If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us. Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan". The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs. The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 1.00% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.43% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage). Reflects interest expense paid on $50 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $59 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage". Reflects estimated dividend expense on $70 million aggregate liquidation preference of mandatory redeemable preferred shares outstanding. See "Leverage". "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year. Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares. 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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-22047

 

EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER: Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund
   
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, Illinois 60563-2787

   
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:

John P. Calamos, Sr., Founder, Chairman and
Global Chief Investment Officer

Calamos Advisors LLC

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, Illinois 60563-2787

 

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (630) 245-7200

 

DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: October 31, 2023

 

DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1(a). REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS.

 

 

 

 

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TIMELY INFORMATION INSIDE

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Visit www.calamos.com/paperless to enroll. You can view shareholder communications, including fund prospectuses, annual reports and other shareholder materials online long before the printed publications arrive by traditional mail.

Family of Closed-End Funds

ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 31, 2023

Domestic Funds

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (Ticker: CHI)

Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (Ticker: CHY)

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (Ticker: CSQ)

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (Ticker: CCD)

Global Funds

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (Ticker: CHW)

Calamos Global Total Return Fund (Ticker: CGO)

Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (Ticker: CPZ)


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Experience and Foresight

Calamos is a trusted and leading provider of closed-end funds that use a diversified blend of convertible securities, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments across innovative investment strategies to support competitive distributions throughout a market cycle.

Our Managed Distribution Policy

(for Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Fund)

Closed-end fund investors often seek a steady stream of income. Recognizing this important need, certain Calamos closed-end funds adhere to a managed distribution policy in which we aim to provide consistent monthly distributions through the disbursement of the following:

•  Net investment income

•  Net realized short-term capital gains

•  Net realized long-term capital gains

•  And, if necessary, return of capital

We set distributions at levels that we believe are sustainable for the long term. Each Fund's current monthly distribution per share as of October 31, 2023 is as follows:

•  Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund: $0.0950

•  Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund: $0.1000

•  Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund: $0.1025

•  Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund: $0.1950

•  Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Fund: $0.1400

Our team focuses on delivering an attractive monthly distribution, while maintaining a long-term emphasis on risk management. The level of a Fund's distribution can be greatly influenced by market conditions, including the interest rate environment, the individual performance of securities held by the funds, our view of retaining leverage, fund tax considerations, and regulatory requirements.

You should not draw any conclusions about a Fund's investment performance from the amount of its distribution or from the terms of a Fund's plan. The Funds' Board of Trustees may amend or terminate the managed distribution policy at any time without prior notice to the Fund's shareholders. However, at this time there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of a Fund's managed distribution policy.

For more information about any of the Calamos closed-end funds, we encourage you to contact your financial advisor or Calamos Investments at 800.582.6959 (Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Central Time). You can also visit us at www.calamos.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter to Shareholders

  

1

  
The Calamos Closed-End Funds:
An Overview
  

5

  

Additional Information About the Funds

  

7

  

Investment Team Discussion

   
Investment Objective, Principal
Investment Strategies and Principal Risks
   

The Funds

 
Calamos Convertible Opportunities
and Income Fund
  

41

  
Calamos Convertible and High
Income Fund
  

48

  

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

  

57

  
Calamos Dynamic Convertible and
Income Fund
  

63

  

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

  

69

  

Calamos Global Total Return Fund

  

74

  
Calamos Long/Short Equity &
Dynamic Income Trust
  

81

  

Principal Risks of the Funds

  

90

  

Schedules of Investments

  

110

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  

225

  

Statements of Operations

  

227

  

Statements of Changes In Net Assets

  

229

  

Statements of Cash Flows

  

232

  

Notes to Financial Statements

  

239

  

Financial Highlights

  

254

  
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
  

267

  
Trustee Approval of Management
Agreements
  

268

  

Trustees and Officers

  

271

  

Results of 2023 Annual Meeting

 

Tax Information

  

277

  

About Closed-End Funds

  

278

  

Managed and Level Distribution Policies

  

279

  

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

  

280

  
Additional Fund Information: Delaware
Statutory Trust Act – Control Share
Acquisitions
  

281

  

Letter to Shareholders

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JOHN P. CALAMOS, SR.

Founder, Chairman, and Global Chief Investment Officer

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Welcome to your annual report for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023. In this report, you will find commentary from our portfolio management teams, a listing of portfolio holdings, financial statements and highlights, and detailed information about the performance and positioning of the Calamos Closed-End Funds.

A new report format developed to help you with your asset allocation decisions

Each Calamos Closed-End Fund is designed to serve income-oriented investors by providing steady, competitive distributions through a multi-asset, risk-managed, and flexible approach. Since we launched our first closed-end fund in 2002, we have selectively expanded our offerings to provide investors with access to the income and return opportunities of an evolving global economy.

Today, our closed-end suite includes seven offerings, including enhanced fixed income and total return funds, focused on either the US or global markets. (Please see page 5 for an overview of the funds.) Whereas we previously provided an individual report for each of our funds, this consolidated report now includes information about all of them. We hope you will welcome this format as an opportunity to learn more about the different ways we can help you pursue your income and total return goals.

Innovative multi-asset approaches designed to provide steady, attractive income

For investors seeking income, we understand the importance of providing a predictable amount of cash from month to month. Each of our closed-end funds is managed with the goal of providing steady (although not assured) monthly distributions through managed rate or level rate distribution policies. As the chart below shows, as of the end of the reporting period, the funds each offered attractive annualized distribution rates versus the yields of market benchmarks. We believe this speaks to the potential benefits of each fund's multi-asset class approach.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can purchase or sell common shares daily. Like any other stock, the market price will fluctuate with the market. Upon sale, your shares may have a market price that is above or below net asset value and may be worth more or less than your original investment.

Perspectives on premiums and discounts

I'm often asked about my thoughts on premiums and discounts—specifically, whether investors should be concerned if their fund is trading at a discount to net asset value. Over time, it's quite normal for a closed-end fund to trade at a discount. At Calamos, our teams have a saying, "the flipside of volatility is opportunity." In other words, we recognize that short-term selloffs provide excellent occasions to add favorite positions at a lower cost. Similarly, I believe that for long-term fund investors, when a Calamos closed-end fund trades at a discount, it could be an attractive buying opportunity.

Market review

The reporting period was remarkable for its many ups and downs. Market turmoil reflected uncertainty about interest rates and Federal Reserve policy, energy prices, and inflation. Investors also grappled with anxiety due to a variety of events, including the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, an autoworkers strike, and contentious debt ceiling negotiations in a polarized US Congress. Emerging secular themes—most notably advances in artificial intelligence and weight loss drugs—disrupted the markets as investors considered which companies and industries were positioned to win or lose.

The final months of the reporting period proved particularly difficult as investors grappled with deepening concerns about the sustainability of corporate earnings, consumer health, and the trajectory of economic growth. Although the Federal Reserve paused its rate tightening in September, the central bank dashed hopes of imminent rate cuts by reinforcing prior guidance that rates would

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be higher for longer. The yield of the US 10-Year Treasury Bond reached multi-decade highs, while the onset of the Israel-Hamas war intensified geopolitical uncertainty.

Outlook

We see many signs pointing to slower economic growth and increasing risks across sectors. Higher interest rates will take time to work through the economy, with far-reaching consequences for businesses and consumers. Global manufacturing data is trending down, and fuel prices are putting significant pressure on many companies and households. Meanwhile, retailers will likely struggle as consumer nest eggs amassed during the pandemic dwindle and student loan repayments resume. Fiscal policy uncertainty, already elevated, will intensify as the US presidential election approaches. We expect geopolitical crosscurrents will take a toll on individual markets, sectors and industries. Monetary policy will also remain a focal point for the markets as investors contemplate the Federal Reserve's next moves. Against this backdrop, we expect saw-toothed and volatile markets to continue.

Asset allocation considerations

When global financial markets are as turbulent as they have been over recent months, investors may be tempted to retreat to the sidelines or give into short-term thinking. Income-oriented investors have faced added uncertainties as rates have risen. However, as we've noted in the past, jumping in and out of the market is a dangerous strategy—investors tend to capture the downturns and miss the upturns. Instead, establishing an asset allocation that aligns with your needs and risk tolerance is a far better course. Our teams are unwavering in their commitment to you and remain dedicated to seeking competitive distributions while paying close attention to the market risks.

We believe our funds, which have multiple levers for pursuing income and total returns, will be better positioned than those with more limited tools at their disposal. For example, we have the flexibility to invest across fixed income markets. Our bond holdings, such as high yield bonds and convertible bonds, have typically been less susceptible to interest rate changes than longer-duration investment-grade corporate or municipal bonds. Additionally, we believe the funds' judicious use of leverage can continue to provide long-term benefits to shareholders, despite the more recent headwinds of higher interest rates.

In the commentaries that follow, you'll read about the many ways our teams are pursuing competitive distributions and returns while seeking to manage the risks in the current environment. In addition to learning more about your current funds, I invite you to learn more about our other offerings as well. As always, thank you for your continued trust. All of us at Calamos Investments are honored that you have chosen us to help you achieve your asset allocation goals.

Sincerely,

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John P. Calamos, Sr.
Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer

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Before investing, carefully consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please see the prospectus containing this and other information or call 800-582-6959. Please read the prospectus carefully. Performance data represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

Diversification and asset allocation do not guarantee a profit or protection against a loss. Investments in alternative strategies may not be suitable for all investors.

Source: Calamos Advisors LLC.

Investments in overseas markets pose special risks, including currency fluctuation and political risks. These risks are generally intensified for investments in emerging markets. Countries, regions, and sectors mentioned are presented to illustrate countries, regions, and sectors in which a fund may invest. There are certain risks involved with investing in convertible securities in addition to market risk, such as call risk, dividend risk, liquidity risk and default risk, which should be carefully considered prior to investing.

Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount which is a market price that is below their net asset value.

Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the Fund's most recent distribution, expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's current market price per share. Estimates are calculated on a tax basis rather than on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis but should not be used for tax reporting purposes. Distributions are subject to re-characterization for tax purposes after the end of the fiscal year. This information is not legal or tax advice. Consult a professional regarding your specific legal or tax matters. Under the level rate distribution policy of CGO and CHW and the managed rate distribution policy of CHI, CHY, CSQ, CCD, and CPZ the distributions paid to common shareholders may include net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains and return of capital. When the net investment income and net realized short-term capital gains are not sufficient, a portion of the level rate distribution will be a return of capital. In addition, a limited number of distributions per calendar year may include net realized long-term capital gains. Distribution rate may vary. Dividend yield is shown for stocks, current yield is shown for convertibles, yield to worst for remaining indexes. There are material differences between the indexes and the Calamos closed-end funds. Indexes are unmanaged, do not include fees and expenses and are not available for direct investments. Stocks are represented by the S&P 500 Index; US investment grade bonds are represented by the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index; global investment grade bonds are represented by the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index; short term bonds are represented by Bloomberg US Govt/Credit 1-3 Year Index and high yield bonds are represented by the ICE BofA US High Yield Index.

Current annualized distribution rate is the Fund's most recent distribution, expressed as an annualized percentage of the Fund's current market price per share. The Distribution Details for the distribution paid on 10/19/23, nearest the end of the reporting period are as follows. CHI: The Fund's distribution was $0.0950 per share. Based on our current estimates, we anticipate that approximately $0.0000 is paid from ordinary income, approximately $0.0650 is paid from short-term capital gains, approximately $0.0300 is paid from long-term capital gains and that approximately $0.0000 represents a return of capital. CHY: The Fund's distribution was $0.1000 per share. Based on our current estimates, we anticipate that approximately $0.0000 is paid from ordinary income, approximately $0.0617 is paid from short-term capital gains, approximately $0.0383 is paid from long-term capital gains and that approximately $0.0000 represents a return of capital. CHW: The Fund's distribution was $0.0500 per share. Based on our current estimates, we anticipate that approximately $0.0000 is paid from ordinary income, approximately $0.0500 is paid from short-term capital gains, approximately $0.0000 is paid from long-term capital gains and that approximately $0.0000 represents a return of capital. CSQ: The Fund's distribution was $0.1025 per share. Based on our current estimates, we anticipate that approximately $0.0000 is paid from ordinary income, approximately $0.0000 is paid from short-term capital gains, approximately $0.1025 is paid from long-term capital gains and that approximately $0.0000 represents a return of capital. CCD: The Fund's distribution was $0.1950 per share. Based on our current estimates, we anticipate that approximately $0.0000 is paid from ordinary income, approximately $0.1337 is paid from short-term capital gains, approximately $0.0613 is paid from long-term capital gains and that approximately $0.0000 represents a return of capital. CGO: The Fund's distribution was $0.0800 per share. Based on our current estimates, we anticipate that approximately $0.0000 is paid from ordinary income, approximately $0.0800 is paid from short-term capital gains, approximately $0.0000 is paid from long-term capital gains and that approximately $0.0000 represents a return of capital. CPZ: The Fund's distribution was $0.1400 per share. Based on our current estimates, we anticipate that approximately $0.0000 is paid from ordinary income, approximately $0.1400 is paid from short-term capital gains, approximately $0.0000 is paid from long-term capital gains and that approximately $0.0000 represents a return of capital.

Fund holdings are subject to change daily. The Funds are actively managed. The information contained herein is based on internal research derived from various sources and does not purport to be statements of all material facts relating to the securities mentioned. The information contained herein, while not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness, has been obtained from sources we believe to be reliable.

Opinions are as of the publication date, subject to change and may not come to pass.

This information is being provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or an offer to buy or sell any security in the portfolio.

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The Calamos Closed-End Funds: An Overview

Offering Domestic and Global Strategies

Calamos closed-end funds draw upon decades of our pioneering experience, including a long history of opportunistically blending asset classes to capture upside potential while seeking to manage downside risk.

Closed-end funds issue a fixed number of shares through an initial public offering and trade on an exchange. They often employ leverage to pursue high current income or returns, but are primarily valued for their regular attractive distributions by investors seeking a steady income stream. Calamos closed-end funds adhere to distribution policies* that aim to provide consistent monthly distributions through the disbursement of the following:

•  Net investment income

•  Net realized short-term capital gains

•  Net realized long-term capital gains

•  And, if necessary, return of capital

We set distributions at levels that we believe are sustainable for the long term yet highly competitive versus other sources of yield. In addition, our team emphasizes ongoing risk management. The level of a fund's distribution can be influenced by market conditions, including the interest rate environment, the individual performance of securities, our view of retaining leverage, fund tax considerations, and regulatory requirements. It's important not to draw conclusions about your fund's investment performance from the amount of its distribution.

Although the funds share a focus on producing income, they can be broadly grouped into two categories: domestic and global.

DOMESTIC**

 US ENHANCED FIXED INCOME
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (Ticker: CHI)
Invests in convertible securities and corporate high-yield bonds, primarily in US markets.
Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (Ticker: CHY)
Invests in convertible securities and corporate high-yield bonds, primarily in US markets.
 
    US TOTAL RETURN
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (Ticker: CSQ)
Invests in equities, higher-yielding convertible securities, and corporate bonds, primarily in US markets.
Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (Ticker: CCD)
Invests in convertibles and other fixed-income securities, primarily in US markets. To help generate income and achieve a favorable risk/reward profile, the investment team can also sell options.
 

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GLOBAL

 GLOBAL ENHANCED FIXED INCOME
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (Ticker: CHW)
Invests in equities, convertibles, and income-producing securities of various rated and unrated instruments in both US and non-US markets, and may use other income-producing strategies for hedging purposes. The Fund may invest between 40% to 100% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers.
 
    GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN
Calamos Global Total Return Fund (Ticker: CGO)
Invests in equities, convertibles and income-producing securities of various rated and unrated instruments in both US and non-US markets. Will invest at least 50% in equities and between 40% and 100% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers.
Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (Ticker: CPZ)
Invests at least 50% of its managed assets in a risk-managed long/short global equity strategy, with the balance invested in a broad array of income-producing assets, including preferred stocks and high yield bonds. The Fund May invest up to 50% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers; will not invest more than 25% in a single country, and may invest up to 20% in emerging market countries.
 

*  CHI, CHY, CSQ, CPZ, and CCD adhere to a managed distribution policy, and CHW and CGO adhere to a level distribution policy. Both distribution policies represent the investment company's commitment to providing common shareholders with a predictable but not assured level of cash flow. The funds' Board of Trustees may amend or terminate the managed or level distribution policies without prior notice to the funds' shareholders. However, at this time, there are no reasonably foreseeable circumstances that might cause the termination of the funds' distribution policies.

**  Although these Funds primarily invest in the securities of US issuers, CHI and CHY may invest up to 25%, CSQ up to 35%, and CCD up to 50% of managed assets in securities of foreign issuers.

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Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

  1
YEAR
 5
YEARS
 10
YEARS
 SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

Market Value

  

3.37

%

  

9.94

%

  

7.19

%

  

8.72

%

 

NAV

  

-2.27

   

6.47

   

5.96

   

8.41

  

50%VXAO-50%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index

  

2.88

   

6.05

   

6.11

   

7.65

  

ICE BofA All US Convertible Index (VXA0)

  

-0.48

   

8.73

   

8.12

   

8.05

  

Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index

  

6.23

   

3.04

   

3.86

   

6.97

  

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends.

The 50%VXAO-50%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index is blended from 50% - ICE BofA Convertibles Index (VXA0) and 50% - Bloomberg US Corp HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index.

The ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index is comprised of approximately 700 issues of only convertible bonds and preferreds of all qualities.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

Senior Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund's outstanding bank loans, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares ("MRPS") as of the end of each of the Fund's last ten fiscal years, as applicable. The information in the table shown below comes from the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and each of the prior nine years then ended, all of which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
 ASSET
COVERAGE
 LIQUIDATING
PREFERENCE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE(c)
 AVERAGE
MARKET VALUE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE
 TYPE OF
SENIOR
SECURITY
 

October 31, 2023

 

$

314,400,000

  

$

3,564

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

133,000,000

   

211

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

339,400,000

   

3,630

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

133,000,000

   

232

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

399,400,000

   

4,116

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

133,000,000

   

309

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

288,400,000

   

4,431

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

100,000,000

   

319

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

277,400,000

   

4,080

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

100,000,000

   

283

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

288,000,000

   

3,921

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

100,000,000

   

282

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

275,000,000

   

4,265

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

100,000,000

   

293

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2016

 

$

306,000,000

   

3,454

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2015

 

$

353,000,000

   

3,316

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2014

 

$

360,000,000

   

3,588

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

(a)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(b)  ​Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including MRPS) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the number of MRPS outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

(c)​   "Liquidating Preference per Preferred Share" means the amount to which a holder of preferred shares would be entitled upon the liquidation of the Fund in preference to common shareholders, expressed as a dollar amount per preferred share.

(d)​  The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; and the liquidation preference approximates fair value.

Summary of Fund Expenses

The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with Commission requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including interest payments on borrowed funds, and preferred stock dividend payments, as a percentage of our average net assets as of October 31, 2023, and not as a percentage of gross assets or managed assets.

By showing expenses as a percentage of average net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of October 31, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $314 million of the $430 million available under the SSB Agreement ($260 million in advances outstanding, and $54 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via SSB in connection with securities on loan), representing 28.1% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $133 million in MRPS outstanding, representing 11.9% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRPS represented 39.9% of the Fund's managed assets.

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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

 

Sales Load (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)

 

Offering Expenses Borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees (per sales transaction fee)(2)

 

$

15.00

  
ANNUAL EXPENSES PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
 

Management Fee(3)

  

1.29

%

 

Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(4)

  

2.39

%

 

Preferred Stock Dividend Payments(5)

  

0.62

%

 

Other Expenses(6)

  

0.10

%

 

Total Annual Expenses

  

4.40

%

 

The following example illustrates the expenses that common shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 4.40% of net assets attributable to common shareholders; (2) a 5% annual return; and (3) all distributions are reinvested at net asset value:

  

1 YEAR

 

3 YEARS

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

Total Expenses Paid by Common Shareholders(7)

 

$

44

  

$

133

  

$

223

  

$

453

  

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)  ​If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us.

(2)  ​Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan".

(3)  ​The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 0.80% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.29% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage).

(4)  ​Reflects interest expense paid on $240 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $83 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage".

(5)  ​Reflects estimated dividend expense on $133 million aggregate liquidation preference of mandatory redeemable preferred shares outstanding. See "Leverage".

(6)  ​"Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

(7)​  The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs.

Effects of Leverage

The SSB Agreement provides for credit availability for the Fund, such that it may borrow up to $430 million. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $314 million of the $430 million available under the SSB Agreement ($260 million of advances outstanding, and $54 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via State Street Bank and Trust Company in connection with securities on loan), representing 28.1% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date,

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and had $133 million of MRP Shares outstanding, representing 11.9% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRP Shares represented 39.9% of the Fund's managed assets. Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of the Overnight Bank Financing Rate ("OBFR") plus 0.80%, payable monthly in arrears, from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was OBFR plus 0.52%. Interest on overdue amounts or interest on the drawn amount paid during an event of default was charged OBFR plus 2.80% from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was charged at OBFR plus 2.52%. These rates represent floating rates of interest that may change over time. The SSB Agreement has a commitment fee of 0.10% of any undrawn amount.

As of October 31, 2023, the interest rate charged under the SSB Agreement was 5.84%.

The Fund's MRP Shareholders are entitled to receive monthly cash dividends, at a currently effective dividend rate per annum for each series of MRP Shares as follows (subject to adjustment as described in the Fund's prospectus): 4.00% for Series B MRP Shares, 4.24% for Series C MRP Shares, 2.45% for Series D MRP Shares, and 2.68% for Series E MRP Shares.

To cover the interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement (including "net income" payments made with respect to borrowings offset by collateral for securities on loan) and the dividend payments associated with the MRP Shares, based on rates in effect on October 31, 2023, the Fund's portfolio would need to experience an annual return of 2.06% (before giving effect to expenses associated with senior securities).

The following table illustrates the hypothetical effect on the return to a holder of the Fund's common shares of the leverage obtained by us (and utilized on October 31, 2023). The purpose of this table is to assist you in understanding the effects of leverage. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to common shareholders when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

Assumed Portfolio Return (Net of Expenses)

  

(10.00

)%

  

(5.00

)%

  

0.00

%

  

5.00

%

  

10.00

%

 

Corresponding Common Share Return(1)

  

(20.13

)%

  

(11.78

)%

  

(3.43

)%

  

4.92

%

  

13.27

%

 

(1)​  Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares.

Market and Net Asset Value Information

Our common shares have traded both at a premium and a discount to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price of common shares (less any underwriting commissions and discounts) must equal or exceed the NAV per share of a company's common stock (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). Our issuance of common shares may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common shares by increasing the number of common shares available, which may put downward pressure on the market price for our common shares. Shares of common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV.

The following table sets forth for each of the periods indicated the high and low closing market prices for our common shares on Nasdaq, the NAV per share and the premium or discount to NAV per share at which our common shares were trading. NAV is shown for the last business day of each quarter. See "Net Asset Value" for information as to the determination of our NAV.

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MARKET PRICE(1)

 NET ASSET
VALUE AT
QUARTER
 PREMIUM/
(DISCOUNT) TO
NET ASSET VALUE(3)
 

QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

END(2)

 

HIGH

 LOW 

October 31, 2023

 

$

11.32

  

$

10.00

  

$

8.99

   

15.20

%

  

4.56

%

 

July 31, 2023

 

$

11.36

  

$

9.90

  

$

10.51

   

10.21

%

  

1.53

%

 

April 30, 2023

 

$

12.34

  

$

10.21

  

$

9.94

   

16.91

%

  

1.49

%

 

January 31, 2023

 

$

12.09

  

$

10.51

  

$

10.61

   

15.03

%

  

3.89

%

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

12.90

  

$

9.66

  

$

10.25

   

14.01

%

  

-3.36

%

 

July 31, 2022

 

$

13.00

  

$

10.17

  

$

11.18

   

16.28

%

  

-2.33

%

 

April 30, 2022

 

$

14.50

  

$

11.81

  

$

12.05

   

4.69

%

  

-4.58

%

 

January 31, 2022

 

$

16.34

  

$

12.96

  

$

13.62

   

4.21

%

  

-4.14

%

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

15.90

  

$

14.93

  

$

15.49

   

3.31

%

  

-0.20

%

 

July 31, 2021

 

$

15.45

  

$

14.01

  

$

15.05

   

1.25

%

  

-1.34

%

 

April 30, 2021

 

$

15.32

  

$

13.65

  

$

15.33

   

-1.54

%

  

-8.08

%

 

January 31, 2021

 

$

14.13

  

$

10.94

  

$

15.07

   

-9.19

%

  

-12.97

%

 

Source: Fund Accounting Records

(1)​  Based on high and low closing market price per share during the respective quarter and does not reflect commissions.

(2)​  Based on the NAV calculated on the close of business on the last business day of each calendar quarter.

(3)​  Premium and discount information is shown for the days when the Fund experienced its high and low closing market prices, respectively, per share during the respective quarter.

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Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

  1
YEAR
 5
YEARS
 10
YEARS
 SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund

 

Market Value

  

10.32

%

  

9.81

%

  

8.24

%

  

8.19

%

 

NAV

  

-1.99

   

6.56

   

5.95

   

7.72

  

50%VXAO-50%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index

  

2.88

   

6.05

   

6.11

   

7.42

  

ICE BofA All US Convertible Index (VXA0)

  

-0.48

   

8.73

   

8.12

   

7.96

  

Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index

  

6.23

   

3.04

   

3.86

   

6.61

  

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

† Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

NOTES:

The 50%VXAO-50%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index is blended from 50% - ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index (VXA0) and 50% - Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Capped Index.

The ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index is comprised of approximately 700 issues of only convertible bonds and preferreds of all qualities.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

CALAMOS CLOSED-END FAMILY OF FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
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Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund

Senior Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund's outstanding bank loans, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares ("MRPS") as of the end of each of the Fund's last ten fiscal years, as applicable. The information in the table shown below comes from the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and each of the prior nine years then ended, all of which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
 ASSET
COVERAGE
 LIQUIDATING
PREFERENCE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE(c)
 AVERAGE
MARKET VALUE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE
 TYPE OF
SENIOR
SECURITY
 

October 31, 2023

 

$

340,400,000

  

$

3,556

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

145,000,000

   

209

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

365,400,000

   

3,635

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

145,000,000

   

229

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

435,400,000

   

4,106

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

145,000,000

   

308

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

318,400,000

   

4,386

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

110,000,000

   

317

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

303,900,000

   

4,055

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

110,000,000

   

280

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

315,500,000

   

3,904

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

110,000,000

   

280

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

302,500,000

   

4,236

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

110,000,000

   

291

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2016

 

$

337,000,000

   

3,440

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2015

 

$

398,000,000

   

3,258

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2014

 

$

400,000,000

   

3,575

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

(a)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(b)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including MRPS) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the number of MRPS outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

(c)​  "Liquidating Preference per Preferred Share" means the amount to which a holder of preferred shares would be entitled upon the liquidation of the Fund in preference to common shareholders, expressed as a dollar amount per preferred share.

(d)  ​The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; and the liquidation preference approximates fair value.

Summary of Fund Expenses

The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with Commission requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including interest payments on borrowed funds, and preferred stock dividend payments, as a percentage of our average net assets as of October 31, 2023, and not as a percentage of gross assets or managed assets.

By showing expenses as a percentage of average net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of October 31, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $340 million of the $480 million available under the SSB Agreement ($291 million in advances outstanding, and $49 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via SSB in connection with securities on loan), representing 28.1% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $145 million in MRPS outstanding, representing 12.0% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRPS represented 40.1% of the Fund's managed assets.

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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

 

Sales Load (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)

 

Offering Expenses Borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees (per sales transaction fee)(2)

 

$

15.00

  
ANNUAL EXPENSES PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
 

Management Fee(3)

  

1.29

%

 

Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(4)

  

2.39

%

 

Preferred Stock Dividend Payments(5)

  

0.63

%

 

Other Expenses(6)

  

0.10

%

 

Total Annual Expenses

  

4.41

%

The following example illustrates the expenses that common shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 4.41% of net assets attributable to common shareholders; (2) a 5% annual return; and (3) all distributions are reinvested at net asset value:

  

1 YEAR

 

3 YEARS

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

Total Expenses Paid by Common Shareholders(7)

 

$

44

  

$

133

  

$

223

  

$

454

  

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)​  If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us.

(2)​  Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan".

(3)​  The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 0.80% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.29% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage).

(4)​  Reflects interest expense paid on $254 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $96 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage".

(5)​  Reflects estimated dividend expense on $145 million aggregate liquidation preference of mandatory redeemable preferred shares outstanding. See "Leverage".

(6)​  "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

(7)​  The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs.

Effects of Leverage

The SSB Agreement provides for credit availability for the Fund, such that it may borrow up to $480 million. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $340 million of the $480 million available under the SSB Agreement ($291 million of advances outstanding, and $49 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via State Street Bank and Trust Company in connection with securities on loan), representing 28.1% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date,

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and had $145 million of MRP Shares outstanding, representing 12.0% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRP Shares represented 40.1% of the Fund's managed assets. Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of the Overnight Bank Financing Rate ("OBFR") plus 0.80%, payable monthly in arrears, from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was OBFR plus 0.52%. Interest on overdue amounts or interest on the drawn amount paid during an event of default was charged OBFR plus 2.80% from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was charged at OBFR plus 2.52%. These rates represent floating rates of interest that may change over time. The SSB Agreement has a commitment fee of 0.10% of any undrawn amount.

As of October 31, 2023, the interest rate charged under the SSB Agreement was 5.84%.

The Fund's MRP Shareholders are entitled to receive monthly cash dividends, at a currently effective dividend rate per annum for each series of MRP Shares as follows (subject to adjustment as described in the Fund's prospectus): 4.00% for Series B MRP Shares, 4.24% for Series C MRP Shares, 2.45% for Series D MRP Shares, and 2.68% for Series E MRP Shares.

To cover the interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement (including "net income" payments made with respect to borrowings offset by collateral for securities on loan) and the dividend payments associated with the MRP Shares, based on rates in effect on October 31, 2023, the Fund's portfolio would need to experience an annual return of 2.06% (before giving effect to expenses associated with senior securities).

The following table illustrates the hypothetical effect on the return to a holder of the Fund's common shares of the leverage obtained by us (and utilized on October 31, 2023). The purpose of this table is to assist you in understanding the effects of leverage. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to common shareholders when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

Assumed Portfolio Return (Net of Expenses)

  

(10.00

)%

  

(5.00

)%

  

0.00

%

  

5.00

%

  

10.00

%

 

Corresponding Common Share Return(1)

  

(20.13

)%

  

(11.78

)%

  

(3.43

)%

  

4.92

%

  

13.27

%

 

(1)​  Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares.

Market and Net Asset Value Information

Our common shares have traded both at a premium and a discount to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price of common shares (less any underwriting commissions and discounts) must equal or exceed the NAV per share of a company's common stock (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). Our issuance of common shares may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common shares by increasing the number of common shares available, which may put downward pressure on the market price for our common shares. Shares of common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV.

The following table sets forth for each of the periods indicated the high and low closing market prices for our common shares on Nasdaq, the NAV per share and the premium or discount to NAV per share at which our common shares were trading. NAV is shown for the last business day of each quarter. See "Net Asset Value" for information as to the determination of our NAV.

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MARKET PRICE(1)

 NET ASSET
VALUE AT
QUARTER
 PREMIUM/
(DISCOUNT) TO
NET ASSET VALUE(3)
 

QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

END(2)

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

11.64

  

$

10.79

  

$

9.49

   

15.01

%

  

3.65

%

 

July 31, 2023

 

$

11.56

  

$

10.03

  

$

11.09

   

4.51

%

  

-3.00

%

 

April 30, 2023

 

$

12.77

  

$

10.58

  

$

10.50

   

14.88

%

  

-0.28

%

 

January 31, 2023

 

$

12.38

  

$

10.55

  

$

11.19

   

10.73

%

  

0.38

%

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

13.38

  

$

10.09

  

$

10.81

   

10.88

%

  

-3.54

%

 

July 31, 2022

 

$

13.26

  

$

10.69

  

$

11.77

   

12.66

%

  

-2.32

%

 

April 30, 2022

 

$

15.21

  

$

12.64

  

$

12.70

   

4.37

%

  

-3.38

%

 

January 31, 2022

 

$

17.08

  

$

13.68

  

$

14.37

   

4.05

%

  

-4.07

%

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

16.61

  

$

15.50

  

$

16.38

   

1.37

%

  

-1.90

%

 

July 31, 2021

 

$

16.45

  

$

14.91

  

$

15.89

   

2.17

%

  

-0.47

%

 

April 30, 2021

 

$

16.10

  

$

14.28

  

$

16.18

   

-1.95

%

  

-8.87

%

 

January 31, 2021

 

$

15.01

  

$

11.54

  

$

15.90

   

-8.75

%

  

-12.91

%

 

Source: Fund Accounting Records

(1)​  Based on high and low closing market price per share during the respective quarter and does not reflect commissions.

(2)  ​Based on the NAV calculated on the close of business on the last business day of each calendar quarter.

(3)​  Premium and discount information is shown for the days when the Fund experienced its high and low closing market prices, respectively, per share during the respective quarter.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

  1
YEAR
 5
YEARS
 10
YEARS
 SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

 

Market Value

  

1.80

%

  

10.41

%

  

10.95

%

  

7.89

%

 

NAV

  

7.89

   

10.47

   

10.16

   

8.39

  

50%SPX-25%VXAO-25%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index

  

6.59

   

8.78

   

8.80

   

8.29

  

S&P 500 Index

  

10.14

   

11.01

   

11.18

   

9.16

  

ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index (VXA0)

  

-0.48

   

8.73

   

8.12

   

7.42

  

Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index

  

6.23

   

3.04

   

3.86

   

6.17

  

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

† Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

NOTES:

The 50%SPX-25%VXA0-25%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index is blended from 50% - S&P 500 Index (SPX), 25% - ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index (VXA0) and 25% - Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Capped Index.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index is comprised of approximately 700 issues of only convertible bonds and preferreds of all qualities.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

Senior Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund's outstanding bank loans, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares ("MRPS") as of the end of each of the Fund's last ten fiscal years, as applicable. The information in the table shown below comes from the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and each of the prior nine years then ended, all of which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
 ASSET
COVERAGE
 LIQUIDATING
PREFERENCE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE(c)
 AVERAGE
MARKET VALUE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE
 TYPE OF
SENIOR
SECURITY
 

October 31, 2023

 

$

800,500,000

  

$

4,090

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

323,500,000

   

253

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

800,500,000

   

4,098

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

323,500,000

   

254

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

880,000,000

   

4,673

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

304,000,000

   

338

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

703,000,000

   

4,276

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

242,000,000

   

311

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

668,000,000

   

4,357

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

242,000,000

   

301

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

713,000,000

   

3,995

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

242,000,000

   

294

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

543,000,000

   

5,077

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

242,000,000

   

285

(b)

  

25

   

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2016

 

$

682,000,000

   

3,521

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2015

 

$

716,000,000

   

3,518

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2014

 

$

725,000,000

   

3,665

(a)

  

   

  

Loan

 

(a)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(b)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including MRPS) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the number of MRPS outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

(c)​  "Liquidating Preference per Preferred Share" means the amount to which a holder of preferred shares would be entitled upon the liquidation of the Fund in preference to common shareholders, expressed as a dollar amount per preferred share.

(d)​  The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; and the liquidation preference approximates fair value.

Summary of Fund Expenses

The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with Commission requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including interest payments on borrowed funds, and preferred stock dividend payments, as a percentage of our average net assets as of October 31, 2023, and not as a percentage of gross assets or managed assets.

By showing expenses as a percentage of average net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of October 31, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $801 million of the $1.13 billion available under the SSB Agreement ($735 million in advances outstanding and $66 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via SSB in connection with securities on loan), representing 24.5% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $323.5 million in MRPS outstanding, representing 9.9% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRPS represented 34.3% of the Fund's managed assets.

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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

 

Sales Load (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)

 

Offering Expenses Borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees (per sales transaction fee)(2)

 

$

15.00

  
ANNUAL EXPENSES PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
 

Management Fee(3)

  

1.50

%

 

Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(4)

  

1.97

%

 

Preferred Stock Dividend Payments(5)

  

0.55

%

 

Other Expenses(6)

  

0.07

%

 

Total Annual Expenses

  

4.09

%

The following example illustrates the expenses that common shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 4.09% of net assets attributable to common shareholders; (2) a 5% annual return; and (3) all distributions are reinvested at net asset value:

  

1 YEAR

 

3 YEARS

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

Total Expenses Paid by Common Shareholders(7)

 

$

41

  

$

124

  

$

209

  

$

428

  

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)​  If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us.

(2)​  Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan".

(3)​  The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 1.00% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.50% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage).

(4)​  Reflects interest expense paid on $65 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $736 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage".

(5)​  Reflects estimated dividend expense on $323.5 million aggregate liquidation preference of mandatory redeemable preferred shares outstanding. See "Leverage".

(6)​  "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

(7)​  The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs.

Effects of Leverage

The SSB Agreement provides for credit availability for the Fund, such that it may borrow up to $1.13 billion. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $801 million of the $1.13 billion available under the SSB Agreement ($735 million of advances outstanding, and $66 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via State Street Bank and Trust Company in

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connection with securities on loan), representing 24.5% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $323.5 million of MRP Shares outstanding, representing 24.5% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRP Shares represented 34.3% of the Fund's managed assets. Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of the Overnight Bank Financing Rate ("OBFR") plus 0.80%, payable monthly in arrears, from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was OBFR plus 0.52%. Interest on overdue amounts or interest on the drawn amount paid during an event of default was charged OBFR plus 2.80% from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was charged at OBFR plus 2.52%. These rates represent floating rates of interest that may change over time. The SSB Agreement has a commitment fee of 0.10% of any undrawn amount.

As of October 31, 2023, the interest rate charged under the SSB Agreement was 5.84%.

The Fund's MRP Shareholders are entitled to receive monthly cash dividends, at a currently effective dividend rate per annum for each series of MRP Shares as follows (subject to adjustment as described in the Fund's prospectus): 4.00% for Series B MRP Shares, 4.24% for Series C MRP Shares, 2.45% for Series D MRP Shares and 3.66% for Series F MRP Shares. To cover the interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement (including "net income" payments made with respect to borrowings offset by collateral for securities on loan) and the dividend payments associated with the MRP Shares, based on rates in effect on October 31, 2023, the Fund's portfolio would need to experience an annual return of 1.79% (before giving effect to expenses associated with senior securities).

The following table illustrates the hypothetical effect on the return to a holder of the Fund's common shares of the leverage obtained by us (and utilized on October 31, 2023). The purpose of this table is to assist you in understanding the effects of leverage. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to common shareholders when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

Assumed Portfolio Return (Net of Expenses)

  

(10.00

)%

  

(5.00

)%

  

0.00

%

  

5.00

%

  

10.00

%

 

Corresponding Common Share Return(1)

  

(17.93

)%

  

(10.33

)%

  

(2.73

)%

  

4.87

%

  

12.47

%

 

(1)​  Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares.

Market and Net Asset Value Information

Our common shares have traded both at a premium and a discount to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price of common shares (less any underwriting commissions and discounts) must equal or exceed the NAV per share of a company's common stock (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). Our issuance of common shares may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common shares by increasing the number of common shares available, which may put downward pressure on the market price for our common shares. Shares of common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV.

The following table sets forth for each of the periods indicated the high and low closing market prices for our common shares on Nasdaq, the NAV per share and the premium or discount to NAV per share at which our common shares were trading. NAV is shown for the last business day of each quarter. See "Net Asset Value" for information as to the determination of our NAV.

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MARKET PRICE(1)

 NET ASSET
VALUE AT
QUARTER
 PREMIUM/
(DISCOUNT) TO
NET ASSET VALUE(3)
 

QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

END(2)

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

15.28

  

$

12.54

  

$

13.41

   

2.99

%

  

-4.80

%

 

July 31, 2023

 

$

15.28

  

$

13.29

  

$

15.23

   

0.86

%

  

-3.56

%

 

April 30, 2023

 

$

14.91

  

$

13.15

  

$

14.10

   

3.77

%

  

-2.41

%

 

January 31 ,2023

 

$

14.62

  

$

12.94

  

$

14.14

   

2.58

%

  

-1.14

%

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

15.94

  

$

12.20

  

$

13.57

   

3.86

%

  

-2.92

%

 

July 31, 2022

 

$

15.90

  

$

12.60

  

$

14.98

   

2.40

%

  

-5.75

%

 

April 30, 2022

 

$

18.33

  

$

15.33

  

$

15.54

   

1.38

%

  

-2.72

%

 

January 31, 2022

 

$

19.58

  

$

16.66

  

$

17.70

   

3.21

%

  

-2.96

%

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

18.98

  

$

17.51

  

$

18.62

   

1.93

%

  

0.52

%

 

July 31, 2021

 

$

18.41

  

$

16.55

  

$

17.99

   

1.77

%

  

-1.55

%

 

April 30, 2021

 

$

18.36

  

$

15.91

  

$

17.43

   

5.58

%

  

0.13

%

 

January 31, 2021

 

$

16.04

  

$

12.84

  

$

12.84

   

-1.72

%

  

4.46

%

 

Source: Fund Accounting Records

(1)​  Based on high and low closing market price per share during the respective quarter and does not reflect commissions.

(2)​  Based on the NAV calculated on the close of business on the last business day of each calendar quarter.

(3)​  Premium and discount information is shown for the days when the Fund experienced its high and low closing market prices, respectively, per share during the respective quarter.

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000: SINCE INCEPTION (03/31/15) THROUGH 10/31/23

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

 

Market Value

   

-12.56

%

   

7.99

%

   

5.45

%

 

NAV

   

-4.26

     

7.52

     

6.14

   

80%VXAO-20%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index

   

0.87

     

7.70

     

6.93

   

ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index (VXA0)

   

-0.48

     

8.73

     

7.60

   

Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index

   

6.23

     

3.04

     

3.81

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends.

The 80%VXAO-20%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index is blended from 80% - ICE BofA Convertibles Index (VXA0) and 20% - Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Capped Index.

The ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index is comprised of approximately 700 issues of only convertible bonds and preferreds of all qualities. Since inception data for the index is shown from 6/30/97, since data is only available for full monthly periods.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

Senior Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund's outstanding bank loans, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares ("MRPS") as of the end of each of the Fund's last ten fiscal years, as applicable. The information in the table shown below comes from the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and each of the prior eight years then ended, all of which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED   TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
  ASSET
COVERAGE
  LIQUIDATING
PREFERENCE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE(c)
  AVERAGE
MARKET VALUE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE
  TYPE OF
SENIOR
SECURITY
 

October 31, 2023

 

$

210,000,000

   

$

3,626

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

92,000,000

     

207

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

230,000,000

     

3,690

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

92,000,000

     

231

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

270,000,000

     

4,261

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

92,000,000

     

313

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

204,600,000

     

4,304

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

64,000,000

     

344

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

180,600,000

     

4,055

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

64,000,000

     

286

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

187,500,000

     

3,887

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

64,000,000

     

285

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

169,000,000

     

4,413

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

64,000,000

     

291

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2016

 

$

195,000,000

     

3,447

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2015

 

$

220,000,000

     

3,398

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

(a)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(b)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including MRPS) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the number of MRPS outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

(c)​  "Liquidating Preference per Preferred Share" means the amount to which a holder of preferred shares would be entitled upon the liquidation of the Fund in preference to common shareholders, expressed as a dollar amount per preferred share.

(d)​  The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; and the liquidation preference approximates fair value.

Summary of Fund Expenses

The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with Commission requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including interest payments on borrowed funds, and preferred stock dividend payments, as a percentage of our average net assets as of October 31, 2023, and not as a percentage of gross assets or managed assets.

By showing expenses as a percentage of average net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of October 31, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $210 million of the $370 million available under the SSB Agreement ($195 million in advances outstanding and $15 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via SSB in connection with securities on loan), representing 27.6% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $92 million in MRPS outstanding, representing 12.1% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRPS represented 39.7% of the Fund's managed assets.

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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

 

Sales Load (as a percentage of offering price)

   

(1)

 

Offering Expenses Borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)

   

(1)

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees (per sales transaction fee)(2)

 

$

15.00

   
ANNUAL EXPENSES   PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
 

Management Fee(3)

   

1.59

%

 

Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(4)

   

2.31

%

 

Preferred Stock Dividend Payments(5)

   

0.61

%

 

Other Expenses(6)

   

0.11

%

 

Total Annual Expenses

   

4.62

%

The following example illustrates the expenses that common shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 4.62% of net assets attributable to common shareholders; (2) a 5% annual return; and (3) all distributions are reinvested at net asset value:

   

1 YEAR

 

3 YEARS

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

Total Expenses Paid by Common Shareholders(7)

 

$

46

   

$

139

   

$

233

   

$

471

   

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)​  If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us.

(2)​  Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan".

(3)​  The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 1.00% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.59% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage).

(4)​  Reflects interest expense paid on $166 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $52 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage".

(5)​  Reflects estimated dividend expense on $92 million aggregate liquidation preference of mandatory redeemable preferred shares outstanding. See "Leverage".

(6)​  "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

(7)​  The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs.

Effects of Leverage

The SSB Agreement provides for credit availability for the Fund, such that it may borrow up to $370 million. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $210 million of the $370 million available under the SSB Agreement ($195 million of advances outstanding, and $15 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via State Street Bank and Trust Company in connection with securities on loan), representing 27.6% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date,

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and had $92 million of MRP Shares outstanding, representing 12.1% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRP Shares represented 39.7% of the Fund's managed assets. Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of the Overnight Bank Financing Rate ("OBFR") plus 0.80%, payable monthly in arrears, from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was OBFR plus 0.52%. Interest on overdue amounts or interest on the drawn amount paid during an event of default was charged OBFR plus 2.80% from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was charged at OBFR plus 2.52%. These rates represent floating rates of interest that may change over time. The SSB Agreement has a commitment fee of 0.10% of any undrawn amount.

As of October 31, 2023, the interest rate charged under the SSB Agreement was 5.84%.

The Fund's MRP Shareholders are entitled to receive monthly cash dividends, at a currently effective dividend rate per annum for each series of MRP Shares as follows (subject to adjustment as described in the Fund's prospectus): 4.00% for Series B MRP Shares, 4.24% for Series C MRP Shares, 2.45% for Series D MRP Shares, and 2.68% for Series E MRP Shares.

To cover the interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement (including "net income" payments made with respect to borrowings offset by collateral for securities on loan) and the dividend payments associated with the MRP Shares, based on rates in effect on October 31, 2023, the Fund's portfolio would need to experience an annual return of 2.03% (before giving effect to expenses associated with senior securities).

The following table illustrates the hypothetical effect on the return to a holder of the Fund's common shares of the leverage obtained by us (and utilized on October 31, 2023). The purpose of this table is to assist you in understanding the effects of leverage. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to common shareholders when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

Assumed Portfolio Return (Net of Expenses)

   

(10.00

)%

   

(5.00

)%

   

0.00

%

   

5.00

%

   

10.00

%

 

Corresponding Common Share Return(1)

   

(19.97

)%

   

(11.67

)%

   

(3.37

)%

   

4.93

%

   

13.23

%

 

(1)​  Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares.

Market and Net Asset Value Information

Our common shares have traded both at a premium and a discount to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price of common shares (less any underwriting commissions and discounts) must equal or exceed the NAV per share of a company's common stock (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). Our issuance of common shares may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common shares by increasing the number of common shares available, which may put downward pressure on the market price for our common shares. Shares of common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV.

The following table sets forth for each of the periods indicated the high and low closing market prices for our common shares on Nasdaq, the NAV per share and the premium or discount to NAV per share at which our common shares were trading. NAV is shown for the last business day of each quarter. See "Net Asset Value" for information as to the determination of our NAV.

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MARKET PRICE(1)

  NET ASSET
VALUE AT
QUARTER
  PREMIUM/
(DISCOUNT) TO
NET ASSET VALUE(3)
 

QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

END(2)

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

21.20

   

$

17.06

   

$

17.24

     

5.20

%

   

-0.99

%

 

July 31, 2023

 

$

24.12

   

$

20.88

   

$

20.65

     

22.57

%

   

2.19

%

 

April 30, 2023

 

$

23.79

   

$

20.35

   

$

19.27

     

15.24

%

   

5.88

%

 

January 31, 2023

 

$

23.37

   

$

20.20

   

$

20.77

     

12.95

%

   

3.64

%

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

24.90

   

$

20.00

   

$

20.19

     

9.21

%

   

1.35

%

 

July 31, 2022

 

$

25.30

   

$

20.08

   

$

22.08

     

11.14

%

   

-1.03

%

 

April 30, 2022

 

$

28.18

   

$

23.32

   

$

23.97

     

4.51

%

   

-5.26

%

 

January 31, 2022

 

$

33.42

   

$

25.78

   

$

27.28

     

4.47

%

   

-4.34

%

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

32.62

   

$

29.97

   

$

31.73

     

2.80

%

   

0.94

%

 

July 31, 2021

 

$

33.05

   

$

29.03

   

$

30.52

     

9.15

%

   

-0.85

%

 

April 30, 2021

 

$

33.76

   

$

29.30

   

$

31.36

     

4.26

%

   

-6.45

%

 

January 31, 2021

 

$

29.98

   

$

22.39

   

$

30.79

     

-6.52

%

   

-10.62

%

 

Source: Fund Accounting Records

(1)​  Based on high and low closing market price per share during the respective quarter and does not reflect commissions.

(2)​  Based on the NAV calculated on the close of business on the last business day of each calendar quarter.

(3)​  Premium and discount information is shown for the days when the Fund experienced its high and low closing market prices, respectively, per share during the respective quarter.

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

 

Market Value

   

2.40

%

   

2.85

%

   

4.99

%

   

3.56

%

 

NAV

   

8.29

     

4.66

     

5.12

     

4.73

   

40%ACWI(NR)-30%RefinitivGlblCv-30%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index

   

7.43

     

5.63

     

5.27

     

5.31

   

MSCI ACWI Index (Net)

   

10.50

     

7.47

     

6.81

     

5.01

   

Refinitiv Global Convertible index

   

4.33

     

5.12

     

4.16

     

4.44

   

Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index

   

6.23

     

3.04

     

3.86

     

5.84

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

NOTES:

The 40%ACWI(NR)-30%RefinitivGlblCv-30%BBGHY2%Cap Index is blended from 40% - MSCI ACWI Index (Net), 30% - Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index and 30% - Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index.

The MSCI ACWI Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets and emerging markets. The index is calculated in both US dollars and local currencies. Net return basis approximates the minimum possible reinvestment of regular cash distributions by deducting withholding tax based on the maximum rate of the company's country of incorporation applicable to institutional investors.

The Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index (USD) is designed to represent the global convertible market.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

Senior Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund's outstanding bank loans, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares ("MRPS") as of the end of each of the Fund's last ten fiscal years, as applicable. The information in the table shown below comes from the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and each of the prior nine years then ended, all of which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED   TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
  ASSET
COVERAGE
  LIQUIDATING
PREFERENCE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE(c)
  AVERAGE
MARKET VALUE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE
  TYPE OF
SENIOR
SECURITY
 

October 31, 2023

 

$

130,550,000

   

$

4,469

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

70,000,000

     

208

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

109,550,000

     

5,209

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

70,000,000

     

204

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

206,500,000

     

4,288

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

70,000,000

     

316

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

153,250,000

     

4,534

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

65,000,000

     

267

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

174,500,000

     

4,056

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

65,000,000

     

272

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

204,000,000

     

3,632

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

65,000,000

     

285

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

160,000,000

     

4,802

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

65,000,000

     

295

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2016

 

$

196,000,000

     

3,457

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2015

 

$

230,000,000

     

3,346

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2014

 

$

224,400,000

     

3,529

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

(a)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(b)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including MRPS) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the number of MRPS outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

(c)​  "Liquidating Preference per Preferred Share" means the amount to which a holder of preferred shares would be entitled upon the liquidation of the Fund in preference to common shareholders, expressed as a dollar amount per preferred share.

(d)​  The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; and the liquidation preference approximates fair value.

Summary of Fund Expenses

The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with Commission requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including interest payments on borrowed funds, and preferred stock dividend payments, as a percentage of our average net assets as of October 31, 2023, and not as a percentage of gross assets or managed assets.

By showing expenses as a percentage of average net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of October 31, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $131 million of the $265 million available under the SSB Agreement ($116 million in advances outstanding, and $15 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via SSB in connection with securities on loan), representing 22.4% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $70 million in MRPS

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outstanding, representing 12.0% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRPS represented 34.4% of the Fund's managed assets.

SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

 

Sales Load (as a percentage of offering price)

   

(1)

 

Offering Expenses Borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)

   

(1)

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees (per sales transaction fee)(2)

 

$

15.00

   
ANNUAL EXPENSES   PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
 

Management Fee(3)

   

1.43

%

 

Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(4)

   

1.46

%

 

Preferred Stock Dividend Payments(5)

   

0.63

%

 

Other Expense(6)

   

0.16

%

 

Total Annual Expenses

   

3.68

%

 

The following example illustrates the expenses that common shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 3.68% of net assets attributable to common shareholders; (2) a 5% annual return; and (3) all distributions are reinvested at net asset value:

   

1 YEAR

 

3 YEARS

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

Total Expenses Paid by Common Shareholders(7)

 

$

 

37

   

$

113

   

$

191

   

$

395

     

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)​  If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us.

(2)​  Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan".

(3)​  The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 1.00% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.43% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage).

(4)​  Reflects interest expense paid on $50 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $59 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage".

(5)​  Reflects estimated dividend expense on $70 million aggregate liquidation preference of mandatory redeemable preferred shares outstanding. See "Leverage".

(6)​  "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

(7)​  The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs.

Effects of Leverage

The SSB Agreement provides for credit availability for the Fund, such that it may borrow up to $265 million. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $131 million of the $265 million available under the SSB Agreement ($116 million of advances outstanding, and $15 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via State Street Bank and Trust Company in

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connection with securities on loan), representing 22.4% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $70 million of MRP Shares outstanding, representing 12.0% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRP Shares represented 34.4% of the Fund's managed assets. Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of the Overnight Bank Financing Rate ("OBFR") plus 0.80%, payable monthly in arrears, from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was OBFR plus 0.52%. Interest on overdue amounts or interest on the drawn amount paid during an event of default was charged OBFR plus 2.80% from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was charged at OBFR plus 2.52%. These rates represent floating rates of interest that may change over time. The SSB Agreement has a commitment fee of 0.10% of any undrawn amount.

As of October 31, 2023, the interest rate charged under the SSB Agreement was 5.84%.

The Fund's MRP Shareholders are entitled to receive monthly cash dividends, at a currently effective dividend rate per annum for each series of MRP Shares as follows (subject to adjustment as described in the Fund's prospectus): 4.00% for Series B MRP Shares, 4.24% for Series C MRP Shares, 2.45% for Series D MRP Shares, and 2.68% for Series E MRP Shares.

To cover the interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement (including "net income" payments made with respect to borrowings offset by collateral for securities on loan) and the dividend payments associated with the MRP Shares, based on rates in effect on October 31, 2023, the Fund's portfolio would need to experience an annual return of 1.75% (before giving effect to expenses associated with senior securities).

The following table illustrates the hypothetical effect on the return to a holder of the Fund's common shares of the leverage obtained by us (and utilized on October 31, 2023). The purpose of this table is to assist you in understanding the effects of leverage. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to common shareholders when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

Assumed Portfolio Return (Net of Expenses)

   

(10.00

)%

   

(5.00

)%

   

0.00

%

   

5.00

%

   

10.00

%

 

Corresponding Common Share Return(1)

   

(17.86

)%

   

(10.26

)%

   

(2.66

)%

   

4.94

%

   

12.54

%

 

(1)​  Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares.

Market and Net Asset Value Information

Our common shares have traded both at a premium and a discount to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price of common shares (less any underwriting commissions and discounts) must equal or exceed the NAV per share of a company's common stock (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). Our issuance of common shares may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common shares by increasing the number of common shares available, which may put downward pressure on the market price for our common shares. Shares of common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV.

The following table sets forth for each of the periods indicated the high and low closing market prices for our common shares on Nasdaq, the NAV per share and the premium or discount to NAV per share at which our common shares were trading. NAV is shown for the last business day of each quarter. See "Net Asset Value" for information as to the determination of our NAV.

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MARKET PRICE(1)

  NET ASSET
VALUE AT
QUARTER
  PREMIUM/
(DISCOUNT) TO
NET ASSET VALUE(3)
 

QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

END(2)

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

6.17

   

$

5.09

   

$

5.99

     

-9.02

%

   

-14.14

%

 

July 31, 2023

 

$

6.23

   

$

5.67

   

$

6.93

     

-8.93

%

   

-12.42

%

 

April 30, 2023

 

$

6.52

   

$

5.60

   

$

6.57

     

-4.64

%

   

-10.56

%

 

January 31, 2023

 

$

6.47

   

$

5.53

   

$

6.79

     

-2.81

%

   

-10.74

%

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

7.80

   

$

5.35

   

$

6.12

     

13.64

%

   

-9.33

%

 

July 31, 2022

 

$

8.08

   

$

6.51

   

$

6.94

     

6.92

%

   

-0.91

%

 

April 30, 2022

 

$

9.64

   

$

7.85

   

$

7.67

     

4.67

%

   

-1.72

%

 

January 31, 2022

 

$

10.70

   

$

9.02

   

$

9.06

     

4.71

%

   

-38.12

%

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

11.17

   

$

9.48

   

$

10.14

     

12.64

%

   

-1.90

%

 

July 31, 2021

 

$

11.23

   

$

10.12

   

$

9.85

     

12.75

%

   

3.48

%

 

April 30, 2021

 

$

10.90

   

$

9.69

   

$

10.02

     

9.00

%

   

-2.32

%

 

January 31, 2021

 

$

9.91

   

$

7.85

   

$

9.71

     

-2.46

%

   

-2.97

%

 

Source: Fund Accounting Records

(1)​  Based on high and low closing market price per share during the respective quarter and does not reflect commissions.

(2)​  Based on the NAV calculated on the close of business on the last business day of each calendar quarter.

(3)​  Premium and discount information is shown for the days when the Fund experienced its high and low closing market prices, respectively, per share during the respective quarter.

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Calamos Global Total Return Fund

 

Market Value

   

-0.98

%

   

2.94

%

   

4.29

%

   

5.83

%

 

NAV

   

5.26

     

4.98

     

5.03

     

6.76

   

50%ACWI(NR)-25%RefinitivGlblCv-25%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index

   

7.96

     

5.97

     

5.55

     

6.43

   

MSCI ACWI Index (Net)

   

10.50

     

7.47

     

6.81

     

6.56

   

Refinitiv Global Convertible index

   

4.33

     

5.12

     

4.16

     

5.61

   

Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index

   

6.23

     

3.04

     

3.86

     

6.16

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends.

The 50%ACWI(NR)-25%RefinitivGlblCv-25%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index is blended from 50% - MSCI ACWI Index (MXWD), 25% - Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index and 25% - Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Capped Index.

The MSCI ACWI Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets and emerging markets. The index is calculated in both US dollars and local currencies. Net return basis approximates the minimum possible reinvestment of regular cash distributions by deducting withholding tax based on the maximum rate of the company's country of incorporation applicable to institutional investors.

The Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index (USD) is designed to represent the global convertible market.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund

Senior Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund's outstanding bank loans, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares ("MRPS") as of the end of each of the Fund's last ten fiscal years, as applicable. The information in the table shown below comes from the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and each of the prior nine years then ended, all of which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED   TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
  ASSET
COVERAGE
  LIQUIDATING
PREFERENCE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE(c)
  AVERAGE
MARKET VALUE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE
  TYPE OF
SENIOR
SECURITY
 

October 31, 2023

 

$

30,100,000

   

$

4,541

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

17,000,000

     

201

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

26,000,000

     

5,276

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

17,000,000

     

202

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

50,500,000

     

4,281

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

17,000,000

     

318

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

37,000,000

     

4,213

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2020

 

$

12,000,000

     

325

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

38,300,000

     

3,938

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2019

 

$

12,000,000

     

314

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

43,000,000

     

3,621

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2018

 

$

12,000,000

     

324

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

36,000,000

     

4,490

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2017

 

$

12,000,000

     

337

(b)

   

25

     

25

(d)

 

MRPS

 

October 31, 2016

 

$

42,000,000

     

3,456

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2015

 

$

44,000,000

     

3,556

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

October 31, 2014

 

$

49,000,000

     

3,455

(a)

   

     

   

Loan

 

(a)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(b)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including MRPS) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the number of MRPS outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

(c)​  "Liquidating Preference per Preferred Share" means the amount to which a holder of preferred shares would be entitled upon the liquidation of the Fund in preference to common shareholders, expressed as a dollar amount per preferred share.

(d)​  The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; and the liquidation preference approximates fair value.

Summary of Fund Expenses

The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with Commission requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including interest payments on borrowed funds, and preferred stock dividend payments, as a percentage of our average net assets as of October 31, 2023, and not as a percentage of gross assets or managed assets.

By showing expenses as a percentage of average net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of October 31, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $30 million of the $55 million available under the SSB Agreement ($24 million in advances outstanding, and $6 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via SSB in connection with securities on loan), representing 22.0% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date, and had $17 million in MRPS outstanding, representing 12.4% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRPS represented 34.5% of the Fund's managed assets.

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SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

 

Sales Load (as a percentage of offering price)

   

(1)

 

Offering Expenses Borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)

   

(1)

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees (per sales transaction fee)(2)

 

$

15.00

   
ANNUAL EXPENSES   PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
 

Management Fee(3)

   

1.43

%

 

Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(4)

   

1.39

%

 

Preferred Stock Dividend Payments(5)

   

0.60

%

 

Other Expenses(6)

   

0.44

%

 

Total Annual Expenses

   

3.86

%

 

The following example illustrates the expenses that common shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 3.86% of net assets attributable to common shareholders; (2) a 5% annual return; and (3) all distributions are reinvested at net asset value:

   

1 YEAR

 

3 YEARS

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

Total Expenses Paid by Common Shareholders(7)

 

$

39

   

$

118

   

$

199

   

$

410

   

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)​  If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us.

(2)​  Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan".

(3)​  The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 1.00% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.43% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage).

(4)​  Reflects interest expense paid on $10 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $15 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage".

(5)​  Reflects estimated dividend expense on $17 million aggregate liquidation preference of mandatory redeemable preferred shares outstanding. See "Leverage".

(6)​  "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

(7)​  The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs.

Effects of Leverage

The SSB Agreement provides for credit availability for the Fund, such that it may borrow up to $55 million. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $30 million of the $55 million available under the SSB Agreement ($24 million of advances outstanding, and $6 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via State Street Bank and Trust Company in connection with securities on loan), representing 22.0% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date,

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and had $17 million of MRP Shares outstanding, representing 12.4% of the Fund's managed assets. Combined, the borrowings under the SSB Agreement and the outstanding MRP Shares represented 34.5% of the Fund's managed assets. Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of the Overnight Bank Financing Rate ("OBFR") plus 0.80%, payable monthly in arrears, from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was OBFR plus 0.52%. Interest on overdue amounts or interest on the drawn amount paid during an event of default was charged OBFR plus 2.80% from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was charged at OBFR plus 2.52%. These rates represent floating rates of interest that may change over time. The SSB Agreement has a commitment fee of 0.10% of any undrawn amount.

As of October 31, 2023, the interest rate charged under the SSB Agreement was 5.84%.

The Fund's MRP Shareholders are entitled to receive monthly cash dividends, at a currently effective dividend rate per annum for each series of MRP Shares as follows (subject to adjustment as described in the Fund's prospectus): 4.00% for Series B MRP Shares, 4.24% for Series C MRP Shares, 2.45% for Series D MRP Shares, and 2.68% for Series E MRP Shares.

To cover the interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement (including "net income" payments made with respect to borrowings offset by collateral for securities on loan) and the dividend payments associated with the MRP Shares, based on rates in effect on October 31, 2023, the Fund's portfolio would need to experience an annual return of 1.72% (before giving effect to expenses associated with senior securities).

The following table illustrates the hypothetical effect on the return to a holder of the Fund's common shares of the leverage obtained by us (and utilized on October 31, 2023). The purpose of this table is to assist you in understanding the effects of leverage. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to common shareholders when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

Assumed Portfolio Return (Net of Expenses)

   

(10.00

)%

   

(5.00

)%

   

0.00

%

   

5.00

%

   

10.00

%

 

Corresponding Common Share Return(1)

   

(17.94

)%

   

(10.29

)%

   

(2.64

)%

   

5.01

%

   

12.66

%

 

(1)​  Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares.

Market and Net Asset Value Information

Our common shares have traded both at a premium and a discount to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price of common shares (less any underwriting commissions and discounts) must equal or exceed the NAV per share of a company's common stock (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). Our issuance of common shares may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common shares by increasing the number of common shares available, which may put downward pressure on the market price for our common shares. Shares of common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV.

The following table sets forth for each of the periods indicated the high and low closing market prices for our common shares on Nasdaq, the NAV per share and the premium or discount to NAV per share at which our common shares were trading. NAV is shown for the last business day of each quarter. See "Net Asset Value" for information as to the determination of our NAV.

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MARKET PRICE(1)

  NET ASSET
VALUE AT
QUARTER
  PREMIUM/
(DISCOUNT) TO
NET ASSET VALUE(3)
 

QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

END(2)

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

9.75

   

$

7.92

   

$

9.11

     

-5.12

%

   

-12.00

%

 

July 31, 2023

 

$

9.84

   

$

9.00

   

$

10.60

     

-5.34

%

   

-10.55

%

 

April 30, 2023

 

$

10.48

   

$

9.15

   

$

10.12

     

0.39

%

   

-8.88

%

 

January 31, 2023

 

$

10.12

   

$

8.82

   

$

10.49

     

-3.53

%

   

-9.38

%

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

12.51

   

$

8.80

   

$

9.59

     

23.81

%

   

-5.09

%

 

July 31, 2022

 

$

12.98

   

$

10.49

   

$

10.82

     

11.78

%

   

1.25

%

 

April 30, 2022

 

$

14.80

   

$

12.85

   

$

11.87

     

12.08

%

   

-1.89

%

 

January 31, 2022

 

$

16.25

   

$

13.50

   

$

14.07

     

3.32

%

   

-1.58

%

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

17.30

   

$

15.27

   

$

15.82

     

8.60

%

   

0.00

%

 

July 31, 2021

 

$

16.35

   

$

15.40

   

$

15.17

     

5.89

%

   

3.08

%

 

April 30, 2021

 

$

16.26

   

$

14.65

   

$

15.39

     

2.59

%

   

-0.68

%

 

January 31, 2021

 

$

15.84

   

$

11.72

   

$

14.77

     

2.13

%

   

-3.14

%

 

Source: Fund Accounting Records

(1)​  Based on high and low closing market price per share during the respective quarter and does not reflect commissions.

(2)​  Based on the NAV calculated on the close of business on the last business day of each calendar quarter.

(3)​  Premium and discount information is shown for the days when the Fund experienced its high and low closing market prices, respectively, per share during the respective quarter.

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Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

GROWTH OF $10,000: SINCE INCEPTION (11/30/19) THROUGH 10/31/23

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

  1
YEAR
 SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

 

Market Value

  

-2.85

%

  

-0.75

%

 

NAV

  

4.32

   

4.06

  

30%MSCIACWI(NR)-20%ICOS-50%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index

  

6.75

   

2.52

  

MSCI ACWI Index (Net)

  

10.50

   

5.58

  

ICE BofA US All Capital Securities Index

  

1.99

   

-1.18

  

Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Cap Bond Index

  

6.23

   

1.70

  

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

NOTES:

The 30%MSCIACWI(NR)-20%ICOS-50%BBGUSHY2%Cap Index is blended from 30% - MSCI ACWI Index (MXWD), 20% - ICE BofA US All Capital Securities Index and 50% - Bloomberg US HY 2% Issuer Capped Index.

The MSCI ACWI Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets and emerging markets. The index is calculated in both US dollars and local currencies. Net return basis approximates the minimum possible reinvestment of regular cash distributions by deducting withholding tax based on the maximum rate of the company's country of incorporation applicable to institutional investors.

The ICE BofA US All Capital Securities Index is a subset of the ICE BofA US Corporate and US High Yield Index including all fixed-to floating rate, perpetual callable and capital securities, and fixed-rate preferred securities.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

Senior Securities

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund's outstanding bank loans, and mandatory redeemable preferred shares ("MRPS") as of the end of each of the Fund's last ten fiscal years, as applicable. The information in the table shown below comes from the Fund's financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, and each of the prior three years then ended, all of which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUTSTANDING
 ASSET
COVERAGE(a)
 LIQUIDATING
PREFERENCE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE(b)
 AVERAGE
MARKET VALUE
PER PREFERRED
SHARE
 TYPE OF
SENIOR
SECURITY
 

October 31, 2023

 

$

120,000,000

  

$

3,706

   

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

120,000,000

   

3,890

   

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

120,000,000

   

4,521

   

   

  

Loan

 

October 31, 2020*

 

$

69,200,000

   

5,949

   

   

  

Loan

 

*  Commencement of operations was November 29, 2019.

(1)​  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(2)​  "Liquidating Preference per Preferred Share" means the amount to which a holder of preferred shares would be entitled upon the liquidation of the Fund in preference to common shareholders, expressed as a dollar amount per preferred share.

Summary of Fund Expenses

The following table and example contain information about the costs and expenses that common shareholders will bear directly or indirectly. In accordance with Commission requirements, the table below shows our expenses, including interest payments on borrowed funds, and preferred stock dividend payments, as a percentage of our average net assets as of October 31, 2023, and not as a percentage of gross assets or managed assets.

By showing expenses as a percentage of average net assets, expenses are not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets we invest. The table and example are based on our capital structure as of October 31, 2023. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $120 million of the $150 million available under the SSB Agreement ($118 million in advances outstanding and $2 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via SSB in connection with securities on loan), representing 27.0% of the Fund's managed assets.

SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

 

Sales Load (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)

 

Offering Expenses Borne by the Fund (as a percentage of offering price)

  

(1)(1)

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan Fees (per sales transaction fee)(2)

 

$

15.00

  
ANNUAL EXPENSES PERCENTAGE
OF AVERAGE
NET ASSETS
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
 

Management Fee(3)

  

1.81

%

 

Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds(4)

  

1.89

%

 

Dividend Expense on Short Sales

  

0.65

%

 

Other Expenses(5)

  

0.16

%

 

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses(6)

  

0.00

%

 

Total Annual Expenses

  

4.51

%

 

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The following example illustrates the expenses that common shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (1) total annual expenses of 4.51% of net assets attributable to common shareholders; (2) a 5% annual return; and (3) all distributions are reinvested at net asset value:

  

1 YEAR

 

3 YEARS

 

5 YEARS

 

10 YEARS

 

Total Expenses Paid by Common Shareholders(7)

 

$

45

  

$

136

  

$

228

  

$

462

  

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. Moreover, our actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

(1)​  If the securities to which this prospectus relates are sold to or through underwriters, the prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses borne by us.

(2)​  Shareholders will pay a $15.00 transaction fee plus a $0.02 per share brokerage charge if they direct the Plan Agent (as defined below) to sell common shares held in a Plan account. In addition, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold. See "Dividends and Distributions on Common Shares; Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan".

(3)​  The Fund pays Calamos an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, for its investment management services in an amount equal to 1.35% of the Fund's average weekly managed assets. In accordance with the requirements of the Commission, the table above shows the Fund's management fee as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shareholders. By showing the management fee as a percentage of net assets, the management fee is not expressed as a percentage of all of the assets the Fund intends to invest. For purposes of the table, the management fee has been converted to 1.81% of the Fund's average weekly net assets as of October 31, 2023 by dividing the total dollar amount of the management fee by the Fund's average weekly net assets (managed assets less outstanding leverage).

(4)​  Reflects interest expense paid on $61 million in average borrowings under the SSB Agreement, plus $59 million in additional average structural leverage related to certain securities lending programs, as described under "Leverage".

(5)​  "Other Expenses" are based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.

(6)​  "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" are the indirect costs of investing in other investment companies such as money market funds and ETFs.

(7)​  The example does not include sales load or estimated offering costs, which would cause the expenses shown in the example to increase. In connection with an offering of common shares, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth an example including sales load and estimated offering costs.

Effects of Leverage

The SSB Agreement provides for credit availability for the Fund, such that it may borrow up to $150 million. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund had utilized $120 million of the $150 million available under the SSB Agreement ($118 million of advances outstanding, and $2 million in structural leverage consisting of collateral received from counterparties via State Street Bank and Trust Company in connection with securities on loan), representing 27.0% of the Fund's managed assets as of that date. Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of the Overnight Bank Financing Rate ("OBFR") plus 0.80%, payable monthly in arrears, from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was OBFR plus 0.52%. Interest on overdue amounts or interest on the drawn amount paid during an event of default was charged OBFR plus 2.80% from November 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, was charged at OBFR plus 2.52%. These rates represent floating rates of interest that may change over time. The SSB Agreement has a commitment fee of 0.10% of any undrawn amount.

As of October 31, 2023, the interest rate charged under the SSB Agreement was 5.84%.

To cover the interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement (including "net income" payments made with respect to borrowings offset by collateral for securities on loan) and the dividend payments associated with the MRP Shares, based on rates in effect on October 31, 2023, the Fund's portfolio would need to experience an annual return of 1.58% (before giving effect to expenses associated with senior securities).

The following table illustrates the hypothetical effect on the return to a holder of the Fund's common shares of the leverage obtained by us (and utilized on October 31, 2023). The purpose of this table is to assist you in understanding the effects of leverage. As the table shows, leverage generally increases the return to common shareholders when portfolio return is positive and greater than the cost of

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leverage and decreases the return when the portfolio return is negative or less than the cost of leverage. The figures appearing in the table are hypothetical and actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

Assumed Portfolio Return (Net of Expenses)

  

(10.00

)%

  

(5.00

)%

  

0.00

%

  

5.00

%

  

10.00

%

 

Corresponding Common Share Return(1)

  

(15.87

)%

  

(9.02

)%

  

(2.17

)%

  

4.68

%

  

11.53

%

 

(1)​  Includes interest expense on the borrowings under the SSB Agreement, accrued at interest rates in effect on October 31, 2023 of 5.84%, and dividend expense on the MRP Shares.

Market and Net Asset Value Information

Our common shares have traded both at a premium and a discount to NAV. We cannot predict whether our shares will trade in the future at a premium or discount to NAV. The provisions of the 1940 Act generally require that the public offering price of common shares (less any underwriting commissions and discounts) must equal or exceed the NAV per share of a company's common stock (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). Our issuance of common shares may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for our common shares by increasing the number of common shares available, which may put downward pressure on the market price for our common shares. Shares of common stock of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV.

The following table sets forth for each of the periods indicated the high and low closing market prices for our common shares on Nasdaq, the NAV per share and the premium or discount to NAV per share at which our common shares were trading. NAV is shown for the last business day of each quarter. See "Net Asset Value" for information as to the determination of our NAV.

  

MARKET PRICE(1)

 NET ASSET
VALUE AT
QUARTER
 PREMIUM/
(DISCOUNT) TO
NET ASSET VALUE(3)
 

QUARTER ENDED

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

END(2)

 

HIGH

 

LOW

 

October 31, 2023

 

$

15.60

  

$

13.44

  

$

16.53

   

-12.53

%

  

-17.90

%

 

July 31, 2023

 

$

15.89

  

$

14.69

  

$

18.21

   

-12.98

%

  

-16.33

%

 

April 30, 2023

 

$

17.12

  

$

14.78

  

$

17.77

   

-10.52

%

  

-14.31

%

 

January 31, 2023

 

$

16.86

  

$

15.13

  

$

19.04

   

-9.60

%

  

-14.80

%

 

October 31, 2022

 

$

18.68

  

$

14.72

  

$

17.66

   

-5.78

%

  

-13.34

%

 

July 31, 2022

 

$

18.75

  

$

15.99

  

$

19.11

   

-6.48

%

  

-14.75

%

 

April 30, 2022

 

$

20.95

  

$

18.53

  

$

20.14

   

0.00

%

  

-8.19

%

 

January 31, 2022

 

$

20.89

  

$

18.36

  

$

21.79

   

-3.12

%

  

-10.17

%

 

October 31, 2021

 

$

20.95

  

$

19.52

  

$

21.52

   

-6.01

%

  

-7.66

%

 

July 31, 2021

 

$

21.33

  

$

19.53

  

$

21.62

   

-7.38

%

  

-6.82

%

 

April 30, 2021

 

$

20.78

  

$

17.84

  

$

22.92

   

-10.04

%

  

-12.51

%

 

January 31, 2021

 

$

18.47

  

$

14.40

  

$

19.77

   

-9.42

%

  

-18.14

%

 

Source: Fund Accounting Records

(1)​  Based on high and low closing market price per share during the respective quarter and does not reflect commissions.

(2)​  Based on the NAV calculated on the close of business on the last business day of each calendar quarter.

(3)​  Premium and discount information is shown for the days when the Fund experienced its high and low closing market prices, respectively, per share during the respective quarter.

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Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund  (Unaudited)

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI) is an enhanced fixed-income offering that seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income. It provides an alternative to funds investing exclusively in investment-grade fixed-income instruments and seeks to be less sensitive to interest rate moves. Like all Calamos closed-end funds, the Fund invests in multiple asset classes and aims to provide a steady stream of distributions paid out monthly.

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and high-yield bonds. The allocation to each asset class is dynamic and reflects our view of the economic landscape and the potential of individual securities. By utilizing these asset classes in combination, we believe the Fund is well positioned to generate capital gains and income. The broader range of security types also provides increased opportunities to manage the portfolio's risk/reward characteristics over full market cycles.

We seek companies with respectable balance sheets, reliable debt servicing, and good prospects for sustainable growth. We are also investing in cyclical companies poised to perform well in a post-pandemic environment, with earnings expansion potential resulting from pent-up consumer demand. Although we invest primarily in securities of US issuers, we favor companies that actively participate in markets with geographically diversified revenue streams and global-scale business strategies.

Given the heightened market volatility, we prefer convertibles with balanced risk/reward attributes while maintaining an underweight to the most equity-sensitive convertibles, which can lack favorable downside risk mitigation.

How did the Fund perform over the annual period?

The Fund returned -2.27% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 3.37% on a market price basis for the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), versus 2.88% for the comparator index comprising 50% ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index and 50% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index for the same period. At the end of the annual period, the Fund's shares traded at an 11.23% premium to the NAV.

How do NAV and market price returns differ?

Closed-end funds trade on exchanges, where factors other than the value of the underlying securities might drive the price of shares or market price. For example, general market sentiment or future expectations might influence the market price. A fund's NAV return measures the actual return of the individual securities in the portfolio, less fund expenses. It also measures how a manager was able to capitalize on market opportunities. Because we believe closed-end funds are best utilized long term within asset allocations, we deem that the NAV return is the better measure of a fund's performance. However, when managing our Fund, we strongly consider actions and policies to optimize its overall price performance and returns based on market value.

TOTAL RETURN*

Common Shares – Inception 6/26/02

  

1 Year

 Since
Inception**
 

On Market Price

  

3.27

%

  

8.72

%

 

On NAV

  

-2.27

%

  

8.41

%

 

*Total return measures net investment income and net realized gain or loss from Fund investments, and change in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation, assuming reinvestment of income and net realized gains distributions.

**Annualized since inception.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

  

21.3

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

  

18.5

  

Health Care

  

15.7

  

Industrials

  

9.6

  

Communication Services

  

8.9

  

Financials

  

7.0

  

Energy

  

5.9

  

Utilities

  

3.4

  

Materials

  

3.1

  

Consumer Staples

  

1.9

  

Real Estate

  

0.7

  

Airlines

  

0.6

  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

  

0.4

  

Sector weightings are based on managed assets and may vary over time. Sector Weightings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the Fund may hold.

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ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 10/31/23

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Fund asset allocations are based on total investments and may vary over time.

SINCE INCEPTION MARKET PRICE AND NAV HISTORY THROUGH 10/31/23

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns at NAV reflect the deduction of the Fund's management fee, debt leverage costs and all other applicable fees and expenses. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com.

Please discuss the Fund's distributions during the reporting period.

We employ a managed distribution policy within this Fund with the goal of providing shareholders a consistent distribution stream. At the end of the annual period, the Fund's monthly distribution rate was $0.0950 per share, and the annualized distribution rate on the Fund's market price was 11.40%.

We believe both the Fund's distribution rate and level remained attractive and competitive, given that yield opportunities are limited in much of the marketplace, despite recent Fed tightening. As of October 31, 2023, the dividend yield of S&P 500 Index stocks averaged 1.68%. Although higher than a year ago, yields within the US government bond market were relatively low, with the 10-year US Treasury yielding 4.88%.

What factors influenced performance over the annual period?

On an unleveraged basis, our convertible bond holdings performed in line with the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index. Holdings in the information technology and industrials sectors were helpful to performance, whereas holdings in financials and energy were not.

During the annual period, investors focused on the Federal Reserve's response to persistent inflation and the potential for a recession. Geopolitical concerns, regional bank stress, rising fuel prices, and potential impacts of the United Auto Workers strike also made headlines and induced volatility. Despite these headwinds, the equity market began to recover from 2022's lows, and the S&P 500 Index returned 10.14% over the period. However, the higher-for-longer interest rate environment stoked volatility in the bond market, and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index rose just 0.36%.

The convertible market is well represented by small and mid-sized growth issuers, which lagged the broader equity market as evidenced by the Russell 2500 Growth Index's -4.80% return. More than half of the convertible market was priced below par on average during the reporting period, and convertibles (-0.48%) held up much better than their underlying stocks (-8.2%).

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Our high-yield bond holdings slightly underperformed relative to the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index. Our selection in the energy and financials sectors contributed to results, while our selection in the communication services and consumer discretionary sectors trailed.

High yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. Lower quality outperformed as CCCs returned 7.4%, B-rated paper returned 6.8%, and more rate-sensitive BBs returned 5.3%. After increasing for most of the year, trailing 12-month defaults came in at 2.6% on a par-weighted basis. We expect this measure to climb and close the 2023 calendar year near the 3.0% average of the post-GFC era. The best performing sectors in the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index were finance companies (+10.9%), consumer cyclicals (+10.2%), and brokers and asset managers (+3.5), whereas communications (+0.8%), electric utilities (+3.1%), and transportation (+3.3%) represented the laggards.

Other factors that contributed and detracted from Fund performance included the following:

  On an unleveraged basis, the portfolio underperformed the comparator index. Our relative overweight in convertibles and underweight in corporate bonds relative to the index hindered performance.

  Our use of put options was beneficial relative to the comparator index.

  Our selection of corporate bonds was not helpful to returns.

  The Fund benefitted from leading security selection and an average overweight stance in information technology, specifically in the data processing & outsourced services and the communications equipment industries.

  Security selection and an average underweight stance in industrials contributed to performance, specifically in the electrical components & equipment and the industrial machinery & supplies & components industries.

  Conversely, security selection and an average underweight stance in the consumer discretionary sector weakened return over the period. In particular, positions in the hotels, resorts & cruise lines and the automobile manufacturers industries lagged.

  Security selection and an average underweight stance in energy lost ground on a relative basis, specifically in the oil & gas drilling and the oil & gas exploration & production industries.

How is the Fund positioned?

As of October 31, 2023, approximately 66% of our portfolio as a percent of net assets was invested in convertible securities. We believe this allocation will enable our shareholders to take advantage of selective opportunities in the general equity markets. In the long term, we believe patient investors will be rewarded through an allocation to convertibles and select high-yield bonds at current levels that may offer attractive valuations.

We focus on actively managing the risk/reward trade-offs within the portfolio. The characteristics of convertible securities vary: some convertibles are more bond-like, some are more equity-like, and others offer balance. We have maintained a preference for the balanced portion of the convertible market to take advantage

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of recent equity-valuation resets. Balanced convertibles provide a favorable asymmetric payoff profile by offering an attractive level of upside equity participation with less exposure to downside moves. We also see opportunities in the bond-like segment of the convertible market in issues that can benefit from spread compression while offering attractive yields and sound structural risk mitigation during equity market weakness. Within this segment of the convertible market, most issuers retain substantial cash balances along with minimal near-term refinancing risk. We are selective in the group's most distressed names.

The market's reaction to the November Fed meeting has driven Treasury yields further from the Fed's forward rate path expectations. However, Chair Powell noted multiple times that the dot plots released quarterly should only be viewed as snapshots in time that loses applicability with each incoming data point. Futures markets now indicate four rate cuts will occur in 2024, down from the five cuts the market had priced in at the midyear point. We have been gradually increasing portfolio durations in expectation of peak-Fed policy rates and a greater likelihood that the next rate move will be a cut. As of October 31, 2023, the average duration was 2.6 years.

From a sector standpoint, the portfolio's largest absolute weights are in information technology and consumer discretionary, while the smallest sector weights with holdings are in real estate and consumer staples. We maintain relative overweight positions in health care and information technology, with health care equipment (in health care) and semiconductors (in information technology) among the overweight industries. The largest industry underweight positions are asset management & custody banks (in financials) and communications equipment (in information technology).

Allocations to financials and consumer discretionary rose during the period, with increased weights in transaction & payment processing services and broadline retail. The information technology allocation decreased during the period with a reduction in semiconductors, while the weight to utilities also decreased modestly, with a paring back of independent power producers and energy traders.

We continue to hold our largest rated-bond allocations in the BB tier. We believe this exposure offers investors a better risk/reward dynamic while providing regular income. The average credit quality of the portfolio of rated bonds (BB) is higher than that of the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index. This is typical for the Fund because our credit process tends to guide us away from the most speculative corporate securities. That said, we do selectively invest in lower-credit securities when we believe the risk/reward dynamics favor investors. We continue to find value in out-of-benchmark positions in leveraged loans and investment-grade credit.

Although the Fund tends to be US-centric because of the compelling risk/reward of investments, we are investing in global businesses that seek the best opportunities worldwide and diversify their revenue streams. Overall, we believe our companies are performing well fundamentally, earning attractive cash flow margins, improving their credit profiles, and utilizing reasonable debt levels to fund their operations.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Volatility has historically created opportunity in the convertible asset class. Any stabilization of the macro backdrop could shift narrow, larger-cap-driven S&P 500 leadership into broader strength, which we believe would benefit convertibles since many issuers lean toward more mid-cap, growth-oriented companies. Should

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the market continue to prove challenging, convertibles are situated near their bond floor and would be expected to provide defensive attributes.

Convertible new issuance was subdued in 2022 but has improved in 2023 with higher coupons and lower conversion premiums that are more favorable to investors. So far in 2023, global convertible issuance totaled $65.1 billion, surpassing the $39.6 billion in 2022. We've also been encouraged to see more investment-grade companies issue convertibles. We remain optimistic about issuance prospects and believe the pace will continue to be strong as companies increasingly recognize the lower-borrowing-cost benefits of issuing convertibles in lieu of traditional bonds. The combination of a sizable amount of debt maturing in 2025 across bond markets and the Fed's higher-for-longer interest rate stance could accelerate near-term issuance. Increased issuance should broaden the convertible market landscape and the number of investable opportunities.

Although progress may have changed direction, aggregate leverage and interest coverage continue to look healthy from our perspective. We will monitor the situation closely to determine if a new trend toward weakness is emerging or if results are becoming more volatile as instability in input prices, labor costs, and consumer behavior impact outcomes. Credit spreads in both the investment-grade and high-yield markets have widened slightly as strong balance sheets and technicals have offset the growing suspicion that results in coming quarters will be weaker.

We agree that monetary policy is currently restrictive, as evidenced by trailing 12-month inflation (core PCE) below the fed funds effective rate and real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities well above 2% across the maturity spectrum. We expect future months and quarters to show a drop in consumer and business investment as a reduction in disposable income through higher borrowing costs rolls into more areas of economic activity. We are squarely in the "impatiently waiting" phase, looking to ascertain how much economic momentum will be lost from past policy changes. There is still a high level of uncertainty concerning potential economic outcomes, and a recession cannot be dismissed.

A Note About Your Fund's Portfolio Management Team. Mr. Chuck Carmody, CFA, was named Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund in December 2023. He joined Calamos in 2004. Since 2022, he has served as Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Advisors. Previously, in 2016, he was named Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, as well as Senior Trader, High Yield, Calamos Advisors. From 2010 to 2016, he held other senior fixed income trading roles at the firm. The Fund's Prospectus contains information relating to the other portfolio managers, as well as Calamos Advisors' "team of teams" approach to portfolio management. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers' ownership of securities in the Fund.

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Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI) (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible income securities.* The portion of the Fund's assets invested in convertible securities and non-convertible income securities will vary from time to time consistent with the Fund's investment objective, changes in equity prices and changes in interest rates and other economic and market factors, although, under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 35% of its managed assets in convertible securities.

The Fund invests in securities with a broad range of maturities. The average term to maturity of the Fund's securities typically will range from two to ten years. "Managed assets" means the Fund's total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

The Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets invested in convertible securities, and investment in convertible securities forms an important part of the Fund's principal investment strategies.

A convertible security is a debt security, debenture, note or preferred stock that is exchangeable for an equity security (typically common stock of the same issuer) at a predetermined price (the "conversion price"). Depending upon the relationship of the conversion price to the market value of the underlying security, a convertible security may trade more like an equity security than a debt instrument. The Fund may invest in convertible securities of any rating.

The Fund may invest in "synthetic" convertible instruments. A synthetic convertible instrument is a financial instrument (or two or more securities held in tandem) that is designed to simulate the economic characteristics of another instrument (i.e., a convertible security) through the combined economic features of a collection of other securities or assets. Calamos may create a synthetic convertible instrument by combining separate securities that possess the two principal characteristics of a true convertible security, i.e., a fixed-income security ("fixed-income component", which may be a convertible or non-convertible security) and the right to acquire an equity security ("convertible component"). The fixed-income component is achieved by investing in fixed-income securities such as bonds, preferred stocks and money market instruments. The convertible component is achieved by investing in warrants or options to buy common stock at a certain exercise price, or options on a stock index. The fixed income and convertible components may have different issuers, and either component may change at any time.

The Fund may also invest in synthetic convertible instruments created by third parties, typically investment banks. Synthetic convertible instruments created by such parties may be designed to simulate the characteristics of traditional convertible securities or may be designed to alter or emphasize a particular feature. Synthetic convertible instruments may include structured notes, equity-linked notes, mandatory convertibles and combinations of securities and instruments, such as a debt instrument combined with a forward contract. The Fund's holdings of synthetic convertible instruments are considered convertible securities for purposes of the Fund's policy to invest at least 35% of its managed assets in convertible securities and 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible income securities.

The Fund will also invest in non-convertible income securities. The Fund's investments in non-convertible income securities may have fixed or variable principal payments and all types of interest rate and dividend payment and reset terms, including fixed rate, adjustable rate, zero coupon, contingent, deferred, payment in kind and auction rate features.

A substantial portion of the Fund's assets may be invested in below investment grade (high yield, high risk) securities for either current income or capital appreciation or both. These securities are rated Ba or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or BB or lower by Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or are unrated securities of comparable quality as determined by Calamos, the Fund's investment adviser. The Fund may invest in high yield securities of any rating. The Fund may, but currently does not intend to, invest up to 5% of its managed assets in distressed securities that are in default or the issuers of which are in bankruptcy.

*  This is a non-fundamental policy and may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund provided that shareholders are provided with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change as required by the rules under the 1940 Act.

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Although the Fund primarily invests in securities of US issuers, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in securities of foreign issuers in developed and emerging markets, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers.

The Fund may seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options. The Fund may write (sell) call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including equity securities obtainable by the Fund through the exercise of its rights with respect to convertible securities it owns) in the Fund's portfolio and (ii) on broad-based securities indices (such as the Standard and Poor's 500®​ Index ("S&P 500") or the MSCI EAFE®​ Index ("MSCI EAFE"), which is an index of international equity stocks) or certain ETFs (exchange traded funds) that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indices. In addition, to seek to offset some of the risk of a potential decline in value of certain long positions, the Fund may also purchase put options on individual securities, broad-based securities indices (such as the S&P 500 or the MSCI EAFE), or certain ETFs that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indices.

The Fund may invest without limit in certain securities ("Rule 144A Securities"), such as convertible and debt securities, that are typically purchased in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act pursuant to Rule 144A under that Act. Under the supervision and oversight of the Fund's Board of Trustees, Calamos will determine whether Rule 144A Securities are liquid. Typically, the Fund purchases Rule 144A Securities only if Calamos has determined them to be liquid.

The Fund may invest in loan participations and other direct claims against a borrower. The corporate loans in which the Fund may invest primarily consist of direct obligations of a borrower and may include debtor in possession financings pursuant to Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, obligations of a borrower issued in connection with a restructuring pursuant to Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, leveraged buy-out loans, leveraged recapitalization loans, receivables purchase facilities, and privately placed notes. The Fund may invest in a corporate loan at origination as a co-lender or by acquiring in the secondary market participations in, assignments of or novations of a corporate loan. Many such loans are secured, although some may be unsecured. Such loans may be in default at the time of purchase. In addition, loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The markets in such loans are not regulated by federal securities laws or the Commission.

The Fund may invest in other securities of various types to the extent consistent with its investment objective. Normally, the Fund invests substantially all of its assets to meet its investment objective. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies and invest part or all of its assets in securities with remaining maturities of less than one year or cash equivalents; or it may hold cash. During such periods, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. There are no restrictions as to the ratings of debt securities acquired by the Fund or the portion of the Fund's assets that may be invested in debt securities in a particular ratings category.

The Fund currently uses, and may in the future use, financial leverage. The Fund has obtained financial leverage (i) under an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company that allows the Fund to borrow up to $430 million and (ii) through the issuance of four series of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ("MRPS" or "MRP Shares") with an aggregate liquidation preference of $133.0 million.

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TOTAL RETURN*

Common Shares – Inception 5/28/03

  

1 Year

 Since
Inception**
 

On Market Price

  

10.32

%

  

8.19

%

 

On NAV

  

-1.99

%

  

7.72

%

 

*Total return measures net investment income and net realized gain or loss from Fund investments, and change in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation, assuming reinvestment of income and net realized gains distributions.

**Annualized since inception.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

  

21.6

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

  

18.6

  

Health Care

  

15.9

  

Industrials

  

9.7

  

Communication Services

  

9.0

  

Financials

  

7.0

  

Energy

  

5.9

  

Utilities

  

3.4

  

Materials

  

3.0

  

Consumer Staples

  

1.9

  

Real Estate

  

0.7

  

Airlines

  

0.6

  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

  

0.4

  

Sector weightings are based on managed assets and may vary over time. Sector Weightings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the Fund may hold.

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE AND HIGH INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (CHY) is an enhanced fixed-income offering that seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income. It provides an alternative to funds investing exclusively in investment-grade fixed-income instruments and seeks to be less sensitive to interest rates. Like all Calamos closed-end funds, the Fund seeks to provide a steady stream of distributions paid out monthly and invests in multiple asset classes that may be reweighted in an effort to optimize returns.

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of convertible and high-yield securities. The allocation to each asset class is dynamic and reflects our view of the economic landscape and the potential of individual securities. By utilizing these asset classes in combination, we believe the Fund is well positioned to generate capital gains and income. The broader range of security types also provides increased opportunities to manage the portfolio's risk/reward characteristics over full market cycles.

We seek companies with respectable balance sheets, reliable debt servicing, and good prospects for sustainable growth. Although we invest primarily in securities of US issuers, we favor companies that actively participate in globalization with geographically diversified revenue streams and global-scale business strategies.

Given the heightened market volatility, we prefer convertibles with balanced risk/reward attributes while maintaining an underweight to the most equity-sensitive convertibles, which generally lack favorable downside risk mitigation.

How did the Fund perform over the annual period?

The Fund returned -1.99% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 10.32% on a market price basis for the twelve months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), versus 2.88% for the comparator Index comprising 50% ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index and 50% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index for the same period. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund's shares traded at a 14.54% premium to NAV.

How do NAV and market price returns differ?

Closed-end funds trade on exchanges, where factors other than the value of the underlying securities might drive the price of shares or market price. For example, general market sentiment or future expectations might influence the market price. A fund's NAV return measures the actual return of the individual securities in the portfolio, less fund expenses. It also measures how a manager was able to capitalize on market opportunities. Because we believe closed-end funds are best utilized long term within asset allocations, we deem that the NAV return is the better measure of a fund's performance. However, when managing our Fund, we strongly consider actions and policies to optimize its overall price performance and returns based on market value.

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SINCE INCEPTION MARKET PRICE AND NAV HISTORY THROUGH 10/31/23

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns at NAV reflect the deduction of the Fund's management fee, debt leverage costs and all other applicable fees and expenses. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com.

Please discuss the Fund's distributions during the annual period.

We employ a managed distribution policy within this Fund with the goal of providing shareholders with a consistent distribution stream. At the end of the period, the Fund's monthly distribution rate was $0.1000 per share, and the annualized distribution rate on the Fund's market price was 11.04%.

We believe the Fund's distribution rate and level remained attractive and competitive despite rising yields in financial assets. For example, as of October 31, 2023, the dividend yield of S&P 500 Index stocks averaged 1.68%. Yields were also relatively low within the US government bond market, with the 10-year US Treasury yielding 4.88%.

What factors influenced performance over the annual period?

On an unleveraged basis, our convertible bond holdings performed in line with the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index. Holdings in the information technology and industrials sectors were helpful to performance, whereas our holdings in financials and energy were not.

During the annual period, investors focused on the Federal Reserve's response to persistent inflation and the potential for a recession. Geopolitical concerns, regional bank stress, rising fuel prices, and potential impacts of the United Auto Workers strike also made headlines and induced volatility. Despite these headwinds, the equity market began to recover from 2022's lows, and the S&P 500 Index returned 10.14% over the period. However, the higher-for-longer interest rate environment stoked volatility in the bond market, and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index rose just 0.36%.

The convertible market is well represented by small and mid-sized growth issuers, which lagged the broader equity market as evidenced by the Russell 2500 Growth Index's -4.80% return. More than half of the convertible market was priced below par on average during the reporting period, and convertibles (-0.48%) held up much better than their underlying stocks (-8.2%).

ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 10/31/23

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Fund asset allocations are based on total investments and may vary over time.

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Our high-yield bond holdings slightly underperformed relative to the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index. Our selection in the energy and financials sectors contributed to results, while our selection in the communication services and consumer discretionary sectors trailed.

High-yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. Lower quality outperformed as CCCs returned 7.4%, B-rated paper returned 6.8%, and more rate-sensitive BBs returned 5.3%. After increasing for most of the year, trailing 12-month defaults came in at 2.6% on a par-weighted basis. We expect this measure to climb and close the 2023 calendar year near the 3.0% average of the post-GFC era. The best-performing sectors in the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index were finance companies (+10.9%), consumer cyclicals (+10.2%), and brokers and asset managers (+3.5), whereas communications (+0.8%), electric utilities (+3.1%), and transportation (+3.3%) represented the laggards.

Other factors that contributed and detracted from Fund performance included the following:

  On an unleveraged basis, the portfolio underperformed the comparator index. Our relative overweight in convertibles and underweight in corporate bonds relative to the index hindered performance.

  Our use of put options was beneficial relative to the comparator index.

  Our selection of corporate bonds was not helpful to returns.

  The Fund benefited from leading security selection and an average overweight stance in information technology, specifically in the data processing & outsourced services and the communications equipment industries.

  Security selection and an average underweight stance in industrials contributed to performance, specifically in the electrical components & equipment and the industrial machinery & supplies & components industries.

  Conversely, security selection and an average underweight stance within the consumer discretionary sector weakened return over the period. In particular, positions in the hotels, resorts & cruise lines industry and automobile manufacturers lagged.

  Security selection and an average underweight stance in energy lost ground on a relative basis, specifically in the oil & gas drilling and the oil & gas exploration & production industries.

How is the Fund positioned?

As of October 31, 2023, approximately 66% of our portfolio as a percent of net assets was invested in convertible securities. We believe this allocation will enable our shareholders to take advantage of selective opportunities in the general equity markets. In the long term, we think patient investors will be rewarded through an allocation to convertibles and select high-yield bonds at current levels that may offer attractive valuations.

We focus on actively managing the risk/reward trade-offs within the portfolio. The characteristics of convertible securities vary: some convertibles are more bond-like, some are more equity-like, and others offer balance. We have maintained a

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preference for the balanced portion of the convertible market to take advantage of recent equity-valuation resets. Balanced convertibles provide a favorable asymmetric payoff profile by offering an attractive level of upside equity participation with less exposure to downside moves. We also see opportunities in the bond-like segment of the convertible market in issues that can benefit from spread compression while offering attractive yields and sound structural risk mitigation during equity market weakness. Within this segment of the convertible market, most issuers retain substantial cash balances along with minimal near-term refinancing risk. We are selective in the group's most distressed names.

The market's reaction to the November Fed meeting has driven Treasury yields further from the Fed's forward rate path expectations. However, Powell noted multiple times that the dot plots released quarterly should only be viewed as a snapshot in time that loses applicability with each incoming data point. Futures markets now indicate four rate cuts will occur in 2024, down from the five cuts the market had priced in at the midyear point. We have been gradually increasing portfolio durations in expectation of peak-Fed policy rates and a greater likelihood that the next rate move will be a cut. As of October 31, 2023, the average duration was 2.6 years.

From a sector standpoint, the portfolio's largest absolute weights are in information technology and health care, while the smallest sector weights with holdings are in real estate and consumer staples. We maintain relative overweight positions in health care and information technology, with health care equipment (in health care) and semiconductors (in information technology) among the overweight industries. The largest industry underweight positions are asset management & custody banks and communications equipment.

Allocations to financials and consumer discretionary rose during the period, with increased weights in transaction & payment processing services and broadline retail. The information technology allocation decreased during the period, with a reduction in semiconductors, while the weight to utilities also decreased modestly, with a paring back in independent power producers and energy traders.

We continue to hold our largest rated bond allocations in the BB tier. We believe this exposure offers investors a better risk/reward dynamic while providing regular income. The average (BB) credit quality of the portfolio's bonds is higher than that of the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index. This higher relative credit is typical for the Fund because our process tends to guide us away from the most speculative corporate securities. That said, we selectively invest in lower-credit securities when we believe the risk/reward dynamics favor our investors. We continue to find value in out-of-benchmark positions in leveraged loans and investment-grade credit.

Although the Fund tends to be US-centric because of the compelling risk/reward of investments, we invest in global businesses that seek the best opportunities worldwide and diversify their revenue streams. Overall, we believe our companies are performing well fundamentally, earning attractive cash flow margins, improving their credit profiles, and utilizing reasonable debt levels to fund their operations.

From a credit-quality perspective, the Fund is positioned with a relative underweight in the BB category and a corresponding overweight in out-of-benchmark BBB-rated issuers. We continue to find value in out-of-benchmark positions in leveraged loans and investment-grade credit.

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A Note About Your Fund's Portfolio Management Team. Mr. Chuck Carmody, CFA, was named Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund in December 2023. He joined Calamos in 2004. Since 2022, he has served as Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Advisors. Previously, in 2016, he was named Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, as well as Senior Trader, High Yield, Calamos Advisors. From 2010 to 2016, he held other senior fixed income trading roles at the firm. The Fund's Prospectus contains information relating to the other portfolio managers, as well as Calamos Advisors' "team of teams" approach to portfolio management. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers' ownership of securities in the Fund.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Volatility has historically created opportunity in the convertible asset class. Any stabilization of the macro backdrop could shift narrow, larger-cap-driven S&P 500 leadership into broader strength, which we believe would benefit convertibles since many issuers lean toward more mid-cap, growth-oriented companies.

Should the market continue to prove challenging, convertibles are situated near their bond floor and would be expected to provide defensive attributes.

Convertible new issuance was subdued in 2022 but has improved in 2023 with higher coupons and lower conversion premiums that are more favorable to investors. So far in 2023, global convertible issuance totaled $65.1 billion, surpassing the $39.6 billion in 2022. We've also been encouraged to see more investment-grade companies issue convertibles. We remain optimistic about issuance prospects and believe the pace will continue to be strong as companies increasingly recognize the lower-borrowing-cost benefits of issuing convertibles in lieu of traditional bonds. The combination of a sizable amount of debt maturing in 2025 across bond markets and the Fed's higher-for-longer interest rate stance could accelerate near-term issuance. Increased issuance should broaden the convertible market landscape and the number of investable opportunities.

Although progress may have changed direction, aggregate leverage and interest coverage continue to look healthy from our perspective. We will monitor the situation closely to determine if a new trend toward weakness is emerging or if results are becoming more volatile as instability in input prices, labor costs, and consumer behavior impact outcomes. Credit spreads in investment-grade and high-yield markets have widened slightly as strong balance sheets and technicals have offset the growing suspicion that results in coming quarters will be weaker.

We agree that monetary policy is currently restrictive, as evidenced by trailing 12-month inflation (core PCE) below the fed funds effective rate and real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities well above 2% across the maturity spectrum. We expect future months and quarters to show a drop in consumer and business investment as a reduction in disposable income through higher borrowing costs rolls into more areas of economic activity. We are squarely in the "impatiently waiting" phase, looking to ascertain how much economic momentum will be lost from past policy changes. There is still a high level of uncertainty concerning potential economic outcomes, and a recession cannot be dismissed.

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) non-convertible debt securities.* The portion of the Fund's assets invested in convertible securities and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) non-convertible debt securities will vary from time to time consistent with the Fund's investment objective, changes in equity prices and changes in interest rates and other economic and market factors, although, under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 20% of its managed assets in convertible securities and at least 20% of its managed assets in below investment grade (high yield/high risk) non-convertible debt securities (so long as, under normal circumstances, the combined total equals at least 80% of the Fund's managed assets).

The Fund invests in securities with a broad range of maturities. The average term to maturity of the Fund's securities typically will range from two to ten years. "Managed assets" means the Fund's total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

The Fund's derivative activities are principally focused on the following derivatives: interest rate swaps, convertible securities, synthetic convertible instruments, options on individual securities, index options and forward currency exchange contracts. However, the Fund reserves the right to invest in other derivative instruments to the extent it is consistent with the Fund's investment objective and restrictions.

Investment in convertible securities forms an important part of the Fund's principal investment strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 20% of its managed assets in convertible securities. A convertible security is a debt security, debenture, note or preferred stock that is exchangeable for an equity security (typically common stock of the same issuer) at a predetermined price (the "conversion price"). Depending upon the relationship of the conversion price to the market value of the underlying security, a convertible security may trade more like an equity security than a debt instrument. The Fund may invest in convertible securities of any rating.

The Fund may invest in "synthetic" convertible instruments. A synthetic convertible instrument is a financial instrument (or two or more securities held in tandem) that is designed to simulate the economic characteristics of another instrument (i.e., a convertible security) through the combined economic features of a collection of other securities or assets. Calamos may create a synthetic convertible instrument by combining separate securities that possess the two principal characteristics of a true convertible security, i.e., a fixed-income security ("fixed-income component", which may be a convertible or non-convertible security) and the right to acquire an equity security ("convertible component"). The fixed-income component is achieved by investing in fixed-income securities such as bonds, preferred stocks and money market instruments. The convertible

*  This is a non-fundamental policy and may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund provided that shareholders are provided with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change as required by the rules under the 1940 Act.

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component is achieved by investing in warrants or options to buy common stock at a certain exercise price, or options on a stock index. The fixed income and convertible components may have different issuers, and either component may change at any time.

The Fund may also invest in synthetic convertible instruments created by third parties, typically investment banks. Synthetic convertible instruments created by such parties may be designed to simulate the characteristics of traditional convertible securities or may be designed to alter or emphasize a particular feature. Synthetic convertible instruments may include structured notes, equity-linked notes, mandatory convertibles and combinations of securities and instruments, such as a debt instrument combined with a forward contract. The Fund's holdings of synthetic convertible instruments are considered convertible securities for purposes of the Fund's policy to invest at least 20% of its managed assets in convertible securities and 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) non-convertible debt securities.

Investment in high yield securities forms an important part of the Fund's principal investment strategies. The Fund will invest in high yield securities for either current income or capital appreciation or both. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 20% of its managed assets in high yield non-convertible debt securities. These securities are rated Ba or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or BB or lower by Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("Standard & Poor's") or are unrated securities of comparable quality as determined by Calamos, the Fund's investment adviser. The Fund may invest in high yield securities of any rating. The Fund may, but currently does not intend to, invest up to 5% of its managed assets in distressed securities that are in default or the issuers of which are in bankruptcy.

Although the Fund primarily invests in securities of US issuers, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers in developed and emerging markets, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers in emerging markets.

The Fund may invest without limit in certain securities ("Rule 144A Securities"), such as convertible and debt securities, that are typically purchased in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act pursuant to Rule 144A under that Act. Under the supervision and oversight of the Fund's Board of Trustees, Calamos will determine whether Rule 144A Securities are liquid. Typically, the Fund purchases Rule 144A Securities only if Calamos has determined them to be liquid.

The Fund may invest in loan participations and other direct claims against a borrower. The corporate loans in which the Fund may invest primarily consist of direct obligations of a borrower and may include debtor in possession financings pursuant to Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, obligations of a borrower issued in connection with a restructuring pursuant to Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, leveraged buy-out loans, leveraged recapitalization loans, receivables purchase facilities, and privately placed notes. The Fund may invest in a corporate loan at origination as a co-lender or by acquiring in the secondary market participations in, assignments of or novations of a corporate loan. Many such loans are secured, although some may be unsecured. Such loans may be in default at the time of purchase. In addition, loan participations involve a risk of

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insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary. The markets in such loans are not regulated by federal securities laws or the Commission.

The Fund may seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options. The Fund may write (sell) call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including equity securities obtainable by the Fund through the exercise of its rights with respect to convertible securities it owns) in the Fund's portfolio and (ii) on broad-based securities indices (such as the Standard and Poor's 500®​ Index ("S&P 500") or the MSCI EAFE®​ Index ("MSCI EAFE"), which is an index of international equity stocks) or certain ETFs (exchange traded funds) that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indices.

In addition, to seek to offset some of the risk of a potential decline in value of certain long positions, the Fund may also purchase put options on individual securities, broad-based securities indices (such as the S&P 500 or MSCI EAFE) or certain ETFs that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate market indices.

The Fund may invest up to 10% of its managed assets in the equity securities (including common units) of master limited partnerships ("MLPs"). Convertible securities are excluded from this limitation. MLPs are investment vehicles generally organized under state law as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. MLPs typically issue general partner and limited partner interests, or managing member and member interests, and MLP-issued securities are often listed and traded on a securities exchange. Such securities are structured by contract and may incorporate both equity-like and debt-like components. The general partner or manager of the MLP generally controls the operation and management of the MLP, and typically is eligible for certain incentive distributions under the terms of the MLP. The Fund will not typically invest in general partner or manager interests of MLPs. Limited partner or member interests in MLPs may have either preferred or subordinated rights to MLP assets and distributions.

The Fund may invest in securities of real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), including debt securities they may issue. REITs primarily invest in income-producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests in addition to the expenses paid by the Fund. Debt securities issued by REITs are, for the most part, general and unsecured obligations and are subject to risks associated with REITs.

The Fund may invest in other securities of various types to the extent consistent with its investment objective. Normally, the Fund invests substantially all of its assets to meet its investment objective. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies and invest part or all of its assets in securities with remaining maturities of less than one year or cash equivalents; or it may hold cash. During such periods, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. There are no restrictions as to the ratings of

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Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (CHY) (Unaudited)

debt securities acquired by the Fund or the portion of the Fund's assets that may be invested in debt securities in a particular ratings category.

The Fund currently uses, and may in the future use, financial leverage. The Fund has obtained financial leverage (i) under an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company that allows the Fund to borrow up to $480 million and (ii) through the issuance of four series of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ("MRPS" or "MRP Shares") with an aggregate liquidation preference of $145 million.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund  (Unaudited)

CALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) is a total-return-oriented offering that seeks to provide a steady stream of income paid out monthly. We invest in a diversified portfolio of equities, convertible securities and high-yield bonds. The allocation to each asset class is dynamic and reflects our view of the economic landscape and the potential of individual securities to contribute to the portfolio. By using the asset classes in combination, we believe the Fund can be optimally positioned to generate capital gains and income over the long term. This broader range of security types also provides us with increased opportunities to manage the risk and reward characteristics of the portfolio over full market cycles. Through this approach, we seek to offer investors an attractive monthly distribution and equity participation.

While we are often more heavily weighted in the securities of US issuers, we favor companies actively participating in globalization with geographically diversified revenue streams and global business strategies. We emphasize companies we believe offer reliable debt servicing, respectable balance sheets, solid free cash flow, and good prospects for sustainable growth. Those profitable companies should be more resilient to inflationary pressures and rising interest rates.

How did the Fund perform over the annual period?

The Fund returned 7.94% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 1.84% on a market price basis for the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period") versus a return of 6.59% for a comparator index comprising 50% S&P 500 Index, 25% ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index and 25% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index over the same period. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund's shares traded at a -4.33% discount to NAV.

How do NAV and market price returns differ?

Closed-end funds trade on exchanges, where factors other than the value of the underlying securities might drive the price of shares or market price. For example, the market price might be influenced by general market sentiment or future expectations. A fund's NAV return measures the actual return of the individual securities in the portfolio, less fund expenses. It also measures how a manager was able to capitalize on market opportunities. Because we believe closed-end funds are best utilized long term within asset allocations, we deem that the NAV return is the better measure of a fund's performance. However, when managing our Fund, we strongly consider actions and policies that will optimize its overall price performance and returns based on market value.

TOTAL RETURN*

Common Shares – Inception 3/26/04

  

1 Year

 Since
Inception**
 

On Market Price

  

1.80

%

  

7.89

%

 

On NAV

  

7.89

%

  

8.39

%

 

*Total return measures net investment income and net realized gain or loss from Fund investments, and change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, assuming reinvestment of income and net realized gains distributions.

**Annualized since inception.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

  

22.5

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

  

13.0

  

Financials

  

12.0

  

Health Care

  

11.5

  

Communication Services

  

9.7

  

Industrials

  

8.6

  

Energy

  

5.8

  

Consumer Staples

  

5.0

  

Utilities

  

2.9

  

Materials

  

2.7

  

Real Estate

  

1.6

  

Airlines

  

0.3

  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

  

0.1

  

Other

  

0.1

  

Sector weightings are based on managed assets and may vary over time. Sector Weightings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the Fund may hold.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund  (Unaudited)

ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 10/31/23

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Fund asset allocations are based on total investments and may vary over time.

SINCE INCEPTION MARKET PRICE AND NAV HISTORY THROUGH 10/31/23

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns at NAV reflect the deduction of the Fund's management fee, debt leverage costs and all other applicable fees and expenses. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com.

Please discuss the Fund's distributions during the reporting period.

We employ a managed distribution policy within this Fund with the goal of providing shareholders with a consistent distribution stream. The Fund's monthly distribution rate on October 31, 2023, was $0.1025 per share, and its annualized distribution rate based on market price was 9.59%.

We believe the Fund's distribution rate and level remained attractive and competitive because yield opportunities are limited in much of the marketplace despite recent Fed tightening. For example, as of October 31, 2023, the dividend yield of S&P 500 Index stocks was 1.68%. Although higher than a year ago, yields within the US government bond market were relatively low, with the 10-year US Treasury yielding 4.88%.

What factors influenced performance over the annual period?

Equity markets rallied over the course of the period, lifting off lows from the market sell-off that began in late 2021 when the Fed and central bankers around the world began raising interest rates in an effort to tackle inflation. The Fed hiked the fed funds rate in historically short order (300 basis points in approximately six months), and the broad market, not surprisingly, did not react favorably, falling by -24% from late December 2021 through early October 2022. At the onset of this annual period, investors were pleased to see data suggesting that inflation had likely peaked, which many believed would allow the Fed to slow down its furious pace of interest rate hikes.

Cyclical stocks and beleaguered value stocks led the market in the initial months of the reporting period, but that leadership was short-lived as the Fed continued to promote a hawkish narrative. During these 12 months, the Fed would raise rates an additional 225 basis points. In March 2023, two of the largest bank failures in history, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, sent investors flocking to the large-cap growth stocks of companies with significant balance sheets and ties to AI (artificial intelligence). Toward the end of the period, investors continued to grapple with questions of whether the Fed could induce a soft landing for the US economy while reining in inflation or whether a recession would result from the significant change in the cost of capital. Geopolitical risks increased with the onset of conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023. Those cumulative concerns weighed on the markets, with the S&P 500 Index, a measure of the US equity market, declining by -10% toward the end of the annual period.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund  (Unaudited)

For the annual period, the US equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, gained 10.14%, although it should be noted that an equal-weighted S&P 500 Index went nowhere on the year, with a total return of -0.75%. Small-cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000 Index, dropped -8.57% for the annual period, and mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap Index, also struggled with a -1.01% return. Mega-cap growth stocks performed best and carried the bulk of the overall S&P 500 Index's return, particularly those tied to AI with solid balance sheets (and perhaps less concerned about borrowing from banks or raising capital in a higher-interest-rate environment). The top eight names in the S&P 500 Index by market cap, representing approximately 26% of the index's market cap, are primarily tech-related, stronger-balance-sheet companies, accounting for 85% of the market's gain over the period.

Within the S&P 500 Index, communication services (+36%) and information technology (+31%) were significant outperformers led by mega-cap growth names and were the only two sectors to beat the overall market. Consumer discretionary (+8%), industrials (+6%), and materials (+5%) delivered positive returns, but all other sectors finished in negative territory for the reporting period. Energy (-2%), financials (-3%), consumer staples (-3%), health care (-5%), real estate (-7%), and utilities (-8%) rounded out performance by sector.

The convertible market is well represented by small and mid-sized growth issuers, which lagged the broader equity market as evidenced by the Russell 2500 Growth Index's -4.80% return. More than half of the convertible market was priced below par on average during the reporting period, and convertibles (-0.48%) held up much better than their underlying stocks (-8.2%).

High yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. Lower quality outperformed as CCCs returned 7.4%, B-rated paper returned 6.8%, and more rate-sensitive BBs returned 5.3%.

Other factors that contributed and detracted from Fund performance included the following:

  On an unleveraged basis, the portfolio slightly outperformed the comparator index during the period.

  Our overweight and selection in stocks relative to the comparator index were beneficial to returns, as was our selection in convertible preferred stocks,

  Our selection in convertible bonds detracted from returns, as did our selection in corporate bonds.

The Fund's leading security selection in information technology positively contributed to relative performance. In particular, positions in the semiconductors and the systems software industries assisted relative performance. Leading security selection and an average underweight allocation in communication services, specifically in the interactive media & services and cable & satellite industries, contributed to performance.

Over the period, security selection and an average underweight stance within the consumer discretionary sector weakened return. Specifically, positions in automobile manufacturers and the hotels, resorts & cruise lines industry lagged. Security selection and an average overweight allocation in financials, specifically in diversified banks and multi-sector holdings, also lost ground on a relative basis.

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How is the Fund positioned?

At the beginning of 2023, we outlined the case for increasing the Fund's risk by focusing on selective areas of the economy that we believed should show improving economic growth in 2023 and 2024, in addition to companies that could improve returns on capital during that time. Our premise to selectively add risk was based on several factors, including our convictions about the long-term US economic growth trajectory, positive policy changes, and improvements in certain parts of the economy, despite opposing forces slowing growth down in other economic sectors. In aggregate, the events of the first three quarters of 2023 (the slowing of central bank rate increases, moderate slowing of inflation and economic growth, corporate cost-cutting measures, and accelerated spending in AI-related areas) have supported that risk profile. Risk-asset returns were positive during this time, although there was a significant dispersion of returns across sectors and industries.

We believe the best positioning for this environment is a more neutral or defensive risk posture, with risk in specific areas with real growth tailwinds, in companies with improving returns on capital in 2024, and in equities and fixed income with valuations at favorable expected risk-adjusted returns. We see compelling prospects for companies that have exposure to new products and geographic growth opportunities (in health care, electric vehicles, and AI-related infrastructure and software), specific infrastructure spending areas (in materials and industrials), and the normalization of supply chains and areas of the service economy. Regarding asset-class positioning, we maintain a relatively high allocation to common stocks and convertibles, whose combined exposure represents approximately 80% of the portfolio's assets as of October 31, 2023.

We focus on actively managing the risk/reward trade-offs within the portfolio. The characteristics of convertible securities vary: some are more bond-like, some are more equity-like, and others offer balance. We have maintained a preference for the balanced portion of the convertible market to take advantage of recent equity-valuation resets. Balanced convertibles provide a favorable asymmetric payoff profile by offering an attractive level of upside equity participation with less exposure to downside moves.

We are still favoring higher-credit-quality companies with improving free cash flow. We selectively use options and convertible bonds to gain exposure to higher-risk industries. From an asset-class perspective, cash and short-term Treasuries remain useful tools for lowering volatility in a multi-asset-class portfolio, given their yields. The portfolio's average credit quality is BB+. This is typical for the Fund because our credit process tends to guide us away from the most speculative corporate securities. However, we recognize that opportunities exist among lower-credit securities to enhance performance.

In terms of economic sectors, the largest absolute allocations reside in information technology and consumer discretionary, whereas the smallest sector weight allocations with holdings are found in real estate and materials. On a relative basis, systems software and technology hardware, storage & peripherals are among the overweight industries. Application software and biotechnology are among the underweight industries.

Allocations to information technology and communication services rose with increased weights in systems software and interactive media & services. The health care allocation decreased during the period, while the weight to consumer staples also decreased modestly with a paring back in pharmaceuticals and soft drinks & non-alcoholic beverages.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (Unaudited)

We are also aware of the fact that rising interest rates may have a detrimental effect on longer-term fixed-income securities. Consequently, managing the duration of the fixed-income assets of our portfolio is a priority in mitigating this potential impact. As of October 31, 2023, the weighted average duration of the bonds in the portfolio is 2.6 years, which is low compared to longer-duration fixed-income instruments.

We believe that over time the prudent use of leverage should enhance total return and support the Fund's distribution rate. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund's leverage was approximately 34%.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

As we look toward the end of 2023 and into 2024, the growth outlook appears more muted than at the beginning of 2023. Opposing economic forces have become more balanced as policy shifts (the elimination of some government policies and a cost-cutting agenda in the US Congress), offsetting positive end-demand trends at the consumer and corporate levels. We continue to see slowing but positive economic growth over the next year, but the timing for a reacceleration in growth is more difficult to predict. In addition to this more balanced growth view, the growth outlook for many parts of the US economy continues to shift. For example, energy prices rose in the final months of the period versus a decline in the first part of the year, and travel consumption has slowed from the fast pace over the summer. Therefore, we remain vigilant in identifying short-term cyclical investment themes. We continue to assess the investment opportunities within this environment, further focusing on real growth and return improvement areas. Finally, we continue to monitor security and asset-class valuations to target appropriate returns in this volatile environment.

Convertible new issuance was subdued in 2022 but has improved in 2023 with higher coupons and lower conversion premiums that are more favorable to investors. So far in 2023, global convertible issuance totaled $65.1 billion, surpassing the $39.6 billion in 2022. We've also been encouraged to see more investment-grade companies issue convertibles. We remain optimistic about issuance prospects and believe the pace will continue to be strong as companies increasingly recognize the lower-borrowing-cost benefits of issuing convertibles in lieu of traditional bonds. The combination of a sizable amount of debt maturing in 2025 across bond markets and the Fed's higher-for-longer interest rate stance could accelerate near-term issuance. Increased issuance should broaden the convertible market landscape and the number of investable opportunities.

Although progress may have changed direction, aggregate leverage and interest coverage remain healthy based on our evaluation. We will monitor the situation closely to determine if a new trend toward weakness is emerging or if results are becoming more volatile as instability in input prices, labor costs, and consumer behavior impact outcomes. Credit spreads in the investment-grade and high-yield markets have widened slightly as strong balance sheets and technicals have offset the growing suspicion that results in coming quarters will be weaker.

We remain confident that the positive long-term growth trajectory of the US economy and the cash-flow-generation capabilities of US companies are intact. The ability of management teams to identify emerging short and long-term trends and the adaptability of business models and cost structures are central to our long-term favorable view. We see attractive long-term upside in the US equity market from current market levels, which we believe are at fair value for a majority of US companies.

A Note About Your Fund's Portfolio Management Team. Mr. Chuck Carmody, CFA, was named Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund in December 2023. He joined Calamos in 2004. Since 2022, he has served as Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Advisors. Previously, in 2016, he was named Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, as well as Senior Trader, High Yield, Calamos Advisors. From 2010 to 2016, he held other senior fixed income trading roles at the firm. The Fund's Prospectus contains information relating to the other portfolio managers, as well as Calamos Advisors' "team of teams" approach to portfolio management. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers' ownership of securities in the Fund.

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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest primarily in a portfolio common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and income-producing securities such as investment grade and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) debt securities. The Fund, under normal circumstances, will invest at least 50% of its managed assets in equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities).

The Fund may invest up to 35% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers in developed and emerging markets.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers in emerging markets. "Managed assets" means the Fund's total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

Calamos will dynamically allocate the Fund's investments among multiple asset classes (rather than maintaining a fixed or static allocation), seeking to obtain an appropriate balance of risk and reward on a long-term basis through all market cycles using multiple strategies and combining them to seek to achieve favorable risk adjusted returns.

Calamos analyzes securities for the Fund's portfolio using an approach that focuses on assessing a total enterprise value before assessing the value of the securities issued by a company. Calamos seeks to assess the value of an issuer's total enterprise by studying its financial statements, including its balance sheet. Once enterprise value is determined, Calamos seeks to assess the value of the issuer's different types of securities, taking into account the business risk of the issuer, its competitive position and the seniority of each type of security relative to the rest of the issuer's capital structure. This approach serves as the basis for the Calamos research team's design and use of proprietary models which, along with risk management and portfolio construction techniques, assist in determining whether a given security presents an investment opportunity for the Fund.

The Fund may seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options. The Fund may write (sell) call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including equity securities obtainable by the Fund through the exercise of its rights with respect to convertible securities it owns) in the Fund's portfolio and (ii) on broad-based securities indices (such as the Standard and Poor's 500®​ Index ("S&P 500") or the MSCI EAFE®​ Index ("MSCI EAFE"), which is an index of international equity stocks) or certain ETFs (exchange traded funds) that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indices.

The Fund currently uses, and may in the future use, financial leverage. The Fund has obtained financial leverage (i) under an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB Agreement") that allows the Fund to borrow up to $1.13 billion and (ii) through the issuance of four series of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ("MRPS" or "MRP Shares") with an aggregate liquidation preference of $323.5 million.

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund  (Unaudited)

CALAMOS DYNAMIC CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (CCD) is a total-return-oriented fund that seeks to provide steady income paid out monthly. We invest in a diversified portfolio of convertible and high-yield securities. The allocation to each asset class is dynamic and reflects our view of the economic landscape as well as the potential of individual securities. By combining asset classes, we believe the Fund is well positioned to generate capital gains and income over the long term. The dynamic allocation of security types also provides us with opportunities to manage the risk/reward characteristics of the portfolio over full market cycles.

Through this approach, we seek to offer investors an attractive monthly distribution. The product provides an alternative to funds investing exclusively in investment-grade fixed-income instruments. It seeks to be less sensitive to interest rates while delivering equity exposure using convertibles. We seek companies with respectable balance sheets, reliable debt servicing, and good prospects for sustainable growth. Although we invest primarily in securities of US issuers, we favor companies actively participating in globalization with geographically diverse revenue streams and global-scale business strategies.

How did the Fund perform over the annual period?

The Fund returned -4.26% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and -12.56% on a market price basis for the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), versus a return of 0.87% for a comparator index comprising 80% ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index and 20% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index over the same period. At the end of the annual period, the Fund's shares traded at a -0.99% discount to NAV.

How do NAV and market price returns differ?

Closed-end funds trade on exchanges where factors other than the value of underlying securities may drive the price of shares. The price of a share in the market is called market value. Factors unrelated to the performance of a fund's holdings, such as general market sentiment or future expectations, may influence the market price. A fund's NAV return measures the actual return of the individual securities in the portfolio less fund expenses; it also measures how a manager capitalized on market opportunities. Because we believe closed-end funds are best used long term within asset allocations, we think the NAV return is the better measure of a fund's performance. However, when managing our Fund, we strongly consider actions and policies that we believe can potentially optimize overall price performance and market value.

TOTAL RETURN*

Common Shares – Inception 3/27/15

  

1 Year

 Since
Inception**
 

On Market Price

  

-12.56

%

  

5.45

%

 

On NAV

  

-4.26

%

  

6.14

%

 

*Total return measures net investment income and net realized gain or loss from Fund investments, and change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, assuming reinvestment of income and net realized gains distributions.

**Annualized since inception.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

  

26.3

%

 

Health Care

  

18.1

  

Consumer Discretionary

  

18.1

  

Industrials

  

8.6

  

Communication Services

  

7.4

  

Utilities

  

4.7

  

Financials

  

4.5

  

Energy

  

4.0

  

Materials

  

2.5

  

Consumer Staples

  

1.4

  

Real Estate

  

0.7

  

Airlines

  

0.2

  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

  

0.1

  

Sector weightings are based on managed assets and may vary over time. Sector Weightings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the Fund may hold.

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund  (Unaudited)

ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 10/31/23

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Fund asset allocations are based on total investments and may vary over time.

SINCE INCEPTION MARKET PRICE AND NAV HISTORY THROUGH 10/31/23

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns at NAV reflect the deduction of the Fund's management fee, debt leverage costs and all other applicable fees and expenses. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com.

Please discuss the Fund's distributions during the reporting period.

We employ a managed distribution policy within this Fund with the goal of providing shareholders with a consistent distribution stream. At the end of the period, the Fund's monthly distribution rate was $0.1950 per share. On October 31, 2023, the annualized distribution rate on the Fund's market price was 13.71%.

We believe the Fund's distribution rate and level remained attractive and competitive, given that yield opportunities are limited in much of the marketplace despite recent Fed tightening. As of October 31, 2023, the dividend yield of S&P 500 Index stocks was 1.68%. Yields were also relatively low within the US government bond market, with the 10-year US Treasury yielding 4.88%.

What factors influenced performance over the annual period?

During the annual period, investors focused on the Federal Reserve's response to persistent inflation and the potential for a recession. Geopolitical concerns, regional bank stress, rising fuel prices, and potential impacts of the United Auto Workers strike also made headlines and induced volatility. Despite these headwinds, the equity market began to recover from 2022's lows, and the S&P 500 Index returned 10.14% over the period. The higher-for-longer interest rate environment continued to stoke volatility in the bond market, and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index rose just 0.36%.

The convertible market is well represented by small and mid-sized growth issuers, which lagged the broader equity market as evidenced by the Russell 2500 Growth Index's -4.80% return. More than half of the convertible market was priced below par on average during the reporting period, and convertibles (-0.48%) held up much better than their underlying stocks (-8.2%).

High-yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. Lower quality outperformed as CCCs returned 7.4%, B-rated paper returned 6.8%, and more rate-sensitive BBs returned 5.3%. After increasing for most of the year, trailing 12-month defaults

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund  (Unaudited)

came in at 2.6% on a par-weighted basis. We expect this measure to climb and close the 2023 calendar year near the 3.0% average of the post-GFC era. The best-performing sectors in the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index were finance companies (+10.9%), consumer cyclicals (+10.2%), and brokers and asset managers (+3.5), whereas communications (+0.8%), electric utilities (+3.1%), and transportation (+3.3%) represented the laggards.

Other factors that contributed to and detracted from Fund performance included the following:

  On an unleveraged basis, the Fund's convertible bond holdings performed in line with the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index. Holdings in the information technology and industrials sectors were helpful to performance, whereas holdings in financials and energy were not.

  On an unleveraged basis, the portfolio underperformed the comparator index. Our relative overweight and selection in convertibles and underweight and selection in corporate bonds proved detrimental to performance.

  Our use of options and our exposure to Treasury bonds were both beneficial relative to the comparator index.

  From a sector standpoint, the Fund benefited from favorable security selection and an average overweight stance in information technology, as holdings in semiconductors and communications equipment boosted relative returns.

  Security selection and an average underweight allocation in industrials added to the Fund's performance. Within this sector, the main contributors were the electrical components & equipment and the industrial machinery & supplies & components industries.

  Conversely, security selection and an average underweight position within the energy sector weakened return over the period, specifically holdings in the oil & gas drilling and the oil & gas exploration & production industries.

  Security selection and an average underweight position within the transaction & payment processing services and mortgage REITs industries of the financials sector lagged.

How is the Fund positioned?

As of October 31, 2023, approximately 84% of our portfolio as a percent of net assets was invested in convertible securities. We believe this allocation will enable our shareholders to take advantage of selective opportunities in the general equity markets. In the long term, we think that patient investors will be rewarded through an allocation to convertibles and select high-yield bonds at current levels that may offer attractive valuations.

We focus on actively managing the risk/reward trade-offs within the portfolio. The characteristics of convertible securities vary: some convertibles are more bond-like, some are more equity-like, and others offer balance. We have maintained a preference for the balanced portion of the convertible market to take advantage of recent equity-valuation resets. Balanced convertibles provide a favorable asymmetric payoff profile by offering attractive levels of upside equity participation with less exposure to downside moves. We also see opportunities in the bond-like segment of the convertible market in issues that can benefit from spread compression while offering attractive yields and sound structural risk mitigation

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund  (Unaudited)

during equity market weakness. Within this segment of the convertible market, most issuers retain substantial cash balances along with minimal near-term refinancing risk. We are selective in the group's most distressed names.

The market's reaction to the November Fed meeting has driven Treasury yields further from the Fed's forward rate path expectations. However, Chair Powell noted multiple times that the dot plots released quarterly should only be viewed as snapshots in time that loses applicability with each incoming data point. Futures markets now indicate four rate cuts will occur in 2024, down from the five cuts the market had priced in at the midyear point. We have been gradually increasing portfolio durations in expectation of peak-Fed policy rates and a greater likelihood that the next rate move will be a cut. As of October 31, 2023, the average duration was 2.2 years.

Regarding economic sectors, the portfolio's largest absolute weights are in information technology and health care. Conversely, consumer staples and real estate represent the smallest absolute sector weights with holdings. On a relative basis, the largest industry overweight positions are in health care equipment and leisure facilities. Significant industry underweight positions are in communications equipment and biotechnology.

The financials allocation increased during the period, while the weight to consumer discretionary also rose modestly, with increased weights in transaction & payment processing services and home furnishing retail. The information technology allocation decreased during the period, with a reduction in semiconductors, while the weight to energy also declined modestly, with a paring back in oil & gas exploration & production.

The average (BB+) credit quality of the rated securities in the portfolio is higher than that of the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index. This higher relative credit is typical for the Fund because our process tends to guide us away from the most speculative corporate securities while still providing regular income. That said, we selectively invest in lower-credit securities when we believe the risk/return dynamics favor our investors.

Although the Fund tends to be US-centric because of the compelling risk/reward of investments, we invest in global businesses that can seek the best opportunities worldwide and diversify their revenue streams. Overall, we hold that our portfolio companies are performing well fundamentally, earning attractive cash flow margins, improving their credit profiles, and utilizing reasonable debt levels to fund their operations.

Over the longer term, we believe in the prudent use of leverage as a means to enhance total return and support the Fund's distribution rate over time. As of October 31, 2023, our amount of leveraged assets was approximately 40%.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Volatility has historically created opportunity in the convertible asset class. Any stabilization of the macro backdrop could shift narrow, larger-cap-driven S&P 500 leadership into broader strength, which we believe would benefit convertibles since many issuers lean toward more mid-cap, growth-oriented companies.

Should the market continue to prove challenging, convertibles are situated near their bond floor and would be expected to provide defensive attributes.

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund  (Unaudited)

Convertible new issuance was subdued in 2022 but has improved in 2023 with higher coupons and lower conversion premiums that are more favorable to investors. So far in 2023, global convertible issuance totaled $65.1 billion, surpassing the $39.6 billion in 2022. We've also been encouraged to see more investment-grade companies issue convertibles. We remain optimistic about issuance prospects and believe the pace will continue to be strong as companies increasingly recognize the lower-borrowing-cost benefits of issuing convertibles in lieu of traditional bonds. The combination of a sizable amount of debt maturing in 2025 across bond markets and the Fed's higher-for-longer interest rate stance could accelerate near-term issuance. Increased issuance should broaden the convertible market landscape and the number of investable opportunities.

Although progress may have changed direction, aggregate leverage, and interest coverage continue to look healthy based on our evaluation. We will monitor the situation closely to determine if a new trend toward weakness is emerging or if results are becoming more volatile as instability in input prices, labor costs, and consumer behavior impact outcomes. Credit spreads in the investment-grade and high-yield markets have widened slightly as strong balance sheets and technicals have offset the growing suspicion that results in coming quarters will be weaker.

We agree that monetary policy is currently restrictive, as evidenced by trailing 12-month inflation (core PCE) below the fed funds effective rate and real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities well above 2% across the maturity spectrum. We expect future months and quarters to show a drop in consumer and business investment as a reduction in disposable income through higher borrowing costs rolls into more areas of economic activity. We are squarely in the "impatiently waiting" phase, looking to ascertain how much economic momentum will be lost from past policy changes. There is still a high level of uncertainty concerning potential economic outcomes, and a recession cannot be dismissed.

A Note About Your Fund's Portfolio Management Team. Mr. Chuck Carmody, CFA, was named Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund in December 2023. He joined Calamos in 2004. Since 2022, he has served as Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Advisors. Previously, in 2016, he was named Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, as well as Senior Trader, High Yield, Calamos Advisors. From 2010 to 2016, he held other senior fixed income trading roles at the firm. The Fund's Prospectus contains information relating to the other portfolio managers, as well as Calamos Advisors' "team of teams" approach to portfolio management. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers' ownership of securities in the Fund.

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Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (CCD) (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest primarily in a portfolio of convertible securities (including synthetic convertible instruments, which are single instruments, or multiple instruments held in concert, that are composed of two or more securities with investment characteristics that, when taken together, resemble those of traditional convertible securities) and debt and equity income-producing securities, as well as other investments that generate current income and dividends, including but not limited to common and preferred stocks, investment grade and below investment grade (high-yield or "junk") bonds, loans, equity-linked notes, and floating rate securities (referred to throughout as "income-producing securities"). With regard to the synthetic convertible instruments, the fixed income and convertible components may have different issuers, and either component may change at any time. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund's managed assets will be invested in convertible securities and income-producing securities, with at least 50% of the Fund's managed assets invested in convertible securities (including synthetic convertibles).* The Fund may invest up to 50% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers, with up to 15% of its managed assets in securities issued by foreign issuers in emerging markets.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in high-yield non-convertible bonds (excluding such securities held to create synthetic convertible instruments). In addition, the Fund may invest all or substantially all of its managed assets in below investment grade convertible securities (including non-convertible securities held to create synthetic convertible instruments); provided that, the Fund may invest up to 15% of its managed assets in convertible and non-convertible securities rated below B3 by Moody's or below B- by Standard & Poor's. As such, the Fund's portfolio may at times consist entirely or primarily of below investment grade securities, including high-yield bonds. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its managed assets in illiquid securities. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its managed assets in the equity securities of REITs and up to 10% of its managed assets in the equity securities of MLPs; however, convertible securities are excluded from each of these limitations. The Fund may invest in securities with a broad range of maturities. "Managed assets" means the Fund's total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

The Fund may seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options. The Fund may write (sell) call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities) in the Fund's portfolio, (ii) on a portion of a convertible security that it owns at the time it writes the call, and (iii) on broad-based securities indexes (such as the Standard and Poor's 500®​ Index ("S&P 500") or the MSCI EAFE®​ Index ("MSCI EAFE")) or certain ETFs (exchange traded funds) that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indexes.

The Fund currently uses, and may in the future use, financial leverage. The Fund has obtained financial leverage (i) under an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB Agreement") that allows the Fund to borrow up to $370 million and (ii) through the issuance of four series of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ("MRPS" or "MRP Shares") with an aggregate liquidation preference of $92 million.

Term Structure

Absent shareholder approval to amend the limited term provision of the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides that it will cease to exist at the close of business on the fifteenth anniversary of the effective date of the Fund's registration statement, March 26, 2030, except for the purpose of satisfying any existing debts or obligations, collecting and distributing its assets and doing all other acts required to liquidate and wind up its business and affairs. If the Fund's Board of Trustees believes that under then current market conditions it is in the best interests of the Fund to do so, the Fund may extend the Termination Date for one year, to March 26, 2031, without a shareholder vote, upon the affirmative vote of three-quarters of the Trustees then in office. Upon termination, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net assets to shareholders, after making appropriate provision for any liabilities of the Fund. The Fund's investment objective and policies are not designed to seek to return to investors that purchase common shares in this offering their initial investment of $25 per common share on the Termination Date, and such investors and investors that purchase common shares after the completion of this offering may receive more or less than their original investment upon termination.

