N-Q 1 d925246dnq.htm FORM N-Q Form N-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21869

 

 

NEXPOINT CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

200 Crescent Court

Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

 

NexPoint Advisors, L.P.

200 Crescent Court

Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 665-1287

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2015

 

 

 


Item 1: Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments are attached herewith.


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)
As of March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

U.S. Senior Loans (a) - 9.9%

  

 

ENERGY - 0.3%

  
  1,512,323      

Drillships Financing Holding, Inc.
Tranche B-1 Term Loan
6.00%, 03/31/2021

     1,160,474   
  1,529,000      

Fieldwood Energy LLC
Second Lien Term Loan
09/30/2020 (b)

     1,126,552   
     

 

 

 
        2,287,026   
     

 

 

 

 

GAMING & LEISURE - 0.5%

  
  

Ginn-LA CS Borrower LLC

  
  3,883,480      

First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit (c)

     77,670   
  8,322,966      

First Lien Tranche B Term Loan (c)

     166,459   
  8,390,209      

LLV Holdco LLC
Exit Revolving Loan
5.06%, 02/28/2017 (d)(e)

     4,420,801   
     

 

 

 
        4,664,930   
     

 

 

 

 

HOUSING - 0.0%

  
  2,360,772      

LBREP/L-SunCal Master I LLC
First Lien Term Loan B (c)(e)

     70,351   
     

 

 

 

 

MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.0%

  

  2,578,841      

Endurance Business Media, Inc.
Term Loan (c)(e)

     —     
     

 

 

 

 

SERVICE - 0.9%

  
  14,791,220      

Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Tranche B-2 Initial Term Loan
4.00%, 04/02/2020

     7,952,351   
     

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.7%

  
  

TerreStar Corporation

  
  6,110,506      

Term Loan
8.50%, 10/14/2017 (e)

     6,177,110   
  12,804,409      

Term Loan A
11.00%, 02/27/2020 (e)

     12,804,409   
  12,804,409      

Term Loan B
11.00%, 02/27/2020 (e)

     12,943,978   
     

 

 

 
        31,925,497   
     

 

 

 

 

UTILITY - 4.5%

  
  8,370,728      

Entegra TC LLC
Term Loan
9.25%, 10/02/2020

     8,245,167   
  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC

  
  35,329,417      

Extended Term Loan
4.66%, 10/10/2017

     21,272,725   
  17,000,000      

Non-Extended Term Loan
4.66%, 10/10/2015

     10,120,270   
     

 

 

 
        39,638,162   
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Senior Loans
(Cost $117,788,045)

     86,538,317   
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 
 

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans
(a)(c)(e) - 0.0%

  
  

 

UNITED KINGDOM - 0.0%

  
  GBP         
  

Henson No. 4, Ltd.

  
  955,133      

Term Loan Facility B

     41,545   
  963,605      

Term Loan Facility C

     41,962   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans
(Cost $1,501,638)

     83,507   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

U.S. Senior Loans (a) (continued)

  

 

UNITED KINGDOM (continued)

  

 

Asset-Backed Securities (f)(g) - 8.8%

  
  750,000      

Acis CLO, Ltd.
Series 2014-4A, Class D
3.33%, 05/01/2026

     667,500   
  6,000,000      

Series 2014-3A, Class
D 3.38%, 02/01/2026

     5,386,500   
  10,000,000      

Series 2014-3A, Class E
5.01%, 02/01/2026

     8,476,000   
  2,000,000      

Series 2013-2A, Class E
5.18%, 10/14/2022

     1,897,000   
  5,000,000      

Series 2014-3A, Class F
5.86%, 02/01/2026

     4,005,750   
  4,500,000      

Series 2013-1A, Class E
5.86%, 04/18/2024

     4,123,139   
  9,142,000      

Series 2013-1A, Class F
6.76%, 04/18/2024

     8,013,420   
  1,000,000      

Apidos CLO
Series 2013-12A, Class F
5.15%, 04/15/2025

     821,000   
  1,925,000      

Betony CLO, Ltd.
Series 2015-1A
0.00%, 04/15/2027

     1,674,750   
  2,000,000      

CFIP CLO, Ltd.
Series 2014-1A, Class E
5.00%, 04/13/2025

     1,692,720   
  2,000,000      

CIFC Funding, Ltd.
Series 2014-4A, Class F
5.86%, 10/17/2026

     1,680,000   
  9,510,000      

Eastland CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class C
1.76%, 05/01/2022

