0001398344-19-021284.txt : 20191126 0001398344-19-021284.hdr.sgml : 20191126 20191126165025 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001398344-19-021284 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20191126 PERIOD START: 20191231 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MML Series Investment Fund II CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001317146 IRS NUMBER: 043557005 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21714 FILM NUMBER: 191251790 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BRIGHT MEADOW BLVD. CITY: ENFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06082 BUSINESS PHONE: (860) 562-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BRIGHT MEADOW BLVD. 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3.5011187209 Long EC CORP IN N 2 N N N LG HOUSEHOLD + HEALTH CARE N/A COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 634445902 849 NS 929253.07 0.6940574216 Long EC CORP KR N 2 N N N LOJAS AMERICANAS SA PREF N/A PREFERENCE 251671905 382100 NS 1835573.47 1.3709864738 Long EP CORP BR N 2 N N N LUKOIL PJSC SPON ADR 549300LCJ1UJXHYBWI24 ADR RUB.025 69343P105 3762 NS USD 311230.26 0.232457313 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N N LUKOIL PJSC SPON ADR 549300LCJ1UJXHYBWI24 ADR RUB.025 BYZDW2900 16933 NS USD 1398263.76 1.0443606497 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N N LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUI IOG4E947OATN0KJYSD45 COMMON STOCK EUR.3 406141903 4176 NS 1662338.72 1.2415977553 Long EC CORP FR N 2 N N N MEITUAN DIANPING CLASS B 21380033K525E5JLIA77 COMMON STOCK USD.00001 ACI14YZ22 237300 NS 2419797.48 1.8073423203 Long EC CORP KY N 2 N N N MERCADOLIBRE INC 549300DKPDN9M5S8GB14 COMMON STOCK USD.001 58733R102 770 NS USD 424447.1 0.3170187641 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC 253400JPTEEW143W3E47 COMMON STOCK RUB1.0 713143907 1100 NS USD 282880.92 0.2112832427 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N N MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC ADR 253400JPTEEW143W3E47 DEPOSITORY RECEIPT 55315J102 2505 NS USD 64102.95 0.0478783763 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC ADR 253400JPTEEW143W3E47 ADR BYSW6D901 23364 NS USD 597977.23 0.4466281014 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N N MONCLER SPA 815600EBD7FB00525B20 COMMON STOCK NPV ACI07BQ96 20441 NS 729129.65 0.5445856045 Long EC CORP IT N 2 N N N NATURA COSMETICOS SA N/A COMMON STOCK B014K5907 124200 NS 1012145.03 0.7559692752 Long EC CORP BR N 2 N N N NOVATEK PJSC SPONS GDR REG S 2138008R6GCRVBDFA581 GDR 669888109 605 NS USD 122694 0.0916399246 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N N NOVATEK PJSC SPONS GDR REG S 2138008R6GCRVBDFA581 GDR B0DK75903 32633 NS USD 6604438.65 4.9328431709 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N N OBEROI REALTY LTD 335800TCKG1XQXN51L44 COMMON STOCK INR10.0 B4MXNL904 53172 NS 379598.4 0.283521352 Long EC CORP IN N 2 N N N PING AN HEALTHCARE AND TECHN 2549009NW1LO017CP285 COMMON STOCK USD.000005 BDRYVB900 8670 NS 50805.78 0.0379467443 Long EC CORP KY N 2 N N N PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO A 300300IP9S6FHQPKRN68 COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 BP3R28903 175262 NS 2148067.26 1.6043875151 Long EC CORP CN N 2 N N N POLYUS PJSC 144A GDR 549300FUXVT7TF6ZKV71 GDR BYXL3P905 4342 NS USD 250750.5 0.1872850907 Long EC CORP RU N 2 N N N PRADA S.P.A. 8156000FE0A2DC5B7852 COMMON STOCK EUR.1 B4PFFW905 420400 NS 1224559.97 0.9146216061 Long EC CORP IT N 2 N N N Repurchase Agreement 549300H47WTHXPU08X20 FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO 85748R009 1887740.44 PA USD 1887740.44 1.4099498884 Long RA CORP US N 1 Repurchase N 0.95 2019-10-01 1870000 USD 1929314.53 USD UST N N N S.A.C.I. FALABELLA 5493004CKJQ7H391LM41 COMMON STOCK 277167904 261906 NS 1463713.84 1.093245195 Long EC CORP CL N 2 N N N SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS CO LTD N/A COMMON STOCK KRW2500.0 ACI0Q6P48 5315 NS 1370831.37 1.0238714477 Long EC CORP KR N 2 N N N SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 9884007ER46L6N7EI764 COMMON STOCK KRW100.0 677172009 16625 NS 678298.85 0.5066201728 Long EC CORP KR N 2 N N N SBERBANK OF RUSSIA PJSC 549300WE6TAF5EEWQS81 COMMON STOCK RUB3.0 B56C9L901 201462 NS USD 707928.6 0.528750579 Long EC CORP RU N 1 N N N SEMEN INDONESIA PERSERO TBK 2549006ADJYJS2SD8T24 COMMON STOCK IDR100. 679523001 349000 NS 284101.47 0.2121948693 Long EC CORP ID N 2 N N N SHANGHAI JUNSHI BIOSCIENCE H N/A COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 BG6DZJ901 28800 NS 106080.71 0.0792314886 Long EC CORP CN N 2 N N N SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD 529900Q4O1EYP6NH5150 COMMON STOCK ZAR1.134 680157906 89108 NS 722847.55 0.5398935155 Long EC CORP ZA N 2 N N N SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK FOREIGN 54930068OELHUBHH1U03 FOREIGN SH. THB10.0 A 688993906 152300 NS 587588.69 0.4388689199 Long EC CORP TH N 2 N N N SINOPHARM GROUP CO H 529900N54X78YH9JYK92 COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 B3ZVDV905 282568 NS 888270.39 0.6634475327 Long EC CORP CN N 2 N N N SM INVESTMENTS CORP 254900YB8UATFP21AF80 COMMON STOCK PHP10. B068DB908 93945 NS 1758051.25 1.3130852692 Long EC CORP PH N 2 N N N SM PRIME HOLDINGS INC 254900SZK83MIAB8CU32 COMMON STOCK PHP1.0 681884904 518912 NS 372585.61 0.2782835119 Long EC CORP PH N 2 N N N State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust 5493005HD34MZLK62085 Prime Portfolio 638995910 2980089.15 NS USD 2980089.15 2.2258231458 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL H NV 724500PSNX8EVPOZ1M58 COMMON STOCK EUR.5 BZ56LK907 407067 NS 26345.04 0.0196770623 Long EC CORP NL N 2 N N STONECO LTD A 549300O1A9LEF0XZCR35 COMMON STOCK USD.000079365 G85158106 16860 NS USD 586390.8 0.437974218 Long EC CORP KY N 1 N N N TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 549300KB6NK5SBD14S87 COMMON STOCK TWD10. 688910900 706000 NS 6219461.2 4.6453042163 Long EC CORP TW N 2 N N N TATA CONSULTANCY SVCS LTD 335800ZJKU9GPQRE2U66 COMMON STOCK INR1. B01NPJ900 58806 NS 1739614.14 1.2993146254 Long EC CORP IN N 2 N N N TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 254900N4SLUMW4XUYY11 COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 BMMV2K903 107659 NS 4569015.31 3.412589194 Long EC CORP KY N 2 N N N TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINM ADR 213800XTZK2GOHQTYK41 ADR USD.000083 88034P109 31 NS USD 395.87 0.0002956746 Long EC CORP KY N 1 N N VALE SA SP ADR 254900SMTWBX7RU2SR20 ADR 91912E105 104110 NS USD 1197265 0.8942350428 Long EC CORP BR N 1 N N N WALMART DE MEXICO SAB DE CV N/A COMMON STOCK BW1YVH903 191933 NS 568874.08 0.4248910118 Long EC CORP MX N 2 N N N WUXI BIOLOGICS CAYMAN INC 5493001TD2TH6VDTJU11 COMMON STOCK USD.000025 BZ3C3R901 93000 NS 950381.99 0.7098385733 Long EC CORP KY N 2 N N N YANDEX NV A 549300GGZHJ5Q1B18P93 COMMON STOCK EUR.01 N97284108 39632 NS USD 1387516.32 1.0363334064 Long EC CORP NL N 1 N N N YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC 529900DO9BYZ7VA3K502 COMMON STOCK USD.01 98850P109 81600 NS USD 3707088 2.7688172597 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERP N/A PREFERRED STOCK 03/22 6 ACI0LPLF0 503840 NS 37324.75 0.0278777876 Long EP CORP IN N 2 N N N ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISE N/A COMMON STOCK INR1. 618853907 261199 NS 975340.28 0.7284798746 Long EC CORP IN N 2 N N N ZTO EXPRESS CAYMAN INC ADR 549300SCJPK3YZJTJR78 ADR USD.0001 98980A105 97910 NS USD 2088420.3 1.5598373095 Long EC CORP KY N 1 N N N 2019-11-21 MML Series Investment Fund II /s/ Renee Hitchcock Renee Hitchcock Treasurer and CFO XXXX NPORT-EX 2 fp0046404_nportex.htm

MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 23.2%
COMMON STOCK — 23.2%
Communications — 2.1%
Internet — 0.8%
Rightmove PLC    35,000   $236,903 
Media — 0.8%          
Fox Corp. Class A    8,000    252,280 
Telecommunications — 0.5%          
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.    5,600    142,994 
         632,177 
Consumer, Cyclical — 3.4%          
Distribution & Wholesale — 3.4%          
Pool Corp.    5,100    1,028,670 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 2.3%          
Health Care – Products — 0.6%          
Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC    54,571    165,357 
Health Care – Services — 0.9%          
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA    5,900    275,826 
Household Products & Wares — 0.8%          
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA    2,000    183,160 
Portmeirion Group PLC    5,600    61,974 
         245,134 
         686,317 
Energy — 2.0%          
Oil & Gas — 2.0%          
Marathon Petroleum Corp.    10,000    607,500 
Financial — 6.0%          
Diversified Financial Services — 6.0%          
Mastercard, Inc. Class A    5,300    1,439,321 
Visa, Inc. Class A    2,200    378,422 
         1,817,743 
Industrial — 4.3%          
Building Materials — 0.3%          
Breedon Group PLC (a)    88,437    71,014 
Electronics — 1.4%          
Halma PLC    17,600    426,417 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.5%          
Schindler Holding AG    700    156,665 
Machinery – Diversified — 2.1%          
Keyence Corp.    400    249,215 
Roper Technologies, Inc.    1,100    392,260 
         641,475 
         1,295,571 
Technology — 3.1%
Computers — 2.2%
Fortinet, Inc. (a)    8,800    675,488 
Software — 0.9%          
EMIS Group PLC    11,800    147,460 
Nexus AG    3,400    116,728 
         264,188 
         939,676 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $5,568,817)
        7,007,654 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $5,568,817)
        7,007,654 
           
  

Principal
Amount

      
BONDS & NOTES — 10.0%          
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 10.0%          
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 10.0%          
U.S. Treasury Note
1.750% 11/30/19 (b)
  $3,000,000    2,998,652 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $2,991,914)
        2,998,652 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $2,991,914)
        2,998,652 
           
  

Number of
Shares

      
MUTUAL FUNDS — 66.7%          
Diversified Financial Services — 66.7%          
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index Fund (c)    36,000    1,516,680 
iShares MSCI India ETF    6,600    221,562 
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (c)    17,000    726,240 
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)    7,680,292    7,680,292 
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (c)    82,000    6,624,780 
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (c)    22,200    3,352,200 
         20,121,754 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $19,424,771)
        20,121,754 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $27,985,502)
        30,128,060 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Asset Momentum Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

  

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 25.1%
Repurchase Agreement — 25.1%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (e)   $7,572,354   $7,572,354 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $7,572,354)
        7,572,354 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 125.0%
(Cost $35,557,856) (f)
        37,700,414 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (25.0)%         (7,529,509)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $30,170,905 

  

Abbreviation Legend

ETFExchange-Traded Fund

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
(c)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $7,518,543 or 24.92% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).
(d)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(e)Maturity value of $7,572,554. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.500%, maturity date of 3/31/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $7,727,575.
(f)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

Forward contracts

 

 

Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Currency
Purchased
  Currency
Sold
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
HSBC Bank USA  3/05/20  AUD   1,960,000   NZD   2,041,921   $45,730 

 

Futures contracts

 

 

   Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long                 
Nasdaq 100 E Mini Index  12/20/19  32   $5,043,575   $(70,455)
S&P 500 E Mini Index  12/20/19  111    16,659,182    (128,507)
               $(198,962)

 

Currency Legend

AUDAustralian Dollar
NZDNew Zealand Dollar

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
EQUITIES — 63.1%
 
COMMON STOCK — 63.0%
Basic Materials — 1.3%
Chemicals — 1.0%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.    555   $123,132 
Celanese Corp.    5,200    635,908 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.    10,690    525,948 
Dow, Inc. (a)    13,006    619,736 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.    16,906    1,205,567 
Eastman Chemical Co.    6,070    448,148 
Ecolab, Inc.    2    396 
Linde PLC    9,576    1,855,063 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A    8,640    773,021 
The Mosaic Co.    6,700    137,350 
PPG Industries, Inc.    2,818    333,961 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.    563    309,577 
         6,967,807 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%          
International Paper Co.    18,987    794,036 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%          
Nucor Corp.    21,956    1,117,780 
Mining — 0.1%          
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.    19,464    186,271 
Newmont Goldcorp Corp.    4,770    180,878 
         367,149 
         9,246,772 
Communications — 10.7%          
Advertising — 0.2%          
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.    22,122    476,950 
Omnicom Group, Inc.    8,147    637,910 
         1,114,860 
Internet — 6.7%          
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)    6,570    8,022,890 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)    5,731    6,986,089 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)    7,960    13,817,844 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)    1,721    3,377,652 
eBay, Inc.    20,777    809,887 
Expedia Group, Inc.    1,877    252,288 
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)    1,400    196,588 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a)    63,490    11,306,299 
Netflix, Inc. (a)    5,633    1,507,503 
Symantec Corp.    55    1,300 
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)    37    1,431 
VeriSign, Inc. (a)    2,991    564,192 
         46,843,963 
           
Media — 1.4%          
CBS Corp. Class B    7,557    305,076 
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)    211   86,957 
Comcast Corp. Class A    136,224    6,140,978 
Discovery, Inc. Class A (a) (b)    49,400    1,315,522 
Discovery, Inc. Class C (a)    31,343    771,665 
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a)    6,600    224,862 
Fox Corp. Class A    2,022    63,764 
Fox Corp. Class B (a)    2,700    85,158 
News Corp. Class A    7,566    105,319 
Viacom, Inc. Class B    21,110    507,273 
The Walt Disney Co.    4,236    552,035 
         10,158,609 
Telecommunications — 2.4%          
AT&T, Inc.    53,026    2,006,504 
CenturyLink, Inc.    101,328    1,264,573 
Cisco Systems, Inc.    137,842    6,810,773 
Corning, Inc.    8,167    232,923 
Juniper Networks, Inc.    7,289    180,403 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.    5,487    935,040 
Verizon Communications, Inc.    94,455    5,701,304 
         17,131,520 
         75,248,952 
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.3%          
Airlines — 0.5%          
Alaska Air Group, Inc.    300    19,473 
American Airlines Group, Inc.    2,200    59,334 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.    23,200    1,336,320 
Southwest Airlines Co.    14,483    782,227 
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)    11,700    1,034,397 
         3,231,751 
Apparel — 0.5%          
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)    2,800    92,848 
Hanesbrands, Inc.    8,300    127,156 
NIKE, Inc. Class B    28,484    2,675,217 
PVH Corp.    1,620    142,933 
Ralph Lauren Corp.    2,960    282,591 
Tapestry, Inc.    6,220    162,031 
Under Armour, Inc. Class C (a)    1,900    34,447 
VF Corp.    2,200    195,778 
         3,713,001 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%          
Ford Motor Co.    74,313    680,707 
General Motors Co.    29,000    1,086,920 
PACCAR, Inc.    12,722    890,667 
         2,658,294 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0%          
BorgWarner, Inc.    4,800    176,064 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1%          
Copart, Inc. (a)    4,400    353,452 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

3 

 

MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

  

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Fastenal Co.    164   $5,358 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.    1,072    318,545 
         677,355 
Home Builders — 0.2%          
D.R. Horton, Inc.    4,747    250,214 
PulteGroup, Inc.    22,973    839,663 
         1,089,877 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%          
Leggett & Platt, Inc.    86    3,521 
Whirlpool Corp.    2,933    464,470 
         467,991 
Housewares — 0.0%          
Newell Brands, Inc.    4,600    86,112 
Leisure Time — 0.2%          
Harley-Davidson, Inc.    3,302    118,773 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)    16,400    849,028 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.    4,910    531,900 
         1,499,701 
Lodging — 0.2%          
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.    12,700    1,182,497 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A    921    114,545 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.    8    870 
         1,297,912 
Retail — 3.1%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.    1,010    167,054 
AutoZone, Inc. (a)    854    926,265 
Best Buy Co., Inc.    7,792    537,570 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)    350    294,165 
Costco Wholesale Corp.    6,110    1,760,352 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.    2,654    313,756 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)    48    5,480 
Foot Locker, Inc.    15,900    686,244 
The Gap, Inc.    10,990    190,786 
Genuine Parts Co.    3,264    325,062 
The Home Depot, Inc.    14,967    3,472,643 
Kohl’s Corp.    8,530    423,600 
L Brands, Inc.    2,200    43,098 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.    2,095    230,366 
Macy’s, Inc.    10,351    160,855 
McDonald’s Corp.    210    45,089 
Nordstrom, Inc. (b)    10,308    347,070 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)    1,743    694,603 
Ross Stores, Inc.    5,414    594,728 
Starbucks Corp.    46,354    4,098,621 
Target Corp.    17,286    1,848,046 
Tiffany & Co.    802    74,289 
The TJX Cos., Inc.    16,412    914,805 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.    10,857    600,501 
Walmart, Inc.    19,862    2,357,222 
Yum! Brands, Inc.    3,675   416,855 
         21,529,125 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.0%          
Hasbro, Inc.    2,791    331,264 
         36,758,447 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 13.4%          
Agriculture — 0.7%          
Altria Group, Inc.    67,159    2,746,803 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.    92    3,778 
Philip Morris International, Inc.    26,186    1,988,303 
         4,738,884 
Beverages — 0.8%          
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B    15    942 
The Coca-Cola Co.    30,030    1,634,833 
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A    542    112,346 
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B    1,500    86,250 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)    8,400    487,704 
PepsiCo, Inc.    24,860    3,408,306 
         5,730,381 
Biotechnology — 1.6%          
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    2,850    279,129 
Amgen, Inc.    18,051    3,493,049 
Biogen, Inc. (a)    7,472    1,739,631 
Celgene Corp. (a)    25,576    2,539,696 
Corteva, Inc. (a)    6    168 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.    28,510    1,806,964 
Incyte Corp. (a)    2,900    215,267 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    2,090    579,766 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)    5,240    887,761 
         11,541,431 
Commercial Services — 1.3%          
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.    1,889    304,922 
Cintas Corp.    8    2,145 
Equifax, Inc.    2    281 
Gartner, Inc. (a)    3,590    513,334 
Global Payments, Inc.    1,512    240,408 
H&R Block, Inc.    40,863    965,184 
Moody’s Corp.    5,040    1,032,343 
Nielsen Holdings PLC    23,400    497,250 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)    18,237    1,889,171 
Quanta Services, Inc.    15,813    597,732 
Robert Half International, Inc.    5,426    302,011 
S&P Global, Inc.    6,358    1,557,583 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)    6,170    769,029 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.    2,720    430,141 
         9,101,534 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 1.0%          
Colgate-Palmolive Co.    20,806    1,529,449 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A    3,620    720,199 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

4 

 

MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
The Procter & Gamble Co.    36,949   $4,595,717 
         6,845,365 
Foods — 0.9%          
Campbell Soup Co.    11,724    550,090 
Conagra Brands, Inc.    7,774    238,506 
General Mills, Inc.    19,062    1,050,698 
The Hershey Co.    7,967    1,234,805 
Hormel Foods Corp.    3,232    141,335 
The J.M. Smucker Co.    845    92,967 
Kellogg Co.    28    1,802 
The Kraft Heinz Co.    4,958    138,502 
The Kroger Co.    24,258    625,371 
McCormick & Co., Inc.    2,201    344,016 
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A    1,275    70,533 
Sysco Corp.    15,134    1,201,640 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A    5,401    465,242 
         6,155,507 
Health Care – Products — 1.3%          
Abbott Laboratories    19,401    1,623,282 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)    1,370    247,860 
Baxter International, Inc.    461    40,324 
Becton Dickinson and Co.    2    506 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)    12,300    500,487 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.    1,240    368,280 
Danaher Corp.    2,996    432,712 
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.    56    2,985 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)    1,750    384,842 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)    12,900    819,150 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)    1,830    497,632 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)    1,208    652,235 
Medtronic PLC    12,800    1,390,336 
ResMed, Inc.    2,160    291,838 
Stryker Corp.    2,780    601,314 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.    4,591    1,337,221 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)    7    834 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.    2,455    336,998 
         9,528,836 
Health Care – Services — 0.7%          
Anthem, Inc.    386    92,679 
Centene Corp. (a)    10,920    472,399 
DaVita, Inc. (a)    7,630    435,444 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.    9,790    1,178,912 
Humana, Inc.    524    133,971 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)    2    336 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.    3,309    354,162 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.    9,464    2,056,716 
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B    50    7,438 
         4,732,057 
Household Products & Wares — 0.3%          
Avery Dennison Corp.    1,915   217,487 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.    3,400    255,816 
The Clorox Co.    4,243    644,384 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.    7,345    1,043,357 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (c)    1    49 
         2,161,093 
Pharmaceuticals — 4.8%          
AbbVie, Inc.    46,022    3,484,786 
Allergan PLC    1,250    210,362 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.    11,307    930,905 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.    52,967    2,685,957 
Cardinal Health, Inc.    19,778    933,324 
Cigna Corp. (a)    473    71,797 
CVS Health Corp.    36,101    2,276,890 
Eli Lilly & Co.    27,264    3,048,933 
Johnson & Johnson    62,362    8,068,395 
McKesson Corp.    9,735    1,330,385 
Merck & Co., Inc.    69,983    5,891,169 
Mylan NV (a)    18,547    366,860 
Perrigo Co. PLC    1,000    55,890 
Pfizer, Inc.    101,341    3,641,182 
Zoetis, Inc.    4,890    609,245 
         33,606,080 
         94,141,168 
Energy — 2.3%          
Oil & Gas — 2.2%          
Apache Corp.    21    538 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.    14,148    248,580 
Chevron Corp.    40,638    4,819,667 
Cimarex Energy Co.    13,400    642,396 
ConocoPhillips    59,939    3,415,324 
Devon Energy Corp.    6,447    155,115 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.    2,460    221,179 
EOG Resources, Inc.    5,478    406,577 
Exxon Mobil Corp.    27,597    1,948,624 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.    60    2,404 
Hess Corp.    3,032    183,375 
HollyFrontier Corp.    6,700    359,388 
Marathon Oil Corp.    7,327    89,902 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.    2,100    127,575 
Noble Energy, Inc.    56    1,258 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.    36,529    1,624,445 
Phillips 66    7,939    812,953 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.    1    126 
Valero Energy Corp.    3,440    293,226 
         15,352,652 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%          
Baker Hughes a GE Co.    31    719 
Halliburton Co.    16,867    317,943 
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.    1,094    23,193 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

5 

 

MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Schlumberger Ltd.    4,531   $154,824 
TechnipFMC PLC    8,340    201,328 
         698,007 
Pipelines — 0.0%          
Kinder Morgan, Inc.    238    4,905 
The Williams Cos., Inc.    48    1,155 
         6,060 
         16,056,719 
Financial — 11.7%          
Banks — 4.2%          
Bank of America Corp.    183,398    5,349,720 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.    5,907    267,055 
BB&T Corp.    3,166    168,969 
Citigroup, Inc.    67,151    4,638,791 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.    23,200    820,584 
Comerica, Inc.    16,921    1,116,617 
Fifth Third Bancorp    11,821    323,659 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.    7,590    1,572,876 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.    6,800    97,036 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.    68,782    8,094,954 
KeyCorp    32,764    584,510 
M&T Bank Corp.    2,545    402,034 
Morgan Stanley    43,997    1,877,352 
Northern Trust Corp.    3,459    322,794 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.    3,918    549,147 
Regions Financial Corp.    26,715    422,631 
State Street Corp.    6,576    389,233 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.    8,400    577,920 
SVB Financial Group (a)    2,100    438,795 
US Bancorp    7,602    420,695 
Wells Fargo & Co.    21,416    1,080,223 
Zions Bancorp NA    2,041    90,865 
         29,606,460 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.0%          
Alliance Data Systems Corp.    1,390    178,101 
American Express Co.    5,839    690,637 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.    7,786    1,145,320 
BlackRock, Inc.    1,450    646,178 
Capital One Financial Corp.    9,452    859,943 
The Charles Schwab Corp.    21,112    883,115 
Discover Financial Services    17,183    1,393,369 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.    23,861    1,042,487 
Franklin Resources, Inc.    28,187    813,477 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.    1,115    102,881 
Invesco Ltd.    42,712    723,541 
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.    37    681 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A    18,910    5,135,389 
Nasdaq, Inc.    45    4,471 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.    8,800    725,648 
Synchrony Financial    29,000    988,610 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.    4,706    537,660 
Visa, Inc. Class A    31,672    5,447,901 
The Western Union Co.    788    18,258 
         21,337,667 
Insurance — 2.7%          
Aflac, Inc.    14,844    776,638 
The Allstate Corp.    4,235    460,260 
American International Group, Inc.    23,546    1,311,512 
Aon PLC    3,445    666,849 
Assurant, Inc.    96    12,079 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)    26,816    5,578,264 
Chubb Ltd.    1,208    195,020 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.    4,419    515,565 
Everest Re Group Ltd.    3,000    798,270 
Globe Life, Inc. (a)    3,282    314,284 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.    5,152    312,263 
Lincoln National Corp.    17,651    1,064,708 
Loews Corp.    14,483    745,585 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.    5,813    581,591 
MetLife, Inc.    32,190    1,518,080 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.    8,129    464,491 
The Progressive Corp.    18,114    1,399,306 
Prudential Financial, Inc.    13,537    1,217,653 
The Travelers Cos., Inc.    4,097    609,183 
Unum Group    10,731    318,925 
         18,860,526 
Real Estate — 0.1%          
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)    8,087    428,692 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.6%          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.    2,630    405,125 
American Tower Corp.    3,069    678,648 
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A    82    4,275 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.    2,081    448,102 
Boston Properties, Inc.    3,793    491,800 
Crown Castle International Corp.    1,450    201,564 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.    280    36,347 
Duke Realty Corp.    9,000    305,730 
Equinix, Inc.    120    69,216 
Equity Residential    8,656    746,667 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.    180    58,797 
Extra Space Storage, Inc.    4,090    477,794 
HCP, Inc.    12,035    428,807 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.    43,337    749,297 
Iron Mountain, Inc.    48    1,555 
Kimco Realty Corp.    47,867    999,463 
The Macerich Co.    9,900    312,741 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.    2,190    284,722 
Prologis, Inc.    12,838    1,094,054 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

6 

 

MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Public Storage    3,103   $761,073 
Realty Income Corp.    7,200    552,096 
Regency Centers Corp.    3,900    271,011 
Simon Property Group, Inc.    7,715    1,200,840 
SL Green Realty Corp.    2,790    228,082 
Ventas, Inc.    8,425    615,278 
Vornado Realty Trust    1,373    87,419 
Welltower, Inc.    1,500    135,975 
Weyerhaeuser Co.    26    720 
         11,647,198 
Savings & Loans — 0.1%          
People’s United Financial, Inc.    25,351    396,363 
         82,276,906 
Industrial — 4.4%          
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%          
Arconic, Inc.    35,808    931,008 
The Boeing Co.    3,822    1,454,156 
General Dynamics Corp.    602    110,003 
L3 Harris Technologies, Inc.    4,751    991,249 
Lockheed Martin Corp.    4,470    1,743,568 
Northrop Grumman Corp.    348    130,427 
Raytheon Co.    3,309    649,193 
United Technologies Corp.    2,083    284,371 
         6,293,975 
Building Materials — 0.1%          
Johnson Controls International PLC    2,565    112,578 
Masco Corp.    19,425    809,634 
Vulcan Materials Co.    5    756 
         922,968 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0%          
AMETEK, Inc.    2,500    229,550 
Emerson Electric Co.    69    4,613 
         234,163 
Electronics — 1.0%          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.    4,763    364,989 
Allegion PLC    1,633    169,261 
Amphenol Corp. Class A    64    6,176 
FLIR Systems, Inc.    2,852    149,987 
Fortive Corp.    5,878    402,996 
Garmin Ltd.    2,100    177,849 
Honeywell International, Inc.    19,962    3,377,570 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)    4,500    437,625 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)    760    535,344 
PerkinElmer, Inc.    20    1,703 
TE Connectivity Ltd.    8,500    792,030 
Waters Corp. (a)    1,540    343,774 
         6,759,304 
Engineering & Construction — 0.0%          
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.    820    75,030 
Environmental Controls — 0.2%          
Pentair PLC    2,523   95,370 
Republic Services, Inc.    337    29,167 
Waste Management, Inc.    9,373    1,077,895 
         1,202,432 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.1%          
Snap-on, Inc.    1,171    183,308 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.    2,419    349,328 
         532,636 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.1%          
Caterpillar, Inc.    1,915    241,884 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.4%          
Cummins, Inc.    5,555    903,632 
Dover Corp.    9,773    973,000 
Flowserve Corp.    1,870    87,348 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.    1,683    277,358 
Roper Technologies, Inc.    663    236,426 
Xylem, Inc.    55    4,379 
         2,482,143 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.6%          
3M Co.    10,242    1,683,785 
Eaton Corp. PLC    7,366    612,483 
General Electric Co.    86    769 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    7,115    1,113,426 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC    3,630    447,252 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.    2,268    409,624 
Textron, Inc.    3,372    165,093 
         4,432,432 
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%          
Ball Corp.    4    291 
Packaging Corp. of America    5,550    588,855 
Sealed Air Corp.    53    2,200 
WestRock Co.    7,467    272,172 
         863,518 
Shipbuilding — 0.1%          
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.    4,300    910,697 
Transportation — 0.8%          
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.    2,520    213,646 
CSX Corp.    19,307    1,337,396 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.    126    9,360 
Norfolk Southern Corp.    7,813    1,403,684 
Union Pacific Corp.    11,252    1,822,599 
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B    5,660    678,181 
         5,464,866 
         30,416,048 
Technology — 12.0%          
Computers — 4.2%          
Accenture PLC Class A    12,730    2,448,615 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Value

 
Apple, Inc.    90,857   $20,349,242 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A    756    45,560 
DXC Technology Co.    7,579    223,581 
Fortinet, Inc. (a)    6,600    506,616 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.    50,874    771,759 
HP, Inc.    44,074    833,880 
International Business Machines Corp.    16,440    2,390,705 
NetApp, Inc.    8,998    472,485 
Seagate Technology PLC    15,600    839,124 
Western Digital Corp.    7,147    426,247 
         29,307,814 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.2%          
Xerox Holdings Corp. (a)    38,736    1,158,594 
Semiconductors — 2.5%          
Analog Devices, Inc.    1,072    119,775 
Applied Materials, Inc.    15,639    780,386 
Broadcom, Inc.    7,049    1,946,017 
Intel Corp.    58,123    2,995,078 
KLA Corp.    2,179    347,442 
Lam Research Corp.    6,193    1,431,264 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.    6,600    382,206 
Microchip Technology, Inc.    21    1,951 
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)    29,817    1,277,659 
NVIDIA Corp.    1,906    331,777 
QUALCOMM, Inc.    29,200    2,227,376 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.    1,110    87,968 
Texas Instruments, Inc.    38,164    4,932,315 
Xilinx, Inc.    5,996    575,016 
         17,436,230 
Software — 5.1%          
Activision Blizzard, Inc.    200    10,584 
Adobe, Inc. (a)    4,860    1,342,575 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)    2,026    185,136 
Autodesk, Inc. (a)    2,957    436,749 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.    720    89,590 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)    10,500    693,840 
Cerner Corp.    16,000    1,090,720 
Citrix Systems, Inc.    4,937    476,519 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)    3,467    339,142 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.    1,880    249,589 
Fiserv, Inc. (a)    3,352    347,234 
Intuit, Inc.    6,190    1,646,169 
Microsoft Corp.    165,015    22,942,035 
MSCI, Inc.    1,700    370,175 
Oracle Corp.    89,757    4,939,328 
Paychex, Inc.    5,864    485,363 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)    1,574    233,644 
Synopsys, Inc. (a)    2,630    360,967 
         36,239,359 
         84,141,997 
Utilities — 1.9%          
Electric — 1.9%          
AES Corp.    55,387    905,024 
Alliant Energy Corp.    5,400    291,222 
Ameren Corp.    4,060    325,003 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.    8,085    757,484 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.    4,131    124,674 
CMS Energy Corp.    7,903    505,397 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.    5,982    565,119 
Dominion Energy, Inc.    1,747    141,577 
DTE Energy Co.    3,020    401,539 
Duke Energy Corp.    15,190    1,456,113 
Edison International    426    32,129 
Entergy Corp.    4,798    563,093 
Evergy, Inc.    5,300    352,768 
Eversource Energy    7,112    607,863 
Exelon Corp.    22,140    1,069,583 
FirstEnergy Corp.    4,480    216,070 
NextEra Energy, Inc.    150    34,948 
NRG Energy, Inc.    8,000    316,800 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.    1,396    135,510 
PPL Corp.    32,718    1,030,290 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.    9,924    616,082 
Sempra Energy    4,711    695,391 
The Southern Co.    19,122    1,181,166 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.    4,542    431,944 
Xcel Energy, Inc.    11,572    750,907 
         13,507,696 
Gas — 0.0%          
NiSource, Inc.    713    21,333 
         13,529,029 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $318,299,076)
        441,816,038 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.1%          
Financial — 0.1%          
Insurance — 0.1%          
The Allstate Corp., 3 mo. USD
LIBOR + 3.165%
5.100% VRN 1/15/53
   20,000    531,000 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $500,000)
        531,000 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $318,799,076)
        442,347,038 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
BONDS & NOTES — 35.9%
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 13.1%
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%        
United Technologies Corp.
6.125% 7/15/38
  $80,000   $109,954 
Agriculture — 0.2%          
BAT Capital Corp.
4.758% 9/06/49
   110,000    108,004 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
3.250% 8/15/26
   262,000    261,999 
4.350% 3/15/24   350,000    368,665 
Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.875% 7/26/29 (d)
   346,000    348,530 
Reynolds American, Inc.
4.450% 6/12/25
   245,000    261,305 
5.850% 8/15/45   220,000    243,447 
         1,591,950 
Airlines — 0.3%          
American Airlines Group, Inc.
5.500% 10/01/19 (d)
   1,379,000    1,379,000 
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B,
4.375% 4/01/24
   27,324    28,040 
Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A,
4.100% 10/01/29
   271,346    285,592 
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B,
4.600% 9/01/27
   87,289    90,989 
WestJet Airlines Ltd.
3.500% 6/16/21 (d)
   117,000    118,980 
         1,902,601 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.5%          
Ford Motor Co.
5.291% 12/08/46
   80,000    73,911 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
3.336% 3/18/21
   400,000    401,868 
3.810% 1/09/24   450,000    448,394 
4.140% 2/15/23   465,000    472,129 
4.375% 8/06/23   475,000    485,259 
General Motors Co.
4.200% 10/01/27
   215,000    219,089 
5.150% 4/01/38   130,000    131,254 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.500% 11/07/24
   490,000    495,547 
4.150% 6/19/23   582,000    604,885 
4.200% 11/06/21   301,000    310,528 
         3,642,864 
Banks — 1.7%          
Associated Banc-Corp.
4.250% 1/15/25
   494,000    522,726 
Bank of America Corp.
4.183% 11/25/27
  255,000   275,277 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814%
4.244% VRN 4/24/38
   200,000    228,498 
4.750% 4/21/45   125,000    150,462 
6.110% 1/29/37   220,000    288,144 
7.750% 5/14/38   95,000    144,795 
Bank of Montreal 5 year USD Swap + 1.432%
3.803% VRN 12/15/32
   395,000    409,666 
The Bank of Nova Scotia
4.500% 12/16/25
   200,000    217,546 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.648%
4.650% VRN 12/31/99 (e)
   715,000    709,816 
Barclays Bank PLC
10.179% 6/12/21 (d)
   440,000    492,112 
Barclays PLC
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%
3.548% FRN 5/16/24
   345,000    343,260 
4.337% 1/10/28   260,000    273,193 
Citigroup, Inc.
3.875% 3/26/25
   387,000    407,234 
8.125% 7/15/39   90,000    147,554 
Credit Suisse AG
6.500% 8/08/23 (d)
   350,000    389,375 
Deutsche Bank AG
3.150% 1/22/21
   310,000    309,785 
Discover Bank 5 year USD Swap + 1.730%
4.682% VRN 8/09/28
   495,000    517,520 
First Republic Bank
4.375% 8/01/46
   935,000    1,038,493 
Fulton Financial Corp.
3.600% 3/16/22
   230,000    233,359 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4.250% 10/21/25
   100,000    107,010 
5.950% 1/15/27   212,000    251,989 
6.250% 2/01/41   60,000    82,844 
6.750% 10/01/37   200,000    269,977 
HSBC Holdings PLC
4.250% 3/14/24
   200,000    210,441 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.535%
4.583% VRN 6/19/29
   230,000    254,742 
ING Groep NV
3.550% 4/09/24
   290,000    302,963 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
5.600% 7/15/41
   195,000    264,774 
Morgan Stanley
4.350% 9/08/26
   775,000    839,267 
5.000% 11/24/25   275,000    308,162 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.498% VRN 5/15/23
   350,000    354,659 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
SVB Financial Group
3.500% 1/29/25
  $400,000   $412,051 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
4.750% 10/17/19 (d)
   445,000    445,000 
Valley National Bancorp
5.125% 9/27/23
   245,000    261,619 
Wells Fargo & Co.
5.375% 11/02/43
   159,000    199,472 
5.606% 1/15/44   110,000    142,367 
         11,806,152 
Beverages — 0.2%          
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.900% 2/01/46
   825,000    984,412 
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
4.200% 7/15/46
   285,000    287,999 
5.000% 5/01/42   60,000    66,266 
         1,338,677 
Biotechnology — 0.1%          
Celgene Corp.
3.450% 11/15/27
   290,000    307,255 
4.350% 11/15/47   200,000    231,842 
         539,097 
Building Materials — 0.2%          
Standard Industries, Inc.
5.000% 2/15/27 (d)
   771,000    798,216 
5.375% 11/15/24 (d)   246,000    253,380 
5.500% 2/15/23 (d)   178,000    181,560 
         1,233,156 
Chemicals — 0.4%          
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
5.319% 11/15/38
   365,000    445,507 
Huntsman International LLC
5.125% 11/15/22
   197,000    210,034 
Incitec Pivot Finance LLC
6.000% 12/10/19 (d)
   185,000    186,172 
LYB International Finance BV
5.250% 7/15/43
   175,000    199,380 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
4.500% 6/01/47
   105,000    117,665 
Syngenta Finance NV
3.698% 4/24/20 (d)
   410,000    411,362 
4.441% 4/24/23 (d)   400,000    418,006 
Yara International ASA
4.750% 6/01/28 (d)
   745,000    811,658 
         2,799,784 
Commercial Services — 0.0%          
ERAC USA Finance LLC
6.700% 6/01/34 (d)
   78,000    106,497 
Computers — 0.1%          
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
6.020% 6/15/26 (d)
  616,000   692,741 
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl
3.700% STEP 4/01/22
   360,000    365,455 
         1,058,196 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
3.875% 1/23/28
   730,000    753,674 
Aircastle Ltd.
4.400% 9/25/23
   190,000    199,865 
5.000% 4/01/23   525,000    562,227 
Ally Financial, Inc.
4.125% 2/13/22
   375,000    383,437 
Antares Holdings LP
6.000% 8/15/23 (d)
   495,000    512,818 
Ares Finance Co. LLC
4.000% 10/08/24 (d)
   355,000    349,527 
Brookfield Finance, Inc.
4.850% 3/29/29
   433,000    490,046 
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
4.418% 11/15/35
   200,000    209,304 
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.
6.500% 9/15/24 (d)
   325,000    329,062 
Lazard Group LLC
3.625% 3/01/27
   184,000    188,890 
4.500% 9/19/28   285,000    310,836 
Legg Mason, Inc.
5.625% 1/15/44
   175,000    195,266 
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.
4.500% 3/15/23 (d)
   250,000    258,700 
5.250% 8/15/22 (d)   1,375,000    1,449,112 
5.500% 2/15/24 (d)   130,000    140,452 
Synchrony Financial
4.375% 3/19/24
   115,000    122,030 
         6,455,246 
Electric — 0.6%          
Avangrid, Inc.
3.800% 6/01/29
   430,000    461,947 
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
3.500% 4/01/28 (d)
   155,000    161,726 
CMS Energy Corp.
4.700% 3/31/43
   115,000    132,025 
4.875% 3/01/44   390,000    473,876 
Entergy Louisiana LLC
4.950% 1/15/45
   165,000    178,432 
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.
3.450% 7/15/20
   615,000    618,545 
3.700% 9/01/24   170,000    176,034 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

10 

 

MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Metropolitan Edison Co.
4.300% 1/15/29 (d)
  $328,000   $370,004 
Nevada Power Co., Series N,
6.650% 4/01/36
   135,000    189,704 
Oncor Electric Delivery Co.
7.500% 9/01/38
   40,000    64,466 
Pennsylvania Electric Co.
4.150% 4/15/25 (d)
   295,000    312,547 
Puget Energy, Inc.
3.650% 5/15/25
   350,000    358,242 
Southwestern Electric Power Co.
6.200% 3/15/40
   180,000    242,218 
Xcel Energy, Inc.
6.500% 7/01/36
   390,000    539,431 
         4,279,197 
Electronics — 0.2%          
The ADT Security Corp.
6.250% 10/15/21
   1,122,000    1,194,930 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.875% 1/12/28
   145,000    148,640 
Ingram Micro, Inc.
5.450% STEP 12/15/24
   203,000    210,299 
         1,553,869 
Foods — 0.2%          
Ingredion, Inc.
3.200% 10/01/26
   155,000    157,209 
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/30 (d)
   174,000    184,436 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
4.625% 10/01/39 (d)
   360,000    361,867 
Mars, Inc.
3.950% 4/01/49 (d)
   415,000    473,048 
         1,176,560 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%          
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
4.000% 1/14/25
   250,000    253,753 
Gas — 0.1%          
NiSource, Inc.
4.800% 2/15/44
   135,000    157,329 
5.800% 2/01/42   175,000    223,594 
         380,923 
Health Care – Products — 0.0%          
Becton Dickinson and Co.
4.685% 12/15/44
   225,000    261,214 
Health Care – Services — 0.0%          
Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.
3.829% 8/15/28
   165,000    181,989 
Humana, Inc.
4.800% 3/15/47
   125,000    143,848 
         325,837 
Home Builders — 0.2%          
Lennar Corp.
4.500% 11/15/19
   766,000    766,000 
4.750% 5/30/25   200,000    213,460 
PulteGroup, Inc.
5.000% 1/15/27
   300,000    324,000 
         1,303,460 
Housewares — 0.1%          
Newell Brands, Inc.
3.850% 4/01/23
   528,000    543,523 
Insurance — 1.4%          
The Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938%
5.750% VRN 8/15/53
   990,000    1,056,825 
American International Group, Inc.
4.200% 4/01/28
   360,000    392,724 
4.500% 7/16/44   200,000    222,831 
4.750% 4/01/48   75,000    87,589 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.868%
5.750% VRN 4/01/48
   625,000    668,412 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
6.125% 8/15/23 (b)
   495,000    494,159 
Arch Capital Group US, Inc.
5.144% 11/01/43
   170,000    212,361 
Athene Holding Ltd.
4.125% 1/12/28
   1,255,000    1,290,322 
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
4.350% 4/20/28
   225,000    239,779 
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC
3.900% 7/15/29
   155,000    162,115 
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC
4.000% 12/06/27
   665,000    700,759 
Brown & Brown, Inc.
4.200% 9/15/24
   246,000    260,291 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
5.250% 5/30/25
   590,000    634,132 
Enstar Group Ltd.
4.500% 3/10/22
   370,000    383,749 
Markel Corp.
3.350% 9/17/29
   130,000    131,345 
The Progressive Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.539%
5.375% VRN 12/31/99 (e)
   375,000    387,188 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.665%
5.700% VRN 9/15/48
   480,000    532,032 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175%
5.875% VRN 9/15/42
   125,000    134,706 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
3.900% 5/15/29
   310,000    329,842 
USF&G Capital I
8.500% 12/15/45 (d)
   150,000    219,720 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Voya Financial, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.084%
4.700% VRN 1/23/48
  $180,000   $168,884 
Willis North America, Inc.
2.950% 9/15/29
   180,000    177,163 
4.500% 9/15/28   480,000    532,022 
XLIT Ltd.
4.450% 3/31/25
   483,000    524,539 
         9,943,489 
Internet — 0.1%          
Amazon.com, Inc.
4.050% 8/22/47
   325,000    390,459 
Investment Companies — 0.4%          
Ares Capital Corp.
3.500% 2/10/23
   710,000    714,434 
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
3.900% 8/23/24
   850,000    838,980 
4.125% 8/11/22   470,000    471,192 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.250% 2/01/22
   550,000    564,300 
         2,588,906 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%          
Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.250% 8/10/26
   275,000    316,938 
6.875% 11/21/36   230,000    291,410 
         608,348 
Lodging — 0.1%          
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.900% 8/08/29
   205,000    210,268 
MGM Resorts International
6.625% 12/15/21
   166,000    179,836 
         390,104 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1%          
CNH Industrial Capital LLC
3.875% 10/15/21
   700,000    718,144 
Media — 0.3%          
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.125% 5/01/27 (d)
   200,000    208,750 
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
6.484% 10/23/45
   225,000    273,786 
Comcast Corp.
3.400% 7/15/46
   220,000    224,976 
3.969% 11/01/47   135,000    148,259 
4.750% 3/01/44   190,000    230,683 
Discovery Communications LLC
3.950% 3/20/28
   250,000    259,503 
5.000% 9/20/37   160,000    172,000 
Grupo Televisa SAB
6.625% 3/18/25
   495,000    579,017 
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
6.750% 6/15/39
   110,000    134,468 
         2,231,442 
Mining — 0.3%          
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (d)
   149,000    161,561 
Glencore Funding LLC
3.875% 10/27/27 (d)
   160,000    162,896 
4.625% 4/29/24 (d)   600,000    641,106 
Kinross Gold Corp.
4.500% 7/15/27
   166,000    174,089 
5.125% 9/01/21   650,000    674,375 
         1,814,027 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.0%          
General Electric Co.
4.125% 10/09/42
   42,000    42,026 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.1%          
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.125% STEP 9/15/20
   135,000    136,013 
4.125% STEP 10/01/21    485,000    487,425 
         623,438 
Oil & Gas — 1.0%          
Antero Resources Corp.
5.375% 11/01/21
   1,264,000    1,219,760 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
3.000% 8/15/22
   200,000    201,288 
4.250% 4/15/27   275,000    285,912 
6.750% 11/15/39   100,000    122,261 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
4.750% 11/01/24
   428,000    438,165 
Encana Corp.
6.500% 2/01/38
   80,000    96,353 
EQT Corp.
3.000% 10/01/22 (b)
   340,000    327,302 
3.900% 10/01/27 (b)   1,090,000    944,845 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
4.650% 3/15/25
   190,000    205,345 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.500% 4/01/48
   85,000    88,800 
4.750% 9/15/44   100,000    107,471 
6.500% 3/01/41   170,000    211,594 
Newfield Exploration Co.
5.625% 7/01/24
   250,000    275,785 
5.750% 1/30/22   417,000    445,149 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
6.450% 9/15/36
   250,000    309,273 
6.600% 3/15/46   257,000    335,238 
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.
7.000% 11/15/23
   175,000    180,470 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Petroleos Mexicanos
5.350% 2/12/28
  $190,000   $181,570 
6.375% 1/23/45   80,000    74,200 
6.500% 3/13/27   60,000    62,340 
6.625% 6/15/38   37,000    35,196 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
4.250% 4/16/39 (d)
   495,000    533,628 
         6,681,945 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%          
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
3.950% 12/01/42
   366,000    335,434 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
3.950% 2/01/28
   410,000    412,997 
         748,431 
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%          
Amcor Finance USA, Inc.
3.625% 4/28/26 (d)
   715,000    735,732 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%          
AbbVie, Inc.
4.700% 5/14/45
   490,000    524,185 
Allergan Funding SCS
3.800% 3/15/25
   300,000    314,139 
Bayer US Finance II LLC
4.400% 7/15/44 (d)
   365,000    368,293 
CVS Health Corp.
3.000% 8/15/26
   130,000    130,644 
4.300% 3/25/28   250,000    270,334 
5.050% 3/25/48   230,000    261,034 
6.125% 9/15/39   175,000    217,159 
CVS Pass-Through Trust
5.926% 1/10/34 (d)
   255,177    296,824 
Express Scripts Holding Co.
4.800% 7/15/46
   195,000    218,295 
McKesson Corp.
4.883% 3/15/44
   60,000    66,273 
6.000% 3/01/41   125,000    154,881 
Mylan NV
3.950% 6/15/26
   495,000    511,490 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV LLC
2.250% 3/18/20
   200,000    197,250 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.200% 7/21/21
   895,000    818,925 
4.100% 10/01/46 (b)   75,000    47,062 
         4,396,788 
Pipelines — 0.9%          
Energy Transfer Operating LP
4.200% 4/15/27
   440,000    463,545 
5.875% 1/15/24   200,000    222,332 
6.125% 12/15/45   200,000    234,638 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.028%
6.250% VRN 12/31/99 (e)
   540,000    500,850 
7.500% 10/15/20   235,000    246,961 
EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.150% 6/01/25
   621,000    575,977 
4.850% 7/15/26   149,000    141,550 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.033%
5.250% VRN 8/16/77
   225,000    223,079 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.570%
5.375% VRN 2/15/78
   195,000    188,181 
EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.750% 7/15/23
   500,000    501,542 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.375% 3/01/41
   65,000    79,681 
6.500% 2/01/37   120,000    149,046 
6.550% 9/15/40   90,000    111,594 
6.950% 1/15/38   10,000    13,054 
MPLX LP
4.500% 4/15/38
   195,000    202,130 
6.250% 10/15/22 (d)   97,000    99,429 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.652%
6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (e)
   300,000    299,640 
Plains All American Pipeline LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.110%
6.125% VRN 12/31/99 (e)
   585,000    551,047 
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.
4.500% 12/15/26
   268,000    284,190 
4.700% 6/15/44   100,000    97,618 
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
4.000% 10/01/27
   230,000    238,090 
5.300% 4/01/44   75,000    79,228 
Western Gas Partners LP
4.000% 7/01/22
   781,000    790,437 
Western Midstream Operating LP
4.500% 3/01/28
   105,000    101,388 
         6,395,227 
Private Equity — 0.1%          
Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC
3.500% 9/19/29 (d)
   245,000    242,640 
Hercules Capital, Inc.
4.625% 10/23/22
   470,000    470,089 
KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC
3.750% 7/01/29 (d)
   280,000    295,084 
         1,007,813 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.8%          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
2.750% 12/15/29
   185,000    182,322 
American Tower Trust #1
3.652% 3/15/48 (d)
   310,000    333,403 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Crown Castle International Corp.
5.200% 2/15/49
  $146,000   $180,356 
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
3.500% 8/01/26
   495,000    510,198 
Host Hotels & Resorts LP
3.875% 4/01/24
   245,000    258,032 
Mid-America Apartments LP
3.600% 6/01/27
   155,000    163,951 
SBA Tower Trust
2.836% 1/15/50 (d)
   1,300,000    1,301,669 
2.877% 7/15/46 (d)   200,000    200,676 
3.156% 10/10/45 (d)   210,000    210,225 
3.168% 4/09/47 (d)   260,000    262,524 
Spirit Realty LP
3.200% 1/15/27
   325,000    322,525 
4.000% 7/15/29   185,000    193,577 
STORE Capital Corp.
4.625% 3/15/29
   250,000    274,904 
Tanger Properties LP
3.875% 12/01/23
   322,000    331,521 
UDR, Inc.
3.200% 1/15/30
   180,000    185,371 
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP
4.625% 11/01/25
   460,000    502,143 
Weingarten Realty Investors
3.250% 8/15/26
   85,000    85,475 
         5,498,872 
Retail — 0.2%          
Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.000% 5/15/25
   375,000    397,340 
4.200% 5/15/28   320,000    343,848 
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV
3.950% 10/02/24 (d)
   445,000    455,573 
The Home Depot, Inc.
5.950% 4/01/41
   150,000    214,737 
         1,411,498 
Semiconductors — 0.0%          
Microchip Technology, Inc.
3.922% 6/01/21
   165,000    168,527 
Software — 0.1%          
Microsoft Corp.
4.450% 11/03/45
   530,000    669,321 
Telecommunications — 0.2%          
AT&T, Inc.
4.750% 5/15/46
   600,000    665,380 
5.250% 3/01/37   95,000    111,807 
6.250% 3/29/41   25,000    31,580 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/40
   55,000    76,044 
Crown Castle Towers LLC
4.241% 7/15/48 (d)
   250,000    275,023 
Telefonica Emisiones SAU
4.665% 3/06/38
  180,000   197,446 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
6.550% 9/15/43
   149,000    219,455 
         1,576,735 
Transportation — 0.1%          
Autoridad del Canal de Panama
4.950% 7/29/35 (d)
   210,000    241,082 
CSX Corp.
4.750% 11/15/48
   155,000    186,887 
Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd.
4.625% 9/23/20 (d)
   105,000    107,026 
         534,995 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.0%          
DAE Funding LLC
4.000% 8/01/20 (d)
   173,000    174,081 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $87,008,960)
        92,012,858 
           
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.2%          
JobsOhio Beverage System Series B
4.532% 1/01/35
   325,000    391,599 
Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB
6.908% 2/15/41
   230,000    343,047 
State of California BAB
7.550% 4/01/39
   475,000    785,868 
7.600% 11/01/40   105,000    177,632 
         1,698,146 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,455,225)
        1,698,146 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 11.5%          
Automobile ABS — 0.4%          
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2019-1A, Class B,
3.700% 3/20/23 (d)
   184,000    188,810 
Series 2019-1A, Class C,
4.530% 3/20/23 (d)
   305,000    309,843 
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.290% 2/25/24 (d)
   1,240,000    1,270,278 
Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.600% 2/25/24 (d)
   650,000    667,294 
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class B
3.950% 11/14/28 (d)
   424,000    444,435 
         2,880,660 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Commercial MBS — 1.4%
Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2018-AVM, Class C,
4.249% VRN 7/05/40 (d) (f)
  $710,000   $777,726 
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.378% FRN 9/15/34 (d)
   130,000    129,887 
BANK
Series 2019-BN17, Class B, 4.128% VRN 4/15/52 (f)
   150,000    165,433 
Series 2019-BN16, Class AS, 4.267% 2/15/52    176,250    197,651 
Series 2019-BN16, Class B,
4.438% VRN 2/15/52 (f)
   136,855    153,840 
Series 2018-BN14, Class C,
4.750% VRN 9/15/60 (f)
   210,000    230,854 
BBCMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-CHRS, Class B,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (d) (f)
   350,000    385,052 
Series 2018-CHRS, Class C,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (d) (f)
   280,000    303,560 
Series 2018-CHRS, Class D,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (d) (f)
   210,000    222,735 
BHMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.278% FRN 7/15/35 (d)
   970,000    970,006 
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.528% FRN 7/15/35 (d)
   850,000    850,263 
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-IND, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
2.928% FRN 11/15/35 (d)
   196,320    196,197 
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.728% FRN 11/15/35 (d)
   329,817    330,640 
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.778% FRN 12/15/37 (d)
   224,629    225,749 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-GC41, Class C
3.502% 8/10/56
   241,000    247,358 
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2012-CR4, Class B,
3.703% 10/15/45 (d)
   195,000    188,521 
Series 2015-CR23, Class C,
4.392% VRN 5/10/48 (f)
   140,000    145,703 
Series 2014-UBS5, Class B,
4.514% VRN 9/10/47 (f)
   290,000    308,585 
DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-LC1A, Class B,
5.471% VRN 11/10/46 (d) (f)
   110,000    114,283 
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.825% VRN 7/10/38 (f)
   79,756    80,421 
GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 
2012-GC6, Class AS
4.948% 1/10/45 (d)
   100,000    105,409 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP2, Class AS
3.056% 8/15/49
   490,000    502,012 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C27, Class B
3.898% 2/15/48
   500,000    523,927 
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
3.828% FRN 5/15/36 (d)
   326,000    326,009 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
Series 2019-L2, Class AS,
4.272% 3/15/52
   500,000    564,385 
Series 2018-H3, Class B,
4.620% VRN 7/15/51 (f)
   120,000    134,869 
Series 2011-C2, Class B,
5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (d) (f)
   250,000    255,055 
MSCG Trust, Series 2018-SELF, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.208% FRN 10/15/37 (d)
   90,000    89,999 
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C4, Class AJ,
5.483% VRN 8/15/39 (f)
   6,984    7,013 
Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AFX,
2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (f)
   74,143    74,446 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-C49, Class AS,
4.244% 3/15/52
   291,000    327,293 
Series 2018-C45, Class AS,
4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (f)
   240,000    270,669 
Series 2018-C45, Class B,
4.556% 6/15/51
   60,000    68,365 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C8, Class B
4.311% 8/15/45
   190,000    198,486 
         9,672,401 
Other ABS — 5.1%          
321 Henderson Receivables LLC
Series 2005-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .230%
2.258% FRN 11/15/40 (d)
   49,477    48,354 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Series 2015-1A, Class A,
3.260% 9/15/72 (d)
  $44,804   $47,172 
AASET Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A, 3.844% 5/15/39 (d)
   507,153    508,073 
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (d)    678,782    686,900 
Series 2018-2A, Class A,
4.454% 11/18/38 (d)
   314,243    322,355 
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.810% 11/15/48 (d)
   385,347    399,915 
Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2
4.969% 10/30/45 (d)
   308,000    331,768 
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class D,
4.150% 7/10/24 (d)
   488,000    501,456 
Series 2019-1A, Class E,
4.310% 4/12/27 (d)
   295,000    303,444 
Assurant CLO III Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%
4.528% FRN 10/20/31 (d)
   310,000    308,488 
Atlas Senior Loan Fund VII Ltd., Series 2016-7A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280%
3.412% FRN 11/27/31 (d)
   960,000    959,490 
Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.009% FRN 1/23/31 (d)
   250,000    248,799 
Benefit Street Partners CLO V-B Ltd., Series 2018-5BA, Class A1A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%
3.368% FRN 4/20/31 (d)
   260,000    258,202 
BlueMountain CLO XXV Ltd., Series 2019-25A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
4.086% FRN 7/15/32 (d)
   500,000    499,935 
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.940% 5/25/29 (d)
   103,439    104,507 
CAL Funding II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.340% 9/25/43 (d)
   261,000    267,154 
Capital Automotive REIT
Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.660% 10/15/44 (d)
   153,835    155,791 
Series 2017-1A, Class A2,
4.180% 4/15/47 (d)
   132,766    135,748 
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2018-4A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
4.078% FRN 1/20/31 (d)
   720,000    717,534 
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.125% 6/15/43 (d)
  704,548   721,180 
Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.000% 12/10/23 (d)
   2,353    2,351 
CIFC Funding V Ltd., Series 2017-5A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.483% FRN 11/16/30 (d)
   340,000    339,701 
Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.478% FRN 10/20/30 (d)
   480,000    479,993 
CLI Funding VI LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.710% 5/18/44 (d)
   411,446    414,476 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.478% FRN 9/25/34
   5,627    5,356 
Crestline Denali CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.280%
3.539% FRN 10/23/31 (d)
   250,000    249,870 
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A
3.270% 11/18/29 (d)
   138,889    139,097 
DB Master Finance LLC
Series 2019-1A, Class A2II,
4.021% 5/20/49 (d)
   417,953    426,976 
Series 2019-1A, Class A23,
4.352% 5/20/49 (d)
   378,053    400,252 
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
2.890% 2/20/32 (d)
   768,160    770,038 
Series 2016-1, Class A,
3.080% 11/20/28 (d)
   185,519    186,344 
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I,
4.116% 7/25/48 (d)
   306,125    319,502 
Series 2017-1A, Class A23,
4.118% 7/25/47 (d)
   107,800    113,810 
Series 2015-1A, Class A2II,
4.474% 10/25/45 (d)
   522,450    546,272 
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.053% FRN 10/15/30 (d)
   700,000    696,767 
Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.995% FRN 4/20/31 (d)
   450,000    450,329 
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.630% 2/18/31 (d)
   127,270    128,192 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-FFH4, Class M6, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.725%
3.743% FRN 1/25/35
  $420,000   $424,752 
Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1%
3.278% FRN 4/20/31 (d)
   500,000    495,056 
Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A1
3.190% 7/17/29 (d)
   120,833    120,577 
Goodgreen Trust
Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.230% 10/15/52 (d)
   298,060    305,482 
Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.260% 10/15/53 (d)
   365,162    373,010 
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.740% 10/15/52 (d)
   223,290    232,375 
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (d) (f)
   430,946    454,742 
Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.940% 9/20/49 (d)
   220,444    230,900 
Hero Funding Trust
Series 2016-3A, Class A1,
3.080% 9/20/42 (d)
   151,917    154,376 
Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
3.190% 9/20/48 (d)
   187,424    191,297 
Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.570% 9/20/47 (d)
   160,758    165,345 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.670% 9/20/48 (d)
   357,148    377,291 
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.
Series 12A-18, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%
4.150% FRN 7/18/31 (d)
   250,000    241,039 
Series 13A-18, Class C,
4.586% 10/15/30 (d)
   350,000    344,447 
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2018-AA, Class C
4.000% 2/25/32 (d)
   159,318    165,019 
Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A
3.721% 7/15/39 (d)
   328,731    329,989 
J.G. Wentworth XLII LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A
3.960% 10/15/75 (d)
   289,406    317,286 
J.G. Wentworth XXXVIII LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class B
5.430% 8/15/62 (d)
   1,100,000    1,247,393 
KDAC Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.212% 12/15/42 (d)
   357,657    366,351 
 KKR Financial CLO Ltd.
Series 24, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.360%
3.991% FRN 4/20/32 (d)
  300,000    300,124 
Series 26, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%
4.230% FRN 7/15/32 (d)
   250,000    249,983 
KREF Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class C,
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%
4.025% FRN 6/15/36 (d)
   210,000    211,591 
Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.810% 12/21/26 (d)
   280,000    283,307 
Madison Park Funding XXIX Ltd., Series 2018-29A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%
4.500% FRN 10/18/30 (d)
   550,000    544,620 
Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%
3.903% FRN 7/15/30 (d)
   430,000    425,408 
Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018-31A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.959% FRN 1/23/31 (d)
   250,000    247,972 
Marble Point CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.480% FRN 12/18/30 (d)
   1,000,000    995,059 
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2017-BA, Class A
2.920% 12/20/29 (d)
   750,000    751,150 
Marlette Funding Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class B
3.190% 7/15/24 (d)
   43,381    43,407 
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC
Series 2017-2A, Class A,
3.820% 6/22/43 (d)
   117,407    119,921 
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (d)
   53,574    55,927 
MP CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.528% FRN 10/20/30 (d)
   300,000    299,736 
NP SPE II LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2
4.219% 10/21/47 (d)
   380,000    403,333 
OHA Credit Funding 4 Ltd.
Series 2019-4A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%
1.000% FRN 10/22/32 (c) (d)
   250,000    250,000 
Series 2019-4A, Class C, 3 mo. USD
LIBOR + 2.650%
1.000% FRN 10/22/32 (c) (d)
   250,000    250,000 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
  

Value

 
OHA Credit Partners XI Ltd., Series 2015-11A, Class CR, 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + 2.150%
4.428% FRN 1/20/32 (d)
  $300,000   $293,460 
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A
3.140% 10/14/36 (d)
   1,810,000    1,810,451 
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust
Series 2014-AA, Class A,
2.290% 7/09/29 (d)
   18,398    18,365 
Series 2016-A, Class B,
2.910% 3/08/29 (d)
   96,053    95,099 
Oxford Finance Funding Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A
3.968% 6/17/24 (d)
   105,800    106,469 
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A2R2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%
3.802% FRN 5/21/29 (d)
   500,000    499,988 
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A
3.967% 6/15/44 (d)
   352,589    363,372 
Sierra Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2015-3A, Class B,
3.080% 9/20/32 (d)
   15,961    16,036 
Series 2018-2A, Class C,
3.940% 6/20/35 (d)
   154,740    157,256 
Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300%
4.424% FRN 8/18/31 (d)
   290,000    280,255 
Store Master Funding I-VII, Series 2018-1A, Class A2
4.290% 10/20/48 (d)
   255,076    277,134 
Structured Receivables Finance LLC, Series 2010-B, Class A
3.730% 8/15/36 (d)
   64,163    64,786 
Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A
4.870% 7/20/48 (d)
   115,172    125,910 
SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.190% 1/15/71 (d)
   339,859    373,628 
Taco Bell Funding LLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A2II,
4.940% 11/25/48 (d)
   238,200    253,347 
Series 2016-1A, Class A23,
4.970% 5/25/46 (d)
   801,550    853,050 
TAL Advantage VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.500% 4/20/42 (d)
   310,110    319,687 
Textainer Marine Containers V Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A
3.520% 6/20/42 (d)
   450,179    455,444 
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.960% 4/20/44 (d)
  117,933   119,968 
Trinity Rail Leasing LP
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.820% 4/17/49 (d)
   868,612    901,951 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.620% 6/17/48 (d)
   410,000    440,258 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2
3.736% 8/15/47 (d)
   140,000    144,453 
Triton Container Finance VI LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.520% 6/20/42 (d)
   132,201    131,850 
Series 2018-2A, Class A,
4.190% 6/22/43 (d)
   411,250    424,862 
Voya CLO Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class A3R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.978% FRN 10/20/31 (d)
   300,000    295,662 
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A
2.540% 7/20/33 (d)
   148,806    148,344 
Wave 2017-1 LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.844% 11/15/42 (d)
   582,712    586,393 
Wave USA, Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.597% 9/15/44 (c) (d)
   950,000    949,958 
Welk Resorts LLC, Series 2015-AA, Class A
2.790% 6/16/31 (d)
   59,493    59,080 
Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A23
4.497% 6/15/45 (d)
   408,000    413,124 
         36,143,496 
Student Loans ABS — 4.1%          
Academic Loan Funding Trust, Series 2012-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.118% FRN 12/27/44 (d)
   393,423    393,422 
AccessLex Institute
Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS, 1.699% FRN 7/01/39
   250,000    246,375 
Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.200% FRN 7/01/38
   30,355    30,010 
CIT Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.329% FRN 6/15/43
   689,756    653,989 
College Avenue Student Loans LLC
Series 2019-A, Class B,
3.810% 12/28/48 (d)
   531,000    539,098 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Series 2019-A, Class C, 4.460% 12/28/48 (d)   $270,000   $274,374 
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS
0.000% FRN 1/25/47
   130,000    102,969 
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
3.918% FRN 10/25/44 (d)
   317,401    320,505 
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC
Series 2016-D, Class A2, 2.720% 1/25/41 (d)
   122,739    122,944 
Series 2016-B, Class A2, 3.020% 5/25/34 (d)    87,769    88,242 
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 9/25/68 (d)
   477,795    477,370 
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 12/27/66 (d)
   311,346    314,484 
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.368% FRN 7/26/66 (d)
   435,575    438,716 
EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust
Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME — 1.150%
4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (d)
   403,152    401,542 
Series 2012-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.240%
6.258% FRN 11/26/40 (d)
   270,000    317,727 
Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2006-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .450%
2.582% FRN 8/25/42
   130,634    119,763 
KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
3.082% FRN 2/25/42
   115,241    115,107 
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust
Series 2017-B, Class BFX,
3.020% 8/25/42 (d)
   120,365    122,821 
Series 2018-B, Class BFX,
3.720% 5/26/43 (d)
   108,423    111,047 
Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%
2.748% FRN 12/15/59 (d)
   150,000    149,479 
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust
Series 2019-A, Class A2A,
3.420% 1/15/43 (d)
   253,000    262,833 
Series 2019-A, Class B,
3.900% 1/15/43 (d)
   284,000    307,380 
Series 2018-CA, Class B, 4.220% 6/16/42 (d)    250,000    256,825 
Navient Student Loan Trust
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.718% FRN 2/25/70 (d)
  389,866    385,355 
Series 2018-2A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
2.768% FRN 3/25/67 (d)
   550,000    549,821 
Series 2017-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 7/26/66 (d)
   366,323    364,936 
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 3/25/67 (d)
   750,000    746,778 
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
2.918% FRN 12/27/67 (d)
   850,000    849,999 
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.268% FRN 6/25/65 (d)
   363,296    366,961 
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.318% FRN 3/25/66 (d)
   1,100,000    1,118,965 
Series 2018-4A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.318% FRN 6/27/67 (d)
   750,000    741,650 
Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 6/25/48
   220,000    215,648 
Series 2014-8, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 7/26/49
   155,000    154,538 
Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 10/25/58
   150,000    151,046 
Series 2019-BA, Class B,
4.040% 12/15/59 (d)
   750,000    800,605 
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1B
3.600% 12/26/40 (d)
   96,119    97,211 
Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2005-4, Class A4R2, 28 day ARS
2.089% FRN 3/22/32
   200,000    189,471 
Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%
2.259% FRN 3/23/37
   236,024    232,794 
Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250%
2.356% FRN 6/25/41
   149,481    138,459 
Series 2019-5, Class A,
2.530% 10/25/67 (d)
   1,600,000    1,604,791 
Series 2013-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .630%
2.648% FRN 1/25/37 (d)
   139,254    138,246 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Blend Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .760%
2.778% FRN 5/25/66 (d)
  $650,000   $642,982 
Series 2018-3A, Class A3,
2.832% 9/27/66 (d)
   600,000    595,890 
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 6/25/54 (d)
   150,000    147,304 
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Series 2011-2, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.076% FRN 7/25/36
   250,000    247,510 
PHEAA Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
2.968% FRN 11/25/65 (d)
   356,974    357,873 
SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160%
2.279% FRN 3/15/55
   1,550,000    1,462,833 
SLM Student Loan Trust
Series 2006-2, Class R, 0.000% 1/25/41
   1,799    881,579 
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS
1.836% FRN 3/15/28
   60,000    60,000 
Series 2002-7, Class A10, 28 day ARS
1.916% FRN 3/15/28
   129,000    129,000 
Series 2005-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.426% FRN 4/25/40
   157,699    145,938 
Series 2006-2, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.446% FRN 1/25/41
   493,388    474,843 
Series 2005-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .180%
2.456% FRN 7/25/55
   262,263    245,517 
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.486% FRN 10/25/40
   336,493    313,490 
Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%
2.496% FRN 3/25/44
   301,536    283,575 
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%
2.566% FRN 1/25/44
   365,054    341,067 
Series 2004-1 Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .500%
2.776% FRN 7/25/39
   323,227    306,090 
Series 2003-5, Class A9, 28 day ARS
3.434% FRN 6/15/30
   350,000    350,000 
Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS
4.490% FRN 6/15/30
   50,000    50,000 
Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS
5.550% FRN 12/15/39
   550,000    549,389 
SMB Private Education Loan Trust
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .870%
2.898% FRN 7/15/36 (d)
  126,000    125,497 
Series 2019-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.028% FRN 6/15/37 (d)
   1,200,000    1,201,481 
Series 2017-A, Class B,
3.500% 6/17/41 (d)
   300,000    313,482 
Series 2017-B, Class B,
3.500% 12/16/41 (d)
   150,000    157,078 
Series 2018-C, Class B,
4.000% 11/17/42 (d)
   300,000    322,707 
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC
Series 2015-A, Class RC, 0.000% 3/25/33 (d)
   100    87,500 
Series 2017-D, Class R1,
0.010% 9/25/40 (d)
   1,000,000    542,700 
Series 2018-A, Class R1,
0.010% 2/25/42 (d)
   1,000,000    782,400 
Series 2018-D, Class R1,
0.010% 2/25/48 (d)
   968,900    334,270 
Series 2019-A, Class R1,
0.010% 6/15/48 (d)
   1,661,200    498,360 
Series 2019-C, Class BFX,
3.050% 11/16/48 (d)
   646,000    647,233 
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 6/25/33 (d)
   90,210    90,985 
Series 2017-D, Class BFX,
3.610% 9/25/40 (d)
   500,000    536,569 
South Carolina Student Loan Corp.
Series 2014-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.100% FRN 1/03/33
   290,000    292,705 
Series 2010-1, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%
3.326% FRN 10/27/36
   170,000    171,110 
         28,703,253 
WL Collateral CMO — 0.5%          
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Series 2003-42, Class 1A1,
3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (f)
   4,100    3,948 
Series 2004-2, Class 1A1,
4.612% VRN 2/25/34 (f)
   19,161    18,053 
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.976% VRN 12/25/57 (d) (f)
   278,704    278,939 
Series 2018-1A, Class A3,
3.202% VRN 12/25/57 (d) (f)
   79,630    79,954 
Series 2019-1A, Class A3,
3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (d) (f)
   275,073    279,509 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
  

Value

 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1,
4.308% VRN 8/25/34 (f)
  $5,839   $5,826 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A,
4.086% VRN 8/25/34 (f)
   40,093    39,006 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A11,
3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (d) (f)
   435,733    435,083 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
Series 2004-A1, Class IA,
3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (f)
   1,997    1,931 
Series 2003-A4, Class IA,
4.764% VRN 7/25/33 (f)
   2,112    2,057 
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A
4.471% 2/25/23 (d)
   200,000    200,119 
PSMC Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (d) (f)
   567,099    573,863 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-CH2, Class A3,
4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (d) (f)
   440,399    450,320 
Series 2018-CH4, Class A2,
4.000% VRN 10/25/48 (d) (f)
   268,005    280,649 
Series 2019-1, Class A1,
4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (d) (f)
   94,349    97,022 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A,
4.266% VRN 3/25/34 (f)
   21,295    20,810 
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400%
3.846% FRN 4/25/44
   53,101    52,446 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1,
4.000% VRN 11/25/48 (d) (f)
   362,608    368,132 
         3,187,667 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $79,047,681)
        80,587,477 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.3%          
Colombia Government International Bond
6.125% 1/18/41
   620,000    807,556 
Mexico Government International Bond
4.750% 3/08/44
   824,000    891,980 
6.750% 9/27/34   160,000    215,200 
         1,914,736 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,630,907)
        1,914,736 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 9.5%          
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%          
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2617, Class Z, 5.500% 5/15/33
  166,832   186,657 
Series 2693, Class Z, 5.500% 10/15/33    298,681    325,918 
         512,575 
Pass-Through Securities — 9.3%          
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Pool #SB8013 2.500% 9/01/34
   1,611,676    1,625,870 
Pool #C55867 7.500% 2/01/30    32,306    36,093 
Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30    4,240    4,935 
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31    17,744    20,586 
Pool #C00470 8.000% 8/01/26    11,440    12,855 
Pool #G00924 8.000% 3/01/28    10,526    11,803 
Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #MA3797 2.500% 10/01/34 (c)
   3,025,000    3,051,640 
Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28    194,035    202,150 
Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28    31,662    32,986 
Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28    103,215    107,532 
Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41    250,825    263,146 
Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43    1,420,388    1,487,941 
Pool #CA1073 3.500% 1/01/48    2,962,341    3,062,497 
Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48    728,333    760,329 
Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48    652,761    682,253 
Pool #CA2039 4.000% 7/01/48    797,945    831,004 
Pool #BN5342 4.000% 3/01/49    6,727,562    6,976,855 
Pool #MA3638 4.000% 4/01/49    2,284,138    2,369,313 
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137%
4.473% FRN 10/01/33
   27,019    28,446 
Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48    1,766,828    1,869,759 
Pool #CA1952 4.500% 6/01/48    454,080    480,817 
Pool #BK7877 4.500% 7/01/48    276,984    293,293 
Pool #MA3522 4.500% 11/01/48    1,205,863    1,271,686 
Pool #MA3537 4.500% 12/01/48    1,165,629    1,228,163 
Pool #MA3564 4.500% 1/01/49    1,142,056    1,201,897 
Pool #BN5241 4.500% 2/01/49    4,740,410    4,987,317 
Pool #MA3639 4.500% 4/01/49    2,218,931    2,335,199 
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.197%
4.548% FRN 10/01/34
   55,396    58,323 
Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40    71,512    78,593 
Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40    473,872    520,793 
Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44    184,501    201,674 
Pool #564594 7.000% 1/01/31    9,169    10,393 
Pool #572844 7.000% 4/01/31    21,030    24,255 
Pool #253795 7.000% 5/01/31    36,951    42,319 
Pool #499386 7.500% 9/01/29    1,095    1,266 
Pool #521006 7.500% 12/01/29    421    488 
Pool #522769 7.500% 12/01/29    59    68 
Pool #252981 7.500% 1/01/30    5,779    6,680 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
  

Value

 
Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30   $798   $916 
Pool #524317 7.500% 3/01/30    966    1,121 
Pool #530520 7.500% 3/01/30    9,912    11,358 
Pool #253183 7.500% 4/01/30    2,252    2,600 
Pool #253265 7.500% 5/01/30    1,208    1,385 
Pool #536949 8.000% 5/01/30    1,334    1,557 
Pool #535351 8.000% 6/01/30    2,244    2,597 
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30    1,558    1,809 
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31    652    755 
Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31    138    139 
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31    2,167    2,510 
Government National Mortgage Association
Pool #337539 7.000% 7/15/23
   273    289 
Pool #363066 7.000% 8/15/23    2,793    2,960 
Pool #354674 7.000% 10/15/23    2,461    2,611 
Pool #362651 7.000% 10/15/23    565    568 
Pool #352021 7.000% 11/15/23    1,448    1,536 
Government National Mortgage Association II TBA
Pool #1635 3.500% 10/01/48 (c)
   15,715,000    16,280,985 
Pool #1367 4.000% 10/01/48 (c)    8,625,000    8,968,653 
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities TBA
Pool #7180 3.000% 8/01/33 (c)
   1,275,000    1,303,090 
Pool #21133 4.500% 10/01/48 (c)    2,600,000    2,737,516 
         65,506,172 
Whole Loans — 0.1%          
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2019-DNA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.05%
4.350% FRN 7/25/49 (d)
   389,000    388,999 
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2019-R01, Class 2M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450%
4.468% FRN 7/25/31 (d)
   540,000    543,535 
         932,534 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $66,557,153)
        66,951,281 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 1.3%          
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 1.3%          
U.S. Treasury Bond
2.500% 5/15/46 (g)
   880,000    947,685 
3.500% 2/15/39 (g)   750,000    939,404 
U.S. Treasury Note
1.500% 8/15/22
   5,000,000    4,988,672 
2.250% 8/15/49   500,000    514,316 
2.875% 8/15/28   1,400,000    1,539,481 
         8,929,558 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $8,615,294)
        8,929,558 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $244,315,220)
        252,094,056 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.2%
(Cost $1,387,590)
        1,341,127 
           
  

Number of
Shares

      
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.5%          
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%          
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (h)    3,548,882    3,548,882 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $3,548,882)
        3,548,882 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $568,050,768)
        699,331,103 
           
  

Principal
Amount

      
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.2%          
Commercial Paper — 4.3%          
AT&T, Inc.
2.377% 11/12/19 (d)
  $2,000,000    1,994,556 
2.398% 11/12/19 (d)   1,000,000    997,278 
BAT International Finance PLC
2.350% 11/08/19 (d)
   1,000,000    997,534 
Dowdupont, Inc.
2.468% 10/21/19 (d)
   1,000,000    998,704 
EI Dupont
2.350% 10/07/19 (d)
   3,000,000    2,998,647 
Entergy Corp.
2.480% 10/28/19 (d)
   1,000,000    998,122 
2.496% 10/02/19 (d)   2,000,000    1,999,762 
ERAC USA Finance LLC
2.317% 10/03/19 (d)
   2,500,000    2,499,501 
FMC Tech, Inc.
2.290% 10/29/19 (d)
   1,000,000    998,173 
2.393% 11/21/19 (d)   1,500,000    1,495,049 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
General Electric Co.
2.278% 1/02/20
  $1,000,000   $994,013 
2.334% 2/20/20   2,000,000    1,981,712 
Mondelez International, Inc.
2.320% 10/17/19 (d)
   3,000,000    2,996,802 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
2.292% 11/07/19 (d)
   2,000,000    1,995,349 
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC
2.492% 3/13/20 (d)
   2,000,000    1,979,879 
2.526% 4/01/20 (d)   1,000,000    988,878 
Telus Corp.
2.400% 11/22/19 (d)
   1,000,000    996,636 
VW Credit, Inc.
2.314% 11/21/19 (d)
   2,500,000    2,491,749 
         30,402,344 
Repurchase Agreement — 0.9%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (i)    6,418,281    6,418,281 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $36,818,796)
        36,820,625 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.9%
(Cost $604,869,564) (j)
        736,151,728 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (4.9)%         (34,477,045)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%        $701,674,683 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABSAsset-Backed Security
ARSAuction Rate Security
BABBuild America Bonds
CLOCollateralized Loan Obligation
CMOCollateralized Mortgage Obligation
CMTConstant Maturity Treasury Index
FRNFloating Rate Note
MBSMortgage-Backed Security
MTAMonthly Treasury Average Index
REITReal Estate Investment Trust
STEPStep Up Bond
TBATo Be Announced
VRNVariable Rate Note
WLWhole Loan

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $3,471,533 or 0.49% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).
(c)A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).
(d)Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $114,979,153 or 16.39% of net assets.
(e)Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.
(f)Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at September 30, 2019.
(g)A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
(h)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(i)Maturity value of $6,418,450. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.500%, maturity date of 3/31/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $6,551,416.
(j)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

  

(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

 

         Paid by Fund 

Received by Fund 

                
Description  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Rate  Frequency  Rate   Frequency  Notional
Amount
   Value  

Premiums

Paid

(Received)

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call                                   
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42  Barclays Bank PLC  12/13/32  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly   2.44%  Semi-Annually  USD2,650,000   $246,629   $132,480   $114,149 
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43  Credit Suisse International  1/31/33  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly   2.61%  Semi-Annually  USD 2,995,000    305,869    143,760    162,109 
                             552,498    276,240    276,258 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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         Paid by Fund  Received by Fund                
Description  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Rate   Frequency  Rate  Frequency  Notional
Amount
   Value  

Premiums

Paid

(Received)

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Put                                   
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42  Barclays
Bank PLC
  12/13/32   2.94%  Semi-
Annually
  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly  USD10,790,000   $391,978   $539,425   $(147,447)
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43  Credit Suisse International  1/31/33   3.11%  Semi-
Annually
  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly  USD11,940,000    396,651    571,926    (175,275)
                             788,629    1,111,351    (322,722)
                            $1,341,127   $1,387,591   $(46,464)

 

Futures contracts

 

 

   Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long                  
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year  12/19/19   19   $2,736,954   $(31,328)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond  12/19/19   106    20,756,467    (414,404)
S&P 500 E Mini Index  12/20/19   34    5,102,720    (39,270)
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year  12/31/19   63    13,607,981    (31,481)
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year  12/31/19   82    9,822,962    (52,790)
                $(569,273)
Short                  
90 Day Eurodollar  12/16/19   4   $(973,437)  $(6,963)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond  12/19/19   52    (8,543,674)   103,424 
90 Day Eurodollar  3/16/20   3    (730,640)   (6,835)
90 Day Eurodollar  6/15/20   3    (731,070)   (7,266)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/14/20   3    (731,391)   (7,547)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/14/20   2    (487,568)   (5,057)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/15/21   2    (487,743)   (5,282)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/13/21   4    (975,637)   (10,663)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/14/22   4    (975,337)   (10,863)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/19/22   3    (731,203)   (8,222)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/13/23   3    (730,753)   (8,447)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/18/23   4    (973,437)   (11,613)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/16/24   10    (2,430,592)   (29,783)
                $(15,117)

 

Currency Legend

USDU.S. Dollar

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments. 

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
BONDS & NOTES — 98.5%
 
BANK LOANS — 2.3%
Advertising — 0.0%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%
5.544% VRN 8/21/26
  $60,000   $60,128 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%          
TransDigm, Inc., 2018 Term Loan F, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.544% VRN 6/09/23
   172,175    171,607 
Airlines — 0.1%          
American Airlines, Inc., 2017 Incremental Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.028% VRN 12/14/23
   206,965    206,743 
WestJet Airlines Ltd., Term Loan B,
0.000% 8/06/26 (a)
   95,000    95,654 
         302,397 
Biotechnology — 0.0%          
Aldevron LLC, 2019 Term Loan B,
0.000% VRN 9/19/26 (a)
   130,000    130,325 
Chemicals — 0.1%          
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan B3, 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%
3.854% VRN 6/01/24
   318,050    317,999 
Commercial Services — 0.1%          
Allied Universal Holdco LLC
2019 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.125% 7/10/26 (b)
   9,910    9,915 
2019 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%
6.507% VRN 7/10/26
   100,090    100,137 
Concentra, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.540% VRN 6/01/22
   105,675    106,203 
Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%
7.500% VRN 5/24/24
   124,681    124,661 
Trans Union LLC, Term Loan B3, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.044% VRN 4/10/23
   197,961    198,511 
         539,427 
Computers — 0.1%          
Dell International LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.050% VRN 9/19/25
   205,097    205,995 
Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%
5.044% VRN 5/01/24
   148,503    148,937 
         354,932 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%          
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B5, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%
3.794% VRN 10/17/23
   323,367   324,311 
IAA, Inc., Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%
4.313% VRN 6/28/26
   310,275    311,439 
         635,750 
Electric — 0.1%          
Calpine Corporation, Term Loan B9, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%
4.860% VRN 4/05/26
   315,463    316,056 
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan B3, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.025% VRN 12/31/25
   207,131    207,677 
         523,733 
Entertainment — 0.1%          
Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%
5.044% VRN 3/08/24
   314,951    314,819 
Environmental Controls — 0.1%          
Filtration Group Corporation, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%
5.044% VRN 3/29/25
   203,532    203,931 
Financial Services — 0.0%          
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%
5.044% VRN 6/15/25
   126,663    126,135 
Foods — 0.1%          
JBS USA Lux S.A., 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.544% VRN 5/01/26
   204,824    205,678 
US Foods, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B,
0.000% 9/13/26 (a)
   80,000    80,251 
         285,929 
Health Care – Services — 0.2%          
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B2, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%
4.294% VRN 5/18/26
   99,749    99,968 
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%
5.813% VRN 7/02/25
   210,096    211,146 
HCA, Inc., Term Loan B11, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%
3.794% VRN 3/17/23
   99,747    99,984 
Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2018 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
0.000% VRN 8/18/22 (a)
   99,740    99,773 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Select Medical Corporation, 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.540% VRN 3/06/25
  $211,285   $211,549 
Syneos Health, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.044% VRN 8/01/24
   286,687    287,524 
         1,009,944 
Insurance — 0.1%          
Acrisure, LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%
6.354% VRN 11/22/23
   124,682    123,903 
AssuredPartners, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan,
0.000% 10/22/24 (a)
   154,553    153,707 
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%
6.044% VRN 9/03/26
   34,913    34,939 
         312,549 
Investment Companies — 0.1%          
RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan B6, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.044% VRN 3/27/23
   312,712    314,276 
UFC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%
5.300% VRN 4/29/26
   74,807    74,943 
         389,219 
Lodging — 0.0%          
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan B2, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%
3.768% VRN 6/22/26
   100,000    100,567 
Media — 0.2%          
CSC Holdings, LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%
5.028% VRN 4/15/27
   374,062    374,062 
E.W. Scripps Co. (The), Incremental Term Loan B1, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%
4.794% VRN 5/01/26
   310,153    310,153 
Gray Television, Inc., 2018 Term Loan C, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.832% VRN 1/02/26
   212,193    212,754 
         896,969 
Packaging & Containers — 0.1%          
Berry Global, Inc., USD Term Loan U, 2 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.549% VRN 7/01/26
   315,833    317,217 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.1%          
ESH Hospitality, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B,
0.000% 6/12/26 (a)
   51,152    51,352 
Iron Mountain, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%
3.794% VRN 1/02/26
  64,835   64,187 
VICI Properties 1 LLC, Replacement Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.046% VRN 12/20/24
   205,923    206,352 
         321,891 
Software — 0.3%          
Ascend Learning, LLC, 2017 Term Loan B,
0.000% 7/12/24 (a)
   104,733    104,241 
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.544% VRN 3/01/24
   207,917    206,826 
DigiCert Holdings, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B,
0.000% 8/31/26 (a)
   80,000    79,700 
Informatica LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan,
0.000% 8/05/22 (a)
   69,822    70,084 
IQVIA, Inc., 2017 USD Term Loan B2, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%
4.104% VRN 1/17/25
   315,448    316,552 
Sophia, L.P., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%
5.354% VRN 9/30/22
   209,414    209,370 
SS&C Technologies, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%
4.294% VRN 4/16/25
   258,457    259,372 
Zelis Healthcare Corporation, Term Loan B,
0.000% 9/26/26 (a)
   140,000    138,775 
         1,384,920 
Telecommunications — 0.2%          
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%
4.294% VRN 2/22/24
   311,263    311,718 
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%
4.807% VRN 9/18/26
   259,201    260,253 
Sprint Communications, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.563% VRN 2/02/24
   209,772    208,133 
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, USD Term Loan K, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.528% VRN 1/15/26
   100,000    100,000 
         880,104 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $9,739,264)
        9,580,492 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
CORPORATE DEBT — 29.1%
Advertising — 0.1%
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.
5.400% 10/01/48
  $445,000   $529,653 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%          
Bombardier, Inc.
6.000% 10/15/22 (c)
   120,000    119,850 
Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.700% 5/15/46
   420,000    533,152 
TransDigm, Inc.
6.250% 3/15/26 (c)
   95,000    102,006 
6.375% 6/15/26   115,000    121,038 
         876,046 
Agriculture — 0.6%          
Altria Group, Inc.
4.800% 2/14/29
   475,000    520,329 
BAT Capital Corp.
3.462% 9/06/29
   845,000    826,690 
Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.500% 7/26/26 (c)
   265,000    264,993 
JBS Investments II GmbH
5.750% 1/15/28 (c)
   600,000    624,900 
7.000% 1/15/26 (c)   200,000    215,798 
         2,452,710 
Airlines — 0.3%          
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3.800% 4/19/23
   520,000    539,258 
Guanay Finance Ltd.
6.000% 12/15/20 (c)
   210,593    212,699 
Latam Finance Ltd.
6.875% 4/11/24 (c)
   200,000    209,900 
7.000% 3/01/26 (c)   300,000    319,503 
         1,281,360 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.4%          
Ford Motor Co.
7.450% 7/16/31
   115,000    132,083 
General Motors Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.009% FRN 8/07/20
   210,000    210,391 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .990%
3.279% FRN 1/05/23
   575,000    567,027 
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
4.250% 11/13/23 (c)
   700,000    745,783 
         1,655,284 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.0%          
Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc.
6.250% 5/15/26 (c)
   115,000    121,038 
Banks — 4.5%          
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Colombia SA
4.875% 4/21/25 (c)
  300,000   321,375 
Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana
7.000% 2/01/23 (c)
   200,000    209,502 
Banco do Brasil SA 10 year CMT + 4.398%
6.250% VRN 10/29/49 (c) (d)
   800,000    788,000 
Banco General SA
4.125% 8/07/27 (c)
   200,000    209,626 
Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank
3.375% 1/18/23 (c)
   150,000    151,688 
Banco Macro SA 5 year USD Swap + 5.463%
6.750% VRN 11/04/26 (c)
   500,000    341,250 
Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman
5 year CMT + 4.447%
5.750% VRN 10/04/31 (c)
   200,000    200,002 
5 year CMT + 5.035%
6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   200,000    200,750 
10 year CMT + 5.353%
7.625% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   600,000    612,006 
Banco Santander Mexico SA 5 year CMT + 2.995%
5.950% VRN 10/01/28 (c)
   250,000    267,750 
Banco Santander SA 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%
3.238% FRN 2/23/23
   400,000    400,080 
Bancolombia SA 5 year CMT + 2.929%
4.875% VRN 10/18/27
   400,000    411,500 
Bank of America Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.210%
3.974% VRN 2/07/30
   435,000    475,374 
Bank of Montreal 5 year USD Swap + 1.432%
3.803% VRN 12/15/32
   370,000    383,738 
Bank of New Zealand
3.500% 2/20/24 (c)
   530,000    555,139 
The Bank of Nova Scotia
3.400% 2/11/24
   390,000    407,259 
Barclays PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%
3.548% FRN 5/16/24
   425,000    422,857 
BBVA Bancomer SA 5 year CMT + 2.650%
5.125% VRN 1/18/33 (c)
   1,000,000    952,500 
BDO Unibank, Inc.
2.950% 3/06/23 (c)
   300,000    303,552 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
BNP Paribas SA
3.375% 1/09/25 (c)
  $395,000   $407,894 
Citigroup, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.224% FRN 5/17/24
   750,000    756,535 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
4.316% 1/10/48 (c)
   505,000    556,141 
Credit Agricole SA
3.750% 4/24/23 (c)
   535,000    559,147 
Credit Suisse Group AG 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240%
3.372% FRN 6/12/24 (c)
   430,000    432,764 
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 5 year USD Swap + 2.390%
3.600% VRN 12/29/49 (c) (d)
   600,000    601,500 
Gilex Holding Sarl
8.500% 5/02/23 (c)
   150,000    160,876 
8.500% 5/02/23 (c)   150,000    160,877 
Global Bank Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300%
5.250% VRN 4/16/29 (c)
   500,000    530,375 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .780%
3.036% FRN 10/31/22
   260,000    260,763 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%
3.328% FRN 5/15/26
   360,000    361,850 
HSBC Holdings PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%
3.512% FRN 9/12/26
   835,000    841,684 
Industrial Senior Trust
5.500% 11/01/22 (c)
   100,000    104,625 
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.205%
3.574% VRN 11/07/28
   400,000    408,176 
Macquarie Group Ltd.
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.023%
3.189% VRN 11/28/23 (c)
   260,000    264,998 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%
4.150% VRN 3/27/24 (c)
   280,000    295,404 
Malayan Banking Bhd 5 year USD Swap + 2.542%
3.905% VRN 10/29/26 (c)
   600,000    609,924 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .740%
2.878% FRN 3/02/23
   495,000    494,832 
Morgan Stanley 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.340%
3.591% VRN 7/22/28
   505,000    532,358 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.498% VRN 5/15/23
   285,000    288,793 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .740%
3.043% FRN 1/17/23
   815,000    815,596 
Union Bank of the Philippines
3.369% 11/29/22 (c)
   400,000    409,232 
United Overseas Bank Ltd. 5 year USD Swap + 1.794%
3.875% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   500,000    501,759 
Wells Fargo & Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.170%
3.196% VRN 6/17/27
   245,000    253,153 
Westpac Banking Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .720%
2.878% FRN 5/15/23
   535,000    538,039 
         18,761,243 
           