*  This is a non-fundamental policy and may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund provided that shareholders are provided with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change as required by the rules under the 1940 Act.

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund  (Unaudited)

CALAMOS GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW) is a global enhanced fixed-income offering that seeks to provide an attractive monthly distribution with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. We believe the Fund offers a diversified way to participate in the long-term potential of global markets.

In this portfolio, we draw upon our team's wide-ranging experience in an array of asset classes. We utilize a highly flexible approach, investing in equities, convertible securities, and high-yield securities. We also can employ alternative strategies such as covered call writing and convertible arbitrage. We seek to generate income through covered call writing by selling ("writing") options on market indexes. In the convertible arbitrage strategy, we invest in convertible securities and short sell the convertibles' underlying equities to generate income and hedge against risk.

We hold that this broad mandate enhances our ability to capitalize on market volatility, manage potential downside risks, and generate more income versus traditional fixed income funds. The allocation to each asset class and strategy is dynamic, reflecting our view of the economic landscape and the potential of individual securities. By combining asset classes and strategies, we believe the Fund is well positioned to generate income and capital gains. The broader range of security types also provides increased opportunities to manage the risk/reward characteristics of the portfolio over full market cycles.

We invest in both US and non-US companies, with at least 40% of assets invested in non-US companies. We emphasize companies with reliable debt servicing, respectable balance sheets, and sustainable growth prospects. Regardless of a company's country of domicile, we favor companies with geographically diversified revenue streams and global business strategies.

How did the Fund perform over the annual period?

The Fund returned 8.29% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and 2.40% on a market price basis for the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), versus a return of 7.43% for a comparator index comprising 40% MSCI ACWI Index, 30% Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index, and 30% Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund's shares traded at a -12.85% discount to NAV.

How do NAV and market price returns differ?

Closed-end funds trade on exchanges, where factors other than the value of the underlying securities might drive the price of shares or market price. For example, general market sentiment or future expectations might influence the market price. A fund's NAV return measures the actual return of the individual securities in the portfolio, less fund expenses. It also measures how a manager was able to capitalize on market opportunities. Because we believe closed-end funds are best utilized long term within asset allocations, we deem that the NAV return is the better measure of a fund's performance. However, when managing our Fund, we strongly consider actions and policies to optimize its overall price performance and returns based on market value.

TOTAL RETURN*

Common Shares – Inception 6/27/07

  

1 Year

 Since
Inception**
 

On Market Price

  

2.40

%

  

3.56

%

 

On NAV

  

8.29

%

  

4.73

%

 

*Total return measures net investment income and net realized gain or loss from Fund investments, and change in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation, assuming reinvestment of income and net realized gains distributions.

**Annualized since inception.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

  

21.6

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

  

16.0

  

Industrials

  

13.0

  

Financials

  

12.1

  

Health Care

  

9.9

  

Communication Services

  

7.4

  

Energy

  

6.9

  

Consumer Staples

  

4.4

  

Materials

  

4.0

  

Utilities

  

1.3

  

Real Estate

  

1.2

  

Airlines

  

0.3

  

Other

  

0.2

  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

  

0.2

  

Sector weightings are based on managed assets and may vary over time. Sector Weightings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the Fund may hold.

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ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 10/31/23

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SINCE INCEPTION MARKET PRICE AND NAV HISTORY THROUGH 10/31/23

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns at NAV reflect the deduction of the Fund's management fee, debt leverage costs and all other applicable fees and expenses. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com.

Please discuss the Fund's distributions during the annual period.

We employ a level distribution policy within this Fund with the goal of providing shareholders with a consistent distribution stream. In each month of the period, the Fund distributed $0.0500 per share, resulting in an annualized distribution rate of 11.49% of market price as of October 31, 2023.

The Fund's distribution rate and level remained attractive and competitive despite rising interest rates and higher-yielding securities in much of the marketplace. For example, at period end, the dividend yield of S&P 500 Index stocks was 1.68%, and US government bond yields were elevated, with the 10-year US Treasury yielding 4.88%.

What factors influenced performance over the annual period?

Global stocks and bonds experienced periods of significant volatility and rotation but pushed higher and delivered positive returns over the period. Investors navigated an environment characterized by tighter monetary policy and higher interest rates but also moderating inflation and resilient corporate earnings.

The Federal Reserve increased rates six times over the period by an additional 225 basis points, bringing the target rate to 5.25% – 5.50%. Meanwhile, markets were beset by the anticipation of ongoing Fed reactions and ongoing intentions.

The Fund navigated volatile markets by employing its active blend of convertible securities, high-yield bonds, US equities, international equities, and convertible arbitrage.

Other factors that contributed to and detracted from Fund performance included the following:

  On an unleveraged basis, the portfolio performed in line with the comparator index. Our overweight and selection in stocks and underweight and selection in convertible preferred stocks was beneficial to returns relative to the index, whereas our selection in convertible bonds and our overweight in put options were detrimental to returns.

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund  (Unaudited)

  Selection in the health care sector, notably in the pharmaceuticals industry, contributed to returns relative to the comparator index. In addition, an overweight and selection in the information technology sector, primarily in the semiconductor industry, helped returns.

  Conversely, selection in the financials sector, primarily in diversified banks, weighed on results relative to the comparator index, as did selection in the consumer discretionary sector, primarily in automobile manufacturers.

  From a country perspective, our selection in the US proved beneficial to performance relative to the comparator index.

  From a country perspective, our overweight and selection in China dragged on relative returns.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund's regional and country positioning reflects the combined inputs from our top-down global framework and our bottom-up security analysis. Our investment team evaluates macroeconomic factors and growth opportunities and actively integrates them into the investment decision-making process. To tap into selective growth potential in the global economy, we favor quality growth companies with quality balance sheets, strong brands, free cash flows, and experienced management—businesses poised to withstand market volatility.

The financials allocation increased during the period, and the weight to consumer discretionary also rose modestly, with increased weights in transaction & payment processing services and home furnishing retail. The allocations to information technology and energy decreased during the period, with reductions in the semiconductor and the oil & gas exploration & production industries.

In terms of economic sectors, the largest allocations reside in information technology and consumer discretionary on an absolute basis, whereas the smallest sector allocations with holdings are found within utilities and real estate. We maintain overweight allocations in the semiconductors and diversified banks industries. The largest industry underweight positions are in application software and biotechnology.

From a regional standpoint, the portfolio's largest weights are in the United States and Emerging Asia, while the smallest absolute weights are in EMEA and Emerging Latin America. We maintain relative overweight positions in Emerging Asia and Europe, while the portfolio is underweight in the United States and Japan compared to the index. Overall, we maintained relatively stable weights.

The portfolio's average credit quality is BB+. This is typical for the Fund because our credit process tends to guide us away from the most speculative corporate securities. That said, we recognize that opportunities exist for lower-credit securities to enhance performance.

We are cognizant of rising interest rates and inflation. Although the Fund invests primarily in equities, the weighted average duration of the bonds in our portfolio is only 2.4 years (as of October 31, 2023). This relatively low duration average is expected to mitigate the volatility that our fixed-income securities might incur in a rising-rate environment.

We believe that over time, the use of leverage may enhance total return and support the Fund's distribution rate. As of October 31, 2023, our amount of leveraged assets was approximately 34%.

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A Note About Your Fund's Portfolio Management Team. Mr. Chuck Carmody, CFA, was named Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund in December 2023. He joined Calamos in 2004. Since 2022, he has served as Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Advisors. Previously, in 2016, he was named Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, as well as Senior Trader, High Yield, Calamos Advisors. From 2010 to 2016, he held other senior fixed income trading roles at the firm. The Fund's Prospectus contains information relating to the other portfolio managers, as well as Calamos Advisors' "team of teams" approach to portfolio management. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers' ownership of securities in the Fund.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Global markets continue to navigate complex conditions. We are analyzing many market drivers, including central bank policy, the inflationary backdrop, corporate earnings, and geopolitical tensions. Considering the global economy and evolving monetary policy, the financial markets remain uncertain, and we expect volatility to continue until these risks are resolved. Given this backdrop, we continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility, including a range of opportunities at the thematic, regional, and market-cap levels.

Regarding Fund positioning, we emphasize companies with attractive earnings, pricing power, cash flow, and supportive valuations. From a sector perspective, we see opportunities in technology, industrials, health care, consumer, and energy with leading fundamentals. We believe our active, risk-managed investment approach and long-term perspective position us to take advantage of the volatility and opportunities in global markets.

We hold that fiscal and monetary policy, especially rate hikes, are likely to remain important factors affecting corporate debt refinancing. Geopolitical factors may also spur market volatility as we continue into next year. With increased volatility, active management is imperative to manage risk and optimize opportunities. Our exposure to convertible bonds, approximately 23% of net assets as of October 31, 2023, should allow us to participate in an upswing in equities in a risk-managed manner while not incurring the volatility of longer-duration bonds in a rising-rate environment.

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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW) (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to generate a high level of current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests primarily in a globally diversified portfolio of convertible instruments, common and preferred stocks, and income-producing securities such as investment grade and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) debt securities. The Fund may also use other income-producing strategies, including options, swaps and other derivative instruments, for both investment and hedging purposes. The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 40% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers in developed and emerging markets, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers. "Managed assets" means the Fund's total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

The Fund seeks to maintain a balanced approach to geographic portfolio diversification. The Fund may invest up to 100% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers in developed and emerging markets, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers. The Fund uses a number of investment strategies to achieve its objectives and invests in a wide variety of financial instruments. These instruments include global convertible, exchangeable instruments, as well as "synthetic" convertible instruments. With regard to the synthetic convertible instruments, the fixed income and convertible components may have different issuers, and either component may change at any time. The Fund also invests in global equities or equity-linked securities with high income potential. From time to time, the Fund invests in Rule 144A securities, foreign exchange contracts or securities with imbedded foreign exchange hedges, and high yield bonds of companies rated BB or lower.

In general, the Fund seeks out companies with a long-term track record of high dividend payout consistent with dividend growth. In certain circumstances, the Fund may invest in underlying companies it believes have substantial prospects for price appreciation even if the there is little or no dividend growth potential. From time to time, the Fund may sell index options or single stock options (either listed or "over the counter") to enhance the overall yield of the Fund or, in the opinion of the Adviser, reduce portfolio volatility. The Fund may purchase options to hedge or engage in other hedging activities including the purchase or sale of futures, swaps or options on equities, indices, currencies, interest rates or credits.

The Fund does not seek to maintain any target allocation among asset classes and, at any time, its allocation among asset classes may vary significantly over time as the portfolio is actively managed.

The Fund may seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options. The Fund may write (sell) call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including equity securities obtainable by the Fund through the exercise of its rights with respect to convertible securities it owns) in the Fund's portfolio and (ii) on broad-based securities indices (such as the Standard and Poor's 500®​ Index ("S&P 500") or the MSCI EAFE®​ Index ("MSCI EAFE"), which is an index of international equity stocks) or certain ETFs (exchange traded funds) that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indices.

The Fund currently uses, and may in the future use, financial leverage. The Fund has obtained financial leverage (i) under an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB Agreement") that allows the Fund to borrow up to $265 million and (ii) through the issuance of four series of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ("MRPS" or "MRP Shares") with an aggregate liquidation preference of $70 million.

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund  (Unaudited)

TOTAL RETURN*

Common Shares – Inception 10/27/05

  

1 Year

 Since
Inception**
 

On Market Price

  

-0.98

%

  

5.83

%

 

On NAV

  

5.26

%

  

6.76

%

 

*Total return measures net investment income and net realized gain or loss from Fund investments, and change in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation, assuming reinvestment of income and net realized gains distributions.

**Annualized since inception.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

  

21.1

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

  

16.2

  

Industrials

  

12.9

  

Financials

  

11.3

  

Health Care

  

9.7

  

Communication Services

  

7.3

  

Energy

  

6.8

  

Consumer Staples

  

4.6

  

Materials

  

3.2

  

Real Estate

  

1.3

  

Other

  

1.1

  

Utilities

  

0.9

  

Airlines

  

0.2

  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

  

0.1

  

Sector weightings are based on managed assets and may vary over time. Sector Weightings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the Fund may hold.

CALAMOS GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO) is a total-return-oriented offering that seeks to provide an attractive monthly distribution. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of global equities, convertible securities and high yield bonds. The allocation to each asset class is dynamic and reflects our view of the economic landscape and the potential of individual securities. By combining these asset classes, we believe the Fund can be optimally positioned over the long term to generate capital gains and income. This broader range of security types also provides increased opportunities to manage the risk/reward characteristics of the portfolio over full market cycles. Through this approach, we seek to offer investors an attractive monthly distribution and equity participation.

We believe having a relatively high level of exposure to convertible and equity assets is advantageous for the portfolio, albeit on a selective and risk-managed basis, as we consider both geopolitical turmoil and the impact of rising interest rates.

We invest in both US and non-US companies, favoring companies with geographically diversified revenue streams and global business strategies. We emphasize companies that we believe offer reliable debt servicing, respectable balance sheets, and sustainable growth prospects.

How did the Fund perform over the annual period?

The Fund returned 5.26% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and -0.98% on a market price basis for the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), versus a return of 7.96% for a comparator index comprising 50% MSCI ACWI Index (Net Returns), 25% Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index, and 25% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund's shares traded at a -10.54% discount to net asset value.

How do NAV and market price returns differ?

Closed-end funds trade on exchanges, where factors other than the value of the underlying securities might drive the price of shares or market price. For example, general market sentiment or future expectations might influence the market price. A fund's NAV return measures the actual return of the individual securities in the portfolio, less fund expenses. It also measures how a manager was able to capitalize on market opportunities. Because we believe closed-end funds are best utilized long term within asset allocations, we deem that the NAV return is the better measure of a fund's performance. However, when managing our Fund, we strongly consider actions and policies to optimize its overall price performance and returns based on market value.

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund  (Unaudited)

SINCE INCEPTION MARKET PRICE AND NAV HISTORY THROUGH 10/31/23

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns at NAV reflect the deduction of the Fund's management fee, debt leverage costs and all other applicable fees and expenses. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com.

Please discuss the Fund's distributions during the annual period.

We employ a level rate distribution policy within this Fund with the goal of providing shareholders with a consistent distribution stream. Over the period, the Fund consistently distributed $0.0800 per share, resulting in a current annualized distribution rate of 11.78% of the market price as of October 31, 2023.

The Fund's distribution rate and level remained attractive and competitive relative to other investment alternatives. For example, as of October 31, 2023, the dividend yield of S&P 500 Index stocks averaged approximately 1.68%. Although higher than a year ago, yields within the US government bond market were relatively low, with the 10-year US Treasury yielding 4.88%.

What factors influenced performance over the annual period?

Global stocks and bonds experienced periods of significant volatility and rotation but pushed higher and delivered positive returns over the period. Investors navigated an environment characterized by tighter monetary policy and higher interest rates but also moderating inflation and resilient corporate earnings.

The Federal Reserve made six rate increases over the period (totaling an additional 225 basis points), bringing the target rate to 5.25% – 5.50%, a 22-year high. Meanwhile, markets were beset by the anticipation of ongoing Fed reactions and ongoing intentions.

The Fund navigated volatile markets while employing an active blend of common stocks, convertibles, high-yield bonds, and options. That said, improvements in the global equity markets contributed to the Fund's positive performance over the annual period. The Fund's NAV return trailed the comparator index over the period primarily because of lagging individual security selection and its selection of convertible bonds.

Other factors that contributed to and detracted from the Fund's performance included the following:

  On an unleveraged basis, the portfolio underperformed the comparator index during the period. Our use of Treasury bonds and selection in convertible bonds

ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 10/31/23

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was not beneficial to returns relative to the index, whereas our overweight and selection in equities supported returns.

  The Fund benefitted from favorable security selection and an average underweight position in health care, as holdings in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology added to relative returns.

  Security selection and an average overweight position in information technology, specifically in the semiconductors and communications equipment industries, contributed to performance.

  Security selection and an average overweight position in Europe added value to portfolio performance, especially holdings in Denmark and Switzerland. Moreover, security selection in Canada propelled relative performance in this period.

  Conversely, security selection within the consumer discretionary sector weakened return over the period. Automobile manufacturers lagged, as did hotels, resorts & cruise lines.

  Security selection and an average overweight stance in financials, specifically in the diversified banks and investment banking & brokerage industries, lagged.

  Security selection and an average overweight allocation in Emerging Asia detracted from the portfolio's performance. The portfolio's securities fell short of benchmark constituents, especially those in China and Singapore. Moreover, security selection in Japan dampened relative results.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund's regional and country positioning reflects the combined inputs from our top-down global framework and our bottom-up security analysis. Our investment team evaluates macroeconomic factors as well as growth opportunities and actively integrates these into the investment decision-making process. To tap into selective growth potential in the global economy, we favor growth companies with high-quality balance sheets, strong brands, free cash flows, and experienced management—businesses poised to withstand market volatility.

Regarding Fund positioning, we emphasize companies with favorable pricing power, strong earnings momentum, quality balance sheets, and attractive valuations. From a sector standpoint, the portfolio's largest absolute weights are in information technology and consumer discretionary on an absolute basis, while the smallest sector weights with holdings are in utilities and real estate. We maintain overweight allocations in information technology and consumer discretionary versus the index. Semiconductors (within information technology) and broadline retail (within consumer discretionary) constitute the most significant relative overweights. The largest industry underweight positions are application software (information technology) and biotechnology (health care).

Allocations to information technology and consumer discretionary rose during the period, with increased weights in semiconductors and broadline retail. By contrast, allocations to consumer staples and materials decreased, with reductions to packaged foods & meats and diversified metals & mining.

From a regional standpoint, the portfolio's largest weights are in the United States and Emerging Asia, while the smallest absolute weights reside in EMEA and Emerging Latin America. We maintain relative overweight positions in Emerging Asia and Europe, while the portfolio has underweights in the United States and

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Japan. Allocations to Emerging Asia increased during the period, with additions to China and India. By contrast, the allocation to the United States decreased over the period.

The portfolio's average credit quality is BB+. This is typical for the Fund because our credit process tends to guide us away from the most speculative corporate securities. That said, we recognize that opportunities to enhance performance exist among lower-credit securities.

We are aware of rising interest rates and inflation. Although the Fund invests primarily in equities, the weighted average duration of the bonds in the portfolio is only 2.3 years (as of October 31, 2023). This relatively low-duration average is expected to mitigate portfolio volatility in a rising-rate environment, relative to portfolios with higher-duration bond holdings.

We believe in the prudent use of leverage as a means of enhancing total return and supporting the Fund's distribution rate. As of October 31, 2023, our amount of leveraged assets was approximately 34%.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Global markets continue to navigate a set of complex conditions. We are analyzing many market drivers, including central bank policy, the inflationary backdrop, corporate earnings, and geopolitical tensions. Considering the global economy and evolving monetary policy, the financial markets remain uncertain, and we expect volatility to continue until these risks are resolved. Given this backdrop, we continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility, including a range of opportunities at the thematic, regional, and market-cap levels.

In terms of Fund positioning, we emphasize companies with attractive earnings, pricing power, cash flow, and supportive valuations. From a sector perspective, we see opportunities in technology, industrials, health care, consumer, and energy with leading fundamentals. We believe our active, risk-managed investment approach and long-term perspective position us to take advantage of the volatility and opportunities in global markets.

We believe that fiscal and monetary policy, especially rate hikes, are likely to remain important factors that affect the corporate refinancing of debt. Geopolitical factors may also spur market volatility as we continue into next year. With increased volatility, active management is imperative to both manage risk and optimize opportunities. Our exposure to convertible bonds, approximately 22% (percent of net assets) as of October 31, 2023, should allow us to participate in an upswing in equities in a risk-managed manner while not incurring the volatility of longer-duration bonds in a rising-rate environment.

A Note About Your Fund's Portfolio Management Team. Mr. Chuck Carmody, CFA, was named Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund in December 2023. He joined Calamos in 2004. Since 2022, he has served as Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Advisors. Previously, in 2016, he was named Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, as well as Senior Trader, High Yield, Calamos Advisors. From 2010 to 2016, he held other senior fixed income trading roles at the firm. The Fund's Prospectus contains information relating to the other portfolio managers, as well as Calamos Advisors' "team of teams" approach to portfolio management. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers' compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio Managers' ownership of securities in the Fund.

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest primarily in a portfolio of common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and income producing securities such as investment grade and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) debt securities. The Fund, under normal circumstances, will invest at least 50% of its managed assets in equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities). The Fund may invest up to 100% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers, in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers. The Fund will invest in the securities of issuers of several different countries throughout the world, in addition to the United States. "Managed assets" means the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus the sub of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). For this purpose, the liquidation preference on the preferred shares will not constitute a liability.

Calamos will dynamically allocate the Fund's investments among multiple asset classes (rather than maintaining a fixed or static allocation), seeking to obtain an appropriate balance of risk and reward on a long-term basis through all market cycles using multiple strategies and combining them to seek to achieve favorable risk adjusted returns.

The Fund will attempt to keep a consistent balance between risk and reward over the course of different market cycles, through various combinations of stocks, bonds, and/or convertible securities, to achieve what Calamos believes to be an appropriate blend for the then current market. As the market environment changes, portfolio securities may change in an attempt to achieve a relatively consistent risk level over time. At some points in a market cycle, one type of security may make up a substantial portion of the Fund's portfolio, while at other times certain securities may have minimal or no representation, depending on market conditions.

The Fund may also seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options (with an aggregate notional value of up to 33% of the value of the Fund's managed assets). The Fund will opportunistically employ a strategy of writing options. The extent of option writing activity will depend upon market conditions and Calamos' ongoing assessment of the attractiveness of writing options on the Fund's equity holdings. The Fund's derivative activities are principally focused on the following derivatives: interest rate swaps, convertible securities, synthetic convertible instruments, options on individual securities, index options and forward currency exchange contracts ("forward contracts"). However, the Fund reserves the right to invest in other derivative instruments to the extent it is consistent with the Fund's investment objective and restrictions. The Fund may write (sell) call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including equity securities obtainable by the Fund through the exercise of its rights with respect to convertible securities it owns) in the Fund's portfolio and (ii) on broad-based securities indices (such as the Standard and Poor's 500®​ Index ("S&P 500") or the MSCI EAFE®​ Index ("MSCI EAFE"), which is an index of international equity stocks) or certain ETFs (exchange traded funds) that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indices.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 50% of its managed assets in equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities). The Fund may invest in preferred stocks and convertible securities of any rating, including below investment grade. Equity securities, such as common stock, generally represent an ownership interest in a company. Therefore, the Fund participates in the financial success or failure of any company in which it has an equity interest. The price of equity securities, particularly common stocks, are sensitive to general movements in the stock market. A drop in the stock market may depress the price of equity securities held by the Fund.

The Fund may invest in debt securities, including debt securities of US and foreign corporate issuers (also known as corporate bonds). Holders of corporate bonds, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders as to both income and assets of the issuer for the principal and interest due them and may have a prior claim over other creditors if liens or mortgages are involved. Interest on corporate bonds may be fixed or floating, or the securities may be zero coupon fixed income securities which pay no interest. Corporate bonds contain elements of both interest rate risk and credit risk. The market value of a corporate bond generally may be expected to rise and fall inversely with changes in interest rates and

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may also be affected by the credit rating of the issuer, the issuer's performance and perceptions of the issuer in the marketplace.

The Fund may invest in high yield securities for either current income or capital appreciation or both. These securities are rated below investment grade—i.e., rated "Ba" or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or "BB" or lower by Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("Standard & Poor's"), or are unrated securities of comparable quality as determined by Calamos, the Fund's investment adviser. The Fund may invest in high yield securities of any rating. Nonconvertible debt securities rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as "junk bonds" and are considered speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal.

The Fund may invest up to 100% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers in developed and emerging markets, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers. A foreign issuer is a foreign government or a company organized under the laws of a foreign country.

The Fund may invest in convertible securities. A convertible security is a debt security, debenture, note or preferred stock that is exchangeable for an equity security (typically of the same issuer) at a predetermined price (the "conversion price"). Depending upon the relationship of the conversion price to the market value of the underlying security, a convertible security may trade more like an equity security than a debt instrument. The Fund may invest in convertible securities of any rating. Securities that are convertible into equity securities are considered equity securities for purposes of the Fund's policy to invest at least 50% of its managed assets in equity securities.

The Fund may invest in "synthetic" convertible instruments. A synthetic convertible instrument is a financial instrument (or two or more securities held in tandem) that is designed to simulate the economic characteristics of another instrument (i.e., a convertible security) through the combined economic features of a collection of other securities or assets. Calamos may create a synthetic convertible instrument by combining separate securities that possess the two principal characteristics of a true convertible security, i.e., a fixed-income security ("fixed-income component", which may be a convertible or non-convertible security) and the right to acquire an equity security ("convertible component"). The fixed-income component is achieved by investing in fixed-income securities such as bonds, preferred stocks and money market instruments. The convertible component is achieved by investing in warrants or options to buy common stock at a certain exercise price, or options on a stock index. The fixed income and convertible components may have different issuers, and either component may change at any time.

The Fund may also invest in synthetic convertible instruments created by third parties, typically investment banks. Synthetic convertible instruments created by such parties may be designed to simulate the characteristics of traditional convertible securities or may be designed to alter or emphasize a particular feature. Synthetic convertible instruments may include structured notes, equity-linked notes, mandatory convertibles and combinations of securities and instruments, such as a debt instrument combined with a forward contract. The Fund's holdings of synthetic convertible instruments are considered equity securities for purposes of the Fund's policy to invest at least 50% of its managed assets in equity securities. If the Fund purchases a synthetic convertible instrument, a component of which is an option, such option will not be considered an option for the purpose of the Fund's limitations on options described below.

The Fund may invest without limit in certain securities ("Rule 144A Securities"), such as convertible and debt securities, that are typically purchased in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act pursuant to Rule 144A under that Act. Under the supervision and oversight of the Fund's Board of Trustees, Calamos will determine whether Rule 144A Securities are liquid. Typically, the Fund purchases Rule 144A Securities only if Calamos has determined them to be liquid.

The securities in which the Fund invests may include zero coupon securities, which are debt obligations that are issued or purchased at a significant discount from face value. The discount approximates the total amount of interest the security will accrue and compound over the period until maturity or the particular interest payment date at a rate of interest reflecting the market rate of the security at the time of issuance. Zero coupon securities do not require the periodic payment of interest. These investments benefit the issuer by mitigating its need for cash to meet debt service, but generally require a higher rate of return to attract investors who are willing to defer receipt of cash. These investments may experience greater volatility in market value than US government or other securities that make regular payments of interest. The Fund accrues income on these investments for tax and accounting purposes, which is distributable to shareholders and which, because no cash is received at the time of accrual, may require the liquidation of other portfolio securities to satisfy the Fund's distribution

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obligations, in which case the Fund will forego the opportunity to purchase additional income producing assets with the liquidation proceeds. Zero coupon US government securities include STRIPS and CUBES, which are issued by the US Treasury as component parts of US Treasury bonds and represent scheduled interest and principal payments on the bonds.

The Fund may invest in other securities of various types to the extent consistent with its investment objective. Normally, the Fund invests substantially all of its assets to meet its investment objective. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies and invest part or all of its assets in securities with remaining maturities of less than one year or cash equivalents; or it may hold cash. During such periods, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. There are no restrictions as to the ratings of debt securities acquired by the Fund or the portion of the Fund's assets that may be invested in debt securities in a particular ratings category.

The Fund currently uses, and may in the future use, financial leverage. The Fund has obtained financial leverage (i) under an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company that allows the Fund to borrow up to $55 million and (ii) through the issuance of four series of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ("MRPS" or "MRP Shares") with an aggregate liquidation preference of $17 million.

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Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust  (Unaudited)

CALAMOS LONG/SHORT EQUITY & DYNAMIC INCOME TRUST

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (CPZ) is a closed-end fund that seeks to provide current income and risk-managed capital appreciation. The Fund provides hedged market exposure through Calamos' time-tested global long/short equity strategy. In addition to seeking to provide an attractive monthly distribution, the Fund's multi-asset income strategy is structured to be potentially less vulnerable to volatile financial markets by actively managing risk with dynamic asset allocation.

The Fund will typically invest at least 80% of its managed assets in a globally diversified portfolio of equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and exchange traded funds. At least 50% of the portfolio' managed assets are invested in the long/short equity strategy. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in global income-producing securities, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate debt.

How did the Fund perform over the annual period?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), the Fund returned 4.32% on a net asset value (NAV) basis and -2.85% on market price, versus a 6.75% return for the comparator index comprising 50% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, 30% MSCI ACWI Index and 20% ICE BofA US All Capital Securities Index.

The Fund's shares traded at a -16.94% discount to NAV on October 31, 2023, compared with a discount of -10.82% 12 months earlier. Portfolio returns coupled with our belief that the Fund was well positioned to generate income and deliver capital appreciation going forward served as an impetus to raise the Fund's distribution rate three times, representing a total $0.0300 per share increase since inception. The Fund's monthly distribution stands at $0.1400 per share as of October 31, 2023, which equates to an annualized distribution rate of 12.24%. Distribution increases are a way for shareholders to benefit directly from the portfolio's returns.

How do NAV and market price returns differ?

Closed-end funds trade on exchanges, where factors other than the value of the underlying securities might drive the price of shares or market price. For example, general market sentiment or future expectations might influence the market price. A fund's NAV return measures the actual return of the individual securities in the portfolio, less fund expenses. It also measures how a manager was able to capitalize on market opportunities. Because we believe closed-end funds are best utilized long term within asset allocations, we deem that the NAV return is the better measure of a fund's performance. However, when managing our Fund, we strongly consider actions and policies to optimize its overall price performance and returns based on market value.

TOTAL RETURN*

Common Shares – Inception 11/29/19

  

1 Year

 Since
Inception**
 

On Market Price

  

-2.85

%

  

-0.75

%

 

On NAV

  

4.32

%

  

4.06

%

 

*Total return measures net investment income and net realized gain or loss from Fund investments, and change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, assuming reinvestment of income and net realized gains distributions.

**Annualized since inception.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Industrials

  

22.6

%

 

Financials

  

18.6

  

Consumer Discretionary

  

12.3

  

Information Technology

  

11.6

  

Health Care

  

11.1

  

Communication Services

  

5.9

  

Other

  

3.5

  

Energy

  

3.0

  

Consumer Staples

  

2.5

  

Utilities

  

2.0

  

Materials

  

1.5

  

Real Estate

  

0.3

  

Airlines

  

0.3

  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

  

0.2

  

Sector weightings are based on managed assets and may vary over time. Sector Weightings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the Fund may hold.

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ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF 10/31/23

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Fund asset allocations are based on total investments and may vary over time.

SINCE INCEPTION MARKET PRICE AND NAV HISTORY THROUGH 10/31/23

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Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns at NAV reflect the deduction of the Fund's management fee, debt leverage costs and all other applicable fees and expenses. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com.

What factors influenced performance over the annual period?

The annual period was extraordinary by most standards, marked by both a European war and the more recent war in the Middle East. Despite calls for a recession, a healthy US job market, firm housing prices, and consumer spending all thwarted that expectation. The Federal Reserve made six rate increases over the period (totaling an additional 225 basis points), bringing the target rate to 5.25% – 5.50%, a 22-year high. While many expected interest rate cuts to be on the table in early 2024, that appears to be unlikely, even though inflationary pressures appear to be abating.

The boyant mood earlier in the year was fueled by the promise of AI, strong summer travel, and further disinflation—all amidst a resilient economy and healthy earnings releases. The consensus capitulated to this optimism, and we concluded that the controlling narrative of disinflation momentum had run its course and would give way to a more ambiguous outlook.

The key feature of the Q3 correction has been its controlled character, particularly in the context of the dramatic move higher in US interest rates. Our hesitation in turning outright bearish reflects the judgment that the US will remain in a disinflation rather than deflation setting through 2024. The impressive GDP releases for Q3 (+8.6% nominal) underline this momentum of US economic activity, which implies the challenge for equities is a question of "price" rather than fundamentals.

Positive real interest rates imply a new emphasis on the time value of money. In 2023, the market has rewarded high free cash flows that can compete with higher bond yields, high-quality balance sheets and secular thematic growth. Other pockets of sectors and styles have been punished depending upon their sensitivity to higher rates. In 2022, higher rates primarily impacted the fast-growing technology and concept names. In Q3, the less profitable and higher leveraged names were punished regardless of sector and style.

Finally, 2023 has highlighted how powerful secular themes can overcome traditional sector and style behavior. In a later-cycle environment where the rate of change for corporate fundamentals grinds to less exciting levels, investors can

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overly discount the perceived winners and losers. This overshooting is likely true for AI and obesity (GLP-1) drugs. We anticipate much of this fever pitch to reverse in 2024.

High yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. Lower quality outperformed as CCCs returned 7.4%, B-rated paper returned 6.8%, and more rate-sensitive BBs returned 5.3%. After increasing for most of the year, trailing 12-month defaults came in at 2.6% on a par-weighted basis. We expect this measure to climb and close the 2023 calendar year near the 3.0% post-GFC average. The best-performing sectors in the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index were finance companies (+10.9%), consumer cyclicals (+10.2%), and brokers and asset managers (+3.5), whereas communications (+0.8%), electric utilities (+3.1%), and transportation (+3.3%) represented the significant laggards.

Fund Performance Drivers

We have focused on cyclicals that we believed were still poised to outperform due to the realization of pent-up demand post-pandemic, such as airlines, hotels, gaming, transportation, and defensive stocks, offering compelling valuations. We remain underweight in the poorest quality compartment of long-duration technology and high-multiple consumer staples but have maintained or increased exposure to mega-cap growth (quality GARP). We focused primarily on US positions because we believed opportunities were far less favorable abroad.

Given the overall positive market returns for the period, our hedges on US equity markets have not been helpful over the period.

The Fund's long positions in communication services, consumer discretionary, and information technology as well as short positions on a market index later in the period were the largest contributors. Conversely, short positions in information technology, and long positions in industrials, financials, and health care companies, hindered performance. Both our long and short positions in the consumer staples sector hindered performance over the period.

Preferred Securities. On an unleveraged basis, the Fund's preferred securities performed in line with the ICE BofA United States All Capital Securities Index during the period. Security selection among financials, namely property and casualty insurance companies and energy companies focused on oil & gas storage and transportation, contributed positively to returns. Security selection in real estate, namely other specialized REITs, and the overweight and selection in communication services, specifically alternative carriers, weighed on performance.

High Yield. On an unleveraged basis, the Fund's high-yield securities slightly underperformed the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index for the period. Here again, security selection within the energy services industry was helpful to returns. In addition, the Fund's security selection in health care, namely an overweight in facilities operators, aided returns. Conversely, the Fund's selection in the materials sector, namely container companies, did not support performance, nor did the selection in the consumer discretionary sector, specifically in casinos and gaming companies.

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Please discuss how the Fund uses leverage.

Given the general financial market improvement that occurred during the annual period, our use of leverage was accretive to performance both on an absolute and relative basis. Increased income earned on bond and preferred investments and rebates earned on our long/short hedging offset higher leverage costs. However, leverage can offer positive reinvestment dynamics over time and has historically been beneficial to the returns of our closed-end funds. Our percentage of leverage was 27% as of October 31, 2023.

How is the Fund positioned?

Long/Short Equity Strategy

The Fund's Long/Short Sleeve underperformed relative to the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index over the period. Net equity exposure (delta-adjusted) concluded the annual period at approximately 14% versus approximately 52% at the end of October 2021. The Fund leaned modestly out of equity risk throughout the period as markets became unsettled by higher interest rates, persistent inflation, the interpretation of Fed policy, the continuing war in Ukraine, a new war in the Middle East, energy concerns in Europe, and increasing economic challenges for China.

The two major themes within technology have been slowing cloud services and further excitement around potential applications for artificial intelligence (AI) following the launch of ChatGPT. The major cloud providers dominate both themes, and we are positioned accordingly. Investors began 2023 concerned about slowing demand for such companies, yet attention quickly shifted to which ones stands to benefit most by incorporating AI into existing and new product offerings.

The Fund has avoided the high multiple, long-duration software names in the past year and this decision feels correct in a "higher for longer" rate setting. While the group's sensitivity to rates is diminishing, many names are merely controversial rather than crowded and profitability is scarce if one factors in stock compensation. It will take years before cash flows can credibly support current valuations. Today's "time value of money" implies investors will be slow to re-embrace "growth at any price."

Outside technology, the Fund favors names that will benefit from a sustained economic expansion into 2024. At the end of the period, our largest exposure was in industrials. The broadest exposures in the sector included diversified industrials and transports. These rallied impressively in H1 but retreated sharply in Q3 2023.

Exposure to selective airlines remains intact. The pricing outlook for airfares should stay constructive for longer than expected due to structural changes on the capacity front. Higher financing costs, pilot shortages, and equipment delays have made it difficult for the lowest-cost players to add capacity. Meanwhile, the recovery in corporate and international travel has gained steam. The post-pandemic inflation surge implies the existing fleets of the legacy carriers cannot be replaced anywhere near their embedded costs, with positive implications for future returns.

Regarding consumer discretionary, also a large Fund position, the portfolio remains biased away from goods in favor of services including core long positions in large hotel enterprises that benefit from corporate and international travel and

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sustained revenue per available room (RevPAR) strength. We maintain select leisure-oriented names within the sector.

Health care is the one defensive sector where the Fund has been adding exposure. We like its diversified growth theme, given the cyclicality of other parts of the portfolio, and its credible valuation versus other defensives. It has underperformed in 2023 but is showing relative strength against broader defensives.

Energy remains problematic. The key swing factor will be China, the primary source of consumption growth in recent decades. The setup for higher crude prices was ideal in 2022, yet the inability of markets to benefit from the war-related shortage fears points to a new dynamic in global oil markets.

Financials have been controversial and banks have struggled to garner support in the wake of the March collapses. Higher rates, tepid loan demand, and reduced capital returns in the face of heightened regulatory requirements have all weighed on the industry. We reduced long exposures over the period.

Finally, global investors have discovered the Chinese economic recovery from a disastrous 2022 is underwhelming. There is hope for policy stimulus later in 2023, but this overlooks China's structural problems. China's troubles start with an abrupt downshift in economic potential due to its overcommitment to a centralized investment-led growth model, which can experience abrupt downturns in return on invested capital.

This Achilles heel points to the necessity for far-reaching structural reforms, but these are inherently political. The ability of the system to adapt is hindered by the reality that the entire system—interest rates, access to credit, tax policy, operating licenses, and so forth—is geared to this model. We await the response of the Chinese leadership in late autumn, whose success or failure to regenerate economic vibrancy holds implications for global interest rates in 2024. We have avoided China and had little exposure to other global markets throughout the period.

Dynamic Income Strategy

In preferreds, our largest allocation was in the financials sector, specifically banks. Banks are taking advantage of higher yields on securities and loans to generate higher levels of net interest income, especially those with a low-cost core-deposit funding model. This positive momentum has been offset partially by lower capital markets activity, including underwriting, advisory, and trading. Asset quality at banks and other finance companies remains strong, as should be expected given high employment rates. Energy, utilities and communication services were other sectors with large preferreds exposures.

Among bond holdings, the Fund is currently overweight retailers, pharmaceuticals, and airlines. Several of our retail positions are secured by real estate portfolios with conservative valuations. The Fund's airline positions are mostly secured by planes and loyalty programs. Consumer cyclical services, electric utilities, and technology industries comprise the Fund's largest underweights. The underweight in consumer cyclical services is largely the result of relative value decisions in favor of higher-income opportunities in other industries.

From a credit-quality perspective, the Fund is relatively underweight in below-investment-grade categories and has a corresponding out-of-benchmark allocation to BBB-rated debt.

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Over the annual period, the team has added to positions in the energy sector, primarily through new positions in independent producers and midstream companies. New holdings in the leisure and automotive industries drove an increase in consumer cyclical exposure. Also, we reduced the portfolio exposure to the other financial sector primarily by eliminating a commercial property management company.

The market's reaction to the November Fed meeting has driven Treasury yields further from the Fed's expectations for its forward rate path. However, Powell noted multiple times that the dot plots released quarterly should only be viewed as a snapshot in time that loses applicability with each incoming data point. Futures markets now indicate four rate cuts will occur in 2024, down from the five cuts the market had priced in at the midyear point. Anticipating the Fed's next move has also led us to selectively reduce our leveraged loan positions, although we maintain a significant loan allocation across mandates based on relative value and seniority considerations.

In our estimation, credit spreads reflect an outlook that is too sanguine. We are beginning to see a deterioration in fundamentals within the leveraged finance space. Although it is too early to determine if this is a wobble or a new trend forming, we are actively reducing exposure to credits we evaluate to be more exposed to a downturn in cyclical activity, those with weak contingent liquidity, or exposure to a rapid deterioration of asset value. Based on our fundamentally driven investment philosophy, we believe there are select high-yield issuers who are compensating investors well for associated risks, and we are maintaining allocations in those areas.

Please discuss the Fund's distributions during the annual period.

Within this Fund, we employ a managed distribution policy with the goal of providing shareholders a consistent distribution stream. The monthly per share distribution rate at the end of the period was $0.1400, up from $0.1100 at inception in November 2019 and representing a 27% increase. Interest rates rose sharply during the annual period, and the yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose from 4.10% to 4.88% by period end, while S&P 500 stocks yielded 1.68% on average. Needless to say, the Fund's 12.24% annualized distribution rate compared favorably to both these fixed income and equity alternatives.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

The timing of the next recession is hard to predict because so much of today's landscape is "different this time." Higher lending rates and tighter bank standards have been blunted by healthy balance sheets and robust corporate earnings. Recession may come later than many expect as the drag of higher rates is offset by fading supply shocks, the legacy of pandemic savings, and pro-cyclical fiscal support.

If the adage that "Bond Markets Never Lie" is true, what are they telling us? Real interest rates have risen more than 100 basis points in 2023, with much of this move occurring since June. While equities have struggled in the past quarter, the pullback has been orderly and, for the major equity benchmarks, underwhelming given the sizable move in rates. Either investors do not believe this rate move will prove long-lasting, or markets are telling us there is a new resiliency to the economic outlook.

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Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust  (Unaudited)

Bond markets rarely lie. The US 10-year yield has explained almost two-thirds of the cross-equity return distributions1​ in 2023—one of the highest readings in six decades.2​ This implies that rate pressures are becoming acute in parts of the economy regardless of its supportive features. These pressures need to culminate soon in a manner that moderates economic activity and eases financial conditions into 2024.

Progress on inflation and surprisingly resilient economic growth allowed the Federal Reserve to pause its rate-hiking campaign at its September and November meetings. The extended pause allows the committee to evaluate incoming data for another six weeks. It's clear the Fed is looking for continued improvement in PCE Core Services (ex-housing). However, the message between the September and November meetings changed. A recession is still not the base case for the Fed, as they aim for a soft landing. But apart from inflation, they have broadened the variables they are watching closely to determine whether an adequate level of restrictive policy has been met. Specifically, they are monitoring more balance in the labor market and a broader set of financial conditions driven by markets.

We expect future months and quarters to show a drop in consumer and business investment as a reduction in disposable income through higher borrowing costs rolls into more areas of economic activity. We are squarely in the "impatiently waiting" phase, looking to ascertain how much economic momentum will be lost from past policy changes. There is still a high level of uncertainty concerning potential economic outcomes, and a recession cannot be dismissed.

1​  The aggregate of individual stock deviations of performance versus the equity benchmark and the degree to which these deviations are correlated (or explained) by movements in the US 10-year yield.

2​  Today's result ranks in the top 15 readings of the past 70 years and more than 4X the average of that period.

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Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (CPZ) (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGIES

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to seek current income and risk-managed capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its managed assets in a globally diversified portfolio comprised of equity securities which are defined to include common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities, and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") (the "Equity Sleeve"),* as well as long and short equity positions managed pursuant to a long/short equity strategy (the "Long/Short Component"). The Long/Short Component will comprise at least 50% of the Fund's managed assets with a focus on absolute returns in a risk-managed format. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets opportunistically in globally diversified income-producing securities, including high-yield and investment grade corporate securities, leveraged loans, distressed debt securities, securitized products, US Treasuries and sovereign debt issued by foreign governments (the "Fixed Income Sleeve"). "Managed assets" means the Fund's total assets (including any assets attributable to any financial leverage that may be outstanding) minus the sum of liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

The Fund will invest in common stock, preferred stock and convertible securities (including synthetic convertible instruments) issued by both US and foreign companies without regard to market capitalization. Convertible securities include, but are not limited to, any corporate debt security, debentures, notes or preferred stock that may be converted into equity securities of companies around the world, including in emerging markets. A synthetic convertible instrument is a financial instrument (or two or more securities held in tandem) that is designed to simulate the economic characteristics of a convertible security through the combined features of a debt instrument and a security providing an option on an equity security.

In the Long/Short Component, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by taking long positions in companies that are expected to outperform the equity markets, while taking short positions in companies that are expected to underperform the equity markets and/or for hedging purposes. A long position arises where the Fund holds a security in its portfolio. The Fund will have a short position where it sells a security it does not own by delivery of a borrowed security. The Fund may maintain long and short positions through the use of derivative instruments, such as options, futures and forward contracts. The Fund's Long/Short Component utilizes a variety of methods to evaluate long and short equity investments of various market capitalizations to find securities that the Adviser believes offer the potential for capital gains, including common stock and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") of issuers of all market capitalizations, including other investment companies (including ETFs) that track or otherwise provide exposure to such sectors. As part of this strategy, the Adviser seeks to invest in industries, sectors and securities that it believes are more attractive on either a relative basis or on an absolute basis. In addition to purchasing, or taking "long" positions in equity securities, the Fund's investment strategy includes short selling, and may include investments in derivatives, ETFs, and/or fixed income securities.

In the Fixed Income Sleeve, the Fund will mainly invest in a globally-diversified portfolio of income producing securities including, highyield and investment grade corporate securities, leveraged loans, distressed debt securities, securitized products, US Treasuries and sovereign debt issued by foreign governments. Some of the loans in which the Fund may invest may be "covenant-lite" loans, which means the loans contain fewer or no maintenance covenants than other loans and do not include terms which allow the lender to monitor the performance of the borrower and declare a default if certain criteria are breached.

The Fund may invest up to 50% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers; provided, however, the Fund will not invest more than 25% of its managed assets in securities of issuers located in a single country other than the US and 20% of its managed assets in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its managed assets in securities of European domiciled issuers.

The Fund's derivative activities are principally focused on the following derivatives: interest rate swaps, convertible securities, synthetic convertible instruments, options on individual securities, index options, long calls, short calls, long puts, short puts and protective puts. The Fund may utilize derivatives for investment and hedging purposes. In addition, as a non-fundamental policy, the Fund may also invest up to 20% of its managed assets in derivatives for non-hedging purposes. The use of

*  This is a non-fundamental policy and may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Fund provided that shareholders are provided with at least 60 days' prior written notice of any change as required by the rules under the 1940 Act.

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Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (CPZ) (Unaudited)

derivatives for non-hedging purposes may be considered more speculative than other types of investments. However, the Fund reserves the right to invest in other derivative instruments to the extent consistent with the Fund's investment objective and restrictions.

The portions of the Fund's assets invested in the aforementioned sleeves and securities will vary from time to time consistent with the Fund's investment objective. In addition, the Adviser has appointed a committee consisting of senior management (the "CPZ Allocation Committee") to determine the percentage of the Fund's assets to be allocated to each such sleeve. The CPZ Allocation Committee meets quarterly, or more frequently if needed, to review and adjust the specific allocation ranges based upon its judgment of economic, market and regulatory conditions in a manner consistent with the Fund's investment objective. Actual allocations may vary at any time due to market movements, changes in equity prices, changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

The Fund currently uses, and may in the future use, financial leverage. The Fund has obtained financial leverage under an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB Agreement") that allows the Fund to borrow up to $150 million.

Term Structure

The Fund will dissolve on the twelfth anniversary of the effective date of the Fund's registration statement (the "Dissolution Date"); provided, that if the Board of Trustees (the "Board") believes that, under then-current market conditions, it is in the best interests of the Fund to do so, the Fund may extend the Dissolution Date: (i) once for up to one year, and (ii) once for up to an additional six months, in each case upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board and without Shareholder (as defined below) approval. In addition, as of a date within twelve months preceding the Dissolution Date, the Board may cause the Fund to conduct a tender offer to all Shareholders to purchase Shares (as defined below) of the Fund at a price equal to the NAV per Share on the expiration date of the tender offer (the "Eligible Tender Offer"). The Board has established that, following the Eligible Tender Offer, the Fund must have at least $100 million of net assets to ensure the continued viability of the Fund (the "Dissolution Threshold"). In the Eligible Tender Offer, the Fund will offer to purchase all Shares tendered by each Shareholder; provided, that if the number of properly tendered Shares would result in the Fund's net assets totaling less than the Dissolution Threshold, the Eligible Tender Offer will be terminated and no Common Shares will be repurchased pursuant to the Eligible Tender Offer. Instead, the Fund will begin (or continue) liquidating or winding up its portfolio and proceed to dissolve on the Dissolution Date. The investment adviser to the Fund, Calamos, will pay all costs and expenses associated with the making of the Eligible Tender Offer, other than brokerage and related transaction costs associated with disposition of portfolio investments in connection with the Eligible Tender Offer, which will be borne by the Fund and its Shareholders. The Eligible Tender Offer, if pursued, will be made, and Shareholders will be notified thereof, in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the applicable tender offer rules thereunder (including Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act). If the number of properly tendered Shares would result in the Fund's net assets totaling greater than the Dissolution Threshold, all Shares properly tendered and not withdrawn will be purchased by the Fund pursuant to the terms of the Eligible Tender Offer. Following the completion of the Eligible Tender Offer, the Board may eliminate the Dissolution Date upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board and without Shareholder approval. In making a decision to eliminate the Dissolution Date to provide for the Fund's perpetual existence, the Board will take such actions with respect to the continued operations of the Fund as it deems to be in the best interests of the Fund, based on market conditions at such time, the extent of Shareholder participation in the Eligible Tender Offer and all other factors deemed relevant by the Board in consultation with the Adviser, taking into account that the Adviser may have a potential conflict of interest in seeking to convert to a perpetual trust. The Fund is not a so called "target date" or "life cycle" fund whose asset allocation becomes more conservative over time as its target date, often associated with retirement, approaches. In addition, the Fund is not a "target term" fund whose investment objective is to return its original NAV on the Dissolution Date. The Fund's investment objective and policies are not designed to seek to return to investors that purchase Shares in this offering their initial investment of $20.00 per Share on the Dissolution Date or in the Eligible Tender Offer, and such investors and investors that purchase Shares after the completion of this offering may receive more or less than their original investment upon dissolution or in the Eligible Tender Offer.

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Principal Risks of the Funds

The factors that are most likely to have a material effect on a particular Fund's portfolio as a whole are called "principal risks." Each Fund is subject to the principal risks indicated below, whether through direct investment or derivative positions. Each Fund may be subject to additional risks other than those identified and described below because the types of investments made by a Fund can change over time.

Portfolio Level Risks

 

CPZ

 

CGO

 

CCD

 

CSQ

 

CHW

 

CHI

 

CHY

 

American Depositary Receipts Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Antitakeover Provisions

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Cash Holdings Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Contingent Liabilities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Convertible Hedging/Short Sales Risk

                   

x

           

Convertible Securities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Correlation Risk

   

x

                           

Counterparty and Settlement Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Covenant-Lite Loans Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Credit Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Debt Securities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Decline in Net Asset Value Risk

   

x

         

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Default Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Derivatives Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Diminished Voting Power and Excess Cash Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Duration Mismatch Risk

   

x

                           

Duration Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Early Redemption Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Emerging Markets Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Equity Securities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Fixed Income Securities Risk

           

x

                   

Foreign Securities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contract Risks

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Futures and Forward Contracts Risk

   

x

     

x

         

x

     

x

           

General Derivative Risks

   

x

                           

Geographic Concentration Risk

   

x

                     

x

     

x

   

Geographic Focus Risk

       

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

           

High Yield Securities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Interest Rate Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Interest Rate Transactions Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Leverage Risk

   

x

                           

Liquidity Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Management Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Market Discount Risk

   

x

                           

Master Limited Partnership Risk

           

x

     

x

         

x

     

x

   

Maturity Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Non-Convertible Income Securities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Non-US Government Obligation Risk

   

x

     

x

         

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Other Investment Companies (including ETFs) Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

         

x

   

Portfolio Selection Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Portfolio Turnover Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Preferred Share Liquidation Preference Risk

   

x

                           

Recent Market Events

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

REIT Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

         

x

     

x

   

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Principal Risks of the Funds

Portfolio Level Risks

 

CPZ

 

CGO

 

CCD

 

CSQ

 

CHW

 

CHI

 

CHY

 

Risks Associated with Options

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Rule 144A Securities Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Sector Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Short Selling Risk

   

x

         

x

         

x

           

Synthetic Convertible Instruments Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Tax Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

US Government Security Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Volatility Risk

   

x

                           

Fund Level and Other Risks

 

CPZ

 

CGO

 

CCD

 

CSQ

 

CHW

 

CHI

 

CHY

 

Currency Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Cybersecurity Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Inflation Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Leverage Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Limited Term Risk

   

x

         

x

                   

Loan Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Market Discount Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Market Disruption Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Market Impact Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Ratings and Asset Coverage Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Reduction of Leverage Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Regulatory Risk

   

x

                           

Secondary Market Risk

   

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

Senior Leverage Risk

       

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

     

x

   

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Principal Risks of the Funds

Portfolio Level Risks

American Depositary Receipts Risk. The stocks of most foreign companies that trade in the US markets are traded as ADRs. US depositary banks issue these stocks. Each ADR represents one or more shares of foreign stock or a fraction of a share. The price of an ADR corresponds to the price of the foreign stock in its home market, adjusted to the ratio of the ADRs to foreign company shares. Therefore, while purchasing a security on a US exchange, the risks inherently associated with foreign investing still apply to ADRs.

Antitakeover Provisions. The Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws include provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or to change the composition of its Board of Trustees. Such provisions could limit the ability of shareholders to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging a third party from seeking to obtain control of the Fund. These provisions include staggered terms of office for the Trustees, advance notice requirements for shareholder proposals, and super-majority voting requirements for certain transactions with affiliates, converting the Fund to an open-end investment company or a merger, asset sale or similar transaction. Holders of preferred shares have voting rights in addition to and separate from the voting rights of common shareholders with respect to certain of these matters. Holders of any preferred shares, voting separately as a single class, have the right to elect at least two Trustees at all times. The holders of preferred shares or debt, if any, on the one hand, and the holders of the common shares, on the other, may have interests that conflict with each other in certain situations, including conflicts that relate to the fees and expenses of the Fund.

Cash Holdings Risk. To the extent the Fund holds cash positions, the Fund risks achieving lower returns and potential lost opportunities to participate in market appreciation which could negatively impact the Fund's performance and ability to achieve its investment objective.

Contingent Liabilities Risk. Entering into derivative contracts in order to pursue the Fund's various hedging strategies could require the Fund to fund cash payments in the future under certain circumstances, including an event of default or other early termination event, or the decision by a counterparty to request margin in the form of securities or other forms of collateral under the terms of the derivative contract or applicable laws. The amounts due with respect to a derivative contract would generally be equal to the unrealized loss of the open positions with the respective counterparty and could also include other fees and charges. These payments are contingent liabilities and therefore may not appear on the Fund's balance sheet. The Fund's ability to fund these contingent liabilities will depend on the liquidity of the Fund's assets and access to capital at the time, and the need to fund these contingent liabilities could adversely impact the Fund's financial condition.

Convertible Hedging/Short Sales Risk. The Fund may incur a loss (without limit) as a result of a short sale if the market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date the Fund replaces the security. The Fund may be unable to repurchase the borrowed security at a particular time or at an acceptable price. If the market price of the common stock issuable upon exercise of a convertible security increases above the conversion price on the convertible security, the price of the convertible security will increase. The Fund's increased liability on the short position would, in whole or in part, reduce this gain. If the price of the common stock declines, any decline in the price of the convertible security would offset, in whole or in part, the Fund's gain on the short position. The use of short sales could increase the Fund's exposure to the market, magnify losses and increase the volatility of returns.

Convertible Securities Risk. The value of a convertible security is influenced by both the yield of non- convertible securities of comparable issuers and by the value of the underlying common stock. The value of a convertible security viewed without regard to its conversion feature (i.e., strictly on the basis of its yield) is sometimes referred to as its "investment value." A convertible security's investment value tends to decline as prevailing interest rate levels increase. Conversely, a convertible security's investment value tends to increase as prevailing interest rate levels decline.

Correlation Risk. Imperfect correlation between the value of derivative instruments and the underlying assets of the Fund creates the possibility that the loss on such instruments may be greater than the gain in the value of the underlying assets in the Fund's portfolio.

Counterparty and Settlement Risk (all Funds except CPZ). Trading options, futures contracts, swaps and other derivative financial instruments entails credit risk with respect to the counterparties with whom and through which the Fund trades. Such instruments when traded over the counter do not include the same protections as may apply to trading derivatives on organized Calamos—We note that CPZ includes a more robust version of this risk disclosure. We think it is appropriate to include this version as well. exchanges. Substantial losses may arise from the insolvency, bankruptcy or default of a counterparty and risk of settlement default of parties with whom the Fund trades securities. This risk may be heightened

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during volatile market conditions. Settlement mechanisms in emerging markets are generally less developed and reliable than those in more developed countries, thus increasing the risks. In the past, broker-dealers and other financial institutions have experienced extreme financial difficulty, sometimes resulting in bankruptcy of the institution. Although Calamos monitors the creditworthiness of the Fund's counterparties, there can be no assurance that the Fund's counterparties will not experience similar difficulties, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt, or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. Material exposure to a single or small group of counterparties increases the Fund's counterparty risk.

Counterparty and Settlement Risk (CPZ). Trading options, futures contracts, swaps and other derivative financial instruments entails credit risk with respect to the counterparties with whom and through which the Fund trades. Such instruments when traded over the counter do not include the same protections as may apply to trading derivatives on organized exchanges. Substantial losses may arise from the insolvency, bankruptcy or default of a counterparty and risk of settlement default of parties with whom the Fund trades securities. This risk may be heightened during volatile market conditions. Settlement mechanisms in emerging markets are generally less developed and reliable than those in more developed countries, thus increasing the risks. Counterparty risk is the risk that the other party in a derivative transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligation. Changes in the credit quality of the Fund's counterparties with respect to its derivative transactions may affect the value of those instruments. By entering into derivatives, the Fund assumes the risk that its counterparties could experience financial hardships that could call into question their continued ability to perform their obligations. As a result, concentrations of such derivatives in any one counterparty would subject the Fund to an additional degree of risk with respect to defaults by such counterparty.

"Covenant-Lite" Loans Risk. Some of the loans in which the Fund may invest may be "covenant-lite" loans, which means the loans contain fewer or no maintenance covenants than other loans and do not include terms which allow the lender to monitor the performance of the borrower and declare a default if certain criteria are breached. The Fund may experience delays in enforcing its rights on its holdings of covenant-lite loans.

However, a convertible security's market value tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price." The conversion price is defined as the predetermined price at which the convertible security could be exchanged for the associated stock. As the market price of the underlying common stock declines, the price of the convertible security tends to be influenced more by the yield of the convertible security and changes in interest rates. Thus, the convertible security may not decline in price to the same extent as the underlying common stock. In the event of a liquidation of the issuing company, holders of convertible securities would be paid before the company's common stockholders.

If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, such bankruptcy or failure to perform is likely to result in a default under such derivative contract, unless such default is cured. Default by a party with whom the Fund enters into a hedging transaction may result in the loss of unrealized profits, leaving the Fund with unsecured exposure and force the Fund to cover its resale commitments, if any, at the then current market price. It may not always be possible to dispose of or close out a hedging position without the consent of the hedging counterparty, and the Fund may not be able to enter into an offsetting contract in order to cover its risk. The Fund cannot assure its shareholders that a liquid secondary market will exist for hedging instruments purchased or sold, and the Fund may be required to maintain a position until exercise or expiration, which could result in losses.

Furthermore, upon the bankruptcy of a counterparty, the Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a dissolution, assignment for the benefit of creditors, liquidation, winding-up, bankruptcy, or other analogous proceeding. In addition, in the event of the insolvency of a counterparty to a derivative transaction, the derivative transaction would typically be terminated at its fair market value. If the Fund is owed this fair market value in the termination of the derivative transaction and its claim is unsecured, the Fund will be treated as a general creditor of such counterparty, and will not have any claim with respect to the underlying security. The Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances and the enforceability of agreements for hedging transactions may depend on compliance with applicable statutory and other regulatory requirements and, depending on the identity of the counterparty, applicable international requirements.

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Certain interest rate and credit default swaps are subject to mandatory clearing, in which case a central clearing counterparty stands between each buyer and seller and effectively guarantees performance of each derivative contract, to the extent of its available resources for such purpose. As a result, the counterparty risk is now shifted from bilateral risk between the parties to the individual credit risk of the central clearing counterparty and the futures commission merchant through which the Fund holds its cleared position. Even in such case, there can be no assurance that a clearing house, or its members, will satisfy the clearing house's obligations to the Fund. Uncleared derivatives have no such protection; each party bears the risk that its direct counterparty will default.

Credit Risk. An issuer of a fixed income security could be downgraded or default. If the Fund holds securities that have been downgraded, or that default on payment, the Fund's performance could be negatively affected.

Debt Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in debt securities, including corporate bonds and high yield securities. In addition to the risks described elsewhere in the Fund's prospectus (such as high yield securities risk and interest rate risk), debt securities are subject to certain additional risks, including issuer risk and reinvestment risk. Issuer risk is the risk that the value of debt securities may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, leverage and reduced demand for the issuer's goods and services. Reinvestment risk is the risk that income from the Fund's portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called bonds at market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio's current earnings rate. A decline in income could affect the market price of the Fund's common shares or the overall return of the Fund.

Decline in Net Asset Value Risk. A material decline in the Fund's NAV may impair the Fund's ability to maintain required levels of asset coverage for any outstanding borrowings or any debt securities or preferred shares.

Default Risk. Default risk refers to the risk that a company that issues a convertible or debt security will be unable to fulfill its obligations to repay principal and interest. The lower a debt security is rated, the greater its default risk. As a result, the Fund may incur cost and delays in enforcing its rights against the defaulting issuer.

Derivatives Risk. Generally, derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index, and may relate to individual debt or equity instruments, interest rates, currencies or currency exchange rates, commodities, related indexes and other assets. The Fund may utilize a variety of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, interest rate swaps, caps, and floors, convertible securities, synthetic convertible instruments, options on individual securities, index options, long calls, covered calls, long puts, cash-secured short puts and protective puts for hedging, risk management and investment purposes.

The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. The use of derivative instruments may have risks including, among others, leverage risk, duration mismatch risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, volatility risk, credit risk, management risk and counterparty risk. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with an underlying asset, interest rate or index. Suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial.

Furthermore, the skills needed to employ derivatives strategies are different from those needed to select portfolio securities and, in connection with such strategies, the Fund makes predictions with respect to market conditions, liquidity, currency movements, market values, interest rates and other applicable factors, which may be inaccurate. Thus, the use of derivative instruments may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices below or above the current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise want to sell. Tax rules governing the Fund's transactions in derivative instruments may also affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, and cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's securities, thereby affecting, among other things, whether capital gains and losses are treated as short-term or long-term. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. In addition, there may be situations in which the Fund elects not to use derivative instruments that result in losses greater than if they had been used. Amounts paid by the Fund as premiums and cash or other assets held in margin accounts with respect to the Fund's derivative instruments would not be available to the Fund for other investment purposes, which may result in lost

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opportunities for gain. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

Diminished Voting Power and Excess Cash Risk. The voting power of current shareholders will be diluted to the extent that such shareholders do not purchase shares in any future common share offerings or do not purchase sufficient shares to maintain their percentage interest. In addition, if the Fund is unable to invest the proceeds of such offering as intended, its per share distribution may decrease (or may consist of return of capital) and the Fund may not participate in market advances to the same extent as if such proceeds were fully invested as planned.

Duration Mismatch Risk. The duration of a derivative instrument may be significantly different than the duration of the related liability or asset.

Duration Risk. Duration measures the time-weighted expected cash flows of a fixed-income security, which can determine its sensitivity to changes in the general level of interest rates. The value of securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with shorter durations. The longer the Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more its value can generally be expected to be sensitive to interest rate changes than a fund with a shorter dollar-weighted average duration. Duration differs from maturity in that it considers a security's coupon payments in addition to the amount of time until the security matures. Various techniques may be used to shorten or lengthen the Fund's duration. As the value of a security changes over time, so will its duration.

Early Redemption Risk. The Fund may voluntarily redeem preferred shares or may be forced to redeem preferred shares to meet regulatory requirements and the asset coverage requirements of the preferred shares. Such redemptions may be at a time that is unfavorable to holders of the preferred shares

Emerging Markets Risk. Emerging market countries may have relatively unstable governments and economies based on only a few industries, which may cause greater instability. The value of emerging market securities will likely be particularly sensitive to changes in the economies of such countries. These countries are also more likely to experience higher levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations, which could adversely affect the value of the Fund's investments and hurt those countries' economies and securities markets. Securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in foreign countries with more developed economies or markets. Loss may also result from the imposition of exchange controls, confiscations and other government restrictions, or from problems in share registration, settlement, custody, or other operational risks.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity investments are subject to greater fluctuations in market value than other asset classes as a result of such factors as the issuer's business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions. Equity securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company's capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income and liquidation payments. The Fund may invest in preferred stocks and convertible securities of any rating, including below investment grade.

Below investment grade securities or comparable unrated securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's ability to pay interest and principal and are susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments. The market values for below investment grade securities tend to be very volatile, and these securities are generally less liquid than investment- grade debt securities. For these reasons, your investment in the Fund is subject to the following specific risks:

•  increased price sensitivity to changing interest rates and to a deteriorating economic environment;

•  greater risk of loss due to default or declining credit quality;

•  adverse company specific events are more likely to render the issuer unable to make interest and/or principal payments; and

•  if a negative perception of the below investment grade market develops, the price and liquidity of below investment grade securities may be depressed. This negative perception could last for a significant period of time.

Fixed Income Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities, including corporate, municipal, and government bonds. Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of decreasing value in periods of increasing interest rates, as well as the risk that the issuer of such securities could be downgraded or default, causing the credit rating of the securities to drop and thus generally decreasing the value of such securities.

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Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in non-US issuers may involve unique risks compared to investing in securities of US issuers. These risks are more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant portion of its non-US investments in one region or in the securities of emerging market issuers. These risks may include:

•  less information may be available about non-US issuers or markets due to less rigorous disclosure or accounting standards or regulatory practices in foreign jurisdictions;

•  many non-US markets are smaller, less liquid and more volatile. In a changing market, Calamos may not be able to sell the Fund's portfolio securities at times, in amounts and at prices it considers reasonable;

•  an adverse effect of currency exchange rate changes or controls on the value of the Fund's investments;

•  the economies of non-US countries may grow at slower rates than expected or may experience a downturn or recession;

•  economic, political and social developments may adversely affect the securities markets in foreign jurisdictions, including expropriation and nationalization;

•  the difficulty in obtaining or enforcing a court judgment in non-US countries;

•  restrictions on foreign investments in non-US jurisdictions;

•  difficulties in effecting the repatriation of capital invested in non-US countries;

•  withholding and other non-US taxes may decrease the Fund's return;

•  the ability for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of US public companies, is unable to inspect audit work papers in certain foreign countries;

•  often limited rights and few practical remedies to pursue shareholder claims, including class actions or fraud claims, and the ability of the Commission, the US Department of Justice and other authorities to bring and enforce actions against foreign issuers or foreign persons is limited; and

•  dividend income the Fund receives from foreign securities may not be eligible for the special tax treatment applicable to qualified dividend income.

Based upon the Fund's test for determining whether an issuer is a "foreign issuer", it is possible that an issuer of securities in which the Fund invests could be organized under the laws of a foreign country, yet still conduct a substantial portion of its business in the US or have substantial assets in the US. In this case, such a "foreign issuer" may be subject to the market conditions in the US to a greater extent than it may be subject to the market conditions in the country of its organization.

There may be less publicly available information about non-US markets and issuers than is available with respect to US securities and issuers. Non-US companies generally are not subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to US companies. The trading markets for most non-US securities are generally less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than the markets for comparable securities in the United States. The markets for securities in certain emerging markets are in the earliest stages of their development. Even the markets for relatively widely traded securities in certain non-US markets, including emerging market countries, may not be able to absorb, without price disruptions, a significant increase in trading volume or trades of a size customarily undertaken by institutional investors in the United States. Additionally, market making and arbitrage activities are generally less extensive in such markets, which may contribute to increased volatility and reduced liquidity.

Economies and social and political conditions in individual countries may differ unfavorably from those in the United States. Non-US economies may have less favorable rates of growth of gross domestic product, rates of inflation, currency valuation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions. Many countries have experienced substantial, and in some cases extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, very negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging countries. Unanticipated political or social developments may also affect the values of the Fund's investments and the availability to the Fund of additional investments in such countries.

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts Risk. Forward contracts are contractual agreements to purchase or sell a specified currency at a specified future date (or within a specified time period) at a price set at the time of the contract. The Fund may

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not fully benefit from, or may lose money on, forward currency exchange transactions if changes in currency exchange rates do not occur as anticipated or do not correspond accurately to changes in the value of the Fund's holdings.

Futures and Forward Contracts Risk. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another of a specific asset at a specific time and price (with or without delivery required). Futures contracts are standardized contracts traded on a recognized exchange. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. Futures and forward contracts are subject to counterparty risk, meaning that the party who issues the derivatives (the clearinghouse or the broker holding the Fund's position for a futures contract or the counterparty for a forward contract) may experience a significant credit event and may be unwilling or unable to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations.

General Derivative Risks. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with an underlying asset, interest rate or index. Suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial. Furthermore, the skills needed to employ derivatives strategies are different from those needed to select portfolio securities and, in connection with such strategies, the Fund may make predictions with respect to market conditions, liquidity, currency movements, market values, interest rates and other applicable factors, which may be inaccurate. Thus, the use of derivative instruments may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices below or above the current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise want to sell. Tax rules governing the Fund's transactions in derivative instruments may also affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, and cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund's securities, thereby affecting, among other things, whether capital gains and losses are treated as short-term or long-term. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders. In addition, there may be situations in which the Fund elects not to use derivative instruments that result in losses greater than if they had been used. Amounts paid by the Fund as premiums and cash or other assets held in margin accounts with respect to the Fund's derivative instruments would not be available to the Fund for other investment purposes, which may result in lost opportunities for gain. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

Geographic Concentration Risk. Investments in a particular country or geographic region may be particularly susceptible to political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements. To the extent the Fund concentrates its investments in a particular country, region or group of regions, the Fund may be more volatile than a more geographically diversified fund.