     8,434,419   
  3,375,116      

Series 2007-1A, Class D
3.86%, 05/01/2022

     3,067,558   

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
  1,000,000      

Flagship CLO VIII, Ltd.
Series 2014-8A, Class F
6.05%, 01/16/2026

     830,000   
  2,000,000      

Grayson CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class C
1.81%, 11/01/2021

     1,804,050   
  2,915,407      

Series 2006-1A, Class D
3.86%, 11/01/2021

     2,531,302   
  850,000      

Greywolf CLO, Ltd.
Series 2013-1A, Class E
5.30%, 04/15/2025

     702,695   
  3,000,000      

Harbourview CLO, Ltd.
Series 7A, Class E
5.35%, 11/18/2026

     2,610,000   
  2,127,119      

Hewett’s Island CDO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1RA, Class E
7.01%, 11/12/2019

     2,108,187   
  744,027      

Highland Loan Funding V, Ltd.
2.76%, 08/01/2016

     602,662   
  11,375,000      

Highland Park CDO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class A2
0.66%, 11/25/2051

     6,483,750   
  1,000,000      

Palmer Square CLO, Ltd.
Series 2013-2A, Class D
5.61%, 10/17/2025

     918,300   
  4,620,339      

Red River CLO, Ltd.
Series 1A, Class E
4.01%, 07/27/2018

     4,332,802   
  2,752,426      

Rockwall CDO II, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class B2L
4.51%, 08/01/2024

     2,437,136   
  1,500,000      

Valhalla CLO, Ltd.
Series 2004-1A, Class EIN
0.00%, 08/01/2016

     440,000   
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

  
  2,100,000      

Vibrant CLO II, Ltd.
Series 2013-2A, Class E
5.76%, 07/24/2024

     1,722,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $75,420,922)

     77,462,640   
     

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes - 6.8%

  

 

ENERGY - 1.1%

  
  877,000      

American Energy-Permian Basin LLC
7.13%, 11/01/2020 (f)

     677,482   
  307,681      

    7.38%, 11/01/2021 (f)

     235,376   
  4,062,000      

Arch Coal, Inc.
7.00%, 06/15/2019 (h)

     974,880   
  3,363,000      

Linn Energy LLC
6.25%, 11/01/2019

     2,673,585   
  2,493,000      

Penn Virginia Corp.
8.50%, 05/01/2020

     2,355,885   
  5,000,000      

Venoco, Inc.
8.88%, 02/15/2019 (h)

     2,625,000   
     

 

 

 
        9,542,208   
     

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2.3%

  
  23,971,250      

Avaya, Inc.
10.50%, 03/01/2021 (f)(h)

     20,495,419   
     

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%

  
  

DPH Holdings Corp.

  
  3,750,000      

    6.50%, 05/01/2009 (c)

     152,813   
  3,933,000      

    6.55%, 06/15/2006 (c)

     160,270   
  8,334,000      

    7.13%, 05/01/2029 (c)

     339,610   
     

 

 

 
        652,693   
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

UTILITY - 3.3%

  
  9,897,323      

Entegra TC LLC
9.27%, 10/03/2017 (f)(g)

     10,144,756   
  21,239,000      

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.
7.25%, 04/01/2019 (f)(h)

     12,424,815   
  10,190,069      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (c)(f)(h)

     3,150,000   
  24,000,000      

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (c)(h)

     3,720,000   
     

 

 

 
        29,439,571   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $77,255,508)

     60,129,891   
     

 

 

 

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes - 0.6%

  