Beverages — 0.2%          
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.900% 2/01/46
   200,000    238,645 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.600% 4/15/48
   290,000    334,469 
Constellation Brands, Inc.
3.150% 8/01/29
   135,000    137,562 
Cott Holdings, Inc.
5.500% 4/01/25 (c)
   45,000    46,689 
         757,365 
Biotechnology — 0.2%          
Celgene Corp.
4.350% 11/15/47
   595,000    689,728 
Building Materials — 0.1%          
Builders FirstSource, Inc.
5.625% 9/01/24 (c)
   148,000    153,920 
CIMPOR Financial Operations BV
5.750% 7/17/24 (c)
   200,000    150,000 
Owens Corning
4.400% 1/30/48
   275,000    253,134 
         557,054 
Chemicals — 0.7%          
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
5.419% 11/15/48
   435,000    550,726 
Grupo Idesa SA de CV
7.875% 12/18/20 (c)
   200,000    146,000 
The Mosaic Co.
4.050% 11/15/27
   500,000    519,449 
Nutrien Ltd.
4.200% 4/01/29
   505,000    556,261 
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA
4.375% 1/28/25 (c)
   200,000    211,250 
Syngenta Finance NV
5.676% 4/24/48 (c)
   600,000    619,902 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
UPL Corp. Ltd.
3.250% 10/13/21 (c)
  $200,000   $200,744 
4.500% 3/08/28 (c)   200,000    207,312 
         3,011,644 
Coal — 0.1%          
Peabody Energy Corp.
6.000% 3/31/22 (c)
   165,000    165,825 
SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp.
7.500% 6/15/25 (c)
   150,000    133,500 
         299,325 
Commercial Services — 0.3%          
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.
3.950% 1/19/22 (c)
   200,000    204,594 
ENA Norte Trust
4.950% 4/25/28 (c)
   122,561    126,239 
Garda World Security Corp., 2017 Term Loan,
8.750% 5/15/25 (c)
   135,000    138,659 
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.
6.250% 5/15/26 (c)
   210,000    225,223 
United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.250% 1/15/30
   60,000    62,888 
6.500% 12/15/26   190,000    207,005 
Verscend Escrow Corp.
9.750% 8/15/26 (c)
   237,000    252,374 
         1,216,982 
Computers — 0.1%          
Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.
6.750% 6/01/25 (c)
   205,000    211,150 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.0%          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
3.500% 1/15/25
   450,000    459,223 
Air Lease Corp.
3.750% 2/01/22
   470,000    483,309 
Allied Universal Holdco LLC
6.625% 7/15/26 (c)
   140,000    147,875 
American Express Co.
2.500% 8/01/22
   540,000    545,421 
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.
3.950% 7/01/24 (c)
   330,000    338,481 
5.250% 5/15/24 (c)   155,000    165,974 
Banco BTG Pactual SA 5 year CMT + 5.257%
7.750% VRN 2/15/29 (c)
   400,000    417,000 
BOC Aviation Ltd. 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + 1.125%
3.238% FRN 9/26/23 (c)
   565,000    567,401 
Capital One Financial Corp. 3 mo.
USD LIBOR + .720%
2.986% FRN 1/30/23
   140,000   139,508 
The Charles Schwab Corp.
3.550% 2/01/24
   465,000    491,584 
Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER
5 year CMT + 7.026%
9.125% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   200,000    205,002 
9.500% 2/07/26 (c)   200,000    230,500 
Discover Financial Services
4.100% 2/09/27
   645,000    686,328 
Docuformas SAPI de CV
10.250% 7/24/24 (c)
   200,000    196,502 
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.
6.500% 9/15/24 (c)
   155,000    156,937 
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.
8.125% 7/15/23 (c)
   125,000    130,312 
NFP Corp.
6.875% 7/15/25 (c)
   240,000    238,200 
SPARC EM SPC Panama Metro Line 2 SP
0.010% 12/05/22 (c)
   597,914    571,905 
0.010% 12/05/22 (c)   512,498    490,204 
Springleaf Finance Corp.
6.625% 1/15/28
   120,000    129,036 
SURA Asset Management SA
4.875% 4/17/24 (c)
   200,000    215,000 
Synchrony Financial
3.950% 12/01/27
   500,000    512,554 
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR
7.375% 2/12/26 (c)
   300,000    293,628 
5 year CMT + 6.308%
8.875% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   600,000    532,506 
         8,344,390 
Electric — 4.0%          
AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa Generadora de Electricidad It
7.950% 5/11/26 (c)
   500,000    531,875 
AES Gener SA 5 year USD Swap + 4.644%
7.125% VRN 3/26/79 (c)
   400,000    418,500 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
2.950% 12/15/22
   313,000    319,323 
Calpine Corp.
5.250% 6/01/26 (c)
   170,000    175,950 
Colbun SA
3.950% 10/11/27 (c)
   200,000    207,752 
Cometa Energia SA de CV
6.375% 4/24/35 (c)
   780,000    829,725 
DTE Energy Co.
3.800% 3/15/27
   500,000    534,711 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Duke Energy Corp.
3.750% 9/01/46
  $90,000   $92,660 
3.950% 8/15/47   240,000    256,867 
Duke Energy Florida LLC
3.200% 1/15/27
   1,000,000    1,050,702 
Duke Energy Progress, Inc.
4.150% 12/01/44
   315,000    360,507 
Empresa de Transmision Electrica SA
5.125% 5/02/49 (c)
   200,000    229,875 
Empresa Electrica Angamos SA
4.875% 5/25/29 (c)
   173,900    181,675 
Empresa Electrica Guacolda SA
4.560% 4/30/25 (c)
   400,000    360,976 
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
4.250% 7/18/29 (c)
   300,000    315,420 
Energuate Trust
5.875% 5/03/27 (c)
   200,000    200,250 
Engie Energia Chile SA
4.500% 1/29/25 (c)
   200,000    214,000 
Eversource Energy
2.750% 3/15/22
   1,000,000    1,012,869 
Exelon Corp.
3.400% 4/15/26
   750,000    783,935 
Fortis, Inc.
2.100% 10/04/21
   505,000    503,336 
Georgia Power Co.
2.200% 9/15/24
   540,000    534,218 
Inkia Energy Ltd.
5.875% 11/09/27 (c)
   400,000    415,004 
LLPL Capital Pte Ltd.
6.875% 2/04/39 (c)
   494,100    573,699 
Minejesa Capital BV
4.625% 8/10/30 (c)
   600,000    615,621 
5.625% 8/10/37   200,000    216,076 
Monongahela Power Co.
5.400% 12/15/43 (c)
   210,000    281,540 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
3.550% 5/01/27
   280,000    296,773 
NRG Energy, Inc.
5.250% 6/15/29 (c)
   135,000    145,165 
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
3.100% 9/15/49 (c)
   535,000    536,099 
Orazul Energy Egenor SCA
5.625% 4/28/27 (c)
   200,000    206,500 
Pampa Energia SA
7.500% 1/24/27 (c)
   250,000    188,750 
PSEG Power LLC
3.850% 6/01/23
   340,000    359,146 
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
2.600% 5/01/26
   1,000,000    1,012,682 
Southern California Edison Co.
4.000% 4/01/47
   260,000    278,830 
Star Energy Geothermal
Wayang Windu Ltd.
6.750% 4/24/33 (c)
   574,800   598,654 
Stoneway Capital Corp.
10.000% 3/01/27 (c)
   442,792    262,354 
Transelec SA
3.875% 1/12/29 (c)
   250,000    256,252 
Xcel Energy, Inc.
3.300% 6/01/25
   1,000,000    1,043,418 
         16,401,689 
Electronics — 0.1%          
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.875% 1/12/28
   290,000    297,280 
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%          
AECOM
5.125% 3/15/27
   160,000    167,760 
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA
5.625% 5/18/36 (c)
   200,000    235,002 
Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd.
3.375% 4/30/25 (c)
   300,000    308,833 
3.625% 4/28/26 (c)   300,000    313,633 
         1,025,228 
Entertainment — 0.1%          
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc.
5.250% 10/15/25 (c)
   130,000    132,912 
Cedar Fair LP
5.250% 7/15/29 (c)
   110,000    117,700 
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
6.000% 4/01/25
   125,000    131,875 
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC
6.375% 2/01/24 (c)
   160,000    169,181 
         551,668 
Environmental Controls — 0.2%          
Clean Harbors, Inc.
4.875% 7/15/27 (c)
   110,000    114,812 
GFL Environmental, Inc.
8.500% 5/01/27 (c)
   85,000    94,244 
Tervita Corp.
7.625% 12/01/21 (c)
   260,000    264,225 
Waste Management, Inc.
4.000% 7/15/39
   455,000    516,799 
         990,080 
Food Services — 0.1%          
Aramark Services, Inc.
5.000% 4/01/25 (c)
   190,000    196,175 
Foods — 1.1%          
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertson’s LLC
5.875% 2/15/28 (c)
   185,000    195,811 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
B&G Foods, Inc.
5.250% 4/01/25 (e)
  $175,000   $178,719 
5.250% 9/15/27   90,000    92,034 
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV 5
year CMT + 3.280%
5.950% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   400,000    420,800 
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.750% 6/15/25 (c)
   20,000    20,836 
5.875% 7/15/24 (c)   30,000    30,902 
6.500% 4/15/29 (c)   125,000    138,748 
6.750% 2/15/28 (c)   146,000    161,695 
The Kroger Co.
3.400% 4/15/22
   565,000    583,033 
MARB BondCo PLC
6.875% 1/19/25 (c)
   400,000    418,200 
7.000% 3/15/24 (c)   200,000    208,502 
Minerva Luxembourg SA
5.875% 1/19/28 (c)
   600,000    601,320 
6.500% 9/20/26 (c)   400,000    416,080 
NBM US Holdings, Inc.
7.000% 5/14/26 (c)
   200,000    209,750 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
5.875% 9/30/27 (c)
   205,000    220,170 
Post Holdings, Inc.
5.500% 3/01/25 (c)
   185,000    193,787 
5.500% 12/15/29 (c)   60,000    62,550 
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
4.250% 2/01/27 (c)
   515,000    533,641 
         4,686,578 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%          
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA
5.500% 4/30/49 (c)
   200,000    221,500 
Inversiones CMPC SA
4.750% 9/15/24 (c)
   200,000    213,691 
         435,191 
Gas — 0.1%          
The Brooklyn Union Gas Co.
4.487% 3/04/49 (c)
   385,000    466,491 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.0%          
Colfax Corp.
6.000% 2/15/24 (c)
   125,000    132,294 
6.375% 2/15/26 (c)   55,000    59,176 
         191,470 
Health Care – Products — 0.3%          
Avantor, Inc.
9.000% 10/01/25 (c)
   220,000    246,400 
Becton Dickinson and Co.
2.894% 6/06/22
   810,000    822,318 
         1,068,718 
Health Care – Services — 0.4%          
Anthem, Inc.
2.375% 1/15/25
   270,000   268,982 
Centene Corp.
4.750% 1/15/25
   157,000    161,160 
5.375% 6/01/26 (c)   105,000    109,856 
Eagle Holding Co. II LLC
7.750% 5/15/22 (c)
   105,000    105,919 
HCA, Inc.
4.125% 6/15/29
   270,000    283,145 
5.375% 9/01/26   125,000    137,338 
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
7.125% 6/01/24 (c)
   160,000    147,400 
Select Medical Corp.
6.250% 8/15/26 (c)
   105,000    109,725 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
5.125% 11/01/27 (c)
   155,000    160,169 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
5.375% 8/15/26 (c)
   200,000    213,460 
         1,697,154 
Home Furnishing — 0.2%          
Controladora Mabe SA de CV
5.600% 10/23/28 (c)
   400,000    430,504 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
5.500% 6/15/26
   238,000    248,115 
         678,619 
Insurance — 0.6%          
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
8.250% 8/01/23 (c)
   185,000    188,931 
Athene Global Funding
3.000% 7/01/22 (c)
   550,000    559,678 
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
3.900% 4/20/23
   490,000    511,431 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
3.951% 10/15/50
   585,000    587,671 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
3.905% 12/07/47
   185,000    198,027 
Willis North America, Inc.
4.500% 9/15/28
   475,000    526,480 
         2,572,218 
Internet — 0.1%          
Expedia, Inc. Co.
3.800% 2/15/28
   275,000    287,808 
Uber Technologies, Inc.
7.500% 9/15/27 (c)
   90,000    89,775 
         377,583 
Investment Companies — 0.0%          
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.375% 12/15/25
   40,000    42,061 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Iron & Steel — 0.1%          
CSN Islands XII Corp.
7.000% 9/29/49 (c) (d)
  $200,000   $174,252 
CSN Resources SA
7.625% 2/13/23 (c) (e)
   200,000    208,750 
7.625% 4/17/26 (c)   200,000    207,523 
         590,525 
Leisure Time — 0.1%          
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
3.700% 3/15/28
   295,000    302,338 
Viking Cruises Ltd.
5.875% 9/15/27 (c)
   195,000    206,622 
         508,960 
Lodging — 0.2%          
Gohl Capital Ltd.
4.250% 1/24/27 (c)
   600,000    627,042 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1%          
John Deere Capital Corp.
3.450% 1/10/24
   260,000    273,929 
Media — 0.7%          
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.000% 2/01/28 (c)
   175,000    180,906 
5.750% 2/15/26 (c)   160,000    169,120 
Cengage Learning, Inc.
9.500% 6/15/24 (c) (e)
   125,000    114,375 
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications
Operating Capital
4.908% 7/23/25
   475,000    521,054 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
5.125% 8/15/27 (c)
   125,000    130,231 
Comcast Corp.
3.950% 10/15/25
   480,000    522,461 
CSC Holdings LLC
5.250% 6/01/24
   190,000    204,250 
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.
5.375% 8/15/26 (c)
   85,000    88,188 
Gray Escrow, Inc.
7.000% 5/15/27 (c)
   245,000    269,181 
iHeartCommunications, Inc.
5.250% 8/15/27 (c)
   100,000    104,000 
6.375% 5/01/26   45,000    48,600 
8.375% 5/01/27   25,000    27,008 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
5.375% 7/15/26 (c)
   150,000    157,479 
5.500% 7/01/29 (c)   80,000    85,400 
VTR Finance BV
6.875% 1/15/24 (c)
   200,000    205,750 
6.875% 1/15/24 (c)   200,000    205,750 
         3,033,753 
Mining — 0.6%          
Anglo American Capital PLC
4.500% 3/15/28 (c)
   585,000   621,051 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
5.400% 11/14/34
   500,000    475,000 
5.450% 3/15/43   450,000    405,450 
Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC
9.250% 4/23/26 (c)
   200,000    198,750 
Vedanta Resources Ltd.
6.125% 8/09/24 (c)
   800,000    736,400 
         2,436,651 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.1%          
General Electric Co.
5.875% 1/14/38
   475,000    571,132 
Oil & Gas — 2.2%          
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
4.625% 10/25/22 (c)
   200,000    210,512 
Canacol Energy Ltd.
7.250% 5/03/25 (c)
   400,000    423,200 
7.250% 5/03/25 (c)   200,000    211,600 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
5.400% 6/15/47
   260,000    292,715 
CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC
3.750% 5/02/23
   570,000    593,431 
CNOOC Finance USA LLC
3.500% 5/05/25
   400,000    416,928 
Cosan Overseas Ltd.
8.250% 11/29/49 (c) (d)
   500,000    516,880 
Delek & Avner Tamar Bond Ltd.
5.082% 12/30/23 (c)
   100,000    102,827 
5.412% 12/30/25 (c)   100,000    103,504 
Geopark Ltd.
6.500% 9/21/24 (c)
   600,000    617,250 
Gran Tierra Energy International
Holdings Ltd.
6.250% 2/15/25 (c)
   400,000    357,000 
Gulfport Energy Corp.
6.375% 5/15/25
   145,000    102,950 
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.
6.250% 11/01/28 (c)
   95,000    88,350 
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.
5.750% 8/01/23 (c)
   600,000    660,560 
Indigo Natural Resources LLC
6.875% 2/15/26 (c)
   50,000    45,063 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
5.125% 12/15/26
   480,000    539,525 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
6.875% 3/15/22
   100,000    93,250 
ONGC Videsh Vankorneft Pte Ltd.
3.750% 7/27/26 (c)
   850,000    880,838 
Parkland Fuel Corp.
5.875% 7/15/27 (c)
   115,000    120,671 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.
5.625% 10/15/27 (c)
  $85,000   $87,763 
Petrobras Global Finance BV
5.750% 2/01/29
   100,000    110,288 
6.900% 3/19/49   100,000    114,700 
7.250% 3/17/44   100,000    119,700 
PTTEP Treasury Center Co. Ltd. 5 year CMT + 2.724%
4.600% VRN 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   400,000    408,836 
QEP Resources, Inc.
5.625% 3/01/26
   165,000    142,362 
Reliance Holding USA, Inc.
5.400% 2/14/22 (c)
   600,000    637,795 
Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd.
2.750% 9/29/26 (c)
   500,000    498,773 
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
5.500% 2/15/26
   130,000    135,677 
6.000% 4/15/27   90,000    95,848 
Transocean Guardian Ltd.
5.875% 1/15/24 (c)
   75,650    75,839 
Transocean Poseidon Ltd.
6.875% 2/01/27 (c)
   150,000    156,000 
Transocean, Inc.
7.250% 11/01/25 (c)
   75,000    66,094 
YPF Sociedad Anonima
6.950% 7/21/27 (c)
   250,000    190,862 
         9,217,591 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.1%          
USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.
6.875% 9/01/27 (c)
   245,000    252,963 
Packaging & Containers — 0.2%          
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.
6.875% 1/15/25 (c)
   95,000    86,650 
Packaging Corp. of America
3.400% 12/15/27
   290,000    300,935 
WRKCo, Inc.
3.750% 3/15/25
   530,000    557,914 
         945,499 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7%          
AbbVie, Inc.
4.700% 5/14/45
   480,000    513,487 
AstraZeneca PLC
2.375% 6/12/22
   525,000    528,730 
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
5.750% 8/15/27 (c)
   35,000    37,829 
7.000% 3/15/24 (c)   115,000    120,860 
7.000% 1/15/28 (c)   115,000    123,867 
7.250% 5/30/29 (c)   115,000    125,615 
Cigna Corp.
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .890%
3.193% FRN 7/15/23
   270,000    270,609 
4.900% 12/15/48   265,000    303,180 
CVS Health Corp.
5.050% 3/25/48
   250,000    283,732 
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
2.875% 9/23/23
   530,000    540,308 
         2,848,217 
Pipelines — 1.2%          
AI Candelaria Spain SLU
7.500% 12/15/28 (c)
   250,000    284,065 
7.500% 12/15/28 (c)   250,000    284,065 
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
5.750% 3/01/27 (c)
   95,000    79,206 
Cheniere Energy Partners LP
4.500% 10/01/29 (c)
   65,000    66,544 
5.250% 10/01/25   205,000    212,688 
5.625% 10/01/26   95,000    100,809 
Enable Midstream Partners LP
4.400% 3/15/27
   295,000    295,608 
Energy Transfer Operating LP
4.750% 1/15/26
   470,000    509,553 
Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV
6.375% 3/30/38 (c)
   218,669    232,338 
GNL Quintero SA
4.634% 7/31/29 (c)
   550,000    589,325 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.950% 1/15/38
   400,000    522,167 
NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.
7.500% 4/15/26 (c)
   90,000    90,405 
ONEOK, Inc.
3.400% 9/01/29
   140,000    139,077 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.000% 3/15/27
   520,000    573,361 
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
3.900% 7/15/26
   750,000    777,457 
         4,756,668 
Real Estate — 0.1%          
Radiant Access Ltd.
4.600% 12/31/99 (c) (d)
   200,000    196,000 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.6%          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
4.000% 1/15/24
   320,000    341,569 
American Tower Corp.
3.600% 1/15/28
   470,000    494,778 
4.400% 2/15/26   950,000    1,041,171 
Boston Properties LP
3.400% 6/21/29
   535,000    559,631 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Dynamic Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

  

Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Crown Castle International Corp.
3.650% 9/01/27
  $510,000   $539,989 
3.700% 6/15/26   700,000    738,018 
4.000% 3/01/27   225,000    242,053 
Digital Realty Trust LP
3.700% 8/15/27
   250,000    262,335 
ERP Operating LP
2.500% 2/15/30
   265,000    260,899 
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
4.625% 10/01/27 (c)
   65,000    65,244 
5.250% 5/01/25 (c)   240,000    248,160 
Iron Mountain, Inc.
4.875% 9/15/29 (c)
   105,000    106,606 
MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
4.625% 8/01/29
   90,000    92,700 
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
5.250% 8/01/26
   185,000    193,834 
Public Storage
3.385% 5/01/29
   445,000    477,254 
Simon Property Group LP
2.450% 9/13/29
   270,000    264,158 
Welltower, Inc.
3.950% 9/01/23
   460,000    487,243 
         6,415,642 
Retail — 0.6%          
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
5.000% 10/15/25 (c)
   250,000    258,512 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
4.875% 11/01/25 (c)
   270,000    264,559 
Carvana Co.
8.875% 10/01/23 (c)
   80,000    82,376 
Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.000% 5/15/25
   500,000    529,787 
Golden Nugget, Inc.
6.750% 10/15/24 (c)
   215,000    218,763 
The Home Depot, Inc.
3.900% 6/15/47
   270,000    309,118 
IRB Holding Corp, 1st Lien Term Loan,
0.000% 2/05/25 (a)
   144,633    143,890 
McDonald’s Corp.
4.450% 3/01/47
   235,000    269,834 
PetSmart, Inc.
5.875% 6/01/25 (c)
   34,000    33,915 
7.125% 3/15/23 (c)   90,000    84,600 
Staples, Inc.
7.500% 4/15/26 (c)
   140,000    144,242 
         2,339,596 
Savings & Loans — 0.2%          
Interoceanica IV Finance Ltd.
0.010% 11/30/25 (c)
   887,705    804,110 
Semiconductors — 0.2%          
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
4.200% 6/22/23
   560,000    586,953 
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC /  NXP USA, Inc.
3.875% 6/18/26 (c)
   265,000    279,074 
         866,027 
Software — 0.1%          
CDK Global, Inc.
5.250% 5/15/29 (c)
   50,000    51,750 
The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
6.875% 8/15/26 (c)
   130,000    141,700 
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc./Greeneden Lux 3
Sarl/Greeneden US Ho
10.000% 11/30/24 (c)
   155,000    167,564 
Sophia LP/Sophia Finance, Inc.
9.000% 9/30/23 (c)
   145,000    148,444 
         509,458 
Telecommunications — 1.7%          
AT&T, Inc.
5.250% 3/01/37
   650,000    764,994 
Bharti Airtel International Netherlands BV
5.125% 3/11/23 (c)
   400,000    420,859 
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
4.375% 6/10/25 (c)
   500,000    516,578 
C&W Senior Financing DAC
6.875% 9/15/27 (c)
   700,000    725,375 
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
7.000% 7/15/24 (c)
   55,000    50,875 
Colombia Telecomunicacio SA
8.500% 12/29/49 (d)
   200,000    204,750 
CommScope, Inc.
5.500% 3/01/24 (c)
   90,000    92,587 
6.000% 3/01/26 (c)   25,000    25,870 
Comunicaciones Celulares SA
Via Comcel Trust
6.875% 2/06/24
   200,000    206,000 
Corning, Inc.
4.375% 11/15/57
   520,000    535,464 
Digicel Group Two Ltd.
9.125% 4/01/24 (c)
   502,138    47,703 
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA 4.750% 8/01/26 (c)    300,000    316,128 
Frontier Communications Corp.
8.000% 4/01/27 (c)
   105,000    110,880 
Gogo Intermediate Holdings LLC / Gogo Finance Co., Inc.
9.875% 5/01/24 (c)
   145,000    155,150 
GTT Communications, Inc.
7.875% 12/31/24 (c) (e)
   80,000    44,800 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
4.625% 9/15/27 (c)
  $135,000   $136,222 
5.375% 1/15/24   180,000    183,573 
Millicom International Cellular SA
5.125% 1/15/28 (c) (e)
   400,000    417,040 
6.250% 3/25/29 (c)   200,000    218,422 
6.625% 10/15/26 (c)   200,000    217,500 
Sprint Capital Corp.
6.875% 11/15/28
   130,000    141,726 
Sprint Corp.
7.125% 6/15/24
   165,000    177,837 
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC
4.738% 9/20/29 (c)
   255,000    271,068 
Telesat Canada/telesat L
6.500% 10/15/27 (c) (f)
   45,000    45,731 
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC
8.875% 11/15/24 (c)
   185,000    198,227 
Telfon Celuar Del Paragu SA
5.875% 4/15/27 (c)
   200,000    213,750 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.272% 1/15/36
   175,000    196,778 
4.400% 11/01/34   485,000    554,813 
         7,190,700 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.1%          
Hasbro, Inc.
3.500% 9/15/27
   510,000    521,956 
Transportation — 0.6%          
CSX Corp.
3.800% 11/01/46
   500,000    525,256 
Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA
5.000% 1/25/47 (c)
   750,000    873,750 
FedEx Corp.
4.750% 11/15/45
   255,000    274,377 
Fideicomiso PA Pacifico Tres
8.250% 1/15/35 (c)
   200,000    226,000 
JSL Europe SA
7.750% 7/26/24 (c)
   400,000    429,512 
         2,328,895 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.1%          
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
4.200% 4/01/27 (c)
   275,000    292,633 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $114,643,121)
        119,971,122 
           
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.1%          
Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission
5.063% 5/01/24
   135,000    152,177 
State of California BAB
7.550% 4/01/39
   190,000   314,348 
         466,525 
           
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $428,519)
        466,525 
           
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 24.8%          
Automobile ABS — 0.1%          
GLS Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class B
3.710% 3/15/23 (c)
   500,000    506,075 
Commercial MBS — 7.6%          
Bank, Series 2019-BN19, Class XA,
1.100% VRN 8/15/61 (g)
   6,389,821    496,848 
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C3, Class B
4.096% 5/15/52
   335,000    367,251 
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class XA,
1.192% VRN 1/10/48 (g)
   5,670,477    310,493 
CHT Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-CSMO, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%
5.028% FRN 11/15/36 (c)
   378,000    378,710 
Series 2017-CSMO, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.741%
5.769% FRN 11/15/36 (c)
   754,000    755,888 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-GC35, Class XA,
1.009% VRN 11/10/48 (g)
   5,227,375    183,888 
Series 2016-GC36, Class D,
2.850% 2/10/49 (c)
   281,000    242,206 
Series 2016-P4, Class A4,
2.902% 7/10/49
   547,000    566,905 
Series 2017-C4, Class B,
4.096% VRN 10/12/50 (g)
   340,000    366,811 
Series 2015-GC31, Class C,
4.193% VRN 6/10/48 (g)
   700,000    718,472 
Series 2015-GC35, Class C,
4.648% VRN 11/10/48 (g)
   413,000    435,148 
COMM Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-GCT, Class E,
3.577% VRN 8/10/29 (c) (g)
   210,000    209,627 
Series 2015-CR22, Class D,
4.254% VRN 3/10/48 (c) (g)
   404,000    398,952 
Series 2012-CR4, Class D,
4.720% VRN 10/15/45 (c) (g)
   738,000    320,014 
Series 2015-LC23, Class C,
4.800% VRN 10/10/48 (g)
   470,000    505,657 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2016-CR28, Class C,
4.801% VRN 2/10/49 (g)
  $465,000   $503,852 
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-C1, Class XA,
1.005% VRN 4/15/50 (g)
   8,782,472    319,332 
Series 2019-C16, Class AS,
3.612% 6/15/52
   334,000    353,596 
Series 2019-C16, Class B,
3.885% 6/15/52
   334,000    354,091 
Series 2015-C4, Class C,
4.733% VRN 11/15/48 (g)
   427,000    457,691 
Series 2018-C14, Class C,
5.056% VRN 11/15/51 (g)
   405,000    455,804 
CSMC Trust
Series 2017-LSTK, Class C,
3.229% 4/05/33 (c)
   257,000    256,692 
Series 2017-LSTK, Class D,
3.442% VRN 4/05/33 (c) (g)
   306,000    305,330 
DBGS Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-5BP, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.378% FRN 6/15/33 (c)
   550,000    550,007 
Series 2018-5BP, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450%
4.478% FRN 6/15/33 (c)
   550,000    547,954 
Great Wolf Trust
Series 2017-WOLF, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.100%
4.128% FRN 9/15/34 (c)
   286,000    286,002 
Series 2017-WOLF, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.100%
5.128% FRN 9/15/34 (c)
   443,000    443,140 
Series 2017-WOLF, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.070%
6.098% FRN 9/15/34 (c)
   236,000    236,146 
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2013-GC10, Class XA,
1.654% VRN 2/10/46 (g)
   4,749,321    200,930 
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2015-GS1, Class XA,
0.938% VRN 11/10/48 (g)
   7,982,741    330,221 
Series 2017-GS6, Class B,
3.869% 5/10/50
   510,000    546,432 
Series 2014-GC26, Class D,
4.668% VRN 11/10/47 (c) (g)
   1,258,000    1,113,561 
GSCG Trust, Series 2019-600C, Class E,
4.118% VRN 9/06/34 (c) (g)
   497,000    505,803 
HPLY Trust, Series 2019-HIT, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.150%
5.178% FRN 11/15/36 (c)
   497,910    500,397 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2015-JP1, Class XA, 1.247% VRN 1/15/49 (g)
   5,231,569   209,462 
Series 2016-JP2, Class B,
3.460% 8/15/49
   174,000    180,313 
Series 2016-JP2, Class C,
3.942% VRN 8/15/49 (g)
   134,000    138,588 
Series 2007-LDPX, Class AM,
5.464% VRN 1/15/49 (g)
   33,626    33,687 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage
Securities Trust
Series 2015-C30, Class XA,
0.673% VRN 7/15/48 (g)
   9,846,663    256,727 
Series 2015-C29, Class XA,
0.903% VRN 5/15/48 (g)
   10,596,426    263,854 
Series 2014-C25, Class XA,
1.013% VRN 11/15/47 (g)
   4,413,556    160,858 
Series 2015-C28, Class XA,
1.251% VRN 10/15/48 (g)
   8,148,247    300,419 
Series 2015-C27, Class D,
3.986% VRN 2/15/48 (c) (g)
   704,000    687,667 
Series 2015-C29, Class C,
4.295% VRN 5/15/48 (g)
   325,000    338,320 
Series 2015-C33, Class C,
4.771% VRN 12/15/48 (g)
   527,000    563,426 
Series 2015-C32, Class C,
4.816% VRN 11/15/48 (g)
   87,000    93,019 
Series 2016-C1, Class C,
4.896% VRN 3/15/49 (g)
   466,000    503,751 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series 2015-C27, Class D,
3.237% VRN 12/15/47 (c) (g)
   504,000    464,627 
Series 2014-C19, Class C,
4.000% 12/15/47
   650,000    667,130 
Series 2015-C23, Class C,
4.268% VRN 7/15/50 (g)
   650,000    675,484 
Series 2015-C27, Class C,
4.678% VRN 12/15/47 (g)
   351,000    364,232 
Series 2016-C29, Class C,
4.908% VRN 5/15/49 (g)
   475,000    513,707 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-UBS8, Class XA,
1.048% VRN 12/15/48 (g)
   6,351,915    287,127 
MSCG Trust
Series 2018-SELF, Class F, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.050%
5.078% FRN 10/15/37 (c)
   733,000    738,049 
Series 2016-SNR, Class C,
5.205% 11/15/34 (c)
   458,150    467,612 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%
4.395% FRN 6/15/35 (c)
  $368,000   $364,659 
SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C5, Class XA,
2.147% VRN 10/10/48 (g)
   3,873,332    357,877 
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-C6, Class B,
4.154% VRN 12/15/50 (g)
   340,000    370,634 
Series 2019-C16, Class B,
4.320% VRN 4/15/52 (g)
   489,000    541,117 
Series 2017-C6, Class C,
4.599% VRN 12/15/50 (g)
   580,000    631,562 
Series 2017-C7, Class C,
4.739% VRN 12/15/50 (g)
   510,000    555,645 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-NXS2, Class XA,
0.867% VRN 7/15/58 (g)
   12,484,655    350,262 
Series 2015-P2, Class XA,
1.132% VRN 12/15/48 (g)
   5,380,955    231,679 
Series 2015-C31, Class XA,
1.176% VRN 11/15/48 (g)
   6,434,400    328,007 
Series 2019-C52, Class XA,
1.772% VRN 8/15/52 (g)
   4,115,008    496,506 
Series 2019-C51, Class AS,
3.584% 6/15/52
   500,000    532,547 
Series 2015-NXS4, Class D,
3.751% VRN 12/15/48 (g)
   510,000    508,023 
Series 2019-C51, Class B,
3.836% VRN 6/15/52 (g)
   500,000    535,778 
Series 2014-LC16, Class D,
3.938% 8/15/50 (c)
   560,000    431,152 
Series 2019-C50, Class B,
4.192% 5/15/52
   409,000    450,672 
Series 2019-C50, Class C,
4.345% 5/15/52
   409,000    440,795 
Series 2015-LC22, Class C,
4.695% VRN 9/15/58 (g)
   390,000    411,692 
Series 2015-NXS4, Class C,
4.751% VRN 12/15/48 (g)
   421,000    455,648 
Series 2015-C31, Class C,
4.761% VRN 11/15/48 (g)
   468,000    499,336 
Series 2018-C46, Class C,
5.145% VRN 8/15/51 (g)
   270,000    298,586 
         31,224,087 
Home Equity ABS — 0.7%          
GSAA Home Equity Trust, Series 2007-10, Class A2A
6.500% 11/25/37
   4,152,723    2,978,111 
Other ABS — 8.5%          
AASET US Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.844% 1/16/38 (c)
   772,407   776,767 
ALM VII R Ltd.,
Series 2013-7RA, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.040%
6.343% FRN 10/15/28 (c)
   1,000,000    1,000,511 
ANCHORAGE CAPITAL CLO 13 LLC, Series 2019-13A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%
4.486% FRN 4/15/32 (c)
   500,000    499,975 
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2014-5RA, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .990%
3.293% FRN 1/15/30 (c)
   1,000,000    1,000,007 
Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd.,
Series 2016-1A, Class B,
5.682% STEP 12/16/41 (c)
   833,333    871,618 
BlueMountain CLO Ltd.
Series 2015-3A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.600%
4.878% FRN 4/20/31 (c)
   1,000,000    906,433 
Series 2013-1A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.150%
6.428% FRN 1/20/29 (c)
   1,000,000    986,697 
CAL Funding III Ltd.,
Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.960% 2/25/43 (c)
   420,833    434,948 
CLI Funding V LLC,
Series 2014-2A, Class A
3.380% 10/18/29 (c)
   325,214    330,621 
CLI Funding VI LLC,
Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.710% 5/18/44 (c)
   481,787    485,335 
Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund,
Series 2015-40A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.100%
5.258% FRN 8/15/31 (c)
   500,000    485,479 
Gilbert Park CLO Ltd.
Series 2017-1A, Class D,
5.737% 10/15/30 (c)
   500,000    484,156 
Series 2017-1A, Class E, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.400%
9.187% FRN 10/15/30 (c)
   1,000,000    965,302 
Global SC Finance II SRL,
Series 2014-1A, Class A1
3.190% 7/17/29 (c)
   343,167    342,438 
Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A
4.290% 5/17/38 (c)
   513,420    538,733 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Grippen Park CLO Ltd.,
Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.300%
6.061% FRN 1/20/30 (c)
  $1,000,000   $981,104 
Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.940% 9/20/49 (c)
   220,444    230,900 
Hero Funding Trust,
Series 2016-4A, Class A2
4.290% 9/20/47 (c)
   267,930    279,786 
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.,
Series 13A-18, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.000%
5.436% FRN 10/15/30 (c)
   500,000    475,939 
Invitation Homes Trust
Series 2018-SFR1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.275% FRN 3/17/37 (c)
   1,145,000    1,144,998 
Series 2018-SFR1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.475% FRN 3/17/37 (c)
   750,000    748,449 
JOL Air Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A
3.967% 4/15/44 (c)
   480,149    484,115 
LCM XVIII LP, Series 19A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.450%
5.753% FRN 7/15/27 (c)
   1,000,000    986,499 
Madison Park Funding XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A, Class DRR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.950%
5.228% FRN 10/22/30 (c)
   500,000    477,921 
Madison Park Funding XV Ltd.,
Series 2014-15A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.440%
7.696% FRN 1/27/26 (c)
   1,000,000    993,965 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,
Series 2006-OPT1, Class A2C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.168% FRN 8/25/37
   2,219,329    2,146,357 
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC
Series 2018-2GS, Class A,
4.200% 2/22/44 (c)
   777,613    805,326 
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (c)
   487,038    508,431 
Newark BSL CLO 1 Ltd.
6.256% 12/21/29 (c)
   1,000,000    992,978 
Newark BSL CLO 2 Ltd.
5.926% 7/25/30 (c)
   500,000    492,775 
Oak Hill Credit Partners Ltd.,
Series 2018-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.050%
5.328% FRN 10/20/30 (c)
   500,000    479,705 
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd.
Series 2017-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%
5.778% FRN 3/17/30 (c)
  1,000,000   997,303 
Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.200%
8.478% FRN 3/17/30 (c)
   500,000    483,567 
Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd.,
Series 2014-1A, Class ERR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.450%
7.728% FRN 1/22/30 (c)
   1,000,000    898,014 
Primose Funding LLC,
Series 2019-1A, Class A2
4.475% 7/30/49 (c)
   1,000,000    994,710 
SERVPRO Master Issuer LLC,
Series 2019-1A, Class A2
3.882% 10/25/49 (c) (f)
   500,000    504,613 
Sprite Ltd.,
Series 2017-1, Class A
4.250% 12/15/37 (c)
   350,347    356,422 
START Ireland,
Series 2019-1, Class A
4.089% 3/15/44 (c)
   482,143    491,458 
Symphony CLO XVI Ltd.,
Series 2015-16A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.050%
5.353% FRN 10/15/31 (c)
   500,000    480,300 
TAL Advantage V LLC
Series 2013-1A, Class A,
2.830% 2/22/38 (c)
   170,833    170,597 
Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.510% 2/22/39 (c)
   303,867    308,975 
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.960% 4/20/44 (c)
   483,333    491,674 
Thacher Park CLO Ltd.,
Series 2014-1A, Class D1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.400%
5.678% FRN 10/20/26 (c)
   1,000,000    1,000,181 
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.750%
6.050% FRN 4/18/29 (c)
   1,000,000    1,000,002 
Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd.,
Series 2017-A, Class A,
4.212% STEP 5/17/32 (c)
   1,034,457    1,056,966 
Thunderbolt II Aircraft Lease Ltd., Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.147% STEP 9/15/38 (c)
   464,286    476,017 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC,
Series 2017-1A, Class A1
2.709% 8/15/47 (c)
   288,626    288,758 
Triton Container Finance V LLC,
Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.950% 3/20/43 (c)
   425,000    426,730 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
Vantage Data Centers Issuer LLC,
Series 2018-1A, Class A2 )
4.072% 2/16/43 (c)
  $738,125   $767,254 
Westcott Park CLO Ltd.,
Series 2016-1A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.250%
5.528% FRN 7/20/28 (c)
   500,000    495,276 
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (c)
   858,265    893,654 
         34,920,739 
Student Loans ABS — 0.3%          
College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 12/26/47 (c)
   445,285    440,206 
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC
Series 2017-D, Class BFX,
3.610% 9/25/40 (c)
   350,000    375,598 
Series 2018-B, Class BFX,
3.830% 8/25/47 (c)
   500,000    540,906 
         1,356,710 
WL Collateral CMO — 7.2%          
CIM Trust, Series 2017-6, Class A1,
3.015% VRN 6/25/57 (c) (g)
   2,109,513    2,119,119 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-AR5, Class 1A2A,
4.539% VRN 4/25/37 (g)
   1,955,588    1,955,979 
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-A1, Class 1A5
5.500% 4/25/36
   2,518,161    2,474,418 
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-13T1, Class A11,
6.000% 5/25/36
   2,260,349    1,728,971 
Series 2006-36T2, Class 2A1,
6.250% 12/25/36
   3,749,693    2,502,056 
Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-HYB2, Class 3A1, 3.870% VRN 2/25/47 (g)
   1,510,812    1,361,443 
Series 2007-14, Class A6,
6.000% 9/25/37
   1,734,709    1,455,478 
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2006-11, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.227% FRN 12/19/36
   1,197,398    1,147,709 
IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-AR5, Class 2A1,
3.801% VRN 5/25/37 (g)
   2,682,217    2,544,549 
Lehman XS Trust,
Series 2007-12N, Class 1A3A, 1 mo. LIBOR + .200%
2.218% FRN 7/25/47
   3,253,527    3,086,269 
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-3AR, Class 2A1,
3.608% VRN 7/25/35 (g)
  496,603   456,098 
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1,
4.409% VRN 2/25/36 (g)
   2,775,885    2,516,820 
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust, Series 2009-5, Class 2A3,
6.500% VRN 10/26/37 (c) (g)
   1,088,861    884,289 
RFMSI Trust, Series 2007-S4, Class A5, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
6.000% FRN 4/25/37
   425,946    411,881 
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2018-2, Class HV,
3.000% VRN 11/25/57 (g)
   2,877,724    3,026,801 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2008-1, Class A2,
4.103% VRN 10/25/37 (g)
   1,188,556    1,107,213 
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust, Series 2006-4, Class 3A5,
6.350% STEP 5/25/36
   1,183,024    976,224 
         29,755,317 
WL Collateral PAC — 0.4%          
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2006-19CB, Class A15
6.000% 8/25/36
   2,056,474    1,837,897 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $103,577,857)
        102,578,936 
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.5%          
Export Import Bank of Thailand, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%
2.998% FRN 5/23/24 (c)
   200,000    200,372 
Mexico Government International Bond
3.750% 1/11/28
   535,000    551,317 
4.150% 3/28/27   343,000    363,412 
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III
3.750% 3/01/23 (c)
   400,000    414,204 
4.150% 3/29/27 (c)   200,000    214,000 
4.150% 3/29/27 (c)   400,000    428,000 
         2,171,305 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $2,101,138)
        2,171,305 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 16.0%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 9.2%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
Series 4093, Class PA, 3.000% 8/15/42
  $4,502,159   $4,557,851 
Series 4481, Class B, 3.000% 12/15/42    5,946,647    6,184,933 
Series 4483, Class CA, 3.000% 6/15/44    5,477,871    5,701,783 
Series 4750, Class PA, 3.000% 7/15/46    2,572,232    2,593,815 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS
Series 355, Class 300, 3.000% 8/15/47
   3,094,550    3,149,474 
Series 358, Class 300, 3.000% 10/15/47    2,695,513    2,743,455 
Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS
Series 2018-21, Class PO, 0.010% 4/25/48
   3,499,379    3,051,299 
Series 2015-9, Class HA, 3.000% 1/25/45    752,071    778,349 
Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2015-74, Class LZ, 3.500% 5/20/45
   3,332,590    3,595,114 
Series 2015-92, Class CZ, 3.500% 6/20/45    5,302,654    5,701,083 
         38,057,156 
Pass-Through Securities — 6.8%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Pool #G08520 2.500% 1/01/43
   1,179,409    1,182,221 
Pool #G08658 3.000% 8/01/45    3,331,701    3,416,839 
Pool #SD0035 3.000% 4/01/47    3,016,589    3,089,157 
Pool #G08632 3.500% 3/01/45    2,464,905    2,564,314 
Pool #G61645 4.000% 10/01/48    2,475,209    2,582,510 
Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #AL9238 3.000% 10/01/41
   3,608,428    3,694,106 
Pool #MA2248 3.000% 4/01/45    2,344,347    2,383,894 
Pool #AS7661 3.000% 8/01/46    1,545,982    1,569,163 
Pool #MA2711 3.000% 8/01/46    5,228,200    5,306,590 
Pool #AX2501 4.000% 10/01/44    1,940,143    2,056,902 
         27,845,696 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $63,321,284)
        65,902,852 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 25.7%
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 25.7%
U.S. Treasury Bond
2.750% 11/15/42
   420,000    471,302 
2.750% 11/15/47   3,660,000    4,144,807 
3.125% 2/15/43   3,420,000    4,079,285 
3.625% 8/15/43   2,740,000    3,533,744 
3.750% 11/15/43   2,690,000    3,538,401 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.875% 1/15/29
   2,631,595    2,790,917 
1.000% 2/15/46   5,153,985    5,704,125 
U.S. Treasury Note
1.625% 5/31/23
   4,210,000    4,218,305 
1.750% 11/30/21   8,430,000    8,449,099 
1.875% 8/31/24   2,180,000    2,212,147 
2.125% 9/30/24   5,380,000    5,521,856 
2.250% 10/31/24   5,920,000    6,114,135 
2.250% 8/15/27   6,010,000    6,282,798 
2.250% 11/15/27   5,380,000    5,628,510 
2.375% 5/15/27   4,250,000    4,478,188 
2.500% 1/15/22   2,880,000    2,935,800 
2.500% 3/31/23   5,210,000    5,373,626 
2.625% 2/28/23   6,320,000    6,537,868 
2.625% 1/31/26   605,000    641,678 
2.750% 8/15/21   3,230,000    3,293,401 
2.750% 4/30/23   5,110,000    5,317,294 
2.750% 2/28/25   2,810,000    2,979,423 
2.875% 10/15/21   7,480,000    7,662,325 
3.000% 9/30/25   3,790,000    4,090,831 
         105,999,865 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $100,713,634)
        105,999,865 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $394,524,817)
        406,671,097 
           
  

Number of
Shares

      
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.2%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (h)    988,855    988,855 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $988,855)
        988,855 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $395,513,672)
        407,659,952 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Principal
Amount

  

Value

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.1%
Repurchase Agreement — 0.5%          
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (i)   $1,915,638   $1,915,638 
U.S. Treasury Bill — 0.6%          
U.S. Treasury Bill
0.000% 11/07/19
   240,000    239,576 
0.000% 9/10/20   2,200,000    2,163,947 
         2,403,523 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $4,318,087)
        4,319,161 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $399,831,759) (j)
        411,979,113 
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments (0.0)%         (9,910)
NET INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $399,821,849)
        411,969,203 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — 0.2%         982,149 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $412,951,352 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABSAsset-Backed Security
BABBuild America Bonds
CLOCollateralized Loan Obligation
CMOCollateralized Mortgage Obligation
CMTConstant Maturity Treasury Index
FRNFloating Rate Note
MBSMortgage-Backed Security
POPrincipal Only
STEPStep Up Bond
VRNVariable Rate Note
WLWhole Loan

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)All or a portion of the security represents unsettled loan commitments at September 30, 2019 where the rate will be determined at time of settlement.
(b)Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments.
(c)Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $110,684,392 or 26.80% of net assets.
(d)Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.
(e)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $968,841 or 0.23% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).

