Bank NA LOC), 3.55%, 04/17/24

    USD       1,000     $ 999,942  

Public Building Authority of Sevier County (The), RB, VRDN, (County GTD), (Bank of America NA LOC), 3.66%, 04/08/24(a)

            200            200,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,199,942  
Texas — 16.0%                  

Board of Regents University of Texas, RB, TECP, 3.45%, 09/20/24

      1,000       1,000,217  

Bowie County IDC, RB, VRDN, (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA LOC), 4.56%, 04/01/24(a)

      500       500,000  

City of Houston Combined Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C, VRDN, (Barclays Bank plc LOC), 3.97%, 04/08/24(a)

      3,445       3,445,000  

Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp., RB, VRDN, 4.62%, 04/01/24(a)

      1,000       1,000,000  

Permanent University Fund

     

RB, Series A, VRDN, (University of Texas Investment Management Co. LIQ), 3.95%, 04/08/24(a)

      3,200       3,200,000  

RB, TECP, (University of Texas Investment Management Co. LIQ), 3.60%, 07/11/24

      1,000       999,980  

Port of Port Arthur Navigation District, Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.60%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,700       2,700,000  

Red River Education Finance Corp., RB, VRDN, (TD Bank NA SBPA), 3.60%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,000       1,000,000  

State of Texas

     

GO, Series B, VRDN, (Federal Home Loan Bank SBPA), 3.55%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,005       1,005,000  

GO, VRDN, (Federal Home Loan Bank SBPA), 3.55%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,410       2,410,000  

GO, VRDN, (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. LOC), 3.75%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,000       1,000,000  

University of Texas, RB, TECP, 3.48%, 10/18/24

      500       500,268  
     

 

 

 
        18,760,465  
Utah — 3.2%                  

City of Murray, RB, Series A, VRDN, 3.65%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,800       1,800,000  

County of Utah, RB, Series E, VRDN, (JPMorgan Chase Bank NA SBPA), 3.60%, 04/08/24(a)

      2,000       2,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,800,000  
Virginia — 1.9%                  

Fairfax County IDA, Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.68%, 04/08/24(a)

      940       940,000  

Loudoun County EDA, RB, Series B, VRDN, 3.79%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,295       1,295,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,235,000  
Washington — 1.3%                  

Washington Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB, Series VR, VRDN, (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.62%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,500       1,500,000  
     

 

 

 
Wisconsin — 5.5%                  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, VRDN, (TD Bank NA LOC), 4.40%, 04/01/24(a)

      2,600       2,600,000  

University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, VRDN, (BMO Harris Bank NA SBPA), 4.45%, 04/01/24(a)

      300       300,000  

Wisconsin Housing & EDA RB, Series C, VRDN, (Federal Home Loan Bank SBPA), 3.70%, 04/08/24(a)

      1,700       1,700,000  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

March 31, 2024

  

BATS: Series V Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Wisconsin (continued)                  

Wisconsin Housing & EDA

     

RB, Series C, VRDN, (FNMA COL), (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.62%, 04/08/24(a)

    USD       1,390     $ 1,390,000  

RB, Series D, VRDN, (FNMA COL), (Royal Bank of Canada SBPA), 3.62%, 04/08/24(a)

            450       450,000  
     

 

 

 
        6,440,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%

     

(Cost: $116,960,750)

         116,961,241  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

 

      555,332  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $ 117,516,573  
     

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

  

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Short-Term Securities

           

Municipal Bonds

   $      $ 116,961,241      $      $ 116,961,241  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series A Portfolio
    BATS:
Series C Portfolio
    BATS:
Series E Portfolio
 

ASSETS

     

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $  2,587,902,285     $  421,423,804     $  414,550,831  

Cash

    1,386,923       844,256       494,473   

Cash pledged:

     

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    900,000              

Futures contracts

          1,040,000        

Centrally cleared swaps

          1,051,000        

Receivables:

     

Investments sold

          1,471,328       1,857,029  

TBA sale commitments

    21,864,982              

Capital shares sold

    117,688       515,994       579,487  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    526,442       33,007       160,443  

Interest — unaffiliated

    13,979,536       4,640,178       4,710,456  

From the Manager

    154,838       131,653       44,184  

Principal paydowns

    24,075              

Swap premiums paid

    9,434       155,376        

Unrealized appreciation on:

     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    133,705              

OTC swaps

    22,764       46,257        

Unfunded commitments

                3,445,231  

Prepaid expenses

    27,922       18,698       116,601  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,627,050,594       431,371,551       425,958,735  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Cash received:

     

Collateral — OTC derivatives

          730,000        

TBA sale commitments at value(d)

    21,918,670              

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

    97,569,538       4,280,094       4,839,993  

Accounting services fees

    24,551       9,393       9,213  

Capital shares redeemed

    254,958       474,623       289,001  

Income dividend distributions

    12,621,234       1,798,159       1,507,181  

Interest expense and fees

                83,547  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    5,764       989       666  

Other accrued expenses

    43,248       44,112       30,706  

Printing and postage fees

    10,817       8,200       8,253  

Professional fees

    65,206       64,888       62,745  

Registration fees

          101,318       2,099  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

          34,735        

Swap premiums received

    210,356       202,471        

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

    286,024       25,529        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    133,010,366       7,774,511       6,833,404  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

     

TOB Trust Certificates

                6,647,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

                6,647,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    133,010,366       7,774,511       13,480,404  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

     

NET ASSETS

  $ 2,494,040,228     $ 423,597,040     $ 412,478,331  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,680,324,152     $ 489,928,127     $ 441,326,892  

Accumulated loss

    (186,283,924     (66,331,087     (28,848,561
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $  2,494,040,228     $  423,597,040     $  412,478,331  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series A Portfolio
    BATS:
Series C Portfolio
    BATS:
Series E Portfolio
 

NET ASSET VALUE

     

Shares outstanding

    265,471,558       46,780,567       40,657,220  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.39     $ 9.05     $ 10.15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $  2,711,699,827      $  432,294,344      $  432,420,908   

(d) Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

  $ 21,864,982     $     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series M Portfolio
    BATS:
Series P Portfolio
    BATS:
Series S Portfolio
 

ASSETS

     

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $  1,428,569,532     $     $  396,094,508  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

          1,348,560        

Cash

    1,697,178       4,161,307       328,168  

Cash pledged:

     

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    760,000              

Futures contracts

    1,306,000       140,190       1,407,000  

Centrally cleared swaps

    1,000       3,000       251,000  

Foreign currency, at value(c)

                151,742  

Receivables:

     

Investments sold

    21,643,052             3,086,376  

TBA sale commitments

    162,731,894             3,927,672  

Capital shares sold

    1,304,390             674,439  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    31,442             56,052  