Geographic Focus Risk. Investments in a particular country or geographic region may be particularly susceptible to political, diplomatic or economic conditions and regulatory requirements. To the extent the Fund focuses its investments in a particular country, region or group of regions, the Fund may be more volatile than a more geographically diversified fund.

High Yield Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in high yield securities of any rating. Investment in high yield securities involves substantial risk of loss. Below investment grade non-convertible debt securities or comparable unrated securities are commonly referred to as "junk bonds" and are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's ability to pay interest and principal and are susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments. The market values for high yield securities tend to be very volatile, and these securities are less liquid than investment grade debt securities. For these reasons, your investment in the Fund is subject to the following specific risks:

•  increased price sensitivity to changing interest rates and to a deteriorating economic environment;

•  greater risk of loss due to default or declining credit quality;

•  adverse company specific events are more likely to render the issuer unable to make interest and/or principal payments; and

•  if a negative perception of the high yield market develops, the price and liquidity of high yield securities may be depressed. This negative perception could last for a significant period of time.

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Adverse changes in economic conditions are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of a high yield issuer to make principal payments and interest payments than an investment grade issuer. The principal amount of high yield securities outstanding has proliferated in the past decade as an increasing number of issuers have used high yield securities for corporate financing. An economic downturn could severely affect the ability of highly leveraged issuers to service their debt obligations or to repay their obligations upon maturity. The Fund may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in payment of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings. In certain circumstances, the Fund may be required to foreclose on an issuer's assets and take possession of its property or operations. In such circumstances, the Fund would incur additional costs in disposing of such assets and potential liabilities from operating any business acquired.

The secondary market for high yield securities may not be as liquid as the secondary market for more highly rated securities, a factor which may have an adverse effect on the Fund's ability to dispose of a particular security. There are fewer dealers in the market for high yield securities than for investment grade obligations. The prices quoted by different dealers may vary significantly and the spread between the bid and asked price is generally much larger than for higher quality instruments. Under adverse market or economic conditions, the secondary market for high yield securities could contract further, independent of any specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer, and these instruments may become illiquid. As a result, the Fund could find it more difficult to sell these securities or may be able to sell the securities only at prices lower than if such securities were widely traded. Prices realized upon the sale of such lower rated or unrated securities, under these circumstances, may be less than the prices used in calculating the Fund's NAV.

Interest Rate Risk. In addition to the risks described above, debt securities, including high yield securities, are subject to certain risks, including:

•  if interest rates go up, the value of debt securities in the Fund's portfolio generally will decline;

•  during periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. This is known as call or prepayment risk. Debt securities frequently have call features that allow the issuer to repurchase the security prior to its stated maturity. An issuer may redeem an obligation if the issuer can refinance the debt at a lower cost due to declining interest rates or an improvement in the credit standing of the issuer;

•  during periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments. This may lock in a below market interest rate, increase the estimated period until the security is paid in full and reduce the value of the security. This is known as extension risk;

•  rising interest rates could result in an increase in the cost of the Fund's leverage and could adversely affect the ability of the Fund to meet asset coverage requirements with respect to leverage;

•  variable rate securities generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. When the Fund holds variable rate securities, a decrease in market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the NAV of the Fund's shares; and

•  to the extent the Federal Reserve Board continues to raise interest rates, there is a risk that interest rates across the financial system may also rise. Increases in volatility and interest rates in the fixed-income market may expose the Fund to heightened interest rate risk.

Interest Rate Transactions Risk. The Fund may enter into an interest rate swap, cap or floor transaction to attempt to protect itself from increasing dividend or interest expenses on its leverage resulting from increasing short-term interest rates and to hedge its portfolio securities. A decline in interest rates may result in a decline in the value of the swap or cap, which may result in a decline in the NAV of the Fund.

Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the Fund's use of interest rate swap or cap transactions could enhance or harm the overall performance of the common shares. To the extent there is a decline in interest rates, the value of the interest rate swap or cap could decline and could result in a decline in the NAV of the common shares. In addition, if the counterparty to an interest rate swap or cap defaults, the Fund would not be able to use the anticipated net receipts under the swap or cap to offset the dividend or interest payments on the Fund's leverage or offset certain losses in its portfolio. Depending on whether the Fund would be entitled to receive net payments from the counterparty on the swap or cap, which in turn would depend on the general state of short-term interest rates at that point in time, such a default could negatively impact the performance of the common shares. In addition, at the time an interest rate swap or cap transaction

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reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund would not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement would not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction. If either of these events occurs, it could have a negative impact on the performance of the common shares.

If the Fund fails to maintain a required 200% asset coverage of the liquidation value of any outstanding preferred shares or if the Fund loses its rating on its preferred shares or fails to maintain other covenants with respect to the preferred shares, the Fund may be required to redeem some or all of the preferred shares. Similarly, the Fund could be required to prepay the principal amount of any debt securities or other borrowings. Such redemption or prepayment would likely result in the Fund seeking to terminate early all or a portion of any swap or cap transaction. Early termination of a swap could result in a termination payment by or to the Fund. Early termination of a cap could result in a termination payment to the Fund. The Fund intends to segregate with its custodian cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the Fund's net payment obligations under any swap transaction, marked-to-market daily.

Currently, certain categories of interest rate swaps are subject to mandatory clearing, and more are expected to be cleared in the future. The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivative transactions because generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties' performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that a clearing house, or its members, will satisfy the clearing house's obligations to the Fund.

Leverage Risk. The derivative instruments in which the Fund may invest will give rise to forms of financial leverage, which may magnify the risk of owning such instruments. Derivatives generally involve leverage in the sense that the investment exposure created by the derivatives may be significantly greater than the Fund's initial investment in the derivative. Accordingly, if the Fund enters into a derivative transaction, it could lose substantially more than the principal amount invested.

Additionally, as a closed-end investment company registered with the SEC, the Fund is subject to the federal securities laws, including the 1940 Act, the rules thereunder, and various SEC and SEC staff interpretive positions. In accordance with these laws, rules and positions, the Fund may "set aside" liquid assets (often referred to as "asset segregation"), or engage in other SEC or staff-approved measures, to "cover" open positions with respect to certain portfolio management techniques, such as engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, entering into credit default swaps or futures contracts, or purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, that may be considered senior securities under the 1940 Act. The Fund intends to cover its derivative positions by maintaining an amount of cash or liquid securities in a segregated account equal to the face value of those positions and by offsetting derivative positions against one another or against other assets to manage the effective market exposure resulting from derivatives in its portfolio. To the extent that the Fund does not segregate liquid assets or otherwise cover its obligations under such transactions, such transactions will be treated as senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the requirement under the 1940 Act that the Fund may not enter into any such transactions if the Fund's borrowings would thereby exceed 33 1/3% of its managed assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness of the Fund not represented by senior securities. However, these transactions, even if covered, may represent a form of economic leverage and will create risks. In addition, these segregation and coverage requirements could result in the Fund maintaining securities positions that it would otherwise liquidate, segregating assets at a time when it might be disadvantageous to do so or otherwise restricting portfolio management. Such segregation and cover requirements will not limit or offset losses on related positions.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest without limit in securities that, at the time of investment, are illiquid (i.e., any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Fund may also invest without limit in Rule 144A Securities determined to be liquid. Calamos, under the supervision and oversight of the Board of Trustees, will determine whether Rule 144A Securities are illiquid (that is, not readily marketable). Illiquid securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Fund believes it is desirable to do so. Investment of the Fund's assets in illiquid securities may restrict the Fund's ability to take advantage of market opportunities. The market price of illiquid securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities, which may adversely affect the price that the Fund pays for or recovers upon the sale of illiquid securities. Illiquid securities are also more difficult to value and may be fair valued in which case Calamos' judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process. The risks associated with illiquid securities may be particularly acute in situations in which the Fund's operations require cash and could result in the Fund borrowing to meet its short-term needs or incurring losses on the sale of illiquid securities. The Fund may also invest without limitation in securities that have not been registered for public sale, but that are eligible for purchase and sale by certain qualified institutional buyers.

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Management Risk. Calamos' judgment about the attractiveness, relative value or potential appreciation of a particular sector, security or investment strategy may prove to be incorrect.

Market Discount Risk. The market price of exchanged-listed preferred shares that the Fund may issue may also be affected by such factors as the Fund's use of leverage, dividend stability, portfolio credit quality, liquidity, and the Fund's dividends paid (which are, in turn, affected by expenses), call protection for portfolio securities and interest rate movements.

Master Limited Partnerships Risk. Investments in MLPs involve risks that differ from investments in common stock. Holders of MLP common units are subject to certain risks inherent in the structure of MLPs, including (i) tax risks, (ii) risk related to limited control of management or the general partner or managing member, (iii) limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, except with respect to extraordinary transactions, (iv) conflicts of interest between the general partner or managing member and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the limited partners or members, on the other hand, including those arising from incentive distribution payments or corporate opportunities, and (v) cash flow risks. MLP common units and other equity securities can be affected by macro-economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs or the energy sector, changes in a particular issuer's financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer (in the case of MLPs, generally measured in terms of distributable cash flow). Prices of common units of individual MLPs and other equity securities also can be affected by fundamentals unique to the partnership or company, including cash flow growth, cash generating power and distribution coverage.

Although certain MLPs may trade on national securities exchanges, certain MLPs may trade less frequently than those of larger companies due to their market capitalizations. Due to limited trading volumes of certain MLPs, the prices of such MLPs may display abrupt or erratic movements at times. Additionally, it may be more difficult for the Fund to buy and sell significant amounts of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices. The Fund's investment in securities that are less actively traded or over time experience decreased trading volume may restrict its ability to dispose of the securities at a fair price. Such a situation may prevent the Fund from limiting losses or realizing gains. This also may adversely affect the Fund's ability to make dividend distributions to shareholders.

MLPs are generally treated as partnerships for US federal income tax purposes. Partnerships do not pay US federal income tax at the partnership level. Rather, each partner is allocated a share of the partnership's income, gains, losses, deductions and expenses. A change in current tax law, or a change in the business of a given MLP, could result in an MLP being treated as a corporation for US federal income tax purposes. As a result, the amount of cash available for distribution by the MLP would be reduced and the after-tax return to the Fund with respect to its investment in such MLPs would be materially reduced. Thus, if any of the MLPs owned by the Fund were treated as corporations for US federal income tax purposes, it could result in a reduction in the value of the Fund.

Maturity Risk. Interest rate risk will generally affect the price of a fixed income security more if the security has a longer maturity. Fixed income securities with longer maturities will therefore be more volatile than other fixed income securities with shorter maturities. Conversely, fixed income securities with shorter maturities will be less volatile but generally provide lower potential returns than fixed income securities with longer maturities. The average maturity of the Fund's investments may affect the volatility of the Fund's share price.

Non-Convertible Income Securities Risk. The Fund will also invest in non-convertible income securities. The Fund's investments in non-convertible income securities may have fixed or variable principal payments and all types of interest rate and dividend payment and reset terms, including fixed rate, adjustable rate, zero coupon, contingent, deferred, payment in kind and auction rate features. Recent events in the fixed-income markets, including the potential impact of the Federal Reserve Board tapering its quantitative easing program, may expose the Fund to heightened interest rate risk and volatility as a result of a rise in interest rates. In addition, the Fund is subject to the risk that interest rates may exhibit increased volatility, which could cause the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") to fluctuate more. A decrease in fixed-income market maker capacity may act to decrease liquidity in the fixed-income markets and act to further increase volatility, affecting the Fund's return.

Non-US Government Obligation Risk. An investment in debt obligations of non-US governments and their political subdivisions involves special risks that are not present in corporate debt obligations. The non-US issuer of the sovereign debt or the non-US governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or interest when due, and the Fund may have limited recourse in the event of a default. During periods of economic uncertainty, the market prices of sovereign debt may be more volatile than prices of debt obligations of US issuers.

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Other Investment Companies (including ETFs) Risk. Investments in the securities of other investment companies, including ETFs, may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company or ETF, the Fund becomes a shareholder thereof. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the Fund's proportionate share of the fees and expenses indirectly paid by shareholders of the other investment company or ETF, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders bear in connection with the Fund's own operations. If the investment company or ETF fails to achieve its investment objective, the value of the Fund's investment will decline, adversely affecting the Fund's performance. In addition, closed-end investment company and ETF shares potentially may trade at a discount or a premium and are subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund. In addition, the Fund may engage in short sales of the securities of other investment companies. When the Fund shorts securities of another investment company, it borrows shares of that investment company which it then sells. The Fund closes out a short sale by purchasing the security that it has sold short and returning that security to the entity that lent the security.

Portfolio Selection Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if the investment adviser's judgment about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, issuer, industry or sector or about market movements is incorrect.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The portfolio managers may actively and frequently trade securities or other instruments in the Fund's portfolio to carry out its investment strategies. A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs, which may increase the Fund's expenses. Frequent and active trading may also cause adverse tax consequences for investors in the Fund due to an increase in short term capital gains.

Preferred Share Liquidation Preference Risk. Preferred shares, if issued and outstanding, will be junior in liquidation and with respect to distribution rights to debt securities and any other borrowings. Senior securities representing indebtedness may constitute a substantial lien and burden on preferred shares by reason of their prior claim against our income and against our net assets in liquidation. The Fund may not be permitted to declare dividends or other distributions with respect to any series of preferred shares unless at such time the Fund meets applicable asset coverage requirements and the payment of principal or interest is not in default with respect to any borrowings.

Recent Market Events. Since the 2008 financial crisis, financial markets throughout the world have experienced increased periods of volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty and turmoil. This turmoil resulted in unusual and extreme volatility in the equity and debt markets, in the prices of individual securities and in the world economy. Events that have contributed to these market conditions include, but are not limited to, major cybersecurity events, geopolitical events (such as wars (including Russia's military invasion of the Ukraine), terror attacks, natural or environmental disasters, country instability, and public health emergencies), measures to address budget deficits, downgrading of sovereign debt, declines in oil and commodity prices, dramatic changes in currency exchange rates, and public sentiment. In addition, many governments and quasi-governmental entities throughout the world have responded to the turmoil with a variety of significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including, but not limited to, direct capital infusions into companies, new monetary programs and dramatically lower interest rates.

The full extent of the political, economic and legal consequences of Brexit are not yet fully known, and the long-term impact of Brexit on the UK, the EU and the broader global economy may be significant. As a result of the political divisions within the UK and between the UK and the EU that the referendum vote has highlighted and the uncertain consequences of Brexit, the UK and European economies and the broader global economy could be significantly impacted, potentially resulting in increased market volatility and illiquidity, political, economic, and legal uncertainty, and lower economic growth for companies that rely significantly on Europe for their business activities and revenues. Any further exits from the EU, or the possibility of such exits, or the abandonment of the Euro, may cause additional market disruption globally and introduce new legal and regulatory uncertainties.

In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. Widespread disease and virus epidemics and pandemics, such as the coronavirus outbreak, could likewise be highly disruptive, adversely affecting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund's investments.

REIT Risk. Investing in real estate investment trusts ("REITs") involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. An equity REIT may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying properties owned by the REIT. A mortgage REIT may be affected by changes in interest rates and the ability of the issuers of

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its portfolio mortgages to repay their obligations. REITs are dependent upon the skills of their managers and are not diversified. REITs are generally dependent upon maintaining cash flows to repay borrowings and to make distributions to shareholders and are subject to the risk of default by lessees or borrowers. REITs whose underlying assets are concentrated in properties used by a particular industry, such as health care, are also subject to risks associated with such industry.

REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT's investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. If the REIT invests in adjustable rate mortgage loans the interest rates on which are reset periodically, yields on a REIT's investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates. This causes the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations.

REITs may have limited financial resources, may utilize significant amounts of leverage, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than larger company securities. Historically, REITs have been more volatile in price than the larger capitalization stocks included in Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index.

Risks Associated with Options (all Funds except CPZ). There are several risks associated with transactions in options. For example, there are significant differences between the securities markets and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation among these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well- conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events. The Fund's ability to utilize options successfully will depend on Calamos' ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured.

The Fund may sell options on individual securities and securities indices. All call options sold by the Fund must be "covered." Even though the Fund will receive the option premium to help protect it against loss, a call option sold by the Fund exposes the Fund during the term of the option to possible loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the underlying security or instrument and may require the Fund to hold a security or instrument that it might otherwise have sold. In addition, a loss on a call option sold may be greater than the premium received. The Fund may purchase and sell put options on individual securities and securities indices. In selling put options, there is a risk that the Fund may be required to buy the underlying security at a disadvantageous price above the market price.

Risks Associated with Options (CPZ). The Fund may use options, including on the Fund's convertible securities or during the creation of synthetic convertible instruments. There are several risks associated with transactions in options. For example, there are significant differences between the securities markets and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation among these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events. The Fund's ability to utilize options successfully will depend on Calamos' ability to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured.

The Fund intends to seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options. The Fund may write (sell) call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities) in the Fund's portfolio, (ii) on a portion of the equity securities the Fund has a right to receive upon conversion of a convertible security that it owns at the time it writes the call, and (iii) on broad-based securities indexes (such as the S&P 500 or MSCI EAFE) or certain ETFs that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indexes. All call options sold by the Fund must be "covered", other than those sold in the Long/Short Component. For example, a call option written by the Fund will require the Fund to hold the securities subject to the call (or securities convertible into the needed securities without additional consideration) or to segregate cash or liquid assets sufficient to purchase and deliver the securities if the call is exercised. Even though the Fund will receive the option premium to help protect it against loss, a call option sold by the Fund exposes the Fund during the term of the option to possible loss of opportunity to realize appreciation in the market price of the underlying security or instrument and may require the Fund to hold a security or instrument that it might otherwise have sold. The Fund may purchase and sell put options on individual securities and securities indices. In selling put options, there is a risk that the Fund may be required to buy the underlying security at a disadvantageous price above the market price. A put option written by the Fund requires the Fund to segregate cash or liquid assets equal to the exercise price minus any margin the Fund is required to post.

Rule 144A Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in securities that are issued and sold through transactions under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under the supervision and oversight of the Board of Trustees, Calamos will determine whether

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Rule 144A Securities are illiquid. If qualified institutional buyers are unwilling to purchase these Rule 144A Securities, the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in illiquid securities would increase. Typically, the Fund purchases Rule 144A Securities only if the Fund's adviser has determined them to be liquid. If any Rule 144A Security held by the Fund should become illiquid, the value of the security may be reduced and a sale of the security may be more difficult.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a particular sector, a greater portion of the Fund's performance may be affected by the general business and economic conditions affecting that sector. Each sector may share economic risk with the broader market, however there may be economic risks specific to each sector. As a result, returns from those sectors may trail returns from the overall stock market and it is possible that the Fund may underperform the broader market, or experience greater volatility.

Short Selling Risk. The Fund will engage in short sales for investment and risk management purposes, including when the Adviser believes an investment will underperform due to a greater sensitivity to earnings growth of the issuer, default risk or interest rates. In times of unusual or adverse market, economic, regulatory or political conditions, the Fund may not be able, fully or partially, to implement its short selling strategy. Periods of unusual or adverse market, economic, regulatory or political conditions may exist for extended periods of time.

Short sales are transactions in which the Fund sells a security or other instrument that it does not own but can borrow in the market. Short selling allows the Fund to profit from a decline in market price to the extent such decline exceeds the transaction costs and the costs of borrowing the securities and to obtain a low cost means of financing long investments that the Adviser believes are attractive. If a security sold short increases in price, the Fund may have to cover its short position at a higher price than the short sale price, resulting in a loss. The Fund will have substantial short positions and must borrow those securities to make delivery to the buyer under the short sale transaction. The Fund may not be able to borrow a security that it needs to deliver or it may not be able to close out a short position at an acceptable price and may have to sell related long positions earlier than it had expected. Thus, the Fund may not be able to successfully implement its short sale strategy due to limited availability of desired securities or for other reasons. Also, there is the risk that the counterparty to a short sale may fail to honor its contractual terms, causing a loss to the Fund.

Generally, the Fund will have to pay a fee or premium to borrow securities and will be obligated to repay the lender of the security any dividends or interest that accrues on the security during the term of the loan. The amount of any gain from a short sale will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by the amount of such fee, premium, dividends, interest or expense the Fund pays in connection with the short sale.

Until the Fund replaces a borrowed security, it may be required to maintain a segregated account of cash or liquid assets with a broker or custodian to cover the Fund's short position. Generally, securities held in a segregated account cannot be sold unless they are replaced with other liquid assets. The Fund's ability to access the pledged collateral may also be impaired in the event the broker becomes bankrupt, insolvent or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of the contract. In such instances the Fund may not be able to substitute or sell the pledged collateral and may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in these circumstances. Additionally, the Fund must maintain sufficient liquid assets (less any additional collateral pledged to the broker), marked-to-market daily, to cover the borrowed securities obligations. This may limit the Fund's investment flexibility, as well as its ability to meet other current obligations.

Because losses on short sales arise from increases in the value of the security sold short, such losses are theoretically unlimited. By contrast, a loss on a long position arises from decreases in the value of the security and is limited by the fact that a security's value cannot decrease below zero. The Adviser's use of short sales in combination with long positions in the Fund's portfolio in an attempt to improve performance or reduce overall portfolio risk may not be successful and may result in greater losses or lower positive returns than if the Fund held only long positions. It is possible that the Fund's long securities positions will decline in value at the same time that the value of its short securities positions increase, thereby increasing potential losses to the Fund. In addition, the Fund's short selling strategies will limit its ability to fully benefit from increases in the fixed-income markets.

By investing the proceeds received from selling securities short, the Fund could be deemed to be employing a form of leverage, which creates special risks. The use of leverage may increase the Fund's exposure to long securities positions and make any change in the Fund's NAV greater than it would be without the use of leverage. This could result in increased

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volatility of returns. There is no guarantee that any leveraging strategy the Fund employs will be successful during any period in which it is employed.

Synthetic Convertible Instruments Risk. The value of a synthetic convertible instrument may respond differently to market fluctuations than a convertible instrument because a synthetic convertible instrument is composed of two or more separate securities, each with its own market value. In addition, if the value of the underlying common stock or the level of the index involved in the convertible component falls below the exercise price of the warrant or option, the warrant or option may lose all value. Synthetic convertible instruments created by other parties have the same attributes of a convertible security; however, the issuer of the synthetic convertible instrument assumes the credit risk associated with the investment, rather than the issuer of the underlying equity security into which the instrument is convertible. Investing in synthetic convertible instruments also involves the risk that the Fund does not achieve the investment exposure desired by Calamos. The Fund remains subject to the credit risk associated with the counterparty creating the synthetic convertible instrument.

Tax Risk. The Fund may invest in certain securities, such as certain convertible securities and high yield securities, for which the federal income tax treatment may not be clear or may be subject to re-characterization by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). It could be more difficult for the Fund to comply with certain federal income tax requirements applicable to regulated investment companies if the tax characterization of the Fund's investments is not clear or if the tax treatment of the income from such investments was successfully challenged by the IRS. In addition, the tax treatment of the Fund may be affected by future interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and changes in the tax laws and regulations, all of which may apply with retroactive effect.

US Government Security Risk. Some securities issued by US Government agencies or government sponsored enterprises are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US and may only be supported by the right of the agency or enterprise to borrow from the US Treasury. There can be no assurance that the US Government will always provide financial support to those agencies or enterprises.

Volatility Risk. Risk may arise in connection with the use of derivative instruments from volatility of interest rates and the prices of reference instruments.

Fund Level and Other Risks

Currency Risk. To the extent that the Fund invests in securities or other instruments denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, changes in currency exchange rates bring an added dimension of risk. Currency fluctuations could negatively impact investment gains or add to investment losses. Although the Fund may attempt to hedge against currency risk, the hedging instruments may not always perform as the Fund expects and could produce losses. Suitable hedging instruments may not be available for currencies of emerging market countries. The Fund's investment adviser may determine not to hedge currency risks, even if suitable instruments appear to be available.

Cybersecurity Risk. Investment companies, such as the Fund, and their service providers are exposed to operational and information security risks resulting from cyberattacks, which may result in financial losses to a fund and its shareholders. Cyber-attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, "ransomware" that renders systems inoperable until ransom is paid, the unauthorized release of confidential information, or various other forms of cybersecurity breaches. Cyber-attacks affecting the Fund or the Adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor, administrator, intermediaries, trading counterparties, and other third-party service providers may adversely impact the Fund or the companies in which the Fund invests, causing the Fund's investments to lose value or to prevent a shareholder redemption or purchase from clearing in a timely manner.

Inflation Risk. Inflation is the reduction in the purchasing power of money resulting from an increase in the price of goods and services. Inflation risk is the risk that the inflation adjusted or "real" value of an investment in preferred stock or debt securities or the income from that investment will be worth less in the future. As inflation occurs, the real value of the preferred stock or debt securities and the dividend payable to holders of preferred stock or interest payable to holders of debt securities declines.

Leverage Risk (for all Funds except CPZ). The Fund has issued indebtedness and preferred shares and may borrow money or issue debt securities as permitted by the 1940 Act. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund has leverage in the form of borrowings under the SSB Agreement and outstanding MRP Shares. Leverage is the potential for the Fund to participate in gains and losses on an amount that exceeds the Fund's investment. The borrowing of money or issuance of debt securities

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and preferred shares represents the leveraging of the Fund's common shares. As a non-fundamental policy, the Fund may not issue preferred shares or borrow money and/or issue debt securities with an aggregate liquidation preference and aggregate principal amount exceeding 38% of the Fund's managed assets as measured at the time of borrowing or issuance of the new securities. However, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to issue preferred shares or debt securities or borrow to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the Fund's policies.

Leverage creates risks which may adversely affect the return for the holders of common shares, including:

•  the likelihood of greater volatility in the NAV and market price of the Fund's common shares;

•  fluctuations in the dividend rates on any preferred shares borne by the Fund or in interest rates on borrowings and short-term debt;

•  increased operating costs, which are effectively borne by common shareholders, may reduce the Fund's total return; and

•  the potential for a decline in the value of an investment acquired with borrowed funds, while the Fund's obligations under such borrowing or preferred shares remain fixed.

In addition, the rights of lenders and the holders of preferred shares and debt securities issued by the Fund will be senior to the rights of the holders of common shares with respect to the payment of dividends or to the payment of assets upon liquidation. Holders of preferred shares have voting rights in addition to and separate from the voting rights of common shareholders. The holders of preferred shares or debt, if any, on the one hand, and the holders of the common shares, on the other, may have interests that conflict in certain situations.

Leverage is a speculative technique that could adversely affect the returns to common shareholders. Leverage can cause the Fund to lose money and can magnify the effect of any losses. To the extent the income or capital appreciation derived from securities purchased with funds received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Fund's return will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income or capital appreciation from the securities purchased with such funds is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage or if the Fund incurs capital losses, the return of the Fund will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to common shareholders as dividends and other distributions will be reduced or potentially eliminated.

The Fund will pay, and common shareholders will effectively bear, any costs and expenses relating to any borrowings and to the issuance and ongoing maintenance of preferred shares or debt securities. Such costs and expenses include the higher management fee resulting from the use of any such leverage, offering and/or issuance costs, and interest and/or dividend expense and ongoing maintenance. These conditions may, directly or indirectly, result in higher leverage costs to common shareholders.

Certain types of borrowings may result in the Fund being subject to covenants in credit agreements, including those relating to asset coverage, borrowing base and portfolio composition requirements and additional covenants that may affect the Fund's ability to pay dividends and distributions on common shares in certain instances. The Fund may also be required to pledge its assets to the lenders in connection with certain types of borrowings. The Fund may be subject to certain restrictions on investments imposed by guidelines of and covenants with rating agencies which may issue ratings for the preferred shares or short-term debt instruments issued by the Fund. These guidelines and covenants may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to change the amount and type of leverage that the Fund uses, and reserves the right to implement changes to the Fund's borrowings that it believes are in the long-term interests of the Fund and its shareholders, even if such changes impose a higher interest rate or other costs or impacts over the intermediate, or short-term time period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will maintain leverage at the current rate, and the Board of Trustees reserves the right to raise, decrease, or eliminate the Fund's leverage exposure.

If the Fund's ability to make dividends and distributions on its common shares is limited, such limitation could, under certain circumstances, impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification for taxation as a regulated investment company or to reduce or eliminate tax at the Fund level, which would have adverse tax consequences for common shareholders. To the extent that the Fund is required, in connection with maintaining 1940 Act asset coverage requirements or otherwise, or elects to redeem any preferred shares or debt securities or prepay any borrowings, the Fund may need to liquidate investments to fund such redemptions or prepayments. Liquidation at times of adverse economic conditions may result in capital loss and reduce returns to common shareholders.

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Because Calamos' investment management fee is a percentage of the Fund's managed assets, Calamos' fee will be higher if the Fund is leveraged and Calamos will have an incentive to be more aggressive and leverage the Fund. Consequently, the Fund and Calamos may have differing interests in determining whether to leverage the Fund's assets. Any additional use of leverage by the Fund effected through new, additional or increased credit facilities or the issuance of preferred shares would require approval by the Board. In considering whether to approve the use of additional leverage, the Board would be presented with all relevant information necessary to make a determination whether or not additional leverage through those means would be in the best interests of the Fund, including information regarding any potential conflicts of interest.

Leverage Risk (CPZ). The Fund anticipates that it will issue indebtedness and may issue preferred shares or borrow money or issue debt securities as permitted by the 1940 Act. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund has leverage in the form of borrowings under the SSB Agreement. Leverage is the potential for the Fund to participate in gains and losses on an amount that exceeds the Fund's investment. The borrowing of money or issuance of debt securities and preferred shares represents the leveraging of the Fund's common shares. As a non-fundamental policy, the Fund may not issue preferred shares or borrow money and issue debt securities with an aggregate liquidation preference and aggregate principal amount exceeding 38% of the Fund's total assets. However, the Board reserves the right to issue preferred shares or borrow to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the Fund's policies. Investments of short sale proceeds and economic leverage through derivatives are not counted as borrowings.

Leverage creates risks which may adversely affect the return for the holders of common shares, including:

•  the likelihood of greater volatility in the NAV and market price of the Fund's common shares;

•  fluctuations in the interest rates on borrowings and short-term debt;

•  increased operating costs, which are effectively borne by common shareholders, may reduce the Fund's total return; and

•  the potential for a decline in the value of an investment acquired with borrowed funds, while the Fund's obligations under such borrowing remain fixed.

The Fund's use of leverage is premised upon the expectation that the Fund's preferred share dividends or borrowing cost will be lower than the return the Fund achieves on its investments with the proceeds of the issuance of senior securities or borrowing. Such difference in return may result from the Fund's higher credit rating or the short-term nature of its borrowing compared to the lower credit quality, long-term nature of its investments. Because Calamos seeks to invest the Fund's managed assets (including the assets obtained from leverage) in a portfolio of potentially higher yielding investments or portfolio investments with the potential for capital appreciation, the holders of common shares will be the beneficiaries of the incremental return but will bear the risk of loss on investments made with the leverage proceeds. Should the differential between the Fund's return on investments made with the proceeds of leverage and the cost of the leverage narrow, the incremental return "pick up" will be reduced or the Fund may incur losses. Furthermore, if long-term interest rates rise without a corresponding increase in the yield on the Fund's portfolio investments or the Fund otherwise incurs losses on its investments, the Fund's NAV attributable to its common shares will reflect the decline in the value of portfolio holdings resulting therefrom.

Leverage is a speculative technique that could adversely affect the returns to holders of common shares. Leverage can cause the Fund to lose money and can magnify the effect of any losses. To the extent the income or capital appreciation derived from securities purchased with funds received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Fund's return will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income or capital appreciation from the securities purchased with such funds is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage or if the Fund incurs capital losses, the return of the Fund will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to common shareholders as dividends and other distributions will be reduced or potentially eliminated.

The Fund will pay, and common shareholders will effectively bear, any costs and expenses relating to any borrowings and to the issuance and ongoing maintenance of debt. Such costs and expenses include the higher management fee resulting from the use of any such leverage, offering and/or issuance costs, and interest expense and ongoing maintenance. These conditions may, directly or indirectly, result in higher leverage costs to common shareholders.

Certain types of borrowings may result in the Fund being subject to covenants in credit agreements, including those relating to asset coverage, borrowing base and portfolio composition requirements and additional covenants that may affect the Fund's ability to pay dividends and distributions on common shares in certain instances. The Fund may also be required to

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pledge its assets to the lenders in connection with certain types of borrowings. The Fund may be subject to certain restrictions on investments imposed by guidelines of rating agencies which may issue ratings for the short-term debt instruments issued by the Fund. These guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.

If the Fund's ability to make dividends and distributions on its common shares is limited, such limitation could, under certain circumstances, impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification for taxation as a regulated investment company or to reduce or eliminate tax at the Fund level, which would have adverse tax consequences for common shareholders. To the extent that the Fund is required, in connection with maintaining 1940 Act asset coverage requirements or otherwise, or elects to redeem any senior securities or prepay any borrowings, the Fund may need to liquidate investments to fund such redemptions or prepayments. Liquidation at times of adverse economic conditions may result in capital loss and reduce returns to common shareholders.

Because Calamos' investment management fee is a percentage of the Fund's managed assets, Calamos' fee will be higher if the Fund is leveraged and Calamos will have an incentive to be more aggressive and leverage the Fund. Consequently, the Fund and Calamos may have differing interests in determining whether to leverage the Fund's assets. Any additional use of leverage by the Fund would require approval by the Board. In considering whether to approve the use of additional leverage, the Board would be presented with all relevant information necessary to make a determination whether or not additional leverage would be in the best interests of the Fund, including information regarding any potential conflicts of interest.

Limited Term Risk. Unless the limited term provision of the Fund's Declaration of Trust is amended by shareholders in accordance with the Declaration of Trust, or unless the Fund completes the Eligible Tender Offer and converts to perpetual existence, the Fund will dissolve on the Dissolution Date. The Fund is not a so called "target date" or "life cycle" fund whose asset allocation becomes more conservative over time as its target date, often associated with retirement, approaches. In addition, the Fund is not a "target term" fund whose investment objective is to return its original NAV on the Dissolution Date. The Fund's investment objective and policies are not designed to seek to return to investors that purchase Shares in this offering their initial investment of $20.00 per Share on the Dissolution Date or in the Eligible Tender Offer, and such investors and investors that purchase Shares after the completion of this offering may receive more or less than their original investment upon dissolution or in the Eligible Tender Offer.

Because the assets of the Fund will be liquidated in connection with the dissolution, the Fund will incur transaction costs in connection with dispositions of portfolio securities. The Fund does not limit its investments to securities having a maturity date prior to the Dissolution Date and may be required to sell portfolio securities when it otherwise would not, including at times when market conditions are not favorable, which may cause the Fund to lose money. In particular, the Fund's portfolio may still have large exposures to illiquid securities as the Dissolution Date approaches, and losses due to portfolio liquidation may be significant. During the winddown period, beginning one year before the Dissolution Date, the Fund may begin liquidating all or a portion of the Fund's portfolio, and may deviate from its investment policies and may not achieve its investment objective. During the wind-down period, the Fund's portfolio composition may change as more of its portfolio holdings are called or sold and portfolio holdings are disposed of in anticipation of dissolution. The disposition of portfolio investments by the Fund could cause market prices of such instruments, and hence the NAV and market price of the Shares, to decline. In addition, disposition of portfolio investments will cause the Fund to incur increased brokerage and related transaction expenses. The Fund may receive proceeds from the disposition of portfolio investments that are less than the valuations of such investments by the Fund. Rather than reinvesting the proceeds of matured, called or sold securities, the Fund may invest such proceeds in short term or other lower yielding securities or hold the proceeds in cash, which may adversely affect its performance and the market price of the Shares. The Fund may distribute the proceeds in one or more liquidating distributions prior to the final liquidation, which may cause fixed expenses to increase when expressed as a percentage of assets under management. Upon dissolution, it is anticipated that the Fund will have distributed substantially all of its net assets to Shareholders, although securities for which no market exists or securities trading at depressed prices, if any, may be placed in a liquidating trust. Shareholders will bear the costs associated with establishing and maintaining a liquidating trust, if necessary. Securities placed in a liquidating trust may be held for an indefinite period of time until they can be sold or pay out all of their cash flows. The Fund cannot predict the amount, if any, of securities that will be required to be placed in a liquidating trust. If the Fund conducts the Eligible Tender Offer, the Fund anticipates that funds to pay the aggregate purchase price of Shares accepted for purchase pursuant to the tender offer will be first derived from any cash on hand and then from the proceeds from the sale of portfolio investments held by the Fund. In addition, the Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio investments in connection with any reduction in the Fund's outstanding leverage necessary in order to maintain the Fund's desired leverage ratios following a tender offer. The risks related to the disposition of securities

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in connection with the Fund's dissolution also would be present in connection with the disposition of securities in connection with the Eligible Tender Offer. It is likely that during the pendency of a tender offer, and possibly for a time thereafter, the Fund will hold a greater than normal percentage of its total assets in cash and cash equivalents, which may impede the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective and decrease returns to Shareholders. If the Fund's tax basis for the investments sold is less than the sale proceeds, the Fund will recognize capital gains, which the Fund will generally distribute to Shareholders. In addition, the Fund's purchase of tendered Shares pursuant to a tender offer will have tax consequences for tendering Shareholders and may have tax consequences for non-tendering Shareholders. The purchase of Shares by the Fund pursuant to a tender offer will have the effect of increasing the proportionate interest in the Fund of non-tendering Shareholders. All Shareholders remaining after a tender offer will be subject to proportionately higher expenses due to the reduction in the Fund's total assets resulting from payment for the tendered Shares. Such reduction in the Fund's total assets may also result in less investment flexibility, reduced diversification and greater volatility for the Fund, and may have an adverse effect on the Fund's investment performance. The Fund is not required to conduct the Eligible Tender Offer. If the Fund conducts the Eligible Tender Offer, there can be no assurance that the number of tendered Shares would not result in the Fund's net assets totaling less than the Dissolution Threshold, in which case the Eligible Tender Offer will be terminated, no Shares will be repurchased pursuant to the Eligible Tender Offer and the Fund will dissolve on the Dissolution Date (subject to possible extensions). Following the completion of the Eligible Tender Offer in which the number of tendered Shares would result in the Fund's net assets totaling greater than the Dissolution Threshold, the Board may eliminate the Dissolution Date upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board and without a Shareholder vote. Thereafter, the Fund will have a perpetual existence. The Adviser may have a conflict of interest in recommending to the Board that the Dissolution Date be eliminated and the Fund have a perpetual existence. The Fund is not required to conduct additional tender offers following the Eligible Tender Offer and conversion to perpetual existence. Therefore, remaining Shareholders may not have another opportunity to participate in a tender offer. Shares of closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their NAV, and as a result remaining Shareholders may only be able to sell their Shares at a discount to NAV.

Loan Risk. The Fund may invest in loans which may not be (i) rated at the time of investment, (ii) registered with the SEC or (iii) listed on a securities exchange. There may not be as much public information available regarding these loans as is available for other Fund investments, such as exchange-listed securities. As well, there may not be an active trading market for some loans, meaning they may be illiquid and more difficult to value than other more liquid securities. Settlement periods for loans are longer than for exchange traded securities, typically ranging between 1 and 3 weeks, and in some cases much longer. There is no central clearinghouse for loan trades, and the loan market has not established enforceable settlement standards or remedies for failure to settle. Because the interest rates of floating-rate loans in which the Fund may invest may reset frequently, if market interest rates fall, the loans' interest rates will be reset to lower levels, potentially reducing the Fund's income. Because the adviser may wish to invest in the publicly traded securities of an obligor, the Fund may not have access to material non-public information regarding the obligor to which other investors have access

Market Discount Risk. The Fund's common shares have traded both at a premium and at a discount relative to NAV. Common shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount from NAV, but in some cases trade above NAV. The risk of the Fund's common shares trading at a discount is a risk separate from the risk of a decline in the Fund's NAV as a result of investment activities. The Fund's NAV may be reduced immediately following an offering by the offering costs for common shares or other securities, which will be borne entirely by all common shareholders. The Fund's common shares are designed primarily for long-term investors, and you should not purchase common shares if you intend to sell them shortly after purchase. Whether shareholders will realize a gain or loss upon the sale of the Fund's common shares depends upon whether the market value of the shares at the time of sale is above or below the price the shareholder paid, taking into account transaction costs for the shares, and is not directly dependent upon the Fund's NAV. Because the market value of the Fund's common shares will be determined by factors such as the relative demand for and supply of the shares in the market, general market conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Fund, the Fund cannot predict whether its common shares will trade at, below or above the Fund's NAV, or below or above the public offering price for the common shares.

Market Disruption Risk. Certain events have a disruptive effect on the securities markets, such as terrorist attacks, war and other geopolitical events, earthquakes, storms and other disasters. The Fund cannot predict the effects of similar events in the future on the US economy or any foreign economy.

Market Impact Risk. The sale of the Fund's common shares (or the perception that such sales may occur) may have an adverse effect on prices in the secondary market for the Fund's common shares. An increase in the number of common shares available may put downward pressure on the market price for the Fund's common shares. These sales also might

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make it more difficult for the Fund to sell additional equity securities in the future at a time and price the Fund deems appropriate.

Ratings and Asset Coverage Risk. To the extent that senior securities are rated, a rating does not eliminate or necessarily mitigate the risks of investing in the Fund's senior securities, and a rating may not fully or accurately reflect all of the credit and market risks associated with that senior security. A rating agency could downgrade the rating of the Fund's shares of preferred stock or debt securities, which may make such securities less liquid in the secondary market, though potentially with higher resulting interest rates. If a rating agency downgrades the rating assigned to a senior security, the Fund may alter its portfolio or redeem the senior security. The Fund may voluntarily redeem senior securities under certain circumstances

Reduction of Leverage Risk. A Fund may take action to reduce the amount of leverage it employs. Reduction of the leverage employed by the Fund, including by redemption of preferred shares (if applicable), will in turn reduce the amount of assets available for investment in portfolio securities. This reduction in leverage may negatively impact the Fund's financial performance, including the Fund's ability to sustain current levels of distributions on common shares.

The Board reserves the right to change the amount and type of leverage that the Fund uses, and reserves the right to implement changes to the Fund's borrowings that it believes are in the best long-term interests of the Fund and its shareholders, even if such changes impose a higher interest rate or other costs or impacts over the intermediate, or short-term time period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will maintain leverage at the current rate, and the Board reserves the right to raise, decrease, or eliminate the Fund's leverage exposure.

Regulatory Risk. The enforceability of agreements underlying hedging transactions may depend on compliance with applicable statutory and other regulatory requirements and, depending on the identity of the counterparty, applicable international requirements. New or amended regulations may be imposed by the CFTC, the SEC, the Federal Reserve or other financial regulators, other governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations that supervise the financial markets that could adversely affect the Fund. In particular, these agencies are empowered to promulgate a variety of new rules pursuant to recently enacted financial reform legislation in the United States. The Fund also may be adversely affected by changes in the enforcement or interpretation of existing statues and rules by these governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations. In addition, the securities and futures markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations and margin requirements. For instance, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act") could have an adverse effect on the Fund's ability to use derivative instruments. The Dodd-Frank Act is designed to impose stringent regulation on the over-the-counter derivatives market in an attempt to increase transparency and accountability and provides for, among other things, new clearing, execution, margin, reporting, recordkeeping, business conduct, disclosure, position limit, minimum net capital and registration requirements. Although the CFTC has released final rules relating to clearing, execution, reporting, risk management, compliance, position limit, anti-fraud, consumer protection, portfolio reconciliation, documentation, recordkeeping, business conduct, margin requirements and registration requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, many of the provisions are subject to further final rulemaking, and thus the Dodd-Frank Act's ultimate impact remains unclear. New regulations could, among other things, restrict the Fund's ability to engage in derivatives transactions (for example, by making certain types of derivatives transactions no longer available to our funds), increase the costs of using these instruments (for example, by increasing margin, capital or reporting requirements) and/or make them less effective and, as a result, the Fund may be unable to execute its investment strategy. Limits or restrictions applicable to the counterparties with which the Fund engages in derivative transactions could also prevent the Fund from using these instruments, affect the pricing or other factors relating to these instruments or may change availability of certain investments. It is unclear how the regulatory changes will affect counterparty risk.

Secondary Market Risk. The market value of exchange-listed preferred shares that the Fund may issue will be determined by factors such as the relative demand for and supply of the preferred shares in the market, general market conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Fund. It may be difficult to predict the trading patterns of preferred shares, including the effective costs of trading. There is a risk that the market for preferred shares may be thinly traded and relatively illiquid compared to the market for other types of securities.

Senior Leverage Risk. Preferred shares will be junior in liquidation and with respect to distribution rights to debt securities and any other borrowings. Senior securities representing indebtedness may constitute a substantial lien and burden on preferred shares by reason of their prior claim against the Fund's income and against the Fund's net assets in liquidation. The Fund may not be permitted to declare dividends or other distributions with respect to any series of preferred shares unless at such time the Fund meets applicable asset coverage requirements and the payment of principal or interest is not in default with respect to any borrowings.

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITY (0.1%)

   
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

765,000

  SVC ABS, LLC Series 2023-1A, Class C*
6.700%, 02/20/53
(Cost $703,821)
 

$

677,715

  

CORPORATE BONDS (44.0%)

   
  

Airlines (0.8%)

 
 

166,400

  Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
  

165,576

  
 

879,561

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*µ
4.800%, 02/15/29
  

824,430

  
 

413,374

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
  

412,610

  
 

1,051,960

  American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B
3.950%, 01/11/32
  

897,206

  
 

597,500

  American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*
5.500%, 04/20/26
  

581,248

  
 

239,000

  

5.750%, 04/20/29

  

215,719

  
 

968,267

  British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*
3.900%, 03/15/33
  

841,327

  
 

997,118

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
  

991,404

  
 

670,000

  Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. / Spirit IP
Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
  

497,535

  
   

5,427,055

  
  

Communication Services (5.1%)

 
 

500,000

  Altice France Holding, SA*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

275,660

  
 

1,100,000

  Altice France, SA*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

761,783

  
 

1,160,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.*
4.750%, 10/15/29
  

1,000,291

  
 

1,413,000

  Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
  

1,431,906

  
 

1,025,000

  Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
2.450%, 08/12/31
  

756,122

  
 

1,193,000

  Audacy Capital Corp.*
6.750%, 03/31/29
  

19,386

  
 

448,000

  

6.500%, 05/01/27

  

6,720

  
 

856,000

  Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC
6.300%, 12/01/28
  

692,701

  
 

940,000

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 09/15/28
  

916,641

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,465,000

  Consolidated Communications, Inc.*^
6.500%, 10/01/28
 

$

1,162,727

  
 

1,550,000

  CSC Holdings, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/27
  

1,295,676

  
 

1,450,000

  

5.375%, 02/01/28

  

1,156,201

  
 

1,350,000

  

4.625%, 12/01/30

  

685,732

  
 

1,125,000

  

4.500%, 11/15/31

  

744,232

  
 

1,100,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/30

  

579,865

  
 

750,000

  Diamond Sports Group, LLC / Diamond
Sports Finance Company*@
6.625%, 08/15/27
  

9,510

  
 

540,000

  

5.375%, 08/15/26

  

6,620

  
 

2,420,000

  Directv Financing, LLC / Directv
Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*
5.875%, 08/15/27
  

2,120,888

  
 

1,000,000

  Frontier California, Inc.
6.750%, 05/15/27
  

923,320

  
 

605,000

  Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC*
5.000%, 05/01/28
  

525,073

  
 

239,000

  

8.750%, 05/15/30

  

227,989

  
 

1,039,000

  Frontier Florida, LLC@
6.860%, 02/01/28
  

956,462

  
 

1,445,000

  Frontier North, Inc.@
6.730%, 02/15/28
  

1,340,483

  
 

835,000

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

705,734

  
 

250,000

  

5.250%, 12/01/27

  

236,393

  
 

355,000

  iHeartCommunications, Inc.^
8.375%, 05/01/27
  

217,885

  
 

355,000

  

5.250%, 08/15/27*

  

260,577

  
 

731,000

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA@&
9.750%, 07/15/25*
  

1

  
 

475,000

  

5.500%, 08/01/23

  

  
 

1,215,000

  LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

1,100,936

  
 

722,947

  Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
15.500% PIK rate
  

182,226

  
 

720,000

  Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.600%, 09/15/39
  

195,941

  
 

485,000

  

4.000%, 02/15/27*^

  

331,609

  
 

240,000

  

7.650%, 03/15/42

  

64,642

  
 

478,000

  Match Group Holdings II, LLC*
3.625%, 10/01/31
  

370,096

  
 

810,000

  Nexstar Media, Inc.*
5.625%, 07/15/27
  

729,389

  
 

1,410,000

  Paramount Global
4.900%, 08/15/44
  

888,215

  
 

336,000

  Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/25
  

322,661

  
 

477,000

  Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

362,320

  
 

239,000

  

5.375%, 01/15/31

  

148,512

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

810,000

  Scripps Escrow, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
 

$

606,334

  
 

1,250,000

  Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/01/29
  

1,108,675

  
 

963,000

  

4.000%, 07/15/28

  

819,340

  
 

475,000

  

3.125%, 09/01/26

  

426,783

  
 

239,000

  

3.875%, 09/01/31^

  

180,022

  
 

874,000

  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
  

544,668

  
 

2,430,000

  Sprint, LLCµ
7.125%, 06/15/24
  

2,443,827

  
 

1,080,000

  Stagwell Global, LLC*
5.625%, 08/15/29
  

893,549

  
 

755,000

  Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
  

621,878

  
 

953,000

  Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
  

570,618

  
 

385,000

  Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
  

360,614

  
 

1,100,000

  United States Cellular Corp.^
6.700%, 12/15/33
  

1,047,585

  
 

360,000

  Univision Communications, Inc.*
8.000%, 08/15/28
  

341,179

  
 

480,000

  Viasat, Inc.*
5.625%, 04/15/27
  

419,971

  
   

34,098,168

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (9.4%)

 
 

1,162,000

  Abercrombie & Fitch Management
Company*
8.750%, 07/15/25
  

1,181,382

  
 

955,000

  Adams Homes, Inc.*
9.250%, 10/15/28
  

937,428

  
 

1,195,000

  Adient Global Holdings Company*
8.250%, 04/15/31
  

1,169,379

  
 

764,000

  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.875%, 07/01/28
  

680,923

  
 

837,000

  Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton
Woods Finance Company*
4.625%, 08/01/29
  

680,272

  
 

705,000

  

6.625%, 01/15/28

  

647,042

  
 

1,208,000

  At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
  

419,780

  
 

1,264,000

  Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.694%, 01/15/27
  

1,224,980

  
 

1,200,000

  

6.875%, 11/01/35

  

1,060,668

  
 

400,000

  Benteler International AG*^
10.500%, 05/15/28
  

404,452

  
 

604,000

  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.625%, 10/15/29
  

497,267

  
 

472,000

  

8.125%, 07/01/27

  

467,912

  
 

1,020,000

  Carnival Corp.*
6.000%, 05/01/29
  

862,675

  
 

481,000

  

7.625%, 03/01/26^

  

467,970

  
 

481,000

  

4.000%, 08/01/28

  

419,062

  
 

60,000

  

7.000%, 08/15/29

  

58,945

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,130,000

  Carriage Services, Inc.*^
4.250%, 05/15/29
 

$

925,391

  
 

195,000

  Carvana Company*
14.000%, 06/01/31
  

146,757

  
 

165,000

  

13.000%, 06/01/30

  

123,826

  
 

110,000

  

12.000%, 12/01/28

  

82,382

  
 

2,130,000

  CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.*
5.125%, 05/01/27
  

1,962,582

  
 

1,685,000

  

4.500%, 08/15/30

  

1,354,268

  
 

1,100,000

  

6.375%, 09/01/29

  

1,011,340

  
 

1,055,000

  

4.750%, 03/01/30

  

871,514

  
 

951,000

  

4.250%, 02/01/31

  

740,962

  
 

565,000

  

5.000%, 02/01/28

  

506,184

  
 

478,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

373,648

  
 

478,000

  CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*
5.750%, 04/01/30
  

428,355

  
 

750,000

  Cedar Fair, LP^
5.250%, 07/15/29
  

648,668

  
 

478,000

  Churchill Downs, Inc.*
6.750%, 05/01/31
  

446,906

  
 

790,000

  Dana, Inc.
4.250%, 09/01/30
  

628,611

  
 

723,000

  

4.500%, 02/15/32

  

566,673

  
 

1,200,000

  DISH DBS Corp.
5.250%, 12/01/26*
  

970,764

  
 

763,000

  

7.750%, 07/01/26

  

511,996

  
 

595,000

  

7.375%, 07/01/28

  

335,461

  
 

480,000

  

5.125%, 06/01/29

  

247,709

  
 

946,000

  DISH Network Corp.*
11.750%, 11/15/27
  

937,817

  
 

1,365,000

  Empire Resorts, Inc.*
7.750%, 11/01/26
  

1,117,839

  
 

1,058,000

  Everi Holdings, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/29
  

889,947

  
 

1,000,000

  Ford Motor Company^
6.100%, 08/19/32
  

925,800

  
 

1,525,000

  Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
4.000%, 11/13/30
  

1,257,484

  
 

1,245,000

  

7.200%, 06/10/30

  

1,243,593

  
 

1,150,000

  

5.113%, 05/03/29

  

1,044,453

  
 

865,000

  

7.350%, 11/04/27

  

876,280

  
 

800,000

  

2.900%, 02/16/28

  

681,256

  
 

425,000

  

7.350%, 03/06/30

  

427,610

  
 

359,000

  Gap, Inc.*
3.875%, 10/01/31
  

258,993

  
 

490,000

  General Motors Company
5.200%, 04/01/45
  

363,213

  
 

1,660,000

  goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24^
  

1,631,564

  
 

881,000

  

4.375%, 05/01/26

  

798,582

  
 

515,000

  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
  

420,044

  
 

407,000

  Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*
4.000%, 08/15/28
  

351,778

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,026,000

  Guitar Center, Inc.*^&
8.500%, 01/15/26
 

$

867,144

  
 

770,000

  International Game Technology, PLC*
6.250%, 01/15/27
  

751,312

  
 

286,394

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
  

288,312

  
 

842,000

  Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
  

486,811

  
 

955,000

  LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*
8.250%, 08/01/31
  

915,301

  
 

965,000

  Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30
  

254,229

  
 

937,000

  Life Time, Inc.*
8.000%, 04/15/26^
  

915,739

  
 

480,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/26

  

465,533

  
 

480,000

  Light & Wonder International, Inc.*
7.500%, 09/01/31
  

469,488

  
 

360,000

  Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 05/15/28
  

352,908

  
 

616,000

  Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*
6.750%, 02/15/27
  

560,116

  
 

635,000

  M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
  

508,121

  
 

1,601,000

  Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC
6.700%, 07/15/34*
  

1,234,483

  
 

490,000

  

4.300%, 02/15/43

  

268,883

  
 

1,130,000

  Mclaren Finance, PLC*
7.500%, 08/01/26
  

975,586

  
 

1,219,000

  Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*
4.875%, 05/01/29
  

1,017,585

  
 

575,000

  Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
  

543,128

  
 

500,000

  Nordstrom, Inc.
5.000%, 01/15/44
  

301,095

  
 

465,000

  

4.250%, 08/01/31^

  

340,901

  
 

1,105,000

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
  

859,314

  
 

600,000

  PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.*
7.750%, 02/15/29
  

553,356

  
 

300,000

  

4.750%, 02/15/28

  

265,689

  
 

1,340,000

  Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*^
5.625%, 09/01/29
  

943,079

  
 

2,360,000

  Rite Aid Corp.*@
8.000%, 11/15/26
  

1,641,120

  
 

478,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
7.250%, 01/15/30
  

472,876

  
 

1,350,000

  Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet
Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed*
4.625%, 03/01/29
  

1,097,793

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,925,000

  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
 

$

1,773,329

  
 

1,090,000

  Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

908,973

  
 

698,000

  Speedway Motorsports, LLC /
Speedway Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
  

625,080

  
 

1,965,000

  Station Casinos, LLC*
4.500%, 02/15/28
  

1,698,959

  
 

589,000

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
  

536,526

  
 

240,000

  Viking Cruises, Ltd.*
9.125%, 07/15/31
  

236,112

  
 

1,100,000

  Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
4.500%, 03/15/29
  

1,024,760

  
 

480,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC*
8.500%, 06/15/30
  

471,216

  
 

950,000

  ZF North America Capital, Inc.*
7.125%, 04/14/30
  

924,635

  
 

300,000

  

6.875%, 04/14/28

  

291,645

  
   

63,131,524

  
  

Consumer Staples (1.9%)

 
 

1,090,000

  1375209 B.C., Ltd.*^
9.000%, 01/30/28
  

1,059,720

  
 

970,000

  B&G Foods, Inc.*
8.000%, 09/15/28
  

946,953

  
 

1,099,000

  Central Garden & Pet Company*
4.125%, 04/30/31
  

878,376

  
 

1,092,000

  Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
  

918,296

  
 

1,331,000

  Energizer Holdings, Inc.*^
4.375%, 03/31/29
  

1,095,865

  
 

240,000

  

6.500%, 12/31/27

  

225,485

  
 

1,415,000

  JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30^
  

1,294,626

  
 

595,000

  

5.125%, 02/01/28µ

  

558,818

  
 

370,000

  

5.750%, 04/01/33

  

325,774

  
 

621,000

  New Albertsons, LP
7.750%, 06/15/26
  

627,912

  
 

957,000

  Performance Food Group, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/01/29
  

812,062

  
 

700,000

  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
  

578,361

  
 

442,000

  Post Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 03/01/27
  

422,017

  
 

909,000

  Prestige Brands, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/01/31
  

724,637

  
 

815,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.*^
6.750%, 10/15/28
  

637,794

  
 

1,500,000

  Vector Group, Ltd.*
5.750%, 02/01/29
  

1,273,695

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

480,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
7.375%, 10/01/31
 

$

473,966

  
   

12,854,357

  
  

Energy (5.7%)

 
 

959,000

  Antero Resources Corp.*
5.375%, 03/01/30
  

876,564

  
 

958,000

  Apache Corp.
5.100%, 09/01/40
  

745,880

  
 

750,000

  Buckeye Partners, LP
3.950%, 12/01/26
  

684,518

  
 

500,000

  

5.850%, 11/15/43

  

354,130

  
 

1,335,000

  Callon Petroleum Company*^
7.500%, 06/15/30
  

1,294,122

  
 

477,000

  Cheniere Energy, Inc.µ
4.625%, 10/15/28
  

436,073

  
 

720,000

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
6.750%, 04/15/29
  

706,486

  
 

1,341,000

  Civitas Resources, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/01/31
  

1,355,094

  
 

715,000

  Continental Resources, Inc.*
2.875%, 04/01/32
  

529,665

  
 

475,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/31

  

440,943

  
 

742,000

  DT Midstream, Inc.*
4.125%, 06/15/29
  

638,981

  
 

941,000

  Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/27
  

955,275

  
 

360,000

  

9.875%, 07/15/31

  

388,480

  
 

555,000

  Enbridge, Inc.^‡
7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
  

516,466

  
 

1,400,000

  Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/01/66
3 mo. USD SOFR + 3.28%
  

1,144,640

  
 

700,000

  6.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.69%
  

636,125

  
 

1,235,000

  EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
9.780%, 11/01/35‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
  

1,102,867

  
 

1,015,000

  

4.850%, 07/15/26

  

959,713

  
 

600,000

  Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
  

576,864

  
 

1,580,000

  EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
  

1,570,773

  
 

719,000

  Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy
Finance Corp.
8.875%, 04/15/30
  

699,105

  
 

478,000

  

6.250%, 05/15/26

  

456,328

  
 

955,000

  Gulfport Energy Corp.
8.000%, 05/17/26*
  

955,401

  
 

940,000

  

6.375%, 05/15/25@&

  

1

  
 

287,284

  

8.000%, 05/17/26

  

287,405

  
 

1,340,000

  Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp Finance
Company*
6.000%, 04/15/30
  

1,191,488

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

717,000

  Howard Midstream Energy
Partners, LLC*
6.750%, 01/15/27
 

$

681,881

  
 

940,000

  Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC /
Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
  

899,373

  
 

500,000

  Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

494,870

  
 

455,000

  

7.500%, 01/15/26

  

435,553

  
 

720,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
7.375%, 05/15/27
  

674,237

  
 

720,000

  Nabors Industries, Ltd.*
7.500%, 01/15/28
  

636,221

  
 

952,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/15/25
  

885,969

  
 

478,000

  

6.500%, 09/30/26

  

428,522

  
 

479,000

  Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
  

439,257

  
 

1,025,000

  Parkland Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

985,691

  
 

506,000

  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
  

452,040

  
 

238,000

  Permian Resources Operating LLC*
7.000%, 01/15/32
  

232,883

  
 

960,000

  Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
9.736%, 11/01/35
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
  

906,182

  
 

1,340,000

  Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

1,216,264

  
 

480,000

  Southwestern Energy Company
5.375%, 02/01/29
  

444,686

  
 

479,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

412,400

  
 

239,000

  Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/30
  

205,638

  
 

1,363,250

  Transocean, Inc.*
8.750%, 02/15/30
  

1,362,146

  
 

600,000

  Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*
6.250%, 01/15/30
  

566,412

  
 

240,000

  

4.125%, 08/15/31

  

194,014

  
 

240,000

  

3.875%, 08/15/29

  

201,036

  
 

1,195,000

  Venture Global LNG, Inc.*
8.375%, 06/01/31
  

1,141,225

  
 

715,000

  

8.125%, 06/01/28

  

694,708

  
 

480,000

  

9.875%, 02/01/32

  

487,138

  
 

240,000

  

9.500%, 02/01/29

  

243,607

  
 

899,000

  Vital Energy, Inc.
9.500%, 01/15/25
  

903,873

  
 

570,000

  

7.750%, 07/31/29*

  

515,166

  
 

120,000

  

9.750%, 10/15/30

  

117,690

  
 

1,000,000

  VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
  

902,070

  
 

1,195,000

  Weatherford International, Ltd.*
8.625%, 04/30/30
  

1,209,364

  
   

38,473,503

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Financials (7.2%)

 
 

1,280,000

  Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
 

$

1,243,546

  
 

1,440,000

  Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon
United Finance Corp.*
8.250%, 02/15/26
  

1,431,950

  
 

1,363,000

  AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
  

1,263,065

  
 

1,675,000

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC /
Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

1,530,079

  
 

1,087,000

  Ally Financial, In c.
4.700%, 11/01/35‡
5 year CMT + 3.87%
  

710,278

  
 

445,000

  Ally Financial, Inc.
4.700%, 11/01/35‡
7 year CMT + 3.48%
  

260,374

  
 

402,000

  

8.000%, 11/01/31

  

393,104

  
 

1,923,000

  AmWINS Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 06/30/29
  

1,650,780

  
 

1,069,000

  Aviation Capital Group, LLC*µ
3.500%, 11/01/27
  

939,587

  
 

400,000

  Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*µ
5.500%, 01/15/26
  

385,544

  
 

1,916,000

  BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*^
5.875%, 04/15/29
  

1,671,863

  
 

905,000

  Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR
Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC /
GGSI Sellco, LLC*
4.500%, 04/01/27
  

755,241

  
 

605,000

  

5.750%, 05/15/26

  

554,876

  
 

1,000,000

  Burford Capital Global Financial, LLC*
6.875%, 04/15/30
  

905,340

  
 

1,250,000

  Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/26^
  

1,191,450

  
 

869,000

  

5.125%, 12/31/24*

  

841,374

  
 

960,000

  Cushman & Wakefield U.S.
Borrower LLC*^
8.875%, 09/01/31
  

912,096

  
 

1,247,000

  Enact Holdings, Inc.*µ
6.500%, 08/15/25
  

1,228,183

  
 

1,398,000

  Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net
Lease Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
  

1,061,809

  
 

1,000,000

  GTCR W-2 Merger Sub, LLC*
7.500%, 01/15/31
  

987,190

  
 

1,430,000

  HUB International, Ltd.*
5.625%, 12/01/29^
  

1,234,476

  
 

735,000

  

7.000%, 05/01/26

  

716,875

  
 

718,000

  Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn Enterprises
Finance Corp.
4.375%, 02/01/29
  

557,125

  
 

1,300,000

  ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%
  

977,821

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,990,000

  Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
 

$

1,823,278

  
 

240,000

  

7.000%, 02/15/29

  

233,100

  
 

2,435,000

  Jefferies Finance, LLC / JFIN
Co-Issuer Corp.*
5.000%, 08/15/28
  

1,953,235

  
 

1,874,000

  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP /
Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
  

1,786,672

  
 

478,000

  

4.750%, 06/15/29

  

385,832

  
 

875,000

  LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
  

490,306

  
 

985,000

  Level 3 Financing, Inc.*
4.250%, 07/01/28
  

557,796

  
 

804,000

  

3.400%, 03/01/27^

  

748,122

  
 

480,000

  

4.625%, 09/15/27

  

323,957

  
 

720,000

  LPL Holdings, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/15/29
  

619,466

  
 

955,000

  Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*
8.125%, 03/30/29
  

941,926

  
 

1,498,000

  MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
  

1,407,356

  
 

1,300,000

  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 08/15/28
  

1,151,982

  
 

1,038,000

  Navient Corp.
5.000%, 03/15/27
  

915,495

  
 

525,000

  

4.875%, 03/15/28

  

435,577

  
 

1,100,000

  Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American
Finance Operating Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
  

824,615

  
 

670,000

  OneMain Finance Corp.
9.000%, 01/15/29^
  

655,106

  
 

660,000

  

3.875%, 09/15/28

  

525,631

  
 

479,000

  

7.125%, 03/15/26^

  

466,201

  
 

476,000

  Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC / PK
Domestic Property, LLC / PK Finance
Co-Issuer*^
5.875%, 10/01/28
  

429,852

  
 

1,493,000

  PHH Mortgage Corp.*
7.875%, 03/15/26
  

1,294,744

  
 

1,100,000

  RHP Hotel Properties, LP / RHP
Finance Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/29
  

937,695

  
 

450,000

  Rocket Mortgage, LLC / Rocket
Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
3.875%, 03/01/31
  

348,300

  
 

445,000

  

3.625%, 03/01/29

  

362,230

  
 

220,000

  

2.875%, 10/15/26

  

192,139

  
 

943,000

  StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
  

948,649

  
 

1,123,000

  United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/29
  

940,782

  
 

480,000

  

5.750%, 06/15/27

  

438,014

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

478,000

  Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group
Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*
10.500%, 02/15/28
 

$

460,902

  
 

465,000

  

6.500%, 02/15/29

  

302,380

  
 

1,100,000

  VZ Secured Financing, BV*
5.000%, 01/15/32
  

838,277

  
 

1,017,000

  XHR, LP*
6.375%, 08/15/25
  

992,541

  
   

48,136,184

  
  

Health Care (2.9%)

 
 

1,934,000

  Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*
11.000%, 09/30/28^
  

1,183,918

  
 

382,000

  

14.000%, 10/15/30

  

210,440

  
 

359,000

  

6.125%, 02/01/27^

  

200,573

  
 

1,917,000

  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*
6.125%, 04/01/30
  

745,176

  
 

1,100,000

  

8.000%, 03/15/26

  

1,007,160

  
 

538,000

  

6.875%, 04/15/29

  

222,092

  
 

120,000

  

5.250%, 05/15/30

  

85,315

  
 

1,926,000

  DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
  

1,511,159

  
 

1,139,000

  

3.750%, 02/15/31

  

820,012

  
 

717,000

  Embecta Corp.*
5.000%, 02/15/30
  

569,929

  
 

240,000

  

6.750%, 02/15/30

  

199,075

  
 

470,000

  Encompass Health Corp.
4.750%, 02/01/30
  

407,998

  
 

470,000

  

4.500%, 02/01/28

  

424,137

  
 

1,109,000

  HCA, Inc.^
7.500%, 11/06/33
  

1,138,433

  
 

300,000

  Jazz Securities DAC*
4.375%, 01/15/29
  

260,949

  
 

411,879

  Mallinckrodt International
Finance, SA / Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*@
10.000%, 06/15/29
  

29,276

  
 

1,215,000

  Medline Borrower, LP*
3.875%, 04/01/29
  

1,026,371

  
 

1,208,000

  

5.250%, 10/01/29^

  

1,029,530

  
 

1,760,000

  Organon & Company / Organon
Foreign Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
5.125%, 04/30/31
  

1,378,573

  
 

450,000

  

4.125%, 04/30/28

  

389,444

  
 

1,025,000

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
  

823,034

  
 

2,250,000

  Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 02/01/27
  

2,164,770

  
 

1,315,000

  

6.875%, 11/15/31

  

1,214,810

  
 

1,215,000

  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
5.125%, 05/09/29^
  

1,060,622

  
 

800,000

  

4.750%, 05/09/27

  

726,264

  
 

440,000

  

3.150%, 10/01/26

  

387,323

  
   

19,216,383

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Industrials (6.3%)

 
 

1,100,000

  ACCO Brands Corp.*^
4.250%, 03/15/29
 

$

913,627

  
 

740,000

  AerCap Holdings, NV^‡
5.875%, 10/10/79
5 year CMT + 4.54%
  

696,059

  
 

965,000

  Air Lease Corp.‡
4.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.15%
  

694,250

  
 

1,600,000

  Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP /
Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
  

1,505,968

  
 

720,000

  

5.875%, 02/15/28

  

690,761

  
 

713,000

  

3.500%, 03/15/29

  

608,467

  
 

1,100,000

  Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
  

1,001,858

  
 

240,000

  American Airlines Group, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/01/25
  

224,722

  
 

538,000

  Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
  

471,078

  
 

2,450,000

  ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
  

1,430,604

  
 

753,000

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.125%, 05/15/29
  

632,919

  
 

477,000

  Bombardier, Inc.*
7.875%, 04/15/27
  

459,590

  
 

956,000

  BWX Technologies, Inc.*
4.125%, 04/15/29
  

827,045

  
 

1,000,000

  Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
  

908,780

  
 