(f)A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).
(g)Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at September 30, 2019.
(h)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(i)Maturity value of $1,915,689. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.500%, maturity date of 3/31/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,955,108.
(j)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 99.1%
 
COMMON STOCK — 98.6%
Basic Materials — 2.3%
Chemicals — 2.0%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.   5,556   $1,232,654 
Celanese Corp.   7,600    929,404 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   42,698    2,100,742 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   36,793    2,623,709 
Eastman Chemical Co.   8,400    620,172 
FMC Corp.   8,000    701,440 
Linde PLC   17,932    3,473,787 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A   25,400    2,272,538 
PPG Industries, Inc.   16,700    1,979,117 
         15,933,563 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%
International Paper Co.   24,000    1,003,680 
Iron & Steel — 0.2%
Nucor Corp.   17,600    896,016 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   4,100    408,606 
         1,304,622 
         18,241,865 
Communications — 5.4%
Advertising — 0.2%
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.   21,100    454,916 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   13,300    1,041,390 
         1,496,306 
Internet — 0.4%
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)   2,227    2,714,713 
Media — 1.9%
Comcast Corp. Class A   338,744    15,270,579 
Telecommunications — 2.9%
Cisco Systems, Inc.   60,512    2,989,898 
Corning, Inc.   64,200    1,830,984 
Juniper Networks, Inc.   19,000    470,250 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   13,768    2,346,205 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   252,600    15,246,936 
         22,884,273 
         42,365,871 
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.2%
Airlines — 0.8%
Alaska Air Group, Inc.   7,500    486,825 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   42,100    2,424,960 
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)   16,800    281,400 
Southwest Airlines Co.   32,800    1,771,528 
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a)   15,700    1,388,037 
         6,352,750 
Apparel — 0.1%
Hanesbrands, Inc.   16,300   249,716 
Ralph Lauren Corp.   3,000    286,410 
         536,126 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.8%
Ford Motor Co.   239,400    2,192,904 
General Motors Co.   79,000    2,960,920 
PACCAR, Inc.   21,200    1,484,212 
         6,638,036 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.3%
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.   7,700    362,285 
Aptiv PLC   14,500    1,267,590 
BorgWarner, Inc.   12,600    462,168 
Lear Corp.   3,500    412,650 
         2,504,693 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.2%
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)   9,600    376,080 
LKQ Corp. (a)   18,800    591,260 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   3,300    980,595 
         1,947,935 
Entertainment — 0.0%
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.   3,800    146,832 
Home Builders — 0.5%
D.R. Horton, Inc.   20,700    1,091,097 
Lennar Corp. Class A   17,400    971,790 
NVR, Inc. (a)   230    854,990 
PulteGroup, Inc.   16,800    614,040 
Toll Brothers, Inc.   8,600    353,030 
         3,884,947 
Home Furnishing — 0.1%
Leggett & Platt, Inc.   6,700    274,298 
Whirlpool Corp.   3,900    617,604 
         891,902 
Leisure Time — 0.4%
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   9,600    345,312 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)   13,200    683,364 
Polaris, Inc.   3,700    325,637 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   15,100    1,635,783 
         2,990,096 
Lodging — 0.1%
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A   2,100    154,707 
Las Vegas Sands Corp.   12,600    727,776 
         882,483 
Retail — 2.8%
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   1,500    1,626,930 
Best Buy Co., Inc.   16,100    1,110,739 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
CarMax, Inc. (a)   10,100   $888,800 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)   53,542    6,112,355 
Genuine Parts Co.   8,200    816,638 
McDonald’s Corp.   13,544    2,908,032 
Ross Stores, Inc.   11,130    1,222,631 
Target Corp.   30,200    3,228,682 
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)   1,948    488,266 
Walmart, Inc.   25,003    2,967,356 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.   4,800    326,304 
         21,696,733 
Textiles — 0.1%
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)   4,400    545,908 
         49,018,441 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 17.4%
Agriculture — 1.1%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   31,000    1,273,170 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   93,490    7,098,696 
         8,371,866 
Beverages — 0.1%
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B   8,800    506,000 
PepsiCo, Inc.   1,892    259,393 
         765,393 
Biotechnology — 1.6%
Amgen, Inc.   37,100    7,179,221 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (a)   1,500    499,110 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   72,100    4,569,698 
         12,248,029 
Commercial Services — 0.3%
AMERCO   1,200    468,048 
H&R Block, Inc.   11,400    269,268 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.   3,400    286,416 
Nielsen Holdings PLC   18,400    391,000 
Quanta Services, Inc.   8,700    328,860 
Robert Half International, Inc.   6,600    367,356 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)   4,700    585,808 
         2,696,756 
Foods — 2.3%
Campbell Soup Co.   16,800    788,256 
Conagra Brands, Inc.   102,403    3,141,724 
The J.M. Smucker Co.   6,500    715,130 
Kellogg Co.   20,800    1,338,480 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A   140,842    12,132,130 
US Foods Holding Corp. (a)   5,300    217,830 
         18,333,550 
Health Care – Products — 4.2%
Alcon, Inc. (a)   39,158    2,282,520 
Becton Dickinson and Co.   15,680    3,966,413 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)   69,423   2,824,822 
Danaher Corp.   53,518    7,729,605 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)   8,300    527,050 
Medtronic PLC   44,814    4,867,696 
Stryker Corp.   9,519    2,058,960 
Teleflex, Inc.   3,356    1,140,201 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   22,190    6,463,281 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   10,364    1,422,666 
         33,283,214 
Health Care – Services — 1.3%
Anthem, Inc.   14,500    3,481,450 
DaVita, Inc. (a)   9,000    513,630 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.   19,200    2,312,064 
Humana, Inc.   7,600    1,943,092 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)   6,000    1,008,000 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   8,200    877,646 
         10,135,882 
Household Products & Wares — 0.1%
Avery Dennison Corp.   4,300    488,351 
Pharmaceuticals — 6.4%
AbbVie, Inc.   16,334    1,236,810 
AmerisourceBergen Corp.   12,700    1,045,591 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   69,300    3,514,203 
Cardinal Health, Inc.   17,900    844,701 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)   50,861    1,352,394 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)   3,500    448,490 
Johnson & Johnson   136,100    17,608,618 
McKesson Corp.   11,300    1,544,258 
Merck & Co., Inc.   180,736    15,214,357 
Perrigo Co. PLC   4,155    232,223 
Pfizer, Inc.   217,075    7,799,505 
         50,841,150 
         137,164,191 
Energy — 7.0%
Oil & Gas — 6.3%
BP PLC Sponsored ADR   37,742    1,433,819 
Chevron Corp.   120,800    14,326,880 
ConocoPhillips   85,009    4,843,813 
Devon Energy Corp.   23,240    559,154 
EOG Resources, Inc.   26,200    1,944,564 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   258,400    18,245,624 
Hess Corp.   17,400    1,052,352 
HollyFrontier Corp.   10,100    541,764 
Noble Energy, Inc.   29,200    655,832 
Phillips 66   27,400    2,805,760 
Total SA Sponsored ADR   17,228    895,856 
Valero Energy Corp.   25,300    2,156,572 
         49,461,990 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Pipelines — 0.7%
Targa Resources Corp.   18,279   $734,267 
TC Energy Corp.   94,515    4,894,932 
         5,629,199 
         55,091,189 
Financial — 29.1%
Banks — 14.7%
Bank of America Corp.   518,316    15,119,278 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   56,000    2,531,760 
BB&T Corp.   43,000    2,294,910 
CIT Group, Inc.   7,300    330,763 
Citigroup, Inc.   195,553    13,508,801 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.   27,000    954,990 
Comerica, Inc.   8,200    541,118 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   6,105    370,268 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.   3,700    327,635 
Fifth Third Bancorp   47,517    1,301,016 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   20,900    4,331,107 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.   59,900    854,773 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.   238,259    28,040,702 
KeyCorp   59,300    1,057,912 
M&T Bank Corp.   8,400    1,326,948 
Morgan Stanley   101,276    4,321,447 
Northern Trust Corp.   12,100    1,129,172 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   27,950    3,917,472 
Popular, Inc.   5,500    297,440 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.   3,800    268,394 
Regions Financial Corp.   63,000    996,660 
Signature Bank   3,100    369,582 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.   25,900    1,781,920 
SVB Financial Group (a)   2,400    501,480 
US Bancorp   109,216    6,044,013 
Webster Financial Corp.   5,100    239,037 
Wells Fargo & Co.   446,960    22,544,662 
Zions Bancorp NA   10,800    480,816 
         115,784,076 
Diversified Financial Services — 4.4%
Ally Financial, Inc.   24,000    795,840 
American Express Co.   53,963    6,382,744 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   9,100    1,338,610 
BlackRock, Inc.   8,700    3,877,068 
Capital One Financial Corp.   26,600    2,420,068 
The Charles Schwab Corp.   69,200    2,894,636 
CME Group, Inc.   8,842    1,868,668 
Credit Acceptance Corp. (a)   1,100    507,441 
Discover Financial Services   20,900    1,694,781 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.   14,100    616,029 
Franklin Resources, Inc.   28,100    810,966 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   47,240    4,358,835 
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.   4,700    384,930 
Nasdaq, Inc.   2,800    278,180 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.   7,800    643,188 
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc.   19,700    502,547 
SEI Investments Co.   8,000    474,040 
Synchrony Financial   38,300    1,305,647 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   13,300    1,519,525 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.   30,600    1,429,020 
The Western Union Co.   25,900    600,103 
         34,702,866 
Insurance — 7.9%
Aflac, Inc.   43,000    2,249,760 
Alleghany Corp. (a)   1,000    797,760 
The Allstate Corp.   20,100    2,184,468 
American Financial Group, Inc.   9,500    1,024,575 
American International Group, Inc.   256,017    14,260,147 
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)   22,400    940,352 
Assurant, Inc.   3,500    440,370 
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A (a)   8,800    370,128 
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.   77,496    1,717,311 
Chubb Ltd.   56,327    9,093,431 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.   9,100    1,061,697 
Everest Re Group Ltd.   2,300    612,007 
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   12,600    559,566 
Globe Life, Inc. (a)   15,300    1,465,128 
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.   2,300    311,742 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.   19,500    1,181,895 
Lincoln National Corp.   11,800    711,776 
Loews Corp.   18,100    931,788 
Markel Corp. (a)   790    933,701 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   30,648    3,066,333 
MetLife, Inc.   58,100    2,739,996 
Old Republic International Corp.   13,900    327,623 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.   15,800    902,812 
The Progressive Corp.   26,500    2,047,125 
Prudential Financial, Inc.   23,200    2,086,840 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. Class A   3,800    607,544 
The Travelers Cos., Inc.   34,600    5,144,674 
Voya Financial, Inc.   9,800    533,512 
W.R. Berkley Corp.   10,300    743,969 
Willis Towers Watson PLC   15,694    3,028,471 
         62,076,501 
Real Estate — 0.1%
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A (a)   20,500    1,086,705 
The Howard Hughes Corp. (a)   800    103,680 
         1,190,385 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.0%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   9,000    1,937,970 
Crown Castle International Corp.   18,795    2,612,693 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Prologis, Inc.   76,086   $6,484,049 
Public Storage   10,585    2,596,183 
Ventas, Inc.   31,295    2,285,473 
         15,916,368 
Savings & Loans — 0.0%
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.   26,400    331,320 
         230,001,516 
Industrial — 12.2%
Aerospace & Defense — 3.4%
The Boeing Co.   22,900    8,712,763 
General Dynamics Corp.   17,600    3,216,048 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   14,500    5,655,870 
Northrop Grumman Corp.   16,447    6,164,171 
Raytheon Co.   14,300    2,805,517 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A   6,700    551,008 
         27,105,377 
Building Materials — 0.4%
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   8,500    464,950 
Johnson Controls International PLC   36,200    1,588,818 
Masco Corp.   17,700    737,736 
Owens Corning   6,600    417,120 
         3,208,624 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.4%
Acuity Brands, Inc.   2,400    323,496 
Emerson Electric Co.   34,700    2,320,042 
Hubbell, Inc. Class B   3,300    433,620 
         3,077,158 
Electronics — 1.2%
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)   5,100    380,358 
Fortive Corp.   8,699    596,403 
Gentex Corp.   15,600    429,546 
Honeywell International, Inc.   16,060    2,717,352 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)   29,635    2,882,004 
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a)   9,800    490,588 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   18,100    1,686,558 
         9,182,809 
Engineering & Construction — 0.4%
AECOM (a)   9,600    360,576 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.   27,923    2,554,955 
         2,915,531 
Environmental Controls — 0.2%
Pentair PLC   9,500    359,100 
Republic Services, Inc.   5,015    434,048 
Waste Connections, Inc.   8,326    765,992 
         1,559,140 
Hand & Machine Tools — 0.3%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   3,500    303,660 
Snap-on, Inc.   3,400    532,236 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   9,300    1,343,013 
         2,178,909 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 0.5%
Caterpillar, Inc.   31,700    4,004,027 
Oshkosh Corp.   3,900    295,620 
         4,299,647 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.2%
AGCO Corp.   4,700    355,790 
Crane Co.   2,300    185,449 
Cummins, Inc.   9,600    1,561,632 
Deere & Co.   19,200    3,238,656 
Dover Corp.   8,200    816,392 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   6,600    1,087,680 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   5,536    1,974,138 
         9,219,737 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.4%
A.O. Smith Corp.   6,400    305,344 
Eaton Corp. PLC   25,700    2,136,955 
General Electric Co.   738,993    6,606,597 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.   7,800    1,408,758 
Textron, Inc.   14,100    690,336 
         11,147,990 
Packaging & Containers — 0.7%
Ball Corp.   22,662    1,650,020 
Berry Global Group, Inc. (a)   615    24,151 
Packaging Corp. of America   31,376    3,328,994 
Sealed Air Corp.   9,400    390,194 
Sonoco Products Co.   5,300    308,513 
         5,701,872 
Shipbuilding — 0.1%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.   2,500    529,475 
Transportation — 2.0%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   8,300    703,674 
CSX Corp.   48,800    3,380,376 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.   5,500    608,575 
Kansas City Southern   4,700    625,147 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.   10,400    377,520 
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B   86,015    10,306,317 
         16,001,609 
         96,127,878 
Technology — 13.0%
Computers — 3.8%
Apple, Inc.   83,200    18,634,304 
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A   31,500    1,898,347 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   79,700   $1,209,049 
International Business Machines Corp.   54,100    7,867,222 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.   8,000    687,040 
         30,295,962 
Office & Business Equipment — 0.1%
Xerox Holdings Corp. (a)   12,500    373,875 
Semiconductors — 5.2%
Analog Devices, Inc.   11,108    1,241,097 
Applied Materials, Inc.   52,000    2,594,800 
ASML Holding NV   9,051    2,248,450 
Broadcom, Inc.   13,547    3,739,920 
Intel Corp.   270,600    13,944,018 
Lam Research Corp.   7,800    1,802,658 
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)   145,632    6,240,331 
NVIDIA Corp.   4,100    713,687 
NXP Semiconductor NV   28,803    3,142,983 
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)   25,100    482,171 
Qorvo, Inc. (a)   7,200    533,808 
QUALCOMM, Inc.   17,690    1,349,393 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.   10,500    832,125 
Texas Instruments, Inc.   15,133    1,955,789 
         40,821,230 
Software — 3.9%
CDK Global, Inc.   6,800    327,012 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)   7,300    714,086 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   13,671    1,814,962 
Microsoft Corp.   96,432    13,406,941 
Oracle Corp.   213,400    11,743,402 
Synopsys, Inc. (a)   20,287    2,784,391 
         30,790,794 
         102,281,861 
Utilities — 6.0%
Electric — 5.7%
AES Corp.   29,600    483,664 
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   26,100    2,445,309 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   53,900    1,626,702 
DTE Energy Co.   10,000    1,329,600 
Edison International   49,615    3,741,963 
Entergy Corp.   49,051    5,756,626 
Evergy, Inc.   17,520    1,166,131 
Eversource Energy   16,300    1,393,161 
Exelon Corp.   1,000    48,310 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   47,030    10,957,520 
OGE Energy Corp.   8,800    399,344 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.   6,400    621,248 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   28,000    1,738,240 
Sempra Energy   44,735    6,603,333 
The Southern Co.   63,340    3,912,512 
Vistra Energy Corp.   30,000    801,900 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   17,400    1,654,740 
         44,680,303 
Gas — 0.3%
NiSource, Inc.   80,541    2,409,787 
         47,090,090 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $690,008,314)
        777,382,902 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.5%
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.1%
Health Care – Products — 0.1%
Becton Dickinson and Co. Convertible 6.125%   9,400    581,954 
Industrial — 0.0%
Electronics — 0.0%
Fortive Corp. Convertible 5.000%   400    360,852 
Technology — 0.1%
Semiconductors — 0.1%
Broadcom, Inc. Convertible 8.000%   570    584,470 
Utilities — 0.3%
Electric — 0.3%
Sempra Energy Convertible 6.000%   5,200    614,640 
Sempra Energy Convertible 6.750%   2,700    317,682 
The Southern Co. Convertible 6.750%   22,730    1,216,282 
         2,148,604 
         2,148,604 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $3,524,830)
        3,675,880 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $693,533,144)
        781,058,782 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
BONDS & NOTES — 0.0%
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.0%
Electric — 0.0%
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
4.000% 12/01/46
  $170,000    163,625 
3.950% 12/01/47   236,000    228,330 
         391,955 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $351,187)
        391,955 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $351,187)
        391,955 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.6%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF   39,300   $5,040,618 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $4,879,286)
        5,040,618 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $698,763,617)
        786,491,355 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.5%
Repurchase Agreement — 0.5%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (b)  $3,987,602    3,987,602 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,987,602)
        3,987,602 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%
(Cost $702,751,219) (c)
        790,478,957 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.2)%        (1,808,170)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $788,670,787 
           

Abbreviation Legend

ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
ETFExchange-Traded Fund

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Maturity value of $3,987,707. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with rates ranging from 2.000% – 2.500%, maturity dates ranging from 2/15/23 – 3/31/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $4,069,622.
(c)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 97.7%
 
COMMON STOCK — 97.7%
Basic Materials — 1.5%
Chemicals — 0.8%
Celanese Corp.   1,840   $225,014 
Eastman Chemical Co.   300    22,149 
         247,163 
Iron & Steel — 0.7%
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   2,100    209,286 
         456,449 
Communications — 13.6%
Internet — 7.9%
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)   990    1,208,928 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a)   50    60,950 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   447    775,952 
Expedia Group, Inc.   3,070    412,639 
         2,458,469 
Media — 0.9%
The Walt Disney Co.   2,030    264,550 
Telecommunications — 4.8%
AT&T, Inc.   20,600    779,504 
Ciena Corp. (a)   3,400    133,382 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   780    132,920 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   7,156    431,936 
         1,477,742 
         4,200,761 
Consumer, Cyclical — 10.6%
Auto Manufacturers — 2.5%
PACCAR, Inc.   10,900    763,109 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.9%
Magna International, Inc.   5,300    282,649 
Distribution & Wholesale — 1.4%
Copart, Inc. (a)   2,300    184,759 
Pool Corp.   1,260    254,142 
         438,901 
Home Builders — 0.8%
Toll Brothers, Inc.   6,000    246,300 
Retail — 5.0%
Dollar General Corp.   970    154,172 
McDonald’s Corp.   1,600    343,536 
Starbucks Corp.   5,300    468,626 
Tractor Supply Co.   2,520    227,909 
Yum! Brands, Inc.   3,110    352,767 
         1,547,010 
         3,277,969 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 15.6%
Biotechnology — 0.5%
Biogen, Inc. (a)   680   158,318 
Commercial Services — 4.9%
Cintas Corp.   960    257,376 
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)   620    367,784 
Global Payments, Inc.   1,279    203,361 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.   4,900    412,776 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   980    101,518 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   1,100    173,954 
         1,516,769 
Cosmetics & Personal Care — 2.1%
The Procter & Gamble Co.   5,170    643,045 
Foods — 0.7%
Sysco Corp.   2,800    222,320 
Health Care – Products — 1.8%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)   1,350    296,878 
Stryker Corp.   1,260    272,538 
         569,416 
Health Care – Services — 0.5%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.   1,300    139,139 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.1%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)   1,100    140,954 
Johnson & Johnson   7,930    1,025,983 
McKesson Corp.   2,870    392,214 
Pfizer, Inc.   800    28,744 
         1,587,895 
         4,836,902 
Energy — 0.4%
Oil & Gas — 0.4%
Exxon Mobil Corp.   300    21,183 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.   2,700    120,069 
         141,252 
         141,252 
Financial — 26.7%
Banks — 12.4%
Bank of America Corp.   25,300    738,001 
CIT Group, Inc.   600    27,186 
Citigroup, Inc.   14,700    1,015,476 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.   7,200    847,368 
KeyCorp   33,500    597,640 
Regions Financial Corp.   37,500    593,250 
         3,818,921 
Diversified Financial Services — 8.2%
AerCap Holdings NV (a)   2,000    109,500 
Ally Financial, Inc.   25,000    829,000 
Discover Financial Services   400    32,436 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A   1,155    313,663 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Equity Rotation Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
SEI Investments Co.   2,300   $136,286 
Synchrony Financial   5,400    184,086 
Visa, Inc. Class A   5,460    939,175 
         2,544,146 
Insurance — 5.6%
Aflac, Inc.   3,600    188,352 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)   3,800    790,476 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.   2,850    332,510 
Globe Life, Inc. (a)   700    67,032 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.   340    367,200 
         1,745,570 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 0.5%
EPR Properties   1,900    146,034 
         8,254,671 
Industrial — 9.8%
Aerospace & Defense — 3.4%
HEICO Corp.   1,210    151,105 
Lockheed Martin Corp.   1,830    713,810 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A   2,100    172,704 
         1,037,619 
Electronics — 1.0%
Allegion PLC   3,100    321,315 
Environmental Controls — 0.7%
Waste Management, Inc.   1,920    220,800 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.8%
AGCO Corp.   4,400    333,080 
Cummins, Inc.   1,280    208,218 
         541,298 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.9%
AptarGroup, Inc.   2,860    338,767 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.   1,350    243,823 
         582,590 
Transportation — 1.0%
Norfolk Southern Corp.   1,800    323,388 
         3,027,010 
Technology — 18.8%
Computers — 5.0%
Apple, Inc.   2,080    465,857 
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)   750    136,740 
HP, Inc.   15,600    295,152 
International Business Machines Corp.   2,490    362,096 
Seagate Technology PLC   5,100    274,329 
         1,534,174 
Semiconductors — 5.2%
ASML Holding NV   810    201,220 
Broadcom, Inc.   2,290    632,200 
Lam Research Corp.   1,040    240,355 
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)   9,400   402,790 
Xilinx, Inc.   1,510    144,809 
         1,621,374 
Software — 8.6%
ANSYS, Inc. (a)   1,000    221,360 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   1,750    217,752 
Microsoft Corp.   9,020    1,254,051 
MSCI, Inc.   760    165,490 
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)   815    124,442 
Workday, Inc. Class A (a)   3,930    667,943 
         2,651,038 
         5,806,586 
Utilities — 0.7%
Gas — 0.7%
Atmos Energy Corp.   1,800    205,002 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $27,599,177)
        30,206,602 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $27,599,177)
        30,206,602 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $27,599,177)
        30,206,602 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.4%
Repurchase Agreement — 2.4%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (b)   $741,070    741,070 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $741,070)
        741,070 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $28,340,247) (c)
        30,947,672 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (28,409)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $30,919,263 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Maturity value of $741,090. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.500%, maturity date of 3/31/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $758,313.
(c)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 0.5%
 
COMMON STOCK — 0.5%
Basic Materials — 0.0%
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%
Appvion Inc. (Escrow Shares) (a) (b) (c)   2,157,000   $ 
Energy — 0.5%
Oil & Gas — 0.5%
Fieldwood Energy LLC Common Equity (c)   13,011    322,022 
Fieldwood Energy LLC Restricted Common Equity (c)   3,193    79,027 
Jupiter Resources, Inc. (c)   191,606    287,409 
         688,458 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $3,475,087)
        688,458 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.0%
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.0%
Agriculture — 0.0%
Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings LLC (c)   1,144,535    52,992 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $733,962)
        52,992 
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $4,209,049)
        741,450 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
BONDS & NOTES — 93.5%
 
BANK LOANS — 5.9%
Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%
TransDigm, Inc., 2018 Term Loan F, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.544% VRN 6/09/23
  $612,338    610,317 
Veritas Bermuda Ltd., USD Repriced Term Loan B, 3 mo.
LIBOR + 4.500%
6.604% VRN 1/27/23
   744,275    701,709 
         1,312,026 
Electronics — 0.7%
Vertafore, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%
5.294% VRN 7/02/25
   942,875    914,947 
Health Care – Services — 0.5%
Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan B, 1 mo.
LIBOR + 4.250%
6.294% VRN 10/02/25
   677,972    651,728 

Oil & Gas — 0.7%
Fieldwood Energy LLC
Exit 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 5.250%
7.506% VRN 4/11/22
  674,554   583,112 
Exit 2nd Lien Term Loan, 3 mo. LIBOR + 7.250%
9.506% VRN 4/11/23
   387,384    286,664 
         869,776 
Packaging & Containers — 2.0%
BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%
5.590% VRN 4/03/24
   1,341,615    1,312,180 
Consolidated Energy Finance, SA, Term Loan B, 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%
4.547% VRN 5/07/25
   892,523    863,516 
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., USD 2017 Term Loan, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%
4.794% VRN 2/05/23
   530,862    531,525 
         2,707,221 
Telecommunications — 1.0%
CenturyLink, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%
4.794% VRN 1/31/25
   1,333,289    1,323,663 
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $7,712,654)
        7,779,361 
CORPORATE DEBT — 87.6%
Aerospace & Defense — 2.3%
TransDigm, Inc.
6.375% 6/15/26
   654,000    688,335 
Triumph Group, Inc.
4.875% 4/01/21
   422,000    422,338 
5.250% 6/01/22   305,000    303,353 
6.250% 9/15/24 (d)   306,000    318,301 
7.750% 8/15/25 (e)   1,243,000    1,254,249 
         2,986,576 
Agriculture — 0.8%
JBS Investments II GmbH
7.000% 1/15/26 (d)
   390,000    420,806 
Pinnacle Operating Corp.
9.000% 5/15/23 (d)
   1,667,522    583,633 
         1,004,439 
           
Airlines — 1.1%
American Airlines Group, Inc.
5.500% 10/01/19 (d)
   891,000    891,000 
5.000% 6/01/22 (d)   547,000    567,977 
         1,458,977 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.7%
Allison Transmission, Inc.
4.750% 10/01/27 (d)
  $589,000   $604,461 
5.875% 6/01/29 (d)   270,000    292,950 
         897,411 
Building Materials — 1.8%
James Hardie International Finance DAC
4.750% 1/15/25 (d)
   126,000    129,780 
5.000% 1/15/28 (d)   485,000    503,187 
PGT Escrow Issuer, Inc.
6.750% 8/01/26 (d)
   368,000    396,520 
Standard Industries, Inc.
4.750% 1/15/28 (d)
   1,345,000    1,390,273 
         2,419,760 
Chemicals — 1.6%
CF Industries, Inc.
5.375% 3/15/44
   206,000    207,448 
Consolidated Energy Finance SA
6.875% 6/15/25 (d)
   655,000    656,638 
Kissner Holdings LP/Kissner Milling Co. Ltd./BSC Holding, Inc./Kissner USA
8.375% 12/01/22 (d)
   1,225,000    1,277,062 
         2,141,148 
Coal — 2.6%
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP/Alliance Resource Finance Corp.
7.500% 5/01/25 (d)
   601,000    593,487 
Peabody Energy Corp.
6.000% 3/31/22 (d)
   1,383,000    1,389,915 
SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp.
7.500% 6/15/25 (d)
   1,013,000    901,570 
Warrior Met Coal, Inc.
8.000% 11/01/24 (d)
   534,000    555,360 
         3,440,332 
Commercial Services — 1.2%
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.
5.000% 4/15/22 (d)
   625,000    626,750 
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
9.250% 5/15/23 (d)
   534,000    561,394 
Service Corp. International
5.125% 6/01/29
   360,000    384,750 
         1,572,894 
Computers — 0.5%
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
7.125% 6/15/24 (d)
   413,000    435,302 
MTS Systems Corp.
5.750% 8/15/27 (d)
   135,000    140,400 
Western Digital Corp.
4.750% 2/15/26
  104,000   106,990 
         682,692 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.1%
Performance Food Group, Inc.
5.500% 10/15/27 (d)
   127,000    133,668 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.5%
Ally Financial, Inc.
3.875% 5/21/24
   415,000    429,442 
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd.
6.500% 9/15/24 (d)
   1,500,000    1,518,750 
LPL Holdings, Inc.
5.750% 9/15/25 (d)
   1,134,000    1,179,360 
VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc.
6.750% 6/15/22 (d)
   1,477,000    1,527,661 
         4,655,213 
Electric — 2.1%
NRG Energy, Inc.
5.250% 6/15/29 (d)
   374,000    402,162 
6.625% 1/15/27   702,000    760,512 
Vistra Operations Co. LLC
3.550% 7/15/24 (d)
   470,000    473,120 
4.300% 7/15/29 (d)   568,000    582,772 
5.000% 7/31/27 (d)   550,000    566,324 
         2,784,890 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
7.750% 1/15/27 (d)
   387,000    431,195 
Entertainment — 0.1%
Cedar Fair LP
5.250% 7/15/29 (d)
   142,000    151,940 
Environmental Controls — 0.1%
Clean Harbors, Inc.
4.875% 7/15/27 (d)
   136,000    141,950 
Foods — 5.2%
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertson’s LLC
5.875% 2/15/28 (d)
   255,000    269,902 
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertson’s LLC
7.500% 3/15/26 (d)
   362,000    402,725 
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.875% 7/15/24 (d)
   646,000    665,412 
6.500% 4/15/29 (d)   1,094,000    1,214,318 
6.750% 2/15/28 (d)   824,000    912,580 
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/30 (d)
   826,000    875,543 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.750% 4/01/30 (d)
  $184,000   $185,718 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
5.750% 3/15/25 (d)
   247,000    255,645 
5.875% 9/30/27 (d)   398,000    427,452 
Post Holdings, Inc.
5.500% 3/01/25 (d)
   309,000    323,678 
5.625% 1/15/28 (d)   468,000    496,080 
5.750% 3/01/27 (d)   382,000    404,996 
Simmons Foods, Inc.
7.750% 1/15/24 (d)
   189,000    204,593 
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
5.200% 4/01/29 (d)
   264,000    290,533 
         6,929,175 
Hand & Machine Tools — 1.0%
Apex Tool Group LLC/BC Mountain Finance, Inc.
9.000% 2/15/23 (d)
   1,138,000    1,009,975 
Colfax Corp.
6.000% 2/15/24 (d)
   168,000    177,803 
6.375% 2/15/26 (d)   178,000    191,517 
         1,379,295 
Health Care – Products — 3.1%
Avanos Medical, Inc.
6.250% 10/15/22
   1,300,000    1,321,125 
Avantor, Inc.
6.000% 10/01/24 (d)
   71,000    76,078 
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA
6.625% 5/15/22 (d)
   2,784,000    2,719,133 
         4,116,336 
Health Care – Services — 4.7%
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
5.000% 7/15/27 (d)
   176,000    182,600 
Centene Corp.
5.375% 6/01/26 (d)
   52,000    54,405 
Envision Healthcare Corp.
8.750% 10/15/26 (d)
   1,158,000    706,380 
HCA, Inc.
5.875% 2/15/26
   1,138,000    1,272,056 
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.
8.250% 5/01/23 (d)
   972,000    1,033,965 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.625% 7/15/24
   400,000    411,092 
4.625% 9/01/24 (d)   323,000    332,264 
4.875% 1/01/26 (d)   750,000    769,687 
5.125% 11/01/27 (d)   500,000    516,675 
6.250% 2/01/27 (d)    402,000    418,703 
8.125% 4/01/22   340,000    367,727 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
5.250% 4/01/25
   206,000    214,498 
         6,280,052 
Home Builders — 1.1%
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.
6.375% 5/15/25 (d)
   491,000    500,820 
Mattamy Group Corp.
6.500% 10/01/25 (d)
   764,000    802,200 
6.875% 12/15/23 (d)   194,000    201,760 
         1,504,780 
Housewares — 0.3%
Newell Brands, Inc.
4.200% 4/01/26
   372,000    389,200 
Insurance — 1.4%
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.
7.000% 11/15/25 (d)
   691,000    644,220 
8.125% 2/15/24 (d)   110,000    118,525 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
5.250% 5/30/29
   866,000    948,270 
York Risk Services Holding Corp.
8.500% 10/01/22 (d)
   157,000    160,336 
         1,871,351 
Internet — 1.1%
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.
5.250% 12/01/27 (d)
   315,000    331,144 
Netflix, Inc.
5.375% 11/15/29 (d)
   523,000    545,228 
5.875% 11/15/28   595,000    646,348 
         1,522,720 
Investment Companies — 0.6%
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
6.375% 12/15/25
   761,000    800,201 
Iron & Steel — 0.9%
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
5.950% 1/15/21
   1,192,000    1,218,075 
Leisure Time — 2.0%
Brunswick Corp.
7.375% 9/01/23
   285,000    324,552 
7.125% 8/01/27   919,000    1,088,739 
Carlson Travel, Inc.
6.750% 12/15/23 (d)
   296,000    302,660 
9.500% 12/15/24 (d)   988,000    995,410 
         2,711,361 
Lodging — 1.0%
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
5.250% 5/15/27 (d)
   492,000    505,530 
5.500% 3/01/25 (d)   740,000    779,072 
         1,284,602 
Machinery – Diversified — 1.0%
Wabtec Corp.
3.450% 11/15/26
   1,273,000    1,286,528 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Media — 11.5%
Altice Financing SA
6.625% 2/15/23 (d)
  $600,000   $615,750 
Altice Finco SA
8.125% 1/15/24 (d)
   627,000    647,377 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.750% 3/01/30 (d) (f)
   991,000    1,006,073 
5.375% 6/01/29 (d)   1,500,000    1,597,500 
5.750% 2/15/26 (d)   550,000    581,350 
5.875% 5/01/27 (d)   822,000    869,265 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
5.125% 8/15/27 (d)
   391,000    407,363 
9.250% 2/15/24 (d)   213,000    234,015 
CSC Holdings LLC
5.750% 1/15/30 (d) (f)
   767,000    801,607 
7.500% 4/01/28 (d)   565,000    636,275 
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.
5.375% 8/15/26 (d)
   568,000    589,300 
6.625% 8/15/27 (d) (e)   297,000    308,137 
DISH DBS Corp.
5.000% 3/15/23
   207,000    209,132 
7.750% 7/01/26   681,000    692,917 
GCI LLC
6.625% 6/15/24 (d)
   250,000    269,688 
6.875% 4/15/25   1,550,000    1,631,375 
Midcontinent Communications / Midcontinent Finance Corp.
5.375% 8/15/27 (d)
   205,000    215,763 
Neptune Finco Corp.
6.625% 10/15/25 (d)
   50,000    53,515 
Nexstar Escrow, Inc.
5.625% 7/15/27 (d)
   255,000    267,113 
Scripps Escrow, Inc.
5.875% 7/15/27 (d)
   160,000    162,600 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
4.625% 7/15/24 (d)
   671,000    695,713 
5.375% 4/15/25 (d)   522,000    540,922 
5.375% 7/15/26 (d)   167,000    175,327 
5.500% 7/01/29 (d)   981,000    1,047,217 
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC
5.500% 5/15/29 (d)
   489,000    510,394 
Ziggo BV
5.500% 1/15/27 (d)
   489,000    509,636 
         15,275,324 
Mining — 4.8%
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
4.875% 7/15/24 (d)
   294,000    289,590 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
7.250% 4/01/23 (d)
   659,000    649,115 
7.500% 4/01/25 (d)   922,000    905,865 
Hecla Mining Co.
6.875% 5/01/21
  1,271,000   1,258,290 
Kinross Gold Corp.
4.500% 7/15/27
   640,000    671,187 
5.950% 3/15/24   441,000    490,855 
6.875% 9/01/41   476,000    550,375 
New Gold, Inc.
6.250% 11/15/22 (d)
   998,000    1,000,695 
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc.
7.125% 11/01/22 (d)
   884,000    519,350 
         6,335,322 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.5%
Amsted Industries, Inc.
5.625% 7/01/27 (d)
   617,000    650,935 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.3%
Xerox Corp.
4.125% STEP 3/15/23
   352,000    357,720 
Oil & Gas — 4.1%
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp.
7.625% 1/15/22 (e)
   618,000    596,370 
7.750% 4/15/23   204,000    189,210 
Jonah Energy LLC/Jonah Energy Finance Corp.
7.250% 10/15/25 (d)
   924,000    309,540 
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
5.625% 1/15/22
   711,000    668,340 
Neptune Energy Bondco PLC
6.625% 5/15/25 (d)
   594,000    610,335 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
2.625% 9/15/23
   100,000    74,035 
6.875% 1/15/23   332,000    303,780 
Parkland Fuel Corp.
5.875% 7/15/27 (d)
   247,000    259,180 
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.
7.000% 11/15/23
   47,000    48,469 
SM Energy Co.
6.625% 1/15/27
   188,000    162,150 
6.750% 9/15/26 (e)   690,000    603,750 
Tullow Oil PLC
6.250% 4/15/22 (d)
   1,364,000    1,378,322 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.
6.625% 1/15/26
   381,000    257,175 
         5,460,656 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.5%
Welltec A/S
9.500% 12/01/22 (d)
   696,000    682,080 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML High Yield Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Packaging & Containers — 0.8%
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.
7.250% 4/15/25 (d)
  $781,000   $738,279 
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.
9.250% 8/01/24 (d)
   386,000    378,280 
         1,116,559 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.0%
Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
8.500% 1/31/27 (d)
   250,000    280,575 
9.250% 4/01/26 (d)   600,000    681,744 
Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
5.500% 3/01/23 (d)
   187,000    189,338 
5.875% 5/15/23 (d)   80,000    81,000 
6.125% 4/15/25 (d)   75,000    77,719 
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.
5.500% 8/01/27 (d)
   255,000    265,200 
Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC
5.500% 4/15/25 (d)
   398,000    117,529 
5.625% 10/15/23 (d) (e)   158,000    52,140 
5.750% 8/01/22 (d)   86,000    32,250 
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.
7.500% 4/01/27 (d)
   629,000    576,321 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
6.000% 4/15/24 (e)
   315,000    271,491 
         2,625,307 
Pipelines — 1.4%
Cheniere Energy Partners LP
4.500% 10/01/29 (d)
   271,000    277,436 
5.625% 10/01/26   725,000    769,334 
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.000% 5/15/23
   765,000    767,869 
         1,814,639 
Real Estate — 0.1%
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy
Co-Issuer Corp.
9.375% 4/01/27 (d) (e)
   184,000    170,940 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.7%
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
4.625% 10/01/27 (d)
   388,000    389,455 
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
5.000% 10/15/27
   539,000    564,602 
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.
5.000% 4/15/23
   789,000    804,780 
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
4.750% 10/15/27 (d)
   425,000    437,236 
         2,196,073 
Retail — 2.1%
Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp.
8.625% 6/15/20
  602,000   453,005 
8.625% 6/15/20   299,000    224,998 
Golden Nugget, Inc.
8.750% 10/01/25 (d)
   151,000    157,418 
KGA Escrow LLC
7.500% 8/15/23 (d)
   403,000    422,142 
Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
4.750% 9/15/29
   276,000    282,210 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
5.500% 5/15/26
   1,000,000    1,045,850 
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
5.000% 5/15/23
   72,000    72,900 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
4.750% 1/15/30 (d)
   179,000    184,846 
         2,843,369 
Software — 4.3%
RP Crown Parent LLC
7.375% 10/15/24 (d)
   191,000    198,640 
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
5.500% 9/30/27 (d)
   960,000    1,003,224 
TIBCO Software, Inc.
11.375% 12/01/21 (d)
   2,877,000    3,001,970 
Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.
10.500% 2/01/24 (d) (e)
   1,568,000    1,481,760 
         5,685,594 
Storage/Warehousing — 0.9%
LBC Tank Terminals Holding
Netherlands BV
6.875% 5/15/23 (d)
   1,111,000    1,131,831 
Telecommunications — 7.1%
CenturyLink, Inc.
6.750% 12/01/23 (e)
   500,000    547,500 
CommScope Technologies Finance LLC
6.000% 6/15/25 (d)
   129,000    116,745 
CommScope, Inc.
6.000% 3/01/26 (d)
   162,000    167,638 
8.250% 3/01/27 (d)   374,000    364,066 
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.250% 8/01/26
   805,000    861,350 
6.625% 8/01/26   272,000    295,245 
Intelsat Connect Finance SA
9.500% 2/15/23 (d)
   677,000    626,015 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
8.500% 10/15/24 (d)
   1,189,000    1,197,549 
9.750% 7/15/25 (d)   132,000    137,874 
Sprint Corp.
7.250% 9/15/21
   745,000    794,989 
7.625% 3/01/26   422,000    465,782 
7.875% 9/15/23   1,578,000    1,733,370 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.000% 4/15/24
  $453,000   $469,987 
6.500% 1/15/26   679,000    730,054 
Telecom Italia SpA
5.303% 5/30/24 (d)
   586,000    631,972 
ViaSat, Inc.
5.625% 4/15/27 (d)
   197,000    206,850 
         9,346,986 
Toys, Games & Hobbies — 0.5%
Mattel, Inc.
2.350% 8/15/21
   70,000    68,075 
6.750% 12/31/25 (d)   516,000    538,415 
         606,490 
Transportation — 2.8%
The Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.
7.875% 7/31/23 (d) (e)
   3,200,000    2,872,000 
XPO Logistics, Inc.
6.750% 8/15/24 (d)
   716,000    776,860 
         3,648,860 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $115,948,084)
        116,145,446 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $123,660,738)
        123,924,807 

 

   Number of
Shares
     
WARRANTS — 0.0%
Basic Materials — 0.0%
Forest Products & Paper — 0.0%
Appvion Holding Corp.
Tranche A (a) (b) (c)
   2,106    1,053 
Appvion Holding Corp.
Tranche B (a) (b) (c)
   2,106    263 
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)
        1,316 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 5.8%
Diversified Financial Services — 5.8%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (g)   7,676,610    7,676,610 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $7,676,610)
        7,676,610 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $135,546,397)
        132,344,183 

 

 

   Principal
Amount
    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.0%
Commercial Paper — 3.0%
COX Enterprises, Inc.
2.231% 10/01/19 (d)
  $2,500,000    2,499,830 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
2.256% 10/31/19 (d)
   1,500,000    1,497,066 
         3,996,896 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,997,225)
        3,996,896 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.8%
(Cost $139,543,622) (h)
        136,341,079 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.8)%        (3,776,118)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $132,564,961 

 