 

CANADA - 0.5%

  
  USD         
  5,069,000      

Tervita Corp.
8.00%, 11/15/2018 (f)(h)

     4,524,083   
     

 

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS - 0.1%

  
  USD         
  64,515,064      

Celtic Pharma Phinco BV, PIK (c)

     645,151   
  28,665,284      

Celtic Pharma Phinco BV, PIK (c)(e)

     645,151   
     

 

 

 
        645,151   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $67,323,526)

     5,169,234   
     

 

 

 
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  

 

Sovereign Bonds (c)(h) - 7.7%

  
  10,000,000      

Argentine Republic Government International Bond (i)

     5,700,000   
  27,522,000      

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

     28,006,791   
  15,137,122      

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

     15,403,757   
  11,216,324      

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

     11,278,014   
  7,010,200      

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

     6,869,996   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Sovereign Bonds
(Cost $68,747,127)

     67,258,558   
     

 

 

 

Shares

             

 

Common Stocks - 88.2%

  

 

BROADCASTING - 0.3%

  
  2,317,006      

Communications Corp. of America (e)(j)

     2,965,768   
     

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 4.6%

  
  355,925      

American Airlines Group,
Inc. (h)(k)

     18,785,722   
  24,950      

Apollo Group, Inc. (l)

     472,054   
  2,050      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (h)

     90,610   
  1,307,918      

K12, Inc. (h)(l)

     20,560,471   
  29,825      

Staples, Inc. (h)

     485,700   
     

 

 

 
        40,394,557   
     

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.0%

  
  2,650      

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     207,972   
     

 

 

 

 

ENERGY - 5.4%

  
  386,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (h)(k)

     31,964,660   
  489,280      

Atlantic Power Corp. (h)

     1,374,877   
  3,360      

California Resources Corp.

     25,570   
  40,225      

MEG Energy Corp. (l)

     649,825   
  2,060,928      

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. (h)

     13,581,515   
     

 

 

 
        47,596,447   
     

 

 

 

Shares

          Value ($)  

 

FINANCIAL - 3.9%

  
  1,000,000      

Adelphia Recovery Trust (l)

     2,900   
  46,601      

American Banknote Corp. (e)

     263,295   
  917,785      

Fortress Investment Group LLC

     7,406,525   
  414,000      

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (l)

     8,048,160   
  83,904      

MPM Holdings, Inc

     2,244,432   
  7,434,353      

Specialty Finance, Inc. (e)(m)

     8,270,718   
  1,175,233      

SWS Group, Inc. (e)(h)(l)

     8,120,860   
     

 

 

 
        34,356,890   
     

 

 

 

 

GAMING & LEISURE - 0.0%

  
  14      

LLV Holdco LLC - Litigation Trust Units (e)

     —     
  26,712      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series A, Membership Interest (e)

     —     
  144      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series B, Membership Interest (e)

     —     
     

 

 

 
        —     
     

 

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE - 0.4%

  
  24,000,000      

Genesys Ventures IA, LP (e)

     3,422,400   
     

 

 

 

 

HOUSING - 0.2%

  
  368,150      

CCD Equity Partners LLC (e)

     1,270,117   
     

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

  
  4,955,698      

DryShips, Inc. (l)

     3,766,330   
  18,550      

JetBlue Airways Corp. (l)

     357,088   
     

 

 

 
        4,123,418   
     

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 4.0%

  
  833      

CDK Global, Inc. (h)

     38,951   
  563,485      

Corning, Inc. (h)

     12,779,840   
  1      

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (l)

     5   
  511,650      

Microsoft Corp. (h)

     20,801,131   
  27,450      

NetApp, Inc.