Dividends — affiliated

          5,326        

Interest — unaffiliated

    3,885,575             1,863,599  

From the Manager

    152,454       36,115       164,737  

Principal paydowns

                2,916  

Swap premiums paid

    359,562              

Unrealized appreciation on:

     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                43,791  

OTC swaps

    1,174,505              

Prepaid expenses

    30,570       9,662       16,949  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,623,647,154       5,704,160       408,068,949  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Cash received:

     

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    820,000              

Collateral — TBA commitments

    736              

TBA sale commitments at value(d)

    162,982,408             3,904,112  

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

    305,491,879             9,140,766  

Accounting services fees

    15,557       5,545       9,177  

Capital shares redeemed

    2,160,501             1,249,624  

Income dividend distributions

    3,880,983             1,535,045  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    2,745       137       1,068  

Other accrued expenses

    52,166       6,601       38,936  

Printing and postage fees

    7,936       7,998       8,204  

Professional fees

    56,252       44,500       60,964  

Registration fees

    258,427       5,441       186,767  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    28       113       1,157  

Swap premiums received

    535,149              

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps

    998,918              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    477,263,685       70,335       16,135,820  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

     

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,146,383,469     $ 5,633,825     $ 391,933,129  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,340,694,668     $ 30,991,247     $ 421,515,551  

Accumulated loss

    (194,311,199     (25,357,422     (29,582,422
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $   1,146,383,469     $   5,633,825     $  391,933,129  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series M Portfolio
    BATS:
Series P Portfolio
    BATS:
Series S Portfolio
 

NET ASSET VALUE

     

Shares outstanding

    138,482,026       541,772       43,099,774  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 8.28     $ 10.40     $ 9.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001     $ 0.001     $ 0.001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $  1,515,827,366     $     $  401,473,435  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $     $ 1,373,919     $  

(c)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $     $     $ 152,859  

(d) Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

  $ 162,731,894     $     $ 3,927,672  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L  S T A T E M E N T S

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series V Portfolio
 

ASSETS

 

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $  116,961,241  

Cash

    76,446  

Receivables:

 

Capital shares sold

    581,651  

Interest — unaffiliated

    490,891  

From the Manager

    73,764  

Prepaid expenses

    28,341  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    118,212,334  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payables:

 

Accounting services fees

    6,917  

Capital shares redeemed

    278,671  

Income dividend distributions

    336,232  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    84  

Other accrued expenses

    6,020  

Printing and postage fees

    6,503  

Professional fees

    61,334  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    695,761  
 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 117,516,573  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 117,515,626  

Accumulated earnings

    947  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 117,516,573  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Shares outstanding

    11,762,359  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.99  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited  
 

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.001  
 

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $   116,960,750  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series A Portfolio
    BATS:
Series C Portfolio
    BATS:
Series E Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 8,185,280     $ 318,895     $ 1,343,809  

Interest — unaffiliated

    131,952,734       18,126,435       15,383,168  

Other income

    42,589       39,395       13,463  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    140,180,603       18,484,725       16,740,440  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Accounting services

    149,438       56,230       54,029  

Professional

    103,293       83,003       146,217  

Pricing

    69,134       67,594       64,609  

Registration

    54,413       41,349       40,138  

Custodian

    45,843       8,025       5,374  

Trustees and Officer

    39,347       7,059       6,857  

Transfer agent

    22,038       175,091       28,971  

Printing and postage

    9,133       10,045       9,535  

Miscellaneous

    104,752       17,822       8,882  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense and fees

    597,391       466,218       364,612  

Interest expense

    9,166             35  

Interest expense and fees(a)

                329,633  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    606,557       466,218       694,280  

Less:

     

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (583,178     (453,548     (360,494
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    23,379       12,670       333,786  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     140,157,224        18,472,055        16,406,654   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (21,551,017     (21,317,218     (4,028,387

Options written

          383,437        

Futures contracts

          (242,986     (266,242

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    246,266              

Foreign currency transactions

    (4,542     (39      

Swaps

    (9,850     (451,027      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (21,319,143     (21,627,833     (4,294,629
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    68,649,044       23,531,177       3,577,397  

Futures contracts

          (560,239     266,330  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    138,356              

Swaps

    607,744       (218,406      

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    (17,129            

Unfunded commitments

                3,445,231  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    69,378,015       22,752,532       7,288,958  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    48,058,872       1,124,699       2,994,329  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 188,216,096     $ 19,596,754     $  19,400,983  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Related to TOB Trusts.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series M Portfolio
    BATS:
Series P Portfolio
    BATS:
Series S Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 395,910     $ 231,769     $ 241,642  

Dividends — affiliated

          201,632        

Interest — unaffiliated

    45,236,297             16,321,498  

Other income

    55,378       75,093       86,359  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    45,687,585       508,494       16,649,499  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Transfer agent

    183,904       14,311       183,100  

Accounting services

    93,562       34,268       56,244  

Custodian

    74,335       3,382       29,169  

Professional

    71,432       56,543       76,220  

Pricing

    71,341       26       51,408  

Registration

    60,041       24,211       87,075  

Trustees and Officer

    20,189       1,465       8,248  

Printing and postage

    8,816       8,320       7,968  

Miscellaneous

    54,077        2,994        35,146   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

    637,697       145,520       534,578  

Interest expense

    2             16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    637,699       145,520       534,594  

Less:

     

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (621,705     (143,062     (520,919
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    15,994       2,458       13,675  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    45,671,591       506,036       16,635,824  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized loss from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (15,200,752           (3,500,819

Investments — affiliated

          (336,866      

Futures contracts

    (1,138,373     397,910       198,411  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                16,753  

Foreign currency transactions

                76,261  

Swaps

    (141,108     660       (218,495
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (16,480,233     61,704       (3,427,889
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (5,823,728           6,771,022  

Investments — affiliated

          364,525        

Futures contracts

    303,172       923,325       (750,739

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                149,430  

Foreign currency translations

          (27     (4,555

Swaps

    349,815       720       46,507  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,170,741     1,288,543       6,211,665  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (21,650,974     1,350,247       2,783,776  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $    24,020,617     $   1,856,283     $   19,419,600  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

Year Ended March 31, 2024

 

     BATS:
Series V Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest — unaffiliated

  $ 2,962,662  

Other income

    267  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    2,962,929  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Professional

    82,431  

Accounting services

    40,816  

Registration

    35,792  

Transfer agent

    17,792  

Pricing

    9,080  

Printing and postage

    8,371  

Custodian

    3,910  

Trustees and Officer

    3,236  

Miscellaneous

    17,549  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

    218,977  

Interest expense

    1,088  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    220,065  

Less:

 

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (216,479
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    3,586  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,959,343  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    3,814  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    3,814  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $   2,963,157  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BATS: Series A Portfolio     BATS: Series C Portfolio  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Year Ended

03/31/24

   

Year Ended

03/31/23

   

Year Ended

03/31/24

   