Abbreviation Legend

STEPStep Up Bond
VRNVariable Rate Note

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(b)This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $1,316 or 0.00% of net assets.
(c)Non-income producing security.
(d)Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $85,307,993 or 64.35% of net assets.
(e)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $7,517,848 or 5.67% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).
(f)A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).
(g)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(h)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
BONDS & NOTES — 139.7%
CORPORATE DEBT — 0.4%
Health Care – Products — 0.4%
Becton Dickinson and Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.875%
2.979% FRN 12/29/20
  $1,545,000   $1,545,517 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $1,549,800)
        1,545,517 
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.0%
Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority, Series 2011-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%
3.176% FRN 4/26/27
   62,610    62,643 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $62,610)
        62,643 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 50.6%
Auto Floor Plan ABS — 0.8%
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series 2019-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
2.768% FRN 5/25/24 (a)
   1,400,000    1,400,455 
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.628% FRN 10/15/23 (a)
   470,000    470,220 
Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .640%
2.668% FRN 2/15/23 (a)
   850,000    851,982 
         2,722,657 
Automobile ABS — 6.0%
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust
Series 2018-3, Class A,
2.920% 8/12/21 (a)
   45,815    45,830 
Series 2017-4, Class C,
2.940% 1/10/24 (a)
   1,063,603    1,065,579 
Series 2018-4, Class A,
3.380% 12/13/21 (a)
   756,572    758,032 
Series 2019-1, Class C,
3.500% 4/14/25 (a)
   1,300,000    1,324,278 
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class C
4.530% 3/20/23 (a)
   388,000    394,162 
Chesapeake Funding II LLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .450%
2.478% FRN 4/15/30 (a)
   785,206   785,936 
Series 2016-2A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.028% FRN 6/15/28 (a)
   169,457    169,586 
CPS Auto Trust
Series 2018-A, Class A,
2.160% 5/17/21 (a)
   5,663    5,663 
Series 2018-C, Class A,
2.870% 9/15/21 (a)
   210,129    210,355 
Series 2019-A, Class A,
3.180% 6/15/22 (a)
   263,023    264,296 
Series 2018-C, Class B,
3.430% 7/15/22 (a)
   260,000    261,727 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2017-1, Class C,
2.840% 4/15/22
   164,165    164,254 
Series 2018-2, Class B,
3.220% 4/15/22
   135,116    135,223 
Series 2019-1, Class C,
3.780% 4/15/25
   963,000    981,529 
DT Auto Owner Trust
Series 2018 2A ,Class A,
2.840% 9/15/21 (a)
   151,115    151,159 
Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.040% 1/18/22 (a)
   319,089    319,378 
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2019-3A, Class A,
2.590% 9/15/22 (a)
   908,249    909,476 
Series 2018-1A, Class B,
2.750% 4/15/22 (a)
   264,628    264,827 
Series 2016-3A, Class B,
2.840% 8/16/21 (a)
   94,072    94,116 
Series 2018-3A, Class A,
2.900% 1/18/22 (a)
   180,229    180,360 
Series 2017-1A, Class B,
3.000% 12/15/21 (a)
   230,711    231,000 
Series 2018-4A, Class A,
3.050% 12/15/21 (a)
   295,495    295,931 
Series 2019-1A, Class B,
3.450% 2/15/23 (a)
   435,000    439,487 
First Investors Auto Owner Trust
Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
2.000% 3/15/22 (a)
   105,679    105,649 
Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.840% 5/16/22 (a)
   252,717    252,954 
Flagship Credit Auto Trust
Series 2017-4, Class A,
2.070% 4/15/22 (a)
   551,391    550,772 
Series 2018-1, Class A,
2.590% 6/15/22 (a)
   711,148    711,649 
Series 2016-4, Class C,
2.710% 11/15/22 (a)
   680,000    681,647 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Series 2017-1, Class B,
2.830% 3/15/23 (a)
  $761,983   $762,687 
Series 2018-2, Class A,
2.970% 10/17/22 (a)
   1,514,438    1,520,851 
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP
Series 2018-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .500%
2.549% FRN 5/10/32 (a)
   2,296,681    2,298,115 
Series 2016-1, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.149% FRN 4/10/30 (a)
   87,362    87,373 
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP
Series 2015-1A, Class B,
3.520% 3/25/21 (a)
   890,000    893,204 
Series 2017-1A, Class B,
3.560% 10/25/21 (a)
   730,000    735,284 
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A
2.310% 12/14/21 (a)
   214,174    214,048 
Oscar US Funding Trust II, Series 2015-1A, Class A4
2.440% 6/15/22 (a)
   77,663    77,662 
Oscar US Funding Trust IX LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .470%
2.519% FRN 8/10/21 (a)
   728,250    728,562 
Oscar US Funding Trust VI, Series 2017-1A, Class A3
2.820% 6/10/21 (a)
   258,025    258,298 
Oscar US Funding Trust VII LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A2A
2.130% 11/10/20 (a)
   20,321    20,319 
Oscar US Funding Trust VIII LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2A
2.910% 4/12/21 (a)
   149,515    149,661 
Tesla Auto Lease Trust
Series 2018-A, Class A,
2.320% 12/20/19 (a)
   26,789    26,789 
Series 2018-A, Class B,
2.750% 2/20/20 (a)
   265,000    265,102 
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2018-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .120%
2.148% FRN 8/16/21
   1,190,509    1,190,570 
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2A, Class A2A
2.840% 9/15/21 (a)
   395,155    395,558 
         21,378,938 
Commercial MBS — 1.9%
BHMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.528% FRN 7/15/35 (a)
   1,700,000    1,700,525 
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.728% FRN 11/15/35 (a)
  1,774,730   1,779,156 
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.778% FRN 12/15/37 (a)
   308,865    310,405 
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.825% VRN 7/10/38 (b)
   179,226    180,722 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2018-LAQ, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.028% FRN 6/15/32 (a)
   1,727,855    1,726,256 
KNDL Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
3.828% FRN 5/15/36 (a)
   476,000    476,013 
VMC Finance LLC, Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.82%
2.845% FRN 3/15/35 (a)
   537,920    538,590 
         6,711,667 
Credit Card ABS — 0.3%
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2017-A6, Class A6, 1 mo. LIBOR + .770%
2.798% FRN 5/14/29
   1,100,000    1,097,711 
Home Equity ABS — 0.1%
Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE3, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.188% FRN 3/25/36
   412,413    410,595 
Other ABS — 15.3%
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC
Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.228% FRN 3/15/41 (a)
   393,199    387,281 
Series 2006-2A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.228% FRN 6/15/41 (a)
   1,433,518    1,402,996 
Series 2006-4A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.228% FRN 12/15/41 (a)
   230,436    228,146 
Series 2007-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.228% FRN 3/15/42 (a)
   624,574    602,192 
321 Henderson Receivables II LLC, Series 2006-3A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.228% FRN 9/15/41 (a)
   144,569    141,459 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
AASET Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.967% 5/16/42 (a)
  $374,501   $378,979 
AASET US Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.454% 11/18/38 (a)
   1,691,369    1,735,030 
AIMCO CLO, Series 2015-AA, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%
3.153% FRN 1/15/28 (a)
   2,450,000    2,445,296 
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes, Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%
3.178% FRN 6/15/28 (a)
   780,000    780,729 
Avant Loans Funding Trust
Series 2019-B, Class A,
2.720% 10/15/26 (a)
   2,905,000    2,906,871 
Series 2018-B, Class A,
3.420% 1/18/22 (a)
   432,566    433,604 
Series 2019-A, Class A,
3.480% 7/15/22 (a)
   689,092    692,145 
Avery Point IV CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.376% FRN 4/25/26 (a)
   1,329,253    1,329,446 
BCC Funding XIV LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2
2.960% 6/20/23 (a)
   551,490    554,322 
Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.000% 12/10/23 (a)
   23,967    23,947 
CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A2
3.090% 12/15/25 (a)
   890,093    897,107 
CIFC Funding II Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .780%
3.083% FRN 4/15/27 (a)
   2,427,547    2,421,714 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.478% FRN 9/25/34
   11,119    10,583 
Drug Royalty II LP, Series 2014-1, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%
5.153% FRN 7/15/23 (a)
   53,710    53,818 
Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2014-A, Class B,
3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (b)
   112,005    110,970 
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.630% 2/18/31 (a)
   327,915    330,290 
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-FF9, Class A4, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .360%
2.378% FRN 10/25/35
   1,570,986    1,567,781 
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 
2014-AA, Class A
1.770% 11/25/26 (a)
  69,937   69,649 
KREF Ltd.
Series 2018-FL1, Class AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.375% FRN 6/15/36 (a)
   2,000,000    2,011,061 
Series 2018-FL1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.550%
4.575% FRN 6/15/36 (a)
   2,450,000    2,472,520 
LCM Ltd., 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.240%
3.543% FRN 7/15/27 (a)
   1,300,000    1,300,001 
Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.810% 12/21/26 (a)
   630,000    637,441 
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2017-BA, Class A
2.920% 12/20/29 (a)
   1,800,000    1,802,761 
Marlette Funding Trust
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
2.610% 3/15/28 (a)
   130,408    130,428 
Series 2018-2A, Class A,
3.060% 7/17/28 (a)
   271,129    271,400 
Series 2019-2A, Class A,
3.130% 7/16/29 (a)
   435,095    438,332 
Series 2018-3A, Class A,
3.200% 9/15/28 (a)
   392,637    393,894 
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.440% 4/16/29 (a)
   295,112    297,701 
Series 2019-2A, Class B,
3.530% 7/16/29 (a)
   385,000    391,548 
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.420% 12/20/34 (a)
   108,702    108,862 
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.103% FRN 1/15/28 (a)
   2,450,000    2,447,491 
NP SPE II LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A1
2.574% 9/20/49 (a)
   409,000    409,121 
OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-10A, Class A1R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .820%
3.087% FRN 10/26/27 (a)
   2,450,000    2,447,048 
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A
2.610% 3/08/29 (a)
   262,299    263,896 
Oxford Finance Funding Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A
3.968% 6/17/24 (a)
   240,453    241,976 
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A
5.340% 2/25/23 (a)
   440,000    440,262 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Saxon Asset Securities Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A3C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.168% FRN 9/25/36
  $2,332,462   $2,311,346 
Securitized Equipment Receivable
3.760% 10/11/24
   400,000    400,528 
4.200% 10/11/24   430,000    431,431 
Sierra Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2015-2A, Class A,
2.430% 6/20/32 (a)
   301,160    300,834 
Series 2015-2A, Class B,
3.020% 6/20/32 (a)
   874,570    876,402 
Series 2015-1A, Class B,
3.050% 3/22/32 (a)
   374,010    374,132 
Series 2015-3A, Class B,
3.080% 9/20/32 (a)
   29,021    29,156 
Series 2019-1A, Class C,
3.770% 1/20/36 (a)
   778,013    799,726 
Series 2019-1A, Class D,
4.750% 1/20/36 (a)
   703,917    720,088 
SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC
Series 2016-3, Class A,
3.050% 12/26/25 (a)
   143,342    143,739 
Series 2016-5, Class A,
3.060% 9/25/28 (a)
   771,726    774,786 
Series 2016-2A, Class A,
3.090% 10/27/25 (a)
   182,044    182,480 
Series 2018-3, Class A1,
3.200% 8/25/27 (a)
   577,451    578,837 
Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.260% 8/25/25 (a)
   485,559    490,277 
Series 2017-2, Class A,
3.280% 2/25/26 (a)
   339,355    342,278 
Springleaf Funding Trust, Series 2016-AA, Class A
2.900% 11/15/29 (a)
   649,543    649,640 
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 11/25/35 (a)
   1,450,000    1,415,512 
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class A
4.110% 7/20/43 (a)
   1,236,600    1,251,019 
TLF National Tax Lien Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.090% 12/15/29 (a)
   794,517    794,536 
Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A1,
2.878% 12/15/20 (a)
   2,950,000    2,952,664 
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.70%
3.890% FRN 12/15/20 (a)
   1,330,000    1,331,507 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A1
2.709% 8/15/47 (a)
  184,721   184,805 
Upstart Securitization Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A
3.450% 4/20/26 (a)
   371,960    372,755 
Westgate Resorts LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.050% 12/20/30 (a)
   401,908    403,577 
Series 2015-2A, Class A,
3.200% 7/20/28 (a)
   117,098    116,938 
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.380% 12/20/31 (a)
   524,670    531,016 
         54,770,107 
Student Loans ABS — 18.5%
Academic Loan Funding Trust, Series 2013-1A, Class A
2.945% 12/26/44 (a)
   1,822,457    1,821,460 
Access Group, Inc., Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .570%
2.729% FRN 9/22/37
   633,865    608,416 
AccessLex Institute, Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.203% FRN 7/01/38
   30,355    30,010 
Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc.
Series 2006-2, Class A10, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .120%
2.469% FRN 6/25/26
   1,026,928    1,012,819 
Series 2006-2, Class B2,
3.537% 6/25/42
   1,200,000    1,179,140 
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490%
2.793% FRN 1/15/37
   472,365    441,405 
Commonbond Student Loan Trust, Series 2018-CGS, Class C
4.350% 2/25/46 (a)
   276,386    280,559 
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust
Series 2015-B, Class A3,
2.540% 4/27/26 (a)
   11,582    11,555 
Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
3.918% FRN 10/25/44 (a)
   2,098,372    2,118,897 
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%
4.018% FRN 4/25/40 (a)
   70,741    71,900 
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%
4.068% FRN 2/26/35 (a)
   210,344    212,704 
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 12/27/66 (a)
   1,452,947    1,467,594 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.240% 2/27/68 (a)
  $3,213,553   $3,191,992 
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.368% FRN 7/26/66 (a)
   966,619    973,589 
EdLinc Student Loan Funding Trust, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME - 1.150%
4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a)
   873,495    870,007 
Edsouth Indenture
No.9 LLC, Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 10/25/56 (a)
   425,907    422,637 
No.10 LLC, Series 2015-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 12/25/58 (a)
   1,000,000    1,009,676 
ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
2.768% FRN 8/25/42 (a)
   613,249    611,377 
GCO Education Loan Funding Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A9L, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160%
2.292% FRN 5/25/26
   1,298,271    1,297,390 
Goal Capital Funding Trust, Series 2010-1, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.832% FRN 8/25/48 (a)
   302,814    303,827 
JP Morgan Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350%
2.606% FRN 6/28/39 (a)
   527,826    500,357 
KeyCorp Student Loan Trust, Series 2000-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .320%
2.452% FRN 5/25/29
   195,264    193,404 
Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2015-AA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.228% FRN 12/15/28 (a)
   478,019    482,233 
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A1
2.530% 2/18/42 (a)
   1,104,933    1,107,981 
Navient Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720%
2.738% FRN 3/25/67 (a)
   1,120,000    1,116,594 
Series 2016-3A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%
2.868% FRN 6/25/65 (a)
   353,590    354,570 
Series 2019-2A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.018% FRN 2/27/68 (a)
   3,387,000    3,416,683 
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.268% FRN 6/25/65 (a)
   2,119,227   2,140,607 
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.318% FRN 3/25/66 (a)
   2,200,000    2,237,930 
Series 2019-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550%
3.607% FRN 7/25/68 (a)
   2,900,000    2,900,049 
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.768% FRN 12/26/40 (a)
   432,481    430,357 
Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%
2.259% FRN 3/23/37
   1,112,685    1,097,459 
Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.329% FRN 3/23/37
   885,620    851,596 
Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250%
2.356% FRN 6/25/41
   337,958    313,039 
Series 2005-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110%
2.386% FRN 10/25/33
   641,821    630,596 
Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.476% FRN 1/25/38
   780,402    747,392 
Series 2015-2A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.618% FRN 9/25/47 (a)
   1,708,704    1,706,888 
Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .350%
2.626% FRN 10/25/40
   1,195,756    1,130,471 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .760%
2.778% FRN 5/25/66 (a)
   1,790,000    1,770,673 
Series 2014-2A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 6/25/41 (a)
   375,000    373,075 
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Series 2011-2, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.076% FRN 7/25/25
   2,085,252    2,091,170 
SLC Student Loan Trust
Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .230%
2.349% FRN 12/15/39
   1,274,793    1,190,844 
Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .280%
2.399% FRN 3/15/40
   1,914,967    1,778,087 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
SLM Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2011-A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.500%
4.528% FRN 1/15/43 (a)
  $195,731   $197,041 
SLM Student Loan Trust
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS
1.836% FRN 3/15/28
   90,000    90,000 
Series 2007-5, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110%
2.386% FRN 1/26/43
   536,283    520,317 
Series 2007-4, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.416% FRN 7/25/25
   600,061    595,980 
Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.416% FRN 10/25/28
   527,695    523,823 
Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.426% FRN 3/25/44
   1,760,000    1,676,741 
Series 2005-4, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .170%
2.446% FRN 7/25/40
   1,000,000    945,927 
Series 2006-4, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.476% FRN 1/25/70
   373,484    347,470 
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.486% FRN 10/25/40
   401,783    374,317 
Series 2006-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%
2.496% FRN 1/25/41
   438,095    409,498 
Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%
2.496% FRN 3/25/44
   891,497    838,397 
Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%
2.576% FRN 7/25/25
   319,342    318,851 
Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.586% FRN 1/25/55
   401,927    375,440 
Series 2004-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.736% FRN 1/25/40
   440,510    416,079 
Series 2004-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .470%
2.746% FRN 10/25/64
   307,066    290,678 
Series 2003-11, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%
2.769% FRN 12/15/38
   450,898    429,376 
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.876% FRN 10/25/65 (a)
   1,550,000    1,528,748 
Series 2003-2, Class A7, 28 day ARS
3.237% FRN 9/15/28
  750,000    750,000 
Series 2003-5, Class A9, 28 day ARS
3.434% FRN 6/15/30
   700,000    700,000 
Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS
4.490% FRN 6/15/30
   550,000    550,000 
SMB Private Education Loan Trust
Series 2018-C, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%
2.328% FRN 9/15/25 (a)
   454,504    454,409 
Series 2019-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .350%
2.378% FRN 7/15/26 (a)
   507,045    507,044 
Series 2018-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720%
2.748% FRN 1/15/37 (a)
   1,500,000    1,491,408 
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .870%
2.898% FRN 7/15/36 (a)
   1,639,000    1,632,454 
Series 2014-A, Class A2A, 3.050% 5/15/26 (a)   309,940    313,699 
SoFi Alternative Trust, Series 2019-C, Class PT,
4.683% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (b)
   2,327,240    2,417,925 
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC
Series 2017-F, Class A1FX, 2.050% 1/25/41 (a)
   340,230    339,668 
Series 2017-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.718% FRN 3/26/40 (a)
   385,529    385,931 
Series 2015-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 3/25/33 (a)
   77,024    77,156 
Series 2016-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.768% FRN 8/25/36 (a)
   287,440    291,125 
         66,288,511 
WL Collateral CMO — 7.7%
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A3,
3.238% VRN 5/25/59 (a) (b)
   1,954,863    1,971,190 
Banc of America Funding, Series 2006-G, Class 2A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .440%
2.484% FRN 7/20/36
   2,131,010    2,096,596 
BRAVO Residential Funding Trust 2019-NQM1, Series 2019-NQM1, Class A1,
2.666% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (b)
   1,287,393    1,281,552 
CIM Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A11, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
2.994% FRN 8/25/49 (a)
   4,800,000    4,792,962 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-IMC1, Class A3,
3.030% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (b)
  $1,461,212   $1,459,623 
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-1A, Class A1,
2.976% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b)
   485,742    486,151 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (b)
   485,742    486,505 
Series 2018-2A, Class A1,
3.479% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (b)
   1,364,901    1,388,536 
Series 2019-1A, Class A3,
3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (a) (b)
   361,130    366,953 
Series 2018-4A, Class A3,
4.285% VRN 10/25/58 (a) (b)
   2,231,410    2,283,171 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-1, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)
   594,944    604,099 
Series 2018-3, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (b)
   895,522    906,508 
Series 2017-6, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (b)
   871,442    885,972 
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2019-NQM1, Class A3,
3.928% VRN 1/25/49 (a) (b)
   1,468,591    1,513,779 
Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-4, Class 1APT, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.328% FRN 11/25/35
   1,637,730    1,637,601 
PSMC Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A3,
3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b)
   841,611    853,085 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-3, Class A4,
3.500% VRN 3/25/48 (a) (b)
   790,450    803,588 
Series 2018-CH1, Class A10,
4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (b)
   521,884    533,984 
Series 2018-CH2, Class A12,
4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (b)
   1,663,767    1,695,071 
Series 2018-CH3, Class A11,
4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (b)
   491,964    503,043 
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-INV2, Class A3,
3.219% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (b)
   1,073,570    1,069,506 
         27,619,475 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $177,639,018)
        180,999,661 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 3.2%
Pass-Through Securities — 0.1%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Pool #1Q0239, 1 year CMT + 2.227%
4.853% 3/01/37
   268,884    283,090 
Whole Loans — 3.1%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2018-HQA1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.718% FRN 9/25/30
   2,918,394    2,918,391 
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2018-C06, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .550%
2.568% FRN 3/25/31
   672,937    672,483 
Series 2017-C07, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%
2.668% FRN 5/25/30
   1,834,300    1,834,299 
Series 2017-C07, Class 2M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%
2.668% FRN 5/25/30
   945,230    945,229 
Series 2018-C03, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .680%
2.698% FRN 10/25/30
   1,662,647    1,661,830 
Series 2018-C05, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720%
2.738% FRN 1/25/31
   2,792,308    2,791,769 
Series 2016-C06, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.318% FRN 4/25/29
   282,569    283,411 
Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.468% FRN 1/25/29
   110,468    110,659 
         11,218,071 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES

(Cost $11,496,461)

        11,501,161 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 85.5%
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 85.5%
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.125% 4/15/22 (c)
   8,460,619    8,371,694 
0.125% 7/15/22 (c)   14,140,737    14,074,566 
0.125% 1/15/23 (c)   19,640,028    19,468,793 
0.125% 7/15/24 (c)   21,582,588    21,555,521 
0.125% 7/15/26 (c)   12,308,680    12,269,359 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
0.250% 1/15/25 (c)  $19,697,628   $19,737,169 
0.250% 7/15/29   4,714,006    4,750,011 
0.375% 7/15/25 (c) (d)   16,790,467    17,001,085 
0.375% 7/15/27 (c)   18,406,440    18,682,363 
0.500% 4/15/24   10,284,296    10,407,387 
0.500% 1/15/28 (c)   13,859,333    14,166,518 
0.625% 4/15/23 (c) (e)   22,470,003    22,646,959 
0.625% 2/15/43 (c)   6,472,220    6,594,629 
0.750% 7/15/28 (c)   10,910,597    11,446,809 
0.750% 2/15/45 (c)   9,936,240    10,371,356 
0.875% 1/15/29 (c)   8,011,633    8,496,673 
0.875% 2/15/47 (c)   6,376,920    6,877,600 
1.000% 2/15/48 (c)   9,363,510    10,432,704 
1.000% 2/15/49 (c)   5,148,778    5,777,916 
1.375% 2/15/44 (c)   6,742,523    8,029,478 
1.750% 1/15/28 (c)   6,735,520    7,560,063 
2.000% 1/15/26 (c)   5,364,317    5,948,628 
2.125% 2/15/41 (c)   5,810,838    7,757,730 
2.375% 1/15/25 (c)   8,166,420    9,083,758 
2.375% 1/15/27 (c)   4,420,895    5,101,751 
3.375% 4/15/32 (c)   2,890,780    3,984,037 
3.625% 4/15/28 (c)   4,758,690    6,097,962 
3.875% 4/15/29 (c)   6,991,622    9,363,793 
         306,056,312 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $296,157,198)
        306,056,312 
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $486,905,087)
        500,165,294 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.6%
(Cost $2,179,298)
        2,094,674 
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $489,084,385)
        502,259,968 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 32.7%
Commercial Paper — 32.6%
Albemarle Corp.
2.185% 11/04/19 (a)
   3,000,000    2,992,615 
AT&T, Inc.
2.377% 11/12/19 (a)
   1,000,000    997,278 
CBS Corp.
2.238% 11/15/19 (a)
   5,000,000    4,985,427 
CRH America Finance, Inc.
2.239% 11/21/19 (a)
   1,000,000    996,699 
2.277% 10/24/19 (a)   5,000,000    4,992,473 
Dowdupont, Inc.
2.261% 11/18/19 (a)
   6,500,000    6,480,111 
EI Dupont
2.291% 11/04/19 (a)
  6,000,000   5,986,933 
2.342% 12/02/19 (a)   1,000,000    996,024 
Entergy Corp.
2.480% 10/28/19 (a)
   6,000,000    5,988,735 
Equifax, Inc.
2.236% 11/01/19 (a)
   5,000,000    4,989,907 
ERAC USA Finance LLC
2.317% 10/03/19 (a)
   1,500,000    1,499,701 
Experian Finance PLC
2.268% 10/29/19 (a)
   4,000,000    3,992,421 
FMC Tech, Inc.
2.290% 10/29/19 (a)
   4,000,000    3,992,692 
2.320% 11/21/19 (a)   3,000,000    2,990,098 
Fortive Corp.
2.306% 10/21/19 (a)
   6,000,000    5,992,118 
General Electric Co.
2.260% 10/28/19
   2,000,000    1,996,475 
2.273% 11/18/19   4,000,000    3,987,570 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
2.239% 11/21/19 (a)
   7,000,000    6,976,896 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
2.185% 11/04/19 (a)
   5,000,000    4,988,951 
2.319% 10/07/19 (a)   2,000,000    1,999,086 
Mondelez International, Inc.
2.279% 10/22/19 (a)
   5,000,000    4,993,113 
2.320% 10/17/19 (a)   1,000,000    998,934 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
2.258% 10/18/19 (a)
   6,000,000    5,993,232 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
2.308% 10/01/19 (a)
   3,000,000    2,999,808 
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC
2.492% 3/13/20 (a)
   6,000,000    5,939,638 
Suncor Energy, Inc.
2.376% 11/14/19 (a)
   1,000,000    997,150 
Telus Corp.
2.300% 10/29/19 (a)
   1,000,000    998,173 
2.400% 11/22/19 (a)   1,000,000    996,636 
Transcanada Pipelines Ltd.
2.290% 11/01/19 (a)
   1,500,000    1,496,972 
Vodafone Group PLC
2.335% 12/02/19 (a)
   6,500,000    6,474,406 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
2.304% 1/27/20
   1,000,000    992,368 
2.340% 2/24/20   6,000,000    5,943,626 
         116,646,266 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Repurchase Agreement — 0.1%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (f)  $464,475   $464,475 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $117,116,568)
        117,110,741 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 173.0% (Cost $606,200,953) (g)        619,370,709 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (73.0)%        (261,312,149)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $358,058,560 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABSAsset-Backed Security
ARSAuction Rate Security
CLOCollateralized Loan Obligation
CMOCollateralized Mortgage Obligation
CMTConstant Maturity Treasury Index
FRNFloating Rate Note
MBSMortgage-Backed Security
VRNVariable Rate Note
WLWhole Loan

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $247,363,286 or 69.08% of net assets.

(b)Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at September 30, 2019.
(c)All or portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements. (Note 2).
(d)A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts and open swap agreements. (Note 2).
(e)A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open swap agreements. (Note 2).
(f)Maturity value of $464,488. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 2/15/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $477,601.
(g)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

 

   Paid by Fund  Received by Fund                   
Description  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Rate   Frequency  Rate   Frequency  Notional
Amount
  Value   Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call                                       
10-Year
Interest Rate Swap,
12/15/42
  Barclays
Bank PLC
  12/13/32   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly   2.44%  Semi-
Annually
  USD    5,620,000   $523,039   $280,957   $242,082 
10-Year
Interest Rate Swap,
2/02/43
  Credit Suisse
International
  1/31/33   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly   2.61%  Semi-
Annually
  USD    3,155,000    322,209    151,440    170,769 
                                  845,248    432,397    412,851 
Put                                             
10-Year
Interest Rate Swap,
12/15/42
  Barclays
Bank PLC
  12/13/32   2.94%  Semi-
Annually
   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly  USD    22,880,000   $831,182   $1,143,840   $(312,658)
10-Year
Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43
  Credit Suisse
International
  1/31/33   3.11%  Semi-
Annually
   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly  USD    12,590,000    418,244    603,061    (184,817)
                                  1,249,426    1,746,901    (497,475)
                                 $2,094,674   $2,179,298   $(84,624)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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Futures contracts

 

 

   Expiration Date  Number of Contracts   Notional Amount   Value/ Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
Long               
U.S. Treasury Long Bond  12/19/19   79   $12,767,670   $55,018 
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year  12/31/19   6    1,296,890    (3,890)
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year  12/31/19   4    479,169    (2,575)
                $48,553 
                   
Short                  
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year  12/19/19   37   $(5,252,145)  $(16,886)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond  12/19/19   34    (6,483,848)   (40,965)
                $(57,851)

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

Paid by the Fund  Received by the Fund                   
Rate/
Reference
  Frequency  Rate/ Reference  Frequency  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
   Value   Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3-Month USD LIBOR BBA  Quarterly  Fixed 2.775%  Semi-Annually  7/02/20  USD24,300,000   $156,171   $-   $156,171 
3-Month USD LIBOR BBA  Quarterly  Fixed 2.988%  Semi-Annually  12/04/21  USD10,160,000    298,933    -    298,933 
                    $455,104   $-   $455,104 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

Paid by the Fund  Received by the Fund                         
Rate/
Reference
  Frequency  Rate/ Reference  Frequency  Counterparty  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
2.314%  Maturity  U.S. Consumer Price Index  Maturity  Bank of America N.A.  10/01/20  USD   12,000,000   $(172,318)  $-   $(172,318)
1.570%  Maturity  U.S. Consumer Price Index  Maturity  Bank of America N.A.  1/10/21  USD   12,900,000    (13,886)   -    (13,886)
1.740%  Maturity  U.S. Consumer Price Index  Maturity  Bank of America N.A.  8/02/22  USD   3,000,000    (21,256)   -    (21,256)
                          $(207,460)  $-   $(207,460)

 

Collateral for swap agreements held by Bank of America N.A. amounted to $220,000 in cash, at September 30, 2019; collateral for swap agreements held by Credit Suisse International and Goldman Sachs International amounted to $114,845 and $119,786 in securities, respectively, at September 30, 2019.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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Reverse Repurchase agreements

 

 

Description  Value   Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
 
Agreement with BNP Paribas SA, dated 9/17/19, 2.34%, to be repurchased on demand until 11/15/19 at value plus accrued interest.  $62,708,750   $62,765,815 
Agreement with CIBC, dated 7/16/19, 2.40%, to be repurchased on demand until 10/18/19 at value plus accrued interest.   36,126,200    36,152,693 
Agreement with CIBC, dated 9/20/19, 2.42%, to be repurchased on demand until 10/16/19 at value plus accrued interest.   10,729,000    10,784,535 
Agreement with Daiwa Securities, dated 9/13/19, 2.20%, to be repurchased on demand until 11/13/19 at value plus accrued interest.   53,278,750    53,337,357 
Agreement with HSBC Bank USA, dated 9/13/19, 2.20%, to be repurchased on demand until 11/13/19 at value plus accrued interest.   44,662,500    44,711,629 
Agreement with HSBC Bank USA, dated 9/18/19, 2.25%, to be repurchased on demand until 11/19/19 at value plus accrued interest.   13,822,125    13,833,355 
Agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, dated 9/12/19, 2.26%, to be repurchased on demand until 10/16/19 at value plus accrued interest.   37,317,500    37,362,010 
   $258,644,825   $258,947,394 

 

Currency Legend

USDU.S. Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 0.2%
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2%
Financial — 0.2%
Insurance — 0.2%
Allstate Corp., 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.165%
5.100% VRN 1/15/53
   95,000   $2,522,250 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $2,375,000)
        2,522,250 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $2,375,000)
        2,522,250 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
BONDS & NOTES — 98.7%
CORPORATE DEBT — 35.6%
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%
United Technologies Corp.
6.125% 7/15/38
  $350,000    481,052 
Agriculture — 0.6%
BAT Capital Corp.
4.758% 9/06/49
   540,000    530,202 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
3.250% 8/15/26
   1,179,000    1,178,996 
4.350% 3/15/24   1,810,000    1,906,526 
Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.875% 7/26/29 (a)
   1,539,000    1,550,253 
Reynolds American, Inc.
4.450% 6/12/25
   1,095,000    1,167,872 
5.850% 8/15/45   985,000    1,089,977 
         7,423,826 
Airlines — 0.2%
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B,
4.375% 4/01/24
   166,981    171,356 
Spirit Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A,
4.100% 10/01/29
   1,560,241    1,642,154 
United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2018-1, Class B,
4.600% 9/01/27
   519,140    541,144 
         2,354,654 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.5%
Ford Motor Co.
5.291% 12/08/46
   530,000    489,660 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
3.336% 3/18/21
   2,700,000    2,712,611 
4.140% 2/15/23   2,760,000    2,802,312 
4.375% 8/06/23   2,278,000    2,327,199 

General Motors Co.
4.200% 10/01/27
  565,000    575,745 
5.150% 4/01/38   800,000    807,718 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.500% 11/07/24
   3,200,000    3,236,224 
4.150% 6/19/23   3,193,000    3,318,551 
4.200% 11/06/21   1,216,000    1,254,493 
         17,524,513 
Banks — 5.3%
Associated Banc-Corp.
4.250% 1/15/25
   2,991,000    3,164,926 
Bank of America Corp.
4.183% 11/25/27
   1,090,000    1,176,673 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.814%
4.244% VRN 4/24/38
   1,150,000    1,313,863 
6.110% 1/29/37   1,550,000    2,030,109 
7.750% 5/14/38   400,000    609,664 
Bank of Montreal 5 year USD Swap + 1.432%
3.803% VRN 12/15/32
   1,505,000    1,560,881 
The Bank of Nova Scotia
4.500% 12/16/25
   795,000    864,747 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.648%
4.650% VRN 12/31/99 (b)
   3,575,000    3,549,081 
Barclays Bank PLC
10.179% 6/12/21 (a)
   3,351,000    3,747,881 
Barclays PLC
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%
3.548% FRN 5/16/24
   2,085,000    2,074,485 
4.337% 1/10/28   1,720,000    1,807,276 
Citigroup, Inc.
4.125% 7/25/28
   1,725,000    1,851,287 
Credit Suisse AG
6.500% 8/08/23 (a)
   3,069,000    3,414,262 
Deutsche Bank AG
3.150% 1/22/21
   1,805,000    1,803,746 
Discover Bank 5 year USD Swap + 1.730%
4.682% VRN 8/09/28
   2,905,000    3,037,163 
First Republic Bank
4.375% 8/01/46
   4,360,000    4,842,598 
Fulton Financial Corp.
3.600% 3/16/22
   1,565,000    1,587,856 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
4.250% 10/21/25
   550,000    588,556 
5.950% 1/15/27   1,410,000    1,675,963 
6.750% 10/01/37   1,145,000    1,545,617 
HSBC Holdings PLC
4.250% 3/14/24
   1,225,000    1,288,950 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.535%
4.583% VRN 6/19/29
   1,685,000    1,866,260 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
ING Groep NV
3.550% 4/09/24
  $1,205,000   $1,258,862 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
5.600% 7/15/41
   1,125,000    1,527,544 
Morgan Stanley
4.350% 9/08/26
   3,200,000    3,465,361 
5.000% 11/24/25   975,000    1,092,575 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.480%
3.498% VRN 5/15/23
   1,000,000    1,013,310 
SVB Financial Group
3.500% 1/29/25
   1,000,000    1,030,127 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS
4.750% 10/17/19 (a)
   3,010,000    3,010,000 
Valley National Bancorp
5.125% 9/27/23
   1,530,000    1,633,782 
Wells Fargo & Co.
5.375% 11/02/43
   909,000    1,140,377 
         60,573,782 
Beverages — 0.6%
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.900% 2/01/46
   4,225,000    5,041,384 
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
4.200% 7/15/46
   1,124,000    1,135,827 
5.000% 5/01/42   360,000    397,596 
         6,574,807 
Biotechnology — 0.2%
Celgene Corp.
3.450% 11/15/27
   1,100,000    1,165,451 
4.350% 11/15/47   1,230,000    1,425,825 
         2,591,276 
Building Materials — 0.3%
Standard Industries, Inc.
5.375% 11/15/24 (a)
   1,636,000    1,685,080 
5.500% 2/15/23 (a)   1,238,000    1,262,760 
         2,947,840 
Chemicals — 1.2%
Ashland LLC
6.875% 5/15/43
   302,000    345,790 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
5.319% 11/15/38
   1,750,000    2,135,992 
Huntsman International LLC
5.125% 11/15/22
   1,000,000    1,066,159 
Incitec Pivot Finance LLC
6.000% 12/10/19 (a)
   1,160,000    1,167,346 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
4.500% 6/01/47
   700,000    784,434 
Syngenta Finance NV
3.698% 4/24/20 (a)
   1,870,000    1,876,214 
4.441% 4/24/23 (a)   2,065,000    2,157,955 
Yara International ASA
4.750% 6/01/28 (a)
   3,328,000   3,625,770 
         13,159,660 
Commercial Services — 0.0%
ERAC USA Finance LLC
6.700% 6/01/34 (a)
   125,000    170,668 
Computers — 0.5%
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
6.020% 6/15/26 (a)
   2,702,000    3,038,612 
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl
3.700% STEP 4/01/22
   2,400,000    2,436,368 
         5,474,980 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.5%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
3.875% 1/23/28
   3,560,000    3,675,451 
Aircastle Ltd.
4.400% 9/25/23
   3,095,000    3,255,696 
5.000% 4/01/23   1,750,000    1,874,089 
Ally Financial, Inc.
4.125% 2/13/22
   1,250,000    1,278,125 
Antares Holdings LP
6.000% 8/15/23 (a)
   2,945,000    3,051,007 
Ares Finance Co. LLC
4.000% 10/08/24 (a)
   2,080,000    2,047,931 
Brookfield Finance, Inc.
4.850% 3/29/29
   1,752,000    1,982,818 
GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
4.418% 11/15/35
   335,000    350,584 
Lazard Group LLC
3.625% 3/01/27
   1,253,000    1,286,303 
4.500% 9/19/28   755,000    823,442 
Legg Mason, Inc.
5.625% 1/15/44
   1,195,000    1,333,386 
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.
4.500% 3/15/23 (a)
   1,550,000    1,603,940 
5.250% 8/15/22 (a)   5,055,000    5,327,465 
5.500% 2/15/24 (a)   545,000    588,818 
Synchrony Financial
4.375% 3/19/24
   480,000    509,341 
         28,988,396 
Electric — 1.7%
Avangrid, Inc.
3.800% 6/01/29
   1,960,000    2,105,619 
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
3.500% 4/01/28 (a)
   945,000    986,008 
CMS Energy Corp.
4.875% 3/01/44
   780,000    947,752 
Duke Energy Corp.
3.750% 9/01/46
   1,235,000    1,271,502 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Entergy Louisiana LLC
4.950% 1/15/45
  $1,005,000   $1,086,813 
Infraestructura Energetica Nova
SAB de CV
3.750% 1/14/28 (a)
   820,000    806,675 
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.
3.450% 7/15/20
   3,410,000    3,429,654 
3.700% 9/01/24   1,060,000    1,097,623 
Nevada Power Co., Series N,
6.650% 4/01/36
   550,000    772,868 
Oncor Electric Delivery Co.
7.500% 9/01/38
   495,000    797,771 
Pennsylvania Electric Co.
4.150% 4/15/25 (a)
   1,860,000    1,970,634 
Southwestern Electric Power Co.
6.200% 3/15/40
   300,000    403,697 
Tri-State Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003, Class B,
7.144% 7/31/33 (a)
   439,954    533,001 
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
6.350% 11/30/37
   640,000    897,258 
Xcel Energy, Inc.
6.500% 7/01/36
   1,250,000    1,728,947 
         18,835,822 
Electronics — 0.3%
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
3.250% 9/08/24
   1,965,000    1,997,366 
3.875% 1/12/28   985,000    1,009,728 
Tyco Electronics Group SA
7.125% 10/01/37
   335,000    483,006 
         3,490,100 
Foods — 0.5%
Ingredion, Inc.
3.200% 10/01/26
   638,000    647,092 
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500% 1/15/30 (a)
   776,000    822,545 
Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
4.625% 10/01/39 (a)
   1,605,000    1,613,324 
Mars, Inc.
3.950% 4/01/49 (a)
   1,910,000    2,177,160 
         5,260,121 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd.
4.000% 1/14/25
   1,250,000    1,268,763 
Gas — 0.2%
NiSource, Inc.
4.800% 2/15/44
   1,035,000    1,206,188 
5.800% 2/01/42   950,000    1,213,795 
         2,419,983 
Health Care – Products — 0.1%
Becton Dickinson and Co.
4.685% 12/15/44
   825,000    957,783 
Health Care – Services — 0.2%
City of Hope
4.378% 8/15/48
   1,050,000    1,268,703 
Humana, Inc.
4.800% 3/15/47
   830,000    955,153 
         2,223,856 
Housewares — 0.3%
Newell Brands, Inc.
3.850% 4/01/23
   2,982,000    3,069,671 
Insurance — 4.1%
The Allstate Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.938%
5.750% VRN 8/15/53
   4,260,000    4,547,550 
American International Group, Inc.
4.200% 4/01/28
   2,125,000    2,318,160 
4.500% 7/16/44   1,175,000    1,309,130 
4.750% 4/01/48   505,000    589,767 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.868%
5.750% VRN 4/01/48
   2,860,000    3,058,656 
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
6.125% 8/15/23
   3,030,000    3,024,854 
Arch Capital Group US, Inc.
5.144% 11/01/43
   540,000    674,558 
Athene Holding Ltd.
4.125% 1/12/28
   6,228,000    6,403,289 
AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
4.350% 4/20/28
   875,000    932,473 
AXIS Specialty Finance LLC
3.900% 7/15/29
   885,000    925,625 
AXIS Specialty Finance PLC
4.000% 12/06/27
   2,500,000    2,634,433 
Brown & Brown, Inc.
4.200% 9/15/24
   1,132,000    1,197,764 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
5.250% 5/30/25
   2,621,000    2,817,051 
Enstar Group Ltd.
4.500% 3/10/22
   920,000    954,186 
Markel Corp.
3.350% 9/17/29
   585,000    591,051 
The Progressive Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.539%
5.375% VRN 12/31/99 (b)
   1,625,000    1,677,812 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.665%
5.700% VRN 9/15/48
   2,440,000    2,704,496 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.175%
5.875% VRN 9/15/42
   550,000    592,707 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
3.900% 5/15/29
   1,440,000    1,532,171 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
USF&G Capital I
8.500% 12/15/45 (a)
  $885,000   $1,296,347 
Voya Financial, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.084%
4.700% VRN 1/23/48
   1,080,000    1,013,305 
Willis North America, Inc.
2.950% 9/15/29
   905,000    890,735 
4.500% 9/15/28   1,965,000    2,177,965 
XLIT Ltd.
4.450% 3/31/25
   2,250,000    2,443,505 
         46,307,590 
Internet — 0.1%
Amazon.com, Inc.
4.050% 8/22/47
   1,340,000    1,609,894 
Investment Companies — 0.7%
Ares Capital Corp.
3.500% 2/10/23
   2,600,000    2,616,237 
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
3.900% 8/23/24
   2,910,000    2,872,272 
4.125% 8/11/22   2,870,000    2,877,281 
         8,365,790 
Iron & Steel — 0.2%
Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.250% 8/10/26
   1,250,000    1,440,625 
6.875% 11/21/36   630,000    798,210 
         2,238,835 
Lodging — 0.1%
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.900% 8/08/29
   905,000    928,256 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.2%
CNH Industrial Capital LLC
3.875% 10/15/21
   2,280,000    2,339,098 
Media — 1.0%
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.125% 5/01/27 (a)
   1,275,000    1,330,781 
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
6.484% 10/23/45
   735,000    894,367 
Comcast Corp.
3.400% 7/15/46
   645,000    659,590 
3.969% 11/01/47   630,000    691,875 
4.750% 3/01/44   880,000    1,068,426 
6.950% 8/15/37   265,000    388,904 
Discovery Communications LLC
3.950% 3/20/28
   1,115,000    1,157,386 
5.000% 9/20/37   995,000    1,069,627 
Grupo Televisa SAB
6.625% 3/18/25
   2,196,000    2,568,729 
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
6.750% 6/15/39
   985,000    1,204,098 
         11,033,783 
           
Mining — 0.9%
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
5.550% STEP 10/25/42 (a)
   894,000    969,364 
Glencore Funding LLC
3.875% 10/27/27 (a)
   975,000    992,648 
4.000% 4/16/25 (a)   2,150,000    2,236,723 
4.625% 4/29/24 (a)   3,065,000    3,274,983 
Kinross Gold Corp.
4.500% 7/15/27
   470,000    492,903 
5.125% 9/01/21   2,495,000    2,588,562 
         10,555,183 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 0.0%
General Electric Co.
6.875% 1/10/39
   298,000    394,235 
4.125% 10/09/42   113,000    113,071 
         507,306 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.2%
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.125% STEP 9/15/20
   845,000    851,338 
4.125% STEP 10/01/21   1,855,000    1,864,275 
         2,715,613 
Oil & Gas — 2.8%
Antero Resources Corp.
5.375% 11/01/21
   5,459,000    5,267,935 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
3.000% 8/15/22
   1,275,000    1,283,209 
4.250% 4/15/27   1,125,000    1,169,641 
6.750% 11/15/39   550,000    672,435 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
4.750% 11/01/24
   2,196,000    2,248,155 
Encana Corp.
6.500% 2/01/38
   545,000    656,407 
EQT Corp.
3.000% 10/01/22 (c)
   1,550,000    1,492,111 
3.900% 10/01/27 (c)   4,510,000    3,909,405 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
4.650% 3/15/25
   935,000    1,010,515 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.500% 4/01/48
   510,000    532,801 
6.500% 3/01/41   1,120,000    1,394,032 
Newfield Exploration Co.
5.375% 1/01/26
   1,650,000    1,792,369 
5.625% 7/01/24   975,000    1,075,560 
5.750% 1/30/22   1,904,000    2,032,526 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
6.600% 3/15/46
   1,258,000    1,640,970 
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.
7.000% 11/15/23
   1,175,000    1,211,727 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Petroleos Mexicanos
5.350% 2/12/28
  $665,000   $635,494 
6.375% 1/23/45   595,000    551,862 
6.500% 3/13/27   585,000    607,815 
6.625% 6/15/35   140,000    136,815 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
4.250% 4/16/39 (a)
   2,075,000    2,236,927 
         31,558,711 
           
Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
3.950% 12/01/42
   1,506,000    1,380,229 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
3.950% 2/01/28
   1,680,000    1,692,278 
         3,072,507 
Packaging & Containers — 0.3%
Amcor Finance USA, Inc.
3.625% 4/28/26 (a)
   3,105,000    3,195,032 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%
AbbVie, Inc.
4.700% 5/14/45
   2,060,000    2,203,716 
Allergan Funding SCS
3.800% 3/15/25
   1,375,000    1,439,802 
Bayer US Finance II LLC
4.400% 7/15/44 (a)
   1,350,000    1,362,181 
4.625% 6/25/38 (a)   1,200,000    1,298,242 
CVS Health Corp.
3.000% 8/15/26
   575,000    577,850 
4.300% 3/25/28   1,175,000    1,270,569 
5.050% 3/25/48   1,255,000    1,424,336 
6.125% 9/15/39   560,000    694,910 
CVS Pass-Through Trust
5.926% 1/10/34 (a)
   1,099,224    1,278,624 
7.507% 1/10/32 (a)   945,614    1,167,420 
Express Scripts Holding Co.
4.800% 7/15/46
   1,380,000    1,544,858 
McKesson Corp.
6.000% 3/01/41
   550,000    681,476 
Mylan NV
3.950% 6/15/26
   2,230,000    2,304,288 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.200% 7/21/21
   2,793,000    2,555,595 
4.100% 10/01/46 (c)   460,000    288,650 
         20,092,517 
Pipelines — 2.4%
Energy Transfer Operating LP
4.200% 4/15/27
   1,085,000    1,143,060 
5.875% 1/15/24   1,150,000    1,278,407 
6.125% 12/15/45   1,000,000    1,173,190 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.028%
6.250% VRN 12/31/99 (b)
   2,370,000    2,198,175 
7.500% 10/15/20   1,125,000    1,182,258 
EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.150% 6/01/25
   2,924,000    2,712,010 
4.850% 7/15/26   951,000    903,450 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.033%
5.250% VRN 8/16/77
   575,000    570,092 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.570%
5.375% VRN 2/15/78
   1,205,000    1,162,860 
EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.750% 7/15/23
   2,825,000    2,833,715 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.375% 3/01/41
   376,000    460,925 
6.500% 2/01/37   650,000    807,332 
6.550% 9/15/40   500,000    619,965 
6.950% 1/15/38   175,000    228,448 
MPLX LP
4.500% 4/15/38
   595,000    616,757 
6.250% 10/15/22 (a)   652,000    668,325 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.652%
6.875% VRN 12/31/99 (b)
   1,775,000    1,772,870 
Plains All American Pipeline LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.110%
6.125% VRN 12/31/99 (b)
   2,345,000    2,208,896 
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.
4.500% 12/15/26
   1,642,000    1,741,193 
4.700% 6/15/44   675,000    658,919 
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
4.000% 10/01/27
   1,375,000    1,423,364 
5.300% 4/01/44   525,000    554,598 
Western Midstream Operating LP
4.500% 3/01/28
   655,000    632,470 
         27,551,279 
Private Equity — 0.5%
Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC
3.500% 9/19/29 (a)
   1,100,000    1,089,406 
Hercules Capital, Inc.
4.625% 10/23/22
   2,910,000    2,910,549 
KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC
3.750% 7/01/29 (a)
   1,260,000    1,327,877 
         5,327,832 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 1.4%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
2.750% 12/15/29
   845,000    832,768 
American Tower Trust #1
3.652% 3/15/48 (a)
   1,910,000    2,054,196 
Crown Castle International Corp.
5.200% 2/15/49
   589,000    727,601 
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
3.500% 8/01/26
   2,015,000    2,076,865 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Mid-America Apartments LP
3.600% 6/01/27
  $540,000   $571,184 
Spirit Realty LP
3.200% 1/15/27
   1,480,000    1,468,731 
4.000% 7/15/29   820,000    858,016 
STORE Capital Corp.
4.625% 3/15/29
   1,480,000    1,627,431 
Tanger Properties LP
3.875% 12/01/23
   1,448,000    1,490,814 
UDR, Inc.
3.200% 1/15/30
   805,000    829,019 
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP
4.625% 11/01/25
   2,260,000    2,467,052 
Weingarten Realty Investors
3.250% 8/15/26
   535,000    537,991 
         15,541,668 
Retail — 0.7%
Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.000% 5/15/25
   1,475,000    1,562,871 
4.200% 5/15/28   2,690,000    2,890,472 
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV
3.950% 10/02/24 (a)
   2,620,000    2,682,251 
The Home Depot, Inc.
5.950% 4/01/41
   600,000    858,948 
         7,994,542 
Semiconductors — 0.1%
Microchip Technology, Inc.
3.922% 6/01/21
   985,000    1,006,055 
Software — 0.2%
Microsoft Corp.
4.450% 11/03/45
   2,064,000    2,606,563 
Telecommunications — 1.1%
AT&T, Inc.
4.750% 5/15/46
   2,830,000    3,138,374 
5.250% 3/01/37   648,000    762,641 
6.250% 3/29/41   210,000    265,276 
Crown Castle Towers LLC
3.222% 5/15/42 (a)
   1,700,000    1,717,496 
4.241% 7/15/48 (a)   2,750,000    3,025,248 
Embarq Corp.
7.995% 6/01/36
   145,000    143,369 
Telecom Italia SpA
5.303% 5/30/24 (a)
   605,000    652,462 
Telefonica Emisiones SAU
4.665% 3/06/38
   1,105,000    1,212,101 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
6.550% 9/15/43
   885,000    1,303,477 
         12,220,444 
Transportation — 0.2%
Autoridad del Canal de Panama
4.950% 7/29/35 (a)
   1,050,000    1,205,410 
CSX Corp.
4.750% 11/15/48
   650,000    783,719 
Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd.
4.625% 9/23/20 (a)
   610,000    621,769 
         2,610,898 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $384,478,719)
        405,170,949 
           