239,000

  Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*µ
4.750%, 10/20/28
  

224,643

  
 

1,265,000

  Deluxe Corp.*
8.000%, 06/01/29
  

1,002,601

  
 

717,000

  Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*
7.875%, 01/31/27
  

682,225

  
 

478,000

  Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
  

455,371

  
 

475,000

  EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
  

426,669

  
 

580,000

  Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*
7.125%, 08/15/28
  

450,933

  
 

625,000

  Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
4.750%, 07/15/27
  

584,056

  
 

446,000

  

3.500%, 03/01/29

  

374,627

  
 

1,054,000

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^
5.250%, 06/01/29
  

863,511

  
 

2,244,000

  H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
3.875%, 12/15/28
  

1,905,605

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,438,000

  Hawaiian Brand Intellectual
Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles
Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
 

$

1,063,832

  
 

1,250,000

  Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
  

1,177,512

  
 

1,120,000

  IEA Energy Services, LLC*
6.625%, 08/15/29
  

1,069,936

  
 

564,000

  JELD-WEN, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
  

535,772

  
 

500,000

  

4.875%, 12/15/27

  

426,940

  
 

1,575,000

  Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*
4.875%, 09/15/28
  

1,342,136

  
 

955,000

  Knife River Holding Company*
7.750%, 05/01/31
  

952,928

  
 

474,000

  MasTec, Inc.*µ
4.500%, 08/15/28
  

416,783

  
 

588,000

  Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
  

533,928

  
 

1,198,000

  Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/29
  

792,034

  
 

940,000

  Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
  

801,397

  
 

360,000

  OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
  

306,533

  
 

1,100,000

  Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, LLC*^
4.000%, 10/15/27
  

968,462

  
 

1,449,000

  Patrick Industries, Inc.*^
4.750%, 05/01/29
  

1,191,237

  
 

470,000

  QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
  

200,182

  
 

743,000

  Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
  

707,574

  
 

239,000

  

5.000%, 04/15/29^

  

213,291

  
 

450,000

  Sensata Technologies, BV*
4.000%, 04/15/29
  

383,121

  
 

479,000

  Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
  

384,091

  
 

717,000

  Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/30
  

451,294

  
 

475,000

  

5.500%, 03/01/30

  

258,357

  
 

955,000

  Standard Industries, Inc.*
5.000%, 02/15/27
  

884,588

  
 

773,000

  Stericycle, Inc.*^
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

660,498

  
 

717,000

  STL Holding Company, LLC*
7.500%, 02/15/26
  

673,399

  
 

1,299,000

  TransDigm, Inc.
6.250%, 03/15/26*
  

1,271,227

  
 

1,035,000

  

6.875%, 12/15/30*

  

1,001,663

  
 

710,000

  

6.750%, 08/15/28*

  

691,000

  
 

700,000

  

7.500%, 03/15/27

  

700,098

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

960,000

  Tronox, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
 

$

754,656

  
 

389,717

  United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
3.500%, 11/01/29
  

345,398

  
 

961,000

  Vertiv Group Corp.*
4.125%, 11/15/28
  

841,019

  
 

1,004,000

  Wabash National Corp.*
4.500%, 10/15/28
  

832,547

  
 

855,000

  Waste Pro USA, Inc.*^
5.500%, 02/15/26
  

788,780

  
 

565,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
4.625%, 08/15/28
  

502,681

  
   

42,160,863

  
  

Information Technology (2.0%)

 
 

478,000

  Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
4.000%, 07/01/29
  

422,194

  
 

557,000

  Coherent Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

473,584

  
 

1,114,000

  CommScope Technologies, LLC*
6.000%, 06/15/25
  

672,923

  
 

895,000

  CommScope, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/01/29
  

611,401

  
 

602,000

  Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.µ
6.020%, 06/15/26
  

602,680

  
 

478,000

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

411,864

  
 

480,000

  Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
  

428,232

  
 

1,050,000

  KBR, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/30/28
  

925,943

  
 

1,050,000

  MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*
5.750%, 11/01/28^
  

784,088

  
 

480,000

  

5.500%, 09/01/28

  

401,462

  
 

477,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.*
8.125%, 01/15/29
  

466,668

  
 

478,000

  NCR Voyix Corp.*
5.125%, 04/15/29
  

411,591

  
 

723,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
  

621,404

  
 

705,000

  Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
  

614,104

  
 

475,000

  

6.900%, 12/01/27

  

474,088

  
 

359,000

  

3.875%, 12/01/29

  

294,728

  
 

359,000

  Open Text Holdings, Inc.*^
4.125%, 12/01/31
  

283,028

  
 

1,080,000

  Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

871,927

  
 

1,350,000

  TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
  

1,110,672

  
 

680,000

  Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/29
  

567,508

  
 

236,000

  

3.875%, 03/15/31^

  

188,902

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,200,000

  Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
 

$

955,380

  
 

1,100,000

  ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC /
ZoomInfo Finance Corp.*^
3.875%, 02/01/29
  

909,513

  
   

13,503,884

  
  

Materials (1.9%)

 
 

500,000

  ArcelorMittal, SA^
7.000%, 10/15/39
  

475,560

  
 

534,000

  ATI, Inc.^
5.875%, 12/01/27
  

497,362

  
 

242,000

  Carpenter Technology Corp.
7.625%, 03/15/30
  

240,425

  
 

715,000

  Chemours Company*
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

553,324

  
 

1,530,000

  Clearwater Paper Corp.*
4.750%, 08/15/28
  

1,352,076

  
 

716,000

  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
  

665,236

  
 

478,000

  Commercial Metals Company
4.125%, 01/15/30
  

404,560

  
 

239,000

  

4.375%, 03/15/32

  

193,143

  
 

1,115,000

  Constellium, SE*^
3.750%, 04/15/29
  

918,236

  
 

477,000

  HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
  

414,007

  
 

475,000

  INEOS Finance, PLC*^
6.750%, 05/15/28
  

444,172

  
 

725,000

  JW Aluminum Continuous Cast
Company*^
10.250%, 06/01/26
  

723,209

  
 

1,090,000

  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*
4.625%, 03/01/28
  

911,098

  
 

120,000

  

4.500%, 06/01/31

  

88,763

  
 

235,000

  LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*^
6.625%, 10/15/29
  

192,820

  
 

1,260,000

  Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/29
  

989,642

  
 

483,000

  

12.875%, 10/01/28*

  

488,439

  
 

935,000

  OCI, NV*
6.700%, 03/16/33
  

865,352

  
 

720,000

  Owens-Brockway Glass
Container, Inc.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

659,794

  
 

472,000

  

6.625%, 05/13/27

  

449,750

  
 

1,105,000

  Silgan Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 02/01/28
  

985,605

  
 

478,000

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
  

204,799

  
   

12,717,372

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

500,000

  Gen Digital, Inc.*
7.125%, 09/30/30^
 

$

487,405

  
 

500,000

  

6.750%, 09/30/27

  

487,560

  
   

974,965

  
  

Real Estate (0.4%)

 
 

764,000

  EPR Properties
3.750%, 08/15/29
  

603,789

  
 

750,000

  Forestar Group, Inc.*
5.000%, 03/01/28
  

661,545

  
 

502,000

  

3.850%, 05/15/26

  

450,515

  
 

1,073,000

  MIWD Holdco II, LLC / MIWD
Finance Corp.*
5.500%, 02/01/30
  

852,359

  
 

465,000

  Service Properties Trust
5.250%, 02/15/26
  

417,426

  
   

2,985,634

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.2%)

 
 

955,000

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC / Fertitta
Entertainment Finance Company, Inc.*
6.750%, 01/15/30^
  

759,894

  
 

477,000

  

4.625%, 01/15/29

  

402,726

  
   

1,162,620

  
  

Utilities (0.1%)

 
 

350,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%
  

317,117

  
 

450,000

  Vistra Corp.*‡
7.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 5.74%
  

411,660

  
 

250,000

  8.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 6.93%
  

237,845

  
   

966,622

  
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS(Cost $326,717,137)  

295,809,134

  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (105.0%)

   
  

Communication Services (9.5%)

 
 

720,000

  Cable One, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

589,457

  
 

8,500,000

  Liberty Media Corp.*
3.750%, 03/15/28
  

9,367,255

  
 

8,250,000

  

2.375%, 09/30/53µ

  

7,999,612

  
 

9,000,000

  Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty
Formula One
2.250%, 08/15/27
  

8,970,570

  
 

5,250,000

  Match Group Financeco 3, Inc.*µ
2.000%, 01/15/30
  

4,266,518

  
 

6,000,000

  Perficient, Inc.µ
0.125%, 11/15/26
  

4,802,940

  
 

14,500,000

  Sea, Ltd.
0.250%, 09/15/26
  

11,530,110

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 Snap, Inc.µ
10,500,000
  

0.000%, 05/01/27

 

$

7,820,925

  
 

5,750,000

  

0.750%, 08/01/26

  

5,076,215

  
 

3,500,000

  Zillow Group, Inc.µ
1.375%, 09/01/26
  

3,676,470

  
   

64,100,072

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (20.0%)

 
 

11,500,000

  Airbnb, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

9,963,600

  
 

4,500,000

  Booking Holdings, Inc.µ
0.750%, 05/01/25
  

6,862,095

  
 

4,250,000

  Carnival Corp.*µ
5.750%, 12/01/27
  

5,035,485

  
 

6,750,000

  Chegg, Inc.µ
0.000%, 09/01/26
  

5,243,535

  
 

14,191,000

  DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

8,706,746

  
 

1,195,000

  

2.375%, 03/15/24µ

  

1,145,061

  
 

11,500,000

  DraftKings Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/28
  

8,535,875

  
 

12,750,000

  Etsy, Inc.µ
0.125%, 09/01/27
  

10,075,560

  
 

16,750,000

  Ford Motor Companyµ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

15,289,567

  
 

8,750,000

  Liberty Broadband Corp.*µ
3.125%, 03/31/53
  

8,680,438

  
 

2,435,000

  Lucid Group, Inc.*
1.250%, 12/15/26
  

1,342,075

  
 

10,250,000

  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*µ
3.250%, 12/15/27
  

8,690,667

  
 

9,750,000

  Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

10,278,255

  
 

5,750,000

  Shake Shack, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/01/28
  

4,252,240

  
 

15,000,000

  Vail Resorts, Inc.µ^
0.000%, 01/01/26
  

13,133,100

  
 

13,500,000

  Wayfair, Inc.µ
3.250%, 09/15/27
  

13,009,140

  
 

4,250,000

  Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
  

4,335,510

  
   

134,578,949

  
  

Consumer Staples (1.1%)

 
 

2,886,000

  Enovis Corp.*
3.875%, 10/15/28
  

3,015,148

  
 

4,500,000

  Post Holdings, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/27
  

4,295,565

  
   

7,310,713

  
  

Energy (3.0%)

 
 

1,500,000

  EQT Corp.µ
1.750%, 05/01/26
  

4,361,100

  
 

4,890,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*µ
1.750%, 06/15/29
  

3,664,175

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

4,250,000

  Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
 

$

5,019,548

  
 

2,750,000

  Pioneer Natural Resources Company
0.250%, 05/15/25
  

7,017,917

  
 

9,411,000

  SunEdison, Inc.@
0.250%, 01/15/49*
  

94,110

  
 

898,000

  

0.000%, 10/01/49

  

8,980

  
   

20,165,830

  
  

Financials (1.3%)

 
 

8,750,000

  Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
  

8,870,750

  
  

Health Care (22.5%)

 
 

4,500,000

  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.µ
1.000%, 09/15/27
  

3,905,370

  
 

5,500,000

  Alphatec Holdings, Inc.µ
0.750%, 08/01/26
  

4,698,705

  
 

5,702,000

  BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.µ
0.599%, 08/01/24
  

5,498,496

  
 

9,500,000

  CONMED Corp.µ
2.250%, 06/15/27
  

8,893,425

  
 

12,250,000

  CryoPort, Inc.*µ
0.750%, 12/01/26
  

9,694,037

  
 

15,831,000

  Dexcom, Inc.µ
0.250%, 11/15/25
  

15,027,893

  
 

8,000,000

  

0.375%, 05/15/28*

  

7,056,480

  
 

4,250,000

  Envista Holdings Corp.*µ
1.750%, 08/15/28
  

3,677,270

  
 

6,750,000

  Exact Sciences Corp.µ
0.375%, 03/15/27
  

5,880,600

  
 

7,250,000

  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.µ
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

6,378,768

  
 

4,250,000

  Insmed, Inc.
0.750%, 06/01/28
  

4,130,915

  
 

4,500,000

  Insulet Corp.µ
0.375%, 09/01/26
  

4,168,575

  
 

9,125,000

  Integer Holdings Corp.*
2.125%, 02/15/28
  

10,044,617

  
 

4,500,000

  Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.µ
0.500%, 08/15/25
  

4,059,495

  
 

4,500,000

  Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/26
  

4,358,025

  
 

9,950,000

  Jazz Investments I, Ltd.
2.000%, 06/15/26
  

10,101,538

  
 

3,721,000

  Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*µ
2.625%, 12/15/27
  

4,128,524

  
 

10,250,000

  NeoGenomics, Inc.µ
0.250%, 01/15/28
  

7,407,368

  
 

8,500,000

  Omnicell, Inc.µ
0.250%, 09/15/25
  

7,556,245

  
 

8,000,000

  Pacira BioSciences, Inc.µ
0.750%, 08/01/25
  

7,196,800

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

3,750,000

  Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.µ
1.250%, 09/15/27
 

$

3,193,313

  
 

8,250,000

  Shockwave Medical, Inc.*µ
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

7,999,282

  
 

6,750,000

  Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*µ
1.500%, 05/01/25
  

6,372,878

  
   

151,428,619

  
  

Industrials (8.3%)

 
 

4,125,000

  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*µ
2.500%, 09/15/28
  

3,812,738

  
 

4,250,000

  Axon Enterprise, Inc.*^
0.500%, 12/15/27
  

4,584,942

  
 

4,125,000

  Fluor Corp.*
1.125%, 08/15/29
  

3,982,234

  
 

7,250,000

  John Bean Technologies Corp.µ
0.250%, 05/15/26
  

6,524,347

  
 

4,250,000

  Middleby Corp.
1.000%, 09/01/25
  

4,414,518

  
 

3,000,000

  Parsons Corp.
0.250%, 08/15/25
  

3,935,520

  
 

7,000,000

  Southwest Airlines Companyµ^
1.250%, 05/01/25
  

6,671,000

  
 

4,000,000

  Tetra Tech, Inc.*µ
2.250%, 08/15/28
  

3,874,760

  
 

20,000,000

  Uber Technologies, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

18,284,000

  
   

56,084,059

  
  

Information Technology (32.8%)

 
 

8,250,000

  Akamai Technologies, Inc.µ
1.125%, 02/15/29*
  

8,122,208

  
 

4,500,000

  

0.375%, 09/01/27

  

4,584,015

  
 

9,250,000

  Bentley Systems, Inc.
0.125%, 01/15/26
  

8,829,032

  
 

7,500,000

  BILL Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/01/25
  

7,128,450

  
 

3,250,000

  Camtek, Ltd.*
0.000%, 12/01/26
  

3,507,465

  
 

5,750,000

  Confluent, Inc.µ
0.000%, 01/15/27
  

4,640,940

  
 

7,500,000

  CyberArk Software, Ltd.µ
0.000%, 11/15/24
  

8,586,000

  
 

6,250,000

  Datadog, Inc.
0.125%, 06/15/25
  

6,882,750

  
 

6,000,000

  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/01/26
  

4,514,760

  
 

9,066,000

  Enphase Energy, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/01/26
  

7,731,757

  
 

5,750,000

  Five9, Inc.µ
0.500%, 06/01/25
  

5,261,883

  
 

2,000,000

  MongoDB, Inc.~
0.250%, 01/15/26
  

3,412,600

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

6,000,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.µ
1.125%, 02/15/27
 

$

4,653,240

  
 

4,500,000

  

2.500%, 02/15/27

  

3,610,440

  
 

3,000,000

  

5.375%, 08/01/25

  

3,184,440

  
 

7,500,000

  Okta, Inc.µ
0.125%, 09/01/25
  

6,714,900

  
 

4,000,000

  

0.375%, 06/15/26

  

3,430,520

  
 

17,250,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*µ
0.500%, 03/01/29
  

15,165,165

  
 

5,500,000

  Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
  

13,431,110

  
 

2,000,000

  Q2 Holdings, Inc.µ
0.750%, 06/01/26
  

1,737,940

  
 

4,125,000

  Rapid7, Inc.*µ
1.250%, 03/15/29
  

3,990,608

  
 

11,250,000

  Repay Holdings Corp.*µ
0.000%, 02/01/26
  

9,003,937

  
 

4,000,000

  Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
  

4,149,360

  
 

13,750,000

  Shift4 Payments, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

12,522,125

  
 

6,600,000

  SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
  

7,985,736

  
 

11,500,000

  Splunk, Inc.µ
1.125%, 06/15/27
  

10,870,835

  
 

10,000,000

  Tyler Technologies, Inc.^
0.250%, 03/15/26
  

9,509,000

  
 

12,250,000

  Unity Software, Inc.µ
0.000%, 11/15/26
  

9,600,080

  
 

6,250,000

  Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/15/25
  

5,542,250

  
 

8,750,000

  Wolfspeed, Inc.
1.875%, 12/01/29*
  

5,226,550

  
 

5,338,000

  

0.250%, 02/15/28

  

3,291,624

  
 

4,250,000

  Workiva, Inc.*µ
1.250%, 08/15/28
  

3,860,360

  
 

8,000,000

  Zscaler, Inc.
0.125%, 07/01/25
  

9,767,520

  
   

220,449,600

  
  

Materials (2.4%)

 
 

1,500,000

  ATI, Inc.
3.500%, 06/15/25
  

3,711,240

  
 

3,500,000

  Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.*
2.500%, 04/15/26
  

4,024,685

  
 

4,991,000

  Lithium Americas Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
  

3,369,424

  
 

6,306,000

  MP Materials Corp.*µ
0.250%, 04/01/26
  

5,195,892

  
   

16,301,241

  
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

475,000

  Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
7.000% PIK rate
  

315,884

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Real Estate (0.7%)

 
 

6,000,000

  Pebblebrook Hotel Trustµ
1.750%, 12/15/26
 

$

4,771,380

  
    

Utilities (3.3%)

 
 

4,250,000

  CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
  

4,024,070

  
 

15,250,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
  

13,985,470

  
 

4,250,000

  Southern Company*µ
3.875%, 12/15/25
  

4,175,540

  
   

22,185,080

  
  TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS(Cost $809,229,108)  

706,562,177

  

BANK LOANS (7.0%)¡

   
  

Airlines (0.2%)

 
 

720,000

  American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

731,250

  
 

738,750

  Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

762,545

  
   

1,493,795

  
  

Communication Services (0.2%)

 
 

126,698

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡
9.145%, 08/21/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

121,999

  
 

317,944

  DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

309,940

  
 

1,505,000

  Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

661,967

  
 

485,000

  Telesat Canada‡
8.434%, 12/07/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

334,286

  
   

1,428,192

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (1.3%)

 
 

458,111

  American Axle and Manufacturing,
Inc.‡
9.007%, 12/13/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

457,158

  
 

305,264

  American Axle and Manufacturing,
Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

304,629

  
 

965,150

  Caesars Entertainment Corp.‡
8.674%, 02/06/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

962,872

  
 

972,563

  Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

956,758

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

980,075

  Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
 

$

969,049

  
 

530,816

  Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡
10.130%, 01/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

531,944

  
 

1,105,558

  Petco Health and Wellness
Company, Inc.‡
8.902%, 03/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,082,833

  
 

2,386,325

  PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

2,361,221

  
 

599,326

  TKC Holdings, Inc.‡
10.939%, 05/15/28
1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%
  

575,353

  
 

245,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC‡
9.815%, 08/01/30
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

244,585

  
   

8,446,402

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.2%)

 
 

960,000

  Star Parent, Inc.‡
9.386%, 09/27/30
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
  

917,765

  
 

500,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.‡
8.689%, 10/22/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

499,305

  
   

1,417,070

  
  

Energy (0.3%)

 
 

475,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.‡
0.000%, 10/23/30
  

439,375

  
 

1,200,200

  Par Petroleum, LLC‡
9.773%, 02/28/30
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

1,198,700

  
   

1,638,075

  
  

Financials (1.3%)

 
 

240,000

  Advisor Group, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

239,205

  
 

950,213

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC‡
8.835%, 11/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

948,089

  
 

526,001

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.325%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

526,369

  
 

192,271

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.424%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

192,405

  
 

989,950

  AssuredPartners, Inc.‡
8.824%, 02/12/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

982,525

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

738,150

  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
 

$

739,180

  
 

873,728

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.!
0.000%, 10/22/26
  

873,182

  
 

471,438

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

470,891

  
 

952,800

  Hub International, Ltd.‡
9.365%, 11/10/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

952,662

  
 

1,761,452

  Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,762,914

  
 

1,331,550

  VFH Parent, LLC‡
8.427%, 01/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,325,032

  
   

9,012,454

  
  

Health Care (0.8%)

 
 

1,677,793

  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
8.939%, 05/04/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,647,525

  
 

526,015

  Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

526,928

  
 

1,001,248

  Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
12.703%, 09/30/27
1 mo. SOFR + 7.25%
  

762,896

  
 

988,235

  Padagis, LLC‡
10.434%, 07/06/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

880,355

  
 

131,057

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

131,285

  
 

2,374,245

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.633%, 03/02/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

1,716,045

  
 

6,770

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.577%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

4,893

  
   

5,669,927

  
  

Industrials (0.8%)

 
 

469,200

  ACProducts, Inc.‡
9.902%, 05/17/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

374,447

  
 

607,313

  Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

607,464

  
 

1,225,738

  ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,231,290

  
 

607,538

  Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

606,967

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,125,750

  Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
 

$

1,126,105

  
 

521,063

  Summit Materials, LLC‡
8.571%, 12/14/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

523,913

  
 

931,224

  United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

930,642

  
   

5,400,828

  
  

Information Technology (0.7%)

 
 

948,697

  Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

948,896

  
 

807,701

  Camelot Finance SA‡
8.439%, 10/30/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

807,621

  
 

670,000

  Central Parent, Inc.!
0.000%, 07/06/29
  

667,069

  
 

243,163

  Central Parent, Inc.‡
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

242,099

  
 

962,194

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
8.176%, 02/06/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

962,194

  
 

891,298

  II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

890,879

  
   

4,518,758

  
  

Materials (0.8%)

 
 

720,000

  Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

702,000

  
 

972,563

  Ineos US Finance, LLC‡
8.825%, 02/18/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

953,568

  
 

1,185,710

  Innophos, Inc.‡
8.689%, 02/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,175,335

  
 

1,206,975

  LSF11 A5 Holdco, LLC‡
9.674%, 10/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

1,186,233

  
 

497,455

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA‡
7.939%, 05/03/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

397,313

  
 

983,781

  WR Grace & Company‡
9.402%, 09/22/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

967,795

  
   

5,382,244

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.4%)

 
 

474,000

  Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.‡
9.599%, 04/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.18%
  

459,683

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

241,325

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC‡
9.324%, 01/27/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
 

$

236,370

  
 

1,019,700

  Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC‡
9.990%, 04/29/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

994,952

  
 

990,000

  Patagonia Holdco, LLC‡
11.117%, 08/01/29
3 mo. SOFR + 5.75%
  

858,825

  
   

2,549,830

  
    TOTAL BANK LOANS(Cost $48,802,327)  

46,957,575

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (4.7%)

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

26

  Gulfport Energy Corp.#
10.000%,
15.000% PIK rate
  

230,750

  
  

Financials (1.9%)

 
 

83,465

  Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
  

4,015,501

  
 

8,100

  Bank of America Corp.‡ ‡‡
7.250%
  

8,530,920

  
   

12,546,421

  
  

Industrials (0.5%)

 
 

75,625

  Chart Industries, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/25
  

3,717,725

  
  

Utilities (2.3%)

 
 

141,020

  AES Corp.^
6.875%, 02/15/24
  

8,500,686

  
 

180,300

  NextEra Energy, Inc.^
6.926%, 09/01/25
  

6,768,462

  
   

15,269,148

  
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCKS(Cost $42,772,967)
  

31,764,044

  

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

47,739

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.&
06/30/27, Strike $15.98
  

5

  
 

42,965

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.
06/30/27, Strike $12.33
  

4

  
    TOTAL WARRANTS(Cost $18,376)  

9

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (0.5%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

20,285

  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A#

 

$

58,624

  
 

6,819

  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

30,754

  
 

1

  Frontier Communications
Parent, Inc.µ#
  

18

  
   

89,396

  
  

Energy (0.5%)

 
 

8,836

  

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A&#

  

393,202

  
 

2,869

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.µ^

  

246,964

  
 

67,000

  

Energy Transfer, LP

  

881,050

  
 

39,795

  

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

  

1,036,262

  
 

6,644

  

EP Energy Corp.&#

  

17,440

  
 

8,557

  

ONEOK, Inc.^

  

557,916

  
   

3,132,834

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.0%)

 
 

11,411

  

Intelsat Emergence, SA&#

  

271,011

  
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS(Cost $5,363,925)  

3,493,241

  

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.4%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

11,875

  United States Cellular Corp.µ
5.500%, 06/01/70
  

173,612

  
 

11,375

  

5.500%, 03/01/70

  

169,033

  
   

342,645

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

6,122

  

Guitar Center, Inc.&#

  

645,871

  
  

Energy (0.2%)

 
 

29,680

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
11.315%
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.64%
  

744,968

  
 

7,294

  12.438
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%%
  

185,778

  
 

43,000

  NuStar Logistics, LP‡
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. USD SOFR + 7.00%
  

1,117,140

  
   

2,047,886

  
  TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS(Cost $3,137,405)  

3,036,402

  

RIGHTS (0.0%)#

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

2

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA,
(Expires 12/15/25)
  

  
 

2

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA,
(Expires 12/15/25)
  

  
  TOTAL RIGHTS(Cost $—)  

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.2%)#

   
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

580

  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     
 7,719,220  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $127.50

 

$

704,700

  
  

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
 

300

  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

     
 

7,290,600

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $250.00

  

471,000

  
  TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS(Cost $1,579,635)  

1,175,700

  
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (161.9%)(Cost $1,238,324,701)  

1,089,475,997

  
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES,
AT LIQUIDATION VALUE (-19.8%)
  

(133,000,000

)

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-42.1%)

  

(283,694,268

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

672,781,729

  

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

* Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

µ Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $465,410,737.

^ Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@ In default status and considered non-income producing.

& Illiquid security.

‡ Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

~ Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or potential collateral for future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $2,132,875.

¡ Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

! This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

# Non-income producing security.

‡‡ Perpetual maturity.

Note: The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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The following table summarizes the Fund's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2023 (see Note 1):

  

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

  

$

295,809,134

  

$

  

$

295,809,134

  

Convertible Bonds

  

   

706,562,177

   

   

706,562,177

  

Bank Loans

  

   

46,957,575

   

   

46,957,575

  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

  

31,533,294

   

230,750

   

   

31,764,044

  

Warrants

  

   

9

   

   

9

  

Common Stocks

  

2,811,588

   

681,653

   

   

3,493,241

  

Preferred Stocks

  

2,216,919

   

819,483

   

   

3,036,402

  

Asset Backed Securities

  

   

677,715

   

   

677,715

  

Purchased Options

  

1,175,700

   

   

   

1,175,700

  

Total

 

$

37,737,501

  

$

1,051,738,496

  

$

  

$

1,089,475,997

  

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITY (0.1%)

   
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 850,000  SVC ABS, LLC Series 2023-1A, Class C*
6.700%, 02/20/53
(Cost $782,023)
 

$

753,016

  

CORPORATE BONDS (44.2%)

   
  

Airlines (0.8%)

 
 173,333  Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
  

172,475

  
 956,044  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*µ
4.800%, 02/15/29
  

896,119

  
 440,686  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
  

439,870

  
 1,132,040  American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B
3.950%, 01/11/32
  

965,506

  
 652,500  American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*
5.500%, 04/20/26
  

634,752

  
 261,000  

5.750%, 04/20/29

  

235,576

  
 1,047,130  British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*
3.900%, 03/15/33
  

909,851

  
 1,082,121  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
  

1,075,920

  
 725,000  Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. / Spirit IP
Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
  

538,378

  
   

5,868,447

  
  

Communication Services (5.0%)

 
 600,000  Altice France Holding, SA*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

330,792

  
 1,200,000  Altice France, SA*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

831,036

  
 1,255,000  APi Group DE, Inc.*
4.750%, 10/15/29
  

1,082,212

  
 1,543,000  Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
  

1,563,645

  
 1,100,000  Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
2.450%, 08/12/31
  

811,448

  
 1,307,000  Audacy Capital Corp.*
6.750%, 03/31/29
  

21,239

  
 490,000  

6.500%, 05/01/27

  

7,350

  
 952,000  Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC
6.300%, 12/01/28
  

770,387

  
 1,025,000  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 09/15/28
  

999,529

  
 1,585,000  Consolidated Communications, Inc.*^
6.500%, 10/01/28
  

1,257,967

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 1,685,000  CSC Holdings, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/27
 

$

1,408,525

  
 1,630,000  

5.375%, 02/01/28

  

1,299,729

  
 1,600,000  

4.625%, 12/01/30

  

812,720

  
 1,220,000  

4.500%, 11/15/31

  

807,079

  
 1,150,000  

5.750%, 01/15/30

  

606,223

  
 750,000  Diamond Sports Group, LLC /
Diamond Sports Finance Company*@
6.625%, 08/15/27
  

9,510

  
 585,000  

5.375%, 08/15/26

  

7,172

  
 2,605,000  Directv Financing, LLC / Directv
Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*
5.875%, 08/15/27
  

2,283,022

  
 1,060,000  Frontier California, Inc.
6.750%, 05/15/27
  

978,719

  
 658,000  Frontier Communications
Holdings, LLC*
5.000%, 05/01/28
  

571,072

  
 261,000  

8.750%, 05/15/30

  

248,976

  
 1,165,000  Frontier Florida, LLC@
6.860%, 02/01/28
  

1,072,452

  
 1,555,000  Frontier North, Inc.@
6.730%, 02/15/28
  

1,442,527

  
 905,000  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

764,897

  
 270,000  

5.250%, 12/01/27

  

255,304

  
 395,000  iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27^
  

242,435

  
 395,000  

5.250%, 08/15/27*

  

289,938

  
 790,000  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA&
9.750%, 07/15/25*
  

1

  
 510,000  

5.500%, 08/01/23

  

1

  
 1,295,000  LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

1,173,425

  
 791,137  Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
15.500% PIK rate
  

199,414

  
 785,000  Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.600%, 09/15/39
  

213,630

  
 525,000  

4.000%, 02/15/27*^

  

358,958

  
 263,000  

7.650%, 03/15/42

  

70,836

  
 522,000  Match Group Holdings II, LLC*
3.625%, 10/01/31
  

404,164

  
 875,000  Nexstar Media, Inc.*
5.625%, 07/15/27
  

787,920

  
 1,530,000  Paramount Global
4.900%, 08/15/44
  

963,808

  
 367,000  Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/25
  

352,430

  
 514,000  Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

390,424

  
 257,000  

5.375%, 01/15/31

  

159,697

  
 930,000  Scripps Escrow, Inc.*^
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

696,161

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 1,350,000  Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/01/29
 

$

1,197,369

  
 1,044,000  

4.000%, 07/15/28

  

888,256

  
 515,000  

3.125%, 09/01/26

  

462,722

  
 261,000  

3.875%, 09/01/31

  

196,593

  
 957,000  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
  

596,393

  
 1,915,000  Sprint, LLCµ
7.125%, 06/15/24
  

1,925,896

  
 1,170,000  Stagwell Global, LLC*
5.625%, 08/15/29
  

968,011

  
 805,000  Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
  

663,062

  
 1,042,000  Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
  

623,908

  
 420,000  Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
  

393,397

  
 1,186,000  United States Cellular Corp.^
6.700%, 12/15/33
  

1,129,487

  
 390,000  Univision Communications, Inc.*
8.000%, 08/15/28
  

369,611

  
 525,000  Viasat, Inc.*
5.625%, 04/15/27
  

459,344

  
   

36,420,823

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (9.5%)

 
 1,257,000  Abercrombie & Fitch Management
Company*
8.750%, 07/15/25
  

1,277,967

  
 1,055,000  Adams Homes, Inc.*
9.250%, 10/15/28
  

1,035,588

  
 1,305,000  Adient Global Holdings Company*^
8.250%, 04/15/31
  

1,277,021

  
 830,000  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.875%, 07/01/28
  

739,746

  
 913,000  Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton
Woods Finance Company*
4.625%, 08/01/29
  

742,041

  
 780,000  

6.625%, 01/15/28

  

715,876

  
 1,325,000  At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
  

460,438

  
 1,369,000  Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.694%, 01/15/27
  

1,326,739

  
 1,285,000  

6.875%, 11/01/35

  

1,135,799

  
 600,000  Benteler International AG*^
10.500%, 05/15/28
  

606,678

  
 657,000  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.625%, 10/15/29
  

540,902

  
 512,000  

8.125%, 07/01/27

  

507,566

  
 1,100,000  Carnival Corp.*
6.000%, 05/01/29
  

930,336

  
 523,000  

4.000%, 08/01/28

  

455,653

  
 520,000  

7.625%, 03/01/26^

  

505,913

  
 65,000  

7.000%, 08/15/29

  

63,857

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 1,219,000  Carriage Services, Inc.*^
4.250%, 05/15/29
 

$

998,276

  
 209,000  Carvana Company*
14.000%, 06/01/31
  

157,293

  
 176,000  

13.000%, 06/01/30

  

132,081

  
 117,000  

12.000%, 12/01/28

  

87,625

  
 2,250,000  CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.*
5.125%, 05/01/27
  

2,073,150

  
 1,825,000  

4.500%, 08/15/30

  

1,466,789

  
 1,200,000  

6.375%, 09/01/29

  

1,103,280

  
 1,150,000  

4.750%, 03/01/30

  

949,992

  
 1,035,000  

4.250%, 02/01/31

  

806,410

  
 540,000  

5.000%, 02/01/28

  

483,786

  
 522,000  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

408,042

  
 522,000  CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*
5.750%, 04/01/30
  

467,785

  
 810,000  Cedar Fair, LP^
5.250%, 07/15/29
  

700,561

  
 520,000  Churchill Downs, Inc.*
6.750%, 05/01/31
  

486,174

  
 855,000  Dana, Inc.
4.250%, 09/01/30
  

680,332

  
 782,000  

4.500%, 02/15/32

  

612,916

  
 1,300,000  DISH DBS Corp.
5.250%, 12/01/26*
  

1,051,661

  
 828,000  

7.750%, 07/01/26

  

555,613

  
 650,000  

7.375%, 07/01/28

  

366,470

  
 530,000  

5.125%, 06/01/29

  

273,512

  
 1,049,000  DISH Network Corp.*
11.750%, 11/15/27
  

1,039,926

  
 1,510,000  Empire Resorts, Inc.*
7.750%, 11/01/26
  

1,236,584

  
 1,142,000  Everi Holdings, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/29
  

960,605

  
 1,075,000  Ford Motor Company^
6.100%, 08/19/32
  

995,235

  
 1,650,000  Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
4.000%, 11/13/30
  

1,360,557

  
 1,350,000  

7.200%, 06/10/30

  

1,348,474

  
 1,280,000  

5.113%, 05/03/29

  

1,162,522

  
 945,000  

7.350%, 11/04/27

  

957,323

  
 800,000  

2.900%, 02/16/28

  

681,256

  
 450,000  

7.350%, 03/06/30

  

452,763

  
 200,000  

4.950%, 05/28/27

  

187,702

  
 391,000  Gap, Inc.*
3.875%, 10/01/31
  

282,079

  
 510,000  General Motors Company
5.200%, 04/01/45
  

378,038

  
 1,795,000  goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24
  

1,764,252

  
 962,000  

4.375%, 05/01/26^

  

872,005

  
 560,000  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
  

456,747

  
 445,000  Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*
4.000%, 08/15/28
  

384,622

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 1,116,000  Guitar Center, Inc.*^&
8.500%, 01/15/26
 

$

943,210

  
 825,000  International Game Technology, PLC*
6.250%, 01/15/27
  

804,977

  
 311,703  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
  

313,791

  
 928,000  Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
  

536,532

  
 1,040,000  LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*
8.250%, 08/01/31
  

996,767

  
 1,045,000  Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30
  

275,305

  
 1,008,000  Life Time, Inc.*
8.000%, 04/15/26
  

985,128

  
 525,000  

5.750%, 01/15/26

  

509,177

  
 525,000  Light & Wonder International, Inc.*
7.500%, 09/01/31
  

513,503

  
 390,000  Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 05/15/28
  

382,317

  
 672,000  Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*
6.750%, 02/15/27
  

611,036

  
 685,000  M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
  

548,130

  
 1,744,000  Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC
6.700%, 07/15/34*
  

1,344,746

  
 500,000  

4.300%, 02/15/43

  

274,370

  
 1,200,000  Mclaren Finance, PLC*
7.500%, 08/01/26
  

1,036,020

  
 1,329,000  Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*
4.875%, 05/01/29
  

1,109,409

  
 625,000  Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
  

590,356

  
 500,000  Nordstrom, Inc.
5.000%, 01/15/44
  

301,095

  
 499,000  

4.250%, 08/01/31

  

365,827

  
 1,195,000  PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
  

929,304

  
 650,000  PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.*
7.750%, 02/15/29
  

599,469

  
 325,000  

4.750%, 02/15/28

  

287,830

  
 1,460,000  Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*^
5.625%, 09/01/29
  

1,027,533

  
 2,564,000  Rite Aid Corp.*@
8.000%, 11/15/26
  

1,782,980

  
 520,000  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
7.250%, 01/15/30
  

514,426

  
 1,475,000  Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet
Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed*
4.625%, 03/01/29
  

1,199,440

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 2,090,000  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
 

$

1,925,329

  
 1,173,000  Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

978,188

  
 753,000  Speedway Motorsports, LLC /
Speedway Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
  

674,334

  
 2,125,000  Station Casinos, LLC*
4.500%, 02/15/28
  

1,837,296

  
 636,000  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
  

579,339

  
 260,000  Viking Cruises, Ltd.*
9.125%, 07/15/31
  

255,788

  
 1,215,000  Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
4.500%, 03/15/29
  

1,131,894

  
 525,000  Windsor Holdings III, LLC*
8.500%, 06/15/30
  

515,392

  
 1,025,000  ZF North America Capital, Inc.*
7.125%, 04/14/30
  

997,632

  
 300,000  

6.875%, 04/14/28

  

291,645

  
   

68,674,073

  
  

Consumer Staples (1.9%)

 
 1,178,000  1375209 B.C., Ltd.*
9.000%, 01/30/28
  

1,145,275

  
 1,050,000  B&G Foods, Inc.*
8.000%, 09/15/28
  

1,025,052

  
 1,191,000  Central Garden & Pet Company*
4.125%, 04/30/31
  

951,907

  
 1,188,000  Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
  

999,025

  
 1,445,000  Energizer Holdings, Inc.*
4.375%, 03/31/29
  

1,189,726

  
 260,000  

6.500%, 12/31/27^

  

244,275

  
 1,575,000  JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30^
  

1,441,015

  
 650,000  

5.125%, 02/01/28µ

  

610,474

  
 390,000  

5.750%, 04/01/33

  

343,383

  
 672,000  New Albertsons, LP
7.750%, 06/15/26
  

679,479

  
 1,043,000  Performance Food Group, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/01/29
  

885,038

  
 775,000  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
  

640,328

  
 477,000  Post Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 03/01/27
  

455,435

  
 986,000  Prestige Brands, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/01/31
  

786,019

  
 855,000  United Natural Foods, Inc.*^
6.750%, 10/15/28
  

669,097

  
 1,628,000  Vector Group, Ltd.*
5.750%, 02/01/29
  

1,382,384

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 530,000  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
7.375%, 10/01/31
 

$

523,338

  
   

13,971,250

  
  

Energy (5.8%)

 
 1,041,000  Antero Resources Corp.*
5.375%, 03/01/30
  

951,516

  
 1,037,000  Apache Corp.
5.100%, 09/01/40
  

807,387

  
 810,000  Buckeye Partners, LP
3.950%, 12/01/26
  

739,279

  
 545,000  

5.850%, 11/15/43

  

386,002

  
 1,460,000  Callon Petroleum Company*^
7.500%, 06/15/30
  

1,415,295

  
 520,000  Cheniere Energy, Inc.µ
4.625%, 10/15/28
  

475,384

  
 780,000  Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
6.750%, 04/15/29
  

765,359

  
 1,465,000  Civitas Resources, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/01/31
  

1,480,397

  
 775,000  Continental Resources, Inc.*
2.875%, 04/01/32
  

574,112

  
 515,000  

5.750%, 01/15/31

  

478,075

  
 808,000  DT Midstream, Inc.*
4.125%, 06/15/29
  

695,817

  
 1,024,000  Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/27
  

1,039,534

  
 390,000  

9.875%, 07/15/31

  

420,853

  
 600,000  Enbridge, Inc.‡
7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
  

558,342

  
 1,520,000  Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/01/66
3 mo. SOFR + 3.28%
  

1,242,752

  
 764,000  6.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.69%
  

694,285

  
 1,300,000  EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
9.780%, 11/01/35‡
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.11%
  

1,160,913

  
 1,125,000  

4.850%, 07/15/26

  

1,063,721

  
 650,000  Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
  

624,936

  
 1,730,000  EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
  

1,719,897

  
 765,000  Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis
Energy Finance Corp.
8.875%, 04/15/30
  

743,832

  
 467,000  

6.250%, 05/15/26

  

445,826

  
 1,105,000  Gulfport Energy Corp.
8.000%, 05/17/26*
  

1,105,464

  
 1,015,000  

6.375%, 05/15/25&

  

1

  
 310,206  

8.000%, 05/17/26

  

310,336

  
 1,460,000  Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp
Finance Company*
6.000%, 04/15/30
  

1,298,188

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 782,000  Howard Midstream Energy
Partners, LLC*
6.750%, 01/15/27
 

$

743,698

  
 1,015,000  Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC /
Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
  

971,132

  
 540,000  Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

534,460

  
 495,000  

7.500%, 01/15/26

  

473,844

  
 780,000  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
7.375%, 05/15/27
  

730,423

  
 780,000  Nabors Industries, Ltd.*
7.500%, 01/15/28
  

689,239

  
 1,041,000  New Fortress Energy, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/15/25
  

968,796

  
 522,000  

6.500%, 09/30/26

  

467,968

  
 529,000  Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
  

485,109

  
 1,110,000  Parkland Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

1,067,432

  
 551,000  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
  

492,241

  
 260,000  Permian Resources Operating LLC*
7.000%, 01/15/32
  

254,410

  
 1,040,000  Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
9.736%, 11/01/35
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.11%
  

981,698

  
 1,460,000  Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

1,325,184

  
 525,000  Southwestern Energy Company
5.375%, 02/01/29
  

486,376

  
 521,000  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

448,560

  
 261,000  Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/30
  

224,567

  
 1,480,100  Transocean, Inc.*
8.750%, 02/15/30
  

1,478,901

  
 650,000  Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*
6.250%, 01/15/30
  

613,613

  
 260,000  

4.125%, 08/15/31

  

210,181

  
 260,000  

3.875%, 08/15/29

  

217,789

  
 1,300,000  Venture Global LNG, Inc.*
8.375%, 06/01/31
  

1,241,500

  
 780,000  

8.125%, 06/01/28

  

757,864

  
 525,000  

9.875%, 02/01/32

  

532,807

  
 265,000  

9.500%, 02/01/29

  

268,983

  
 979,000  Vital Energy, Inc.
9.500%, 01/15/25
  

984,306

  
 605,000  

7.750%, 07/31/29*

  

546,799

  
 132,000  

9.750%, 10/15/30

  

129,459

  
 1,045,000  VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
  

942,663

  
 1,308,000  Weatherford International, Ltd.*
8.625%, 04/30/30
  

1,323,722

  
   

41,791,227

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Financials (7.2%)

 
 1,387,000  Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
 

$

1,347,498

  
 1,562,000  Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon United
Finance Corp.*
8.250%, 02/15/26
  

1,553,268

  
 1,496,000  AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
  

1,386,313

  
 1,830,000  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC /
Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

1,671,668

  
 1,653,000  Ally Financial, Inc.
4.700%, 11/01/35
7 year CMT + 3.48%‡
  

1,047,326

  
 434,000  

8.000%, 11/01/31

  

424,396

  
 2,082,000  AmWINS Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 06/30/29
  

1,787,272

  
 1,146,000  Aviation Capital Group, LLC*µ
3.500%, 11/01/27
  

1,007,265

  
 425,000  Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*µ
5.500%, 01/15/26
  

409,641

  
 2,084,000  BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*
5.875%, 04/15/29
  

1,818,457

  
 985,000  Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. /
BPR Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC /
GGSI Sellco, LLC*
4.500%, 04/01/27
  

822,002

  
 657,000  

5.750%, 05/15/26

  

602,568

  
 1,000,000  Burford Capital Global Financial, LLC*
6.875%, 04/15/30
  

905,340

  
 1,335,000  Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/26^
  

1,272,469

  
 1,045,000  

5.125%, 12/31/24*

  

1,011,779

  
 1,045,000  Cushman & Wakefield U.S.
Borrower LLC*^
8.875%, 09/01/31
  

992,855

  
 1,346,000  Enact Holdings, Inc.*µ
6.500%, 08/15/25
  

1,325,689

  
 1,503,000  Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net
Lease Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
  

1,141,559

  
 1,050,000  GTCR W-2 Merger Sub, LLC*
7.500%, 01/15/31
  

1,036,549

  
 1,571,000  HUB International, Ltd.*
5.625%, 12/01/29
  

1,356,197

  
 817,000  

7.000%, 05/01/26

  

796,853

  
 781,000  Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn
Enterprises Finance Corp.
4.375%, 02/01/29
  

606,009

  
 1,420,000  ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%
  

1,068,081

  
 2,155,000  Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
  

1,974,454

  
 262,000  

7.000%, 02/15/29

  

254,468

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 2,640,000  Jefferies Finance, LLC / JFIN
Co-Issuer Corp.*
5.000%, 08/15/28
 

$

2,117,676

  
 2,029,000  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings,
LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
  

1,934,449

  
 522,000  

4.750%, 06/15/29

  

421,348

  
 960,000  LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
  

537,936

  
 1,080,000  Level 3 Financing, Inc.*
4.250%, 07/01/28
  

611,593

  
 869,000  

3.400%, 03/01/27^

  

808,605

  
 525,000  

4.625%, 09/15/27

  

354,328

  
 774,000  LPL Holdings, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/15/29
  

665,926

  
 1,055,000  Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*
8.125%, 03/30/29
  

1,040,557

  
 1,623,000  MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
  

1,524,792

  
 1,415,000  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 08/15/28
  

1,253,888

  
 1,133,000  Navient Corp.
5.000%, 03/15/27
  

999,283

  
 565,000  

4.875%, 03/15/28

  

468,764

  
 1,200,000  Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. /
American Finance Operating
Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
  

899,580

  
 730,000  OneMain Finance Corp.
9.000%, 01/15/29^
  

713,772

  
 715,000  

3.875%, 09/15/28

  

569,433

  
 518,000  

7.125%, 03/15/26^

  

504,159

  
 517,000  Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /
PK Domestic Property, LLC /
PK Finance Co-Issuer*
5.875%, 10/01/28
  

466,877

  
 1,602,000  PHH Mortgage Corp.*
7.875%, 03/15/26
  

1,389,270

  
 1,200,000  RHP Hotel Properties, LP /
RHP Finance Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/29
  

1,022,940

  
 475,000  Rocket Mortgage, LLC /
Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
3.625%, 03/01/29
  

386,650

  
 470,000  

3.875%, 03/01/31

  

363,780

  
 240,000  

2.875%, 10/15/26

  

209,606

  
 1,047,000  StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
  

1,053,272

  
 1,212,000  United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/29
  

1,015,341

  
 525,000  

5.750%, 06/15/27

  

479,078

  
 525,000  Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group Finance,
Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*
6.500%, 02/15/29
  

341,397

  
 520,000  

10.500%, 02/15/28

  

501,400

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 1,200,000  VZ Secured Financing, BV*
5.000%, 01/15/32
 

$

914,484

  
 1,091,000  XHR, LP*
6.375%, 08/15/25
  

1,064,761

  
   

52,254,921

  
  

Health Care (2.9%)

 
 2,092,000  Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*
11.000%, 09/30/28
  

1,280,639

  
 413,000  

14.000%, 10/15/30

  

227,518

  
 391,000  

6.125%, 02/01/27

  

218,452

  
 2,075,000  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*
6.125%, 04/01/30
  

806,594

  
 1,180,000  

8.000%, 03/15/26

  

1,080,408

  
 594,000  

6.875%, 04/15/29

  

245,209

  
 130,000  

5.250%, 05/15/30

  

92,425

  
 2,079,000  DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
  

1,631,204

  
 1,220,000  

3.750%, 02/15/31

  

878,327

  
 783,000  Embecta Corp.*
5.000%, 02/15/30
  

622,391

  
 260,000  

6.750%, 02/15/30

  

215,665

  
 525,000  Encompass Health Corp.
4.750%, 02/01/30
  

455,742

  
 525,000  

4.500%, 02/01/28

  

473,770

  
 1,234,000  HCA, Inc.^
7.500%, 11/06/33
  

1,266,750

  
 340,000  Jazz Securities DAC*
4.375%, 01/15/29
  

295,742

  
 445,578  Mallinckrodt International Finance,
SA / Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*@
10.000%, 06/15/29
  

31,672

  
 1,297,000  Medline Borrower, LP*
5.250%, 10/01/29^
  

1,105,381

  
 1,295,000  

3.875%, 04/01/29

  

1,093,951

  
 1,900,000  Organon & Company / Organon
Foreign Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
5.125%, 04/30/31
  

1,488,232

  
 450,000  

4.125%, 04/30/28

  

389,443

  
 1,103,000  Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
  

885,665

  
 2,465,000  Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 02/01/27
  

2,371,626

  
 1,420,000  

6.875%, 11/15/31

  

1,311,810

  
 1,320,000  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
5.125%, 05/09/29^
  

1,152,281

  
 1,000,000  

4.750%, 05/09/27^

  

907,830

  
 500,000  

3.150%, 10/01/26

  

440,140

  
   

20,968,867

  
  

Industrials (6.3%)

 
 1,200,000  ACCO Brands Corp.*^
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

996,684

  
 825,000  AerCap Holdings, NV^‡
5.875%, 10/10/79
5 year CMT + 4.54%
  

776,012

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 1,055,000  Air Lease Corp.‡
4.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.15%
 

$

758,999

  
 1,750,000  Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons,
LP / Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
  

1,647,152

  
 780,000  

5.875%, 02/15/28

  

748,324

  
 779,000  

3.500%, 03/15/29

  

664,791

  
 1,200,000  Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
  

1,092,936

  
 260,000  American Airlines Group, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/01/25
  

243,448

  
 587,000  Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
  

513,983

  
 2,650,000  ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
  

1,547,388

  
 821,000  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.125%, 05/15/29
  

690,075

  
 533,000  Bombardier, Inc.*
7.875%, 04/15/27
  

513,546

  
 1,044,000  BWX Technologies, Inc.*
4.125%, 04/15/29
  

903,175

  
 1,078,000  Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
  

979,665

  
 257,000  Delta Air Lines, Inc. /
SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*µ
4.750%, 10/20/28
  

241,562

  
 1,360,000  Deluxe Corp.*
8.000%, 06/01/29
  

1,077,895

  
 783,000  Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*
7.875%, 01/31/27
  

745,025

  
 520,000  Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
  

495,383

  
 500,000  EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
  

449,125

  
 634,000  Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*
7.125%, 08/15/28
  

492,916

  
 675,000  Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
4.750%, 07/15/27
  

630,781

  
 484,000  

3.500%, 03/01/29

  

406,545

  
 1,141,000  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^
5.250%, 06/01/29
  

934,787

  
 2,438,000  H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
3.875%, 12/15/28
  

2,070,350

  
 1,549,000  Hawaiian Brand Intellectual
Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles
Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
  

1,145,950

  
 1,350,000  Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
  

1,271,714

  
 1,210,000  IEA Energy Services, LLC*
6.625%, 08/15/29
  

1,155,913

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 727,000  JELD-WEN, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
 

$

690,614

  
 540,000  

4.875%, 12/15/27

  

461,095

  
 1,690,000  Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*
4.875%, 09/15/28
  

1,440,133

  
 1,040,000  Knife River Holding Company*
7.750%, 05/01/31
  

1,037,743

  
 515,000  MasTec, Inc.*µ
4.500%, 08/15/28
  

452,834

  
 650,000  Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
  

590,226

  
 1,302,000  Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/29
  

860,791

  
 1,040,000  Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
  

886,652

  
 390,000  OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
  

332,077

  
 1,200,000  Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer,
Inc. / Pactiv Evergreen Group
Issuer, LLC*^
4.000%, 10/15/27
  

1,056,504

  
 1,573,000  Patrick Industries, Inc.*^
4.750%, 05/01/29
  

1,293,179

  
 525,000  QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
  

223,608

  
 809,000  Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
  

770,427

  
 261,000  

5.000%, 04/15/29^

  

232,924

  
 400,000  Sensata Technologies, BV*
4.000%, 04/15/29
  

340,552

  
 519,000  Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
  

416,165

  
 774,000  Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/30
  

487,171

  
 515,000  

5.500%, 03/01/30^

  

280,114

  
 1,030,000  Standard Industries, Inc.*
5.000%, 02/15/27
  

954,058

  
 835,000  Stericycle, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

713,474

  
 779,000  STL Holding Company, LLC*
7.500%, 02/15/26
  

731,629

  
 1,404,000  TransDigm, Inc.
6.250%, 03/15/26*
  

1,373,982

  
 1,125,000  

6.875%, 12/15/30*

  

1,088,764

  
 815,000  

7.500%, 03/15/27

  

815,114

  
 790,000  

6.750%, 08/15/28*

  

768,860

  
 1,039,000  Tronox, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

816,758

  
 421,811  United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
3.500%, 11/01/29
  

373,843

  
 1,039,000  Vertiv Group Corp.*
4.125%, 11/15/28
  

909,281

  
 1,095,000  Wabash National Corp.*
4.500%, 10/15/28
  

908,007

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 915,000  Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26
 

$

844,133

  
 604,000  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
4.625%, 08/15/28
  

537,379

  
   

45,882,215

  
  

Information Technology (2.0%)

 
 521,000  Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
4.000%, 07/01/29
  

460,173

  
 604,000  Coherent Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

513,545

  
 1,136,000  CommScope Technologies, LLC*^
6.000%, 06/15/25
  

686,212

  
 955,000  CommScope, Inc.*^
4.750%, 09/01/29
  

652,389

  
 660,000  Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.µ
6.020%, 06/15/26
  

660,746

  
 522,000  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

449,776

  
 520,000  Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
  

463,918

  
 1,130,000  KBR, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/30/28
  

996,490

  
 1,130,000  MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*
5.750%, 11/01/28^
  

843,827

  
 520,000  

5.500%, 09/01/28

  

434,918

  
 528,000  NCL Corp., Ltd.*
8.125%, 01/15/29
  

516,564

  
 522,000  NCR Voyix Corp.*
5.125%, 04/15/29
  

449,479

  
 771,000  ON Semiconductor Corp.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
  

662,659

  
 780,000  Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
  

679,435

  
 525,000  

6.900%, 12/01/27

  

523,992

  
 391,000  

3.875%, 12/01/29

  

320,999

  
 391,000  Open Text Holdings, Inc.*^
4.125%, 12/01/31
  

308,257

  
 1,168,000  Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

942,973

  
 1,450,000  TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
  

1,192,944

  
 725,000  Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/29
  

605,063

  
 259,000  

3.875%, 03/15/31^

  

207,311

  
 1,300,000  Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
  

1,034,995

  
 1,200,000  ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC /
ZoomInfo Finance Corp.*
3.875%, 02/01/29
  

992,196

  
   

14,598,861

  
  

Materials (1.9%)

 
 555,000  ArcelorMittal, SA^
7.000%, 10/15/39
  

527,872

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 500,000  ATI, Inc.
5.875%, 12/01/27
 

$

465,695

  
 258,000  Carpenter Technology Corp.
7.625%, 03/15/30
  

256,320

  
 780,000  Chemours Company*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

603,626

  
 1,640,000  Clearwater Paper Corp.*
4.750%, 08/15/28
  

1,449,284

  
 780,000  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
  

724,698

  
 522,000  Commercial Metals Company
4.125%, 01/15/30
  

441,800

  
 261,000  

4.375%, 03/15/32

  

210,922

  
 1,210,000  Constellium, SE*^
3.750%, 04/15/29
  

996,471

  
 512,000  HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
  

444,385

  
 525,000  INEOS Finance, PLC*^
6.750%, 05/15/28
  

490,928

  
 800,000  JW Aluminum Continuous
Cast Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26
  

798,024

  
 1,180,000  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*
4.625%, 03/01/28
  

986,327

  
 130,000  

4.500%, 06/01/31

  

96,160

  
 260,000  LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*
6.625%, 10/15/29
  

213,333

  
 1,367,000  Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/29
  

1,073,683

  
 520,000  

12.875%, 10/01/28*

  

525,855

  
 1,015,000  OCI, NV*
6.700%, 03/16/33
  

939,393

  
 785,000  Owens-Brockway Glass
Container, Inc.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

719,358

  
 505,000  

6.625%, 05/13/27

  

481,194

  
 1,194,000  Silgan Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 02/01/28
  

1,064,988

  
 521,000  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
  

223,223

  
   

13,733,539

  
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 475,000  Gen Digital, Inc.*
7.125%, 09/30/30^
  

463,035

  
 475,000  

6.750%, 09/30/27

  

463,182

  
   

926,217

  
  

Real Estate (0.4%)

 
 834,000  EPR Properties
3.750%, 08/15/29
  

659,110

  
 750,000  Forestar Group, Inc.*
5.000%, 03/01/28
  

661,545

  
 551,000  

3.850%, 05/15/26

  

494,490

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 1,168,000  MIWD Holdco II, LLC / MIWD
Finance Corp.*
5.500%, 02/01/30
 

$

927,824

  
 485,000  Service Properties Trust
5.250%, 02/15/26
  

435,380

  
   

3,178,349

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.2%)

 
 1,045,000  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC /
Fertitta Entertainment Finance
Company, Inc.*
6.750%, 01/15/30
  

831,507

  
 524,000  

4.625%, 01/15/29

  

442,408

  
   

1,273,915

  
  

Utilities (0.2%)

 
 379,000  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.67%
  

343,393

  
 525,000  Vistra Corp.*‡
7.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 5.74%
  

480,270

  
 270,000  8.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 6.93%
  

256,873

  
   

1,080,536

  
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS(Cost $353,954,379)  

320,623,240

  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (106.1%)

   
  

Communication Services (9.7%)

 
 780,000  Cable One, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

638,578

  
 9,250,000  Liberty Media Corp.*
3.750%, 03/15/28
  

10,193,777

  
 8,750,000  

2.375%, 09/30/53

  

8,484,438

  
 9,750,000  Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty
Formula One
2.250%, 08/15/27
  

9,718,117

  
 5,750,000  Match Group Financeco 3, Inc.*µ~
2.000%, 01/15/30
  

4,672,853

  
 6,750,000  Perficient, Inc.µ
0.125%, 11/15/26
  

5,403,308

  
 16,500,000  Sea, Ltd.
0.250%, 09/15/26
  

13,120,470

  
 11,500,000  Snap, Inc.µ
0.000%, 05/01/27
  

8,565,775

  
 6,000,000  

0.750%, 08/01/26

  

5,296,920

  
 3,750,000  Zillow Group, Inc.µ
1.375%, 09/01/26
  

3,939,075

  
   

70,033,311

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (20.1%)

 
 12,250,000  Airbnb, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

10,613,400

  
 5,000,000  Booking Holdings, Inc.µ
0.750%, 05/01/25
  

7,624,550

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 4,500,000  Carnival Corp.*µ
5.750%, 12/01/27
 

$

5,331,690

  
 7,500,000  Chegg, Inc.µ
0.000%, 09/01/26
  

5,826,150

  
 15,570,000  DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

9,552,818

  
 1,286,000  

2.375%, 03/15/24µ

  

1,232,258

  
 12,500,000  DraftKings Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/28
  

9,278,125

  
 14,000,000  Etsy, Inc.µ
0.125%, 09/01/27
  

11,063,360

  
 18,500,000  Ford Motor Companyµ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

16,886,985

  
 9,250,000  Liberty Broadband Corp.*
3.125%, 03/31/53
  

9,176,463

  
 2,620,000  Lucid Group, Inc.*
1.250%, 12/15/26
  

1,444,039

  
 11,000,000  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*µ
3.250%, 12/15/27
  

9,326,570

  
 10,250,000  Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

10,805,345

  
 6,250,000  Shake Shack, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/01/28
  

4,622,000

  
 16,250,000  Vail Resorts, Inc.µ^
0.000%, 01/01/26
  

14,227,525

  
 14,500,000  Wayfair, Inc.µ
3.250%, 09/15/27
  

13,972,780

  
 4,500,000  Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
  

4,590,540

  
   

145,574,598

  
  

Consumer Staples (1.1%)

 
 3,067,000  Enovis Corp.*
3.875%, 10/15/28
  

3,204,248

  
 5,000,000  Post Holdings, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/27
  

4,772,850

  
   

7,977,098

  
  

Energy (3.0%)

 
 1,675,000  EQT Corp.µ
1.750%, 05/01/26
  

4,869,895

  
 5,265,000  Nabors Industries, Inc.*µ
1.750%, 06/15/29
  

3,945,170

  
 4,500,000  Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
  

5,314,815

  
 3,000,000  Pioneer Natural Resources Companyµ
0.250%, 05/15/25
  

7,655,910

  
 10,545,000  SunEdison, Inc.@
0.250%, 01/15/49*
  

105,450

  
 1,027,000  

2.000%, 10/01/49

  

10,270

  
   

21,901,510

  
  

Financials (1.3%)

 
 9,250,000  Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
  

9,377,650

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Health Care (22.7%)

 
 5,000,000  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.µ
1.000%, 09/15/27
 

$

4,339,300

  
 6,000,000  Alphatec Holdings, Inc.µ
0.750%, 08/01/26
  

5,125,860

  
 6,019,000  BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.µ
0.599%, 08/01/24
  

5,804,182

  
 10,250,000  CONMED Corp.µ
2.250%, 06/15/27
  

9,595,537

  
 13,500,000  CryoPort, Inc.*µ
0.750%, 12/01/26
  

10,683,225

  
 17,458,000  Dexcom, Inc.µ
0.250%, 11/15/25
  

16,572,356

  
 8,750,000  

0.375%, 05/15/28*

  

7,718,025

  
 4,500,000  Envista Holdings Corp.*µ
1.750%, 08/15/28
  

3,893,580

  
 7,500,000  Exact Sciences Corp.µ
0.375%, 03/15/27
  

6,534,000

  
 7,750,000  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.µ
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

6,818,682

  
 4,750,000  Insmed, Inc.µ
0.750%, 06/01/28
  

4,616,905

  
 5,000,000  Insulet Corp.µ
0.375%, 09/01/26
  

4,631,750

  
 9,750,000  Integer Holdings Corp.*µ
2.125%, 02/15/28
  

10,732,605

  
 4,750,000  Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.µ
0.500%, 08/15/25
  

4,285,023

  
 4,750,000  Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/26
  

4,600,138

  
 10,905,000  Jazz Investments I, Ltd.
2.000%, 06/15/26
  

11,071,083

  
 4,040,000  Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*µ
2.625%, 12/15/27
  

4,482,461

  
 11,250,000  NeoGenomics, Inc.µ
0.250%, 01/15/28
  

8,130,037

  
 9,500,000  Omnicell, Inc.µ
0.250%, 09/15/25
  

8,445,215

  
 8,750,000  Pacira BioSciences, Inc.µ
0.750%, 08/01/25
  

7,871,500

  
 4,000,000  Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.µ
1.250%, 09/15/27
  

3,406,200

  
 9,000,000  Shockwave Medical, Inc.*µ
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

8,726,490

  
 7,250,000  Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*µ
1.500%, 05/01/25
  

6,844,942

  
   

164,929,096

  
  

Industrials (8.5%)

 
 4,500,000  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*µ
2.500%, 09/15/28
  

4,159,350

  
 4,750,000  Axon Enterprise, Inc.*µ
0.500%, 12/15/27
  

5,124,347

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 4,500,000  Fluor Corp.*^
1.125%, 08/15/29
 

$

4,344,255

  
 7,750,000  John Bean Technologies Corp.µ
0.250%, 05/15/26
  

6,974,302

  
 4,750,000  Middleby Corp.
1.000%, 09/01/25
  

4,933,873

  
 3,250,000  Parsons Corp.
0.250%, 08/15/25
  

4,263,480

  
 7,750,000  Southwest Airlines Companyµ^~
1.250%, 05/01/25
  

7,385,750

  
 4,500,000  Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
  

4,359,105

  
 21,750,000  Uber Technologies, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

19,883,850

  
   

61,428,312

  
  

Information Technology (33.3%)

 
 9,000,000  Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.125%, 02/15/29*
  

8,860,590

  
 4,750,000  

0.375%, 09/01/27µ

  

4,838,683

  
 10,000,000  Bentley Systems, Inc.
0.125%, 01/15/26
  

9,544,900

  
 11,750,000  BILL Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 04/01/27
  

9,325,152

  
 3,500,000  Camtek, Ltd.*
0.000%, 12/01/26
  

3,777,270

  
 6,250,000  Confluent, Inc.µ
0.000%, 01/15/27
  

5,044,500

  
 8,250,000  CyberArk Software, Ltd.µ
0.000%, 11/15/24
  

9,444,600

  
 6,875,000  Datadog, Inc.µ
0.125%, 06/15/25
  

7,571,025

  
 6,750,000  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/01/26
  

5,079,105

  
 10,012,000  Enphase Energy, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/01/26
  

8,538,534

  
 6,250,000  Five9, Inc.µ
0.500%, 06/01/25
  

5,719,437

  
 2,250,000  MongoDB, Inc.µ
0.250%, 01/15/26
  

3,839,175

  
 6,500,000  NCL Corp., Ltd.µ
1.125%, 02/15/27
  

5,041,010

  
 5,000,000  

2.500%, 02/15/27

  

4,011,600

  
 3,250,000  

5.375%, 08/01/25

  

3,449,810

  
 8,000,000  Okta, Inc.µ
0.125%, 09/01/25
  

7,162,560

  
 4,250,000  

0.375%, 06/15/26

  

3,644,928

  
 18,500,000  ON Semiconductor Corp.*µ
0.500%, 03/01/29
  

16,264,090

  
 6,000,000  Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
  

14,652,120

  
 2,250,000  Q2 Holdings, Inc.µ
0.750%, 06/01/26
  

1,955,183

  
 4,500,000  Rapid7, Inc.*µ
1.250%, 03/15/29
  

4,353,390

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 12,250,000  Repay Holdings Corp.*µ
0.000%, 02/01/26
 

$

9,804,287

  
 4,500,000  Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
  

4,668,030

  
 15,000,000  Shift4 Payments, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

13,660,500

  
 7,000,000  SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
  

8,469,720

  
 12,750,000  Splunk, Inc.µ
1.125%, 06/15/27
  

12,052,447

  
 10,750,000  Tyler Technologies, Inc.^
0.250%, 03/15/26
  

10,222,175

  
 13,250,000  Unity Software, Inc.µ
0.000%, 11/15/26
  

10,383,760

  
 7,000,000  Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/15/25
  

6,207,320

  
 9,500,000  Wolfspeed, Inc.
1.875%, 12/01/29*
  

5,674,540

  
 5,711,000  

0.250%, 02/15/28

  

3,521,631

  
 4,500,000  Workiva, Inc.*µ
1.250%, 08/15/28
  

4,087,440

  
 8,500,000  Zscaler, Inc.
0.125%, 07/01/25
  

10,377,990

  
   

241,247,502

  
  

Materials (2.4%)

 
 1,500,000  ATI, Inc.
3.500%, 06/15/25
  

3,711,240

  
 3,750,000  Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.*
2.500%, 04/15/26
  

4,312,162

  
 5,407,000  Lithium Americas Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
  

3,650,266

  
 6,858,000  MP Materials Corp.*µ
0.250%, 04/01/26
  

5,650,718

  
   

17,324,386

  
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 525,000  Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
7.000% PIK rate
  

349,136

  
  

Real Estate (0.7%)

 
 6,500,000  Pebblebrook Hotel Trustµ
1.750%, 12/15/26
  

5,168,995

  
  

Utilities (3.3%)

 
 4,500,000  CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
  

4,260,780

  
 16,500,000  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
  

15,131,820

  
 4,750,000  Southern Company*
3.875%, 12/15/25
  

4,666,780

  
   

24,059,380

  
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS(Cost $883,668,612)  

769,370,974

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

BANK LOANS (7.0%)¡

   
  

Airlines (0.2%)

 
 792,000  American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
 

$

804,375

  
 806,250  Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

832,219

  
   

1,636,594

  
  

Communication Services (0.2%)

 
 126,698  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡
8.922%, 08/21/26
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

122,000

  
 365,603  DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

356,399

  
 1,527,000  Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

671,643

  
 525,000  Telesat Canada‡
8.434%, 12/07/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

361,856

  
   

1,511,898

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (1.3%)

 
 472,889  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.007%, 12/31/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

471,905

  
 315,111  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

314,456

  
 1,069,625  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.‡
8.674%, 02/06/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,067,101

  
 1,047,375  Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,030,355

  
 1,044,750  Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

1,032,996

  
 596,912  Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡
10.130%, 01/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

598,180

  
 1,196,932  Petco Health and Wellness
Company, Inc.‡
8.902%, 03/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,172,329

  
 2,581,898  PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

2,554,737

  
 650,704  TKC Holdings, Inc.‡
10.939%, 05/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.50%
  

624,676

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 265,000  Windsor Holdings III, LLC‡
9.815%, 08/01/30
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
 

$

264,551

  
   

9,131,286

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.2%)

 
 1,050,000  Star Parent, Inc.‡
9.386%, 09/27/30
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
  

1,003,805

  
 550,000  United Natural Foods, Inc.‡
8.689%, 10/22/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

549,236

  
   

1,553,041

  
  

Energy (0.2%)

 
 525,000  New Fortress Energy, Inc.‡
10.390%, 10/27/28
3 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

485,625

  
 1,329,625  Par Petroleum, LLC‡
9.772%, 02/28/30
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

1,327,963

  
   

1,813,588

  
  

Financials (1.3%)

 
 265,000  Advisor Group, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

264,123

  
 1,054,687  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC‡
8.835%, 11/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,052,330

  
 565,905  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.325%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

566,301

  
 206,857  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.424%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

207,001

  
 1,039,447  AssuredPartners, Inc.‡
8.824%, 02/12/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,031,652

  
 788,025  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

789,124

  
 918,664  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.!
0.000%, 10/22/26
  

918,090

  
 521,063  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

520,458

  
 1,042,125  Hub International, Ltd.‡
9.365%, 11/10/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

1,041,974

  
 1,849,524  Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,851,059

  
 1,440,450  VFH Parent, LLC‡
8.427%, 01/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,433,399

  
   

9,675,511

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Health Care (0.9%)

 
 1,815,189  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
8.939%, 05/04/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
 

$

1,782,443

  
 569,215  ICON Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

570,202

  
 1,009,592  Mallinckrodt International
Finance, SA‡
12.703%, 09/30/27
1 mo. SOFR + 7.25%
  

769,254

  
 1,152,941  Padagis, LLC‡
10.434%, 07/06/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

1,027,080

  
 141,820  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

142,066

  
 2,585,863  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.633%, 03/02/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

1,868,998

  
 7,373  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.574%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

5,329

  
   

6,165,372

  
  

Industrials (0.8%)

 
 508,300  ACProducts, Inc.‡
9.902%, 05/17/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

405,651

  
 641,875  Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

642,036

  
 1,315,063  ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,321,020

  
 647,136  Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

646,528

  
 1,185,000  Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,185,373

  
 545,875  Summit Materials, LLC‡
8.571%, 12/14/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

548,861

  
 1,008,827  United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

1,008,196

  
   

5,757,665

  
  

Information Technology (0.7%)

 
 1,028,400  Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

1,028,615

  
 864,199  Camelot Finance SA‡
8.439%, 10/30/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

864,112

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 715,000  Central Parent Inc.!
0.000%, 07/06/29
 

$

711,872

  
 267,975  Central Parent, Inc.‡
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

266,803

  
 1,004,436  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
8.176%, 02/06/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,004,436

  
 955,289  II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

954,840

  
   

4,830,678

  
  

Materials (0.8%)

 
 785,000  Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

765,375

  
 1,047,375  Ineos US Finance, LLC‡
8.924%, 02/18/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,026,920

  
 1,288,672  Innophos, Inc.‡
8.689%, 02/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,277,396

  
 1,311,713  LSF11 A5 Holdco, LLC‡
9.674%, 10/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

1,289,171

  
 507,405  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA‡
7.939%, 05/03/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

405,259

  
 1,073,150  W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.‡
9.402%, 09/22/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

1,055,711

  
   

5,819,832

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.4%)

 
 523,375  Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.‡
9.599%, 04/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.18%
  

507,566

  
 261,025  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC‡
9.324%, 01/27/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

255,666

  
 1,118,700  Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC‡
9.990%, 04/29/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

1,091,549

  
 1,049,400  Patagonia Holdco, LLC‡
11.117%, 08/01/29
3 mo. SOFR + 5.75%
  

910,355

  
   

2,765,136

  
  TOTAL BANK LOANS(Cost $52,602,913)  

50,660,601

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (0.5%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 21,970  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A

 

$

63,493

  
 7,383  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A

  

33,297

  
   

96,790

  
  

Energy (0.5%)

 
 10,051  

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A

  

447,270

  
 3,106  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

  

267,365

  
 72,575  

Energy Transfer, LP

  

954,361

  
 43,085  

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

  

1,121,933

  
 7,238  

Ep Energy Corp.