Year Ended

03/31/23

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 140,157,224     $ 116,315,564     $ 18,472,055     $ 13,898,073  

Net realized loss

    (21,319,143     (36,526,036     (21,627,833     (30,835,501

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    69,378,015       (93,175,475     22,752,532       (9,785,502
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    188,216,096       (13,385,947     19,596,754       (26,722,930
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (139,801,698 )       (116,299,178 )       (18,482,170 )       (13,928,770 )  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    22,051,489       (81,749,602     43,563,103       (56,907,191
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    70,465,887       (211,434,727     44,677,687       (97,558,891

Beginning of year

    2,423,574,341       2,635,009,068       378,919,353       476,478,244  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $  2,494,040,228     $  2,423,574,341     $  423,597,040     $  378,919,353  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    BATS: Series E Portfolio     BATS: Series M Portfolio  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 16,406,654     $ 13,768,461     $ 45,671,591     $ 31,605,143  

Net realized loss

    (4,294,629     (8,168,616     (16,480,233     (56,374,807

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    7,288,958       (24,924,479     (5,170,741     (27,770,327
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    19,400,983       (19,324,634     24,020,617       (52,539,991
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (16,206,570 )       (20,539,863 )       (44,108,637 )       (31,852,649 )  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    66,912,335       (282,588     60,573,605       64,095,151  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    70,106,748       (40,147,085     40,485,585       (20,297,489

Beginning of year

    342,371,583       382,518,668       1,105,897,884       1,126,195,373  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 412,478,331     $ 342,371,583     $ 1,146,383,469     $ 1,105,897,884  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L  S T A T E M E N T S

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    BATS: Series P Portfolio     BATS: Series S Portfolio  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 506,036     $ 729,736     $ 16,635,824     $ 12,462,833  

Net realized gain (loss)

    61,704       7,184,652       (3,427,889     (11,552,187

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,288,543       (2,813,282     6,211,665       1,523,646  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1,856,283       5,101,106       19,419,600       2,434,292  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (640,002     (485,022     (17,132,314     (13,672,605
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (22,168,143     (32,601,874     (11,225,214     3,836,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total decrease in net assets

    (20,951,862 )       (27,985,790 )       (8,937,928 )       (7,401,508 )  

Beginning of year

    26,585,687       54,571,477       400,871,057       408,272,565  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 5,633,825     $ 26,585,687     $  391,933,129     $  400,871,057  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    BATS: Series V Portfolio  
 

 

 

 
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment income

  $ 2,959,343     $ 824,129  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    3,814       3,089  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,963,157       827,218  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,961,031 )       (821,985 )  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    32,075,499       75,232,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total increase in net assets

    32,077,625       75,237,787  

Beginning of year

    85,438,948       10,201,161  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $  117,516,573     $  85,438,948  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L  S T A T E M E N T S

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BATS: Series A Portfolio  
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.19     $ 9.67     $ 9.99     $ 9.05     $ 9.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.57       0.43       0.26       0.31       0.45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.20       (0.48     (0.31     0.94       (0.94
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.77       (0.05     (0.05     1.25       (0.49
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

         

From net investment income

    (0.57     (0.42     (0.27     (0.31     (0.45

From net realized gain

          (0.01                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.57     (0.43     (0.27     (0.31     (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.39     $ 9.19     $ 9.67     $ 9.99     $ 9.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

         

Based on net asset value

    8.66     (0.42 )%      (0.59 )%      13.95     (5.22 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(d)

         

Total expenses

    0.03     0.02     0.02     0.04     0.05
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.18     4.65     2.64     3.20     4.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  2,494,040     $  2,423,574     $  2,635,009     $  1,541,153     $  1,035,675  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    53     43     45     26     48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(e) 

Amount is less than 0.005%.

(f) 

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

           
         Year Ended
03/31/24
      Year Ended
03/31/23
      Year Ended
03/31/22
      Year Ended
03/31/21
      Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

       42      30      34      26      48 %  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BATS: Series C Portfolio  
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.03     $ 9.84     $ 10.69     $ 10.49     $ 10.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.41       0.32       0.28       0.33       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.02       (0.81     (0.66     0.60       0.27  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.43       (0.49     (0.38     0.93       0.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

         

From net investment income

    (0.41     (0.32     (0.29     (0.33     (0.38

From net realized gain

                (0.18     (0.40     (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.41     (0.32     (0.47     (0.73     (0.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.05     $ 9.03     $ 9.84     $ 10.69     $ 10.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

         

Based on net asset value

    4.98     (4.92 )%      (3.88 )%      8.70     6.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(d)

         

Total expenses

    0.12     0.12     0.10     0.09     0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.01     0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.66     3.50     2.59     2.96     3.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  423,597     $  378,919     $  476,478     $  534,926     $  464,267  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    103     47     42     85     83
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(e) 

Amount is less than 0.005%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BATS: Series E Portfolio  
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 10.01     $ 11.14     $ 11.75     $ 10.53     $ 10.91  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.46       0.43       0.46       0.45       0.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.13       (0.92     (0.56     1.22       (0.37
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.59       (0.49     (0.10     1.67       0.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

         

From net investment income

    (0.45     (0.46     (0.45     (0.45     (0.44

From net realized gain

          (0.18     (0.06            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.45     (0.64     (0.51     (0.45     (0.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.15     $ 10.01     $ 11.14     $ 11.75     $ 10.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

         

Based on net asset value

    6.18     (4.21 )%      (1.07 )%      16.16     0.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(d)

         

Total expenses

    0.20     0.26     0.11     0.15     0.18
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.09     0.11     0.03     0.04     0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense and fees

    0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.66     4.16     3.80     4.06     3.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  412,478     $  342,372     $  382,519     $  400,615     $  313,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 6,647     $ 8,889     $ 22,111     $ 18,987     $ 10,713  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19     37     26     31     54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(e) 

Amount is less than 0.005%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BATS: Series M Portfolio  
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 8.42     $ 9.11     $ 9.77     $ 9.81     $ 9.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.33       0.25       0.11       0.21       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     (0.68     (0.59     0.05       0.25  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.18       (0.43     (0.48     0.26       0.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.32     (0.26     (0.18     (0.30     (0.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 8.28     $ 8.42     $ 9.11     $ 9.77     $ 9.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

         

Based on net asset value

    2.19     (4.76 )%      (4.98 )%      2.68     5.86
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(d)

         

Total expenses

    0.06     0.06     0.06     0.05     0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)       0.00 %(e)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.99     2.97     1.11     2.12     3.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  1,146,383     $  1,105,898     $  1,126,195     $  1,197,167     $  1,006,778  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    704     873     1,473     1,500     1,316
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(e) 

Amount is less than 0.005%.