     973,377   
  11,600      

Teradata Corp. (h)(l)

     512,024   
     

 

 

 
        35,105,328   
     

 

 

 
 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Shares

   Value ($)  

 

Common Stocks - 88.2%(continued)

  

 

MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 12.5%

  

  6,480      

Endurance Business Media, Inc., Class A (e)

     —     
  18,000      

Gray Television, Inc. (h)(l)

     212,040   
  39,684      

Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (h)(l)

     2,715,973   
  4,510,728      

Media General, Inc. (l)

     74,381,905   
  308,875      

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (n)

     23,258,287   
  345,253      

MPM Holdings, Inc. (l)

     9,235,518   
  645      

Time, Inc.

     14,474   
     

 

 

 
        109,818,197   
     

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE - 0.0%

  

  250,912      

Allenby (e)

     —     
  2,393,814      

Claymore (e)

     3   
     

 

 

 
        3   
     

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST - 48.6%

  

  18,535,118      

Freedom, REIT (e)(o)

     375,892,184   
  3,444,431      

Nexpoint Real Estate Capital, REIT (e)(o)

     36,648,748   
  200,000      

Nexpoint Residental Trust, Inc., REIT (e)(o)

     2,000   
  1,150,027      

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., REIT (h)

     13,892,326   
     

 

 

 
        426,435,258   
     

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.5%

  

  44,000      

TerreStar Corporation (e)

     12,749,440   
     

 

 

 

 

UTILITY - 6.0%

  

  26,220      

Entegra TC LLC Class A

     7,472,700   
  1,272,973      

Entegra TC LLC Class B

     19,094   
  1,773,263      

NRG Energy, Inc. (h)(k)

     44,668,495   
     

 

 

 
        52,160,289   
     

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - 0.3%

  

  2,260,529      

Pendrell Corp. (h)(l)

     2,938,688   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $764,029,421)

     773,544,772   
     

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks (f) - 16.5%

  

Shares

   Value ($)  

 

FINANCIAL - 16.5%

  

  14,500      

Aberdeen Loan Funding, Ltd.

     6,235,000   
  1,200      

Brentwood CLO, Ltd.

     641,220   
  13,800      

Brentwood CLO, Ltd.

     7,374,030   
  34,500      

Eastland CLO, Ltd.

     22,100,700   
  5,000      

Eastland Investors Corp.

     3,203,000   
  62,600      

Grayson CLO, Ltd., Series II

     35,056,000   
  1,500      

Grayson Investors Corp.

     840,000   
  39,000      

Greenbriar CLO, Ltd.

     23,692,500   
  3,750      

Greenbriar CLO, Ltd.

     2,278,125   
  2,500      

Liberty CLO, Ltd.

     1,009,875   
  8,500      

Red River CLO, Ltd., Series PS-2

     3,107,934   
  10,500      

Rockwall CDO, Ltd.

     7,220,325   
  6,000      

Southfork CLO, Ltd.

     2,859,000   
  41,500      

Stratford CLO, Ltd.

     27,597,500   
  3,500      

Westchester CLO, Ltd.

     1,627,500   
     

 

 

 
        144,842,709   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $151,849,900)

     144,842,709   
     

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds (l) - 3.2%

  

  23,400      

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3x Shares, ETF

     220,428   
  27,200      

ProShares Ultra Gold, ETF (h)

     1,037,408   
  554,553      

ProShares Ultra Silver, ETF (h)

     23,119,315   
  116,555      

ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology, ETF (h)(k)

     4,021,147   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $77,445,877)

     28,398,298   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Units

   Value ($)  

 

Warrants (e)(l) - 0.0%

  

 

GAMING & LEISURE - 0.0%

  

  602      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series C, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
  828      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series D, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
  925      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series E, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
  1,041      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series F, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
  1,179      

LLV Holdco LLC - Series G, Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15

     —     
     

 

 

 
        —     
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants (Cost $—)

     —     
     

 

 

 

Contracts

      

 

Purchased Call Options (p) - 1.9%

  

  2,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Strike price $70.00, expires 05/15/2015

     2,730,000   
  9,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Strike price $72.50, expires 01/15/2016

     13,365,000   
  19,020      

NRG Energy, Inc., Strike price $30.00, expires 06/19/2015

     427,950   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Purchased Call Options (Cost $16,792,930)