  

19,000

  
 9,267  

ONEOK, Inc.

  

604,208

  
   

3,414,137

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.0%)

 
 12,300  

Intelsat Emergence, SA

  

292,125

  
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS(Cost $5,871,167)  

3,803,052

  

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (4.8%)

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 29  Gulfport Energy Corp.
10.000%, 12/01/23
15.000% PIK rate
  

257,375

  
  

Financials (1.9%)

 
 89,885  Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
  

4,324,367

  
 8,775  Bank of America Corp.‡‡
7.250%
  

9,241,830

  
   

13,566,197

  
  

Industrials (0.6%)

 
 81,495  Chart Industries, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/25
  

4,006,294

  
  

Utilities (2.3%)

 
 154,145  AES Corp.
6.875%, 02/15/24
  

9,291,861

  
 194,000  NextEra Energy, Inc.^
6.926%, 09/01/25
  

7,282,760

  
   

16,574,621

  
  TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCKS(Cost $46,338,803)
  

34,404,487

  

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.5%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 12,900  United States Cellular Corp.µ
5.500%, 06/01/70
  

188,598

  
 12,370  

5.500%, 03/01/70

  

183,818

  
   

372,416

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 6,662  

Guitar Center, Inc.&

  

702,841

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Energy (0.3%)

 
 32,380  NuStar Energy, LP‡
11.315%, 11/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 5.64%
 

$

812,738

  
 7,920  NuStar Energy, LP‡
12.438%, 11/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 6.77%
  

201,723

  
 47,000  NuStar Logistics, LP‡
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. LIBOR + 6.73%
  

1,221,060

  
   

2,235,521

  
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS(Cost $3,419,819)  

3,310,778

  

RIGHTS (0.0%) #

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 2  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA,
(Expires 12/5/25)
  

  
 2  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA,
(Expires 12/5/25)
  

  
    TOTAL RIGHTS(Cost $—)  

  

WARRANTS (0.0%) #

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 52,447  Mcdermott International, Ltd.&
06/30/27, Strike $15.98
  

5

  
 47,202  Mcdermott International, Ltd.
06/30/27, Strike $12.33
  

5

  
    TOTAL WARRANTS(Cost $20,125)  

10

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.2%)#

   
  

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
 320  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

     
 7,776,640  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $250.00

  

502,400

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 625  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     
 8,318,125  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $127.50

  

759,375

  
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS(Cost $1,693,766)  

1,261,775

  
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (163.4%)(Cost $1,348,351,607)  

1,184,187,933

  
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES,
AT LIQUIDATION VALUE (-20.0%)
  

(145,000,000

)

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-43.4%)

  

(314,367,165

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

724,820,768

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

* Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

µ Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $514,095,046.

^ Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@ In default status and considered non-income producing.

& Illiquid security.

‡ Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

~ Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $1,976,587.

¡ Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

! This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

‡‡ Perpetual maturity.

Note: The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

 

 

The following table summarizes the Fund's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2023 (see Note 1):

  

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

  

$

320,623,240

  

$

  

$

320,623,240

  

Convertible Bonds

  

   

769,370,974

   

   

769,370,974

  

Bank Loans

  

   

50,660,601

   

   

50,660,601

  

Asset Backed Securities

  

   

753,016

   

   

753,016

  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

  

34,147,112

   

257,375

   

   

34,404,487

  

Common Stocks

  

3,044,657

   

758,395

   

   

3,803,052

  

Warrants

  

   

10

   

   

10

  

Preferred Stocks

  

2,419,339

   

891,439

   

   

3,310,778

  

Purchased Options

  

1,261,775

   

   

   

1,261,775

  

Total

 

$

40,872,883

  

$

1,143,315,050

  

$

  

$

1,184,187,933

  

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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Strategic Total Return Fund Schedule of Investments October 31, 2023

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITY (0.0%)

   
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

955,000

  SVC ABS, LLC Series 2023-1A, Class C*
6.700%, 02/20/53
(Cost $878,626)
 

$

846,036

  

CORPORATE BONDS (18.1%)

   
  

Airlines (0.3%)

 
 

199,333

  Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
  

198,346

  
 

1,070,769

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*
4.800%, 02/15/29
  

1,003,653

  
 

511,510

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
  

510,564

  
 

1,299,480

  American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B
3.950%, 01/11/32
  

1,108,314

  
 

736,667

  American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*
5.500%, 04/20/26
  

716,629

  
 

295,000

  

5.750%, 04/20/29

  

266,264

  
 

1,200,476

  British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*
3.900%, 03/15/33
  

1,043,093

  
 

1,281,692

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
  

1,274,348

  
 

835,000

  Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. /
Spirit IP Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
  

620,063

  
   

6,741,274

  
  

Communication Services (2.0%)

 
 

700,000

  Altice France Holding, SA*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

385,924

  
 

1,400,000

  Altice France, SA*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

969,542

  
 

1,415,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.*
4.750%, 10/15/29
  

1,220,183

  
 

1,739,000

  Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
  

1,762,268

  
 

1,270,000

  Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
2.450%, 08/12/31
  

936,854

  
 

1,479,000

  Audacy Capital Corp.*
6.750%, 03/31/29
  

24,034

  
 

538,000

  

6.500%, 05/01/27

  

8,070

  
 

1,070,000

  Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC
6.300%, 12/01/28
  

865,876

  
 

1,190,000

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 09/15/28
  

1,160,428

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,815,000

  Consolidated Communications, Inc.*^
6.500%, 10/01/28
 

$

1,440,511

  
 

1,940,000

  CSC Holdings, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/27
  

1,621,685

  
 

1,800,000

  

5.375%, 02/01/28

  

1,435,284

  
 

1,800,000

  

4.625%, 12/01/30

  

914,310

  
 

1,395,000

  

4.500%, 11/15/31

  

922,848

  
 

1,250,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/30

  

658,937

  
 

825,000

  Diamond Sports Group, LLC / Diamond
Sports Finance Company*@
6.625%, 08/15/27
  

10,461

  
 

656,000

  

5.375%, 08/15/26

  

8,042

  
 

2,933,000

  Directv Financing, LLC / Directv
Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*
5.875%, 08/15/27
  

2,570,481

  
 

1,210,000

  Frontier California, Inc.
6.750%, 05/15/27
  

1,117,217

  
 

749,000

  Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC*
5.000%, 05/01/28
  

650,050

  
 

298,000

  

8.750%, 05/15/30

  

284,271

  
 

1,333,000

  Frontier Florida, LLC@
6.860%, 02/01/28
  

1,227,106

  
 

1,785,000

  Frontier North, Inc.@
6.730%, 02/15/28
  

1,655,891

  
 

1,030,000

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

870,546

  
 

301,000

  

5.250%, 12/01/27

  

284,617

  
 

450,000

  iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27^
  

276,192

  
 

450,000

  

5.250%, 08/15/27*

  

330,309

  
 

900,000

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA@&
9.750%, 07/15/25*
  

1

  
 

585,000

  

5.500%, 08/01/23

  

1

  
 

1,480,000

  LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

1,341,058

  
 

875,638

  Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
PIK rate
  

220,713

  
 

900,000

  Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.600%, 09/15/39
  

244,926

  
 

600,000

  

4.000%, 02/15/27*^

  

410,238

  
 

300,000

  

7.650%, 03/15/42

  

80,802

  
 

596,000

  Match Group Holdings II, LLC*
3.625%, 10/01/31
  

461,459

  
 

1,000,000

  Nexstar Media, Inc.*
5.625%, 07/15/27
  

900,480

  
 

1,765,000

  Paramount Global
4.900%, 08/15/44
  

1,111,844

  
 

286,000

  6.375%, 03/30/62‡
5 year CMT + 4.00%
  

209,769

  
 

419,000

  Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/25
  

402,366

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

235,000

  Rogers Communications, Inc.*‡
5.250%, 03/15/82
5 year CMT + 3.59%
 

$

207,176

  
 

591,000

  Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

448,912

  
 

295,000

  

5.375%, 01/15/31

  

183,310

  
 

985,000

  Scripps Escrow, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

737,332

  
 

1,500,000

  Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/01/29
  

1,330,410

  
 

1,185,000

  

4.000%, 07/15/28

  

1,008,222

  
 

585,000

  

3.125%, 09/01/26

  

525,617

  
 

298,000

  

3.875%, 09/01/31

  

224,462

  
 

1,084,000

  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
  

675,538

  
 

3,045,000

  Sprint, LLC
7.125%, 06/15/24
  

3,062,326

  
 

1,350,000

  Stagwell Global, LLC*
5.625%, 08/15/29
  

1,116,936

  
 

880,000

  Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
  

724,838

  
 

1,196,000

  Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
  

716,117

  
 

480,000

  Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
  

449,597

  
 

1,356,000

  United States Cellular Corp.^
6.700%, 12/15/33
  

1,291,387

  
 

450,000

  Univision Communications, Inc.*
8.000%, 08/15/28
  

426,474

  
 

600,000

  Viasat, Inc.*
5.625%, 04/15/27
  

524,964

  
 

125,000

  Vodafone Group, PLC‡
7.000%, 04/04/79
U.S. 5 yr Swap + 4.87%
  

121,101

  
   

42,770,313

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (3.7%)

 
 

1,435,000

  Abercrombie & Fitch
Management Company*
8.750%, 07/15/25
  

1,458,936

  
 

1,200,000

  Adams Homes, Inc.*
9.250%, 10/15/28
  

1,177,920

  
 

1,505,000

  Adient Global Holdings Company*
8.250%, 04/15/31
  

1,472,733

  
 

943,000

  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.875%, 07/01/28
  

840,458

  
 

1,043,000

  Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton
Woods Finance Company*
4.625%, 08/01/29
  

847,698

  
 

856,000

  

6.625%, 01/15/28

  

785,628

  
 

1,487,000

  At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
  

516,733

  
 

1,577,000

  Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.694%, 01/15/27
  

1,528,318

  
 

1,475,000

  

6.875%, 11/01/35

  

1,303,738

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

800,000

  Benteler International AG*^
10.500%, 05/15/28
 

$

808,904

  
 

728,000

  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.625%, 10/15/29
  

599,355

  
 

605,000

  

8.125%, 07/01/27

  

599,761

  
 

1,275,000

  Carnival Corp.*
6.000%, 05/01/29
  

1,078,344

  
 

601,000

  

4.000%, 08/01/28

  

523,609

  
 

596,000

  

7.625%, 03/01/26^

  

579,854

  
 

75,000

  

7.000%, 08/15/29

  

73,681

  
 

1,385,000

  Carriage Services, Inc.*
4.250%, 05/15/29
  

1,134,218

  
 

242,000

  Carvana Company*
14.000%, 06/01/31
  

182,129

  
 

205,000

  

13.000%, 06/01/30

  

153,844

  
 

136,000

  

12.000%, 12/01/28

  

101,855

  
 

2,610,000

  CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.*
5.125%, 05/01/27
  

2,404,854

  
 

2,110,000

  

4.500%, 08/15/30

  

1,695,849

  
 

1,370,000

  

6.375%, 09/01/29

  

1,259,578

  
 

1,300,000

  

4.750%, 03/01/30

  

1,073,904

  
 

1,198,000

  

4.250%, 02/01/31

  

933,410

  
 

620,000

  

5.000%, 02/01/28

  

555,458

  
 

596,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

465,887

  
 

596,000

  CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*
5.750%, 04/01/30
  

534,099

  
 

900,000

  Cedar Fair, LP
5.250%, 07/15/29
  

778,401

  
 

600,000

  Churchill Downs, Inc.*
6.750%, 05/01/31
  

560,970

  
 

985,000

  Dana, Inc.
4.250%, 09/01/30
  

783,774

  
 

896,000

  

4.500%, 02/15/32

  

702,267

  
 

1,495,000

  DISH DBS Corp.
5.250%, 12/01/26*
  

1,209,410

  
 

926,000

  

7.750%, 07/01/26

  

621,374

  
 

739,000

  

7.375%, 07/01/28

  

416,648

  
 

590,000

  

5.125%, 06/01/29

  

304,475

  
 

1,200,000

  DISH Network Corp.*
11.750%, 11/15/27
  

1,189,620

  
 

1,675,000

  Empire Resorts, Inc.*
7.750%, 11/01/26
  

1,371,708

  
 

1,308,000

  Everi Holdings, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/29
  

1,100,237

  
 

1,240,000

  Ford Motor Company^
6.100%, 08/19/32
  

1,147,992

  
 

1,885,000

  Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
4.000%, 11/13/30
  

1,554,333

  
 

1,555,000

  

7.200%, 06/10/30

  

1,553,243

  
 

1,450,000

  

5.113%, 05/03/29

  

1,316,919

  
 

1,100,000

  

7.350%, 11/04/27

  

1,114,344

  
 

1,000,000

  

2.900%, 02/16/28

  

851,570

  
 

525,000

  

7.350%, 03/06/30

  

528,224

  
 

300,000

  

4.950%, 05/28/27

  

281,553

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

447,000

  Gap, Inc.*
3.875%, 10/01/31
 

$

322,479

  
 

600,000

  General Motors Company
5.200%, 04/01/45
  

444,750

  
 

310,000

  General Motors Financial Company, Inc.‡
5.700%, 11/01/35^
5 year CMT + 5.00%
  

262,294

  
 

155,000

  6.500%, 11/01/35
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.44%
  

127,457

  
 

2,050,000

  goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24
  

2,014,884

  
 

1,111,000

  

4.375%, 05/01/26

  

1,007,066

  
 

635,000

  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
  

517,919

  
 

511,000

  Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*
4.000%, 08/15/28
  

441,668

  
 

1,280,000

  Guitar Center, Inc.*^
8.500%, 01/15/26
  

1,081,818

  
 

915,000

  International Game Technology, PLC*
6.250%, 01/15/27
  

892,793

  
 

358,991

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
  

361,396

  
 

1,045,000

  Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
  

604,177

  
 

1,200,000

  LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*
8.250%, 08/01/31
  

1,150,116

  
 

1,175,000

  Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30
  

309,554

  
 

1,159,000

  Life Time, Inc.*
8.000%, 04/15/26
  

1,132,702

  
 

600,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/26

  

581,916

  
 

600,000

  Light & Wonder International, Inc.*
7.500%, 09/01/31
  

586,860

  
 

450,000

  Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 05/15/28
  

441,135

  
 

767,000

  Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*
6.750%, 02/15/27
  

697,418

  
 

780,000

  M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
  

624,148

  
 

1,992,000

  Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC
6.700%, 07/15/34*
  

1,535,972

  
 

600,000

  

4.300%, 02/15/43

  

329,244

  
 

1,375,000

  Mclaren Finance, PLC*
7.500%, 08/01/26
  

1,187,106

  
 

1,518,000

  Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*
4.875%, 05/01/29
  

1,267,181

  
 

725,000

  Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
  

684,813

  
 

600,000

  Nordstrom, Inc.
5.000%, 01/15/44
  

361,314

  
 

551,000

  

4.250%, 08/01/31

  

403,949

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,370,000

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
 

$

1,065,394

  
 

750,000

  PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.*
7.750%, 02/15/29
  

691,695

  
 

375,000

  

4.750%, 02/15/28

  

332,111

  
 

1,670,000

  Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*^
5.625%, 09/01/29
  

1,175,329

  
 

2,933,000

  Rite Aid Corp.*@
8.000%, 11/15/26
  

2,039,579

  
 

600,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
7.250%, 01/15/30
  

593,568

  
 

1,670,000

  Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed*
4.625%, 03/01/29
  

1,358,011

  
 

2,400,000

  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

2,210,904

  
 

1,348,000

  Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

1,124,124

  
 

837,000

  Speedway Motorsports, LLC /
Speedway Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
  

749,559

  
 

2,430,000

  Station Casinos, LLC*
4.500%, 02/15/28
  

2,101,002

  
 

707,000

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
  

644,013

  
 

300,000

  Viking Cruises, Ltd.*
9.125%, 07/15/31
  

295,140

  
 

1,355,000

  Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
4.500%, 03/15/29
  

1,262,318

  
 

600,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC*
8.500%, 06/15/30
  

589,020

  
 

1,200,000

  ZF North America Capital, Inc.*
7.125%, 04/14/30
  

1,167,960

  
 

400,000

  

6.875%, 04/14/28

  

388,860

  
   

79,238,533

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.7%)

 
 

1,335,000

  1375209 B.C., Ltd.*
9.000%, 01/30/28
  

1,297,914

  
 

1,210,000

  B&G Foods, Inc.*
8.000%, 09/15/28
  

1,181,250

  
 

1,358,000

  Central Garden & Pet Company*
4.125%, 04/30/31
  

1,085,381

  
 

1,349,000

  Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
  

1,134,415

  
 

1,641,000

  Energizer Holdings, Inc.*
4.375%, 03/31/29
  

1,351,101

  
 

298,000

  

6.500%, 12/31/27

  

279,977

  
 

1,770,000

  JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30
  

1,619,426

  
 

740,000

  

5.125%, 02/01/28

  

695,001

  
 

440,000

  

5.750%, 04/01/33

  

387,407

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

125,000

  Land O' Lakes, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/01/67
 

$

94,125

  
 

751,000

  New Albertsons, LP
7.750%, 06/15/26
  

759,359

  
 

1,192,000

  Performance Food Group, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/01/29
  

1,011,472

  
 

900,000

  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
  

743,607

  
 

505,000

  Post Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 03/01/27
  

482,169

  
 

1,124,000

  Prestige Brands, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/01/31
  

896,030

  
 

1,015,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.*
6.750%, 10/15/28
  

794,308

  
 

1,857,000

  Vector Group, Ltd.*
5.750%, 02/01/29
  

1,576,834

  
 

600,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
7.375%, 10/01/31
  

592,458

  
   

15,982,234

  
  

Energy (2.3%)

 
 

1,198,000

  Antero Resources Corp.*
5.375%, 03/01/30
  

1,095,020

  
 

1,187,000

  Apache Corp.
5.100%, 09/01/40
  

924,174

  
 

900,000

  Buckeye Partners, LP
3.950%, 12/01/26
  

821,421

  
 

600,000

  

5.850%, 11/15/43

  

424,956

  
 

1,670,000

  Callon Petroleum Company*^
7.500%, 06/15/30
  

1,618,865

  
 

591,000

  Cheniere Energy, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/28
  

540,292

  
 

892,000

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
6.750%, 04/15/29
  

875,257

  
 

1,688,000

  Civitas Resources, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/01/31
  

1,705,741

  
 

900,000

  Continental Resources, Inc.*
2.875%, 04/01/32
  

666,711

  
 

610,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/31

  

566,263

  
 

921,000

  DT Midstream, Inc.*
4.125%, 06/15/29
  

793,128

  
 

1,176,000

  Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/27
  

1,193,840

  
 

450,000

  

9.875%, 07/15/31

  

485,600

  
 

1,036,000

  Enbridge, Inc.‡
7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
  

964,071

  
 

395,000

  5.750%, 07/15/80
5 year CMT + 5.31%
  

329,438

  
 

1,735,000

  Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/01/66
3 mo. SOFR + 3.28%
  

1,418,536

  
 

1,015,000

  6.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.69%
  

922,381

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,775,000

  EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
9.780%, 11/01/35‡
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.11%
 

$

1,585,093

  
 

1,285,000

  

4.850%, 07/15/26

  

1,215,006

  
 

745,000

  Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
  

716,273

  
 

80,000

  Enterprise Products Operating, LLC‡
5.250%, 08/16/77
3 mo. SOFR + 3.29%
  

68,894

  
 

75,000

  8.619%, 08/16/77
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.99%
  

73,505

  
 

1,970,000

  EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
  

1,958,495

  
 

885,000

  Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy
Finance Corp.
8.875%, 04/15/30
  

860,512

  
 

543,000

  

6.250%, 05/15/26

  

518,380

  
 

1,190,000

  Gulfport Energy Corp.
8.000%, 05/17/26*
  

1,190,500

  
 

1,000,000

  

6.375%, 05/15/25@&

  

1

  
 

305,622

  

8.000%, 05/17/26

  

305,750

  
 

1,670,000

  Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp
Finance Company*
6.000%, 04/15/30
  

1,484,914

  
 

894,000

  Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC*
6.750%, 01/15/27
  

850,212

  
 

1,162,000

  Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC /
Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
  

1,111,778

  
 

600,000

  Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

593,844

  
 

540,000

  

7.500%, 01/15/26

  

516,920

  
 

900,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
7.375%, 05/15/27
  

842,796

  
 

900,000

  Nabors Industries, Ltd.*
7.500%, 01/15/28
  

795,276

  
 

1,191,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/15/25
  

1,108,392

  
 

589,000

  

6.500%, 09/30/26

  

528,033

  
 

600,000

  Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
  

550,218

  
 

1,270,000

  Parkland Corp.*~
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

1,221,296

  
 

633,000

  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
  

565,497

  
 

300,000

  Permian Resources Operating LLC*
7.000%, 01/15/32
  

293,550

  
 

1,390,000

  Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
9.736%, 11/01/35
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.11%
  

1,312,077

  
 

1,670,000

  Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

1,515,792

  
 

600,000

  Southwestern Energy Company
5.375%, 02/01/29
  

555,858

  
 

593,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

510,549

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

298,000

  Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/30
 

$

256,402

  
 

1,716,650

  Transocean, Inc.*
8.750%, 02/15/30
  

1,715,260

  
 

750,000

  Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*
6.250%, 01/15/30
  

708,015

  
 

300,000

  

4.125%, 08/15/31

  

242,517

  
 

300,000

  

3.875%, 08/15/29

  

251,295

  
 

1,505,000

  Venture Global LNG, Inc.*
8.375%, 06/01/31
  

1,437,275

  
 

900,000

  

8.125%, 06/01/28

  

874,458

  
 

600,000

  

9.875%, 02/01/32

  

608,922

  
 

300,000

  

9.500%, 02/01/29

  

304,509

  
 

1,134,000

  Vital Energy, Inc.
9.500%, 01/15/25
  

1,140,146

  
 

685,000

  

7.750%, 07/31/29*

  

619,103

  
 

150,000

  

9.750%, 10/15/30

  

147,113

  
 

1,200,000

  VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
  

1,082,484

  
 

1,505,000

  Weatherford International, Ltd.*
8.625%, 04/30/30
  

1,523,090

  
   

49,105,694

  
  

Financials (3.5%)

 
 

1,883,000

  Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
  

1,829,372

  
 

1,789,000

  Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon
United Finance Corp.*
8.250%, 02/15/26
  

1,778,999

  
 

1,771,000

  AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
  

1,641,150

  
 

255,000

  Aircastle, Ltd.*‡
5.250%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 4.41%
  

202,225

  
 

2,100,000

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC /
Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

1,918,308

  
 

140,000

  Allstate Corp.‡
8.564%, 08/15/53
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.94%
  

138,229

  
 

2,632,000

  Ally Financial, Inc.
4.700%, 11/01/35
7 year CMT + 3.48%‡
  

1,661,756

  
 

489,000

  

8.000%, 11/01/31

  

478,178

  
 

250,000

  American International Group, Inc.‡
5.750%, 04/01/48
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.87%
  

227,983

  
 

2,365,000

  AmWINS Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 06/30/29
  

2,030,211

  
 

460,000

  Ares Finance Company III, LLC*‡
4.125%, 06/30/51
5 year CMT + 3.24%
  

346,509

  
 

1,307,000

  Aviation Capital Group, LLC*
3.500%, 11/01/27
  

1,148,775

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

490,000

  Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*
5.500%, 01/15/26
 

$

472,291

  
 

350,000

  AXIS Specialty Finance, LLC‡
4.900%, 01/15/40
5 year CMT + 3.19%
  

281,134

  
 

439,000

  Bank of America Corp.‡
6.125%, 11/01/35^
5 year CMT + 3.23%
  

414,644

  
 

145,000

  5.125%, 11/01/35
3 mo. SOFR + 3.55%
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.03%
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.03%
  

141,619

  
 

135,000

  6.250%, 09/29/49
3 mo. SOFR + 3.97%
  

133,060

  
 

135,000

  6.100%, 12/29/49
3 mo. SOFR + 4.16%
  

130,426

  
 

145,000

  Bank of Montreal‡
4.800%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 2.98%
  

129,749

  
 

763,000

  Bank of New York Mellon Corp.^‡
4.700%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.36%
  

722,668

  
 

240,000

  Bank of Nova Scotia‡
3.625%, 10/27/81
5 year CMT + 2.61%
  

169,109

  
 

285,000

  BP Capital Markets, PLC‡
4.375%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.04%
  

271,434

  
 

280,000

  4.875%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.40%
  

243,816

  
 

2,379,000

  BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*
5.875%, 04/15/29
  

2,075,868

  
 

1,135,000

  Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR
Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC /
GGSI Sellco, LLC*
4.500%, 04/01/27
  

947,180

  
 

747,000

  

5.750%, 05/15/26

  

685,111

  
 

1,200,000

  Burford Capital Global Financial, LLC*
6.875%, 04/15/30
  

1,086,408

  
 

458,000

  Capital One Financial Corp.^‡
3.950%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.16%
  

320,660

  
 

285,000

  Charles Schwab Corp.‡
5.375%, 11/01/35^
5 year CMT + 4.97%
  

272,212

  
 

282,000

  4.000%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.17%
  

207,934

  
 

509,000

  Citigroup, Inc.‡
3.875%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.42%
  

427,356

  
 

166,000

  4.150%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.00%
  

129,505

  
 

150,000

  7.625%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.21
  

144,753

  
 

150,000

  4.000%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.60%
  

129,062

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

140,000

  5.950%, 12/29/49
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.91%
 

$

132,601

  
 

450,000

  Citizens Financial Group, Inc.‡
4.000%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.22%
  

305,816

  
 

155,000

  5.650%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.31%
  

134,450

  
 

145,000

  Corebridge Financial, Inc.‡
6.875%, 12/15/52
  

134,546

  
 

1,500,000

  Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/26^
  

1,429,740

  
 

1,092,000

  

5.125%, 12/31/24*

  

1,057,285

  
 

1,205,000

  Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC*
8.875%, 09/01/31
  

1,144,870

  
 

250,000

  Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.*‡
3.375%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 2.61
  

186,558

  
 

275,000

  Discover Financial Services‡
5.500%, 11/01/35
3 mo. SOFR + 3.34%
  

185,163

  
 

245,000

  6.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.78%
  

226,721

  
 

1,533,000

  Enact Holdings, Inc.*
6.500%, 08/15/25
  

1,509,867

  
 

265,000

  Enstar Finance, LLC‡
5.500%, 01/15/42
5 year CMT + 4.01%
  

212,024

  
 

605,000

  Fifth Third Bancorp‡
4.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.22%
  

515,030

  
 

70,000

  First Citizens BancShares, Inc.‡
9.643%, 11/01/23
3 mo. SOFR + 4.23%
  

71,438

  
 

1,718,000

  Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net
Lease Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
  

1,304,855

  
 

500,000

  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.‡
4.400%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 2.85%
  

418,100

  
 

153,000

  4.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 2.95%
  

121,644

  
 

149,000

  7.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.16%
  

146,008

  
 

1,250,000

  GTCR W-2 Merger Sub, LLC*
7.500%, 01/15/31
  

1,233,987

  
 

1,785,000

  HUB International, Ltd.*
5.625%, 12/01/29
  

1,540,937

  
 

912,000

  

7.000%, 05/01/26

  

889,510

  
 

350,000

  Huntington Bancshares, Inc.‡
4.450%, 11/01/35
7 year CMT + 4.05%
  

262,059

  
 

210,000

  5.625%, 11/01/35
10 year CMT + 4.95%
  

163,962

  
 

892,000

  Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn Enterprises
Finance Corp.
4.375%, 02/01/29
  

692,138

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,913,000

  ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%
 

$

1,438,901

  
 

2,470,000

  Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
  

2,263,063

  
 

300,000

  

7.000%, 02/15/29

  

291,375

  
 

3,000,000

  Jefferies Finance, LLC /
JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.*
5.000%, 08/15/28
  

2,406,450

  
 

1,100,000

  JPMorgan Chase & Company‡
3.650%, 11/01/35^
5 year CMT + 2.85%
  

955,746

  
 

135,000

  6.125%, 12/31/49
3 mo. SOFR + 3.59%
  

134,244

  
 

180,000

  KeyCorp‡
5.000%, 12/29/49
3 mo. SOFR + 3.87%
  

120,715

  
 

2,306,000

  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP /
Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
  

2,198,540

  
 

596,000

  

4.750%, 06/15/29

  

481,079

  
 

1,080,000

  LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
  

605,178

  
 

1,250,000

  Level 3 Financing, Inc.*
4.250%, 07/01/28
  

707,863

  
 

1,007,000

  

3.400%, 03/01/27^

  

937,013

  
 

600,000

  

4.625%, 09/15/27

  

404,946

  
 

420,000

  Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.*‡
4.125%, 12/15/51
5 year CMT + 3.32%
  

334,706

  
 

892,000

  LPL Holdings, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/15/29
  

767,450

  
 

145,000

  M&T Bank Corp.‡
6.450%, 12/29/49
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.61
  

136,420

  
 

85,000

  5.125%, 12/29/49
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.52
  

64,501

  
 

80,000

  5.000%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.17
  

63,975

  
 

1,200,000

  Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*
8.125%, 03/30/29
  

1,183,572

  
 

280,000

  Markel Corp.‡
6.000%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.66%
  

269,864

  
 

2,137,000

  MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
  

2,007,690

  
 

225,000

  3.850%, 11/01/35‡
5 year CMT + 3.58%
  

204,642

  
 

1,615,000

  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 08/15/28
  

1,431,116

  
 

1,305,000

  Navient Corp.
5.000%, 03/15/27
  

1,150,984

  
 

655,000

  

4.875%, 03/15/28

  

543,434

  
 

1,370,000

  Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American
Finance Operating Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
  

1,027,020

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

230,000

  Northern Trust Corp.‡
4.600%, 11/01/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.20
 

$

202,163

  
 

900,000

  OneMain Finance Corp.
9.000%, 01/15/29
  

879,993

  
 

820,000

  

3.875%, 09/15/28

  

653,056

  
 

599,000

  

7.125%, 03/15/26

  

582,995

  
 

592,000

  Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /
PK Domestic Property, LLC /
PK Finance Co-Issuer*
5.875%, 10/01/28
  

534,606

  
 

442,000

  PartnerRe Finance B, LLC‡
4.500%, 10/01/50
5 year CMT + 3.82%
  

364,022

  
 

1,871,000

  PHH Mortgage Corp.*
7.875%, 03/15/26
  

1,622,550

  
 

315,000

  PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.‡
3.400%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 2.60%
  

227,175

  
 

140,000

  6.200%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.24%
  

125,105

  
 

140,000

  6.000%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.00%
  

117,901

  
 

275,000

  Progressive Corp.‡
8.210%, 11/01/35
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.54%
  

271,095

  
 

280,000

  QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.*^‡
5.875%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 5.51%
  

267,910

  
 

1,355,000

  RHP Hotel Properties, LP /
RHP Finance Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/29
  

1,155,070

  
 

560,000

  Rocket Mortgage, LLC /
Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
3.875%, 03/01/31
  

433,440

  
 

555,000

  

3.625%, 03/01/29

  

451,770

  
 

275,000

  

2.875%, 10/15/26

  

240,174

  
 

1,225,000

  StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
  

1,232,338

  
 

295,000

  Truist Financial Corp.‡
4.800%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.00%
  

242,697

  
 

285,000

  4.950%, 11/01/35^
5 year CMT + 4.61%
  

258,900

  
 

108,000

  5.100%, 11/01/35
10 year CMT + 4.35
  

86,574

  
 

320,000

  U.S. Bancorp‡
5.300%, 11/01/35
3 mo. SOFR + 3.18%
  

252,138

  
 

1,383,000

  United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/29
  

1,158,594

  
 

600,000

  

5.750%, 06/15/27

  

547,518

  
 

600,000

  Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group Finance,
Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*
10.500%, 02/15/28
  

578,538

  
 

600,000

  

6.500%, 02/15/29

  

390,168

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,340,000

  VZ Secured Financing, BV*
5.000%, 01/15/32
 

$

1,021,174

  
 

620,000

  Wells Fargo & Company‡
3.900%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.45%
  

538,985

  
 

560,000

  7.625%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.61
  

562,761

  
 

1,255,000

  XHR, LP*
6.375%, 08/15/25
  

1,224,817

  
   

75,311,717

  
  

Health Care (1.1%)

 
 

2,370,000

  Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*
11.000%, 09/30/28
  

1,450,819

  
 

469,000

  

14.000%, 10/15/30

  

258,367

  
 

447,000

  

6.125%, 02/01/27

  

249,739

  
 

2,392,000

  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*
6.125%, 04/01/30
  

929,818

  
 

1,325,000

  

8.000%, 03/15/26

  

1,213,170

  
 

663,000

  

6.875%, 04/15/29

  

273,693

  
 

149,000

  

5.250%, 05/15/30

  

105,933

  
 

2,381,000

  DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
  

1,868,156

  
 

1,395,000

  

3.750%, 02/15/31

  

1,004,316

  
 

894,000

  Embecta Corp.*
5.000%, 02/15/30
  

710,623

  
 

298,000

  

6.750%, 02/15/30

  

247,185

  
 

600,000

  Encompass Health Corp.
4.750%, 02/01/30
  

520,848

  
 

600,000

  

4.500%, 02/01/28

  

541,452

  
 

1,369,000

  HCA, Inc.
7.500%, 11/06/33
  

1,405,333

  
 

350,000

  Jazz Securities DAC*
4.375%, 01/15/29
  

304,441

  
 

488,014

  Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA /
Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*@
10.000%, 06/15/29
  

34,688

  
 

1,484,000

  Medline Borrower, LP*
5.250%, 10/01/29^
  

1,264,754

  
 

1,480,000

  

3.875%, 04/01/29

  

1,250,230

  
 

2,200,000

  Organon & Company / Organon Foreign
Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
5.125%, 04/30/31
  

1,723,216

  
 

500,000

  

4.125%, 04/30/28

  

432,715

  
 

1,251,000

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
  

1,004,503

  
 

2,710,000

  Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 02/01/27
  

2,607,345

  
 

1,575,000

  

6.875%, 11/15/31

  

1,455,001

  
 

1,520,000

  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
5.125%, 05/09/29^
  

1,326,869

  
 

1,100,000

  

4.750%, 05/09/27

  

998,613

  
 

535,000

  

3.150%, 10/01/26

  

470,950

  
   

23,652,777

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Industrials (2.4%)

 
 

1,355,000

  ACCO Brands Corp.*^
4.250%, 03/15/29
 

$

1,125,422

  
 

1,170,000

  AerCap Holdings, NV^‡
5.875%, 10/10/79
5 year CMT + 4.54%
  

1,100,525

  
 

1,520,000

  Air Lease Corp.‡
4.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.15%
  

1,093,534

  
 

320,000

  4.650%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.08%
  

273,328

  
 

1,925,000

  Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP /
Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
  

1,811,868

  
 

900,000

  

5.875%, 02/15/28

  

863,451

  
 

893,000

  

3.500%, 03/15/29

  

762,077

  
 

1,370,000

  Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
  

1,247,769

  
 

295,000

  American Airlines Group, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/01/25
  

276,220

  
 

670,000

  Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
  

586,659

  
 

3,100,000

  ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
  

1,810,152

  
 

937,000

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.125%, 05/15/29
  

787,577

  
 

592,000

  Bombardier, Inc.*
7.875%, 04/15/27
  

570,392

  
 

1,191,000

  BWX Technologies, Inc.*
4.125%, 04/15/29
  

1,030,346

  
 

1,220,000

  Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
  

1,108,712

  
 

295,000

  Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*
4.750%, 10/20/28
  

277,279

  
 

1,565,000

  Deluxe Corp.*
8.000%, 06/01/29
  

1,240,372

  
 

894,000

  Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*
7.875%, 01/31/27
  

850,641

  
 

600,000

  Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
  

571,596

  
 

575,000

  EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
  

516,494

  
 

733,000

  Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*
7.125%, 08/15/28
  

569,886

  
 

750,000

  Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
4.750%, 07/15/27
  

700,868

  
 

551,000

  

3.500%, 03/01/29

  

462,823

  
 

1,303,000

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^
5.250%, 06/01/29
  

1,067,509

  
 

2,775,000

  H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
3.875%, 12/15/28
  

2,356,530

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,792,000

  Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property,
Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
 

$

1,325,722

  
 

1,500,000

  Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
  

1,413,015

  
 

1,385,000

  IEA Energy Services, LLC*
6.625%, 08/15/29
  

1,323,090

  
 

721,000

  JELD-WEN, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
  

684,914

  
 

625,000

  

4.875%, 12/15/27

  

533,675

  
 

1,940,000

  Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*
4.875%, 09/15/28
  

1,653,171

  
 

1,200,000

  Knife River Holding Company*
7.750%, 05/01/31
  

1,197,396

  
 

598,000

  MasTec, Inc.*
4.500%, 08/15/28
  

525,815

  
 

722,000

  Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
  

655,605

  
 

1,472,000

  Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/29
  

973,183

  
 

1,140,000

  Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
  

971,907

  
 

450,000

  OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
  

383,166

  
 

1,375,000

  Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, LLC*
4.000%, 10/15/27
  

1,210,577

  
 

1,783,000

  Patrick Industries, Inc.*
4.750%, 05/01/29
  

1,465,822

  
 

600,000

  QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
  

255,552

  
 

933,000

  Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
  

888,515

  
 

298,000

  

5.000%, 04/15/29

  

265,944

  
 

650,000

  Sensata Technologies, BV*
4.000%, 04/15/29
  

553,397

  
 

593,000

  Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
  

475,503

  
 

891,000

  Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/30
  

560,813

  
 

600,000

  

5.500%, 03/01/30

  

326,346

  
 

1,165,000

  Standard Industries, Inc.*
5.000%, 02/15/27
  

1,079,105

  
 

100,000

  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.‡
4.000%, 03/15/60
5 year CMT + 2.66%
  

82,005

  
 

957,000

  Stericycle, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

817,718

  
 

879,000

  STL Holding Company, LLC*
7.500%, 02/15/26
  

825,548

  
 

1,539,000

  TransDigm, Inc.
6.250%, 03/15/26*
  

1,506,096

  
 

1,295,000

  

6.875%, 12/15/30*

  

1,253,288

  
 

900,000

  

6.750%, 08/15/28*

  

875,916

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

875,000

  

7.500%, 03/15/27

 

$

875,123

  
 

1,188,000

  Tronox, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

933,887

  
 

484,035

  United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
3.500%, 11/01/29
  

428,990

  
 

1,191,000

  Vertiv Group Corp.*
4.125%, 11/15/28
  

1,042,304

  
 

1,251,000

  Wabash National Corp.*
4.500%, 10/15/28
  

1,037,367

  
 

1,050,000

  Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26
  

968,677

  
 

703,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
4.625%, 08/15/28
  

625,459

  
   

53,056,641

  
  

Information Technology (0.8%)

 
 

596,000

  Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
4.000%, 07/01/29
  

526,417

  
 

692,000

  Coherent Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

588,366

  
 

1,201,000

  CommScope Technologies, LLC*
6.000%, 06/15/25
  

725,476

  
 

1,100,000

  CommScope, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/01/29
  

751,443

  
 

733,000

  Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.
6.020%, 06/15/26
  

733,828

  
 

596,000

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

513,538

  
 

586,000

  Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
  

522,800

  
 

1,315,000

  KBR, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/30/28
  

1,159,633

  
 

1,300,000

  MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*
5.750%, 11/01/28^
  

970,775

  
 

595,000

  

5.500%, 09/01/28

  

497,646

  
 

600,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.*
8.125%, 01/15/29
  

587,004

  
 

589,000

  NCR Voyix Corp.*
5.125%, 04/15/29
  

507,170

  
 

886,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
  

761,499

  
 

855,000

  Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
  

744,765

  
 

600,000

  

6.900%, 12/01/27

  

598,848

  
 

447,000

  

3.875%, 12/01/29

  

366,974

  
 

447,000

  Open Text Holdings, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/31
  

352,406

  
 

1,335,000

  Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

1,077,799

  
 

1,645,000

  TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
  

1,353,374

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    

Twilio, Inc.

     
 

830,000

  

3.625%, 03/15/29

 

$

692,693

  
 

298,000

  

3.875%, 03/15/31

  

238,528

  
 

1,475,000

  Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
  

1,174,321

  
 

1,355,000

  ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC /
ZoomInfo Finance Corp.*
3.875%, 02/01/29
  

1,120,355

  
   

16,565,658

  
  

Materials (0.7%)

 
 

623,000

  ArcelorMittal, SA^
7.000%, 10/15/39
  

592,548

  
 

600,000

  ATI, Inc.
5.875%, 12/01/27
  

558,834

  
 

295,000

  Carpenter Technology Corp.
7.625%, 03/15/30
  

293,079

  
 

895,000

  Chemours Company*
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

692,623

  
 

1,880,000

  Clearwater Paper Corp.*
4.750%, 08/15/28
  

1,661,375

  
 

900,000

  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
  

836,190

  
 

596,000

  Commercial Metals Company
4.125%, 01/15/30
  

504,431

  
 

298,000

  

4.375%, 03/15/32

  

240,823

  
 

1,375,000

  Constellium, SE*^
3.750%, 04/15/29
  

1,132,354

  
 

590,000

  HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
  

512,085

  
 

600,000

  INEOS Finance, PLC*
6.750%, 05/15/28
  

561,060

  
 

900,000

  JW Aluminum Continuous Cast
Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26
  

897,777

  
 

1,350,000

  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*
4.625%, 03/01/28
  

1,128,424

  
 

149,000

  

4.500%, 06/01/31

  

110,214

  
 

297,000

  LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*
6.625%, 10/15/29
  

243,691

  
 

1,566,000

  Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/29
  

1,229,983

  
 

600,000

  

12.875%, 10/01/28*

  

606,756

  
 

1,175,000

  OCI, NV*
6.700%, 03/16/33
  

1,087,474

  
 

900,000

  Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.*
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

824,742

  
 

590,000

  

6.625%, 05/13/27

  

562,187

  
 

1,328,000

  Silgan Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 02/01/28
  

1,184,510

  
 

589,000

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
  

252,357

  
   

15,713,517

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

625,000

  Gen Digital, Inc.*
7.125%, 09/30/30^
 

$

609,256

  
 

625,000

  

6.750%, 09/30/27

  

609,450

  
   

1,218,706

  
  

Real Estate (0.2%)

 
 

953,000

  EPR Properties
3.750%, 08/15/29
  

753,156

  
 

862,000

  Forestar Group, Inc.*
5.000%, 03/01/28
  

760,336

  
 

630,000

  

3.850%, 05/15/26

  

565,387

  
 

1,341,000

  MIWD Holdco II, LLC /
MIWD Finance Corp.*
5.500%, 02/01/30
  

1,065,250

  
 

550,000

  Service Properties Trust
5.250%, 02/15/26
  

493,730

  
   

3,637,859

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
 

1,195,000

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC / Fertitta
Entertainment Finance Company, Inc.*
6.750%, 01/15/30
  

950,861

  
 

596,000

  

4.625%, 01/15/29

  

503,197

  
   

1,454,058

  
  

Utilities (0.2%)

 
 

340,000

  Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.‡
4.750%, 01/18/82
5 year CMT + 3.25%
  

268,539

  
 

85,000

  American Electric Power Company, Inc.‡
3.875%, 02/15/62
5 year CMT + 2.68
  

67,232

  
 

235,000

  CMS Energy Corp.‡
4.750%, 06/01/50
5 year CMT + 4.12%
  

196,281

  
 

250,000

  Dominion Energy, Inc.‡
4.650%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 2.99%
  

227,520

  
 

133,000

  4.350%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.20%
  

107,432

  
 

330,000

  Duke Energy Corp.‡
4.875%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.39%
  

319,513

  
 

132,000

  3.250%, 01/15/82
5 year CMT + 2.32%
  

95,412

  
 

220,000

  Emera, Inc.‡
6.750%, 06/15/76
3 mo. LIBOR + 5.44
  

206,978

  
 

288,000

  National Rural Utilities Cooperative
Finance Corp.‡
7.125%, 09/15/53^
  

286,042

  
 

150,000

  5.250%, 04/20/46
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.63%
  

141,438

  
 

320,000

  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.‡
3.800%, 03/15/82
5 year CMT + 2.55%
  

256,454

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

591,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.67%
 

$

535,475

  
 

220,000

  Sempra‡
4.875%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.55%
  

205,878

  
 

85,000

  4.125%, 04/01/52
5 year CMT + 2.87%
  

66,470

  
 

362,000

  Southern Company‡
4.000%, 01/15/51
5 year CMT + 3.73%
  

330,814

  
 

95,000

  3.750%, 09/15/51
5 year CMT + 2.92%
  

80,885

  
 

625,000

  Vistra Corp.*‡
7.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 5.74%
  

571,750

  
 

340,000

  8.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 6.93%
  

323,469

  
 

80,000

  WEC Energy Group, Inc.‡
7.739%, 05/15/67
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.11%
  

69,493

  
   

4,357,075

  
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS(Cost $435,991,147)  

388,806,056

  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (23.0%)

   
  

Communication Services (1.9%)

 
 

903,000

  Cable One, Inc.
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

739,277

  
 

7,025,000

  Liberty Media Corp.*
3.750%, 03/15/28
  

7,741,761

  
 

5,970,000

  

2.375%, 09/30/53

  

5,788,810

  
 

8,895,000

  Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One
2.250%, 08/15/27
  

8,865,913

  
 

17,095,000

  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
2.000%, 02/15/25
  

17,204,750

  
   

40,340,511

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (4.1%)

 
 

16,415,000

  Airbnb, Inc.
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

14,221,956

  
 

9,550,000

  Booking Holdings, Inc.
0.750%, 05/01/25
  

14,562,890

  
 

13,435,000

  DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, 08/15/26
  

6,875,899

  
 

7,098,000

  

0.000%, 12/15/25

  

4,354,907

  
 

1,483,000

  

2.375%, 03/15/24

  

1,421,025

  
 

14,650,000

  Ford Motor Company
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

13,372,667

  
 

7,670,000

  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.
0.000%, 01/15/26
  

6,611,770

  
 

5,415,000

  Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

5,708,385

  
 

1,400,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
6.000%, 08/15/25
  

2,560,068

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

400,000

  Tesla, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/24
 

$

3,896,100

  
 

4,880,000

  Vail Resorts, Inc.
0.000%, 01/01/26
  

4,272,635

  
 

11,140,000

  Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
  

11,364,137

  
   

89,222,439

  
  

Energy (0.8%)

 
 

1,365,000

  EQT Corp.
1.750%, 05/01/26
  

3,968,601

  
 

7,245,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
1.750%, 06/15/29
  

5,428,823

  
 

6,615,000

  Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
  

7,812,778

  
   

17,210,202

  
  

Financials (0.9%)

 
 

3,000,000

  Ares Capital Corp.
4.625%, 03/01/24
  

3,026,340

  
 

4,500,000

EUR

 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
0.000%, 06/10/24
  

4,792,401

  
 

11,275,000

  Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
  

11,430,595

  
   

19,249,336

  
  

Health Care (2.3%)

 
 

8,820,000

  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.000%, 09/15/27
  

7,654,525

  
 

13,555,000

  Dexcom, Inc.
0.250%, 11/15/25
  

12,867,355

  
 

2,718,000

  Envista Holdings Corp.*
1.750%, 08/15/28
  

2,351,722

  
 

7,895,000

  Integer Holdings Corp.*
2.125%, 02/15/28
  

8,690,658

  
 

7,755,000

  Jazz Investments I, Ltd.
2.000%, 06/15/26
  

7,873,109

  
 

7,755,000

  Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
0.750%, 08/01/25
  

6,976,398

  
 

2,863,000

  Shockwave Medical, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

2,775,993

  
   

49,189,760

  
  

Industrials (3.6%)

 
 

5,910,000

  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*
2.500%, 09/15/28
  

5,462,613

  
 

4,215,000

  Axon Enterprise, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/27
  

4,547,184

  
 

7,500,000

  Fluor Corp.*
1.125%, 08/15/29
  

7,240,425

  
 

5,315,000

  Granite Construction, Inc.*
3.750%, 05/15/28
  

5,730,580

  
 

13,520,000

  John Bean Technologies Corp.
0.250%, 05/15/26
  

12,166,783

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

13,805,000

  Middleby Corp.
1.000%, 09/01/25
 

$

14,339,392

  
 

5,470,000

  Southwest Airlines Company^
1.250%, 05/01/25
  

5,212,910

  
 

8,835,000

  Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
  

8,558,376

  
 

14,800,000

  Uber Technologies, Inc.
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

13,530,160

  
   

76,788,423

  
  

Information Technology (5.8%)

 
 

10,410,000

  Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.125%, 02/15/29*
  

10,248,749

  
 

4,230,000

  

0.375%, 09/01/27

  

4,308,974

  
 

7,838,000

  BILL Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/27
  

6,220,472

  
 

3,535,000

  

0.000%, 12/01/25

  

3,359,876

  
 

17,000,000

  CyberArk Software, Ltd.
0.000%, 11/15/24
  

19,461,600

  
 

12,325,000

  Enphase Energy, Inc.
0.000%, 03/01/28^
  

9,144,287

  
 

3,525,000

  

0.000%, 03/01/26

  

3,006,226

  
 

6,905,000

  Microchip Technology, Inc.^
0.125%, 11/15/24
  

6,953,404

  
 

17,315,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*
0.500%, 03/01/29
  

15,222,309

  
 

2,520,000

  Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
  

6,153,891

  
 

5,970,000

  Rapid7, Inc.*
1.250%, 03/15/29
  

5,775,498

  
 

9,420,000

  Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
  

9,771,743

  
 

8,400,000

  SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
  

10,163,664

  
 

5,850,000

  Tyler Technologies, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/26
  

5,562,765

  
 

5,670,000

  Wolfspeed, Inc.*
1.875%, 12/01/29
  

3,386,804

  
 

5,970,000

  Workiva, Inc.*
1.250%, 08/15/28
  

5,422,670

  
   

124,162,932

  
  

Materials (0.3%)

 
 

5,800,000

  Glencore Funding, LLC
0.000%, 03/27/25
  

6,083,678

  
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

590,000

  Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
  

392,362

  
  

Real Estate (1.4%)

 
 

5,400,000

EUR

 ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
  

6,122,731

  
 

15,115,000

  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
1.750%, 12/15/26
  

12,019,902

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

12,285,000

  Welltower OP, LLC*
2.750%, 05/15/28
 

$

12,620,749

  
   

30,763,382

  
  

Utilities (1.9%)

 
 

5,800,000

  Alliant Energy Corp.*
3.875%, 03/15/26
  

5,669,094

  
 

16,655,000

  CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
  

15,769,620

  
 

20,355,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
  

18,667,164

  
   

40,105,878

  
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Cost

$546,875,795)

  

493,508,903

  

BANK LOANS (6.2%)¡

   
  

Airlines (0.1%)

 
 

891,000

  American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

904,922

  
 

915,000

  Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

944,472

  
   

1,849,394

  
  

Communication Services (0.7%)

 
 

2,000,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.!
0.000%, 01/03/29
  

2,005,500

  
 

3,282,857

  Charter Communications
Operating LLC‡
7.133%, 02/01/27
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

3,278,556

  
 

8,571

  Charter Communications Operating,
LLC‡ 02/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

8,560

  
 

153,499

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡
9.145%, 08/21/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

147,807

  
 

421,239

  DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

410,634

  
 

1,755,000

  Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

771,928

  
 

1,995,000

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC‡
7.824%, 11/09/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,999,080

  
 

2,000,000

  Match Group, Inc.‡
7.298%, 02/13/27
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,994,160

  
 

2,000,000

  Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.‡
7.939%, 09/18/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

2,001,800

  
 

600,000

  Telesat Canada‡
8.434%, 12/07/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

413,550

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

2,000,000

  Virgin Media Bristol, LLC‡
7.949%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
 

$

1,946,260

  
   

14,977,835

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%)

 
 

2,000,000

  Adient US LLC‡
8.689%, 04/10/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

2,001,870

  
 

472,889

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.007%, 12/13/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

471,905

  
 

315,111

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

314,456

  
 

1,995,000

  Aramark Services, Inc.‡
7.939%, 06/22/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,995,000

  
 

1,194,000

  Caesars Entertainment Corp.‡
8.674%, 02/06/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,191,182

  
 

3,201,975

  Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

3,149,943

  
 

1,194,000

  Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

1,180,568

  
 

2,194,373

  KFC Holding Co.‡
7.199%, 03/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

2,195,514

  
 

722,390

  Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡
10.130%, 01/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

723,925

  
 

1,994,885

  Murphy USA, Inc.‡
7.179%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

2,002,994

  
 

1,994,949

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.‡
8.174%, 05/03/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,994,680

  
 

1,360,603

  Petco Health and Wellness
Company, Inc.‡
8.902%, 03/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,332,636

  
 

2,948,694

  PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

2,917,673

  
 

1,994,770

  Station Casinos, LLC‡!
0.000%, 02/08/27
  

1,984,347

  
 

747,819

  TKC Holdings, Inc.‡
10.939%, 05/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.50%
  

717,906

  
 

300,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC‡
9.815%, 08/01/30
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

299,492

  
   

24,474,091

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Consumer Staples (0.1%)

 
 

1,225,000

  Star Parent, Inc.‡
9.386%, 09/27/30
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
 

$

1,171,106

  
 

565,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.‡
8.689%, 10/22/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

564,215

  
   

1,735,321

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

575,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.‡
0.000%, 10/23/30
  

531,875

  
 

1,494,000

  Par Petroleum, LLC‡
9.773%, 02/28/30
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

1,492,132

  
   

2,024,007

  
  

Financials (0.8%)

 
 

300,000

  Advisor Group, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

299,007

  
 

1,218,860

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC‡
8.835%, 11/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,216,136

  
 

663,850

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.325%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

664,315

  
 

242,659

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.424%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

242,829

  
 

1,173,090

  AssuredPartners, Inc.‡
8.824%, 02/12/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,164,292

  
 

3,092,250

  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

3,096,564

  
 

1,994,911

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.
8.421%, 10/22/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,993,664

  
 

1,048,473

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.!
8.421%, 10/22/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,047,818

  
 

595,500

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

594,809

  
 

335,000

  Delos Aircraft Leasing DAC‡
7.402%, 10/31/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.00%
  

335,367

  
 

281,410

  Delos Aircraft Leasing DAC!
7.402%, 10/31/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.00%
  

281,718

  
 

1,215,813

  Hub International, Ltd.‡
9.365%, 11/10/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

1,215,636

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

4,152,117

  Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
 

$

4,155,563

  
 

1,633,500

  VFH Parent, LLC‡
8.427%, 01/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,625,504

  
   

17,933,222

  
  

Health Care (1.0%)

 
 

2,074,262

  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
8.939%, 05/04/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

2,036,842

  
 

1,457,361

  Avantor Funding, Inc.‡
7.674%, 11/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,458,578

  
 

  Bausch Health Companies, Inc.‡
10.689%, 02/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

  
 

2,194,236

  DaVita, Inc.‡
7.189%, 08/12/26
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

2,171,756

  
 

1,994,462

  Elanco Animal Health, Inc.‡
7.165%, 08/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,951,461

  
 

1,601,168

  ICON Luxembourg Sarl!
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,603,946

  
 

647,990

  Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

649,114

  
 

2,000,000

  IQVIA, Inc.‡
7.402%, 06/11/25
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

2,006,880

  
 

1,118,060

  Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
12.703%, 09/30/27
1 mo. SOFR + 7.25%
  

851,901

  
 

2,000,000

  Organon & Company‡
8.451%, 06/02/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,998,500

  
 

1,261,176

  Padagis, LLC‡
10.434%, 07/06/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

1,123,500

  
 

1,994,950

  Perrigo Investments, LLC‡
7.674%, 04/20/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,988,965

  
 

398,932

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.!
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

399,624

  
 

161,447

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

161,727

  
 

2,878,766

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.633%, 03/02/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

2,080,700

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

8,209

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.574%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
 

$

5,933

  
   

20,489,427

  
  

Industrials (1.1%)

 
 

586,500

  ACProducts, Inc.‡
9.902%, 05/17/28
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%
  

468,059

  
 

735,688

  Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

735,872

  
 

1,994,898

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.‡
7.689%, 05/19/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,994,798

  
 

2,131,043

  Berry Global, Inc.‡
7.201%, 07/01/29
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

2,115,337

  
 

3,473,863

  ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

3,489,599

  
 

2,758,248

  Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

2,755,655

  
 

1,994,987

  H.B. Fuller Company‡
7.574%, 02/15/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

2,002,678

  
 

1,994,898

  Jeld-Wen, Inc.‡
7.689%, 07/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,996,145

  
 

3,377,449

  Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

3,378,513

  
 

645,125

  Summit Materials, LLC‡
8.571%, 12/14/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

648,654

  
 

1,994,988

  TransDigm, Inc.‡
8.640%, 08/24/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,994,988

  
 

2,959,427

  United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

2,957,577

  
   

24,537,875

  
  

Information Technology (0.6%)

 
 

1,176,696

  Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

1,176,943

  
 

835,000

  Central Parent, Inc.!
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

831,347

  
 

297,750

  Central Parent, Inc.‡
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

296,447

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,164,020

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
8.176%, 02/06/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
 

$

1,164,020

  
 

3,091,528

  II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

3,090,074

  
 

1,952,924

  Open Text Corp.‡
8.174%, 01/31/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,953,607

  
 

1,199,236

  SS&C Technologies, Inc.‡
7.674%, 03/22/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,199,236

  
 

757,112

  SS&C Technologies, Inc.‡
7.674%, 03/22/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

757,112

  
 

1,281,788

  TTM Technologies, Inc.‡
8.065%, 05/30/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,282,589

  
   

11,751,375

  
  

Information Technology (0.0%)

 
 

990,690

  Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC‡
8.439%, 10/30/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

990,591

  
  

Materials (0.5%)

 
 

2,073,150

  Axalta Coating Systems U.S.
Holdings, Inc.‡
7.890%, 12/20/29
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

2,078,467

  
 

2,620,000

  Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

2,554,500

  
 

1,197,000

  Ineos US Finance, LLC‡
8.825%, 02/18/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,173,623

  
 

1,474,341

  Innophos, Inc.‡
8.689%, 02/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,461,441

  
 

1,511,213

  LSF11 A5 Holdco, LLC‡
9.674%, 10/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

1,485,242

  
 

596,947

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA‡
7.939%, 05/03/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

476,775

  
 

1,172,643

  W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.‡
9.402%, 09/22/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

1,153,588

  
   

10,383,636

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
 

587,563

  Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.‡
9.599%, 04/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.18%
  

569,815

  
 

295,500

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC‡
9.324%, 01/27/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

289,434

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,262,250

  Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC‡
9.990%, 04/29/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
 

$

1,231,615

  
 

1,188,000

  Patagonia Holdco, LLC‡
11.117%, 08/01/29
3 mo. SOFR + 5.75%
  

1,030,590

  
   

3,121,454

  
    

TOTAL BANK LOANS

(Cost

$136,777,345)

  

134,268,228

  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (3.1%)

   
  

Other (3.1%)

 
 

36,945,000

  United States Treasury Note^
2.250%, 03/31/24
  

36,464,427

  
 

30,400,000

  

2.500%, 05/31/24

  

29,886,406

  
    

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
AGENCY SECURITIES

(Cost

$67,314,841)

  

66,350,833

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (2.3%)

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

28

  Gulfport Energy Corp.#
10.000%, 12/01/23
15.000% PIK rate
  

248,500

  
  

Financials (0.9%)

 
 

80,250

  AMG Capital Trust II
5.150%, 10/15/37
  

3,823,190

  
 

300,410

  Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
  

14,452,725

  
   

18,275,915

  
  

Industrials (0.1%)

 
 

46,187

  Chart Industries, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/25
  

2,270,553

  
  

Utilities (1.3%)

 
 

246,010

  AES Corp.
6.875%, 02/15/24
  

14,829,483

  
 

84,885

  CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Warner
Media, LLC, Charter Communications
Time, Inc.)#§**
3.369%, 09/15/29
  

3,248,888

  
 

262,050

  NextEra Energy, Inc.^
6.926%, 09/01/25
  

9,837,357

  
   

27,915,728

  
    

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost

$63,477,722)

  

48,710,696

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (96.0%)

   
  

Communication Services (10.2%)

 
 

661,840

  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#µ

 

$

82,121,107

  
 

199,700

  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C^#µ

  

25,022,410

  
 

25,095

  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A#

  

72,525

  
 

264,885

  

AT&T, Inc.^

  

4,079,229

  
 

411,425

  

Comcast Corp. - Class A

  

16,987,738

  
 

8,434

  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A

  

38,037

  
 

2

  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.^#

  

36

  
 

146,450

  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A#

  

44,120,992

  
 

32,360

  

Netflix, Inc.#µ

  

13,322,288

  
 

205,085

EUR

 

Orange, SA

  

2,412,218

  
 

135,860

  

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.#

  

19,544,820

  
 

149,335

  

Walt Disney Company#

  

12,184,243

  
   

219,905,643

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (10.8%)

 
 

688,315

  

Amazon.com, Inc.^#

  

91,607,843

  
 

137,124

  

Aptiv, PLC#

  

11,957,213

  
 

59,260

  

Carnival Corp.#

  

679,120

  
 

243,463

  

General Motors Company

  

6,865,657

  
 

52,240

  

Home Depot, Inc.

  

14,872,205

  
 

294,980

  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

  

13,999,751

  
 

54,670

  

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  

10,418,462

  
 

62,500

  

McDonald's Corp.

  

16,385,625

  
 

162,800

  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

  

16,730,956

  
 

107,325

  

Starbucks Corp.

  

9,899,658

  
 

144,100

  

Tesla, Inc.#

  

28,941,044

  
 

104,675

  

TJX Cos., Inc.

  

9,218,727

  
   

231,576,261

  
  

Consumer Staples (6.8%)

 
 

58,750

  

Altria Group, Inc.

  

2,359,987

  
 

329,140

  

Coca-Cola Company^

  

18,593,118

  
 

31,575

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  

17,443,293

  
 

47,280

  

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

  

6,092,974

  
 

154,119

  

Kenvue, Inc.

  

2,866,613

  
 

113,665

  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A^

  

7,525,760

  
 

149,110

  

Monster Beverage Corp.#µ

  

7,619,521

  
 

90,260

  

PepsiCo, Inc.^

  

14,737,653

  
 

179,035

  

Philip Morris International, Inc.^

  

15,962,761

  
 

203,745

  

Procter & Gamble Company

  

30,567,862

  
 

52,650

  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.^

  

1,109,862

  
 

130,790

  

Walmart, Inc.

  

21,372,394

  
   

146,251,798

  
  

Energy (5.6%)

 
 

475,000

  BP, PLC (ADR)  

17,375,500

  
 

11,045

  

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A&#

  

491,503

  
 
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

3,550

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.^

 

$

305,584

  
 

128,625

  

Chevron Corp.^

  

18,744,521

  
 

64,470

  

ConocoPhillips^

  

7,659,036

  
 

82,935

  

Energy Transfer, LP

  

1,090,595

  
 

49,155

  

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

  

1,279,996

  
 

7,920

  

EP Energy Corp.&#

  

20,790

  
 

317,920

  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  

33,651,832

  
 

56,105

  

Hess Corp.

  

8,101,562

  
 

80,370

  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.µ

  

12,155,962

  
 

10,578

  

ONEOK, Inc.^

  

689,686

  
 

24,975

  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

  

5,969,025

  
 

219,710

  

Schlumberger, NV

  

12,229,059

  
   

119,764,651

  
  

Financials (12.1%)

 
 

35,430

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

  

4,349,387

  
 

59,230

  

American Express Company^

  

8,649,357

  
 

346,890

  

American International Group, Inc.^

  

21,267,826

  
 

29,983

  

Assurant, Inc.

  

4,464,469

  
 

663,370

  

Bank of America Corp.^~

  

17,473,166

  
 

71,870

  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.^

  

3,054,475

  
 

10,715

  

BlackRock, Inc.

  

6,560,580

  
 

76,155

  

Chubb, Ltd.µ

  

16,344,386

  
 

231,670

  

Citigroup, Inc.

  

9,148,648

  
 

27,300

  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.^

  

8,288,553

  
 

212,020

  

JPMorgan Chase & Company^

  

29,483,501

  
 

120,287

  

KKR & Company, Inc.

  

6,663,900

  
 

76,915

  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

  

14,586,930

  
 

72,315

  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A^

  

27,215,750

  
 

221,340

  

Morgan Stanley^

  

15,675,299

  
 

15,345

  

S&P Global, Inc.

  

5,360,162

  
 

157,631

  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.^

  

2,797,950

  
 

178,525

  

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

  

41,971,227

  
 

411,130

  

Wells Fargo & Company^

  

16,350,640

  
   

259,706,206

  
  

Health Care (13.2%)

 
 

82,820

  

Abbott Laboratories~

  

7,830,631

  
 

118,475

  

AbbVie, Inc.

  

16,726,300

  
 

124,060

  

Alcon, Inc.

  

8,847,959

  
 

267,298

  

Boston Scientific Corp.^#

  

13,682,985

  
 

107,005

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company^

  

5,513,968

  
 

26,965

  

Danaher Corp.

  

5,177,819

  
 

35,495

  

Dexcom, Inc.#

  

3,153,021

  
 

23,435

  

Elevance Health, Inc.

  

10,547,859

  
 

74,890

  

Eli Lilly & Company^

  

41,483,818

  
 

34,856

  

GE Healthcare, Inc.

  

2,320,364

  
 

10,885

  

Humana, Inc.

  

5,700,366

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

200,940

  

Johnson & Johnson

 

$

29,807,440

  
 

35,440

  

McKesson Corp.

  

16,137,958

  
 

204,155

  

Medtronic, PLC

  

14,405,177

  
 

219,485

  

Merck & Company, Inc.

  

22,541,109

  
 

314,685

  

Pfizer, Inc.

  

9,616,774

  
 

20,295

  

Stryker Corp.

  

5,484,115

  
 

30,260

  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.~

  

13,458,740

  
 

72,460

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.^

  

38,806,677

  
 

112,720

  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.^

  

11,769,095

  
   

283,012,175

  
  

Industrials (5.8%)

 
 

777,890

  

CSX Corp.

  

23,220,017

  
 

104,568

  

General Electric Company^

  

11,359,222

  
 

104,790

  

Honeywell International, Inc.

  

19,203,815

  
 

79,505

  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

  

13,664,524

  
 

28,435

  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  

13,405,112

  
 

59,495

  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

  

21,948,301

  
 

230,220

  

RTX Corp.

  

18,737,606

  
 

152,510

  

Southwest Airlines Company

  

3,390,297

  
   

124,928,894

  
  

Information Technology (27.1%)

 
 

56,335

  

Accenture, PLC - Class A

  

16,736,565

  
 

21,770

  

Adobe, Inc.^#

  

11,582,946

  
 

69,245

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.^#

  

6,820,633

  
 

1,026,970

  

Apple, Inc.^~

  

175,375,667

  
 

59,580

  

Applied Materials, Inc.

  

7,885,413

  
 

35,949

  

Broadcom, Inc.

  

30,246,410

  
 

247,515

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.^

  

12,902,957

  
 

58,910

  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.^

  

2,893,070

  
 

10,330

  

Intuit, Inc.

  

5,112,834

  
 

16,960

  

Lam Research Corp.