(f) 

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

           
         Year Ended
03/31/24
      Year Ended
03/31/23
      Year Ended
03/31/22
      Year Ended
03/31/21
      Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

       420      521      665      896      813 %  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BATS: Series P Portfolio  
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.75     $ 8.95     $ 8.69     $ 7.92     $ 9.25  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.31       0.15       0.04       0.06       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.78       0.76       0.22       0.71       (1.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.09       0.91       0.26       0.77       (1.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

         

From net investment income

    (0.44     (0.11                 (0.12

Return of capital

                            (0.00 )(c)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.44     (0.11                 (0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.40     $ 9.75     $ 8.95     $ 8.69     $ 7.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

         

Based on net asset value

    11.44     10.14     2.99     9.72     (13.25 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

         

Total expenses

    0.88     0.33     0.28     0.46     0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.01     0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.06     1.55     0.45     0.71     1.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  5,634     $  26,586     $  54,571     $  53,175     $  41,305  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    0     9     0     36     15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Amount is less than 0.005%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BATS: Series S Portfolio  
     Year Ended
03/31/24
    Year Ended
03/31/23
    Year Ended
03/31/22
    Year Ended
03/31/21
    Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.04     $ 9.28     $ 9.73     $ 9.23     $ 9.50  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.38       0.27       0.14       0.18       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.06       (0.21     (0.43     0.54       (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.44       0.06       (0.29     0.72       0.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

         

From net investment income

    (0.39     (0.28     (0.16     (0.22     (0.31

From net realized gain

          (0.02                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.39     (0.30     (0.16     (0.22     (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 9.09     $ 9.04     $ 9.28     $ 9.73     $ 9.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

         

Based on net asset value

    4.98     0.62     (3.02 )%      7.80 %(d)       0.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

         

Total expenses

    0.13     0.10     0.12     0.13     1.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.01     0.02     0.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)       0.01     0.00 %(f)       0.00 %(f)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.19     2.96     1.42     1.89     2.84
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  391,933     $  400,871     $  408,273     $  398,906     $  146,302  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    166     127     68     124     144
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Includes a payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Amount is less than 0.005%.

(g) 

Includes MDRs. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

           
         Year Ended
03/31/24
      Year Ended
03/31/23
      Year Ended
03/31/22
      Year Ended
03/31/21
      Year Ended
03/31/20
 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

       140      106      67      122      101 %  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BATS: Series V Portfolio  
     
Year Ended
03/31/24
 
 
   
Year Ended
03/31/23
 
 
   

Period From
05/05/21

to 03/31/22

 
(a)  

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.99     $ 9.99     $ 10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.34       0.22       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (0.00 )(c)       (0.04     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.34       0.18       0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.34     (0.18     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.99     $ 9.99     $ 9.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

     

Based on net asset value

    3.44     1.83     0.01 %(f) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

     

Total expenses

    0.25     0.52     4.06 %(h)(i) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.00 %(j)       0.00 %(j)       0.00 %(h)(j) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.39     2.21     0.13 %(h)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 117,517     $ 85,439     $ 10,201  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    170     189     283
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Audit, offering, organization and printing costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 4.35%.

(j) 

Amount is less than 0.005%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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1.

ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The following, each of which is a series of the Trust, are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:

 

 

Fund Name   Herein Referred To As    Diversification Classification

 

BATS: Series A Portfolio

  Series A   Diversified

BATS: Series C Portfolio

  Series C   Diversified

BATS: Series E Portfolio

  Series E   Diversified

BATS: Series M Portfolio

  Series M   Diversified

BATS: Series P Portfolio

  Series P   Diversified

BATS: Series S Portfolio

  Series S   Diversified

BATS: Series V Portfolio

  Series V   Diversified

 

Shares of the Funds are offered to separate account clients of the adviser, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or certain of its affiliates. Shares of Series A are also offered to collective trust funds managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., an affiliate of the Manager, and mutual funds advised by the Manager or its affiliates. Participants in wrap-fee programs pay a single aggregate fee to the program sponsor for all costs and expenses of the wrap-fee programs including investment advice and portfolio execution.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by the Manager or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed (the “trade dates”). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Bank Overdraft: Certain Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly, except for Series P, which declares and pays dividends at least annually. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Trustees. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

 

 

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The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Trustees’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Funds until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan. Net appreciation (depreciation) in the value of participants’ deferral accounts is allocated among the participating funds in the BlackRock Fixed Income Complex and reflected as Trustee and Officer expense on the Statements of Operations. The Trustee and Officer expense may be negative as a result of a decrease in value of the deferred accounts.

Offering Costs: Offering costs are amortized over a 12-month period beginning with the commencement of operations of a class of shares.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby credits are earned on uninvested cash balances. For financial reporting purposes, custodian credits, if any, are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of each Fund has approved the designation of each Fund’s Manager as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third-party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”).

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

 

   

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price, is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

 

 

 

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For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilized by the Valuation Committee include one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

 
Standard Inputs Generally Considered By The Valuation Committee And Third-Party Pricing Services
Market approach   (i)  

recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

  (ii)  

recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

    (iii)  

market multiples of comparable issuers.

Income approach   (i)  

future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

  (ii)  

quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

    (iii)  

other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

Cost approach   (i)  

audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

  (ii)  

changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

  (iii)  

relevant news and other public sources; and

    (iv)  

known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involves a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but 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); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a Fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities

 

 

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issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation-indexed and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is included as interest income in the Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. With regard to municipal inflation-indexed bonds and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds, the inflation adjustment is typically reflected in the semi-annual coupon payment. As a result, the principal value of municipal inflation-indexed bonds and such corporate inflation-indexed bonds does not adjust according to the rate of inflation.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities, may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or Mortgage Assets. The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped mortgage-backed securities are typically issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (IOs) and principal (POs) distributions on a pool of Mortgage Assets. Stripped mortgage-backed securities may be privately issued.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics. In the case of trust preferred securities, an affiliated business trust of a corporation issues these securities, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured with either a fixed or adjustable coupon that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of these securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged or in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result

 

 

 

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in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. Since the rates reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the NAV of a fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate loan interests. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a fund’s investment policies.

When a fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Funds may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Funds’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions. These types of securities may be considered unfunded and may obligate the Funds to make future cash payments. An unfunded commitment is marked-to-market and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is separately presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of period end, the Funds had the following unfunded commitments:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Investment Name   

Commitment

Amount

     Value     

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Series E

  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Series B-1     $ 2,323,863      $ 2,774,886      $ 451,023  

Series E

  Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Series B-2       11,249,141        14,243,349        2,994,208  
          

 

 

 
           $ 3,445,231  
          

 

 

 

TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of securities, including mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date, if there are expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions, or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.