     16,522,950   
     

 

 

 

 
 

Total Investments - 143.6%
(Cost $1,418,154,894) (q)

     1,259,950,876   
     

 

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short - (4.7)%

  

 

Common Stocks - (4.7)%

  

 

HEALTHCARE - (1.4)%

  

  16,000      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (r)

     (2,772,800
  266,800      

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (r)

     (9,444,720
     

 

 

 
        (12,217,520
     

 

 

 

 

ENERGY - (1.2)%

  

  139,500      

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (r)

     (10,797,300
  8,451      

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. (r)

     (35,072
     

 

 

 
        (10,832,372
     

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES - (0.6)%

  

  42,800      

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

     (4,782,044
     

 

 

 

Contracts

   Value ($)  

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - (1.5)%

  

  50,000      

Constant Contact, Inc. (r)

     (1,910,500
  114,750      

Zillow Group, Inc. (r)

     (11,509,425
     

 

 

 
        (13,419,925
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Proceeds $43,667,721)

     (41,251,861
     

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short
(Proceeds $43,667,721)

     (41,251,861
     

 

 

 

 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (38.9)%

     (341,288,307
     

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     877,410,708   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread (unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate of interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2015. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
(b) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date.
(c) The issuer is, or is in danger of being, in default of its payment obligation. Income is not being accrued.
(d) Fixed rate senior loan.

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

(e) Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. Securities with a total aggregate value of $486,105,689, or 55.4% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of March 31, 2015. Of this amount, $375,892,184, or 42.8% of net assets, is form the Fund’s investment in Freedom REIT, a portion of which is expected to spinoff in 2015.
(f) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transaction exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2015, these securities amounted to $273,957,280 or 31.2% of net assets.
(g) Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect March 31, 2015.
(h) All or part of the security is pledged as collateral for the Committed Facility Agreement with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $237,483,221.
(i) Step coupon bond. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect March 31, 2015 and will reset at a future date.
(j) Shares are held in an escrow account.
(k) All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales and written options contracts. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $147,213,934.
(l) Non-income producing security.
(m) This investment is made up of the fair value of nine life settlement contracts.
(n) Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(o) Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $412,542,932, or 47.0% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of March 31, 2015. Of this amount, $375,892,184, or 42.8% of net assets, is from the Fund’s investment in Freedom REIT, a portion of which is expected to spinoff in 2015.
(p) Options are shown at market value.
(q) Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes is $1,418,154,894.
(r) No dividend payable on security sold short.

Currency Abbreviations:

GBP        British Pound

 

Glossary:

CDO         Collateralized Debt Obligation

CLO         Collateralized Loan Obligation

ETF         Exchange-Traded Fund

PIK         Payment-in-Kind

REIT         Real Estate Investment Trust

The Fund had the following written call options contracts outstanding, brokered by Bank of America at March 31, 2015:

 

Description

  Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
    Number
of
Contracts
    Premium     Value  

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS:

         

Staples, Inc.

  $ 17.00        June 2015        3,000      $ 427,321      $ (195,000

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans and

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

Industry Concentration Table:

(% of Net Assets)

 

Service

     0.5

Healthcare

     0.1

Retail

     0.0
  

 

 

 

Total

     0.6
  

 

 

 

 

 

 


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

Valuation of Investments

In computing the NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund’s (the “Fund”) net assets attributable to common shares, securities with readily available market quotations on the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, or other nationally recognized exchange, use the closing quotations on the respective exchange for valuation of those securities. Securities for which there are no readily available market quotations will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices provided by the principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value shall be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day may be priced by an independent pricing service. Generally, the Fund’s loan and bond positions are not traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources that NexPoint Advisors, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) has determined to generally have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services and have been approved by the Trustees.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, for which the Fund has determined the price received from a pricing service or broker-dealer is “stale” or otherwise does not represent fair value (such as when events materially affecting the value of securities occur between the time when market price is determined and calculation of the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), will be valued by the Fund at fair value, as determined by the Board or its designee in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board, taking into account factors reasonably determined to be relevant, including: (i) the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; (ii) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the securities; and (iii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold. In these cases, the Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their NAV. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates.