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.6%
JobsOhio Beverage System Series B
4.532% 1/01/35
   1,950,000    2,349,594 
New York City Water & Sewer System
5.882% 6/15/44
   105,000    154,937 
Orange County Local Transportation Authority BAB
6.908% 2/15/41
   1,350,000    2,013,538 
State of California BAB
7.550% 4/01/39
   1,420,000    2,349,333 
         6,867,402 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $6,164,741)
        6,867,402 
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 33.3%
Automobile ABS — 1.4%
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2019-2A, Class B,
3.550% 9/22/25 (a)
   5,766,000    5,988,450 
Series 2019-1A, Class B,
3.700% 3/20/23 (a)
   762,000    781,921 
Series 2019-1A, Class C,
4.530% 3/20/23 (a)
   1,271,000    1,291,184 
Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2019-3, Class D
2.850% 1/15/26
   1,974,000    1,990,987 
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, Series 2018-1A, Class B
3.600% 2/25/24 (a)
   3,810,000    3,911,369 
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class B
3.950% 11/14/28 (a)
   1,774,000    1,859,497 
         15,823,408 
Commercial MBS — 3.8%
Aventura Mall Trust, Series 2018-AVM, Class C,
4.249% VRN 7/05/40 (a) (d)
   4,270,000    4,677,311 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.378% FRN 9/15/34 (a)
  $670,000   $669,420 
BANK
Series 2019-BN17, Class B,
4.128% VRN 4/15/52 (d)
   441,000    486,372 
Series 2019-BN16, Class AS,
4.267% 2/15/52
   665,833    746,681 
Series 2019-BN16, Class B,
4.438% VRN 2/15/52 (d)
   547,420    615,361 
BBCMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-CHRS, Class B,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (d)
   2,250,000    2,475,336 
Series 2018-CHRS, Class C,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (d)
   1,610,000    1,745,469 
Series 2018-CHRS, Class D,
4.409% VRN 8/05/38 (a) (d)
   1,370,000    1,453,083 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2007-T26, Class AM,
5.513% VRN 1/12/45 (d)
   369,467    369,802 
BHMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.278% FRN 7/15/35 (a)
   4,450,000    4,450,026 
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.528% FRN 7/15/35 (a)
   4,950,000    4,951,529 
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-IND, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
2.928% FRN 11/15/35 (a)
   824,543    824,027 
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.728% FRN 11/15/35 (a)
   2,104,547    2,109,796 
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.778% FRN 12/15/37 (a)
   898,516    902,995 
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2012-CR4, Class B,
3.703% 10/15/45 (a)
   1,060,000    1,024,778 
Series 2014-UBS2, Class AM,
4.199% 3/10/47
   1,375,000    1,461,153 
Series 2015-CR23, Class C,
4.392% VRN 5/10/48 (d)
   1,000,000    1,040,735 
Series 2014-LC17, Class C,
4.721% VRN 10/10/47 (d)
   2,908,000    3,084,961 
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.825% VRN 7/10/38 (d)
   555,601    560,238 
GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2012-GC6, Class AS
4.948% 1/10/45 (a)
   488,000    514,396 
KNDL Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
3.828% FRN 5/15/36 (a)
   1,505,000    1,505,042 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
Series 2019-L2, Class AS,
4.272% 3/15/52
   1,950,000    2,201,104 
Series 2018-H3, Class B,
4.620% VRN 7/15/51 (d)
   760,000    854,172 
Series 2011-C2, Class B,
5.200% VRN 6/15/44 (a) (d)
   1,325,000    1,351,791 
MSCG Trust, Series 2018-SELF, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.208% FRN 10/15/37 (a)
   440,000    439,996 
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C4, Class AJ,
5.483% VRN 8/15/39 (d)
   34,045    34,187 
Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AFX,
2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (d)
   512,262    514,357 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-C45, Class AS,
4.405% VRN 6/15/51 (d)
   1,450,000    1,635,290 
Series 2018-C45, Class B,
4.556% 6/15/51
   400,000    455,765 
         43,155,173 
Home Equity ABS — 0.1%
Countrywide Partnership Trust, Series 2004-EC1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
2.918% FRN 2/25/35
   541,680    532,270 
Other ABS — 15.4%
321 Henderson Receivables LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A
3.260% 9/15/72 (a)
   1,149,964    1,210,760 
AASET Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A,
3.844% 5/15/39 (a)
   1,840,491    1,843,830 
Series 2018-2A, Class A,
4.454% 11/18/38 (a)
   1,589,702    1,630,739 
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.810% 11/15/48 (a)
   1,966,259    2,040,592 
AIMCO CLO, Series 2019-10A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450%
4.748% FRN 7/22/32 (a)
   2,000,000    1,984,316 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments. 

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Allegro CLO X Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%
5.202% FRN 4/20/32 (a)
  $2,200,000   $2,200,224 
Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2
4.969% 10/30/45 (a)
   1,828,750    1,969,874 
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class D,
4.150% 7/10/24 (a)
   2,473,000    2,541,192 
Series 2019-1A, Class E,
4.310% 4/12/27 (a)
   1,251,000    1,286,809 
Assurant CLO III Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%
4.528% FRN 10/20/31 (a)
   820,000    815,999 
Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.009% FRN 1/23/31 (a)
   1,190,000    1,184,283 
Avery Point VII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class DR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.600%
5.903% FRN 1/15/28 (a)
   1,000,000    999,296 
Benefit Street Partners CLO X Ltd., Series 2016-10A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.500%
5.803% FRN 1/15/29 (a)
   500,000    496,791 
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
2.940% 5/25/29 (a)
   674,819    681,781 
CAL Funding II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.340% 9/25/43 (a)
   1,368,000    1,400,257 
Canyon Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.750%
4.894% FRN 10/15/32 (a)
   250,000    250,000 
Capital Automotive REIT
Series 2014-1A, Class A,
3.660% 10/15/44 (a)
   865,324    876,323 
Series 2017-1A, Class A2,
4.180% 4/15/47 (a)
   948,326    969,631 
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class CR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%
5.106% FRN 7/28/28 (a)
   330,000    320,582 
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.967% 4/15/39 (a)
   1,493,155    1,515,850 
Series 2018-1, Class A,
4.125% 6/15/43 (a)
   1,469,241    1,503,924 
CBAM Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%
4.619% FRN 4/20/32 (a)
   1,900,000    1,904,180 
CIFC Funding V Ltd., Series 2017-5A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.483% FRN 11/16/30 (a)
   2,330,000    2,327,952 
Clear Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.478% FRN 10/20/30 (a)
   2,040,000    2,039,971 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.478% FRN 9/25/34
   23,962    22,808 
Cronos Containers Program I Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class A
3.270% 11/18/29 (a)
   277,778    278,195 
DB Master Finance LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A23
4.352% 5/20/49 (a)
   1,554,105    1,645,362 
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A
2.890% 2/20/32 (a)
   3,368,086    3,376,319 
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A23,
4.118% 7/25/47 (a)
   764,400    807,019 
Series 2015-1A, Class A2II,
4.474% 10/25/45 (a)
   2,999,250    3,136,004 
Drug Royalty II LP, Series 2014-1, Class A2
3.484% 7/15/23 (a)
   52,400    52,333 
Dryden 72 CLO Ltd., Series 2019-72A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
4.332% FRN 5/15/32 (a)
   1,500,000    1,497,786 
Eaton Vance CLO Ltd.
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.053% FRN 10/15/30 (a)
   1,700,000    1,692,149 
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.950%
4.445% FRN 4/15/31 (a)
   1,800,000    1,797,422 
Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.995% FRN 4/20/31 (a)
   2,900,000    2,902,123 
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.630% 2/18/31 (a)
   528,560    532,388 
Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1%
3.278% FRN 4/20/31 (a)
   3,000,000    2,970,339 
Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2014-1A, Class A1
3.190% 7/17/29 (a)
   241,667    241,153 
Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.850% 4/15/37 (a)
   1,425,727    1,467,005 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%
3.428% FRN 11/28/30 (a)
  $1,950,000   $1,948,196 
Goodgreen Trust
Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.230% 10/15/52 (a)
   1,972,272    2,021,381 
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.740% 10/15/52 (a)
   928,050    965,808 
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.860% 10/15/54 (a)
   1,502,328    1,590,964 
Harbor Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.978% FRN 1/20/31 (a)
   1,290,000    1,282,118 
Helios Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.940% 9/20/49 (a)
   1,543,111    1,616,300 
Hero Funding Trust
Series 2016-3A, Class A1,
3.080% 9/20/42 (a)
   1,106,142    1,124,049 
Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
3.190% 9/20/48 (a)
   1,138,962    1,162,500 
Series 2017-2A, Class A1,
3.280% 9/20/48 (a)
   333,031    335,941 
Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.570% 9/20/47 (a)
   1,339,648    1,377,874 
Series 2017-2A, Class A2,
4.070% 9/20/48 (a)
   267,731    277,157 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.670% 9/20/48 (a)
   2,026,428    2,140,716 
Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 12A-18, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%
4.150% FRN 7/18/31 (a)
   1,200,000    1,156,986 
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2018-AA, Class C
4.000% 2/25/32 (a)
   352,177    364,778 
Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A
4.458% 12/15/38 (a)
   987,778    1,025,976 
Horizon Aircraft Finance II Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A
3.721% 7/15/39 (a)
   1,379,090    1,384,368 
ICG US CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A1A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%
3.496% FRN 10/26/32 (a)
   750,000    749,982 
J.G. Wentworth XLII LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A
3.960% 10/15/75 (a)
   1,485,618    1,628,736 
KKR Financial CLO Ltd., Series 24, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.700%
5.331% FRN 4/20/32 (a)
   2,400,000    2,403,067 
KREF Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.000%
4.025% FRN 6/15/36 (a)
   1,670,000   1,682,651 
Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class A1
4.300% 1/15/42 (a)
   2,350,000    2,402,543 
Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.810% 12/21/26 (a)
   1,730,000    1,750,434 
Madison Park Funding XXIX Ltd., Series 2018-29A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.200%
4.500% FRN 10/18/30 (a)
   620,000    613,936 
Madison Park Funding XXVIII Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%
3.903% FRN 7/15/30 (a)
   1,665,000    1,647,219 
Marble Point CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.480% FRN 12/18/30 (a)
   1,200,000    1,194,071 
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
4.010% 6/22/43 (a)
   347,979    360,859 
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (a)
   370,149    386,408 
MP CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.528% FRN 10/20/30 (a)
   1,750,000    1,748,458 
MVW Owner Trust
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.420% 12/20/34 (a)
   247,050    247,414 
Series 2015-1A, Class A,
2.520% 12/20/32 (a)
   340,294    340,315 
NP SPE II LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2
4.219% 10/21/47 (a)
   2,260,000    2,398,768 
NRZ Advance Receivables Trust, Series 2016-T3, Class AT3
2.833% 10/15/51 (a)
   10,600,000    10,591,315 
Octagon Investment Partners 42 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.950%
4.447% FRN 4/15/31 (a)
   1,500,000    1,501,091 
OHA Credit Funding 4 Ltd.
Series 2019-4A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.330%
1.000% FRN 10/22/32 (a) (e)
   1,000,000    1,000,000 
Series 2019-4A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.650%
1.000% FRN 10/22/32 (a) (e)
   500,000    500,000 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2019-2A, Class A
3.140% 10/14/36 (a)
  $8,400,000   $8,402,092 
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust
Series 2014-AA, Class A,
2.290% 7/09/29 (a)
   114,986    114,781 
Series 2016-A, Class B,
2.910% 3/08/29 (a)
   628,038    621,798 
Oxford Finance Funding Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class A
3.968% 6/17/24 (a)
   673,270    677,532 
Pioneer Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 2019-1, Class A
3.967% 6/15/44 (a)
   1,604,822    1,653,898 
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.85%
5.340% FRN 2/25/23 (a)
   1,270,000    1,270,756 
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class B1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%
4.667% FRN 4/20/32 (a)
   1,500,000    1,501,052 
RR 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1R2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.090%
3.393% FRN 1/15/30 (a)
   2,450,000    2,436,836 
SBA Tower Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class C,
3.869% STEP 10/15/49 (a)
   2,320,000    2,415,587 
Sierra Funding LLC
Series 2015-3A, Class B,
3.080% 9/20/32 (a)
   101,573    102,045 
Series 2018-3A, Class D,
5.200% 9/20/35 (a)
   1,140,016    1,155,971 
Steele Creek CLO Ltd.
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.553% FRN 1/15/30 (a)
   660,000    659,992 
Series 2018-2A, Class C, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300%
4.424% FRN 8/18/31 (a)
   1,170,000    1,130,686 
Store Master Funding I-VII, Series 2018-1A, Class A2
4.290% 10/20/48 (a)
   1,324,432    1,438,964 
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD
LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 11/25/35 (a)
   4,100,000    4,002,481 
Structured Receivables Finance LLC, Series 2010-B, Class A
3.730% 8/15/36 (a)
   179,657    181,400 
Sunnova Helios II Issuer LLC, Series 
2018-1A, Class A
4.870% 7/20/48 (a)
  460,690   503,638 
SuttonPark Structured Settlements LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.190% 1/15/71 (a)
   1,980,895    2,177,718 
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2II
4.940% 11/25/48 (a)
   1,131,450    1,203,400 
TAL Advantage VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.500% 4/20/42 (a)
   2,049,753    2,113,053 
Textainer Marine Containers VII Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.960% 4/20/44 (a)
   529,733    538,875 
THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd.
Series 2016-2A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
4.053% FRN 11/01/31 (a)
   900,000    895,811 
Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.053% FRN 7/15/30 (a)
   1,150,000    1,144,825 
Trinity Rail Leasing LP
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.820% 4/17/49 (a)
   4,264,095    4,427,761 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.620% 6/17/48 (a)
   2,420,000    2,598,598 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A1,
2.709% 8/15/47 (a)
   363,669    363,835 
Series 2017-1A, Class A2,
3.736% 8/15/47 (a)
   810,000    835,761 
Triton Container Finance IV LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A
3.620% 8/20/42 (a)
   2,772,858    2,763,057 
Triton Container Finance VI LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.520% 6/20/42 (a)
   840,641    838,410 
Series 2018-2A, Class A,
4.190% 6/22/43 (a)
   1,435,000    1,482,496 
Vivint Solar Financing V LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class B
7.370% 4/30/48 (a)
   2,778,171    2,881,941 
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A
2.540% 7/20/33 (a)
   977,387    974,353 
Wave 2017-1 LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
3.844% 11/15/42 (a)
   3,379,729    3,401,077 
Series 2017-1A, Class C,
6.656% 11/15/42 (a)
   1,974,181    1,990,476 
Wave USA, Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.597% 9/15/44 (e)
   4,080,000    4,079,821 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Managed Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Wendy’s Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A23
4.497% 6/15/45 (a)
  $2,112,000   $2,138,526 
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a)
   1,287,397    1,340,481 
         175,795,724 
Student Loans ABS — 11.7%
AccessLex Institute
Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS, 1.699% FRN 7/01/39 (d)
   1,850,000    1,823,173 
Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.260% FRN 7/01/38
   100,173    99,033 
College Avenue Student Loans LLC
Series 2019-A, Class B,
3.810% 12/28/48 (a)
   2,244,000    2,278,221 
Series 2019-A, Class C,
4.460% 12/28/48 (a)
   1,281,000    1,301,752 
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2007-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS FRN 1/25/47   900,000    712,862 
Collegiate Funding Services Education Loan Trust, Series 2005-B, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .160%
2.264% FRN 3/28/35
   1,164,196    1,137,307 
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC, Series 2016-B, Class A2
3.020% 5/25/34 (a)
   571,826    574,913 
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 9/25/68 (a)
   2,388,974    2,386,851 
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 12/27/66 (a)
   2,352,390    2,376,105 
EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME —1.150%
4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a)
   2,553,294    2,543,098 
Education Services of America
Series 2014-4, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 6/25/48 (a)
   1,200,000    1,130,610 
Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 10/25/56 (a)
   1,100,000    1,047,288 
Educational Funding of the South, Inc., Series 2011-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.700%
5.976% FRN 4/25/46
   625,000    648,089 
EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No 1 LLC, Series 2019-A, Class A,
3.580% VRN 11/25/38 (a) (d)
   1,698,248    1,778,812 
Higher Education Funding I
Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS
0.000% FRN 1/01/44 (a)
   450,000    397,671 
Series 2004-1, Class B2, 28 day ARS
0.000% FRN 1/01/44 (a)
   450,000    382,970 
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2017-B, Class BFX
3.020% 8/25/42 (a)
   766,533    782,177 
Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%
2.748% FRN 12/15/59 (a)
   880,000    876,941 
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust
Series 2019-CA, Class B,
3.670% 2/15/68 (a)
   2,249,000    2,350,329 
Series 2019-A, Class B,
3.900% 1/15/43 (a)
   1,190,000    1,287,966 
Series 2018-CA, Class B,
4.220% 6/16/42 (a)
   1,530,000    1,571,769 
Navient Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 3/25/67 (a)
   4,700,000    4,679,806 
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
2.918% FRN 12/27/67 (a)
   4,530,000    4,529,995 
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.268% FRN 6/25/65 (a)
   3,350,397    3,384,197 
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.318% FRN 3/25/66 (a)
   7,050,000    7,171,548 
Series 2015-3, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 10/25/58
   940,000    946,554 
Series 2016-2, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 6/25/65 (a)
   2,370,000    2,461,609 
Series 2019-BA, Class B,
4.040% 12/15/59 (a)
   2,950,000    3,149,046 
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2016-A, Class A1B
3.600% 12/26/40 (a)
   624,771    631,872 
Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2006-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .250%
2.356% FRN 6/25/41
   628,255    581,931 
Series 2019-5, Class A,
2.530% 10/25/67 (a)
   8,600,000    8,625,749 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Series 2005-4, Class A4A, 7 day ARS
2.594% FRN 3/22/32
  $325,000   $307,725 
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
3.045% FRN 6/27/67 (a)
   1,964,149    1,957,104 
Series 2019-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.400%
3.418% FRN 4/25/67 (a)
   3,250,000    3,221,461 
Series 2019-5, Class B,
3.450% 10/25/67 (a)
   2,150,000    2,149,193 
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Series 2011-2, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
3.076% FRN 7/25/36
   1,600,000    1,584,063 
PHEAA Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
2.968% FRN 11/25/65 (a)
   2,298,022    2,303,806 
SLM Student Loan Trust
Series 2006-2, Class R,
0.000% 1/25/41
   7,308    3,581,201 
Series 2002-7, Class A11, 28 day ARS
1.836% FRN 3/15/28
   118,000    118,000 
Series 2002-7, Class A10, 28 day ARS
1.916% FRN 3/15/28
   184,000    184,000 
Series 2005-3, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.426% FRN 4/25/40
   887,058    820,902 
Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.426% FRN 3/25/44
   5,310,000    5,058,805 
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.486% FRN 10/25/40
   2,074,203    1,932,412 
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%
2.566% FRN 1/25/44
   2,167,507    2,025,084 
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.876% FRN 10/25/65 (a)
   5,020,000    4,951,171 
Series 2005-7, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
3.026% FRN 1/25/40
   5,300,000    5,212,232 
Series 2005-5, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
3.026% FRN 10/25/40
   1,056,000    1,038,856 
Series 2003-2, Class A7, 28 day ARS
3.237% FRN 9/15/28
   650,000    650,000 
Series 2013-2, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 6/25/43
   1,420,000    1,392,574 
Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS
4.490% FRN 6/15/30
   250,000    250,000 
Series 2002-7, Class B, 28 day ARS
5.550% FRN 12/15/39
   3,950,000   3,945,611 
SoFi Alternative Trust, Series 2019-C, Class PT,
4.683% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (d)
   7,292,018    7,576,166 
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC
Series 2015-A, Class RC,
0.000% 3/25/33 (a)
   1,200    1,050,000 
Series 2019-A, Class R1,
0.000% 6/15/48 (a)
   6,724,700    2,017,410 
Series 2017-D, Class R1,
0.010% 9/25/40 (a)
   4,688,500    2,544,449 
Series 2018-A, Class R1,
0.010% 2/25/42 (a)
   3,759,800    2,941,668 
Series 2018-B, Class R1,
0.010% 8/26/47 (a)
   3,324,300    1,985,201 
Series 2018-D, Class R1,
0.010% 2/25/48 (a)
   4,961,600    1,711,752 
Series 2017-C, Class C,
4.210% VRN 7/25/40 (a) (d)
   990,000    1,057,935 
South Carolina Student Loan Corp.
Series 2014-1, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.100% FRN 1/03/33
   1,800,000    1,816,792 
Series 2014-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.600% FRN 8/01/35
   3,050,000    3,074,133 
South Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc., Series 2012-1, Class A3, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .850%
3.169% FRN 10/01/46
   1,700,000    1,709,322 
         133,819,272 
WL Collateral CMO — 0.9%
Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7,
4.639% VRN 8/25/34 (d)
   23,841    23,578 
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Series 2003-42, Class 1A1,
3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (d)
   4,038    3,889 
Series 2004-2, Class 1A1,
4.612% VRN 2/25/34 (d)
   18,066    17,021 
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class A3,
3.948% VRN 1/25/59 (a) (d)
   1,066,486    1,083,683 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 
2004-9, Class 2A1,
4.308% VRN 8/25/34 (d)
   5,733    5,720 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A,
4.086% VRN 8/25/34 (d)
   39,131    38,070 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A11,
3.500% VRN 1/25/47 (a) (d)
  $2,852,070   $2,847,815 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
Series 2004-A1, Class IA,
3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (d)
   1,921    1,857 
Series 2003-A4, Class IA,
4.764% VRN 7/25/33 (d)
   1,990    1,938 
PSMC Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (d)
   3,358,970    3,399,036 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1,
4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (a) (d)
   530,182    545,205 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A,
4.266% VRN 3/25/34 (d)
   20,827    20,353 
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400%
3.846% FRN 4/25/44
   53,526    52,865 
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2019-1, Class A1,
4.000% VRN 11/25/48 (a) (d)
   1,974,201    2,004,276 
         10,045,306 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $373,991,670)
        379,171,153 
           
SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS — 0.7%
Colombia Government International Bond
6.125% 1/18/41
   2,080,000    2,709,221 
Mexico Government International Bond
4.750% 3/08/44
   3,727,000    4,034,477 
6.750% 9/27/34   685,000    921,325 
         7,665,023 
TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $6,705,365)
        7,665,023 
           
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 26.8%          
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.3%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2617, Class Z,
5.500% 5/15/33
   1,055,593    1,181,030 
Series 2693, Class Z,
5.500% 10/15/33
   1,869,630    2,040,120 
Series 2178, Class PB,
7.000% 8/15/29
   41,248    45,438 
         3,266,588 
Pass-Through Securities — 26.1%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Pool #SB8013 2.500% 9/01/34
   7,314,530    7,378,947 
Pool #J13972 3.500% 1/01/26   38,915    40,308 
Pool #C91344 3.500% 11/01/30   120,932    125,882 
Pool #C91424 3.500% 1/01/32   80,970    84,284 
Pool #C91239 4.500% 3/01/29   5,757    6,142 
Pool #C91251 4.500% 6/01/29   37,827    40,359 
Pool #G05253 5.000% 2/01/39   187,183    207,286 
Pool #C90939 5.500% 12/01/25   20,219    21,979 
Pool #D97258 5.500% 4/01/27   12,343    13,417 
Pool #C91026 5.500% 4/01/27   33,386    36,397 
Pool #C91074 5.500% 8/01/27   3,526    3,844 
Pool #D97417 5.500% 10/01/27   10,498    11,445 
Pool #C91128 5.500% 12/01/27   1,796    1,958 
Pool #C91148 5.500% 1/01/28   80,351    87,595 
Pool #C91176 5.500% 5/01/28   27,812    30,319 
Pool #C91217 5.500% 11/01/28   10,828    11,804 
Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30   1,187    1,381 
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31   4,977    5,775 
Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #MA3797 2.500% 10/01/34 (e)
   13,650,000    13,770,211 
Pool #AO8180 3.000% 9/01/42   32,261    33,168 
Pool #AB7397 3.000% 12/01/42   164,220    168,837 
Pool #AB7401 3.000% 12/01/42   149,864    154,078 
Pool #AP8668 3.000% 12/01/42   181,331    186,430 
Pool #AR1975 3.000% 12/01/42   41,129    42,286 
Pool #AR0306 3.000% 1/01/43   12,403    12,767 
Pool #AR5391 3.000% 1/01/43   106,998    110,007 
Pool #AL3215 3.000% 2/01/43   137,702    141,747 
Pool #AR4109 3.000% 2/01/43   142,626    146,814 
Pool #AT0169 3.000% 3/01/43   230,221    236,982 
Pool #AB8809 3.000% 3/01/43   74,212    76,392 
Pool #MA1368 3.000% 3/01/43   249,349    256,672 
Pool #AR4432 3.000% 3/01/43   55,299    56,923 
Pool #AR2174 3.000% 4/01/43   260,983    268,648 
Pool #AS1304 3.500% 12/01/28   1,245,057    1,297,130 
Pool #AV1897 3.500% 12/01/28   221,632    230,902 
Pool #AV2325 3.500% 12/01/28   635,171    661,737 
Pool #BF0196 3.500% 2/01/41   1,273,417    1,335,971 
Pool #MA1356 3.500% 2/01/43   9,330,254    9,773,999 
Pool #CA1073 3.500% 1/01/48   12,708,013    13,137,668 
Pool #BJ0686 4.000% 4/01/48   3,071,283    3,206,206 
Pool #CA1951 4.000% 7/01/48   3,894,805    4,070,774 
Pool #BN5342 4.000% 3/01/49   29,970,277    31,080,841 
Pool #MA3638 4.000% 4/01/49   10,278,620    10,661,909 
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137%
4.473% FRN 10/01/33
   72,838    76,687 
Pool #AA3980 4.500% 4/01/28   60,934    64,465 
Pool #CA1952 4.500% 6/01/48   2,749,246    2,911,129 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Pool #CA1909 4.500% 6/01/48  $8,914,450   $9,433,784 
Pool #BK7877 4.500% 7/01/48   1,930,493    2,044,166 
Pool #MA3522 4.500% 11/01/48   4,966,522    5,237,623 
Pool #MA3537 4.500% 12/01/48   4,879,837    5,141,632 
Pool #MA3564 4.500% 1/01/49   4,684,363    4,929,816 
Pool #BN5241 4.500% 2/01/49   21,192,419    22,296,241 
Pool #MA3639 4.500% 4/01/49   10,053,115    10,579,880 
Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.636%
4.511% FRN 5/01/34
   28,099    29,404 
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.197%
4.548% FRN 10/01/34
   89,456    94,183 
Pool #AD6437 5.000% 6/01/40   455,079    500,139 
Pool #AD6996 5.000% 7/01/40   2,976,508    3,271,230 
Pool #AL8173 5.000% 2/01/44   1,199,253    1,310,878 
Pool #AD0836 5.500% 11/01/28   64,247    70,005 
Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31   11,645    13,498 
Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30   2,486    2,881 
Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30   285    327 
Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31   4,875    5,638 
Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29   144    166 
Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30   120    139 
Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30   2,572    2,975 
Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30   120    139 
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30   72    83 
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31   2,793    3,238 
Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31   286    288 
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31   3,746    4,339 
Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31   3,020    3,523 
Government National Mortgage Association
Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23
   79    83 
Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23   3,542    3,768 
Pool #374440 7.000% 11/15/23   251    267 
Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28   7,616    8,299 
Pool #480539 7.000% 4/15/29   384    432 
Pool #478658 7.000% 5/15/29   2,038    2,316 
Pool #488634 7.000% 5/15/29   2,113    2,383 
Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29   3,325    3,780 
Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29   1,189    1,355 
Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29   838    947 
Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29   2,417    2,756 
Pool #516706 7.000% 8/15/29   30    31 
Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32   11,502    13,142 
Government National Mortgage Association II
Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500%
4.125% FRN 11/20/25
   3,416    3,476 
Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500% 4.125% FRN 11/20/27   743    759 
Government National Mortgage Association II TBA
Pool #1635 3.500% 10/21/49 (e)
   64,500,000    66,823,006 
Pool #1367 4.000% 10/21/49 (e)   37,975,000    39,488,068 

 

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities TBA
Pool #7180 3.000% 10/17/34 (e)
   5,775,000   5,902,230 
Pool #21133 4.500% 10/10/49 (e)   17,075,000    17,978,107 
         297,491,922 
           
Whole Loans — 0.4%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2016-HQA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.368% FRN 3/25/29
   607,386    609,497 
Series 2019-DNA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.05%
4.350% FRN 7/25/49 (a)
   855,000    854,998 
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2016-C06, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.318% FRN 4/25/29
   781,773    784,105 
Series 2016-C04, Class 1M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.468% FRN 1/25/29
   322,516    323,075 
Series 2019-R01, Class 2M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450%
4.468% FRN 7/25/31 (a)
   2,166,000    2,180,177 
         4,751,852 
           
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $303,757,615)
        305,510,362 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 1.7%
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 1.7%
U.S. Treasury Bond
2.500% 5/15/46
   7,900,000    8,507,621 
3.500% 2/15/39 (f)   2,500,000    3,131,348 
U.S. Treasury Note
2.250% 8/15/49
   2,000,000    2,057,266 
2.875% 8/15/28   5,500,000    6,047,959 
         19,744,194 
           
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $18,078,996)
        19,744,194 
           
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $1,093,177,106)
        1,124,129,083 
           
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.7%
(Cost $8,483,715)
        8,198,119 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments. 

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.3%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (g)    3,299,143   $3,299,143 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $3,299,143)
        3,299,143 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,107,334,964)
        1,138,148,595 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 12.3%
Commercial Paper — 12.3%
AT&T, Inc.
2.377% 11/12/19 (a)
  $5,000,000    4,986,389 
2.398% 11/12/19 (a)   7,000,000    6,980,945 
BAT International Finance PLC
2.350% 11/08/19 (a)
   1,000,000    997,534 
Centrica PLC
2.389% 10/01/19 (a)
   7,000,000    6,999,530 
Dowdupont, Inc.
2.344% 11/04/19 (a)
   5,000,000    4,989,111 
2.383% 10/21/19 (a)   8,000,000    7,989,631 
EI Dupont
2.342% 12/02/19 (a)
   3,000,000    2,988,072 
2.362% 10/15/19 (a)   9,000,000    8,991,637 
Entergy Corp.
2.480% 10/28/19 (a)
   4,000,000    3,992,490 
2.496% 10/02/19 (a)   4,000,000    3,999,524 
2.496% 10/08/19 (a)   4,000,000    3,998,002 
ERAC USA Finance LLC
2.317% 10/03/19 (a)
   12,000,000    11,997,605 
Experian Finance PLC
2.444% 10/15/19 (a)
   2,000,000    1,998,017 
FMC Tech, Inc.
2.241% 12/16/19 (a)
   5,000,000    4,975,510 
2.286% 10/08/19 (a)   1,000,000    999,480 
2.290% 11/25/19 (a)   2,000,000    1,992,885 
2.393% 11/21/19 (a)   1,000,000    996,699 
Fortive Corp.
2.306% 10/21/19 (a)
   4,000,000    3,994,745 
General Electric Co.
2.356% 12/16/19
   6,000,000    5,970,612 
2.358% 1/02/20   5,000,000    4,970,064 
Marriott Internation
2.346% 12/23/19 (a)
   6,000,000    5,967,940 
Mondelez International, Inc.
2.279% 10/22/19 (a)
   2,000,000    1,997,245 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
2.257% 11/06/19 (a)
   8,000,000    7,981,294 
Nutrien Ltd.
2.269% 11/12/19 (a)
   2,000,000    1,994,556 
Suncor Energy, Inc.
2.376% 11/14/19 (a)
  8,000,000   7,977,200 
Vodafone Group PLC
2.274% 12/03/19 (a)
   8,000,000    7,968,000 
2.335% 12/02/19 (a)   2,000,000    1,992,125 
VW Credit, Inc.
2.297% 1/14/20 (a)
   1,000,000    993,225 
2.314% 11/21/19 (a)   9,000,000    8,970,295 
         140,650,362 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $140,657,865)
        140,650,362 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 112.2%
(Cost $1,247,992,829) (h)
        1,278,798,957 
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (12.2)%        (138,793,185)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $1,140,005,772 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABSAsset-Backed Security
ARSAuction Rate Security
BABBuild America Bonds
CLOCollateralized Loan Obligation
CMOCollateralized Mortgage Obligation
CMTConstant Maturity Treasury Index
FRNFloating Rate Note
MBSMortgage-Backed Security
MTAMonthly Treasury Average Index
STEPStep Up Bond
TBATo Be Announced
VRNVariable Rate Note
WLWhole Loan

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a)Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $534,333,019 or 46.87% of net assets.
(b)Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.
(c)Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $3,230,498 or 0.28% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).
(d)Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at September 30, 2019.
(e)A portion of this security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. (Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (continued)

 

(f)A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts and open swap agreements. (Note 2).
(g)Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(h)See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

 

         Paid by Fund  Received by Fund                
Description  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Rate  Frequency  Rate  Frequency  Notional
Amount
   Value   Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call                                  
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42  Barclays
Bank PLC
  12/13/32   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly  2.44%  Semi-
Annually
  USD16,360,000   $1,522,583   $817,874   $704,709 
                                       
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43  Credit Suisse International  1/31/33   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly  2.61%  Semi-Annually  USD18,140,000    1,852,577    870,720    981,857 
                           3,375,160    1,688,594    1,686,566 
Put                                      
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 12/15/42  Barclays
Bank PLC
  12/13/32   2.94%  Semi-
Annually
  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly  USD66,610,000   $2,419,799   $3,330,035   $(910,236)
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 2/02/43  Credit Suisse International  1/31/33   3.11%  Semi-
Annually
  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
  Quarterly  USD72,340,000    2,403,160    3,465,086    (1,061,926)
                           4,822,959    6,795,121    (1,972,162)
                          $8,198,119   $8,483,715   $(285,596)

  

Futures contracts

 

 

   Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Value/Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long               
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year  12/19/19   43   $6,103,968   $19,501 
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond  12/19/19   433    84,788,207    (1,692,801)
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year  12/31/19   443    95,668,735    (202,235)
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year  12/31/19   303    36,297,043    (195,066)
                $(2,070,601)
                   
Short                  
90 Day Eurodollar  12/16/19   14   $(3,407,029)  $(24,371)
U.S. Treasury Long Bond  12/19/19   193    (31,710,176)   383,863 
90 Day Eurodollar  3/16/20   11    (2,679,013)   (25,062)
90 Day Eurodollar  6/15/20   11    (2,680,595)   (26,643)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/14/20   10    (2,437,967)   (25,158)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/14/20   10    (2,437,842)   (25,283)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/15/21   9    (2,194,846)   (23,767)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/13/21   17    (4,146,456)   (45,319)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/14/22   15    (3,657,513)   (40,737)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/19/22   14    (3,412,279)   (38,371)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/13/23   12    (2,923,010)   (33,790)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/18/23   15    (3,650,388)   (43,550)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/16/24   40    (9,722,367)   (119,133)
                $(87,321)

Currency Legend

USDU.S. Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
BONDS & NOTES — 98.4%
 
CORPORATE DEBT — 38.7%
Advertising — 0.1%
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.
3.750% 10/01/21
  $200,000   $205,032 
Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
2.700% 4/27/20
   624,000    625,249 
Agriculture — 1.3%
BAT Capital Corp.
3.222% 8/15/24
   415,000    419,544 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
3.500% 11/24/20
   930,000    940,062 
Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.125% 7/26/24 (a)
   400,000    400,807 
3.500% 2/11/23 (a)   387,000    394,860 
Reynolds American, Inc.
4.000% 6/12/22
   540,000    562,556 
         2,717,829 
Airlines — 0.0%
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B,
4.375% 4/01/24
   24,288    24,924 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.1%
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.81%
3.099% FRN 4/05/21
   405,000    400,257 
3.350% 11/01/22   365,000    365,049 
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.235%
3.393% FRN 2/15/23
   275,000    266,635 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.250% 1/05/23
   970,000    980,343 
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
1.900% 9/14/21 (a)
   200,000    197,648 
         2,209,932 
Banks — 6.8%
Banco Santander SA
3.500% 4/11/22
   600,000    615,743 
Bank of America Corp. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .930%
2.816% VRN 7/21/23
   2,110,000    2,142,066 
Barclays Bank PLC
10.179% 6/12/21 (a)
   364,000    407,111 
Barclays PLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.380%
3.548% FRN 5/16/24
   485,000    482,554 
Citigroup, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.722%
3.142% VRN 1/24/23
   1,195,000    1,216,773 
Credit Suisse AG
6.500% 8/08/23 (a)
   930,000   1,034,625 
Discover Bank
3.350% 2/06/23
   673,000    693,731 
4.200% 8/08/23   310,000    329,555 
First Horizon National Corp.
3.500% 12/15/20
   520,000    525,735 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.200% 2/23/23
   2,115,000    2,171,584 
HSBC Holdings PLC
4.250% 3/14/24
   324,000    340,914 
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
4.500% 1/24/22
   1,145,000    1,207,901 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.665% 7/25/22
   820,000    828,469 
Morgan Stanley
3.750% 2/25/23
   1,090,000    1,139,640 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
2.448% 9/27/24
   520,000    519,422 
SVB Financial Group
5.375% 9/15/20
   75,000    77,240 
Synchrony Bank
3.000% 6/15/22
   470,000    476,458 
         14,209,521 
Beverages — 1.1%
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
3.500% 1/12/24
   1,075,000    1,134,661 
Bacardi Ltd.
4.450% 5/15/25 (a)
   83,000    88,768 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
4.057% 5/25/23
   625,000    660,968 
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
2.100% 7/15/21
   230,000    229,990 
3.500% 5/01/22   197,000    202,843 
         2,317,230 
Biotechnology — 0.1%
Celgene Corp.
4.000% 8/15/23
   200,000    212,563 
Building Materials — 1.0%
Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS
6.000% 12/30/19 (a)
   960,000    967,590 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%
2.800% FRN 5/22/20
   295,000    295,405 
Masco Corp.
3.500% 4/01/21
   170,000    172,336 
7.125% 3/15/20   65,000    66,287 
Standard Industries, Inc.
5.500% 2/15/23 (a)
   560,000    571,200 
         2,072,818 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Chemicals — 2.1%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
4.205% 11/15/23
  $480,000   $514,376 
Huntsman International LLC
5.125% 11/15/22
   960,000    1,023,513 
Incitec Pivot Finance LLC
6.000% 12/10/19 (a)
   902,000    907,713 
RPM International, Inc.
3.450% 11/15/22
   8,000    8,212 
6.125% 10/15/19   728,000    728,934 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
2.750% 6/01/22
   241,000    244,254 
Syngenta Finance NV
3.698% 4/24/20 (a)
   440,000    441,462 
4.441% 4/24/23 (a)   570,000    595,658 
         4,464,122 
Computers — 0.8%
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
4.000% 7/15/24 (a)
   414,000    432,987 
Genpact Luxembourg Sarl
3.700% STEP 4/01/22
   635,000    644,622 
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
4.450% 12/01/20
   635,000    644,525 
         1,722,134 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.6%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
2.875% 8/14/24
   845,000    845,818 
Aircastle Ltd.
5.000% 4/01/23
   1,010,000    1,081,617 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
3.000% 3/22/22
   165,000    168,060 
3.700% 10/15/24   115,000    122,956 
4.000% 10/15/23   105,000    112,120 
Antares Holdings LP
6.000% 8/15/23 (a)
   473,000    490,026 
Brookfield Finance, Inc.
4.000% 4/01/24
   580,000    617,307 
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.
5.250% 8/15/22 (a)
   1,250,000    1,317,375 
Synchrony Financial
2.850% 7/25/22
   605,000    610,091 
         5,365,370 
Electric — 1.0%
Ameren Corp.
2.500% 9/15/24
   345,000    346,713 
2.700% 11/15/20   455,000    457,380 
EDP Finance BV
4.125% 1/15/20 (a)
   252,000    252,630 
Enel Finance International NV
2.875% 5/25/22 (a)
   285,000    288,767 
Entergy Texas, Inc.
2.550% 6/01/21
   95,000   94,853 
Puget Energy, Inc.
6.000% 9/01/21
   260,000    276,578 
6.500% 12/15/20   255,000    266,986 
         1,983,907 
Electronics — 0.5%
The ADT Security Corp.
6.250% 10/15/21
   490,000    521,850 
FLIR Systems, Inc.
3.125% 6/15/21
   230,000    232,492 
Tech Data Corp.
3.700% 2/15/22
   240,000    245,382 
         999,724 
Foods — 0.3%
McCormick & Co., Inc.
2.700% 8/15/22
   570,000    577,838 
Health Care – Products — 0.2%
Becton Dickinson and Co. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.875%
2.979% FRN 12/29/20
   489,000    489,163 
Health Care – Services — 0.2%
Cigna Holding Co.
4.000% 2/15/22
   316,000    327,055 
Home Builders — 0.5%
Lennar Corp.
4.500% 11/15/19
   1,028,000    1,028,000 
Household Products & Wares — 0.4%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
2.875% 10/01/22
   901,000    914,218 
Housewares — 0.3%
Newell Brands, Inc.
3.850% 4/01/23
   659,000    678,375 
Insurance — 2.5%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
6.125% 8/15/23 (b)
   585,000    584,006 
Athene Global Funding
2.750% 6/25/24 (a)
   1,020,000    1,027,012 
CNA Financial Corp.
5.750% 8/15/21
   443,000    470,516 
Enstar Group Ltd.
4.500% 3/10/22
   685,000    710,454 
Jackson National Life Global Funding
2.500% 6/27/22 (a)
   745,000    751,753 
Lincoln National Corp.
4.000% 9/01/23
   122,000    129,233 
6.250% 2/15/20   340,000    344,705 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
5.000% 6/01/21
   400,000    418,015 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Trinity Acquisition PLC
3.500% 9/15/21
  $600,000   $610,688 
Willis Towers Watson PLC
5.750% 3/15/21
   190,000    199,174 
         5,245,556 
Investment Companies — 1.0%
Ares Capital Corp.
4.200% 6/10/24
   953,000    976,830 
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
3.900% 8/23/24
   360,000    355,333 
4.125% 8/11/22   675,000    676,712 
         2,008,875 
Lodging — 0.5%
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.200% 8/08/24
   1,025,000    1,043,996 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.5%
CNH Industrial Capital LLC
3.875% 10/15/21
   635,000    651,459 
Wabtec Corp.
4.400% STEP 3/15/24
   394,000    419,621 
         1,071,080 
Media — 0.9%
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
3.579% 7/23/20
   305,000    307,732 
Discovery Communications LLC
2.950% 3/20/23
   435,000    441,955 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
3.875% 8/01/22 (a)
   1,047,000    1,063,032 
         1,812,719 
Mining — 1.1%
Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
4.250% STEP 10/25/22 (a)
   254,000    264,947 
Glencore Funding LLC
4.125% 5/30/23 (a)
   360,000    376,746 
Kinross Gold Corp.
5.125% 9/01/21
   370,000    383,875 
5.950% 3/15/24   550,000    612,178 
Newcrest Finance Pty Ltd.
4.200% 10/01/22 (a)
   565,000    590,306 
         2,228,052 
Office Equipment/Supplies — 0.2%
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
4.125% STEP 10/01/21
   495,000    497,475 
Oil & Gas — 0.9%
Antero Resources Corp.
5.375% 11/01/21
   1,036,000    999,740 
Continental Resources, Inc.
5.000% 9/15/22
   390,000    393,421 
EQT Corp.
3.000% 10/01/22 (b)
   565,000   543,899 
         1,937,060 
Packaging & Containers — 0.4%
Graphic Packaging International LLC
4.750% 4/15/21
   759,000    783,668 
Pharmaceuticals — 2.2%
Bayer US Finance II LLC 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.01%
3.129% FRN 12/15/23 (a)
   780,000    780,475 
Cardinal Health, Inc. 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .770%
2.889% FRN 6/15/22
   790,000    787,331 
CVS Health Corp.
2.625% 8/15/24
   175,000    175,778 
3.700% 3/09/23   305,000    317,486 
Express Scripts Holding Co.
3.300% 2/25/21
   745,000    754,816 
Mylan, Inc.
3.125% 1/15/23 (a)
   525,000    530,423 
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
2.875% 9/23/23
   360,000    367,002 
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.200% 7/21/21
   925,000    846,375 
         4,559,686 
Pipelines — 1.5%
Energy Transfer Operating LP
4.200% 9/15/23
   960,000    1,008,890 
EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.400% 4/01/24
   490,000    471,895 
EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.750% 7/15/23
   505,000    506,558 
MPLX LP 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.202% FRN 9/09/22
   1,050,000    1,053,313 
         3,040,656 
Private Equity — 0.3%
Hercules Capital, Inc.
4.625% 10/23/22
   610,000    610,115 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 2.0%
American Tower Corp.
2.250% 1/15/22
   415,000    415,546 
3.000% 6/15/23   640,000    654,675 
Crown Castle International Corp.
3.400% 2/15/21
   514,000    521,048 
SBA Tower Trust
2.836% 1/15/25 (a)
   1,450,000    1,451,862 
Tanger Properties LP
3.875% 12/01/23
   510,000    525,079 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
VEREIT Operating Partnership LP
4.600% 2/06/24
  $570,000   $612,175 
         4,180,385 
Retail — 1.7%
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
4.500% 12/01/23
   306,000    330,411 
Dollar Tree, Inc.
3.700% 5/15/23
   940,000    974,873 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
3.800% 9/01/22
   123,000    127,635 
3.850% 6/15/23   873,000    916,343 
QVC, Inc.
4.375% 3/15/23
   1,060,000    1,097,192 
         3,446,454 
Semiconductors — 0.6%
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.
3.000% 1/15/22
   490,000    494,741 
Microchip Technology, Inc.
3.922% 6/01/21
   390,000    398,337 
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC
4.125% 6/01/21 (a)
   370,000    379,630 
         1,272,708 
Telecommunications — 0.8%
Qwest Corp
6.750% 12/01/21
   485,000    524,169 
Sprint Communications, Inc.
9.250% 4/15/22
   330,000    382,388 
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
4.125% 5/15/22
   770,000    792,984 
         1,699,541 
Transportation — 0.3%
Ryder System, Inc.
3.400% 3/01/23
   175,000    180,794 
3.750% 6/09/23   482,000    505,682 
         686,476 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.6%
DAE Funding LLC
4.000% 8/01/20 (a)
   205,000    206,281 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
3.375% 2/01/22 (a)
   20,000    20,412 
4.875% 7/11/22 (a)   860,000    916,260 
         1,142,953 
TOTAL CORPORATE DEBT
(Cost $79,036,770)
        80,412,459 
           