In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a fund mitigate its counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Typically, a fund is permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral it receives; however, the counterparty is not permitted to do so. To the extent amounts due to a fund are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain Funds may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and a fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

 

 

 

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Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: Certain Funds leverage their assets through the use of “TOB Trust” transactions. The funds transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose trust (a “TOB Trust”). A TOB Trust issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third-party investors, and residual inverse floating rate interests (“TOB Residuals”), which are issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. The TOB Residuals held by a fund provide the fund with the right to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates to the TOB Trust at par plus accrued interest. The funds may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust. Other funds managed by the investment adviser may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a fund has contributed bonds. If multiple BlackRock-advised funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the economic rights and obligations under the TOB Residuals will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.

TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third-party bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day. The tendered TOB Trust Certificates are remarketed by a Remarketing Agent. In the event of a failed remarketing, the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased TOB Trust Certificates held by the TOB Trust and will be subject to an increased interest rate based on number of days the loan is outstanding.

The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a fund, upon the occurrence of a termination event as defined in the TOB Trust agreement. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, a TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the Liquidity Provider. Upon certain termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders will be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Funds) whereas in other termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders and TOB Residuals holders will be paid pro rata.

While a fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they restrict the ability of a fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. Each Fund’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trust is considered a secured borrowing for financial reporting purposes. The cash received by the TOB Trust from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less certain transaction expenses, is paid to a Fund. A Fund typically invests the cash received in additional municipal bonds.

Accounting for TOB Trusts: The municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in a Fund’s Schedules of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in Other Liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Any loans drawn by the TOB Trust pursuant to the liquidity facility to purchase tendered TOB Trust Certificates are shown as Loan for TOB Trust Certificates. The carrying amount of a Fund’s payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.

Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by a Fund on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the TOB Trust transaction and other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Fees paid upon creation of the TOB Trust are recorded as debt issuance costs and are amortized to interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations to the expected maturity of the TOB Trust. In connection with the restructurings of the TOB Trusts to non-bank sponsored TOB Trusts, a Fund incurred non-recurring, legal and restructuring fees, which are recorded as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Amounts recorded within interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations are:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Interest Expense      Liquidity Fees      Other Expenses      Total  

 

 

Series E

  $ 295,315      $ 25,785      $ 8,533      $  329,633  

 

 

For the year ended March 31, 2024, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s TOB Trusts:

 

 

 
Fund Name  

Underlying

Municipal Bonds

Transferred to

TOB Trusts(a)

   

Liability for

TOB Trust

Certificates(b)

   

Range of

Interest Rates

on TOB Trust

Certificates at

Period End

    

Average

TOB Trust

Certificates

Outstanding

    

Daily Weighted

Average

Rate of

Interest and

Other Expenses

on TOB Trusts

 

 

 

Series E

  $ 12,244,099      $ 6,647,000        3.67% - 3.94%       $ 7,890,309         4.11

 

 

 

  (a) 

The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust are generally high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB Trust transaction may include a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider in the event of default of the municipal bond. The TOB Trust would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and the Funds, as TOB Residuals holders, would be responsible for reimbursement of any payments of principal and interest made by the credit enhancement provider. The maximum potential amounts owed by the Funds, for such reimbursements, as applicable, are included in the maximum potential amounts disclosed for recourse TOB Trusts in the Schedules of Investments.

 
  (b) 

TOB Trusts may be structured on a non-recourse or recourse basis. When a Fund invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider may be required to make a payment under the liquidity facility to allow the TOB Trust to repurchase TOB Trust Certificates. The Liquidity Provider will be reimbursed from the liquidation of bonds held in the TOB Trust. If a Fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a Fund enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a Fund is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for any shortfall between the amount paid by the Liquidity Provider and proceeds received from liquidation of municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). As a result, if a Fund invests in a recourse TOB Trust, a Fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple funds participate in any such TOB Trust, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by a Fund at March 31, 2024, in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by a Fund at March 31, 2024.

 

 

 

 

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5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market. The contracts are traded OTC and not on an organized exchange.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.

Options: The Funds may purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value –unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Funds write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

   

Swaptions – The Funds may purchase and write swaptions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Funds’ holdings, as a duration management technique or to protect against an increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The purchaser and writer of a swaption is buying or granting the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC

 

 

 

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swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Funds’ counterparty on the swap. The Funds are required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker variation margin. Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty are amortized over the term of the contract and recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statements of Operations, including those at termination.

 

   

Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are entered into to manage exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which a fund is not otherwise exposed (credit risk).

The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

   

Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate (interest rate risk).

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex interest rate swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

 

   

Forward swaps — The Funds may enter into forward interest rate swaps and forward total return swaps. In a forward swap, each Fund and the counterparty agree to make periodic net payments beginning on a specified date or a net payment at termination.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparties are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

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6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory services. The Manager receives no advisory fee from the Funds under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

With respect to each Fund, except for Series E and Series V, the Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager.

Service and Distribution Fees: The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into a Distribution Agreement with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager.

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Reimbursements: The Manager contractually agreed to waive all fees and pay or reimburse all operating expenses of each Fund, except extraordinary expenses. Extraordinary expenses may include interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other fund expenses. This agreement has no fixed termination date. With respect to Series C, Series E, Series M, Series P, Series S and Series V, the Manager does not charge the Funds a management fee, although investors in the Funds will pay a fee to BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager, or their managed account program sponsor. With respect to Series A, the Manager does not charge the Fund a management fee, although investors in the Fund that are (i) retail and institutional separately managed account clients of BIM will pay a fee to BIM or their managed account program sponsor, (ii) participants in the collective trust funds managed by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), an affiliate of the Manager, that invest in the Fund will pay a fee to BTC, and (iii) mutual funds that are advised by the Manager or its affiliates will pay the Manager or its affiliate a management fee pursuant to a management agreement between each such fund and BlackRock or its affiliate. The Manager waived fees for each Fund which are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.