There can be no assurance that the Fund’s valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Those differences could have a material impact to the Fund. Short-term debt investments, that is, those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Foreign price quotations are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using the 4:00 PM London Time Spot Rate.

Fair Value Measurements

The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments and derivative instruments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Fund’s investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. Where inputs for an asset or liability fall into more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s valuation. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades; broker quotations that constitute an executable price; and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. Level 2 inputs are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and

Level 3 — Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The Investment Adviser has established policies, as described above and approved by the Board, to ensure that valuation methodologies for investments and financial instruments that are categorized within all levels of the fair value hierarchy


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

are fair and consistent. A Pricing Committee has been established to provide oversight of the valuation policies, processes and procedures, and is comprised of personnel from the Investment Adviser. The Pricing Committee meets monthly to review the proposed valuations for investments and financial instruments and is responsible for evaluating the overall fairness and consistent application of those policies.

As March 31, 2015, the Fund’s investments consisted of senior loans, asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and notes, common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, rights, warrants and securities sold short. The fair value of the Fund’s loans, bonds and asset-backed securities are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

The fair value of the Fund’s common stocks, preferred stocks rights and warrants that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out of the levels are recognized at the value at the end of the period. A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets as of March 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

     Total value at
March 31, 2015
    Level 1
Quoted Price
    Level 2
Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

         

Assets

         

U.S. Senior Loans(1)

         

Energy

   $ 2,287,026      $ —        $ 2,287,026       $ 4,420,801   

Gaming & Leisure

     4,664,930        —          244,129         4,420,801   

Housing

     70,351        —          —           70,351   

Media & Telecommunications

     —          —          —           —   (2) 

Service

     7,952,351        —          7,952,351         —     

Telecommunications

     31,925,497        —          —           31,925,497   

Utility

     39,638,162        —          31,392,995         8,245,167   

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans(1)

     83,507        —          —           83,507   

Asset-Backed Securities

     77,462,640        —          77,462,640         —     

Corporate Bonds & Notes(1)

     60,129,891        —          60,129,891         —     

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes(1)

     5,169,234        —          4,524,083         645,151   

Sovereign Bonds

     67,258,558        —          67,258,558         —     

Common Stocks

         

Broadcasting

     2,965,768        —          —           2,965,768   

Consumer Discretionary

     40,394,557        40,394,557        —           —     

Consumer Staples

     207,972        207,972        —           —     

Energy

     47,596,447        47,596,447        —           —     

Financial

     34,356,890        15,457,585        2,244,432         16,654,873   

Gaming & Leisure

     —          —          —           —   (2) 

Healthcare

     3,422,400        —          —           3,422,400   

Housing

     1,270,117        —          —           1,270,117   

Industrials

     4,123,418        4,123,418        —           —     

Information Technology

     35,105,328        35,105,328        —           —     

Media & Telecommunications

     109,818,197        77,324,392        32,493,805         —     

Real Estate

     3        —          —           3   

Real Estate Investment Trust

     426,435,258        13,892,326        —           412,542,932   

Telecommunications

     12,749,440        —          —           12,749,440   

Utility

     52,160,289        44,668,495        7,491,794         —     

Wireless Communications

     2,938,688        2,938,688        —           —     

Preferred Stocks(1)

     144,842,709        —          144,842,709         —     

Exchange-Traded Funds

     28,398,298        28,398,298        —           —     

Warrants(1)

         

Equity Contracts

     —          —          —           —   (2) 

Purchased Call Options

     16,522,950        16,522,950        —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,259,950,876        326,630,456        438,324,413         494,996,007   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

         

Securities Sold Short(1)

     (41,251,861     (41,251,861     —           —     

Written Call Options

     (195,000     (195,000     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     (41,446,861     (41,446,861     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,218,504,015      $ 285,183,595      $ 438,324,413       $ 494,996,007   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See Investment Portfolio detail for industry breakout.