  

9,976,211

  
 

95,780

  

Micron Technology, Inc.^

  

6,404,809

  
 

574,150

  

Microsoft Corp.^

  

194,125,856

  
 

1,520,000

  

Nokia Oyj (ADR)^

  

5,031,200

  
 

161,290

  

NVIDIA Corp.^††

  

65,774,062

  
 

81,370

  

Oracle Corp.

  

8,413,658

  
 

59,985

  

Salesforce, Inc.#

  

12,046,788

  
 

21,845

  

ServiceNow, Inc.#

  

12,710,513

  
   

584,039,592

  
  

Materials (2.6%)

 
 

255,945

  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

  

8,645,822

  
 

63,970

  

Linde, PLC

  

24,446,775

  
 

126,910

  

PPG Industries, Inc.

  

15,580,741

  
 

36,605

  

Vulcan Materials Company

  

7,192,516

  
   

55,865,854

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Real Estate (0.7%)

 
 

70,930

  

American Tower Corp.

 

$

12,639,017

  
 

119,195

  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

  

3,538,899

  
   

16,177,916

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.0%)

 
 

14,052

  

Intelsat Emergence, SA&#

  

333,735

  
  

Utilities (1.1%)

 
 

77,480

  

CMS Energy Corp.

  

4,210,263

  
 

176,574

  

DTE Energy Company

  

17,018,202

  
 

32,149

  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

  

1,874,287

  
 

8,988

  

Veralto Corp.#

  

620,172

  
   

23,722,924

  
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost

$1,573,428,813)

  

2,065,285,649

  

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

57,470

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.&
06/30/27, Strike $15.98
  

6

  
 

51,723

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.
06/30/27, Strike $12.33
  

5

  
 

16,676

  Tidewater, Inc.
11/14/42, Strike $0.01
  

2

  
  

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Cost $369,524)

  

13

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (0.0%)

   
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

11,975

  iShares Preferred & Income
Securities ETF^
(Cost $395,301)
  

342,245

  

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.3%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

8,482

  AT&T, Inc.^
4.750%, 02/18/25
  

146,739

  
 

3,485

  AT&T, Inc.
5.350%, 11/01/66
  

73,011

  
 

14,625

  Qwest Corp.
6.500%, 09/01/56
  

176,816

  
 

9,521

  Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
6.000%, 09/30/26
  

122,345

  
 

24,420

  United States Cellular Corp.
5.500%, 03/01/70
  

362,881

  
 

23,445

  United States Cellular Corp.
5.500%, 06/01/70
  

342,766

  
   

1,224,558

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

2,835

  Ford Motor Company
6.200%, 06/01/59
 

$

60,839

  
 

2,764

  Ford Motor Company
6.500%, 08/15/62
  

57,823

  
 

8,177

  

Guitar Center, Inc.&#

  

862,673

  
 

605

  Qurate Retail, Inc.^
8.000%, 03/15/31
  

14,399

  
   

995,734

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

12,420

  Energy Transfer, LP‡
10.364%, 11/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.74%
  

311,245

  
 

43,730

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
11.315%, 11/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 5.64%
  

1,097,623

  
 

9,119

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
12.438%, 11/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 6.77%
  

232,261

  
 

55,760

  NuStar Logistics, LP‡
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. LIBOR + 6.73%
  

1,448,645

  
   

3,089,774

  
  

Financials (0.1%)

 
 

3,400

  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
4.750%, 09/30/60
  

55,522

  
 

6,000

  Allstate Corp.
7.375%, 07/15/28
  

154,620

  
 

5,970

  Annaly Capital Management, Inc.‡
10.637%,
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.99%
  

144,713

  
 

1,450

  Bank OZK
4.625%, 11/15/26
  

21,605

  
 

1,350

  Capital One Financial Corp.
4.800%, 06/01/25
  

21,236

  
 

10,725

  CNO Financial Group, Inc.
5.125%, 11/25/60
  

164,092

  
 

1,732

  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
4.450%, 12/15/25
  

27,799

  
 

3,401

  First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
5.625%, 01/04/27
  

65,503

  
 

1,374

  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.‡
6.375%, 05/10/24
3 mo. SOFR + 3.81%
  

34,570

  
 

4,592

  KeyCorp‡
6.200%, 12/15/27
5 year CMT + 3.13%
  

76,732

  
 

2,125

  Morgan Stanley^
6.500%, 10/15/27
  

52,403

  
 

7,932

  Prospect Capital Corp.
5.350%, 07/01/26
  

125,484

  
 

11,100

  Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.‡
7.125%, 10/15/52
5 year CMT + 3.46%
  

283,050

  
 
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

6,214

  Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
4.600%, 12/15/25
 

$

98,181

  
   

1,325,510

  
  

Industrials (0.0%)

 
 

5,043

  WESCO International, Inc.‡
10.625%, 06/22/25
5 year CMT + 10.33%
  

134,446

  
  

Real Estate (0.0%)

 
 

8,773

  Brookfield Property Partners, LP
5.750%, 03/31/25
  

85,976

  
 

5,000

  Brookfield Property Partners, LP
6.375%, 09/30/24
  

54,850

  
 

3,625

  Global Net Lease, Inc.
6.875%, 11/26/24
  

57,166

  
 1,951  Global Net Lease, Inc.‡‡
7.500%
  

33,167

  
 

3,000

  Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
6.000%, 11/30/23
  

66,570

  
   

297,729

  
  

Utilities (0.0%)

 
 

6,000

  Brookfield Renewable Partners, LP
5.250%, 03/31/25
  

96,540

  
 

5,100

  DTE Energy Company
5.250%, 12/01/77
  

109,548

  
   

206,088

  
  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost

$8,147,207)

  

7,273,839

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

RIGHTS (0.0%)#

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

3

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA,
(Expires 12/5/25)
  

  
 

3

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA,
(Expires 12/5/25)
  

  
  

TOTAL RIGHTS

(Cost $—)

  

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.1%)#

   
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

5,800

  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     
 

21,286,000

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $41.00

  

20,300

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,500

  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     
 

62,730,000

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $420.00

 

$

1,506,000

  
  TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS(Cost $2,801,686)  

1,526,300

  
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (149.1%)(Cost $2,836,458,007)  

3,206,918,798

  
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED
SHARES, AT LIQUIDATION VALUE (-15.0%)
  

(323,500,000

)

 
LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-34.1%)  

(733,416,123

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

2,150,002,675

  

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

* Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

^ Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@ In default status and considered non-income producing.

& Illiquid security.

‡ Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

~ Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or potential collateral for future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $3,850,922.

¡ Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

! This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

# Non-income producing security.

§ Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.

** Step coupon security. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

µ Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $131,937,238.

† Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATION

EUR European Monetary Unit

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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The following table summarizes the Fund's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2023 (see Note 1):

  

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

  

$

388,806,056

  

$

  

$

388,806,056

  

Convertible Bonds

  

   

493,508,903

   

   

493,508,903

  

Bank Loans

  

   

134,268,228

   

   

133,268,228

  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

  

   

66,350,833

   

   

66,350,833

  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

  

41,390,118

   

7,320,578

   

   

48,710,696

  

Common Stocks

  

2,062,027,403

   

3,258,246

   

   

2,065,285,649

  

Warrants

  

   

13

   

   

13

  

Exchange-Traded Funds

  

342,245

   

   

   

342,245

  

Preferred Stocks

  

6,068,400

   

1,205,439

   

   

7,273,839

  

Asset Backed Securities

  

   

846,036

   

   

846,036

  

Purchased Options

  

1,526,300

   

   

   

1,526,300

  

Total

 

$

2,111,354,466

  

$

1,095,564,332

  

$

  

$

3,206,918,798

  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITY (0.0%)

   
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

215,000

  SVC ABS, LLC Series 2023-1A, Class C*
6.700%, 02/20/53
(Cost $197,806)
 

$

190,469

  

CORPORATE BONDS (17.7%)

   
  

Airlines (0.3%)

 
 

46,800

  Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
  

46,568

  
 

237,099

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*µ
4.800%, 02/15/29
  

222,238

  
 

112,023

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through
Trust Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
  

111,816

  
 

287,560

  American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B
3.950%, 01/11/32
  

245,257

  
 

163,333

  American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*
5.500%, 04/20/26
  

158,891

  
 

65,000

  

5.750%, 04/20/29

  

58,668

  
 

267,259

  British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*
3.900%, 03/15/33
  

232,221

  
 

273,487

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
  

271,920

  
 

185,000

  Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. / Spirit IP
Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
  

137,379

  
   

1,484,958

  
  

Communication Services (2.0%)

 
 

200,000

  Altice France Holding, SA*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

110,264

  
 

300,000

  Altice France, SA*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

207,759

  
 

320,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.*
4.750%, 10/15/29
  

275,942

  
 

395,000

  Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
  

400,285

  
 

280,000

  Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
2.450%, 08/12/31
  

206,550

  
 

336,000

  Audacy Capital Corp.*
6.750%, 03/31/29
  

5,460

  
 

131,000

  

6.500%, 05/01/27

  

1,965

  
 

242,000

  Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC
6.300%, 12/01/28
  

195,834

  
 

80,000

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 09/15/28
  

78,012

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

405,000

  Consolidated Communications, Inc.*^
6.500%, 10/01/28
 

$

321,436

  
 

400,000

  CSC Holdings, LLC*
5.375%, 02/01/28
  

318,952

  
 

400,000

  

4.625%, 12/01/30

  

203,180

  
 

400,000

  

4.500%, 11/15/31

  

264,616

  
 

370,000

  

5.500%, 04/15/27

  

309,290

  
 

200,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/30

  

105,430

  
 

210,000

  Diamond Sports Group, LLC /
Diamond Sports Finance Company*@
6.625%, 08/15/27
  

2,663

  
 

146,000

  

5.375%, 08/15/26

  

1,790

  
 

678,000

  Directv Financing, LLC / Directv
Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*
5.875%, 08/15/27
  

594,199

  
 

275,000

  Frontier California, Inc.
6.750%, 05/15/27
  

253,913

  
 

169,000

  Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC*
5.000%, 05/01/28
  

146,673

  
 

65,000

  

8.750%, 05/15/30

  

62,005

  
 

289,000

  Frontier Florida, LLC@
6.860%, 02/01/28
  

266,042

  
 

400,000

  Frontier North, Inc.@
6.730%, 02/15/28
  

371,068

  
 

235,000

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

198,620

  
 

69,000

  

5.250%, 12/01/27

  

65,244

  
 

100,000

  iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27^
  

61,376

  
 

100,000

  

5.250%, 08/15/27*

  

73,402

  
 

200,000

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA@&
9.750%, 07/15/25*
  

  
 

135,000

  

0.000%, 08/01/23

  

  
 

330,000

  LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

299,020

  
 

198,330

  Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
PIK rate
  

49,991

  
 

200,000

  Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.600%, 09/15/39
  

54,428

  
 

135,000

  

4.000%, 02/15/27*^

  

92,304

  
 

67,000

  

7.650%, 03/15/42

  

18,046

  
 

130,000

  Match Group Holdings II, LLC*
3.625%, 10/01/31
  

100,654

  
 

220,000

  Nexstar Media, Inc.*
5.625%, 07/15/27
  

198,106

  
 

390,000

  Paramount Global
4.900%, 08/15/44
  

245,677

  
 

94,000

  Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/25
  

90,268

  
 

136,000

  Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

103,303

  
 

68,000

  

5.375%, 01/15/31

  

42,254

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

225,000

  Scripps Escrow, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
 

$

168,426

  
 

345,000

  Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/01/29
  

305,994

  
 

268,000

  

4.000%, 07/15/28

  

228,020

  
 

130,000

  

3.125%, 09/01/26

  

116,804

  
 

65,000

  

3.875%, 09/01/31

  

48,960

  
 

242,000

  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
  

150,812

  
 

680,000

  Sprint, LLCµ
7.125%, 06/15/24
  

683,869

  
 

300,000

  Stagwell Global, LLC*
5.625%, 08/15/29
  

248,208

  
 

210,000

  Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
  

172,973

  
 

260,000

  Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
  

155,678

  
 

105,000

  Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
  

98,349

  
 

300,000

  United States Cellular Corp.
6.700%, 12/15/33
  

285,705

  
 

100,000

  Univision Communications, Inc.*
8.000%, 08/15/28
  

94,772

  
 

135,000

  Viasat, Inc.*
5.625%, 04/15/27
  

118,117

  
   

9,272,708

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (3.7%)

 
 

320,000

  Abercrombie & Fitch Management Company*
8.750%, 07/15/25
  

325,338

  
 

265,000

  Adams Homes, Inc.*
9.250%, 10/15/28
  

260,124

  
 

330,000

  Adient Global Holdings Company*
8.250%, 04/15/31
  

322,925

  
 

213,000

  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.875%, 07/01/28
  

189,838

  
 

228,000

  Ashton Woods USA, LLC /
Ashton Woods Finance Company*
4.625%, 08/01/29
  

185,307

  
 

204,000

  

6.625%, 01/15/28

  

187,229

  
 

325,000

  At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
  

112,938

  
 

355,000

  Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.694%, 01/15/27
  

344,041

  
 

330,000

  

6.875%, 11/01/35^

  

291,684

  
 

168,000

  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.625%, 10/15/29
  

138,313

  
 

132,000

  

8.125%, 07/01/27

  

130,857

  
 

280,000

  Carnival Corp.*
6.000%, 05/01/29
  

236,813

  
 

134,000

  

4.000%, 08/01/28

  

116,745

  
 

133,000

  

7.625%, 03/01/26

  

129,397

  
 

16,000

  

7.000%, 08/15/29

  

15,719

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

315,000

  Carriage Services, Inc.*
4.250%, 05/15/29
 

$

257,963

  
 

52,000

  Carvana Company*
14.000%, 06/01/31
  

39,135

  
 

44,000

  

13.000%, 06/01/30

  

33,020

  
 

29,000

  

12.000%, 12/01/28

  

21,719

  
 

575,000

  CCO Holdings, LLC /
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.*
5.125%, 05/01/27
  

529,805

  
 

315,000

  

4.500%, 08/15/30

  

253,172

  
 

300,000

  

6.375%, 09/01/29

  

275,820

  
 

300,000

  

4.750%, 03/01/30

  

247,824

  
 

266,000

  

4.250%, 02/01/31

  

207,251

  
 

130,000

  

5.000%, 02/01/28

  

116,467

  
 

130,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

101,620

  
 

130,000

  CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*
5.750%, 04/01/30
  

116,498

  
 

207,000

  Cedar Fair, LP^
5.250%, 07/15/29
  

179,032

  
 

132,000

  Churchill Downs, Inc.*
6.750%, 05/01/31
  

123,413

  
 

220,000

  Dana, Inc.
4.250%, 09/01/30
  

175,056

  
 

195,000

  

4.500%, 02/15/32

  

152,837

  
 

325,000

  DISH DBS Corp.
5.250%, 12/01/26*
  

262,915

  
 

215,000

  

7.750%, 07/01/26

  

144,271

  
 

168,000

  

7.375%, 07/01/28

  

94,718

  
 

130,000

  

5.125%, 06/01/29

  

67,088

  
 

265,000

  DISH Network Corp.*
11.750%, 11/15/27
  

262,708

  
 

400,000

  Empire Resorts, Inc.*
7.750%, 11/01/26
  

327,572

  
 

296,000

  Everi Holdings, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/29
  

248,983

  
 

275,000

  Ford Motor Company^
6.100%, 08/19/32
  

254,595

  
 

425,000

  Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
4.000%, 11/13/30
  

350,446

  
 

350,000

  

5.113%, 05/03/29

  

317,877

  
 

340,000

  

7.200%, 06/10/30

  

339,616

  
 

240,000

  

7.350%, 11/04/27

  

243,130

  
 

200,000

  

7.350%, 03/06/30

  

201,228

  
 

98,000

  Gap, Inc.*
3.875%, 10/01/31
  

70,700

  
 

135,000

  General Motors Company
5.200%, 04/01/45
  

100,069

  
 

460,000

  goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24^
  

452,120

  
 

241,000

  

4.375%, 05/01/26

  

218,454

  
 

140,000

  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
  

114,187

  
 

114,000

  Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*
4.000%, 08/15/28
  

98,532

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

283,000

  Guitar Center, Inc.*^
8.500%, 01/15/26
 

$

239,183

  
 

145,000

  International Game Technology, PLC*
6.250%, 01/15/27
  

141,481

  
 

78,592

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
  

79,118

  
 

233,000

  Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
  

134,711

  
 

265,000

  LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*
8.250%, 08/01/31
  

253,984

  
 

265,000

  Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30
  

69,814

  
 

256,000

  Life Time, Inc.*
8.000%, 04/15/26
  

250,191

  
 

135,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/26

  

130,931

  
 

135,000

  Light & Wonder International, Inc.*
7.500%, 09/01/31
  

132,044

  
 

100,000

  Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 05/15/28
  

98,030

  
 

168,000

  Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*
6.750%, 02/15/27
  

152,759

  
 

175,000

  M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
  

140,033

  
 

440,000

  Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC
6.700%, 07/15/34*
  

339,271

  
 

135,000

  

4.300%, 02/15/43

  

74,080

  
 

310,000

  Mclaren Finance, PLC*
7.500%, 08/01/26
  

267,639

  
 

332,000

  Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*
4.875%, 05/01/29
  

277,144

  
 

160,000

  Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
  

151,131

  
 

130,000

  Nordstrom, Inc.
5.000%, 01/15/44
  

78,285

  
 

123,000

  

4.250%, 08/01/31

  

90,174

  
 

305,000

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
  

237,186

  
 

250,000

  PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.*
4.750%, 02/15/28
  

221,408

  
 

365,000

  Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*^
5.625%, 09/01/29
  

256,883

  
 

659,000

  Rite Aid Corp.*@
8.000%, 11/15/26
  

458,262

  
 

132,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
7.250%, 01/15/30
  

130,585

  
 

370,000

  Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed*
4.625%, 03/01/29
  

300,877

  
 

530,000

  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

488,241

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

303,000

  Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
 

$

252,678

  
 

193,000

  Speedway Motorsports, LLC /
Speedway Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
  

172,837

  
 

545,000

  Station Casinos, LLC*
4.500%, 02/15/28
  

471,212

  
 

162,000

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
  

147,567

  
 

65,000

  Viking Cruises, Ltd.*
9.125%, 07/15/31
  

63,947

  
 

300,000

  Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
4.500%, 03/15/29
  

279,480

  
 

135,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC*
8.500%, 06/15/30
  

132,530

  
 

265,000

  ZF North America Capital, Inc.*
7.125%, 04/14/30
  

257,925

  
   

16,958,730

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.8%)

 
 

303,000

  1375209 B.C., Ltd.*
9.000%, 01/30/28
  

294,583

  
 

255,000

  B&G Foods, Inc.*
8.000%, 09/15/28
  

248,941

  
 

305,000

  Central Garden & Pet Company*
4.125%, 04/30/31
  

243,771

  
 

304,000

  Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
  

255,643

  
 

370,000

  Energizer Holdings, Inc.*
4.375%, 03/31/29
  

304,636

  
 

66,000

  

6.500%, 12/31/27

  

62,008

  
 

390,000

  JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30^
  

356,823

  
 

175,000

  

5.125%, 02/01/28µ

  

164,358

  
 

100,000

  

5.750%, 04/01/33

  

88,047

  
 

177,000

  New Albertsons, LP
7.750%, 06/15/26
  

178,970

  
 

261,000

  Performance Food Group, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/01/29
  

221,471

  
 

210,000

  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
  

173,508

  
 

115,000

  Post Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 03/01/27
  

109,801

  
 

252,000

  Prestige Brands, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/01/31
  

200,889

  
 

240,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.*^
6.750%, 10/15/28
  

187,817

  
 

413,000

  Vector Group, Ltd.*
5.750%, 02/01/29
  

350,691

  
 

130,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
7.375%, 10/01/31
  

128,366

  
   

3,570,323

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Energy (2.3%)

 
 

267,000

  Antero Resources Corp.*
5.375%, 03/01/30
 

$

244,049

  
 

268,000

  Apache Corp.
5.100%, 09/01/40
  

208,659

  
 

210,000

  Buckeye Partners, LP
3.950%, 12/01/26
  

191,665

  
 

135,000

  

5.850%, 11/15/43

  

95,615

  
 

365,000

  Callon Petroleum Company*^
7.500%, 06/15/30
  

353,824

  
 

129,000

  Cheniere Energy, Inc.µ
4.625%, 10/15/28
  

117,932

  
 

198,000

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
6.750%, 04/15/29
  

194,284

  
 

371,000

  Civitas Resources, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/01/31
  

374,899

  
 

200,000

  Continental Resources, Inc.*
2.875%, 04/01/32
  

148,158

  
 

135,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/31

  

125,320

  
 

202,000

  DT Midstream, Inc.*
4.125%, 06/15/29
  

173,954

  
 

256,000

  Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/27
  

259,884

  
 

100,000

  

9.875%, 07/15/31

  

107,911

  
 

150,000

  Enbridge, Inc.^‡
7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
  

139,585

  
 

390,000

  Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/01/66^
3 mo. SOFR + 3.28%
  

318,864

  
 

197,000

  6.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.69%
  

179,024

  
 

340,000

  EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
9.780%, 11/01/35‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
  

303,623

  
 

285,000

  

4.850%, 07/15/26

  

269,476

  
 

168,000

  Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
  

161,522

  
 

430,000

  EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
  

427,489

  
 

196,000

  Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy
Finance Corp.
8.875%, 04/15/30
  

190,577

  
 

109,000

  

6.250%, 05/15/26

  

104,058

  
 

260,000

  Gulfport Energy Corp.
0.000%, 05/15/25@&
  

  
 

255,000

  

8.000%, 05/17/26*

  

255,107

  
 

79,461

  

8.000%, 05/17/26

  

79,494

  
 

365,000

  Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp
Finance Company*
6.000%, 04/15/30
  

324,547

  
 

196,000

  Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC*
6.750%, 01/15/27
  

186,400

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

262,000

  Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC /
Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
 

$

250,676

  
 

145,000

  Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

143,512

  
 

130,000

  

7.500%, 01/15/26

  

124,444

  
 

200,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
7.375%, 05/15/27
  

187,288

  
 

200,000

  Nabors Industries, Ltd.*
7.500%, 01/15/28
  

176,728

  
 

272,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/15/25
  

253,134

  
 

135,000

  

6.500%, 09/30/26

  

121,026

  
 

131,000

  Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
  

120,131

  
 

280,000

  Parkland Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

269,262

  
 

138,000

  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
  

123,284

  
 

66,000

  Permian Resources Operating LLC*
7.000%, 01/15/32
  

64,581

  
 

270,000

  Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
9.736%, 11/01/35
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
  

254,864

  
 

365,000

  Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

331,296

  
 

135,000

  Southwestern Energy Company
5.375%, 02/01/29
  

125,068

  
 

130,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

111,925

  
 

65,000

  Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/30
  

55,927

  
 

375,250

  Transocean, Inc.*
8.750%, 02/15/30
  

374,946

  
 

165,000

  Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*
6.250%, 01/15/30
  

155,763

  
 

65,000

  

4.125%, 08/15/31

  

52,545

  
 

65,000

  

3.875%, 08/15/29

  

54,447

  
 

330,000

  Venture Global LNG, Inc.*
8.375%, 06/01/31
  

315,150

  
 

200,000

  

8.125%, 06/01/28

  

194,324

  
 

135,000

  

9.875%, 02/01/32

  

137,007

  
 

65,000

  

9.500%, 02/01/29

  

65,977

  
 

249,000

  Vital Energy, Inc.
9.500%, 01/15/25
  

250,350

  
 

165,000

  

7.750%, 07/31/29*^

  

149,127

  
 

33,000

  

9.750%, 10/15/30

  

32,365

  
 

275,000

  VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
  

248,069

  
 

327,000

  Weatherford International, Ltd.*
8.625%, 04/30/30
  

330,931

  
   

10,610,067

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Financials (2.8%)

 
 

356,000

  Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
 

$

345,861

  
 

400,000

  Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon
United Finance Corp.*
8.250%, 02/15/26
  

397,764

  
 

390,000

  AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
  

361,405

  
 

460,000

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC /
Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

420,201

  
 

427,000

  Ally Financial, Inc.
4.700%, 11/01/35
7 year CMT + 3.48%‡
  

270,475

  
 

110,000

  

8.000%, 11/01/31

  

107,566

  
 

533,000

  AmWINS Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 06/30/29
  

457,549

  
 

292,000

  Aviation Capital Group, LLC*µ
3.500%, 11/01/27
  

256,651

  
 

110,000

  Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*µ
5.500%, 01/15/26
  

106,025

  
 

533,000

  BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*
5.875%, 04/15/29
  

465,085

  
 

250,000

  Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. /
BPR Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC /
GGSI Sellco, LLC*
4.500%, 04/01/27
  

208,630

  
 

169,000

  

5.750%, 05/15/26

  

154,998

  
 

200,000

  Burford Capital Global Financial, LLC*
6.875%, 04/15/30
  

181,068

  
 

350,000

  Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/26^
  

333,606

  
 

238,000

  

5.125%, 12/31/24*

  

230,434

  
 

265,000

  Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower
LLC*^
8.875%, 09/01/31
  

251,777

  
 

344,000

  Enact Holdings, Inc.*µ
6.500%, 08/15/25
  

338,809

  
 

389,000

  Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global
Net Lease Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
  

295,453

  
 

275,000

  GTCR W-2 Merger Sub, LLC*
7.500%, 01/15/31
  

271,477

  
 

398,000

  HUB International, Ltd.*
5.625%, 12/01/29^
  

343,581

  
 

202,000

  

7.000%, 05/01/26

  

197,019

  
 

202,000

  Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn
Enterprises Finance Corp.
4.375%, 02/01/29
  

156,740

  
 

360,000

  ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%
  

270,781

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

550,000

  Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
 

$

503,921

  
 

66,000

  

7.000%, 02/15/29

  

64,103

  
 

540,000

  Jefferies Finance, LLC / JFIN
Co-Issuer Corp.*
5.000%, 08/15/28
  

433,161

  
 

522,000

  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings,
LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
  

497,675

  
 

130,000

  

4.750%, 06/15/29

  

104,933

  
 

245,000

  LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
  

137,286

  
 

280,000

  Level 3 Financing, Inc.*
4.250%, 07/01/28
  

158,561

  
 

218,000

  

3.400%, 03/01/27^

  

202,849

  
 

135,000

  

4.625%, 09/15/27

  

91,113

  
 

200,000

  LPL Holdings, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/15/29
  

172,074

  
 

265,000

  Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*
8.125%, 03/30/29
  

261,372

  
 

417,000

  MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
  

391,767

  
 

365,000

  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 08/15/28
  

323,441

  
 

288,000

  Navient Corp.
5.000%, 03/15/27
  

254,010

  
 

145,000

  

4.875%, 03/15/28

  

120,302

  
 

300,000

  Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American
Finance Operating Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
  

224,895

  
 

185,000

  OneMain Finance Corp.
9.000%, 01/15/29
  

180,887

  
 

180,000

  

3.875%, 09/15/28

  

143,354

  
 

127,000

  

7.125%, 03/15/26^

  

123,607

  
 

132,000

  Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /
PK Domestic Property, LLC / PK Finance
Co-Issuer*^
5.875%, 10/01/28
  

119,203

  
 

416,000

  PHH Mortgage Corp.*
7.875%, 03/15/26
  

360,759

  
 

300,000

  RHP Hotel Properties, LP / RHP
Finance Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/29
  

255,735

  
 

125,000

  Rocket Mortgage, LLC /
Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
3.625%, 03/01/29^
  

101,750

  
 

120,000

  

3.875%, 03/01/31

  

92,880

  
 

65,000

  

2.875%, 10/15/26

  

56,768

  
 

269,000

  StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
  

270,611

  
 

310,000

  United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/29
  

259,699

  
 

130,000

  

5.750%, 06/15/27

  

118,629

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

135,000

  Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group Finance,
Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*
6.500%, 02/15/29^
 

$

87,788

  
 

132,000

  

10.500%, 02/15/28

  

127,278

  
 

300,000

  VZ Secured Financing, BV*
5.000%, 01/15/32
  

228,621

  
 

280,000

  XHR, LP*^
6.375%, 08/15/25
  

273,266

  
   

13,165,253

  
  

Health Care (1.2%)

 
 

539,000

  Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*
11.000%, 09/30/28
  

329,954

  
 

105,000

  

14.000%, 10/15/30

  

57,844

  
 

98,000

  

6.125%, 02/01/27

  

54,753

  
 

533,000

  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*
6.125%, 04/01/30
  

207,188

  
 

305,000

  

8.000%, 03/15/26

  

279,258

  
 

146,000

  

6.875%, 04/15/29

  

60,270

  
 

33,000

  

5.250%, 05/15/30

  

23,462

  
 

531,000

  DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
  

416,628

  
 

313,000

  

3.750%, 02/15/31

  

225,341

  
 

195,000

  Embecta Corp.*
5.000%, 02/15/30
  

155,002

  
 

67,000

  

6.750%, 02/15/30

  

55,575

  
 

130,000

  Encompass Health Corp.
4.750%, 02/01/30
  

112,850

  
 

130,000

  

4.500%, 02/01/28

  

117,315

  
 

282,000

  HCA, Inc.
7.500%, 11/06/33
  

289,484

  
 

200,000

  Jazz Securities DAC*
4.375%, 01/15/29
  

173,966

  
 

116,075

  Mallinckrodt International Finance,
SA / Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*@
10.000%, 06/15/29
  

8,251

  
 

336,000

  Medline Borrower, LP*
5.250%, 10/01/29^
  

286,359

  
 

335,000

  

3.875%, 04/01/29

  

282,991

  
 

490,000

  Organon & Company / Organon
Foreign Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
5.125%, 04/30/31
  

383,807

  
 

200,000

  

4.125%, 04/30/28

  

173,086

  
 

302,000

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
  

242,494

  
 

625,000

  Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 02/01/27
  

601,325

  
 

375,000

  

6.875%, 11/15/31

  

346,429

  
 

335,000

  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
5.125%, 05/09/29^
  

292,435

  
 

200,000

  

4.750%, 05/09/27

  

181,566

  
 

130,000

  

3.150%, 10/01/26

  

114,436

  
   

5,472,069

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Industrials (2.6%)

 
 

300,000

  ACCO Brands Corp.*^
4.250%, 03/15/29
 

$

249,171

  
 

300,000

  AerCap Holdings, NV^‡
5.875%, 10/10/79
5 year CMT + 4.54%
  

282,186

  
 

265,000

  Air Lease Corp.‡
4.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.15%
  

190,649

  
 

440,000

  Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP /
Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
  

414,141

  
 

203,000

  

3.500%, 03/15/29

  

173,238

  
 

195,000

  

5.875%, 02/15/28

  

187,081

  
 

300,000

  Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
  

273,234

  
 

65,000

  American Airlines Group, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/01/25
  

60,862

  
 

146,000

  Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
  

127,839

  
 

700,000

  ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK Rate
  

408,744

  
 

206,000

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.125%, 05/15/29
  

173,149

  
 

135,000

  Bombardier, Inc.*
7.875%, 04/15/27
  

130,073

  
 

261,000

  BWX Technologies, Inc.*
4.125%, 04/15/29
  

225,794

  
 

273,000

  Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
  

248,097

  
 

68,000

  Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*µ
4.750%, 10/20/28
  

63,915

  
 

350,000

  Deluxe Corp.*
8.000%, 06/01/29
  

277,399

  
 

195,000

  Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*
7.875%, 01/31/27
  

185,542

  
 

132,000

  Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
  

125,751

  
 

145,000

  EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
  

130,246

  
 

161,000

  Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*
7.125%, 08/15/28
  

125,173

  
 

175,000

  Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
4.750%, 07/15/27^
  

163,536

  
 

125,000

  

3.500%, 03/01/29

  

104,996

  
 

290,000

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^
5.250%, 06/01/29
  

237,588

  
 

623,000

  H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
3.875%, 12/15/28
  

529,052

  
 

402,000

  Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property,
Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
  

297,400

  
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

350,000

  Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
 

$

329,703

  
 

310,000

  IEA Energy Services, LLC*
6.625%, 08/15/29
  

296,143

  
 

160,000

  JELD-WEN, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
  

151,992

  
 

135,000

  

4.875%, 12/15/27^

  

115,274

  
 

445,000

  Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*
4.875%, 09/15/28
  

379,207

  
 

265,000

  Knife River Holding Company*
7.750%, 05/01/31
  

264,425

  
 

134,000

  MasTec, Inc.*µ
4.500%, 08/15/28
  

117,825

  
 

170,000

  Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
  

154,367

  
 

323,000

  Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/29
  

213,545

  
 

272,000

  Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
  

231,894

  
 

100,000

  OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
  

85,148

  
 

310,000

  Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, LLC*
4.000%, 10/15/27
  

272,930

  
 

399,000

  Patrick Industries, Inc.*
4.750%, 05/01/29
  

328,022

  
 

135,000

  QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
  

57,499

  
 

206,000

  Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
  

196,178

  
 

65,000

  

5.000%, 04/15/29^

  

58,008

  
 

247,000

  Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
  

198,059

  
 

201,000

  Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/30
  

126,513

  
 

135,000

  

5.500%, 03/01/30

  

73,428

  
 

270,000

  Standard Industries, Inc.*
5.000%, 02/15/27
  

250,093

  
 

216,000

  Stericycle, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

184,563

  
 

200,000

  STL Holding Company, LLC*
7.500%, 02/15/26
  

187,838

  
 

366,000

  TransDigm, Inc.
6.250%, 03/15/26*
  

358,175

  
 

285,000

  

6.875%, 12/15/30*

  

275,820

  
 

205,000

  

7.500%, 03/15/27

  

205,029

  
 

200,000

  

6.750%, 08/15/28*

  

194,648

  
 

266,000

  Tronox, Inc.*^
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

209,103

  
 

109,383

  United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
3.500%, 11/01/29
  

96,944

  
 

265,000

  Vertiv Group Corp.*
4.125%, 11/15/28
  

231,915

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

274,000

  Wabash National Corp.*
4.500%, 10/15/28
 

$

227,209

  
 

240,000

  Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26
  

221,412

  
 

157,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
4.625%, 08/15/28
  

139,683

  
   

11,817,448

  
  

Information Technology (0.8%)

 
 

131,000

  Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
4.000%, 07/01/29
  

115,706

  
 

153,000

  Coherent Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

130,087

  
 

315,000

  CommScope Technologies, LLC*^
6.000%, 06/15/25
  

190,279

  
 

245,000

  CommScope, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/01/29
  

167,367

  
 

162,000

  Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.µ
6.020%, 06/15/26
  

162,183

  
 

130,000

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

112,013

  
 

138,000

  Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
  

123,117

  
 

300,000

  KBR, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/30/28
  

264,555

  
 

300,000

  MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*
5.750%, 11/01/28^
  

224,025

  
 

130,000

  

5.500%, 09/01/28

  

108,729

  
 

132,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.*
8.125%, 01/15/29
  

129,141

  
 

130,000

  NCR Voyix Corp.*
5.125%, 04/15/29
  

111,939

  
 

198,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
  

170,177

  
 

204,000

  Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
  

177,698

  
 

135,000

  

6.900%, 12/01/27

  

134,741

  
 

98,000

  

3.875%, 12/01/29

  

80,455

  
 

98,000

  Open Text Holdings, Inc.*^
4.125%, 12/01/31
  

77,261

  
 

295,000

  Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

238,165

  
 

370,000

  TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
  

304,406

  
 

185,000

  Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/29
  

154,396

  
 

66,000

  

3.875%, 03/15/31^

  

52,828

  
 

325,000

  Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
  

258,749

  
 

300,000

  ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC /
ZoomInfo Finance Corp.*^
3.875%, 02/01/29
  

248,049

  
   

3,736,066

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Materials (0.7%)

 
 

140,000

  ArcelorMittal, SA^
7.000%, 10/15/39
 

$

133,157

  
 

147,000

  ATI, Inc.^
5.875%, 12/01/27
  

136,914

  
 

67,000

  Carpenter Technology Corp.
7.625%, 03/15/30
  

66,564

  
 

195,000

  Chemours Company*
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

150,907

  
 

420,000

  Clearwater Paper Corp.*
4.750%, 08/15/28
  

371,158

  
 

199,000

  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
  

184,891

  
 

130,000

  Commercial Metals Company
4.125%, 01/15/30
  

110,027

  
 

65,000

  

4.375%, 03/15/32

  

52,528

  
 

250,000

  Constellium, SE*
3.750%, 04/15/29
  

205,882

  
 

136,000

  HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
  

118,040

  
 

200,000

  INEOS Finance, PLC*^
6.750%, 05/15/28
  

187,020

  
 

215,000

  JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26
  

214,469

  
 

300,000

  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*
4.625%, 03/01/28
  

250,761

  
 

33,000

  

4.500%, 06/01/31^

  

24,410

  
 

63,000

  LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*
6.625%, 10/15/29
  

51,692

  
 

344,000

  Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/29
  

270,188

  
 

133,000

  

12.875%, 10/01/28*

  

134,498

  
 

250,000

  OCI, NV*
6.700%, 03/16/33
  

231,377

  
 

200,000

  Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.*
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

183,276

  
 

130,000

  

6.625%, 05/13/27^

  

123,872

  
 

305,000

  Silgan Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 02/01/28
  

272,045

  
 

131,000

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
  

56,127

  
   

3,529,803

  
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

140,000

  Gen Digital, Inc.*
7.125%, 09/30/30^
  

136,473

  
 

140,000

  

6.750%, 09/30/27

  

136,517

  
   

272,990

  
  

Real Estate (0.2%)

 
 

210,000

  EPR Properties
3.750%, 08/15/29
  

165,963

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

195,000

  Forestar Group, Inc.*
5.000%, 03/01/28
 

$

172,002

  
 

137,000

  

3.850%, 05/15/26

  

122,949

  
 

301,000

  MIWD Holdco II, LLC / MIWD
Finance Corp.*
5.500%, 02/01/30
  

239,106

  
 

125,000

  Service Properties Trust
5.250%, 02/15/26
  

112,211

  
   

812,231

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
 

260,000

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC /
Fertitta Entertainment Finance
Company, Inc.*
6.750%, 01/15/30
  

206,882

  
 

131,000

  

4.625%, 01/15/29

  

110,602

  
   

317,484

  
  

Utilities (0.1%)

 
 

97,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%
  

87,887

  
 

125,000

  Vistra Corp.*‡
7.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 5.74%
  

114,350

  
 

65,000

  8.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 6.93%
  

61,840

  
   

264,077

  
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS(Cost $81,177,150)  

81,284,207

  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (133.0%)

   
  

Communication Services (10.2%)

 
 

199,000

  Cable One, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

162,919

  
 

7,500,000

  Liberty Media Corp.*
3.750%, 03/15/28
  

8,265,225

  
 

7,250,000

  

2.375%, 09/30/53

  

7,029,963

  
 

7,750,000

  Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One
2.250%, 08/15/27
  

7,724,657

  
 

4,500,000

  Match Group Financeco 3, Inc.*µ
2.000%, 01/15/30
  

3,657,015

  
 

5,250,000

  Perficient, Inc.µ
0.125%, 11/15/26
  

4,202,573

  
 

11,000,000

  Snap, Inc.µ
0.000%, 05/01/27
  

8,193,350

  
 

5,000,000

  

0.750%, 08/01/26

  

4,414,100

  
 

3,000,000

  Zillow Group, Inc.
1.375%, 09/01/26
  

3,151,260

  
   

46,801,062

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (25.6%)

 
 

9,750,000

  Airbnb, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

8,447,400

  
 

4,000,000

  Booking Holdings, Inc.
0.750%, 05/01/25
  

6,099,640

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

3,750,000

  Carnival Corp.*µ
5.750%, 12/01/27
 

$

4,443,075

  
 

6,000,000

  Chegg, Inc.µ
0.000%, 09/01/26
  

4,660,920

  
 

11,400,000

  DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

6,994,356

  
 

343,000

  

2.375%, 03/15/24µ

  

328,666

  
 

11,750,000

  DraftKings Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/28
  

8,721,437

  
 

11,250,000

  Etsy, Inc.µ
0.125%, 09/01/27
  

8,890,200

  
 

14,500,000

  Ford Motor Companyµ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

13,235,745

  
 

7,500,000

  Liberty Broadband Corp.*
3.125%, 03/31/53
  

7,440,375

  
 

2,125,000

  Lucid Group, Inc.*
1.250%, 12/15/26
  

1,171,215

  
 

9,000,000

  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*µ
3.250%, 12/15/27
  

7,630,830

  
 

8,500,000

  Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

8,960,530

  
 

5,000,000

  Shake Shack, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/01/28
  

3,697,600

  
 

13,250,000

  Vail Resorts, Inc.µ
0.000%, 01/01/26
  

11,600,905

  
 

11,750,000

  Wayfair, Inc.µ
3.250%, 09/15/27
  

11,322,770

  
 

3,750,000

  Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
  

3,825,450

  
   

117,471,114

  
  

Consumer Staples (1.4%)

 
 

2,525,000

  Enovis Corp.*
3.875%, 10/15/28
  

2,637,994

  
 

4,000,000

  Post Holdings, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/27
  

3,818,280

  
   

6,456,274

  
  

Energy (3.9%)

 
 

1,325,000

  EQT Corp.
1.750%, 05/01/26
  

3,852,305

  
 

4,265,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*µ
1.750%, 06/15/29
  

3,195,850

  
 

3,750,000

  Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
  

4,429,012

  
 

2,500,000

  Pioneer Natural Resources Company
0.250%, 05/15/25
  

6,379,925

  
 

9,600,000

  SunEdison, Inc.*@
0.000%, 01/15/49
  

96,000

  
   

17,953,092

  
  

Financials (1.7%)

 
 

7,500,000

  Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
  

7,603,500

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Health Care (28.4%)

 
 

4,000,000

  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.µ
1.000%, 09/15/27
 

$

3,471,440

  
 

4,750,000

  Alphatec Holdings, Inc.µ
0.750%, 08/01/26
  

4,057,972

  
 

4,752,000

  BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.µ
0.599%, 08/01/24
  

4,582,401

  
 

8,250,000

  CONMED Corp.µ
2.250%, 06/15/27
  

7,723,237

  
 

10,500,000

  CryoPort, Inc.*µ
0.750%, 12/01/26
  

8,309,175

  
 

13,817,000

  Dexcom, Inc.µ
0.250%, 11/15/25
  

13,116,064

  
 

7,000,000

  

0.375%, 05/15/28*

  

6,174,420

  
 

3,750,000

  Envista Holdings Corp.*µ
1.750%, 08/15/28
  

3,244,650

  
 

6,000,000

  Exact Sciences Corp.µ
0.375%, 03/15/27
  

5,227,200

  
 

6,250,000

  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.µ
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

5,498,937

  
 

3,750,000

  Insmed, Inc.
0.750%, 06/01/28
  

3,644,925

  
 

3,750,000

  Insulet Corp.µ
0.375%, 09/01/26
  

3,473,813

  
 

7,750,000

  Integer Holdings Corp.*
2.125%, 02/15/28
  

8,531,045

  
 

3,750,000

  Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.µ
0.500%, 08/15/25
  

3,382,913

  
 

3,750,000

  Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/26
  

3,631,688

  
 

8,000,000

  Jazz Investments I, Ltd.µ^
2.000%, 06/15/26
  

8,121,840

  
 

3,189,000

  Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*µ
2.625%, 12/15/27
  

3,538,259

  
 

9,000,000

  NeoGenomics, Inc.µ
0.250%, 01/15/28
  

6,504,030

  
 

7,500,000

  Omnicell, Inc.µ
0.250%, 09/15/25
  

6,667,275

  
 

7,000,000

  Pacira BioSciences, Inc.µ
0.750%, 08/01/25
  

6,297,200

  
 

3,250,000

  Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.µ
1.250%, 09/15/27
  

2,767,538

  
 

7,250,000

  Shockwave Medical, Inc.*µ
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

7,029,672

  
 

5,750,000

  Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*µ
1.500%, 05/01/25
  

5,428,747

  
   

130,424,441

  
  

Industrials (10.6%)

 
 

3,625,000

  Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*µ
2.500%, 09/15/28
  

3,350,588

  
 

3,750,000

  Axon Enterprise, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/27
  

4,045,537

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

3,625,000

  Fluor Corp.*
1.125%, 08/15/29
 

$

3,499,539

  
 

6,250,000

  John Bean Technologies Corp.µ
0.250%, 05/15/26
  

5,624,437

  
 

3,750,000

  Middleby Corp.
1.000%, 09/01/25
  

3,895,163

  
 

2,750,000

  Parsons Corp.
0.250%, 08/15/25
  

3,607,560

  
 

6,250,000

  Southwest Airlines Companyµ
1.250%, 05/01/25
  

5,956,250

  
 

3,500,000

  Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
  

3,390,415

  
 

17,000,000

  Uber Technologies, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

15,541,400

  
   

48,910,889

  
  

Information Technology (42.4%)

 
 

7,250,000

  Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.125%, 02/15/29*
  

7,137,698

  
 

3,750,000

  

0.375%, 09/01/27

  

3,820,013

  
 

7,750,000

  Bentley Systems, Inc.
0.125%, 01/15/26
  

7,397,298

  
 

6,500,000

  BILL Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/01/25
  

6,177,990

  
 

3,000,000

  Camtek, Ltd.*
0.000%, 12/01/26
  

3,237,660

  
 

7,000,000

  Confluent, Inc.µ
0.000%, 01/15/27
  

5,649,840

  
 

8,250,000

  CyberArk Software, Ltd.
0.000%, 11/15/24
  

9,444,600

  
 

5,500,000

  Datadog, Inc.
0.125%, 06/15/25
  

6,056,820

  
 

5,250,000

  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/01/26
  

3,950,415

  
 

7,927,000

  Enphase Energy, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/01/26
  

6,760,383

  
 

5,000,000

  Five9, Inc.µ
0.500%, 06/01/25
  

4,575,550

  
 

1,750,000

  MongoDB, Inc.
0.250%, 01/15/26
  

2,986,025

  
 

5,250,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.µ
1.125%, 02/15/27
  

4,071,585

  
 

4,000,000

  

2.500%, 02/15/27

  

3,209,280

  
 

2,750,000

  

5.375%, 08/01/25

  

2,919,070

  
 

6,500,000

  Okta, Inc.µ
0.125%, 09/01/25
  

5,819,580

  
 

3,500,000

  

0.375%, 06/15/26

  

3,001,705

  
 

15,000,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*µ
0.500%, 03/01/29
  

13,187,100

  
 

4,750,000

  Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
  

11,599,595

  
 

3,625,000

  Rapid7, Inc.*µ
1.250%, 03/15/29
  

3,506,898

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

9,750,000

  Repay Holdings Corp.*µ
0.000%, 02/01/26
 

$

7,803,412

  
 

3,500,000

  Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
  

3,630,690

  
 

12,000,000

  Shift4 Payments, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

10,928,400

  
 

5,800,000

  SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
  

7,017,768

  
 

9,750,000

  Splunk, Inc.µ
1.125%, 06/15/27
  

9,216,577

  
 

8,500,000

  Tyler Technologies, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/26
  

8,082,650

  
 

12,500,000

  Unity Software, Inc.µ
0.000%, 11/15/26
  

9,796,000

  
 

5,500,000

  Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/15/25
  

4,877,180

  
 

7,750,000

  Wolfspeed, Inc.
1.875%, 12/01/29*
  

4,629,230

  
 

4,469,000

  

0.250%, 02/15/28

  

2,755,764

  
 

3,500,000

  Workiva, Inc.*µ
1.250%, 08/15/28
  

3,179,120

  
 

7,000,000

  Zscaler, Inc.
0.125%, 07/01/25
  

8,546,580

  
   

194,972,476

  
  

Materials (3.0%)

 
 

1,250,000

  ATI, Inc.
3.500%, 06/15/25
  

3,092,700

  
 

3,000,000

  Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.*
2.500%, 04/15/26
  

3,449,730

  
 

4,159,000

  Lithium Americas Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
  

2,807,741

  
 

5,225,000

  MP Materials Corp.*µ
0.250%, 04/01/26
  

4,305,191

  
   

13,655,362

  
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

135,000

  Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
  

89,778

  
  

Real Estate (0.9%)

 
 

5,250,000

  Pebblebrook Hotel Trustµ
1.750%, 12/15/26
  

4,174,957

  
  

Utilities (4.9%)

 
 

3,750,000

  CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
  

3,550,650

  
 

13,250,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
  

12,151,310

  
 

7,000,000

  Southern Company*
3.875%, 12/15/25
  

6,877,360

  
   

22,579,320

  
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS(Cost $695,212,591)  

611,092,265

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

BANK LOANS (2.8%)¡

   
  

Airlines (0.1%)

 
 

202,500

  American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
 

$

205,664

  
 

202,500

  Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

209,023

  
   

414,687

  
  

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

34,111

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡
5.388%, 08/21/26
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

32,846

  
 

87,293

  DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

85,095

  
 

420,000

  Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

184,735

  
 

140,000

  Telesat Canada‡
8.434%, 12/07/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

96,495

  
   

399,171

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%)

 
 

127,089

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.007%, 12/13/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

126,825

  
 

84,686

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

84,510

  
 

263,675

  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.‡
8.674%, 02/06/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

263,053

  
 

264,338

  Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

260,042

  
 

263,675

  Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

260,709

  
 

153,526

  Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡
10.130%, 01/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

153,852

  
 

310,732

  Petco Health and Wellness
Company, Inc.‡
8.902%, 03/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

304,344

  
 

552,349

  PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

546,538

  
 

172,934

  TKC Holdings, Inc.‡
10.939%, 05/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.50%
  

166,016

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

65,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC‡
9.815%, 08/01/30
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
 

$

64,890

  
   

2,230,779

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.1%)

 
 

275,000

  Star Parent, Inc.‡
9.386%, 09/27/30
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
  

262,902

  
 

125,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.‡
8.689%, 10/22/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

124,826

  
   

387,728

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

125,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.‡
0.000%, 10/23/30
  

115,625

  
 

338,650

  Par Petroleum, LLC‡
9.773%, 02/28/30
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

338,227

  
   

453,852

  
  

Financials (0.5%)

 
 

65,000

  Advisor Group, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

64,785

  
 

263,672

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC‡
8.835%, 11/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

263,082

  
 

148,731

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.325%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

148,836

  
 

54,366

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.424%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

54,404

  
 

272,236

  AssuredPartners, Inc.‡
8.824%, 02/12/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

270,194

  
 

204,488

  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

204,773

  
 

229,669

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.!
0.000%, 10/22/26
  

229,526

  
 

133,988

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

133,832

  
 

267,975

  Hub International, Ltd.‡
9.365%, 11/10/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

267,936

  
 

374,308

  Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

374,619

  
 

361,350

  VFH Parent, LLC‡
8.427%, 01/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

359,581

  
   

2,371,568

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Health Care (0.3%)

 
 

463,106

  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
8.939%, 05/04/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
 

$

454,751

  
 

142,304

  Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

142,551

  
 

271,171

  Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
12.703%, 09/30/27
1 mo. SOFR + 7.25%
  

206,618

  
 

282,353

  Padagis, LLC‡
10.434%, 07/06/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

251,530

  
 

35,455

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

35,516

  
 

678,661

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.574%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

490,519

  
 

1,935

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.574%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

1,399

  
   

1,582,884

  
  

Industrials (0.3%)

 
 

136,850

  ACProducts, Inc.‡
9.902%, 05/17/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

109,214

  
 

167,875

  Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

167,917

  
 

342,413

  ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

343,964

  
 

177,780

  Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

177,613

  
 

256,750

  Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

256,831

  
 

148,875

  Summit Materials, LLC‡
8.571%, 12/14/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

149,689

  
 

263,847

  United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

263,682

  
   

1,468,910

  
  

Information Technology (0.2%)

 
 

259,559

  Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

259,613

  
 

185,000

  Central Parent, Inc.!
0.000%, 07/06/29
  

184,191

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

64,513

  Central Parent, Inc.‡
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
 

$

64,230

  
 

267,537

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
8.176%, 02/06/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

267,537

  
 

246,821

  II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

246,705

  
   

1,022,276

  
  

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
 

218,979

  Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC‡
8.439%, 10/30/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

218,957

  
  

Materials (0.3%)

 
 

200,000

  Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

195,000

  
 

274,313

  Ineos US Finance, LLC‡
8.825%, 02/18/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

268,955

  
 

326,959

  Innophos, Inc.‡
8.689%, 02/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

324,098

  
 

334,163

  LSF11 A5 Holdco, LLC‡
9.674%, 10/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

328,420

  
 

134,313

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA‡
7.939%, 05/03/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

107,274

  
 

253,407

  W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.‡
9.402%, 09/22/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

249,290

  
   

1,473,037

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.2%)

 
 

138,250

  Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.‡
9.599%, 04/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.18%
  

134,074

  
 

64,025

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC‡
9.324%, 01/27/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

62,711

  
 

282,150

  Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC‡
9.990%, 04/29/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

275,302

  
 

257,400

  Patagonia Holdco, LLC‡
11.117%, 08/01/29
3 mo. SOFR + 5.75%
  

223,294

  
   

695,381

  
    

TOTAL BANK LOANS

(Cost

$13,239,136)

  

12,719,230

  
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (6.0%)

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

7

  Gulfport Energy Corp.#
10.000%, 12/01/23
15.000% PIK rate
 

$

62,125

  
  

Financials (2.4%)

 
 

72,795

  Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
  

3,502,167

  
 

7,055

  Bank of America Corp.‡‡~
7.250%
  

7,430,326

  
   

10,932,493

  
  

Industrials (0.7%)

 
 

65,985

  Chart Industries, Inc.~
6.750%, 12/15/25
  

3,243,823

  
  

Utilities (2.9%)

 
 

123,415

  AES Corp.^~
6.875%, 02/15/24
  

7,439,456

  
 

156,300

  NextEra Energy, Inc.^~
6.926%, 09/01/25
  

5,867,502

  
   

13,306,958

  
    

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost

$37,272,756)

  

27,545,399

  

COMMON STOCKS (0.2%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

5,620

  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A#

  

16,242

  
 

1,888

  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

8,515

  
   

24,757

  
  

Energy (0.2%)

 
 

2,577

  

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A&#

  

114,676

  
 

795

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.µ^

  

68,434

  
 

18,535

  

Energy Transfer, LP

  

243,735

  
 

11,035

  

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

  

287,351

  
 

1,881

  

EP Energy Corp.&#

  

4,938

  
 

2,374

  

ONEOK, Inc.^

  

154,785

  
   

873,919

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.0%)

 
 

3,168

  

Intelsat Emergence, SA&#

  

75,240

  
    

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost

$1,504,090)

  

973,916

  

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.2%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

3,265

  United States Cellular Corp.µ
5.500%, 06/01/70
  

47,734

  
 

3,130

  

5.500%, 03/01/70

  

46,512

  
   

94,246

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

1,722

  

Guitar Center, Inc.&#

 

$

181,671

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

8,160

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
11.315%, 11/30/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.64%
  

204,816

  
 

2,000

  12.438%, 11/30/23
3 mo. SOFR + 7.03%
  

50,940

  
 

12,000

  NuStar Logistics, LP‡~
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. SOFR + 6.98%
  

311,760

  
   

567,516

  
  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $840,192)

  

843,433

  

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

13,522

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.&
06/30/27, Strike $15.98
  

2

  
 

12,170

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.
06/30/27, Strike $12.33
  

1

  
  

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Cost $5,195)

  

3

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.2%)#

   
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

505

  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     
 

6,721,045

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $127.50

  

613,575

  
  

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
 

270

  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

     
 

6,561,540

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $250.00

  

423,900

  
  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Cost

$1,397,940)

  

1,037,475

  
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (160.1%)

(Cost

$830,846,856)

  

735,686,397

  
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES,
AT LIQUIDATION VALUE (-20.0%)
  

(92,000,000

)

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-40.1%)

  

(184,321,371

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

459,365,026

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

* Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

µ Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $360,445,926.

^ Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@ In default status and considered non-income producing.

& Illiquid security.

‡ Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

¡ Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

! This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

# Non-income producing security.

‡‡ Perpetual maturity.

~ Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $5,338,906.

Note: The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

 

The following table summarizes the Fund's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2023 (see Note 1):

  

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Asset Backed Securities

 

$

  

$

190,469

  

$

  

$

190,469

  

Corporate Bonds

  

   

81,284,207

   

   

81,284,207

  

Convertible Bonds

  

   

611,092,265

   

   

611,092,265

  

Bank Loans

  

   

12,719,230

   

   

12,719,230

  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

  

27,483,274

   

62,125

   

   

27,545,399

  

Common Stocks

  

779,062

   

194,854

   

   

973,916

  

Preferred Stocks

  

614,028

   

229,405

   

   

843,433

  

Warrants

  

   

3

   

   

3

  

Purchased Options

  

1,037,475

   

   

   

1,037,475

  

Total

 

$

29,913,839

  

$

705,772,558

  

$

  

$

735,686,397

  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITY (0.0%)

   
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

170,000

  SVC ABS, LLC Series 2023-1A, Class C*~
6.700%, 02/20/53
(Cost $156,404)
 

$

150,603

  

CORPORATE BONDS (17.0%)

   
  

Airlines (0.3%)

 
 

43,333

  Air Canada Pass Through Trust Series
2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
  

43,119

  
 

198,857

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*µ
4.800%, 02/15/29
  

186,393

  
 

96,284

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
  

96,106

  
 

233,870

  American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B
3.950%, 01/11/32
  

199,465

  
 

140,833

  American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*
5.500%, 04/20/26
  

137,003

  
 

219,065

  British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*
3.900%, 03/15/33
  

190,345

  
 

218,789

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
  

217,536

  
 

145,000

  Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. / Spirit IP
Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
  

107,675

  
   

1,177,642

  
  

Communication Services (1.8%)

 
 

250,000

  Altice France, SA*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

173,133

  
 

260,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.*
4.750%, 10/15/29
  

224,203

  
 

310,000

  Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
  

314,148

  
 

225,000

  Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
2.450%, 08/12/31
  

165,978

  
 

273,000

  Audacy Capital Corp.*
6.750%, 03/31/29
  

4,436

  
 

100,000

  

6.500%, 05/01/27

  

1,500

  
 

195,000

  Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC
6.300%, 12/01/28
  

157,800

  
 

205,000

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 09/15/28
  

199,906

  
 

330,000

  Consolidated Communications, Inc.*^
6.500%, 10/01/28
  

261,911

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

400,000

  CSC Holdings, LLC*
4.625%, 12/01/30
 

$

203,180

  
 

335,000

  

5.375%, 02/01/28

  

267,122

  
 

300,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/30

  

158,145

  
 

200,000

  

5.500%, 04/15/27

  

167,184

  
 

200,000

  

4.500%, 11/15/31

  

132,308

  
 

180,000

  Diamond Sports Group, LLC / Diamond
Sports Finance Company*@
6.625%, 08/15/27
  

2,282

  
 

151,000

  

5.375%, 08/15/26

  

1,851

  
 

557,000

  Directv Financing, LLC / Directv
Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*
5.875%, 08/15/27
  

488,155

  
 

225,000

  Frontier California, Inc.
6.750%, 05/15/27
  

207,747

  
 

140,000

  Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC*
5.000%, 05/01/28
  

121,505

  
 

54,000

  

8.750%, 05/15/30

  

51,512

  
 

242,000

  Frontier Florida, LLC@
6.860%, 02/01/28
  

222,776

  
 

330,000

  Frontier North, Inc.@
6.730%, 02/15/28
  

306,131

  
 

195,000

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

164,812

  
 

69,000

  

5.250%, 12/01/27

  

65,244

  
 

80,000

  iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27^
  

49,101

  
 

80,000

  

5.250%, 08/15/27*

  

58,722

  
 

170,000

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA@&
9.750%, 07/15/25*
  

  
 

130,000

  

5.500%, 08/01/23

  

  
 

265,000

  LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

240,122

  
 

167,354

  Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
15.500% PIK rate
  

42,183

  
 

160,000

  Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.600%, 09/15/39
  

43,542

  
 

100,000

  

4.000%, 02/15/27*^

  

68,373

  
 

52,000

  

7.650%, 03/15/42

  

14,006

  
 

109,000

  Match Group Holdings II, LLC*
3.625%, 10/01/31
  

84,394

  
 

175,000

  Nexstar Media, Inc.*
5.625%, 07/15/27
  

157,584

  
 

310,000

  Paramount Global
4.900%, 08/15/44
  

195,281

  
 

73,000

  Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/25
  

70,102

  
 

111,000

  Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

84,313

  
 

56,000

  

5.375%, 01/15/31

  

34,798

  
 

210,000

  Scripps Escrow, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

157,198

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

225,000

  Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/01/29
 

$

199,562

  
 

217,000

  

4.000%, 07/15/28

  

184,628

  
 

110,000

  

3.125%, 09/01/26

  

98,834

  
 

54,000

  

3.875%, 09/01/31

  

40,674

  
 

202,000

  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
  

125,884

  
 

245,000

  Stagwell Global, LLC*
5.625%, 08/15/29
  

202,703

  
 

215,000

  Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
  

177,091

  
 

219,000

  Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
  

131,128

  
 

85,000

  Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
  

79,616

  
 

245,000

  United States Cellular Corp.^
6.700%, 12/15/33
  

233,326

  
 

80,000

  Univision Communications, Inc.*
8.000%, 08/15/28
  

75,818

  
 

105,000

  Viasat, Inc.*
5.625%, 04/15/27
  

91,869

  
   

7,003,821

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (3.6%)

 
 

265,000

  Abercrombie & Fitch Management
Company*
8.750%, 07/15/25
  

269,420

  
 

210,000

  Adams Homes, Inc.*
9.250%, 10/15/28
  

206,136

  
 

260,000

  Adient Global Holdings Company*
8.250%, 04/15/31
  

254,426

  
 

175,000

  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.875%, 07/01/28
  

155,970

  
 

190,000

  Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton
Woods Finance Company*
4.625%, 08/01/29
  

154,422

  
 

139,000

  

6.625%, 01/15/28

  

127,573

  
 

267,000

  At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
  

92,783

  
 

292,000

  Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.694%, 01/15/27
  

282,986

  
 

270,000

  

6.875%, 11/01/35

  

238,650

  
 

136,000

  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*
4.625%, 10/15/29^
  

111,967

  
 

112,000

  

8.125%, 07/01/27

  

111,030

  
 

225,000

  Carnival Corp.*
6.000%, 05/01/29
  

190,296

  
 

108,000

  

7.625%, 03/01/26

  

105,074

  
 

105,000

  

4.000%, 08/01/28

  

91,479

  
 

13,000

  

7.000%, 08/15/29

  

12,771

  
 

260,000

  Carriage Services, Inc.*
4.250%, 05/15/29
  

212,922

  
 

44,000

  Carvana Company*
14.000%, 06/01/31
  

33,114

  
 

37,000

  

13.000%, 06/01/30

  

27,767

  
 

25,000

  

12.000%, 12/01/28

  

18,723

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

470,000

  CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.*
5.125%, 05/01/27
 

$

433,058

  
 

250,000

  

6.375%, 09/01/29

  

229,850

  
 

245,000

  

4.750%, 03/01/30

  

202,390

  
 

215,000

  

4.250%, 02/01/31

  

167,515

  
 

125,000

  

5.000%, 02/01/28

  

111,988

  
 

125,000

  

4.500%, 08/15/30

  

100,465

  
 

108,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

84,423

  
 

108,000

  CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*
5.750%, 04/01/30
  

96,783

  
 

137,000

  Cedar Fair, LP^
5.250%, 07/15/29
  

118,490

  
 

105,000

  Churchill Downs, Inc.*
6.750%, 05/01/31
  

98,170

  
 

175,000

  Dana, Inc.
4.250%, 09/01/30
  

139,249

  
 

164,000

  

4.500%, 02/15/32

  

128,540

  
 

275,000

  DISH DBS Corp.
5.250%, 12/01/26*
  

222,467

  
 

209,000

  

7.750%, 07/01/26

  

140,245

  
 

133,000

  

7.375%, 07/01/28

  

74,985

  
 

110,000

  

5.125%, 06/01/29

  

56,767

  
 

220,000

  DISH Network Corp.*
11.750%, 11/15/27
  

218,097

  
 

200,000

  Empire Resorts, Inc.*
7.750%, 11/01/26
  

163,786

  
 

238,000

  Everi Holdings, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/29
  

200,196

  
 

220,000

  Ford Motor Company^
6.100%, 08/19/32
  

203,676

  
 

350,000

  Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
4.000%, 11/13/30
  

288,603

  
 

300,000

  

5.113%, 05/03/29

  

272,466

  
 

275,000

  

7.200%, 06/10/30

  

274,689

  
 

200,000

  

7.350%, 11/04/27

  

202,608

  
 

200,000

  

7.350%, 03/06/30

  

201,228

  
 

82,000

  Gap, Inc.*
3.875%, 10/01/31
  

59,157

  
 

110,000

  General Motors Company
5.200%, 04/01/45
  

81,538

  
 

350,000

  goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24
  

344,004

  
 

208,000

  

4.375%, 05/01/26

  

188,542

  
 

110,000

  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
  

89,718

  
 

93,000

  Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*
4.000%, 08/15/28
  

80,382

  
 

226,000

  Guitar Center, Inc.*^&
8.500%, 01/15/26
  

191,008

  
 

145,000

  International Game Technology, PLC*
6.250%, 01/15/27
  

141,481

  
 

63,273

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
  

63,697

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

180,000

  Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
 

$

104,069

  
 

210,000

  LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*
8.250%, 08/01/31
  

201,270

  
 

220,000

  Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30
  

57,959

  
 

204,000

  Life Time, Inc.*
8.000%, 04/15/26
  

199,371

  
 

110,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/26

  

106,685

  
 

105,000

  Light & Wonder International, Inc.*
7.500%, 09/01/31
  

102,701

  
 

80,000

  Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 05/15/28
  

78,424

  
 

139,000

  Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*
6.750%, 02/15/27
  

126,390

  
 

140,000

  M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
  

112,027

  
 

366,000

  Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC
6.700%, 07/15/34*
  

282,212

  
 

110,000

  

4.300%, 02/15/43

  

60,361

  
 

260,000

  Mclaren Finance, PLC*
7.500%, 08/01/26
  

224,471

  
 

287,000

  Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*
4.875%, 05/01/29
  

239,579

  
 

125,000

  Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
  

118,071

  
 

110,000

  Nordstrom, Inc.
5.000%, 01/15/44
  

66,241

  
 

105,000

  

4.250%, 08/01/31

  

76,978

  
 

250,000

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
  

194,415

  
 

250,000

  PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.*
4.750%, 02/15/28
  

221,407

  
 

305,000

  Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*^
5.625%, 09/01/29
  

214,656

  
 

553,000

  Rite Aid Corp.*@
8.000%, 11/15/26
  

384,551

  
 

105,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
7.250%, 01/15/30
  

103,874

  
 

320,000

  Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons Prepared
Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet Food, Inc. /
Simmons Feed*
4.625%, 03/01/29
  

260,218

  
 

425,000

  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

391,514

  
 

241,000

  Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

200,975

  
 

131,000

  Speedway Motorsports, LLC / Speedway
Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
  

117,314

  
 

455,000

  Station Casinos, LLC*
4.500%, 02/15/28
  

393,398

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

128,000

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
 

$

116,596

  
 

55,000

  Viking Cruises, Ltd.*
9.125%, 07/15/31
  

54,109

  
 

260,000

  Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
4.500%, 03/15/29
  

242,216

  
 

105,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC*
8.500%, 06/15/30
  

103,079

  
 

210,000

  ZF North America Capital, Inc.*
7.125%, 04/14/30
  

204,393

  
   

13,727,294

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.7%)

 
 

224,000

  1375209 B.C., Ltd.*
9.000%, 01/30/28
  

217,777

  
 

205,000

  B&G Foods, Inc.*
8.000%, 09/15/28
  

200,129

  
 

251,000

  Central Garden & Pet Company*
4.125%, 04/30/31
  

200,612

  
 

245,000

  Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
  

206,028

  
 

307,000

  Energizer Holdings, Inc.*
4.375%, 03/31/29
  

252,765

  
 

54,000

  

6.500%, 12/31/27

  

50,734

  
 

320,000

  JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30
  

292,778

  
 

135,000

  

5.125%, 02/01/28µ

  

126,791

  
 

80,000

  

5.750%, 04/01/33

  

70,438

  
 

174,000

  New Albertsons, LP
7.750%, 06/15/26
  

175,937

  
 

217,000

  Performance Food Group, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/01/29
  

184,135

  
 

165,000

  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
  

136,328

  
 

110,000

  Post Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 03/01/27
  

105,027

  
 

209,000

  Prestige Brands, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/01/31
  

166,611

  
 

195,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.*
6.750%, 10/15/28
  

152,601

  
 

342,000

  Vector Group, Ltd.*
5.750%, 02/01/29
  

290,402

  
 

105,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
7.375%, 10/01/31
  

103,680

  
   

2,932,773

  
  

Energy (2.2%)

 
 

211,000

  Antero Resources Corp.*
5.375%, 03/01/30
  

192,863

  
 

223,000

  Apache Corp.
5.100%, 09/01/40
  

173,623

  
 

140,000

  Buckeye Partners, LP
3.950%, 12/01/26
  

127,777

  
 

135,000

  

5.850%, 11/15/43

  

95,615

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

305,000

  Callon Petroleum Company*^
7.500%, 06/15/30
 

$

295,661

  
 

112,000

  Cheniere Energy, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/28
  

102,390

  
 

167,000

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
6.750%, 04/15/29
  

163,865

  
 

297,000

  Civitas Resources, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/01/31
  

300,122

  
 

165,000

  Continental Resources, Inc.*
2.875%, 04/01/32
  

122,230

  
 

100,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/31

  

92,830

  
 

169,000

  DT Midstream, Inc.*
4.125%, 06/15/29
  

145,536

  
 

207,000

  Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/27
  

210,140

  
 

80,000

  

9.875%, 07/15/31

  

86,329

  
 

120,000

  Enbridge, Inc.‡
7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
  

111,668

  
 

320,000

  Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/15/26
3 mo. USD SOFR + 3.28%
  

261,632

  
 

162,000

  6.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.69%
  

147,218

  
 

240,000

  EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
9.780%, 12/01/23‡
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.11%
  

214,322

  
 

224,000

  

4.850%, 07/15/26

  

211,799

  
 

132,000

  Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
  

126,910

  
 

355,000

  EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
  

352,927

  
 

138,000

  Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy
Finance Corp.
8.875%, 04/15/30
  

134,182

  
 

88,000

  

6.250%, 05/15/26

  

84,010

  
 

215,000

  Gulfport Energy Corp.
6.375%, 05/15/25@&
  

  
 

205,000

  

8.000%, 05/17/26*

  

205,086

  
 

65,708

  

8.000%, 05/17/26

  

65,736

  
 

305,000

  Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp Finance
Company*
6.000%, 04/15/30
  