Although the Funds do not compensate the Manager directly for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement, because each Fund is an investment option for certain wrap-fee or other separately managed account program clients, the Manager may benefit from the fees charged to such clients who have retained the Manager’s affiliates to manage their accounts. The Manager waived fees for each Fund which are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. The waivers were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Amounts Waived  

 

 

Series A

  $ 583,178  

Series C

    453,548  

Series E

    360,494  

Series M

    621,705  

Series P

    143,062  

Series S

    520,919  

Series V

    216,479  

 

 

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Each Fund is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets, to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trustees and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the year ended March 31, 2024, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
Fund Name   Purchases      Sales      

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Series V

  $  4,106,561       $  15,309,771       $  

 

 

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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns and mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name/Asset Type   Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Series A

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

  $  1,307,978,619       $  1,140,068,759  

Series C

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

    386,888,439        342,312,082  

U.S. Government Securities

    56,208,828        55,353,660  

Series E

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

    96,673,677        57,841,452  

Series M

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

    9,650,940,531        9,566,850,150  

Series P

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

           6,581,500  

Series S

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

    571,977,219        587,796,198  

U.S. Government Securities

    42,947,022        29,768,325  

Series V

    

Non-U.S. Government Securities

    172,621,950        139,895,000  

 

 

For the year ended March 31, 2024, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Series A

  $    240,794,546      $    241,130,273  

Series M

    3,862,944,810        3,861,913,779  

Series S

    97,850,566        97,795,816  

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of March 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

Fund Name

   
Year Ended
March 31, 2024
 
 
    
Year Ended
March 31, 2023
 
 

Series A

    

Ordinary income

  $ 139,801,698      $ 116,299,178  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series C

    

Ordinary income

  $ 18,482,170      $ 13,928,770  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series E

    

Tax-exempt income

  $ 16,139,547      $ 14,910,024  

Ordinary income

    67,023        107,742  

Long term capital gains

           5,522,097  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 16,206,570      $ 20,539,863  

Series M

    

Ordinary income

  $ 44,108,637      $ 31,852,649  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series P

    

Ordinary income

  $ 640,002      $ 485,022  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series S

    

Ordinary income

  $ 17,132,314      $ 13,672,605  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Series V

    

Tax-exempt income

  $ 2,960,931      $ 819,875  

Ordinary income

    100        2,110  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
    $ 2,961,031      $ 821,985  

As of March 31, 2024, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

Fund Name   Undistributed tax-exempt income     

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

    

Non-expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards(a)

   

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)(b)

    Total  

Series A

  $      $ 1,201,681      $ (63,337,034   $ (124,148,571     $ (186,283,924

Series C

                  (54,102,185     (12,228,902     (66,331,087

Series E

    245,863               (14,538,216     (14,556,208     (28,848,561

Series M

           2,742,234        (109,703,098     (87,350,335     (194,311,199

Series P

           116,735        (25,432,893     (41,264     (25,357,422

Series S

                  (23,638,429     (5,943,993     (29,582,422

Series V

    456                     491       947  

 

(a)  

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

(b)   

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, amortization and accretion methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures and foreign currency exchange contracts, the accounting for swap agreements, the treatment of residual interests in tender option bond trusts and the classification of investments.

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforwards:

 

      Series P   

Amount utilized

    $ 922,427  

As of March 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Series A

  $  2,711,731,637      $ 12,961,479      $ (137,110,050)     $  (124,148,571

Series C

    433,332,061        4,987,412        (17,079,975     (12,092,563

Series E

    425,905,270        8,697,929        (23,254,137     (14,556,208

Series M

    1,515,844,580        7,053,570        (94,403,905     (87,350,335

Series P

    1,388,855        383,645        (424,835     (41,190

Series S

    401,557,463        1,898,362        (7,344,574     (5,446,212

Series V

    116,960,750        1,089        (598     491  

 

 

 

 

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9.

BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is party to a 364-day, $2.50 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple SOFR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2024 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

Series E structures and “sponsors” the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals and has certain duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.

As short-term interest rates rise, Series E’s investments in the TOB Trusts may adversely affect Series E’s net investment income and dividends to shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect Series E’s NAV per share.

The SEC and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the “Risk Retention Rules”). The Risk Retention Rules would require the sponsor of a TOB Trust to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the underlying assets supporting the TOB Trust’s municipal bonds. The Risk Retention Rules may adversely affect Series E’s ability to engage in TOB Trust transactions or increase the costs of such transactions in certain circumstances.

TOB Trusts constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Any modifications or changes to rules governing TOB Trusts may adversely impact the municipal market and Series E, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. The ultimate impact of any potential modifications on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

Certain obligations held by Series V have a credit enhancement or liquidity feature that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation when due. These enhancements, which may include letters of credit, stand-by bond purchase agreements and/or third-party insurance, are issued by financial institutions. The value of the obligations may be affected by changes in creditworthiness of the entities that provide the credit enhancements or liquidity features. Series V monitors its exposure by reviewing the creditworthiness of the issuers, as well as the financial institutions issuing the credit enhancements and by limiting the amount of holdings with credit enhancements from one financial institution.

Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political or economic changes, including changes made in the law after issuance of the securities, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders, including in connection with an issuer insolvency. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the tax benefits supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. Municipal securities may be less liquid than taxable bonds, and there may be less publicly available information on the financial condition of municipal security issuers than for issuers of other securities.

Valuation Risk: The price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of

 

 

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those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the period of historically low interest rates that ended in March 2022. The Federal Reserve has raised the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities, and could negatively impact certain Funds’ performance.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes a greater risk of prepayment or payment extension by securities issuers. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions. Investment percentages in these securities are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments that recently transitioned from, or continue to be tied to, the London Interbank Offered Rate (’’LIBOR’’) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has ceased publishing all LIBOR settings, but some USD LIBOR settings will continue to be published under a synthetic methodology until September 30, 2024 for certain legacy contracts. The SOFR has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. Under U.S. regulations that implement a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR, benchmark rates based on SOFR have replaced LIBOR in certain financial contracts. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

 

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11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     
    Year Ended 03/31/24     Year Ended 03/31/23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Fund Name   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Series A

       

Shares sold

    47,562,008     $ 445,090,304       7,065,891     $ 65,608,620  

Shares redeemed

    (45,775,267     (423,038,815     (15,979,376     (147,358,222
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,786,741     $ 22,051,489       (8,913,485   $ (81,749,602
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series C

       

Shares sold

    15,783,759     $ 140,503,861       12,713,591     $ 114,532,902  

Shares redeemed

    (10,951,684     (96,940,758     (19,183,173     (171,440,093
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,832,075     $ 43,563,103       (6,469,582   $ (56,907,191
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series E

       

Shares sold

    23,301,016     $ 230,906,817       19,966,034     $ 204,068,120  

Shares redeemed

    (16,841,996     (163,994,482     (20,111,185     (204,350,708
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    6,459,020     $ 66,912,335       (145,151   $ (282,588
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series M

       

Shares sold

    47,160,356     $ 389,133,798       39,412,723     $ 334,004,244  

Shares redeemed

    (39,977,105     (328,560,193     (31,700,940     (269,909,093
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    7,183,251     $ 60,573,605       7,711,783     $ 64,095,151  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series P

       

Shares sold

    287,267     $ 2,940,745       2,007,424     $ 19,091,730  

Shares redeemed

    (2,472,653     (25,108,888     (5,378,955     (51,693,604
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,185,386   $ (22,168,143     (3,371,531   $ (32,601,874
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series S

       

Shares sold

    12,836,280     $ 115,922,375       20,222,887     $ 183,515,986  

Shares redeemed

    (14,087,279     (127,147,589     (19,873,154     (179,679,181
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,250,999   $ (11,225,214     349,733     $ 3,836,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Series V