(2) 

This category includes securities with a value of zero.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the Fund’s Level 3 assets (assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs) for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

    Balance as of
December 31,
2014
    Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers Out
of Level 3
    Net
Amortization
(Accretion)
of Premium/
(Discount)
    Net
Realized
Gains/
(Losses)
    Net
Unrealized
Gains/

(Losses)
    Net
Purchases(1)
    Net (Sales)(1)     Balance
as of
March 31,
2015
    Change in
Unrealized

Gain/(Loss)
on Level 3
securities
still held at
period end
 

U.S. Senior Loans

                   

Gaming & Leisure

  $ 4,596,592      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ (279,374   $ 103,583      $ —        $ 4,420,801      $ (279,374

Healthcare

    2,150,625        —          —          748        (35,554     48,681        —          (2,164,500     —          —     

Housing

    72,857        —          —          —          77,012        4,587          (84,105     70,351        4,587   

Media & Telecommunications

    —          —          —          —          2,421        4,881        —          (7,302     —          4,881   

Telecommunications

    6,637,538              23,034        206,173        28,444,265        (3,385,513     31,925,497        206,173   

Utility

    7,883,995        —          —          26,894          147,614        186,664          8,245,167        147,614   

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled

                   

Senior Loans

    383,212        —          —          75        (2,178     (2,102     —          (295,500     83,507        (4,205

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes(3)

                   

Healthcare

    645,151        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          645,151        —     

Common Stocks

                   

Broadcasting

    2,826,747        —          —          —          —          139,021        —          —          2,965,768        139,021   

Financial

    7,285,094        8,120,860        (2,244,432     —            568,351        2,925,000        —          16,654,873        683,720   

Gaming & Leisure

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Healthcare

    3,429,600        —          —          —          —          (7,200     —          —          3,422,400        (7,200

Housing

    1,239,193        —          —          —          —          30,924        —          —          1,270,117        112,654   

Media & Telecommunications

    4,085,241        —          (9,235,518     —          —          (174,723     5,325,000        —          —          —     

Real Estate

    3        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          3        —     

Real Estate Investment Trust

    294,021,630                29,311,302        89,210,000          412,542,932        29,311,302   

Telecommunications

    12,325,733        —          —          —          —          137,062        286,645        —          12,749,440        —     

Preferred Stocks

                   

Financial

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Warrants

                   

Equity Contracts

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 347,583,211      $ 8,120,860      $ (11,479,950   $ 27,717      $ 64,735      $ 30,135,197      $ 126,481,157      $ (5,936,920   $ 494,996,007      $ 30,319,173   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Includes any applicable borrowings and/or paydowns made on revolving credit facilities held in the Fund’s Investment Portfolio.

(2) 

Balance as of December 31, 2014 reflects a sector reclassification forTerreStar Corporation from Media & Telecommunications to Telecommunications.

Investments designated as Level 3 may include assets valued using quotes or indications furnished by brokers which are based on models or estimates and may not be executable prices. In light of the developing market conditions, the Investment Adviser continues to search for observable data points and evaluate broker quotes and indications received for portfolio investments. For the period ended March 31, 2015, a net amount of $3,359,090 was transferred between Level 3 and Level 2. Transfers between Level 3 and Level 2 were due to an increase in market activity (e.g. frequency of trades), which resulted in an increase of available market inputs to determine price.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques used and unobservable inputs developed to determine the fair value of material Level 3 investments:

 

Category

   Market Value
at 3/31/2015
    

Valuation Technique

  

Unobservable Inputs

   Input Value(s)

Real Estate Investment Trust

   $ 41,542,932       Fair Valuation-Multiple Methodologies1    Capitalization Rates    6.2% - 10.9%
      Net Asset Value of Underlying Assets    N/A    N/A

Bank Loans

     44,745,323       Third-Party Pricing Vendor    N/A    N/A
      Recovery Price    N/A    N/A