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS — 0.2%
Louisiana State Public Facilities Authority, Series 2011-A, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%
3.176% FRN 4/26/27
   26,435   26,449 
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Series 2006-2, Class B, 28 day ARS
3.110% FRN 10/25/42
   500,000    492,530 
           
TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $519,560)
        518,979 
           
NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 53.8%
Auto Floor Plan ABS — 0.4%
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II
Series 2019-1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
2.968% FRN 5/25/24 (a)
   236,000    236,192 
Series 2018-1, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%
3.068% FRN 9/25/23 (a)
   160,000    160,183 
Series 2019-1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.468% FRN 5/25/24 (a)
   214,000    214,000 
Series 2018-1, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.550%
3.568% FRN 9/25/23 (a)
   230,000    230,288 
         840,663 
Automobile ABS — 7.7%
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust
Series 2017-4, Class C,
2.940% 
1/10/24 (a)
   564,810    565,859 
Series 2019-1, Class C,
3.500% 
4/14/25 (a)
   675,000    687,606 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2019-3, Class D
2.580% 9/18/25
   588,000    588,520 
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2019-3A, Class B,
2.650% 3/20/26 (a)
   1,600,000    1,598,480 
Series 2019-3A, Class C,
3.150% 3/20/26 (a)
   1,083,000    1,078,483 
Series 2019-1A, Class B,
3.700% 3/20/23 (a)
   123,000    126,215 
Series 2019-1A, Class C,
4.530% 3/20/23 (a)
   233,000    236,700 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-2A, Class B
3.630% 1/19/24 (a)
  $180,000   $186,467 
Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2019-4, Class D,
2.700% 2/16/27
   550,000    548,712 
Series 2018-4, Class C,
3.660% 11/15/24
   230,000    232,707 
Series 2019-1, Class C,
3.780% 4/15/25
   525,000    535,102 
DT Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2019-1A, Class C
3.610% 11/15/24 (a)
   100,000    101,622 
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2019-3A, Class D,
3.110% 8/15/25 (a)
   400,000    404,250 
Series 2018-2A, Class B,
3.270% 5/16/22 (a)
   230,417    230,972 
Series 2019-1A, Class B,
3.450% 2/15/23 (a)
   165,000    166,702 
First Investors Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2017-3A, Class B
2.720% 4/17/23 (a)
   340,000    341,771 
Flagship Credit Auto Trust
Series 2016-4, Class B,
2.410% 10/15/21 (a)
   367,186    367,129 
Series 2018-1, Class A,
2.590% 6/15/22 (a)
   252,852    253,031 
Series 2017-1, Class B,
2.830% 3/15/23 (a)
   355,015    355,343 
Series 2017-4, Class C,
2.920% 11/15/23 (a)
   650,000    654,874 
Series 2018-1, Class B,
3.130% 1/17/23 (a)
   1,250,000    1,259,384 
GLS Auto Receivables Trust,
Series 2018-3A, Class A
3.350% 8/15/22 (a)
   151,738    152,435 
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP,
Series  2019-1, Class D
3.440% 1/10/33 (a)
   649,000    656,150 
Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP
Series 2018-1A, Class A,
3.290% 2/25/24 (a)
   1,560,000    1,598,092 
Series 2017-1A, Class B,
3.560% 10/25/21 (a)
   910,000    916,587 
Series 2018-1A, Class B,
3.600% 2/25/24 (a)
   770,000    790,487 
Series 2017-2A, Class B,
4.200% 10/25/23 (a)
   450,000    468,671 
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC,
Series 2018-3A, Class B
4.370% 7/25/24 (a)
   330,000    346,207 
Oscar US Funding Trust II,
Series 2015-1A, Class A4
2.440% 6/15/22 (a)
  31,065   31,065 
Oscar US Funding X LLC,
Series 2019-1A, Class A4
3.270% 5/11/26 (a)
   500,000    515,078 
         15,994,701 
Commercial MBS — 3.6%
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2018-DSNY, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.378% FRN 9/15/34 (a)
   130,000    129,887 
BHMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-ATLS, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.278% FRN 7/15/35 (a)
   770,000    770,004 
Series 2018-ATLS, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.528% FRN 7/15/35 (a)
   950,000    950,293 
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2018-IND, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.728% FRN 11/15/35 (a)
   816,690    818,727 
CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-LIFE, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%
4.178% FRN 12/15/37 (a)
   545,194    549,279 
COMM Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-DC1, Class AM,
3.724% 2/10/48
   180,000    188,674 
Series 2015-DC1, Class B,
4.035% VRN 2/10/48 (c)
   333,000    349,625 
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2014-CR14, Class A2
3.147% 2/10/47
   97,797    97,941 
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2019-ICE4, Class D, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%
3.628% FRN 5/15/36 (a)
   200,000    200,253 
GCCFC Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-GG7, Class AM,
5.825% VRN 7/10/38 (c)
   71,691    72,289 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2018-LAQ, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.028% FRN 6/15/32 (a)
   2,111,823    2,109,868 
KNDL Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-KNSQ, Class E, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
3.828% FRN 5/15/36 (a)
   251,000    251,007 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C7, Class B
3.769% 2/15/46
  $250,000   $258,274 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2012-STAR, Class D
4.057% 8/05/34 (a)
   400,000    412,872 
MSCG Trust, Series 2018-SELF, Class C, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.180%
3.208% FRN 10/15/37 (a)
   90,000    89,999 
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C4, Class AJ,
5.483% VRN 8/15/39 (c)
   6,984    7,013 
Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust, Series 2016-2, Class AFX,
2.997% VRN 10/25/46 (c)
   105,598    106,030 
VMC Finance LLC, Series 2018-FL1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.82%
2.845% FRN 3/15/35 (a)
   166,187    166,394 
         7,528,429 
Home Equity ABS — 0.1%
Countrywide Partnership Trust, Series 2004-EC1, Class M1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
2.918% FRN 2/25/35
   102,644    100,861 
Credit Suisse Seasoned Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .240%
2.258% FRN 10/25/34 (a)
   82,304    82,122 
         182,983 
Other ABS — 22.4%
321 Henderson Receivables I LLC
Series 2006-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.228% FRN 3/15/41 (a)
   48,394    47,665 
Series 2010-3A, Class A, 3.820% 12/15/48 (a)   194,610    203,424 
AASET Trust
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.967% 5/16/42 (a)
   332,369    336,344 
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 4.454% 11/18/38 (a)   683,941    701,597 
Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.810% 11/15/48 (a)
   395,228    410,169 
American Tower Trust #1, Series 13, Class 2A
3.070% 3/15/48 (a)
   500,000    508,168 
Arbys Funding LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A2
4.969% 10/30/45 (a)
   288,750    311,033 
Ascentium Equipment Receivables, Series 2019-1A, Class D
3.470% 5/12/25 (a)
   164,000    168,796 
Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class B,
3.760% 5/10/24 (a)
   709,000    735,620 
Series 2018-2A, Class E,
5.180% 7/10/26 (a)
   940,000    976,058 
Avant Loans Funding Trust, Series 2019-A, Class A
3.480% 7/15/22 (a)
   380,814    382,501 
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd., Series 2016-2A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.800%
3.924% FRN 1/15/29 (a)
   750,000    749,977 
Benefit Street Partners CLO X Ltd., Series 2016-10A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.053% FRN 1/15/29 (a)
   500,000    498,849 
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
2.940% 5/25/29 (a)
   132,994    134,366 
Series 2019-A, Class B,
3.780% 9/26/33 (a)
   344,130    352,106 
CAL Funding II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.340% 9/25/43 (a)
   261,000    267,154 
Capital Automotive LLC, Series 2012-1A, Class A1
3.870% 4/15/47 (a)
   246,565    248,406 
Capital Automotive REIT, Series 2017-1A, Class A2
4.180% 4/15/47 (a)
   616,412    630,260 
Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A
4.125% 6/15/43 (a)
   317,906    325,410 
Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC, Series 2015-1A, Class A
2.000% 12/10/23 (a)
   5,229    5,225 
CLI Funding VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.620% 5/18/42 (a)
   449,566    450,829 
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-5, Class 3A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .460%
2.478% FRN 9/25/34
   4,584    4,363 
DB Master Finance LLC
Series 2019-1A, Class A2I, 3.787% 5/20/49 (a)
   275,310    284,730 
Series 2019-1A, Class A2II, 4.021% 5/20/49 (a)   325,185    332,206 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Denali Capital CLO X LLC, Series 2013-1A, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%
3.317% FRN 10/26/27 (a)
  $350,000   $349,616 
Diamond Resorts Owner Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
2.890% 2/20/32 (a)
   620,437    621,953 
Series 2016-1, Class A,
3.080% 11/20/28 (a)
   263,633    264,805 
Series 2018-1, Class A,
3.700% 1/21/31 (a)
   218,796    222,945 
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, 3.082% 7/25/47 (a)
   343,000    344,565 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2I,
4.116% 7/25/48 (a)
   355,500    371,034 
Drug Royalty II LP, Series 2014-1, Class A1, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.850%
5.153% FRN 7/15/23 (a)
   18,340    18,377 
Elara HGV Timeshare Issuer LLC
Series 2017-A, Class A,
2.690% 3/25/30 (a)
   147,411    147,929 
Series 2016-A, Class A,
2.730% 4/25/28 (a)
   268,396    268,772 
Series 2017-A, Class B,
2.960% 3/25/30 (a)
   436,773    435,131 
Series 2014-A, Class B,
3.020% VRN 2/25/27 (a) (c)
   45,335    44,916 
Series 2019-A, Class C,
3.450% 1/25/34 (a)
   890,497    888,704 
Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.995% FRN 4/20/31 (a)
   350,000    350,256 
FCI Funding LLC, Series 2019-1A, Class A
3.630% 2/18/31 (a)
   178,568    179,861 
Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1%
3.278% FRN 4/20/31 (a)
   600,000    594,068 
Global SC Finance II SRL, Series 2013-1A, Class A
2.980% 4/17/28 (a)
   105,708    106,103 
Global SC Finance IV Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.850% 4/15/37 (a)
   254,319    261,682 
Goodgreen Trust
Series 2016-1A, Class A,
3.230% 10/15/52 (a)
   361,477    370,478 
Series 2019-1A, Class A,
3.860% 10/15/54 (a)
   323,957    343,070 
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.930% VRN 10/15/53 (a) (c)   305,580    322,453 
Hero Funding Trust
Series 2017-3A, Class A1,
3.190% 9/20/48 (a)
   223,467    228,085 
Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.570% 9/20/47 (a)
   222,382    228,727 
Series 2015-1A, Class A,
3.840% 9/21/40 (a)
   479,206    490,765 
Series 2018-1A, Class A2,
4.670% 9/20/48 (a)
   403,733    426,503 
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 
2017-AA, Class B
2.960% 12/26/28 (a)
   170,939    171,934 
Horizon Aircraft Finance I Ltd., Series 2018-1, Class A
4.458% 12/15/38 (a)
   559,120    580,741 
KDAC Aircraft Finance Ltd., Series 
2017-1A, Class A
4.212% 12/15/42 (a)
   203,214    208,154 
KREF Ltd., Series 2018-FL1, Class AS, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%
3.375% FRN 6/15/36 (a)
   1,150,000    1,156,360 
Lendmark Funding Trust, Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.810% 12/21/26 (a)
   350,000    354,134 
Madison Park Funding Ltd., Series 2015-19A, Class A2R, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
4.028% FRN 1/22/28 (a)
   1,000,000    999,506 
Madison Park Funding XXIII Ltd., Series 2017-23A, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
3.956% FRN 7/27/30 (a)
   500,000    498,595 
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust
Series 2017-BA, Class A,
2.920% 12/20/29 (a)
   900,000    901,381 
Series 2018-AA, Class A,
4.200% 11/20/30 (a)
   903,000    924,136 
Marlette Funding Trust
Series 2019-2A, Class A,
3.130% 7/16/29 (a)
   150,484    151,603 
Series 2019-2A, Class B,
3.530% 7/16/29 (a)
   146,000    148,483 
Mosaic Solar Loans LLC
Series 2018-2GS, Class A,
4.200% 2/22/44 (a)
   279,941    289,918 
Series 2017-1A, Class A,
4.450% 6/20/42 (a)
   73,056    76,265 
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2013-1A, Class A
2.150% 4/22/30 (a)
   45,363    45,272 
Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%
3.553% FRN 1/15/28 (a)
   250,000    246,360 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
New Residential Advance Receivables Trust Advance Receivables Backed
Series 2019-T3, Class CT3, 2.710% 10/20/52 (a)
  $344,000   $344,720 
Series 2019-T3, Class DT3, 3.055% 10/20/52 (a)   600,000    601,207 
Series 2019-T2, Class DT2, 3.060% 8/15/53 (a)   220,000    219,431 
NP SPE II LLC
Series 2019-1A, Class A1, 2.574% 9/20/49 (a)
   241,000    241,071 
Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 3.372% 10/21/47 (a)   152,148    156,363 
OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2015-8A, Class A2AR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.45%
3.753% FRN 4/17/27 (a)
   650,000    649,927 
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust
Series 2019-2A, Class A, 3.140% 10/14/36 (a)
   1,500,000    1,500,374 
Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.660% 10/14/36 (a)   600,000    600,030 
Orange Lake Timeshare Trust
Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.610% 
3/08/29 (a)
   513,516    516,642 
Series 2016-A, Class B, 2.910% 
3/08/29 (a)
   210,577    208,485 
Series 2019-A, Class D, 4.930% 
4/09/38 (a)
   708,047    715,216 
Oxford Finance Funding Trust, Series 
2016-1A, Class A
3.968% 6/17/24 (a)
   96,181    96,790 
Riserva Clo Ltd., Series 2016-3A, Class BR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.700%
4.000% FRN 10/18/28 (a)
   750,000    748,202 
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.190%
3.468% FRN 10/20/30 (a)
   1,000,000    997,514 
SBA Tower Trust, Series 2014-2A, Class C,
3.869% STEP 10/15/49 (a)
   430,000    447,717 
Securitized Equipment Receivable
3.760% 10/11/24
   270,000    270,357 
4.200% 10/11/24   310,000    311,032 
Sierra Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2015-1A, Class B, 3.050% 3/22/32 (a)
   214,017    214,087 
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 3.080% 9/20/32 (a)   14,510    14,578 
Series 2019-1A, Class D, 4.750% 1/20/36 (a)   444,579    454,792 
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2015-1A, Class A, 2.400% 3/22/32 (a)
  175,577   175,438 
Series 2015-3A, Class A, 2.580% 9/20/32 (a)   37,727    37,728 
Series 2016-2A, Class B, 2.780% 7/20/33 (a)   137,127    138,038 
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 2.910% 3/20/34 (a)   230,474    233,270 
Series 2019-2A, Class C, 3.120% 5/20/36 (a)   101,024    101,907 
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.236% 4/20/35   497,900    508,735 
SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC
Series 2016-2A, Class A,
3.090% 10/27/25 (a)
   70,662    70,831 
Series 2018-3, Class A1,
3.200% 8/25/27 (a)
   94,805    95,033 
Series 2016-1A, Class A, 3.260% 8/25/25 (a)   287,030    289,819 
Series 2017-2, Class A,
3.280% 2/25/26 (a)
   180,989    182,548 
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, Series 2019-3, Class D
3.890% 5/25/28 (a)
   772,000    787,097 
Store Master Funding I-VII, Series 2018-1A, Class A3
4.400% 10/20/48 (a)
   517,617    550,313 
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-GEL1, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 11/25/35 (a)
   300,000    292,864 
Taco Bell Funding LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class A2I
4.318% 11/25/48 (a)
   992,500    1,026,715 
TAL Advantage V LLC, Series 2014-2A, Class A2
3.330% 5/20/39 (a)
   293,333    296,470 
TAL Advantage VI LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A
4.500% 4/20/42 (a)
   378,183    389,862 
TLF National Tax Lien Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A
3.090% 12/15/29 (a)
   610,910    610,925 
Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .730%
2.758% FRN 3/15/22 (a)
   610,000    608,192 
Series 2017-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.70%
3.728% FRN 12/15/20 (a)
   260,000    260,295 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Series 2018-1A, Class B, 4.290% 3/15/22 (a)  $920,000   $941,653 
Treman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class ARR, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.07%
3.348% FRN 10/20/28 (a)
   1,000,000    1,001,366 
Trinity Rail Leasing LP
Series 2018-1A, Class A1, 3.820% 6/17/48 (a)
   524,894    529,281 
Series 2019-1A, Class A, 3.820% 4/17/49 (a)   671,200    696,962 
Trip Rail Master Funding LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A1, 2.709% 8/15/47 (a)
   103,905    103,953 
Series 2011-1A, Class A2, 6.024% 7/15/41 (a)   668,991    704,743 
Triton Container Finance IV LLC, Series 2017-2A, Class A
3.620% 8/20/42 (a)
   840,750    837,778 
Triton Container Finance VI LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.190% 6/22/43 (a)
   481,250    497,179 
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC
Series 2016-A, Class A, 2.540% 7/20/33 (a)
   297,613    296,689 
Series 2018-A, Class C, 4.020% 2/20/36 (a)   221,530    228,447 
Welk Resorts LLC
Series 2015-AA, Class A, 2.790% 6/16/31 (a)
   51,733    51,374 
Series 2017-AA, Class B, 3.410% 6/15/33 (a)   166,131    165,114 
Westgate Resorts LLC
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 3.050% 12/20/30 (a)
   150,715    151,341 
Series 2015-2A, Class A, 3.200% 7/20/28 (a)   51,300    51,230 
Series 2018-1A, Class A, 3.380% 12/20/31 (a)   282,010    285,421 
Willis Engine Structured Trust IV, Series 2018-A, Class A,
4.750% STEP 9/15/43 (a)
   247,943    258,167 
         46,464,209 
Student Loans ABS — 12.6%
Access Group, Inc.
Series 2015-1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .700%
2.845% FRN 7/25/56 (a)
   196,701    194,738 
Series 2015-1, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.645% FRN 7/25/58 (a)
   140,000    131,584 
AccessLex Institute
Series 2004-A, Class A3, 28 day ARS, 1.699% FRN 7/01/39 (c)
   800,000    788,399 
Series 2003-A, Class A3, 3 mo. Treasury + 1.200%
3.200% FRN 7/01/38
   15,178    15,005 
College Ave Student Loans LLC, Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 12/26/47 (a)
   534,342    528,247 
College Avenue Student Loans LLC, Series 2017-A, Class A1, FRN, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.650%
3.668% FRN 11/26/46 (a)
   457,285    457,878 
College Loan Corp. Trust I, Series 2005-2, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .490%
2.793% FRN 1/15/37
   188,946    176,562 
Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-AGS, Class C,
3.820% 2/25/44 (a)
   150,683    153,579 
Series 2018-BGS, Class C,
4.120% 9/25/45 (a)
   193,235    196,901 
Series 2018-CGS, Class C,
4.350% 2/25/46 (a)
   173,925    176,551 
Series 2017-AGS, Class C,
5.280% 5/25/41 (a)
   131,496    136,953 
Credit Suisse ABS Repackaging Trust, Series 2013-A, Class B
2.500% 1/25/30 (a)
   69,387    67,653 
DRB Prime Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-R, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.900%
3.918% FRN 10/25/44 (a)
   387,934    391,729 
Earnest Student Loan Program LLC
Series 2016-C, Class A2,
2.680% 7/25/35 (a)
   191,870    192,599 
Series 2016-D, Class A2,
2.720% 1/25/41 (a)
   169,947    170,230 
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.050%
4.068% FRN 2/26/35 (a)
   85,696    86,657 
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 9/25/68 (a)
   477,795    477,370 
Series 2017-1A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 12/27/66 (a)
   795,661    803,682 
EdLinc Student Loan Funding, Series 2017-A, Class A, PRIME — 1.150%
4.350% FRN 12/01/47 (a)
   470,344    468,466 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Educational Funding of the South, Inc., Series 2011-1, Class A2, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .650%
2.926% FRN 4/25/35
  $419,825   $418,139 
ELFI Graduate Loan Program LLC
Series 2018-A, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
2.768% FRN 8/25/42 (a)
   356,080    354,993 
Series 2018-A, Class B,
4.000% 8/25/42 (a)
   250,000    259,302 
Higher Education Funding I, Series 2004-1, Class B1, 28 day ARS
FRN 1/01/44 (a)
   950,000    839,527 
Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust
Series 2019-A, Class BFX,
3.000% 10/25/48 (a)
   319,000    321,802 
Series 2017-B, Class CFX,
3.610% 8/25/42 (a)
   240,808    242,831 
Series 2018-B, Class BFX,
3.720% 5/26/43 (a)
   271,058    277,618 
Navient Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2018-BA, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%
2.748% FRN 12/15/59 (a)
   170,000    169,409 
Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust
Series 2018-A, Class A1,
2.530% 2/18/42 (a)
   191,567    192,096 
Series 2019-A, Class A2A,
3.420% 1/15/43 (a)
   291,000    302,310 
Navient Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .720%
2.738% FRN 3/25/67 (a)
   850,000    847,415 
Series 2017-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .800%
2.818% FRN 7/26/66 (a)
   309,965    308,792 
Series 2019-1A, Class A2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .900%
2.918% FRN 12/27/67 (a)
   400,000    400,000 
Series 2017-1A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%
3.168% FRN 7/26/66 (a)
   750,000    761,019 
Series 2016-5A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.250%
3.268% FRN 6/25/65 (a)
   605,494    611,602 
Series 2016-6A, Class A3, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.300%
3.318% FRN 3/25/66 (a)
   560,000    569,655 
Nelnet Private Education Loan Trust
Series 2016-A, Class A1B,
3.600% 12/26/40 (a)
   123,581    124,986 
Series 2016-A, Class A1A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.750%
3.768% FRN 12/26/40 (a)
   171,619    170,777 
Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2005-2, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .100%
2.259% FRN 3/23/37
  202,306   199,538 
Series 2005-1, Class A5, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .110%
2.386% FRN 10/25/33
   196,476    193,040 
Series 2007-2A, Class A4A2, 28 day ARS
3.366% FRN 6/25/35 (a)
   600,000    596,414 
Series 2014-1A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 10/25/47 (a)
   270,000    259,047 
Series 2015-3A, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 6/25/54 (a)
   130,000    127,664 
PHEAA Student Loan Trust, Series 2016-2A, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
2.968% FRN 11/25/65 (a)
   451,796    452,933 
SLC Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.358% FRN 2/15/45
   334,800    314,887 
SLM Student Loan Trust
Series 2006-2, Class R, 0.000%1/25/24
   1,396    684,094 
Series 2005-5, Class A4, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .140%
2.416% FRN 10/25/28
   211,078    209,529 
Series 2006-10, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .150%
2.426% FRN 3/25/44
   940,000    895,532 
Series 2006-7, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .200%
2.476% FRN 1/27/42
   1,014,170    932,116 
Series 2006-5, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .210%
2.486% FRN 10/25/40
   401,783    374,317 
Series 2006-10, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .220%
2.496% FRN 3/25/44
   634,536    596,741 
Series 2005-6, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .290%
2.566% FRN 1/25/44
   547,581    511,600 
Series 2003-14, Class A6, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%
2.576% FRN 7/25/25
   119,753    119,569 
Series 2005-9, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .300%
2.576% FRN 1/25/41
   406,168    379,875 
Series 2005-8, Class B, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .310%
2.586% FRN 1/25/55
   161,695    151,039 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Series 2004-3A, Class A6A, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .550%
2.826% FRN 10/25/64 (a)
  $850,000   $835,888 
Series 2005-9, Class A7A, 3 mo. EURIBOR + .600%
2.876% FRN 1/25/41
   671,084    661,964 
Series 2003-14, Class A7, 3 mo. USD LIBOR + .600%
2.876% FRN 10/25/65 (a)
   400,000    394,516 
Series 2013-4, Class B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%
3.518% FRN 12/28/70
   120,000    116,236 
Series 2003-5, Class A7, 28 day ARS
4.490% FRN 6/15/30
   50,000    50,000 
SMB Private Education Loan Trust
Series 2018-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .750%
2.778% FRN 11/15/35 (a)
   500,000    497,502 
Series 2019-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .870%
2.898% FRN 7/15/36 (a)
   504,000    501,987 
Series 2019-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
3.028% FRN 6/15/37 (a)
   500,000    500,617 
Series 2016-C, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%
3.128% FRN 9/15/34 (a)
   216,926    218,711 
Series 2014-A, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.150%
3.178% FRN 5/15/26 (a)
   276,184    277,613 
Series 2016-B, Class A2B, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.450%
3.478% FRN 2/17/32 (a)
   95,306    96,350 
SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC
Series 2015-A, Class RC,
0.000% 3/25/33 (a)
   200    175,000 
Series 2017-D, Class R1,
0.000% 9/25/40 (a)
   1,000,000    542,700 
Series 2018-A, Class R1,
0.000% 2/25/42 (a)
   1,000,000    782,400 
Series 2018-D, Class R1,
0.000% 2/25/48 (a)
   956,000    329,820 
Series 2019-A, Class R1,
0.000% 6/15/48 (a)
   1,314,800    394,440 
Series 2016-D, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + .950%
2.968% FRN 1/25/39 (a)
   47,273    47,492 
Series 2016-B, Class A1, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%
3.218% FRN 6/25/33 (a)
   80,186    80,875 
         26,289,102 
WL Collateral CMO — 7.0%
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-3, Class A3,
3.238% VRN 5/25/59 (a) (c)
   424,970   428,519 
Bank of America Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-G, Class 2A7,
4.639% VRN 8/25/34 (c)
   4,541    4,491 
CIM Trust, Series 2019-INV3, Class A11, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.000%
2.994% FRN 8/25/49 (a)
   1,800,000    1,797,361 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2019-IMC1, Class A3, 3.030% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (c)
   659,129    658,412 
Series 2019-IMC1, Class M1, 3.170% VRN 7/25/49 (a) (c)   391,000    389,015 
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Series 2003-42, Class 1A1, 3.991% VRN 9/25/33 (c)
   758    730 
Series 2004-2, Class 1A1, 4.612% VRN 2/25/34 (c)   3,441    3,242 
Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-1A, Class A2, 3.027% VRN 12/25/57 (a) (c)
   278,704    279,142 
Series 2018-2A, Class A3, 3.684% VRN 4/25/58 (a) (c)   524,156    533,197 
Series 2018-3A, Class A3, 3.963% VRN 8/25/58 (a) (c)   462,380    473,570 
Series 2018-4A, Class A3, 4.285% VRN 10/25/58 (a) (c)   640,497    655,355 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-9, Class 2A1,
4.308% VRN 8/25/34 (c)
   1,094    1,091 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR4, Class 1A,
4.086% VRN 8/25/34 (c)
   7,377    7,177 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-1, Class A5, 3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (c)
   345,451    350,767 
Series 2018-3, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (c)
   529,172    535,664 
Series 2018-4, Class A15,
3.500% VRN 10/25/48 (a) (c)
   449,051    454,191 
Series 2017-6, Class A5,
3.500% VRN 12/25/48 (a) (c)
   485,848    493,949 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.
Series 2004-A1, Class IA,
3.250% VRN 2/25/34 (c)
   361    349 
Series 2003-A4, Class IA,
4.764% VRN 7/25/33 (c)
   378    368 
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2016-4A, Class A1,
3.750% VRN 11/25/56 (a) (c)
   279,458    290,437 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Series 2019-NQM2, Class A3,
3.752% 4/25/49 (a)
  $209,529   $213,527 
Series 2019-NQM1, Class A3,
3.928% VRN 1/25/49 (a) (c)
   618,354    637,381 
PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2018-GT1, Class A, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.85%
4.995% FRN 2/25/23 (a)
   250,000    250,149 
PSMC Trust
Series 2018-1, Class A3,
3.500% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (c)
   517,915    524,975 
Series 2018-2, Class A3,
3.500% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (c)
   531,166    540,731 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-1, Class A6,
2.500% VRN 1/25/45 (a) (c)
   349,724    349,614 
Series 2018-3, Class A4, 3.500%
VRN 3/25/48 (a) (c)
   608,646    618,763 
Series 2018-5, Class A4,
3.500% VRN 5/25/48 (a) (c)
   463,142    470,201 
Series 2018-CH1, Class A10,
4.000% VRN 2/25/48 (a) (c)
   260,942    266,992 
Series 2018-CH2, Class A12,
4.000% VRN 6/25/48 (a) (c)
   652,458    664,734 
Series 2018-CH3, Class A11,
4.000% VRN 8/25/48 (a) (c)
   362,500    370,663 
Series 2018-7, Class A4,
4.000% VRN 9/25/48 (a) (c)
   153,808    157,351 
Series 2019-1, Class A4,
4.000% VRN 2/25/49 (a) (c)
   122,908    125,257 
Shellpoint Co-Originator Trust, Series 2016-1, Class 2A3,
3.000% VRN 10/25/31 (a) (c)
   641,852    643,255 
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-2, Class 2A,
4.266% VRN 3/25/34 (c)
   3,978    3,888 
TIAA Bank Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A4,
3.500% VRN 7/25/48 (a) (c)
   272,094    276,492 
Verus Securitization Trust, Series 2019-INV2, Class A3,
3.219% VRN 7/25/59 (a) (c)
   975,973    972,279 
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-AR2, Class A, 12 mo. MTA + 1.400%
3.846% FRN 4/25/44
   10,195    10,069 
         14,453,348 
TOTAL NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $110,800,330)
        111,753,435 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES — 2.0%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.6%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 4720, Class A
3.000% 3/15/41
  314,761   316,502 
Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2015-80, Class CA,
3.000% 4/25/40
   539,781    544,096 
Series 2015-63, Class KA,
3.000% 1/25/41
   254,651    259,282 
Government National Mortgage Association (c)
Series 2014-131, Class BW
4.098% 5/20/41
   103,006    109,560 
         1,229,440 
Pass-Through Securities — 0.0%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Pool #C01079 7.500% 10/01/30
   227    264 
Pool #C01135 7.500% 2/01/31   939    1,089 
Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #725692 1 year CMT + 2.137%
4.473% FRN 10/01/33
   13,847    14,579 
Pool #775539 12 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.636%
4.511% FRN 5/01/34
   5,352    5,601 
Pool #888586 1 year CMT + 2.197%
4.548% FRN 10/01/34
   16,923    17,817 
Pool #575667 7.000% 3/01/31   2,218    2,571 
Pool #529453 7.500% 1/01/30   474    549 
Pool #531196 7.500% 2/01/30   57    65 
Pool #535996 7.500% 6/01/31   926    1,071 
Pool #252926 8.000% 12/01/29   22    25 
Pool #532819 8.000% 3/01/30   28    33 
Pool #534703 8.000% 5/01/30   479    554 
Pool #253437 8.000% 9/01/30   24    28 
Pool #253481 8.000% 10/01/30   11    13 
Pool #190317 8.000% 8/01/31   522    605 
Pool #596656 8.000% 8/01/31   55    56 
Pool #602008 8.000% 8/01/31   713    825 
Pool #597220 8.000% 9/01/31   588    686 
Government National Mortgage Association
Pool #371146 7.000% 9/15/23
   48    51 
Pool #352022 7.000% 11/15/23   713    759 
Pool #491089 7.000% 12/15/28   1,468    1,600 
Pool #478658 7.000% 5/15/29   388    441 
Pool #500928 7.000% 5/15/29   616    700 
Pool #499410 7.000% 7/15/29   226    258 
Pool #510083 7.000% 7/15/29   160    180 
Pool #493723 7.000% 8/15/29   454    517 
Pool #581417 7.000% 7/15/32   2,191    2,503 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
Government National Mortgage Association II
Pool #008746 1 year CMT + 1.500%
4.125% FRN 11/20/25
  $653   $665 
Pool #080136 1 year CMT + 1.500%
4.125% FRN 11/20/27
   136    139 
         54,244 
Whole Loans — 1.4%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2019-DNA3, Class M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.05%
4.350% FRN 7/25/49 (a)
   299,000    298,999 
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2019-R01, Class 2M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.450%
4.468% FRN 7/25/31 (a)
   300,000    301,964 
Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.150%
4.168% FRN 9/25/31 (a)
   630,000    632,924 
Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2, 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.300%
4.318% FRN 8/25/31 (a)
   1,550,000    1,560,036 
         2,793,923 
           
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUMENTALITIES
(Cost $4,079,552)
        4,077,607 
           
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 3.7%
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 3.7%
U.S. Treasury Note
8.000% 11/15/21 (d)
   6,720,000    7,597,800 
           
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $7,687,575)
        7,597,800 
           
TOTAL BONDS & NOTES
(Cost $202,123,787)
        204,360,280 
           
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (#) — 0.8%
(Cost $1,677,707)
        1,621,642 

 

   Number of
Shares
    
MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.5%
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (e)   1,152,525    1,152,525 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $1,152,525)
        1,152,525 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $204,954,019)
        207,134,447 

 

   Principal
Amount
     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.4%
Commercial Paper — 1.4%
General Electric Co.
2.356% 12/16/19
  $2,000,000    1,990,204 
Suncor Energy, Inc.
2.376% 11/14/19 (a)
   1,000,000    997,150 
         2,987,354 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,987,399)
        2,987,354 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.1%
(Cost $207,941,418) (f)
        210,121,801 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (1.1)%        (2,367,823)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $207,753,978 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ABS Asset-Backed Security
ARS Auction Rate Security
CLO Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMO Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
CMT Constant Maturity Treasury Index
FRN Floating Rate Note
MBS Mortgage-Backed Security
MTA Monthly Treasury Average Index
STEP Step Up Bond
VRN Variable Rate Note
WL Whole Loan

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $120,693,052 or 58.09% of net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (continued)

(b) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $1,128,900 or 0.54% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).
(c) Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. The rates shown are the current interest rates at September 30, 2019.
(d) A portion of this security is pledged/held as collateral for open futures contracts. (Note 2).
(e) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(f) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

(#) Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

 

         Paid by Fund  Received by Fund                
Description  Counterparty  Expiration
Date
  Rate  Frequency  Rate   Frequency  Notional
Amount
   Value   Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Call                                   
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, terminates 12/15/42  Barclays Bank PLC  12/13/32  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly   2.44%  Semi-Annually  USD3,170,000   $295,024   $158,475   $136,549 
                                         
10 Year Interest Rate Swap, terminates 2/02/43  Credit Suisse International  1/31/33  3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly   2.61%  Semi-Annually  USD3,655,000    373,273    175,440    197,833 
                                         
                             668,297    333,915    334,382 
                                         
Put                                        
10-Year Interest Rate Swap, terminates 12/15/42  Barclays Bank PLC  12/13/32  2.94%  Semi-Annually   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly  USD12,910,000   $468,993   $645,410   $(176,417)
                                         
10 -Year Interest Rate Swap, terminates 2/02/43  Credit Suisse International  1/31/33  3.11%  Semi-Annually   3-Month USD
LIBOR BBA
   Quarterly  USD14,580,000    484,352    698,382    (214,030)
                                         
                             953,345    1,343,792    (390,447)
                            $1,621,642   $1,677,707   $(56,065)

 

Futures contracts

 

 

   Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
   Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long              
U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year  12/19/19  171  $22,476,363   $(192,925)
                 
Short                
90 Day Eurodollar  12/16/19  3  $(730,078)  $(5,222)
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10 Year  12/19/19  76   (10,946,727)   123,852 
U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year  12/31/19  167   (36,080,833)   92,333 
U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year  12/31/19  575   (68,836,271)   325,919 
90 Day Eurodollar  3/16/20  2   (487,093)   (4,557)
90 Day Eurodollar  6/15/20  2   (487,381)   (4,844)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/14/20  2   (487,593)   (5,032)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/14/20  2   (487,568)   (5,057)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/15/21  2   (487,743)   (5,282)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/13/21  3   (731,728)   (7,997)
90 Day Eurodollar  3/14/22  3   (731,503)   (8,147)
90 Day Eurodollar  9/19/22  3   (731,203)   (8,222)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Short-Duration Bond Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
   Value/ Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Short (Continued)              
90 Day Eurodollar  3/13/23  2  $(487,168)  $(5,632)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/18/23  3   (730,078)   (8,710)
90 Day Eurodollar  12/16/24  7   (1,701,414)   (20,849)
              $452,553 

 

Currency Legend

USDU.S. Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 98.9%
COMMON STOCK — 98.9%
Basic Materials — 3.7%
Iron & Steel — 1.0%
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)   55,885   $1,131,671 
Mining — 2.7%
Compass Minerals International, Inc.   20,930    1,182,336 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   17,995    1,780,965 
         2,963,301 
         4,094,972 
Communications — 2.8%
Internet — 2.0%
Etsy, Inc. (a)   17,110    966,715 
Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)   15,900    1,254,033 
         2,220,748 
Media — 0.8%
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)   174,920    932,324 
         3,153,072 
Consumer, Cyclical — 13.5%
Airlines — 0.9%
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)   28,180    1,022,934 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.7%
Navistar International Corp. (a)   26,330    740,136 
Auto Parts & Equipment — 3.2%
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)   16,970    1,349,794 
Visteon Corp. (a)   26,670    2,201,342 
         3,551,136 
Retail — 8.7%
AutoNation, Inc. (a)   28,760    1,458,132 
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)   64,900    1,678,963 
Jack in the Box, Inc.   18,470    1,682,987 
Suburban Propane Partners LP (b)   83,040    1,962,235 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   31,060    1,631,271 
The Wendy’s Co.   65,040    1,299,499 
         9,713,087 
         15,027,293 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 18.5%
Biotechnology — 1.0%
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a)   22,510    1,176,823 
Commercial Services — 6.7%
ASGN, Inc. (a)   38,011    2,389,371 
Korn Ferry   57,891    2,236,908 
Monro, Inc.   23,960    1,893,080 
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)   9,220    899,688 
         7,419,047 
Health Care – Products — 4.4%
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a)   6,163   190,437 
AtriCure, Inc. (a)   22,440    559,654 
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)   19,559    1,193,490 
Intersect ENT, Inc. (a)   26,510    450,935 
Quidel Corp. (a)   17,890    1,097,551 
Repligen Corp. (a)   18,560    1,423,366 
         4,915,433 
Health Care – Services — 4.0%
Addus HomeCare Corp. (a)   13,922    1,103,736 
LHC Group, Inc. (a)   16,950    1,924,842 
Teladoc Health, Inc. (a) (c)   20,740    1,404,513 
         4,433,091 
Household Products & Wares — 1.4%
Acco Brands Corp.   155,750    1,537,252 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   7,280    165,839 
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. (a) (c)   129,730    128,238 
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (a) (c)   127,340    462,244 
uniQure NV (a)   10,020    394,387 
         1,150,708 
         20,632,354 
Energy — 3.5%
Energy – Alternate Sources — 0.9%
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a)   62,939    944,400 
Oil & Gas — 2.0%
Matador Resources Co. (a)   114,715    1,896,239 
Range Resources Corp. (c)   72,110    275,460 
         2,171,699 
Pipelines — 0.6%
Noble Midstream Partners LP (b)   29,765    717,932 
         3,834,031 
Financial — 22.7%
Banks — 5.1%
The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.   39,939    1,183,792 
BankUnited, Inc.   17,279    580,920 
Cathay General Bancorp   21,440    744,719 
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (a)   18,860    269,792 
Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)   29,760    617,222 
Heritage Financial Corp.   32,190    867,843 
IBERIABANK Corp.   18,600    1,405,044 
         5,669,332 
Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%
Federated Investors, Inc. Class B   27,570    893,544 
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. Class A (a)   17,040    405,552 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Stifel Financial Corp.   29,320   $1,682,381 
         2,981,477 
Insurance — 2.5%
James River Group Holdings Ltd.   18,105    927,700 
ProAssurance Corp.   30,660    1,234,679 
ProSight Global, Inc. (a)   30,470    589,899 
         2,752,278 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 7.2%
Brandywine Realty Trust   105,100    1,592,265 
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.   113,150    1,159,787 
EPR Properties   15,090    1,159,817 
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   76,260    2,156,633 
National Storage Affiliates Trust   58,053    1,937,229 
         8,005,731 
Savings & Loans — 5.2%
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.   30,380    889,830 
OceanFirst Financial Corp.   43,050    1,015,980 
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.   23,020    717,994 
Sterling Bancorp   41,960    841,717 
WSFS Financial Corp.   54,107    2,386,119 
         5,851,640 
         25,260,458 
Industrial — 16.8%
Building Materials — 2.9%
Masonite International Corp. (a)   26,103    1,513,974 
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A (a)   76,659    1,701,830 
         3,215,804 
Electrical Components & Equipment — 3.2%
Energizer Holdings, Inc.   35,550    1,549,269 
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)   25,276    1,980,122 
         3,529,391 
Electronics — 1.0%
Atkore International Group, Inc. (a)   36,200    1,098,670 
Engineering & Construction — 2.9%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.   10,864    480,515 
KBR, Inc.   59,826    1,468,130 
TopBuild Corp. (a)   13,600    1,311,448 
         3,260,093 
Environmental Controls — 2.0%
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (a)   20,378    663,711 
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (a)   89,480    1,522,950 
         2,186,661 
Machinery – Diversified — 0.1%
The Manitowoc Co., Inc. (a)   9,512    118,900 
Metal Fabricate & Hardware — 1.8%
Mayville Engineering Co., Inc. (a)   34,830    459,408 
Rexnord Corp. (a)   57,540    1,556,457 
         2,015,865 
Miscellaneous – Manufacturing — 1.0%
EnPro Industries, Inc.   15,860   1,088,789 
Transportation — 1.4%
CryoPort, Inc. (a) (c)   27,490    449,599 
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (a)   10,670    1,179,141 
         1,628,740 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.5%
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc.   19,680    592,761 
         18,735,674 
Technology — 14.1%
Computers — 3.6%
CACI International, Inc. Class A (a)   10,731    2,481,651 
Perspecta, Inc.   56,458    1,474,683 
         3,956,334 
Semiconductors — 4.6%
Brooks Automation, Inc.   39,890    1,477,127 
MKS Instruments, Inc.   23,260    2,146,433 
Semtech Corp. (a)   31,010    1,507,396 
         5,130,956 
Software — 5.9%
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc. (a)   19,970    785,820 
Envestnet, Inc. (a)   15,210    862,407 
j2 Global, Inc.   25,031    2,273,315 
Zynga, Inc. Class A (a)   460,772    2,681,693 
         6,603,235 
         15,690,525 
Utilities — 3.3%
Electric — 1.6%
Avista Corp.   35,980    1,742,871 
Gas — 1.7%
South Jersey Industries, Inc.   58,310    1,918,982 
         3,661,853 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $92,147,936)
        110,090,232 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $92,147,936)
        110,090,232 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.3%
Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (d)   2,619,350    2,619,350 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $2,619,350)
        2,619,350 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $94,767,286)
        112,709,582 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Small Cap Equity Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2%
Repurchase Agreement — 1.2%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (e)  $1,289,961   $1,289,961 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,289,961)
        1,289,961 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.4%
(Cost $96,057,247) (f)
        113,999,543 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.4)%        (2,700,092)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $111,299,451 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is a Master Limited Partnership.
(c) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $2,519,802 or 2.26% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).
(d) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(e) Maturity value of $1,289,995. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.000%, maturity date of 2/15/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,315,943.
(f) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

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MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 97.8%
 
COMMON STOCK — 97.8%
Basic Materials — 10.4%
Chemicals — 10.4%
The Chemours Co.   43,100   $643,914 
Dow, Inc. (a)   21,000    1,000,650 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   6,600    470,646 
Ingevity Corp. (a)   6,639    563,253 
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.   4,600    19,918 
         2,698,381 
Communications — 13.4%
Media — 13.4%
Altice USA, Inc. Class A (a)   54,700    1,568,796 
Cable One, Inc.   500    627,350 
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A (a)   3,500    365,820 
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class A (a)   54,100    923,487 
         3,485,453 
Consumer, Cyclical — 4.7%
Apparel — 2.6%
Kontoor Brands, Inc. (a)   18,900    663,390 
Distribution & Wholesale — 0.0%
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (a)   510    7,318 
Home Furnishing — 1.3%
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. Class A   21,200    342,804 
Leisure Time — 0.3%
Brunswick Corp.   1,500    78,180 
Retail — 0.5%
J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. (a)   11,500    134,780 
         1,226,472 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 29.2%
Biotechnology — 0.7%
Corteva, Inc. (a)   6,600    184,800 
Commercial Services — 11.4%
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   28,456    2,947,757 
Health Care – Products — 8.7%
Danaher Corp.   5,400    779,922 
Varex Imaging Corp. (a)   7,500    214,050 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   8,920    1,265,034 
         2,259,006 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.4%
Zoetis, Inc.   17,501    2,180,450 
         7,572,013 
Energy — 1.6%
Oil & Gas — 1.6%
Murphy USA, Inc. (a)   5,000   426,500 
Financial — 4.9%
Banks — 0.5%
City Holding Co.   1,809    137,936 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.2%
Synchrony Financial   9,540    325,219 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) — 3.2%
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.   10,300    291,284 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.   13,900    531,536 
         822,820 
         1,285,975 
Industrial — 27.8%
Electronics — 16.9%
Allegion PLC   8,500    881,025 
Fortive Corp.   5,900    404,504 
Honeywell International, Inc.   3,060    517,752 
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)   25,949    2,523,540 
nVent Electric PLC   2,340    51,574 
         4,378,395 
Engineering & Construction — 8.2%
Arcosa, Inc.   51,488    1,761,404 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.   4,100    375,150 
         2,136,554 
Machinery – Construction & Mining — 2.7%
Oshkosh Corp.   9,202    697,512 
         7,212,461 
Technology — 5.8%
Computers — 5.8%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.   55,000    834,350 
Perspecta, Inc.   25,437    664,415 
         1,498,765 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $21,063,534)
        25,406,020 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $21,063,534)
        25,406,020 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $21,063,534)
        25,406,020 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Special Situations Fund – Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