       

Shares sold

    14,653,215     $ 146,385,613       12,533,297     $ 125,207,867  

Shares redeemed

    (11,442,454     (114,310,114     (5,002,457     (49,975,313
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,210,761     $ 32,075,499       7,530,840     $ 75,232,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following item was noted:

Effective April 11, 2024, the 364-day credit agreement to which the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Participating Funds are party, was amended to (i) decrease the aggregate commitment amount to $2.40 billion, and (ii) extend the termination date to April 2025.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of BATS: Series A Portfolio, BATS: Series C Portfolio, BATS: Series E Portfolio, BATS: Series M Portfolio, BATS: Series P Portfolio, BATS: Series S Portfolio and BATS: Series V Portfolio and the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BATS: Series A Portfolio, BATS: Series C Portfolio, BATS: Series E Portfolio, BATS: Series M Portfolio, BATS: Series P Portfolio, BATS: Series S Portfolio, and BATS Series V Portfolio of BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of March 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of March 31, 2024, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund(s)

 

Financial Highlights

BATS: Series A Portfolio, BATS: Series C Portfolio, BATS: Series E

Portfolio, BATS: Series M Portfolio, BATS: Series P Portfolio,

BATS: Series S Portfolio

 

For each of the five years in the period ended March 31, 2024.

BATS: Series V Portfolio

 

For each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2024 and for the period from May 5, 2021 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024, by correspondence with custodians or counterparties; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

May 22, 2024

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 1992.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Exempt-Interest Dividends  

 

 

Series E

  $ 16,108,399  

Series V

    2,959,343  

 

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

 

 

Series C

  $ 434,184  

 

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Federal Obligation
Interest
 

 

 

Series A

  $ 8,184,102  

Series C

    733,988  

Series M

    1,219,026  

Series P

    30,130  

Series S

    2,540,674  

 

 

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percent of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

The following percentages, or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

 

 
Fund Name  

Dividends-Received  

Deduction  

 

 

 

Series C

    0.83%   

 

 

The Funds hereby designates the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Interest Dividends  

 

 

Series A

  $ 137,231,994  

Series C

    18,598,346  

Series M

    42,909,167  

Series P

    431,315  

Series S

    17,060,429  

 

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Interest-Related
Dividends
 

 

 

Series A

  $ 96,926,425  

Series C

    14,842,277  

Series M

    42,792,525  

Series P

    431,315  

Series S

    14,788,812  

 

 

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for BATS: Series A Portfolio, BATS: Series C Portfolio, BATS: Series E Portfolio, BATS: Series M Portfolio, BATS: Series P Portfolio, BATS: Series S Portfolio and BATS: Series V Portfolio (the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on November 14-15, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC or BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), each an investment adviser to certain BlackRock funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program, as applicable. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the imposition of capital controls in certain countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Where a fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds or reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. A fund’s derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered the terms of the credit facility committed to each Fund, the financial health of the institution providing the facility and the fact that the credit facility is shared among multiple funds (including that a portion of the aggregate commitment amount is specifically designated for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V, and BlackRock Floating Rate Loan ETF, a series of BlackRock ETF Trust II). The Committee also considered other types of borrowing available to the funds, such as the ability to use reverse repurchase agreements and interfund lending, as applicable.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Independent Trustees(a)
         

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held
(Length of

Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment

Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

Public Company

and Other

Investment

Company

Directorships

Held During

Past 5 Years

R. Glenn Hubbard

1958

  

Chair of the Board

(Since 2022)

Trustee
(Since 2019)

  

Dean, Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019; Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988.

   68 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    ADP (data and information services) from 2004 to 2020; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance); TotalEnergies SE (multi-energy)

W. Carl Kester(d)

1951

  

Vice Chair of the Board

(Since 2022)

Trustee
(Since 2019)

  

Baker Foundation Professor and George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard Business School since 2022; George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School from 2008 to 2022; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Unit, from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981.

   70 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios    None

Cynthia L. Egan(d)

1955

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

  

Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2014 to 2015; President, Retirement Plan Services, for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; executive positions within Fidelity Investments from 1989 to 2007.

   70 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios    Unum (insurance); The Hanover Insurance Group (Board Chair); Huntsman Corporation (Lead Independent Director and non- Executive Vice Chair of the Board) (chemical products)

Lorenzo A. Flores

1964

  

Trustee

(Since 2021)

  

Vice Chairman, Kioxia, Inc. since 2019; Chief Financial Officer, Xilinx, Inc. from 2016 to 2019; Corporate Controller, Xilinx, Inc. from 2008 to 2016.

   68 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    None

Stayce D. Harris

1959

  

Trustee

(Since 2021)

  

Lieutenant General, Inspector General of the United States Air Force from 2017 to 2019; Lieutenant General, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, United States Air Force from 2016 to 2017; Major General, Commander, 22nd Air Force, AFRC, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia from 2014 to 2016; Pilot, United Airlines from 1990 to 2020.

   68 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    KULR Technology Group, Inc. in 2021; The Boeing Company (airplane manufacturer)

J. Phillip Holloman

1955

  

Trustee

(Since 2021)

  

President and Chief Operating Officer, Cintas Corporation from 2008 to 2018.

   68 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    PulteGroup, Inc. (home construction); Rockwell Automation Inc. (industrial automation); Vestis Corporation (uniforms and facilities services)

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (continued)

 

Independent Trustees(a)
         

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held
(Length of

Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment

Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

Public Company

and Other

Investment

Company

Directorships

Held During

Past 5 Years

Catherine A. Lynch(d)

1961

  

Trustee

(Since 2019)

  

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and various other positions, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust from 2003 to 2016; Associate Vice President for Treasury Management, The George Washington University from 1999 to 2003; Assistant Treasurer, Episcopal Church of America from 1995 to 1999.

   70 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios    PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

Arthur P. Steinmetz(d)

1958

  

Trustee

(Since 2023)

  

Consultant, Posit PBC (enterprise data science) since 2020; Director, ScotiaBank (U.S.) from 2020 to 2023; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. from 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively to 2019; Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer of 104 OppenheimerFunds funds from 2014 to 2019; Portfolio manager of various OppenheimerFunds fixed income mutual funds from 1986 to 2014.

   70 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios    Trustee of 104 OppenheimerFunds funds from 2014 to 2019
    

Interested Trustees(a)(e)

         
         

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held
(Length of

Service)(c)

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

  

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of Investment

Portfolios (“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

Public Company

and Other

Investment

Company

Directorships

Held During

Past 5 Years

Robert Fairbairn

1965

  

Trustee

(Since 2015)

  

Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016.

   96 RICs consisting of 267 Portfolios    None

John M. Perlowski(d)

1964

   Trustee (Since 2015), President and Chief Executive Officer (Since 2010)   

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.