Common Stock

     32,370,084       Third-Party Pricing Vendor    N/A    N/A
      Multiples Analysis    Price/MHz-PoP    $0.13 - $0.62
         Multiple of EBITDA    8.1x
         Liquidity Discount    20%
      Net Asset Value of Underlying Assets    N/A    N/A
      Escrow Analysis    Discount Rate    20%

Limited Partnership Units

     4,692,517       Recovery Analysis    Scenario Probabilities    Various

Corporate Bonds

     645,151       Third-Party Pricing Vendor    N/A    N/A
  

 

 

          

Total

   $ 123,996,007            

 

(1) Methodologies consist of the Income Approach, Market Approach and Cost Approach.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Significant changes in the unobservable inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

Cash & Cash Equivalents

The Fund considers liquid assets deposited with a bank and certain short-term debt instruments with original maturities of 3 months or less to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. The value of cash equivalents denominated in foreign currencies is determined by converting to U.S. dollars on the date of this financial report.

Securities Sold Short

The Fund may sell securities short. A short sale is a transaction in which the Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. When a Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short from a broker-dealer and deliver it to the buyer upon conclusion of the transaction. A Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities and is often obligated to pay over any dividends or other payments received on such borrowed securities. Securities and cash held as collateral for short sales are shown on the Investment Portfolio for the Fund.

Derivative Transactions

The Fund is subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund enters into derivative transactions for the purpose of hedging against the effects of changes in the value of portfolio securities due to anticipated changes in market conditions, to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions, and for managing the duration of fixed income investments.

Options

The Fund purchases and writes options, subject to certain limitations. The Fund may invest in options contracts to manage its exposure to the stock and bond markets and fluctuations in foreign currency values. Writing puts and buying calls tend to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while buying puts and writing calls tend to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or economically hedge other Fund investments. The Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, nonperformance of the counterparties under the contracts terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Options are valued at the last sale price, or if no sales occurred on that day, at the last quoted bid price.

When the Fund writes an option, the amount of the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase, as a realized loss. When an option is exercised, the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or the cost basis of the securities purchased are adjusted by the original premium received or paid.

Transactions in written options for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
     Premium  

Outstanding, December 31, 2014

     5,050       $ 1,296,020   

Call Options Written

     3,000         427,321   

Put Options Closed

     (5,050      (1,296,020
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding, March 31, 2015

     3,000       $ 427,321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2015    NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund

 

Affiliated Issuers

Under Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities. The Fund held at least five percent of the outstanding voting securities of the following companies for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows:

The Fund held at least five percent of the outstanding voting securities of the following companies during the period ended March 31, 2015:

 

                   Market Value                

Issuer

   Shares at
December 31,
2014
     Shares at
March 31,
2015
     December 31,
2014
     March 31, 2015      Affiliated
Income
     Purchases      Sales  

Freedom REIT (Common Stocks)

     15,006,336         18,535,118       $ 278,967,787       $ 375,892,184       $ —         $ 68,285,000       $ —     

NexPoint Real Estate Capital, REIT (Common Stocks)

     1,457,100         3,441,431         15,051,843         36,648,748         —         $ 20,925,000         —     

NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc., REIT (Common Stocks)

     200,000         200,000         2,000         2,000         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     16,663,436         22,176,549       $ 294,021,630       $ 412,542,932       $ —         $ 89,210,000       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Information

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2015, based on cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes was:

 

Gross Appreciation

   Gross
Depreciation
     Net
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Cost  

$168,652,940

   $ 309,758,426       $ 141,105,486       $ 1,401,056,362   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3 (c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

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

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

NEXPOINT CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND
By:   /s/ Ethan Powell
  Ethan Powell
  Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)
Date:   May 29, 2015

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

 

By:   /s/ Ethan Powell
  Ethan Powell
  Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)
Date:   May 29, 2015

 

By:   /s/ Brian Mitts
  Brian Mitts
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  (principal financial officer)
Date:   May 29, 2015