 

   Principal
Amount
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.3%
Repurchase Agreement — 2.3%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated
9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (b)
  $596,292   $596,292 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $596,292)
        596,292 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(Cost $21,659,826) (c)
        26,002,312 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (0.1)%        (38,661)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $25,963,651 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Maturity value of $596,308. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.500%, maturity date of 3/31/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $608,714.
(c) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund – Portfolio of Investments

 

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Number of
Shares
   Value 
EQUITIES — 98.6%
COMMON STOCK — 95.6%
Bermuda — 3.1%
Credicorp Ltd.   13,090   $2,728,479 
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.   47,289    1,415,721 
         4,144,200 
Brazil — 4.0%
Atacadao SA   235,400    1,192,594 
B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao   133,665    1,403,580 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA Sponsored ADR   72,515    609,851 
Natura Cosmeticos SA   124,200    1,012,145 
Vale SA Sponsored ADR (a)   104,110    1,197,265 
         5,415,435 
Cayman Islands — 20.9%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (a)   58,634    9,805,364 
Baozun, Inc. ADR (a) (b)   12,805    546,774 
Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd. (a) (c)   732,300    2,625,468 
Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR   104,210    3,441,014 
Hutchison China MediTech Ltd. ADR (a)   11,467    204,571 
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a) (c)   204,000    648,111 
Meituan Dianping, Class B (a)   237,300    2,419,798 
Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd. (a) (c)   8,670    50,806 
StoneCo Ltd. Class A (a)   16,860    586,391 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.   107,659    4,569,015 
Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (a) (b)   31    396 
Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc. (a) (c)   93,000    950,382 
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. ADR   97,910    2,088,420 
         27,936,510 
Chile — 1.1%
SACI Falabella   261,906    1,463,714 
China — 5.5%
China International Capital Corp. Ltd. Class H (c)   300,800    587,563 
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. Class A   322,160    3,653,808 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class A   175,262    2,148,067 
Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Class H (a) (c)   28,800    106,081 
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H   282,568    888,270 
         7,383,789 
Colombia — 0.5%
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA ADR   95,240    710,490 
Egypt — 0.6%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE   161,182    772,273 
France — 5.4%
Kering SA   10,895    5,562,026 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   4,176    1,662,339 
         7,224,365 
Hong Kong — 4.7%
AIA Group Ltd.   430,200    4,036,635 
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.   85,000    193,206 
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (a) (c)   130,000    398,667 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.   54,859    1,619,282 
         6,247,790 
India — 10.2%
Bandhan Bank Ltd. (c)   31,370    217,441 
Biocon Ltd.   7,951    25,155 
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.   125,035    543,412 
Dalmia Bharat Ltd. (a)   10,680    123,580 
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.   177,291    4,949,714 
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.   202,325    4,687,545 
Oberoi Realty Ltd.   53,172    379,599 
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.   58,806    1,739,614 
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.   261,199    975,340 
         13,641,400 
Indonesia — 1.1%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT   281,300    601,689 
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT   395,200    522,933 
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT   349,000    284,102 
         1,408,724 
Italy — 1.5%
Moncler SpA   20,441    729,130 
PRADA SpA   420,400    1,224,560 
         1,953,690 
Mexico — 7.0%
Alsea SAB de CV (a)   254,574    593,413 
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV   346,343    3,173,846 
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV Sponsored ADR   10,880    996,390 
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Class B   42,464    647,439 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Number of
Shares
   Value 
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O   95,349   $513,901 
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Class O   727,623    927,319 
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B   814,430    1,909,581 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   191,933    568,874 
         9,330,763 
Netherlands — 1.1%
Steinhoff International Holdings NV (a) (b)   407,067    26,345 
Yandex NV Class A (a)   39,632    1,387,516 
         1,413,861 
Philippines — 2.5%
Ayala Corp.   11,553    196,954 
Ayala Land, Inc.   1,117,300    1,066,556 
SM Investments Corp.   93,945    1,758,051 
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.   518,912    372,586 
         3,394,147 
Republic of Korea — 2.9%
Amorepacific Corp.   5,095    601,108 
AMOREPACIFIC Group   5,286    289,146 
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.   849    929,253 
Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. (a) (c)   5,315    1,370,831 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   16,625    678,299 
         3,868,637 
Russia — 7.7%
LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR   16,933    1,398,264 
LUKOIL PJSC Sponsored ADR   3,762    311,230 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (b)   2,505    64,103 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC   1,100    282,881 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR (Russia)   23,364    597,977 
Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered   605    122,694 
Novatek PJSC Sponsored GDR Registered   32,633    6,604,439 
Polyus PJSC GDR (c) (d)   4,342    250,751 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC   201,462    707,928 
         10,340,267 
South Africa — 2.6%
FirstRand Ltd. (b)   678,589    2,791,780 
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.   89,108    722,848 
         3,514,628 
Spain — 0.4%
Banco Santander S.A. (a)   141,289    574,922 
Taiwan — 4.6%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (d)   706,000    6,219,461 
Thailand — 0.4%
Siam Commercial Bank PCL   152,300    587,589 
Turkey — 1.6%
Akbank T.A.S. (a)   831,615    1,198,270 
Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS   134,744    522,246 
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS   46,538    405,329 
         2,125,845 
United Arab Emirates — 0.4%
Emaar Properties PJSC   444,000    557,580 
United Kingdom — 2.7%
Glencore PLC (a)   1,194,011    3,597,263 
United States — 3.1%
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)   770    424,447 
Yum China Holdings, Inc.   81,600    3,707,088 
         4,131,535 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $116,203,528)
        127,958,878 
 
PREFERRED STOCK — 3.0%
Brazil — 1.4%
Lojas Americanas SA 0.350%   382,100    1,835,574 
India — 0.0%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. 6.000%   503,840    37,325 
Singapore — 1.6%
Grab Holdings, Inc. (a) (d) (e)   350,542    2,160,355 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $3,993,881)
        4,033,254 
           
TOTAL EQUITIES
(Cost $120,197,409)
        131,992,132 
 
MUTUAL FUNDS — 2.2%
United States — 2.2%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (f)   2,980,089    2,980,089 
           
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $2,980,089)
        2,980,089 
           
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $123,177,498)
        134,972,221 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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   Principal
Amount
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.4%
Repurchase Agreement — 1.4%
Fixed Income Clearing Corp., Repurchase Agreement, dated 9/30/19, 0.950%, due 10/01/19 (g)  $1,887,740   $1,887,740 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,887,740)
        1,887,740 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 102.2%
(Cost $125,065,238) (h)
        136,859,961 
           
Other Assets/(Liabilities) — (2.2)%        (2,972,902)
           
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $133,887,059 

 

Abbreviation Legend

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. The total value of securities on loan as of September 30, 2019, was $2,821,083 or 2.11% of net assets. Total securities on loan may be less than the amounts identified in the Portfolio of Investments. (Note 2).
(c) Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $7,206,101 or 5.38% of net assets.
(d) This security is fair valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $8,630,567 or 6.45% of net assets.
(e) Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.
(f) Represents investment of security lending collateral. (Note 2).
(g) Maturity value of $1,887,790. Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency obligations with a rate of 2.500%, maturity date of 3/31/23, and an aggregate market value, including accrued interest, of $1,929,315.
(h) See Note 3 for aggregate cost for federal tax purposes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the portfolio of investments.

 

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Notes to Portfolio of Investments (Unaudited)

 

1.The Funds

 

MML Series Investment Fund II (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 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 8, 2005, which was amended and restated as of February 28, 2005 and December 15, 2011, as it may be further amended from time to time. The Trust consists of the following series (each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively as the “Funds”):

 

MML Asset Momentum Fund (“Asset Momentum Fund”)

MML Blend Fund (“Blend Fund”)

MML Dynamic Bond Fund (“Dynamic Bond Fund”)

MML Equity Fund (“Equity Fund”)

MML Equity Rotation Fund (“Equity Rotation Fund”)

MML High Yield Fund (“High Yield Fund”)

MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund (“Inflation-Protected and Income Fund”)

MML Managed Bond Fund (“Managed Bond Fund”)

MML Short-Duration Bond Fund (“Short-Duration Bond Fund”)

MML Small Cap Equity Fund (“Small Cap Equity Fund”)

MML Special Situations Fund (“Special Situations Fund”)

MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund (“Strategic Emerging Markets Fund”)

 

The Trust makes shares of the Funds available for the investment of assets of various separate investment accounts established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) and by life insurance companies which are subsidiaries of MassMutual. Shares of the Trust are not offered to the general public. MassMutual, MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, C.M. Life Insurance Company, and the MML Allocation Funds, which are “funds of funds” series of MML Series Investment Fund, another open-end management investment company sponsored by MassMutual, are the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of the Funds.

 

Each share class of a Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of assets. The principal difference among the classes is the level of service and administration fees, and shareholder and distribution service expenses borne by the classes. Because each class will have different fees and expenses, performance and share prices will vary between the classes. The classes of shares are offered to different types of investors, as outlined in the Funds’ Prospectus.

 

2.Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by each Fund in the preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.

 

Investment Valuation

 

The net asset value of each Fund’s shares is determined once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (a “business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but may close earlier on some days. If the NYSE is scheduled to close early, the business day will be considered to end as of the time of the NYSE’s scheduled close. A Fund will not treat an intraday disruption in NYSE trading or other event that causes an unscheduled closing of the NYSE as a close of business of the NYSE for these purposes and will instead fair value securities in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”), and under the general oversight of the Trustees. On holidays and other days when the NYSE is closed, each Fund’s net asset value generally is not calculated and the Funds do not anticipate accepting buy or sell orders. However, the value of each Fund’s assets may still be affected on such days to the extent that a Fund holds foreign securities that trade on days that foreign securities markets are open.

 

 

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Equity securities and derivative contracts that are actively traded on a national securities exchange or contract market are valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service, which provides the last reported sale price, or, in the case of futures contracts, the settlement price, for securities or derivatives listed on the exchange or contract market or the official closing price on the NASDAQ National Market System (“NASDAQ System”), or in the case of over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities for which an official closing price is unavailable or not reported on the NASDAQ System, the last reported bid price. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange are valued at the last price at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. Debt securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, which generally determines valuations taking into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Shares of other open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset values as reported on each business day.

 

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are marked to market daily based on those quotations. Market quotations may be provided by third-party vendors or market makers, and may be determined on the basis of a variety of factors, such as broker quotations, financial modeling, and other market data, such as market indexes and yield curves, counterparty information, and foreign exchange rates. U.S. Government and agency securities may be valued on the basis of market quotations or using a model that may incorporate market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. The fair values of OTC derivative contracts, including forward, swap, and option contracts related to interest rates, foreign currencies, credit standing of reference entities, equity prices, or commodity prices, may be based on market quotations or may be modeled using a series of techniques, including simulation models, depending on the contract and the terms of the transaction. The fair values of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities are estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, established benchmark yield, and estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche, including, but not limited to, prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. Restricted securities are generally valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not available or for which a pricing service or vendor does not provide a value, or for which such market quotations or values are considered by the investment adviser or subadviser to be unreliable (including, for example, certain foreign securities, thinly-traded securities, certain restricted securities, certain initial public offerings, or securities whose values may have been affected by a significant event) are stated at fair valuations determined in good faith by the Funds’ Valuation Committee1 in accordance with procedures approved annually by the Trustees, and under the general oversight of the Trustees. The Funds’ Valuation Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations including a regular review of significant inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Funds’ Valuation Committee reports to the Trustees at its regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Funds’ fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment.

 

The Funds may invest in securities that are traded principally in foreign markets and that trade on weekends and other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the values of the Funds’ portfolio securities may change on days when the prices of the Funds’ shares are not calculated. The prices of the Funds’ shares will reflect any such changes when the prices of the Funds’ shares are next calculated, which is the next business day. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded in foreign markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. The Funds’ investments may be priced based on fair values provided by a third-party vendor, based on certain factors and methodologies applied by such vendor, in the event that there is movement in the U.S. market, between the close of the foreign market and the time the Funds calculate their net asset values. All assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day.

 

1The voting members of the Valuation Committee consist of the President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Vice Presidents (except for the CCO, Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries) of the Trust, as well as such other members as the Trustees may from time to time designate. The non-voting members of the Valuation Committee consist of the CCO, Secretary, and Assistant Secretaries. The Valuation Committee reviews and determines the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general.

 

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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 any other investments fair valued using significant unobservable inputs, as described below, the fair valuation approaches used by third party service providers and/or the Funds’ subadvisers utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs:

 

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 value 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. Valuation techniques such as the current value method (“CVM”), an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The CVM allocates value among the various parts of a company’s capital structure assuming that the value of convertible preferred stock is represented by the most favorable claim the preferred stockholders have on the enterprise value as of the valuation date. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve 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 as other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information for a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its net asset value. 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 is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

 

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Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Funds can access at the measurement date

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. In addition, in periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Levels.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

The Equity Rotation Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, and Special Situations Fund characterized all long-term investments at Level 1, and all short-term investments at Level 2, as of September 30, 2019. For each Fund noted in the preceding sentence, the level classification by major category of investments is the same as the category presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

The following is the aggregate value by input level, as of September 30, 2019, for the remaining Funds’ investments:

 

 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Asset Momentum Fund                
Asset Investments                
Common Stock  $4,773,941   $2,233,713*  $-   $7,007,654 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   -    2,998,652    -    2,998,652 
Mutual Funds   20,121,754    -    -    20,121,754 
Short-Term Investments   -    7,572,354    -    7,572,354 
Total Investments  $24,895,695   $12,804,719   $-   $37,700,414 
Asset Derivatives                    
Forward Contracts  $-   $45,730   $-   $45,730 
Liability Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $(198,962)  $-   $-   $(198,962)
                     
Blend Fund                    
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $441,816,038   $-   $-   $441,816,038 
Preferred Stock   531,000    -    -    531,000 
Corporate Debt   -    92,012,858    -    92,012,858 
Municipal Obligations   -    1,698,146    -    1,698,146 
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations   881,579    79,705,898    -    80,587,477 
Sovereign Debt Obligations   -    1,914,736    -    1,914,736 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities   -    66,951,281    -    66,951,281 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   -    8,929,558    -    8,929,558 
Purchased Options   -    1,341,127    -    1,341,127 

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Blend Fund (Continued)                
Asset Investments (Continued)                
Mutual Funds  $3,548,882   $-   $-   $3,548,882 
Short-Term Investments   -    36,820,625    -    36,820,625 
Total Investments  $446,777,499   $289,374,229   $-   $736,151,728 
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $103,424   $-   $-   $103,424 
Liability Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $(687,814)  $-   $-   $(687,814)
                     
Dynamic Bond Fund                    
Asset Investments                    
Bank Loans (Less Unfunded Loan Commitments)  $-   $9,570,577   $-   $9,570,577 
Corporate Debt   -    119,971,122    -    119,971,122 
Municipal Obligations   -    466,525    -    466,525 
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations   -    102,578,936    -    102,578,936 
Sovereign Debt Obligations   -    2,171,305    -    2,171,305 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities   -    65,902,852    -    65,902,852 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   -    105,999,865    -    105,999,865 
Mutual Funds   988,855    -    -    988,855 
Short-Term Investments   -    4,319,161    -    4,319,161 
Unfunded Loan Commitments***   -    5    -    5 
Total Investments  $988,855   $410,980,348   $-   $411,969,203 
                     
Equity Fund                    
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $777,382,902   $-   $-   $777,382,902 
Preferred Stock   3,091,410    584,470    -    3,675,880 
Corporate Debt   -    391,955    -    391,955 
Mutual Funds   5,040,618    -    -    5,040,618 
Short-Term Investments   -    3,987,602    -    3,987,602 
Total Investments  $785,514,930   $4,964,027   $-   $790,478,957 
                     
High Yield Fund                    
Asset Investments                    
Common Stock  $287,409   $401,049   $-+**  $688,458 
Preferred Stock   52,992    -    -    52,992 
Bank Loans   -    7,779,361    -    7,779,361 
Corporate Debt   -    116,145,446    -    116,145,446 
Warrants   -    -    1,316**   1,316 
Mutual Funds   7,676,610    -    -    7,676,610 
Short-Term Investments   -    3,996,896    -    3,996,896 
Total Investments  $8,017,011   $128,322,752   $1,316   $136,341,079 
                     
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund                    
Asset Investments                    
Corporate Debt  $-   $1,545,517   $-   $1,545,517 
Municipal Obligations   -    62,643    -    62,643 
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations   -    180,999,661    -    180,999,661 

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund (Continued)                
Asset Investments (Continued)                
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities  $-   $11,501,161   $-   $11,501,161 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   -    306,056,312    -    306,056,312 
Purchased Options   -    2,094,674    -    2,094,674 
Short-Term Investments   -    117,110,741    -    117,110,741 
Total Investments  $-   $619,370,709   $-   $619,370,709 
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $55,018   $-   $-   $55,018 
Swap Agreements   -    455,104    -    455,104 
Total  $55,018   $455,104   $-   $510,122 
Liability Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $(64,316)  $-   $-   $(64,316)
Swap Agreements   -    (207,460)   -    (207,460)
Total  $(64,316)  $(207,460)  $-   $(271,776)
Managed Bond Fund                    
Asset Investments                    
Preferred Stock  $2,522,250   $-   $-   $2,522,250 
Corporate Debt   -    405,170,949    -    405,170,949 
Municipal Obligations   -    6,867,402    -    6,867,402 
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations   3,581,201    375,589,952    -    379,171,153 
Sovereign Debt Obligations   -    7,665,023    -    7,665,023 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities   -    305,510,362    -    305,510,362 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   -    19,744,194    -    19,744,194 
Purchased Options   -    8,198,119    -    8,198,119 
Mutual Funds   3,299,143    -    -    3,299,143 
Short-Term Investments   -    140,650,362    -    140,650,362 
Total Investments  $9,402,594   $1,269,396,363   $-   $1,278,798,957 
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $403,364   $-   $-   $403,364 
Liability Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $(2,561,286)  $-   $-   $(2,561,286)
Short-Duration Bond Fund                    
Asset Investments                    
Corporate Debt  $-   $80,412,459   $-   $80,412,459 
Municipal Obligations   -    518,979    -    518,979 
Non-U.S. Government Agency Obligations   684,094    111,069,341    -    111,753,435 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations and Instrumentalities   -    4,077,607    -    4,077,607 
U.S. Treasury Obligations   -    7,597,800    -    7,597,800 
Purchased Options   -    1,621,642    -    1,621,642 
Mutual Funds   1,152,525    -    -    1,152,525 
Short-Term Investments   -    2,987,354    -    2,987,354 
Total Investments  $1,836,619   $208,285,182   $-   $210,121,801 
Asset Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $542,104   $-   $-   $542,104 
Liability Derivatives                    
Futures Contracts  $(282,476)  $-   $-   $(282,476)

 

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   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
                 
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund                
Asset Investments                
Common Stock*                
Bermuda  $2,728,479   $1,415,721   $-   $4,144,200 
Brazil   5,415,435    -    -    5,415,435 
Cayman Islands   19,298,398    8,638,112    -    27,936,510 
Chile   1,463,714    -    -    1,463,714 
China   -    7,383,789    -    7,383,789 
Colombia   710,490    -    -    710,490 
Egypt   -    772,273    -    772,273 
France   -    7,224,365    -    7,224,365 
Hong Kong   -    6,247,790    -    6,247,790 
India   -    13,641,400    -    13,641,400 
Indonesia   -    1,408,724    -    1,408,724 
Italy   -    1,953,690    -    1,953,690 
Mexico   9,330,763    -    -    9,330,763 
Netherlands   1,387,516    26,345    -    1,413,861 
Philippines   -    3,394,147    -    3,394,147 
Republic of Korea   -    3,868,637    -    3,868,637 
Russia   122,694    10,217,573    -    10,340,267 
South Africa   -    3,514,628    -    3,514,628 
Spain   574,922    -    -    574,922 
Taiwan   -    6,219,461    -    6,219,461 
Thailand   587,589    -    -    587,589 
Turkey   -    2,125,845    -    2,125,845 
United Arab Emirates   -    557,580    -    557,580 
United Kingdom   -    3,597,263    -    3,597,263 
United States   4,131,535    -    -    4,131,535 
Preferred Stock                    
Brazil   1,835,574    -    -    1,835,574 
India   37,325    -    -    37,325 
Singapore   -    -    2,160,355    2,160,355 
Mutual Funds   2,980,089    -    -    2,980,089 
Short-Term Investments   -    1,887,740    -    1,887,740 
Total Investments  $50,604,523   $84,095,083   $2,160,355   $136,859,961 
 
* Includes foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted to reflect market trading of comparable securities or other correlated instruments after the close of trading in their applicable foreign markets, as applicable.
** None of the unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets, individually or collectively, had a material impact on the Fund(s). Level 3 investments at the end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the period ended September 30, 2019 is not presented.
*** Unfunded loan commitments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.
+ Represents a security at $0 value as of September 30, 2019.

 

The Funds, with the exception of the Blend Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Managed Bond Fund, and Short-Duration Bond Fund, had no Level 3 transfers during the period ended September 30, 2019. The Blend Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Managed Bond Fund, and Short-Duration Bond Fund had Level 3 transfers during the period ended September 30, 2019; however, none of the transfers individually or collectively had a material impact on the Blend Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, Managed Bond Fund, or Short-Duration Bond Fund.

 

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Following is a reconciliation of investments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

 

   Investments in Securities 
   Balance
as of
12/31/18
   Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Purchases   (Sales)   Transfers
into
Level 3
   Transfers
(out)
of Level 3
   Balance
as of
9/30/19
   Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held
as of 9/30/19
 
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund
Preferred Stock  $-   $-   $-   $-   $2,160,355   $-   $-   $-   $2,160,355   $- 

 

The Strategic Emerging Markets Fund fair values certain of its Level 3 investments using acquisition cost, although the transaction may not have occurred during the current reporting period. These investments are generally privately held investments, but may include defaulted securities and new debt issuances. There may not be a secondary market for such investments, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The determination to fair value such investments at cost is based upon factors consistent with the principles of fair value measurement that are reasonably available to the Valuation Committee. Valuations are reviewed by members of the Valuation Committee utilizing available market information to determine if the carrying value of these investments should be adjusted. Such market data may include, but is not limited to, observations of the trading multiples of public companies considered comparable to the private companies being valued, financial or operational information released by the company, and/or news or corporate events that affect the investment, also referred to as enterprise value (EV) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ratios. Valuations may be adjusted to account for company-specific issues, the lack of liquidity inherent in a nonpublic investment and the fact that comparable public companies are not identical to the investments being fair valued by the Strategic Emerging Markets Fund. All market variables are assessed on a regular frequency and calibrated as necessary.

 

 

 

   Fair Value
Amount
   Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable Input Description  Value/
Weighted
Average Range
 
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund                
                 
Preferred Stock — $2,160,355                
Grab Holdings, Inc.  $2,160,355   Market Approach  Market Transaction  $6.16 
Total  $2,160,355            
 

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. Losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. A Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

 

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At September 30, 2019, the Fund(s) had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped into the indicated risk categories:

 

 

 

   Equity
Risk
   Foreign
Exchange
Risk
   Interest
Rate
Risk
   Total 
Asset Momentum Fund
Asset Derivatives
Forward Contracts  $-   $45,730   $-   $45,730 
Liability Derivatives
Futures Contracts  $(198,962)  $-   $-   $(198,962)
Blend Fund
Asset Derivatives
Purchased Options  $-   $-   $1,341,127   $1,341,127 
Futures Contracts   -    -    103,424    103,424 
Total Value  $-   $-   $1,444,551   $1,444,551 
Liability Derivatives
Futures Contracts  $(39,270)  $-   $(648,544)  $(687,814)
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund
Asset Derivatives
Purchased Options  $-   $-   $2,094,674   $2,094,674 
Futures Contracts   -    -    55,018    55,018 
Swap Agreements   -    -    455,104    455,104 
Total Value  $-   $-   $2,604,796   $2,604,796 
Liability Derivatives
Futures Contracts  $-   $-   $(64,316)  $(64,316)
Swap Agreements   -    -    (207,460)   (207,460)
Total Value  $-   $-   $(271,776)  $(271,776)
Managed Bond Fund
Asset Derivatives
Purchased Options  $-   $-   $8,198,119   $8,198,119 
Futures Contracts   -    -    403,364    403,364 
Total Value  $-   $-   $8,601,483   $8,601,483 
Liability Derivatives
Futures Contracts  $-   $-   $(2,561,286)  $(2,561,286)
Short-Duration Bond Fund
Asset Derivatives
Purchased Options  $-   $-   $1,621,642   $1,621,642 
Futures Contracts   -    -    542,104    542,104 
Total Value  $-   $-   $2,163,746   $2,163,746 
Liability Derivatives
Futures Contracts  $-   $-   $(282,476)  $(282,476)

 

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At September 30, 2019, the number of contracts, notional amounts, or shares/units for each derivative type was as follows:

 

 

 

   Number of Contracts, Notional Amounts, or Shares/Units† 
Fund Name  Futures
Contracts
   Forward
Contracts
   Swap
Agreements
   Purchased
Swaptions
 
Asset Momentum Fund   143   $1,418,159   $-   $- 
Blend Fund   401    -    -    28,375,000 
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund   160    -    62,360,000    44,245,000 
Managed Bond Fund   1,593    -    -    173,450,000 
Short-Duration Bond Fund   1,023    -    -    34,315,000 
 
Amount(s) disclosed represent number of contracts for futures contracts, notional amounts for forward contracts, swap agreements, and purchased swaptions, based on absolute values, at September 30, 2019.

 

Further details regarding the derivatives and other investments held by the Fund(s) at September 30, 2019, are discussed below.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions

 

A Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange transactions for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates, or for other, non-hedging purposes.

 

A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts. These contracts call for the Fund to deliver in the future an amount of one currency in return for an amount of another currency, at an exchange rate determined at the time the contract is entered into. Forward contracts are private contractual arrangements and a Fund is subject to the risk that its counterparty will not, or will not be able to, perform its obligations. This type of arrangement may require the Fund to post margin. A Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions in order to hedge against changes in the values of the assets or liabilities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, or otherwise to increase or reduce a Fund’s exposure to various foreign currencies. The use of foreign currency exchange transactions may create investment leverage.

 

Whenever a Fund enters into a foreign currency exchange transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the transaction will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When the Fund uses the transactions for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. If a Fund enters into foreign currency exchange transactions other than for hedging purposes (for example, seeking to profit from an anticipated change in the values of currencies by creating directional exposures in the portfolio with respect to one or more currencies), it will generally be subject to the same risks, but is less likely to have assets or liabilities that will offset any losses on the transactions. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to terminate any foreign currency exchange transaction prior to its maturity in order to limit its loss on the transaction.

 

Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in their value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the settlement price established through dealers or other market sources on the day which they are traded. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset. The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risk associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions and counterparty risks are considered.

 

A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the unrealized appreciation on the contract.

 

Futures Contracts

 

A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk, through the use of futures contracts. A Fund may use interest rate futures contracts to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio. Interest rate futures contracts obligate the long or short holder to take or make delivery of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, such as a specific fixed income security, during a specified future period at a specified price. A Fund may use index futures contracts to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other assets, including commodities and precious metals. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures contracts may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk.

 

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Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When a Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When a Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part.

 

When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

 

Swap Agreements

 

Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments or rates, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).

 

Interest Rate Swaps. When a Fund enters into an interest rate swap, it typically agrees to make payments to its counterparty based on a specified long- or short-term interest rate and will receive payments from its counterparty based on another interest rate. Other forms of interest rate swap agreements include, among others, interest rate caps, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a specified payment stream, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels. A Fund may enter into an interest rate swap in order, for example, to hedge against the effect of interest rate changes on the value of specific securities in its portfolio, or to adjust the interest rate sensitivity (duration) or the credit exposure of its portfolio overall, or otherwise as a substitute for a direct investment in debt securities.

 

Credit Default Swaps. A Fund also may enter into credit default swap transactions, as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, acceleration, default, or repudiation/moratorium. When a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. If it does own securities of the reference entity, the swap serves as a hedge against a decline in the value of the securities due to the occurrence of a credit event involving the issuer of the securities. If the Fund does not own securities of the reference entity, the credit default swap may be seen to create a short position in the reference entity. If a Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund will typically recover nothing under the swap, but will have had to pay the required upfront payment and stream of continuing payments under the swap. When a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create a “synthetic” long position.

 

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Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of an interest rate swap, the value of the swap may increase or decrease depending on changes in interest rates. In the case of a credit default swap, the swap will become more or less valuable depending on the credit of the issuer of the underlying security, and, if a credit event occurs under a swap where the Fund is the seller of credit protection, the Fund could be required to purchase the security at par value, resulting in a significant loss to the Fund. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

Swaptions. A Fund may also enter into options on swap agreements (“swaptions”). A swaption is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms. A Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swaptions. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A Fund may enter into swaptions for the same purposes as swaps. For information regarding the accounting treatment of options, see “Options, Rights, and Warrants” below.

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps. Certain clearinghouses currently offer clearing for limited types of derivatives transactions, principally certain interest rate swaps, certain index swaps, and credit derivatives. In a cleared derivative transaction, a Fund typically enters into the transaction with a financial institution counterparty, and performance of the transaction is effectively guaranteed by a central clearinghouse, thereby reducing or eliminating the Fund’s exposure to the credit risk of its original counterparty. The Fund will be required to post amounts (“initial margin”) with the clearinghouse or at the instruction of the clearinghouse. The initial margin required by a clearinghouse may be greater than the initial margin the Fund would be required to post in an uncleared transaction. If cash is deposited as the initial margin, it is shown as collateral on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities (“Variation margin on open derivative instruments”) and as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a Fund’s Statement of Operations. Only a limited number of transaction types are currently eligible for clearing.

 

During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and a Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.

 

During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security.

 

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A Fund’s current exposure to a counterparty is the fair value of the transaction.

 

Options, Rights, and Warrants

 

A Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on securities or an index of securities to enhance investment performance or to protect against changes in market prices. A Fund that invests in debt securities may also purchase and sell put and call options to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of its portfolio or the credit exposure of the portfolio.

 

Call Options. A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date.

 

Put Options. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date.

 

Writing put and call options. A Fund may write call options on a security it owns, in a “directional” strategy hoping to realize a greater current return through the receipt of premiums. In return for the option premium, the Fund takes the risk that it will have to forego any increase in the value of the security over the strike price. When a Fund has written a call option on a security it does not own, its exposure on such an option is theoretically unlimited. A Fund may enter into closing purchase transactions in order to realize a profit or limit a loss on a previously written call option or, in the case of a call option on a security it owns, to free itself to sell the underlying security or to write another call on the security, or protect a security from being called in an unexpected market rise. Any profits from a closing purchase transaction in the case of a call option on a security a Fund owns may be offset by a decline in the value of the underlying security. Conversely, because increases in the market price of a call option will generally reflect increases in the market price of the underlying security, any loss resulting from a closing purchase transaction relating to a call option on a security a Fund owns is likely to be offset in whole or in part by unrealized appreciation of the underlying security owned by the Fund. A Fund may not be able to close out a call option that it has previously written. A Fund may write put options in order to enhance its current return by taking a long directional position as to a security or index of securities. By writing a put option, the Fund assumes the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying security for an exercise price higher than its then current market value, resulting in a potential capital loss unless the security later appreciates in value. A Fund may terminate a put option that it has written before it expires by entering into a closing purchase transaction. Any loss from this transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received on the terminated option. A Fund may not be able to close out a put option that it has previously written.

 

When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amount paid on the underlying investment to determine the realized gain or loss.

 

Purchasing put and call options. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If the Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund wants ultimately to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.

 

When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.

 

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OTC Options. OTC options purchased or sold by a Fund are not traded on securities or options exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by the Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. OTC options are valued using prices supplied by a primary pricing source, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees.

 

Rights and Warrants. A Fund may purchase or hold warrants or rights in order to gain exposure to the underlying security without owning the security, including, for example, cases where the Fund hopes to lock in the price today of a security it may wish to purchase in the future. Warrants generally give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a stated price. In order for a warrant to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover any premium and transaction costs. Rights may similarly confer on the holder the right to purchase or acquire securities, including through participation in a so-called rights offering. Bonds may be issued with warrants or other rights attached to purchase or acquire equity or other debt securities, typically of the bond issuer. The market prices of bonds with warrants or rights attached to purchase equity securities or bonds may, to some degree, reflect changes in the values of the underlying securities.

 

When a Fund purchases or otherwise acquires warrants or other rights, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the warrants or rights, unless the Fund exercises the warrant or right, acquires the underlying securities, or enters into a closing transaction before expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise to an extent sufficient to cover any premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment. Any premiums or purchase price paid for warrants or other rights that expire are treated as realized losses. Warrants and similar rights differ from options in that they are typically written by the issuer of the security underlying the warrant or right. Although some warrants and rights may be non-transferable, others may be traded over-the-counter or on an exchange.

 

Inflation-Linked Securities

 

Inflation-linked securities are typically fixed income securities whose principal values are periodically adjusted according to a measure of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of an inflation-linked security will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on the security (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original principal of the security upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-linked securities. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

 

Alternatively, the interest rates payable on certain inflation-linked securities may be adjusted according to a measure of inflation. As a result, the principal values of such securities do not adjust according to the rate of inflation, although the interest payable on such securities may decline during times of falling inflation.

 

The values of inflation-linked securities are expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-linked securities. Inflation-linked securities may cause a potential cash flow mismatch to investors, because an increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked security will be treated as interest income currently subject to tax at ordinary income rates even though investors will not receive repayment of principal until maturity. If a Fund invests in such securities, it will be required to distribute such interest income in order to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company and eliminate the Fund-level tax, without a corresponding receipt of cash, and therefore may be required to dispose of portfolio securities at a time when it may not be advantageous to do so in order to make such distributions.

 

Bank Loans

 

A Fund may invest in bank loans including, for example, corporate loans, loan participations, direct debt, bank debt, and bridge debt. A Fund may invest in a loan by lending money to a borrower directly as part of a syndicate of lenders. In a syndicated loan, the agent that originated and structured the loan typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the syndicate. Failure by the agent to fulfill its obligations may delay or adversely affect receipt of payment by a Fund. A Fund may also invest in loans through novations, assignments, and participation interests. In a novation, a Fund typically assumes all of the rights of a lending institution in a loan, including the right to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts directly from the borrower and to enforce its rights as a lender directly against the borrower. When a Fund takes an assignment of a loan, the Fund acquires some or all of the interest of another lender (or assignee) in the loan. In such cases, the Fund may be required generally to rely upon the assignor to demand payment and enforce rights under the loan. If a Fund acquires a participation in the loan, the Fund purchases an indirect interest in a loan held by a third party and the Fund typically will have a contractual relationship only with the third party loan investor, not with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the loan investor selling the participation and only upon receipt by such loan investor of such payments from the borrower. In such cases, a Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the loan investor selling the participation, and the Fund may be unable to realize some or all of the value of its interest in the loan in the event of the insolvency of the third party.

 

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Changes in the financial condition of the borrower or economic conditions or other circumstances may reduce the capacity of the borrower to make principal and interest payments on such instruments and may lead to defaults. The value of any collateral securing a bank loan may decline after the Fund invests, and there is a risk that the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund.

 

The Dynamic Bond Fund entered into certain loan agreements which are unfunded. The Dynamic Bond Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion. These commitments are disclosed in the Dynamic Bond Fund’s Portfolio of Investments. At September 30, 2019, the Dynamic Bond Fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover these commitments.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker-dealers whereby a Fund acquires a security for cash and obtains a simultaneous commitment from the seller to repurchase the security at an agreed upon price and date. A Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing the repurchase agreement in a segregated account. Repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized at all times, but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from recovering the collateral, or if the Fund is required to return collateral to a borrower at a time when it may realize a loss on the investment of that collateral.

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Each Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers to enhance return. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a Fund of portfolio securities concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same securities at a later date at a fixed price (typically equal to the original sale price plus interest). During the reverse repurchase agreement period, the Fund continues to receive principal and interest payments on the securities and also has the opportunity to earn a return on the purchase price received by it from the counterparty.

 

Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. A Fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements generally create investment leverage and involve the risk that the market value of the security that a Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. For financial reporting purposes, cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short term nature of reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by a Fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for a security, a Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund.

 

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Reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”), which permits the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and creates one single net payment due to or from the Fund. With reverse repurchase transactions, typically a Fund and the counterparties are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a Fund receives or posts securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by the Fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

 

In the event the buyer of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the proceeds from the sale of its securities may be restricted or forfeited, and the counterparty may fail to return/resell the securities in question to the Fund.

 

At September 30, 2019, the average balance outstanding for open reverse repurchase agreements for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $249,756,156. The maximum balance outstanding for the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund was $268,456,805 during the period ended September 30, 2019. The weighted average maturity was 47 days, at a weighted average interest rate of 2.622%.

 

Average balance outstanding was calculated based on daily balances outstanding during the period that the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund had entered into reverse repurchase transactions.

 

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, Forward Commitment, and To-Be-Announced Transactions

 

A Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, forward commitment, or to-be-announced (“TBA”) transactions (collectively, the “Forward Transactions”) in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In Forward Transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. In the case of TBA purchase commitments, the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established when the Fund enters into a commitment, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. Although a Fund does not typically pay for the securities in these types of transactions until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. As a result, each of these types of transactions may create investment leverage in a Fund’s portfolio and increase the volatility of the Fund. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased in a Forward Transaction, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

 

These securities are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, selected pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, which determines valuations taking into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. Securities for which no market quotation is available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees. The Funds record on a daily basis the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) based upon changes in the values of these securities. When a Forward Transaction is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the transaction at the time it was opened and the value of the transaction at the time it was closed.

 

Dollar Roll Transactions

 

A Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions, in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to purchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date from the same party. A Fund may invest in dollar rolls in order to benefit from anticipated changes in pricing for the mortgage-backed securities during the term of the transaction, or for the purpose of creating investment leverage. In a dollar roll, the securities that are to be purchased will be of the same type as the securities sold, but will be supported by different pools of mortgages.

 

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Dollar rolls involve the risk that the Fund’s counterparty will be unable to deliver the mortgage-backed securities underlying the dollar roll at the fixed time. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the transaction proceeds may be restricted pending a determination by the counterparty or its representative, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. A Fund can incur a loss on a dollar roll transaction (either because its counterparty fails to perform or because the value of the mortgages subject to the transaction declines) and on the investments made by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction.

 

A Fund accounts for a dollar roll transaction as a purchase and sale whereby the difference in the sales price and purchase price of the security sold is recorded as a realized gain (loss). If certain criteria are met, these dollar roll transactions may be considered financing transactions, whereby the difference in the sales price and the future purchase price is recorded as an adjustment to interest income. Dollar roll transactions generally have the effect of creating leverage in a Fund’s portfolio.

 

Securities Lending

 

Each Fund may lend its securities; however, lending cannot exceed 33% of the total assets of the Fund taken at current value. Prior to May 1, 2019, the Managed Bond Fund’s lending could not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Fund taken at current value. The Funds’ securities lending activities are governed by a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (“Lending Agreement”) between each Fund and the lending agent (“Agent”). The Lending Agreement authorizes the Agent to lend portfolio securities held by a Fund to approved borrowers (each, a “Borrower”).

 

Each Fund expects that in connection with any securities on loan, the loan will be secured continuously by collateral consisting of cash (U.S. currency) adjusted daily to have value at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a Fund and any additional collateral is delivered to the Fund the next business day. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of cash collateral. As with other extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the Borrower of the securities fail financially. Pursuant to the Lending Agreement, the Agent has provided indemnification to the Funds in the event of default by a Borrower with respect to a loan. The Funds receive compensation for lending their securities in the form of a securities loan fee paid by the Borrower, as well as a share of the income earned on investment of the cash collateral received for the loaned securities. At September 30, 2019, the Funds’ collateral was equal to or greater than 100% of the market value of securities on loan.

 

Subject to the terms of the Lending Agreement and the agreement between the Agent and the applicable Borrower (“Borrowing Agreement”), security loans can be terminated by the Agent, the Fund, or the Borrower and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the customary settlement period for such securities or the period of time specified in the Borrowing Agreement.

 

Accounting for Investment Transactions

 

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are computed by the specific identification cost method. Proceeds received from litigation, if any, are included in realized gains on investment transactions for any investments that are no longer held in the portfolio and as a reduction in cost for investments that continue to be held in the portfolio. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities, is earned from the settlement date and is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income and realized capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign interest, dividends, and capital gains have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practicable after the Fund determines the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds determine the classification of distributions received as return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The market values of foreign currencies, foreign securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the buying and selling rates of such currencies against the U.S. dollar at the end of each business day. Purchases and sales of foreign securities and income and expense items are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising from changes in the exchange rates from that portion arising from changes in the market prices of securities. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends or interest recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.

 

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Allocation of Operating Activity

 

In maintaining the records for the Funds, the income and expense accounts are allocated daily to each class of shares. Investment income and loss, and unrealized and realized gains or losses are prorated among the classes of shares based on the relative net assets of each. Expenses are allocated to each class of shares depending on the nature of the expenditures. Administration and service fees, if any, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to that class’s operations. Expenses of a Fund not directly attributable to the operations of any specific class of shares of the Fund are prorated among classes to which the expense relates based on relative net assets or another alternative method.

 

Foreign Securities

 

The Strategic Emerging Markets Fund invests substantially all of its assets in foreign securities. The other Funds may also invest in foreign securities. Foreign securities, including American Depositary Receipts, are subject to additional risks compared to securities of U.S. issuers, including international trade, currency, political, regulatory, and diplomatic risks. In addition, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the values of foreign securities and the price of a Fund’s shares. Emerging markets securities are subject to greater risks than securities issued in developed foreign markets, including less liquidity, greater price volatility, higher relative rates of inflation, greater political, economic, and social instability, greater custody and operational risks, and greater volatility in currency exchange rates.

 

Federal Income Tax

 

It is each Fund’s intent to continue to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to a regulated investment company. Under such provisions, the Funds would not be subject to federal income taxes on their ordinary income and net realized capital gains to the extent they are distributed or deemed to have been distributed to their shareholders. Therefore, the Funds have not made any provision for federal income tax.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

 

Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for the Blend Fund, Dynamic Bond Fund, High Yield Fund, Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, Managed Bond Fund, and Short-Duration Bond Fund and annually for the Asset Momentum Fund, Equity Fund, Equity Rotation Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, Special Situations Fund, and Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements. Distributions of any net realized capital gains of each Fund are declared and paid annually and at other times as may be required to satisfy tax or regulatory requirements.

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income and net realized capital gains on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.

 

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3.Federal Income Tax Information

 

At September 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the value of all investments owned by the Fund(s), as computed on a federal income tax basis, were as follows:

 

 
   Federal Income
Tax Cost
   Tax Basis
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Tax Basis
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Momentum Fund  $35,557,856   $2,448,446   $(305,888)  $2,142,558 
Blend Fund   604,869,564    141,451,001    (10,168,837)   131,282,164 
Dynamic Bond Fund   399,821,849    18,745,337    (6,597,983)   12,147,354 
Equity Fund   702,751,219    102,974,391    (15,246,653)   87,727,738 
Equity Rotation Fund   28,340,247    3,184,404    (576,979)   2,607,425 
High Yield Fund   139,543,622    5,239,055    (8,441,598)   (3,202,543)
Inflation-Protected and Income Fund   606,200,953    14,773,600    (1,603,844)   13,169,756 
Managed Bond Fund   1,247,992,829    38,765,906    (7,959,778)   30,806,128 
Short-Duration Bond Fund   207,941,418    3,996,112    (1,815,729)   2,180,383 
Small Cap Equity Fund   96,057,247    24,433,904    (6,491,608)   17,942,296 
Special Situations Fund   21,659,826    6,213,735    (1,871,249)   4,342,486 
Strategic Emerging Markets Fund   125,065,238    20,852,258    (9,057,535)   11,794,723 
 

 

4.New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). For entities that hold callable debt securities at a premium, ASU 2017-08 requires that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 would first be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the implication, if any, of these changes and its impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 — Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). ASU 2018-13 eliminates the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy, and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 requires that information is provided about the measurement uncertainty of Level 3 fair value measurements as of the reporting date. The amendment is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management has evaluated the impact of ASU 2018-13 and has early adopted the disclosure requirements and the impact, if any, is reflected within the Funds’ financial statements.

 

5.Legal Proceedings

 

On December 7, 2010, the Trust was named as a defendant and putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders named in an adversary proceeding brought by The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company (the “Official Committee”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with Tribune Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding (In re Tribune Company). The proceeding relates to a leveraged buyout (“LBO”) transaction by which Tribune Company converted to a privately-held company in 2007, and the putative defendant class is comprised of beneficial owners of shares of Tribune Company who received proceeds (the “Proceeds”) of the LBO. The Official Committee seeks to recover payments of those Proceeds. On April 5, 2012, the adversary proceeding was transferred to the Southern District of New York for consolidated pretrial proceedings. The action is now being prosecuted by the litigation trustee (“Trustee”) for the Tribune Litigation Trust.

 

The potential amount sought to be recovered from the Blend Fund and Small Cap Equity Fund are approximately $207,400 and $93,500, respectively, plus interest and the Official Committee’s court costs.

 

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In addition, on June 2, 2011, the Blend Fund was named as a defendant in a closely related, parallel adversary proceeding brought in connection with the Tribune Company’s LBO by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for a certain series of Senior Notes, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for a certain series of Senior Notes, and Wilmington Trust Company, in its capacity as successor indenture trustee for the PHONES Notes (together, the “Plaintiffs”), in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Plaintiffs also seek to recover payments of the Proceeds. On December 20, 2011, this action was transferred to the Southern District of New York for consolidated pretrial proceedings.

 

The Funds cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings. Accordingly, the Funds have not accrued any amounts related to these proceedings. If the proceedings were to be decided in a manner adverse to the Funds, or if the Funds were to enter into a settlement agreement with the Trustee or the Plaintiffs, as applicable, the payment of such judgment or settlement could potentially have a material adverse effect on the Funds’ net asset value depending on the net assets of each applicable Fund at the time of such judgment or settlement.

 

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