   98 RICs consisting of 269 Portfolios    None
(a)

The address of each Trustee is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.

 

(b)

Each Independent Trustee holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. Trustees who are “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act serve until their successor is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Trustees on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate.

 

(c)

Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. Certain Independent Trustees first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004 and W. Carl Kester, 1995. Certain other Independent Trustees became members of the boards of the closed-end funds in the Fixed-Income Complex as follows: Cynthia L. Egan, 2016; and Catherine A. Lynch, 2016.

 

(d)

Ms. Egan, Dr. Kester, Ms. Lynch, Mr. Steinmetz and Mr. Perlowski are also trustees of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund and BlackRock Private Investments Fund.

 

(e)

Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (continued)

 

Officers Who Are Not Trustees(a)
     

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Jennifer McGovern

1977

  

Vice President

(Since 2014)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2016.

Trent Walker

1974

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Since 2021)

  

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Executive Vice President of PIMCO from 2016 to 2019.

Jay M. Fife

1970

  

Treasurer

(Since 2007)

  

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007.

Aaron Wasserman

1974

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(Since 2023)

  

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the iShares Complex since 2023; Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock-advised funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the iShares Complex from 2014 to 2023.

Lisa Belle

1968

  

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

(Since 2019)

  

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Global Financial Crime Head for Asset and Wealth Management of JP Morgan from 2013 to 2019.

Janey Ahn

1975

  

Secretary

(Since 2019)

  

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018.

 

(a) 

The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10001.

 

(b) 

Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Further information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

 

Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust.

Effective December 31, 2023, Frank Fabozzi retired as Trustee of the Trust.

Effective January 19, 2024, Arthur Steinmetz became an Independent Trustee of the Trust.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Proxy Results

A Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 9, 2023 for shareholders of record on September 11, 2023, to elect a Board of Trustees of the Funds.

Approved the Trustees as follows:

 

      Votes For        Votes Abstained  

Lorenzo A. Flores

    499,702,260        3,137,240  

Stayce D. Harris

    499,702,260        3,137,240  

J. Phillip Holloman

    499,374,315        3,465,185  

Arthur P. Steinmetz

    502,580,037        259,463  

Board Members whose term of office continued after the Special Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are R. Glenn Hubbard, W. Carl Kester, Cynthia L. Egan, Frank J. Fabozzi, Catherine A. Lynch, Robert Fairbairn and John M. Perlowski. Frank J. Fabozzi’s term as a Board Member of the Funds ended on December 31, 2023.

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

General Information

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

 

 

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Additional Information (continued)

 

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

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Additional Information (continued)

 

Fund and Service Providers

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisor(a)

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh EH3 8BL, United Kingdom

Accounting Agent, Administrator and Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10001

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 
(a) 

Excludes BATS: Series E Portfolio and BATS: Series V Portfolio

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency Abbreviation
CAD    Canadian Dollar
EUR    Euro
JPY    Japanese Yen
USD    United States Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviation
ABS    Asset-Backed Security
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax
BAN    Bond Anticipation Notes
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
COL    Collateralized
DAC    Designated Activity Co.
EDA    Economic Development Authority
EDC    Economic Development Corp.
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association
GO    General Obligation Bonds
GTD    Guaranteed
HDA    Housing Development Authority
HFA    Housing Finance Agency
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
IDB    Industrial Development Board
IDC    Industrial Development Corp.
IO    Interest Only
ISD    Independent School District
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
LIQ    Liquidity Agreement
LOC    Letter of Credit
LP    Limited Partnership
OTC    Over-the-Counter
RB    Revenue Bonds
REMIC    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SBPA    Stand-By Bond Purchase Agreements
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TA    Tax Allocation
TBA    To-be-Announced
TECP    Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper
TONA    Tokyo Overnight Average Rate
VRDN    Variable Rate Demand Note

 

 

 

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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to update certain information and to make other non-material changes. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls 1-800-441-7762.

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Experts – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

Lorenzo A. Flores

Catherine A. Lynch

Arthur P. Steinmetz

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

         
      (a) Audit Fees    (b) Audit-Related Fees1    (c) Tax Fees2    (d) All Other Fees
                 
Entity Name    Current
Fiscal Year
End
   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
   Current
Fiscal Year
End
   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
   Current
Fiscal Year
End
   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
   Current
Fiscal Year
End
   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
                 
BATS: Series A Portfolio    $41,718    $41,718    $0    $44    $17,576    $17,600    $407    $218
                 
BATS: Series C Portfolio    $36,720    $36,720    $0    $44    $17,576    $17,600    $407    $218
                 
BATS: Series E Portfolio    $42,738    $42,738    $0    $44    $15,600    $15,600    $407    $218
                 
BATS: Series M Portfolio    $32,640    $32,640    $0    $44    $17,576    $17,600    $407    $218
                 
BATS: Series P Portfolio    $20,808    $20,808    $0    $44    $17,576    $17,600    $407    $218
                 
BATS: Series S Portfolio    $36,720    $36,720    $0    $44    $17,576    $17,600    $407    $218
                 
BATS: Series V Portfolio    $42,738    $42,738    $0    $44    $15,600    $22,100    $407    $218

 

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The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”):

 

     
       Current Fiscal Year End          Previous Fiscal Year  End    
     

(b) Audit-Related Fees1

  $0    $0
     

(c) Tax Fees2

  $0    $0
     

(d) All Other Fees3

  $2,149,000    $2,154,000

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations.

3 Non-audit fees of $2,149,000 and $2,154,000 for the current fiscal year and previous fiscal year, respectively, were paid to the Fund’s principal accountant in their entirety by BlackRock, in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of certain other funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

 

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(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees, defined as the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees,” paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers were:

 

     
Entity Name   

Current Fiscal Year

End

  

Previous Fiscal Year

End

                   
BATS: Series A Portfolio    $17,983    $17,862
BATS: Series C Portfolio    $17,983    $17,862
BATS: Series E Portfolio    $16,007    $15,862
BATS: Series M Portfolio    $17,983    $17,862
BATS: Series P Portfolio    $17,983    $17,862
BATS: Series S Portfolio    $17,983    $17,862
BATS: Series V Portfolio    $16,007    $22,362

Additionally, the amounts billed by D&T in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of other funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates during the current and previous fiscal years for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription were:

 

Current Fiscal Year

End

  

Previous Fiscal Year
End

 

$2,149,000    $2,154,000

These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

(i) – Not Applicable

(j) – Not Applicable

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant – Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form.

 

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(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

 

Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 –

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”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(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) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 13 –

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation – Not Applicable

 

Item 14 –

Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – See Item 2

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

 

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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.

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares

 

 

By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski       

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares

Date: May 22, 2024

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/ John M. Perlowski       

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares

Date: May 22, 2024

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker          

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock Allocation Target Shares

Date: May 22, 2024

 

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