271,197

  
 

163,000

  Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC*
6.750%, 01/15/27
  

155,016

  
 

217,000

  Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC /
Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
  

207,621

  
 

135,000

  Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

133,615

  
 

90,000

  

7.500%, 01/15/26

  

86,153

  
 

160,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
7.375%, 05/15/27
  

149,830

  
 

160,000

  Nabors Industries, Ltd.*
7.500%, 01/15/28
  

141,382

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

221,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/15/25
 

$

205,672

  
 

113,000

  

6.500%, 09/30/26

  

101,303

  
 

107,000

  Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
  

98,122

  
 

230,000

  Parkland Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

221,180

  
 

112,000

  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
  

100,056

  
 

52,000

  Permian Resources Operating LLC*
7.000%, 01/15/32
  

50,882

  
 

270,000

  Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
9.736%, 12/01/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.11%
  

254,864

  
 

305,000

  Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

276,836

  
 

109,000

  Southwestern Energy Company
4.750%, 02/01/32
  

93,845

  
 

105,000

  

5.375%, 02/01/29

  

97,275

  
 

54,000

  Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/30
  

46,462

  
 

301,150

  Transocean, Inc.*
8.750%, 02/15/30
  

300,906

  
 

130,000

  Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*
6.250%, 01/15/30
  

122,723

  
 

55,000

  

4.125%, 08/15/31

  

44,462

  
 

55,000

  

3.875%, 08/15/29

  

46,071

  
 

265,000

  Venture Global LNG, Inc.*
8.375%, 06/01/31
  

253,075

  
 

155,000

  

8.125%, 06/01/28

  

150,601

  
 

105,000

  

9.875%, 02/01/32

  

106,561

  
 

50,000

  

9.500%, 02/01/29

  

50,752

  
 

203,000

  Vital Energy, Inc.
9.500%, 01/15/25
  

204,100

  
 

100,000

  

7.750%, 07/31/29*

  

90,380

  
 

26,000

  

9.750%, 10/15/30

  

25,500

  
 

190,000

  VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
  

171,393

  
 

262,000

  Weatherford International, Ltd.*
8.625%, 04/30/30
  

265,149

  
   

8,547,455

  
  

Financials (2.8%)

 
 

292,000

  Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
  

283,684

  
 

323,000

  Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon United
Finance Corp.*
8.250%, 02/15/26
  

321,194

  
 

342,000

  AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
  

316,925

  
 

370,000

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC /
Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

337,988

  
 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

245,000

  Ally Financial, Inc.
4.700%, 05/15/26‡
5 year CMT + 3.87%
 

$

160,090

  
 

100,000

  4.700%, 05/15/28‡
7 year CMT + 3.48%
  

58,511

  
 

90,000

  

8.000%, 11/01/31

  

88,008

  
 

439,000

  AmWINS Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 06/30/29
  

376,855

  
 

248,000

  Aviation Capital Group, LLC*µ
3.500%, 11/01/27
  

217,977

  
 

90,000

  Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*µ
5.500%, 01/15/26
  

86,747

  
 

434,000

  BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*
5.875%, 04/15/29
  

378,700

  
 

200,000

  Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR
Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC / GGSI
Sellco, LLC*
4.500%, 04/01/27
  

166,904

  
 

134,000

  

5.750%, 05/15/26

  

122,898

  
 

200,000

  Burford Capital Global Financial, LLC*
6.875%, 04/15/30
  

181,068

  
 

237,000

  Credit Acceptance Corp.
5.125%, 12/31/24*
  

229,466

  
 

230,000

  

6.625%, 03/15/26^

  

219,227

  
 

210,000

  Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC*
8.875%, 09/01/31
  

199,521

  
 

283,000

  Enact Holdings, Inc.*
6.500%, 08/15/25
  

278,730

  
 

321,000

  Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net
Lease Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
  

243,806

  
 

225,000

  GTCR W-2 Merger Sub, LLC*
7.500%, 01/15/31
  

222,118

  
 

324,000

  HUB International, Ltd.*
5.625%, 12/01/29
  

279,699

  
 

161,000

  

7.000%, 05/01/26

  

157,030

  
 

164,000

  Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn Enterprises
Finance Corp.
4.375%, 02/01/29
  

127,254

  
 

275,000

  ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. LIBOR + 1.80%
  

206,847

  
 

435,000

  Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
  

398,556

  
 

53,000

  

7.000%, 02/15/29

  

51,476

  
 

600,000

  Jefferies Finance, LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer
Corp.*
5.000%, 08/15/28
  

481,290

  
 

387,000

  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP /
Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
  

368,966

  
 

109,000

  

4.750%, 06/15/29

  

87,983

  
 

205,000

  LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
  

114,872

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

235,000

  Level 3 Financing, Inc.*
4.250%, 07/01/28
 

$

133,078

  
 

173,000

  

3.400%, 03/01/27^

  

160,976

  
 

105,000

  

4.625%, 09/15/27

  

70,866

  
 

162,000

  LPL Holdings, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/15/29
  

139,380

  
 

210,000

  Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*
8.125%, 03/30/29
  

207,125

  
 

344,000

  MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
  

323,185

  
 

300,000

  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 08/15/28
  

265,842

  
 

228,000

  Navient Corp.
5.000%, 03/15/27
  

201,091

  
 

115,000

  

4.875%, 03/15/28

  

95,412

  
 

250,000

  Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American
Finance Operating Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
  

187,412

  
 

150,000

  OneMain Finance Corp.
3.875%, 09/15/28
  

119,461

  
 

145,000

  

9.000%, 01/15/29

  

141,777

  
 

108,000

  

7.125%, 03/15/26

  

105,114

  
 

110,000

  Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /
PK Domestic Property, LLC / PK Finance
Co-Issuer*
5.875%, 10/01/28
  

99,335

  
 

341,000

  PHH Mortgage Corp.*
7.875%, 03/15/26
  

295,719

  
 

260,000

  RHP Hotel Properties, LP / RHP Finance
Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/29
  

221,637

  
 

100,000

  Rocket Mortgage, LLC / Rocket
Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
3.875%, 03/01/31
  

77,400

  
 

100,000

  

3.625%, 03/01/29

  

81,400

  
 

50,000

  

2.875%, 10/15/26

  

43,668

  
 

227,000

  StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
  

228,360

  
 

258,000

  United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/29
  

216,137

  
 

105,000

  

5.750%, 06/15/27

  

95,816

  
 

110,000

  Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group Finance,
Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*
6.500%, 02/15/29
  

71,531

  
 

105,000

  

10.500%, 02/15/28

  

101,244

  
 

250,000

  VZ Secured Financing, BV*
5.000%, 01/15/32
  

190,517

  
 

237,000

  XHR, LP*
6.375%, 08/15/25
  

231,300

  
   

10,869,173

  
  

Health Care (1.1%)

 
 

398,000

  Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*
11.000%, 09/30/28
  

243,640

  
 

81,000

  

6.125%, 02/01/27

  

45,255

  
 

78,000

  

14.000%, 10/15/30

  

42,969

  
 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

435,000

  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*
6.125%, 04/01/30
 

$

169,093

  
 

230,000

  

8.000%, 03/15/26

  

210,588

  
 

127,000

  

6.875%, 04/15/29

  

52,427

  
 

27,000

  

5.250%, 05/15/30

  

19,196

  
 

433,000

  DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
  

339,736

  
 

258,000

  

3.750%, 02/15/31

  

185,744

  
 

162,000

  Embecta Corp.*
5.000%, 02/15/30
  

128,771

  
 

52,000

  

6.750%, 02/15/30

  

43,133

  
 

110,000

  Encompass Health Corp.
4.750%, 02/01/30
  

95,489

  
 

110,000

  

4.500%, 02/01/28

  

99,266

  
 

300,000

  HCA, Inc.
7.500%, 11/06/33
  

307,962

  
 

200,000

  Jazz Securities DAC*
4.375%, 01/15/29
  

173,966

  
 

119,819

  Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA /
Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*@
10.000%, 06/15/29
  

8,517

  
 

270,000

  Medline Borrower, LP*
3.875%, 04/01/29
  

228,082

  
 

267,000

  

5.250%, 10/01/29

  

227,553

  
 

400,000

  Organon & Company / Organon Foreign
Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
5.125%, 04/30/31
  

313,312

  
 

305,000

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
  

244,903

  
 

430,000

  Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 02/01/27
  

413,712

  
 

295,000

  

6.875%, 11/15/31

  

272,524

  
 

270,000

  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
5.125%, 05/09/29
  

235,694

  
 

200,000

  

4.750%, 05/09/27

  

181,566

  
 

100,000

  

3.150%, 10/01/26

  

88,028

  
   

4,371,126

  
  

Industrials (2.5%)

 
 

260,000

  ACCO Brands Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

215,948

  
 

235,000

  AerCap Holdings, NV^‡
5.875%, 10/10/79
5 year CMT + 4.54%
  

221,046

  
 

200,000

  Air Lease Corp.‡
4.125%, 12/15/26
5 year CMT + 3.15%
  

143,886

  
 

365,000

  Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP /
Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
  

343,549

  
 

162,000

  

3.500%, 03/15/29

  

138,249

  
 

155,000

  

5.875%, 02/15/28

  

148,705

  
 

250,000

  Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
  

227,695

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

55,000

  American Airlines Group, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/01/25
 

$

51,499

  
 

127,000

  Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
  

111,202

  
 

475,000

  ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
  

277,362

  
 

178,000

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.125%, 05/15/29
  

149,614

  
 

105,000

  Bombardier, Inc.*
7.875%, 04/15/27
  

101,168

  
 

226,000

  BWX Technologies, Inc.*
4.125%, 04/15/29
  

195,515

  
 

215,000

  Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
  

195,388

  
 

56,000

  Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*µ
4.750%, 10/20/28
  

52,636

  
 

282,000

  Deluxe Corp.*
8.000%, 06/01/29
  

223,505

  
 

163,000

  Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*
7.875%, 01/31/27
  

155,095

  
 

105,000

  Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
  

100,029

  
 

140,000

  EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
  

125,755

  
 

135,000

  Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*
7.125%, 08/15/28
  

104,958

  
 

102,000

  Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

85,677

  
 

85,000

  

4.750%, 07/15/27

  

79,432

  
 

236,000

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^
5.250%, 06/01/29
  

193,348

  
 

516,000

  H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
3.875%, 12/15/28
  

438,187

  
 

324,000

  Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property,
Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
  

239,695

  
 

270,000

  Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
  

254,343

  
 

255,000

  IEA Energy Services, LLC*
6.625%, 08/15/29
  

243,601

  
 

154,000

  JELD-WEN, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
  

146,292

  
 

110,000

  

4.875%, 12/15/27

  

93,927

  
 

360,000

  Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*
4.875%, 09/15/28
  

306,774

  
 

210,000

  Knife River Holding Company*
7.750%, 05/01/31
  

209,544

  
 

110,000

  MasTec, Inc.*
4.500%, 08/15/28
  

96,722

  
 

135,000

  Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
  

122,585

  
 

275,000

  Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/29
  

181,811

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

232,000

  Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
 

$

197,792

  
 

80,000

  OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
  

68,118

  
 

255,000

  Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, LLC*
4.000%, 10/15/27
  

224,507

  
 

327,000

  Patrick Industries, Inc.*
4.750%, 05/01/29
  

268,830

  
 

110,000

  QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
  

46,851

  
 

163,000

  Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
  

155,228

  
 

54,000

  

5.000%, 04/15/29

  

48,191

  
 

210,000

  Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
  

168,391

  
 

167,000

  Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/30
  

105,113

  
 

100,000

  

5.500%, 03/01/30

  

54,391

  
 

225,000

  Standard Industries, Inc.*
5.000%, 02/15/27
  

208,411

  
 

176,000

  Stericycle, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

150,385

  
 

166,000

  STL Holding Company, LLC*
7.500%, 02/15/26
  

155,906

  
 

225,000

  TransDigm, Inc.
6.875%, 12/15/30*
  

217,753

  
 

209,000

  

6.250%, 03/15/26*

  

204,532

  
 

205,000

  

7.500%, 03/15/27

  

205,029

  
 

155,000

  

6.750%, 08/15/28*

  

150,852

  
 

215,000

  Tronox, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

169,011

  
 

92,353

  United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
3.500%, 11/01/29
  

81,851

  
 

217,000

  Vertiv Group Corp.*
4.125%, 11/15/28
  

189,908

  
 

228,000

  Wabash National Corp.*
4.500%, 10/15/28
  

189,064

  
 

170,000

  Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26
  

156,833

  
 

128,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
4.625%, 08/15/28
  

113,882

  
   

9,505,571

  
  

Information Technology (0.8%)

 
 

109,000

  Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
4.000%, 07/01/29
  

96,274

  
 

126,000

  Coherent Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

107,130

  
 

200,000

  CommScope Technologies, LLC*
6.000%, 06/15/25
  

120,812

  
 

200,000

  CommScope, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/01/29
  

136,626

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

110,000

  Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.
6.020%, 06/15/26
 

$

110,124

  
 

108,000

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

93,057

  
 

93,000

  Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
  

82,970

  
 

245,000

  KBR, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/30/28
  

216,053

  
 

245,000

  MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*
5.750%, 11/01/28^
  

182,954

  
 

110,000

  

5.500%, 09/01/28

  

92,002

  
 

105,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.*
8.125%, 01/15/29
  

102,726

  
 

113,000

  NCR Voyix Corp.*
5.125%, 04/15/29
  

97,301

  
 

167,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
  

143,533

  
 

139,000

  Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
  

121,079

  
 

110,000

  

6.900%, 12/01/27

  

109,789

  
 

81,000

  

3.875%, 12/01/29

  

66,499

  
 

81,000

  Open Text Holdings, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/31
  

63,859

  
 

248,000

  Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

200,220

  
 

315,000

  TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
  

259,157

  
 

150,000

  Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/29
  

125,185

  
 

57,000

  

3.875%, 03/15/31

  

45,624

  
 

240,000

  Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
  

191,076

  
 

260,000

  ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC / ZoomInfo
Finance Corp.*
3.875%, 02/01/29
  

214,976

  
   

2,979,026

  
  

Materials (0.7%)

 
 

130,000

  ArcelorMittal, SA^
7.000%, 10/15/39
  

123,646

  
 

85,000

  ATI, Inc.
5.875%, 12/01/27
  

79,168

  
 

55,000

  Carpenter Technology Corp.
7.625%, 03/15/30
  

54,642

  
 

165,000

  Chemours Company*
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

127,690

  
 

355,000

  Clearwater Paper Corp.*
4.750%, 08/15/28
  

313,717

  
 

157,000

  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
  

145,869

  
 

108,000

  Commercial Metals Company
4.125%, 01/15/30
  

91,407

  
 

54,000

  

4.375%, 03/15/32

  

43,639

  
 

250,000

  Constellium, SE*
3.750%, 04/15/29
  

205,882

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

111,000

  HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
 

$

96,341

  
 

215,000

  JW Aluminum Continuous Cast
Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26
  

214,469

  
 

245,000

  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*
4.625%, 03/01/28
  

204,788

  
 

28,000

  

4.500%, 06/01/31

  

20,711

  
 

58,000

  LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*
6.625%, 10/15/29
  

47,590

  
 

284,000

  Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/29
  

223,062

  
 

107,000

  

12.875%, 10/01/28*

  

108,205

  
 

200,000

  OCI, NV*
6.700%, 03/16/33
  

185,102

  
 

160,000

  Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.*
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

146,621

  
 

115,000

  

6.625%, 05/13/27

  

109,579

  
 

200,000

  Silgan Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 02/01/28
  

178,390

  
 

113,000

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
  

48,415

  
   

2,768,933

  
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

100,000

  Gen Digital, Inc.*
7.125%, 09/30/30^
  

97,481

  
 

100,000

  

6.750%, 09/30/27

  

97,512

  
   

194,993

  
  

Real Estate (0.2%)

 
 

174,000

  EPR Properties
3.750%, 08/15/29
  

137,512

  
 

187,000

  Forestar Group, Inc.*
5.000%, 03/01/28
  

164,945

  
 

110,000

  

3.850%, 05/15/26

  

98,718

  
 

248,000

  MIWD Holdco II, LLC / MIWD Finance
Corp.*
5.500%, 02/01/30
  

197,004

  
 

105,000

  Service Properties Trust
5.250%, 02/15/26
  

94,258

  
   

692,437

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
 

220,000

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC / Fertitta
Entertainment Finance Company, Inc.*
6.750%, 01/15/30
  

175,054

  
 

107,000

  

4.625%, 01/15/29

  

90,339

  
   

265,393

  
  

Utilities (0.1%)

 
 

79,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.67%
  

71,578

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

105,000

  Vistra Corp.*‡
7.000%, 12/15/26
5 year CMT + 5.74%
 

$

96,054

  
 

50,000

  8.000%, 10/15/26
5 year CMT + 6.93%
  

47,569

  
   

215,201

  
    

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost

$69,961,170)

  

65,250,838

  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (34.0%)

   
  

Communication Services (2.4%)

 
 

200,000

EUR

 America Movil, BV
0.000%, 03/02/24
  

219,067

  
 

325,000

  Bharti Airtel, Ltd.*
1.500%, 02/17/25
  

487,406

  
 

159,000

  Cable One, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

130,172

  
 

20,000,000

JPY

 CyberAgent, Inc.µ
0.000%, 02/19/25
  

130,591

  
 

2,185,000

  Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One
2.250%, 08/15/27
  

2,177,855

  
 

5,311,000

  Sea, Ltd.
2.375%, 12/01/25
  

5,030,048

  
 

604,000

  

0.250%, 09/15/26

  

480,289

  
 

538,000

  Snap, Inc.
0.125%, 03/01/28
  

369,170

  
 

200,000

  Xiaomi Best Time International, Ltd.
0.000%, 12/17/27
  

173,216

  
 

157,000

  Zillow Group, Inc.
1.375%, 09/01/26
  

164,916

  
   

9,362,730

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (8.4%)

 
 

203,000

  Airbnb, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

175,879

  
 

145,000

  Booking Holdings, Inc.
0.750%, 05/01/25
  

221,112

  
 

353,000

  Burlington Stores, Inc.µ
2.250%, 04/15/25
  

341,252

  
 

608,000

  DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

373,032

  
 

268,000

  

2.375%, 03/15/24µ

  

256,800

  
 

410,000

  DraftKings Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/28
  

304,323

  
 

229,000

  Etsy, Inc.µ
0.125%, 10/01/26
  

228,031

  
 

161,000

  

0.125%, 09/01/27

  

127,229

  
 

251,000

  Farfetch, Ltd.
3.750%, 05/01/27
  

122,599

  
 

2,600,000

AUD

 Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.
2.500%, 11/17/27
  

1,808,006

  
 

200,000

AUD

 

1.625%, 11/01/28

  

115,669

  
 

11,210,000

  Ford Motor Company~µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

10,232,600

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

2,740,000

  IMAX Corp.µ
0.500%, 04/01/26
 

$

2,490,934

  
 

161,000

  Liberty Broadband Corp.*
3.125%, 03/31/53
  

159,720

  
 

214,000

  Lucid Group, Inc.*
1.250%, 12/15/26
  

117,948

  
 

3,706,000

  MakeMyTrip, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/15/28
  

4,221,060

  
 

725,000

  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.µ
0.000%, 01/15/26
  

624,972

  
 

400,000

  Meituan
0.000%, 04/27/28
  

333,968

  
 

40,000,000

JPY

 Mercari, Inc.
0.000%, 07/14/28
  

202,289

  
 

160,000

  NIO, Inc.*
4.625%, 10/15/30
  

143,128

  
 

100,000

GBP

 Ocado Group, PLCµ
0.875%, 12/09/25
  

102,043

  
 

100,000

GBP

 

0.750%, 01/18/27

  

86,090

  
 

339,000

  PDD Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/01/25
  

336,397

  
 

158,000

  Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

166,561

  
 

194,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
6.000%, 08/15/25
  

354,752

  
 

100,000

EUR

 Shop Apotheke Europe, NVµ
0.000%, 01/21/28
  

92,499

  
 

162,000

  Stride, Inc.
1.125%, 09/01/27
  

192,109

  
 

17,000

  Tesla, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/24
  

165,584

  
 

318,000

  Wayfair, Inc.
0.625%, 10/01/25µ
  

270,494

  
 

302,000

  

3.500%, 11/15/28*

  

350,891

  
 

168,000

  

1.000%, 08/15/26µ

  

126,838

  
 

1,900,000

GBP

 WH Smith, PLCµ
1.625%, 05/07/26
  

2,001,055

  
 

4,373,000

  Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
  

4,460,985

  
 

5,000,000

HKD

 Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.
0.000%, 05/21/25
  

665,135

  
   

31,971,984

  
  

Consumer Staples (1.6%)

 
 

111,000

  Enovis Corp.*
3.875%, 10/15/28
  

115,967

  
 

2,500,000

EUR

 Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV
2.625%, 02/24/26
  

2,590,573

  
 

20,000,000

JPY

 Nippn Corp.
0.000%, 06/20/25
  

145,010

  
 

4,975,000

CAD

 Premium Brands Holdings Corp.
4.200%, 09/30/27
  

3,166,636

  
   

6,018,186

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Energy (2.1%)

 
 

2,400,000

EUR

 Eni S.p.A
2.950%, 09/14/30
 

$

2,596,019

  
 

1,650,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*µ
1.750%, 06/15/29
  

1,236,378

  
 

306,000

  Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
  

361,407

  
 

100,000

  Pioneer Natural Resources Company
0.250%, 05/15/25
  

255,197

  
 

3,200,000

EUR

 Saipem S.p.A
2.875%, 09/11/29
  

3,469,960

  
 

2,261,000

  SunEdison, Inc.@
0.250%, 01/15/49*
  

22,610

  
 

275,000

  

2.000%, 10/01/49

  

2,750

  
   

7,944,321

  
  

Financials (1.6%)

 
 

41,000,000

HKD

 Citigroup Global Markets Funding
Luxembourg SCAµ
0.000%, 07/25/24
  

5,008,023

  
 

192,000

  Coinbase Global, Inc.µ
0.500%, 06/01/26
  

145,703

  
 

64,817

EUR

 Corestate Capital Holding, SA
8.000%, 12/31/26
  

34,714

  
 

100,000

GBP

 Cornwall Jersey, Ltd.
0.750%, 04/16/26
  

77,213

  
 

100,000

EUR

 JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
0.000%, 02/18/24
  

104,594

  
 

200,000

EUR

 JPMorgan Chase Financial Company, LLC
(Voya Financial, Inc.)§
0.000%, 01/14/25
  

211,563

  
 

200,000

EUR

 LEG Immobilien, SEµ
0.875%, 09/01/25
  

195,048

  
 

314,000

  Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
  

318,333

  
 

200,000

EUR

 Oliver Capital Sarl
0.000%, 12/29/23
  

209,997

  
   

6,305,188

  
  

Health Care (2.1%)

 
 

164,000

  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.µ
1.000%, 09/15/27
  

142,329

  
 

1,768,000

  BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.µ
0.599%, 08/01/24
  

1,704,900

  
 

135,000

  Coherus Biosciences, Inc.
1.500%, 04/15/26
  

75,406

  
 

172,000

  CONMED Corp.µ
2.250%, 06/15/27
  

161,018

  
 

2,220,000

  Dexcom, Inc.µ
0.250%, 11/15/25
  

2,107,380

  
 

156,000

  

0.375%, 05/15/28*

  

137,601

  
 

161,000

  Envista Holdings Corp.*µ
1.750%, 08/15/28
  

139,304

  
 

100,000

EUR

 GN Store Nord ASµ
0.000%, 05/21/24
  

102,443

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

205,000

  Haemonetics Corp.µ
0.000%, 03/01/26
 

$

176,027

  
 

206,000

  Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.µ
0.250%, 03/01/27
  

168,504

  
 

170,000

  

1.000%, 08/15/28

  

149,571

  
 

73,000

  Innoviva, Inc.µ
2.500%, 08/15/25
  

71,382

  
 

158,000

  Insmed, Inc.
0.750%, 06/01/28
  

153,573

  
 

162,000

  Integer Holdings Corp.*
2.125%, 02/15/28
  

178,326

  
 

167,000

  Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.µ
0.500%, 08/15/25
  

150,652

  
 

163,000

  Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/26
  

157,857

  
 

156,000

  Jazz Investments I, Ltd.
2.000%, 06/15/26
  

158,376

  
 

101,000

  Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*µ
2.625%, 12/15/27
  

112,062

  
 

30,000,000

JPY

 Menicon Company, Ltd.µ
0.000%, 01/29/25
  

197,061

  
 

181,000

  NeoGenomics, Inc.µ
0.250%, 01/15/28
  

130,803

  
 

165,000

  NuVasive, Inc.µ
0.375%, 03/15/25
  

151,747

  
 

145,000

  Omnicell, Inc.µ
0.250%, 09/15/25
  

128,901

  
 

135,000

  Pacira BioSciences, Inc.µ
0.750%, 08/01/25
  

121,446

  
 

163,000

  Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.µ
1.250%, 09/15/27
  

138,803

  
 

1,010,000

  Shockwave Medical, Inc.*µ
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

979,306

  
 

155,000

  Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*µ
1.500%, 05/01/25
  

146,340

  
 

156,000

  TransMedics Group, Inc.*^
1.500%, 06/01/28
  

120,744

  
   

8,161,862

  
  

Industrials (3.0%)

 
 

1,744,000

  Axon Enterprise, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/27
  

1,881,445

  
 

40,000,000

JPY

 Daifuku Co., Ltd.
0.000%, 09/13/30
  

273,779

  
 

100,000

EUR

 Duerr, AG
0.750%, 01/15/26
  

93,976

  
 

196,000

  John Bean Technologies Corp.µ
0.250%, 05/15/26
  

176,382

  
 

200,000

  L&F Company Ltd.
2.500%, 04/26/30
  

132,898

  
 

161,000

  Middleby Corp.
1.000%, 09/01/25
  

167,232

  
 

2,700,000

EUR

 Prysmian S.p.A
0.000%, 02/02/26
  

2,935,721

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

2,200,000

EUR

 Rheinmetall AG
1.875%, 02/07/28
 

$

2,479,897

  
 

100,000

EUR

 Rheinmetall, AG
2.250%, 02/07/30
  

114,030

  
 

159,600

EUR

 Schneider Electric, SE
0.000%, 06/15/26
  

302,176

  
 

176,000

  Southwest Airlines Company~
1.250%, 05/01/25
  

167,728

  
 

1,400,000

EUR

 SPIE, SA
2.000%, 01/17/28
  

1,431,982

  
 

393,000

  Sunrun, Inc.
0.000%, 02/01/26
  

270,192

  
 

1,232,000

  Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
  

1,193,426

  
   

11,620,864

  
  

Information Technology (8.4%)

 
 

223,000

  Affirm Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 11/15/26
  

160,734

  
 

2,990,000

  Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.125%, 02/15/29*
  

2,943,685

  
 

190,000

  

0.125%, 05/01/25

  

219,929

  
 

1,100,000

EUR

 Amadeus IT Group, SA
1.500%, 04/09/25
  

1,282,443

  
 

208,000

  BILL Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 04/01/27
  

165,075

  
 

94,000

  

0.000%, 12/01/25

  

89,343

  
 

3,175,000

  Block, Inc.µ
0.125%, 03/01/25
  

2,930,334

  
 

210,000

  Cloudflare, Inc.µ
0.000%, 08/15/26
  

176,488

  
 

213,000

  Confluent, Inc.µ
0.000%, 01/15/27
  

171,917

  
 

2,251,000

  CyberArk Software, Ltd.
0.000%, 11/15/24
  

2,576,945

  
 

3,467,000

  Datadog, Inc.
0.125%, 06/15/25
  

3,817,999

  
 

447,000

  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/01/26
  

336,350

  
 

207,000

  Dropbox, Inc.
0.000%, 03/01/28
  

192,017

  
 

381,000

CAD

 Dye & Durham, Ltd.*µ
3.750%, 03/01/26
  

204,684

  
 

411,000

  Fastly, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

345,873

  
 

357,000

  Five9, Inc.µ
0.500%, 06/01/25
  

326,694

  
 

17,000,000

HKD

 Kingsoft Corp, Ltd.
0.625%, 04/29/25
  

2,248,469

  
 

175,000

  LivePerson, Inc.
0.000%, 12/15/26
  

114,095

  
 

451,000

  Microchip Technology, Inc.
0.125%, 11/15/24
  

454,162

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

418,000

  MicroStrategy, Inc.µ
0.000%, 02/15/27
 

$

303,129

  
 

447,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.µ
1.125%, 02/15/27
  

346,666

  
 

200,000

EUR

 Nexi S.p.Aµ
1.750%, 04/24/27
  

187,423

  
 

162,000

  Nice, Ltd.
0.000%, 09/15/25
  

144,483

  
 

413,000

  Okta, Inc.µ
0.125%, 09/01/25
  

369,767

  
 

319,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.
0.500%, 03/01/29*µ
  

280,446

  
 

202,000

  

0.000%, 05/01/27

  

264,452

  
 

148,000

  Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
  

361,419

  
 

173,000

  Pegasystems, Inc.µ
0.750%, 03/01/25
  

159,094

  
 

446,000

  Rapid7, Inc.*µ
1.250%, 03/15/29
  

431,469

  
 

296,000

  Repay Holdings Corp.*µ
0.000%, 02/01/26
  

236,904

  
 

320,000

  RingCentral, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

266,598

  
 

360,000,000

JPY

 Rohm Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 12/05/24
  

2,394,181

  
 

40,000,000

JPY

 SCREEN Holdings Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 06/11/25
  

321,417

  
 

320,000

  Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
  

331,949

  
 

139,000

  Shift4 Payments, Inc.µ
0.000%, 12/15/25
  

126,587

  
 

3,200,000

  SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
  

3,871,872

  
 

148,300

EUR

 SOITEC
0.000%, 10/01/25
  

278,095

  
 

200,000

  Tyler Technologies, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/26
  

190,180

  
 

223,000

  Unity Software, Inc.µ
0.000%, 11/15/26
  

174,761

  
 

200,000

  Win Semiconductors Corp.
0.000%, 01/14/26
  

166,256

  
 

318,000

  Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/15/25
  

281,990

  
 

1,490,000

  Workiva, Inc.
1.250%, 08/15/28*µ
  

1,353,397

  
 

34,000

  

1.125%, 08/15/26

  

42,008

  
 

265,000

  Xero Investments, Ltd.
0.000%, 12/02/25
  

231,231

  
 

145,000

  Zscaler, Inc.
0.125%, 07/01/25
  

177,036

  
   

32,050,046

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Materials (2.2%)

 
 

214,000

  Amyris, Inc.@
1.500%, 11/15/26
 

$

22,904

  
 

3,600,000

  Glencore Funding, LLC
0.000%, 03/27/25
  

3,776,076

  
 

2,700,000

  LG Chem, Ltd.
1.250%, 07/18/28
  

2,537,757

  
 

2,154,000

  Lithium Americas Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
  

1,454,165

  
 

20,000,000

JPY

 Nippon Steel Corp.
0.000%, 10/05/26
  

176,172

  
 

400,000

EUR

 POSCO Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 09/01/26
  

457,959

  
   

8,425,033

  
  

Other (0.6%)

 
 

3,440,000

EUR

 Edenred
0.000%, 09/06/24
  

2,186,576

  
 

110,000

  Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
  

73,152

  
   

2,259,728

  
  

Real Estate (1.0%)

 
 

2,900,000

EUR

 ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
  

3,288,133

  
 

330,000

  Redfin Corp.µ
0.000%, 10/15/25
  

266,779

  
 

200,000

  Vingroup, JSC
3.000%, 04/20/26
  

185,186

  
   

3,740,098

  
  

Utilities (0.6%)

 
 

318,000

  American Water Capital Corp.*µ
3.625%, 06/15/26
  

306,161

  
 

1,466,000

  CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
  

1,388,067

  
 

320,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
  

293,466

  
 

160,000

  Southern Company*
3.875%, 12/15/25
  

157,197

  
   

2,144,891

  
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Cost $151,497,120)

  

130,004,931

  

BANK LOANS (15.1%)¡

   
  

Airlines (0.1%)

 
 

171,000

  American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

173,672

  
 

165,000

  Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

170,315

  
   

343,987

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Communication Services (2.2%)

 
 

1,250,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.!
0.000%, 01/03/29
 

$

1,253,437

  
 

1,830,442

  Charter Communications Operating, LLC‡
7.133%, 02/01/27
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,828,044

  
 

4,779

  Charter Communications Operating, LLC‡
7.074%, 02/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

4,773

  
 

34,111

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡
9.145%, 08/21/26
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

32,846

  
 

67,107

  DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

65,418

  
 

320,000

  Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo SOFR + 2.50%
  

140,750

  
 

1,246,875

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC‡
7.824%, 11/09/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,249,425

  
 

1,250,000

  Match Group, Inc.‡
7.298%, 02/13/27
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,246,350

  
 

1,250,000

  Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.‡
7.939%, 09/18/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,251,125

  
 

110,000

  Telesat Canada‡
8.434%, 12/07/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

75,818

  
 

1,250,000

  Virgin Media Bristol, LLC‡
7.949%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,216,412

  
   

8,364,398

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (2.8%)

 
 

1,250,000

  Adient US LLC‡
8.689%, 04/10/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,251,169

  
 

94,578

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.007%, 12/13/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

94,381

  
 

63,022

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

62,891

  
 

1,246,875

  Aramark Services, Inc.‡
7.939%, 06/22/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,246,875

  
 

208,950

  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.‡
8.674%, 02/06/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

208,457

  
 

1,461,338

  Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,437,591

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

208,950

  Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
 

$

206,599

  
 

1,496,164

  KFC Holding Company‡
7.199%, 03/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,496,942

  
 

122,430

  Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡
10.130%, 01/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

122,690

  
 

1,246,803

  Murphy USA, Inc.‡
7.179%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,251,871

  
 

1,246,843

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.‡
8.174%, 05/03/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,246,675

  
 

265,661

  Petco Health and Wellness
Company, Inc.‡
8.902%, 03/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

260,200

  
 

381,090

  PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

377,081

  
 

1,246,731

  Station Casinos, LLC‡!
0.000%, 02/08/27
  

1,240,217

  
 

139,274

  TKC Holdings, Inc.‡
10.939%, 05/15/28
1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%
  

133,703

  
 

55,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC‡
9.815%, 08/01/30
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

54,907

  
   

10,692,249

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.1%)

 
 

215,000

  Star Parent, Inc.‡
9.386%, 09/27/30
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
  

205,541

  
 

110,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.‡
8.689%, 10/22/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

109,847

  
   

315,388

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

100,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.‡
0.000%, 10/23/30
  

92,500

  
 

258,975

  Par Petroleum, LLC‡
9.773%, 02/28/30
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

258,651

  
   

351,151

  
  

Financials (1.5%)

 
 

208,947

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC‡
8.835%, 11/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

208,480

  
 

119,711

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.325%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

119,795

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

43,758

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.424%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
 

$

43,789

  
 

212,839

  AssuredPartners, Inc.‡
8.824%, 02/12/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

211,243

  
 

1,660,838

  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,663,154

  
 

1,246,819

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.
8.421%, 10/22/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,246,040

  
 

189,720

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.!
0.000%, 10/22/26
  

189,602

  
 

109,175

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

109,048

  
 

208,425

  Hub International, Ltd.‡
9.365%, 11/10/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

208,395

  
 

1,510,680

  Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

1,511,933

  
 

55,000

  Osaic Holdings, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

54,818

  
 

292,050

  VFH Parent, LLC‡
8.427%, 01/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

290,620

  
   

5,856,917

  
  

Health Care (2.6%)

 
 

373,755

  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
8.939%, 05/04/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

367,013

  
 

910,850

  Avantor Funding, Inc.‡
7.674%, 11/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

911,611

  
 

1,496,070

  DaVita, Inc.‡
7.189%, 08/12/26
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,480,743

  
 

1,246,538

  Elanco Animal Health, Inc.‡
7.165%, 08/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,219,663

  
 

116,892

  Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

117,095

  
 

1,000,680

  Icon Luxembourg Sarl!
0.000%, 07/03/28
  

1,002,416

  
 

1,250,000

  IQVIA, Inc.‡
7.402%, 06/11/25
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,254,300

  
 

292,031

  Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
12.703%, 09/30/27
1 mo. SOFR + 7.25%
  

222,511

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,250,000

  Organon & Company‡
8.451%, 06/02/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
 

$

1,249,063

  
 

235,294

  Padagis, LLC‡
10.434%, 07/06/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

209,608

  
 

1,246,843

  Perrigo Investments, LLC‡
7.674%, 04/20/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,243,103

  
 

249,320

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.!
0.000%, 07/03/28
  

249,753

  
 

29,124

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

29,174

  
 

632,408

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.633%, 03/02/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

457,089

  
 

1,803

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.574%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

1,303

  
   

10,014,445

  
  

Industrials (3.2%)

 
 

107,525

  ACProducts, Inc.‡
9.902%, 05/17/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

85,811

  
 

138,250

  Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

138,285

  
 

1,246,811

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.‡
7.689%, 05/19/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,246,749

  
 

1,452,984

  Berry Global, Inc.‡
7.201%, 07/01/29
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

1,442,275

  
 

1,522,938

  ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,529,836

  
 

1,384,297

  Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,382,996

  
 

1,246,867

  H.B. Fuller Company‡
7.574%, 02/15/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,251,674

  
 

1,246,811

  Jeld-Wen, Inc.‡
7.689%, 07/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

1,247,590

  
 

1,444,343

  Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

1,444,798

  
 

124,063

  Summit Materials, LLC‡
8.571%, 12/14/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

124,741

  
 

1,246,867

  TransDigm, Inc.‡
8.640%, 08/24/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

1,246,867

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,218,608

  United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
 

$

1,217,847

  
   

12,359,469

  
  

Information Technology (1.0%)

 
 

207,305

  Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

207,348

  
 

155,000

  Central Parent, Inc.!
0.000%, 07/06/29
  

154,322

  
 

49,625

  Central Parent, Inc.‡
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

49,408

  
 

202,879

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
8.176%, 02/06/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

202,879

  
 

1,220,577

  Open Text Corp.‡
8.174%, 01/31/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,221,004

  
 

749,475

  SS&C Technologies, Inc.‡
7.674%, 03/22/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

749,475

  
 

473,181

  SS&C Technologies, Inc.‡
7.674%, 03/22/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

473,181

  
 

798,000

  TTM Technologies, Inc.‡
8.065%, 05/30/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

798,499

  
   

3,856,116

  
  

Information Technology (0.4%)

 
 

172,944

  Camelot Finance SA‡
8.439%, 10/30/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

172,927

  
 

1,443,133

  II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

1,442,455

  
   

1,615,382

  
  

Materials (1.0%)

 
 

1,413,510

  Axalta Coating Systems U.S.
Holdings, Inc.‡
7.890%, 12/20/29
3 mo SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,417,136

  
 

1,230,000

  Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

1,199,250

  
 

214,463

  Ineos US Finance, LLC‡
8.825%, 02/18/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

210,274

  
 

262,460

  Innophos, Inc.‡
8.689%, 02/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

260,164

  
 

264,338

  LSF11 A5 Holdco, LLC‡
9.674%, 10/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

259,795

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

114,415

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA‡
7.939%, 05/03/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
 

$

91,382

  
 

203,711

  W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.‡
9.402%, 09/22/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

200,400

  
   

3,638,401

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
 

108,625

  Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.‡
9.599%, 04/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.18%
  

105,344

  
 

54,175

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC‡
9.324%, 01/27/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

53,063

  
 

227,700

  Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC‡
9.990%, 04/29/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

222,174

  
 

198,000

  Patagonia Holdco, LLC‡
11.117%, 08/01/29
3 mo. SOFR + 5.75%
  

171,765

  
   

552,346

  
    

TOTAL BANK LOANS

(Cost

$58,611,399)

  

57,960,249

  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITY (0.1%)

   
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

310,000

  United States Treasury Note^
2.250%, 03/31/24
(Cost $309,682)
  

305,968

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (1.7%)

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

5

  Gulfport Energy Corp.#
10.000%, 12/01/23
15.000% PIK rate
  

44,375

  
  

Financials (1.3%)

 
 

88,340

  Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
  

4,250,038

  
 

417

  Bank of America Corp.~‡‡
7.250%
  

439,184

  
 

413

  Wells Fargo & Company - Class A~‡‡
7.500%
  

436,252

  
   

5,125,474

  
  

Utilities (0.4%)

 
 

35,211

  NextEra Energy, Inc.~
6.926%, 09/01/25
  

1,321,821

  
    

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS

(Cost

$7,738,450)

  

6,491,670

  
 
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (82.2%)

   
  

Communication Services (4.9%)

 
 

50,500

  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A~µ#

 

$

6,266,040

  
 

4,575

  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A#

  

13,222

  
 

4,050

  

Baidu, Inc. (ADR)µ#

  

425,250

  
 

1,735

  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

7,825

  
 

1

  

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.^#

  

18

  
 

4,600

  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class Aµ#

  

1,385,842

  
 

19,000

HKD

 

NetEase, Inc.µ

  

406,629

  
 

96,000

EUR

 

Orange, SAµ

  

1,129,156

  
 

305

EUR

 

Scout24, SE*µ

  

18,763

  
 

66,700

HKD

 

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.µ

  

2,468,482

  
 

89,070

  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (ADR)~^

  

3,296,481

  
 

1,176,545

GBP

 

Vodafone Group, PLCµ

  

1,083,054

  
 

26,395

  

Walt Disney Company~#

  

2,153,568

  
   

18,654,330

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (9.6%)

 
 

124,700

HKD

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.µ#

  

1,283,796

  
 

8,175

  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (ADR)~#

  

674,765

  
 

20,840

PLN

 

Allegro.eu, SA*#

  

149,491

  
 

165,500

MXN

 

Alsea, SAB de CV#

  

549,311

  
 

89,300

  

Amazon.com, Inc.µ^#

  

11,884,937

  
 

980

INR

 

Amber Enterprises India, Ltd.#

  

34,479

  
 

315,000

SAR

 

Americana Restaurants International, PLC

  

318,259

  
 

51,097

  

Aptiv, PLCµ#

  

4,455,658

  
 

3,900

BRL

 

Arezzo Industria e Comercio, SA

  

45,167

  
 

252,400

PHP

 

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.#

  

40,525

  
 

12,500

CNY

 

BYD Company, Ltd. - Class A

  

407,868

  
 

20,700

CNY

 China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp.,
Ltd. - Class A
  

267,727

  
 

650

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.µ#

  

1,262,430

  
 

104,928

BRL

 Cyrela Brazil Realty, SA
Empreendimentos e Participacoes
  

374,405

  
 

13,055

INR

 

Dixon Technologies India, Ltd.

  

801,286

  
 

3,050

KRW

 

Hotel Shilla Company, Ltd.

  

141,126

  
 

99,332

INR

 

Indian Hotels Company, Ltd.

  

458,096

  
 

161,219

HKD

 

JD.com, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

2,049,603

  
 

173,000

HKD

 

Jiumaojiu International Holdings, Ltd.*µ

  

188,244

  
 

258,900

INR

 

Kalyan Jewellers India, Ltd.

  

899,649

  
 

8,700

KRW

 

Kia Corp.

  

497,043

  
 

123,000

HKD

 

Li Ning Company, Ltd.~

  

376,922

  
 

4,145

EUR

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, SEµ

  

2,967,531

  
 

32,200

INR

 

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

  

566,403

  
 

1,385

  

MakeMyTrip, Ltd.µ#

  

53,641

  
 

4,315,300

IDR

 

Map Aktif Adiperkasa PT

  

202,386

  
 

11,470

HKD

 

Meituan - Class B*µ#

  

162,587

  
 

1,295

  

MercadoLibre, Inc.µ#

  

1,606,758

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

2,733,200

IDR

 

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT

 

$

298,615

  
 

44,620

  

NIO, Inc. (ADR)#

  

325,726

  
 

43,600

HKD

 

Prada S.p.A.~

  

262,649

  
 

17,872

EUR

 

Prosus, NV~#

  

499,801

  
 

12,900

HKD

 

Samsonite International, SA*~#

  

39,953

  
 

236,800

HKD

 

Sands China, Ltd.~#

  

637,477

  
 

90,650

INR

 

Tata Motors, Ltd.

  

685,606

  
 

2,100

  

Tesla, Inc.µ#

  

421,764

  
 

1,600

JPY

 

Toyota Boshoku Corp.~

  

27,825

  
 

2,580

INR

 

TVS Motor Company, Ltd.

  

49,339

  
 

25,200

HKD

 

Wynn Macau, Ltd.~#

  

22,317

  
 

10,100

HKD

 

Yum China Holdings, Inc.~

  

529,261

  
 

284,600

INR

 

Zomato, Ltd.#

  

358,770

  
   

36,879,196

  
  

Consumer Staples (4.2%)

 
 

18,800

CHF

 

Aryzta, AG#

  

34,457

  
 

77,500

GBP

 

British American Tobacco, PLCµ

  

2,315,111

  
 

35,550

  

Coca-Cola Companyµ^

  

2,008,219

  
 

5,600

  

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

1,311,240

  
 

5,100

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.µ

  

2,817,444

  
 

4,480

PLN

 

Dino Polska, SA*#

  

424,504

  
 

63,550

MXN

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano, SAB de CV

  

718,511

  
 

110,000

INR

 

ITC, Ltd.

  

566,296

  
 

1,500

JPY

 

Kobe Bussan Company, Ltd.^

  

37,122

  
 

2,600

CNY

 Kweichow Moutai Company, Ltd. -
Class A
  

598,789

  
 

20,500

CHF

 

Nestle, SAµ

  

2,210,694

  
 

95,528

BRL

 

Raia Drogasil, SA

  

488,843

  
 

1,700

JPY

 

Rohto Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.~

  

39,663

  
 

67,100

JPY

 

Seven & i Holdings Company, Ltd.~

  

2,458,457

  
 

106,000

HKD

 

Smoore International Holdings, Ltd.*

  

81,690

  
 

1,300

JPY

 

Yamazaki Baking Company, Ltd.

  

27,488

  
   

16,138,528

  
  

Energy (6.0%)

 
 

4,835

CAD

 

ARC Resources, Ltd.µ

  

77,785

  
 

100,600

CAD

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.µ

  

6,388,200

  
 

2,577

  

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A&#

  

114,676

  
 

650

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.µ

  

55,952

  
 

17,600

  

Chevron Corp.~µ

  

2,564,848

  
 

14,985

  

Energy Transfer, LP

  

197,053

  
 

9,035

  

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

  

235,271

  
 

1,826

  

EP Energy Corp.&#

  

4,793

  
 

42,400

  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.~µ

  

1,677,768

  
 

1,954

  

ONEOK, Inc.µ

  

127,401

  
 

136,900

THB

 

PTT Exploration & Production, PCL

  

625,242

  
 

36,300

INR

 

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

  

998,649

  
 

28,320

EUR

 

Saipem S.p.A#

  

43,155

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

98,974

  

Schlumberger, NVµ

 

$

5,508,893

  
 

82,300

GBP

 

Shell, PLC

  

2,652,268

  
 

36,000

EUR

 

Shell, PLC

  

1,176,035

  
 

21,730

  

TechnipFMC, PLCµ

  

467,630

  
   

22,915,619

  
  

Financials (11.1%)

 
 

373,000

HKD

 

AIA Group, Ltd.~

  

3,239,058

  
 

10,000

  

Aon, PLC - Class Aµ

  

3,094,000

  
 

188,400

BRL

 

B3, SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

  

414,785

  
 

73,150

BRL

 

Banco BTG Pactual, SA

  

429,462

  
 

1,593,079

IDR

 

Bank Central Asia, Tbk PT

  

877,660

  
 

7,703,700

IDR

 

Bank Mandiri Persero, Tbk PT

  

2,752,163

  
 

189,000

  

Bank of America Corp.~µ

  

4,978,260

  
 

3,924

EUR

 

Bank of Ireland Group, PLCµ

  

35,166

  
 

11,400

JPY

 

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.~

  

52,969

  
 

111,948

AED

 

First Abu Dhabi Bank, PJSC

  

386,517

  
 

19,025

KRW

 

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

  

553,185

  
 

316,556

INR

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

  

5,611,431

  
 

51,300

  

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (ADR)~

  

1,138,347

  
 

133,716

  

Itau Unibanco Holding, SA (ADR)^

  

710,032

  
 

2,100

JPY

 

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.~

  

41,527

  
 

12,575

  

JPMorgan Chase & Company~µ

  

1,748,679

  
 

156,300

THB

 

Kasikornbank PCL

  

571,788

  
 

4,120,000

GBP

 

Lloyds Banking Group, PLCµ

  

2,005,199

  
 

44,285

  

Morgan Stanleyµ

  

3,136,264

  
 

77,000

EUR

 

National Bank of Greece, SA#

  

441,006

  
 

260,000

HKD

 Ping An Insurance Group Company of
China, Ltd. - Class H~
  

1,318,843

  
 

24,653

SAR

 

Saudi National Bank

  

220,599

  
 

9,445

AUD

 

Steadfast Group, Ltd.µ

  

32,479

  
 

52,200

  

UBS Group, AGµ#

  

1,224,612

  
 

13,100

  

Visa, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

3,079,810

  
 

111,125

  

Wells Fargo & Company~µ

  

4,419,441

  
   

42,513,282

  
  

Health Care (9.2%)

 
 

8,400

INR

 

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.

  

488,616

  
 

23,100

GBP

 

AstraZeneca, PLCµ

  

2,892,203

  
 

14,977

  

Danaher Corp.µ

  

2,875,884

  
 

4,738

KRW

 

Dentium Company, Ltd.

  

384,617

  
 

15,250

  

Eli Lilly & Companyµ

  

8,447,433

  
 

1,840

GBP

 

Ergomed, PLC#

  

29,972

  
 

10,104

  

GE Healthcare, Inc.~µ

  

672,623

  
 

23,815

EUR

 

Gerresheimer, AGµ

  

2,221,301

  
 

4,860

  

Humana, Inc.µ

  

2,545,133

  
 

8,520

BRL

 

Hypera, SA

  

51,187

  
 

42,940

KRW

 

Jeisys Medical, Inc.

  

335,208

  
 

105,800

  

Novo Nordisk, A/S (ADR)~

  

10,217,106

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

5,900

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.µ

 

$

3,159,804

  
 

113,500

HKD

 

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*~#

  

705,713

  
 

137

CHF

 

Ypsomed Holding, AG

  

37,757

  
   

35,064,557

  
  

Industrials (10.9%)

 
 

21,800

EUR

 

Airbus, SEµ

  

2,922,860

  
 

37,029

EUR

 

Alstom, SA

  

501,464

  
 

8,420

GBP

 

Ashtead Technology Holdings, PLC^

  

49,217

  
 

1,900

JPY

 

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.~

  

47,703

  
 

28,000

CAD

 

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

  

1,988,015

  
 

12,780

CNY

 Contemporary Amperex Technology
Company, Ltd. - Class A
  

324,507

  
 

1,115

EUR

 

DO & CO, AGµ

  

130,248

  
 

850

JPY

 

Ebara Corp.~

  

37,641

  
 

30,312

  

General Electric Company

  

3,292,793

  
 

45,110

INR

 

Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd.

  

988,277

  
 

32,400

JPY

 

Hitachi, Ltd.~

  

2,053,725

  
 

7,600

JPY

 

INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.

  

80,171

  
 

64,000

PHP

 International Container Terminal
Services, Inc.
  

226,754

  
 

900

JPY

 

Japan Airport Terminal Company, Ltd.~

  

39,581

  
 

2,400

JPY

 Japan Elevator Service Holdings
Company, Ltd.~
  

31,805

  
 

1,400

JPY

 

Keisei Electric Railway Company, Ltd.~

  

52,737

  
 

51,500

JPY

 

Komatsu, Ltd.~

  

1,183,284

  
 

900

JPY

 

Kyudenko Corp.~

  

26,884

  
 

26,412

INR

 

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

  

927,542

  
 

2,900

EUR

 

Leonardo S.p.A~

  

43,826

  
 

342,715

GBP

 

Melrose Industries, PLC

  

1,951,341

  
 

9,140

SEK

 

Munters Group, AB*

  

111,588

  
 

35,300

CNY

 Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Company,
Ltd. - Class A
  

203,239

  
 

35,000

  

Quanta Services, Inc.µ

  

5,849,200

  
 

1,618,000

GBP

 

Rolls-Royce Holdings, PLCµ#

  

4,258,937

  
 

173,360

BRL

 

Rumo, SA

  

767,127

  
 

167,200

CNY

 Sany Heavy Industry Company, Ltd. -
Class A
  

330,593

  
 

25,600

EUR

 

Schneider Electric, SEµ

  

3,938,747

  
 

54,502

CNY

 Shanghai International Airport Company,
Ltd. - Class A#
  

277,258

  
 

17,550

INR

 

Siemens, Ltd.

  

704,298

  
 

2,885

JPY

 

Sojitz Corp.~

  

59,908

  
 

1,464

CAD

 

Stantec, Inc.µ

  

89,577

  
 

57,980

INR

 

Titagarh Rail System, Ltd.

  

530,361

  
 

62,000

  

Vertiv Holdings Companyµ

  

2,434,740

  
 

20,400

EUR

 

Vinci, SAµ

  

2,255,718

  
 

18,250

  

Waste Management, Inc.~µ

  

2,999,023

  
   

41,710,689

  
 
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Information Technology (22.3%)

 
 

18,300

  

Accenture, PLC - Class Aµ

 

$

5,436,747

  
 

45,140

TWD

 

Accton Technology Corp.

  

699,411

  
 

13,410

TWD

 

Alchip Technologies, Ltd.

  

1,099,840

  
 

42,900

  

Apple, Inc.~µ

  

7,326,033

  
 

13,720

  

ASML Holding, NV (ADR)µ

  

8,215,673

  
 

589

EUR

 

BE Semiconductor Industries, NV

  

60,843

  
 

41,000

TWD

 

E Ink Holdings, Inc.

  

213,328

  
 

197

  

Fabrinetµ#

  

30,535

  
 

47,200

CNY

 Foxconn Industrial Internet Company,
Ltd. - Class A
  

95,100

  
 

1,170

KRW

 

HPSP Company, Ltd.

  

27,140

  
 

735

JPY

 

Ibiden Company, Ltd.~

  

31,338

  
 

14,500

CNY

 

Iflytek Company, Ltd. - Class A

  

90,445

  
 

28,901

  

Infosys, Ltd. (ADR)

  

474,554

  
 

14,900

JPY

 

Keyence Corp.~

  

5,768,065

  
 

270,000

HKD

 Kingdee International Software Group
Company, Ltd.~#
  

358,254

  
 

33,400

KRW

 

Koh Young Technology, Inc.

  

273,710

  
 

80,795

INR

 

KPIT Technologies, Ltd.

  

1,189,223

  
 

25,000

TWD

 

MediaTek, Inc.

  

652,484

  
 

33,400

  

Microsoft Corp.~µ^

  

11,292,874

  
 

540,000

EUR

 

Nokia Oyj

  

1,798,568

  
 

29,000

  

NVIDIA Corp.µ^

  

11,826,200

  
 

50,900

  

Oracle Corp.µ

  

5,263,060

  
 

4,050

GBP

 

Sage Group, PLCµ

  

47,846

  
 

29,340

KRW

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.

  

1,460,395

  
 

800

JPY

 

SCREEN Holdings Company, Ltd.~

  

37,194

  
 

7,400

JPY

 

SHIFT, Inc.^#

  

1,342,653

  
 

16,600

KRW

 

SK Hynix, Inc.

  

1,441,579

  
 

880,000

TWD

 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd.
  

14,372,605

  
 

22,825

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd. (ADR)~
  

1,970,026

  
 

66,300

BRL

 

TOTVS, SA

  

332,831

  
 

60,065

  

Unity Software, Inc.µ#

  

1,523,849

  
 

93,700

CNY

 

Venustech Group, Inc. - Class A

  

334,886

  
 

7,700

CNY

 

Zhongji Innolight Company, Ltd. - Class A

  

92,760

  
   

85,180,049

  
  

Materials (2.2%)

 
 

1,180

CAD

 

ERO Copper Corp.µ#

  

16,014

  
 

219,750

AED

 

Fertiglobe, PLC

  

192,157

  
 

75,095

  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.µ^

  

2,536,709

  
 

3,550

  

Linde, PLCµ

  

1,356,668

  
 

521,200

NOK

 

Norsk Hydro, ASA~

  

2,972,250

  
 

16,900

ZAR

 

Sasol, Ltd.

  

213,611

  
 

1,745

EUR

 

SOL S.p.A^

  

50,218

  
 

21,200

  

Vale, SA (ADR)

  

290,652

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

486,000

HKD

 Zijin Mining Group Company, Ltd. -
Class H~
 

$

751,799

  
   

8,380,078

  
  

Real Estate (0.7%)

 
 

935,500

PHP

 

Ayala Land, Inc.

  

460,314

  
 

492,515

MXN

 

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

  

1,544,556

  
 

88,900

INR

 

DLF, Ltd.

  

601,175

  
 

3,710

INR

 

Macrotech Developers, Ltd.*

  

35,057

  
 

8,900

JPY

 

Mirarth Holdings, Inc.~

  

25,943

  
 

245

EUR

 

VGP, NV

  

19,945

  
   

2,686,990

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.0%)#

 
 

2,835

  

Intelsat Emergence, SA&#

  

67,331

  
  

Utilities (1.0%)

 
 

45,801

EUR

 

Engie,SA#

  

726,931

  
 

28,462

  

NextEra Energy, Inc.µ

  

1,659,334

  
 

29,000

EUR

 

RWE, AGµ

  

1,109,697

  
 

4,992

  

Veralto Corp.µ#

  

344,448

  
   

3,840,410

  
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost

$433,443,681)

  

314,031,059

  

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.3%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

2,600

  United States Cellular Corp.µ
5.500%, 06/01/70
  

38,012

  
 

2,500

  

5.500%, 03/01/70

  

37,150

  
   

75,162

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

1,597

  

Guitar Center, Inc.&#

  

168,484

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

6,520

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
11.315%, 11/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 5.64%
  

163,652

  
 

1,600

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
12.438%, 11/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 6.77%
  

40,752

  
 

8,335

  NuStar Logistics, LP‡
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. LIBOR + 6.73%
  

216,543

  
   

420,947

  
  

Industrials (0.2%)

 
 260,080

BRL

 

Randon, SA Implementos e Participacoes

  

562,795

  
  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $1,351,193)

  

1,227,388

  

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

13,401

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.&
06/30/27, Strike $15.98
  

1

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

12,061

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.
06/30/27, Strike $12.33
 

$

1

  
  

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Cost

$5,152)

  

2

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.4%)#

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

105

  

Baidu, Inc.

     
 

1,102,500

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $160.00

  

1,260

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

480

  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

     
 

3,961,920

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $100.00

  

5,040

  
 

2,250

  

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.

     
 

2,029,500

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $12.50

  

5,625

  
 

580

  

Li Auto, Inc.

     
 

1,960,980

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $45.00

  

15,950

  
   

26,615

  
  

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

520

  

Inmode, Ltd.

     
 

993,200

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $47.50

  

3,900

  
  

Industrials (0.1%)

 
 

870

  

Parsons Corp.

     
 

4,919,850

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $60.00

  

145,725

  
  

Information Technology (0.0%)

 
 

33

  

NVIDIA Corp.

     
 

1,345,740

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $425.00

  

103,950

  
  

Materials (0.0%)

 
 

1,675

  

Cemex, Sab De CV

     
 

999,975

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $8.00

  

8,375

  
  

Other (0.3%)

 
 

1,320

  

ICICI Bank, Ltd.

     
 

2,929,080

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $24.00

  

36,300

  
 

2,460

  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

     
 

86,326,320

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $330.00

  

350,550

  
 

4,000

  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     
 

26,764,000

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $60.00

  

74,000

  
 

1,950

  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     
 

7,156,500

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $37.00

  

136,500

  
 

1,675

  

iShares MSCI India ETF

     
 

7,242,700

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $44.00

  

184,250

  
 

40

  

iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF

     
 

247,680

  

Put, 02/16/24, Strike $62.00

  

9,000

  
 

1,100

  

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

     
 

6,043,400

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $71.00

  

13,750

  
 

390

  

KE Holdings, Inc.

     
 

573,690

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $19.85

  

9,945

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

2,540

  

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

     
 

6,616,700

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $30.00

 

$

16,510

  
 

764

  

Petroleo Brasileiro, SA

     
 

1,146,000

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $14.00

  

100,084

  
 

20

  

S&P 500 Index

     
 

8,387,600

  

Put, 12/29/23, Strike $4,200.00

  

204,700

  
 

700

  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     
 

29,274,000

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $360.00

  

49,350

  
 

96

EUR

 

TotalEnergies, SE

     
 

652,147

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike 55.05

  

89,622

  
 

370

  

Trip.com Group, Ltd.

     
 

1,258,000

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $44.00

  

9,250

  
   

1,283,811

  
  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Cost $9,379,309)

  

1,573,636

  
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (150.7%)

(Cost

$732,453,560)

  

576,996,344

  
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES, AT
LIQUIDATION VALUE (-18.3%)
  

(70,000,000

)

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-32.4%)

  

(124,131,011

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

382,865,333

  

WRITTEN OPTIONS (0.0%)#

   
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

6

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

     
 

1,165,320

  Call, 01/19/24, Strike $2,040.00
(Premium $22,420)
 

$

(32,160

)

 
  

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

48

  

Humana, Inc.

     
 

2,513,712

  Call, 01/19/24, Strike $530.00
(Premium $57,071)
  

(114,480

)

 
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

20

  

S&P 500 Index

     
 

8,387,600

  Put, 12/29/23, Strike $3,500.00
(Premium $34,139)
  

(14,200

)

 
    

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS

(Premium

$113,630)

 

$

(160,840

)

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

* Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

~ Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options and securities sold short. The aggregate value of such securities is $35,825,862.

 
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µ Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $229,836,641.

^ Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@ In default status and considered non-income producing.

& Illiquid security.

‡ Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

§ Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.

¡ Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

! This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

# Non-income producing security.

‡‡ Perpetual maturity.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AED UAE Dirham

AUD Australian Dollar

BRL Brazilian Real

CAD Canadian Dollar

CHF Swiss Franc

CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi

EUR European Monetary Unit

GBP British Pound Sterling

HKD Hong Kong Dollar

IDR Indonesian Rupiah

INR Indian Rupee

JPY Japanese Yen

KRW South Korean Won

MXN Mexican Peso

NOK Norwegian Krone

PHP Philippine Peso

PLN Polish Zloty

SAR Saudi Riyal

SEK Swedish Krona

THB Thai Baht

TWD New Taiwan Dollar

ZAR South African Rand

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

  

VALUE

 % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

US Dollar

 

$

394,926,607

   

68.5

%

 

European Monetary Unit

  

47,045,489

   

8.2

%

 

Hong Kong Dollar

  

22,804,904

   

3.9

%

 

British Pound Sterling

  

19,551,549

   

3.4

%

 

Japanese Yen

  

17,344,183

   

3.0

%

 

New Taiwan Dollar

  

17,037,668

   

3.0

%

 

Indian Rupee

  

16,494,553

   

2.9

%

 

Canadian Dollar

  

11,930,911

   

2.1

%

 

South Korean Won

  

5,114,003

   

0.9

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

  

4,130,824

   

0.7

%

 

Brazilian Real

  

3,466,602

   

0.6

%

 

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

  

3,023,172

   

0.5

%

 

Norwegian Krone

  

2,972,250

   

0.5

%

 

Mexican Peso

  

2,812,378

   

0.5

%

 

Swiss Franc

  

2,282,908

   

0.4

%

 

Australian Dollar

  

1,956,154

   

0.3

%

 

Thai Baht

  

1,197,030

   

0.2

%

 

Philippine Peso

  

727,593

   

0.1

%

 

UAE Dirham

  

578,674

   

0.1

%

 

Polish Zloty

  

573,995

   

0.1

%

 

Saudi Riyal

  

538,858

   

0.1

%

 

South African Rand

  

213,611

   

%

 

Swedish Krona

  

111,588

   

%

 
Total Investments Net of
Written Options
 

$

576,835,504

   

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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The following table summarizes the Fund's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2023 (see Note 1):

  

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Asset Backed Securities

 

$

  

$

150,603

  

$

  

$

150,603

  

Corporate Bonds

  

   

65,250,838

   

   

65,250,838

  

Convertible Bonds

  

   

130,004,931

   

   

130,004,931

  

Bank Loans

  

   

57,960,249

   

   

57,960,249

  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

  

6,447,295

   

44,375

   

   

6,491,670

  

Common Stocks

  

191,952,411

   

122,078,648

   

   

314,031,059

  

Preferred Stocks

  

1,020,892

   

206,496

   

   

1,227,388

  

Warrants

  

   

2

   

   

2

  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

  

   

305,968

   

   

305,968

  

Purchased Options

  

1,573,636

   

   

   

1,573,636

  

Total

 

$

200,994,234

  

$

376,002,110

  

$

  

$

576,996,344

  

Liabilities:

 

Written Options

 

$

160,840

  

$

  

$

  

$

160,840

  

Total

 

$

160,840

  

$

  

$

  

$

160,840

  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS (15.3%)

   
  

Airlines (0.3%)

 
 

8,667

  Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
 

$

8,624

  
 

42,066

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*
4.800%, 02/15/29
  

39,429

  
 

21,757

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
  

21,716

  
 

50,050

  American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B
3.950%, 01/11/32
  

42,687

  
 

27,500

  American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*
5.500%, 04/20/26
  

26,752

  
 

11,000

  

5.750%, 04/20/29

  

9,928

  
 

43,813

  British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*
3.900%, 03/15/33
  

38,069

  
 

48,045

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
  

47,770

  
 

63,800

  Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. /
Spirit IP Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
  

47,246

  
   

282,221

  
  

Communication Services (1.6%)

 
 

55,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.*
4.750%, 10/15/29
  

47,428

  
 

67,000

  Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
  

67,897

  
 

57,000

  Audacy Capital Corp.*
6.750%, 03/31/29
  

926

  
 

27,000

  

6.500%, 05/01/27

  

405

  
 

36,000

  Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC
6.300%, 12/01/28
  

29,132

  
 

40,000

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 09/15/28
  

39,006

  
 

70,000

  Consolidated Communications, Inc.*
6.500%, 10/01/28
  

55,557

  
 

200,000

  CSC Holdings, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/27
  

167,184

  
 

45,000

  Diamond Sports Group, LLC /
Diamond Sports Finance Company*@
6.625%, 08/15/27&
  

571

  
 

27,000

  

5.375%, 08/15/26

  

331

  
 

131,000

  Directv Financing, LLC /
Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*
5.875%, 08/15/27
  

114,808

  
 

45,000

  Frontier California, Inc.
6.750%, 05/15/27
  

41,549

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

28,000

  Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC*
5.000%, 05/01/28
 

$

24,301

  
 

11,000

  

8.750%, 05/15/30

  

10,493

  
 

65,000

  Frontier Florida, LLC@
6.860%, 02/01/28
  

59,836

  
 

65,000

  Frontier North, Inc.@
6.730%, 02/15/28
  

60,299

  
 

40,000

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

33,808

  
 

13,000

  

5.250%, 12/01/27

  

12,292

  
 

15,000

  iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27^
  

9,206

  
 

15,000

  

5.250%, 08/15/27*

  

11,010

  
 

30,000

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA&
9.750%, 07/15/25*
  

  
 

25,000

  

5.500%, 08/01/23

  

  
 

37,759

  Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
PIK rate
  

9,518

  
 

35,000

  Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.600%, 09/15/39
  

9,525

  
 

20,000

  

4.000%, 02/15/27*^

  

13,675

  
 

10,000

  

7.650%, 03/15/42

  

2,693

  
 

22,000

  Match Group Holdings II, LLC*
3.625%, 10/01/31
  

17,034

  
 

35,000

  Nexstar Media, Inc.*
5.625%, 07/15/27
  

31,517

  
 

65,000

  Paramount Global
4.900%, 08/15/44
  

40,946

  
 

14,000

  Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/25
  

13,444

  
 

23,000

  Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

17,470

  
 

11,000

  

5.375%, 01/15/31

  

6,835

  
 

40,000

  Scripps Escrow, Inc.*^
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

29,942

  
 

65,000

  Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/01/29
  

57,651

  
 

43,000

  

4.000%, 07/15/28

  

36,585

  
 

20,000

  

3.125%, 09/01/26

  

17,970

  
 

11,000

  

3.875%, 09/01/31

  

8,286

  
 

41,000

  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
  

25,551

  
 

110,000

  Sprint, LLC
7.125%, 06/15/24
  

110,626

  
 

45,000

  Stagwell Global, LLC*
5.625%, 08/15/29
  

37,231

  
 

35,000

  Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
  

28,829

  
 

42,000

  Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
  

25,148

  
 

15,000

  Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
  

14,050

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

54,000

  United States Cellular Corp.
6.700%, 12/15/33
 

$

51,427

  
 

45,000

  Univision Communications, Inc.*
8.000%, 08/15/28
  

42,647

  
 

20,000

  Viasat, Inc.*
5.625%, 04/15/27
  

17,499

  
   

1,452,138

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (3.0%)

 
 

53,000

  Abercrombie & Fitch Management
Company* 8.750%, 07/15/25
  

53,884

  
 

40,000

  Adams Homes, Inc.*
9.250%, 10/15/28
  

39,264

  
 

55,000

  Adient Global Holdings Company*
8.250%, 04/15/31
  

53,821

  
 

36,000

  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.875%, 07/01/28
  

32,085

  
 

39,000

  Ashton Woods USA, LLC /
Ashton Woods Finance Company*
6.625%, 01/15/28
  

35,794

  
 

38,000

  

4.625%, 08/01/29

  

30,885

  
 

53,000

  At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
  

18,418

  
 

57,000

  Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.694%, 01/15/27
  

55,240

  
 

55,000

  

6.875%, 11/01/35

  

48,614

  
 

28,000

  Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*
4.625%, 10/15/29
  

23,052

  
 

21,000

  

8.125%, 07/01/27

  

20,818

  
 

45,000

  Carnival Corp.*
6.000%, 05/01/29
  

38,059

  
 

22,000

  

4.000%, 08/01/28

  

19,167

  
 

21,000

  

7.625%, 03/01/26^

  

20,431

  
 

3,000

  

7.000%, 08/15/29

  

2,947

  
 

50,000

  Carriage Services, Inc.*^
4.250%, 05/15/29
  

40,947

  
 

8,000

  Carvana Company*
14.000%, 06/01/31
  

6,021

  
 

6,000

  

13.000%, 06/01/30

  

4,503

  
 

4,000

  

12.000%, 12/01/28

  

2,996

  
 

95,000

  CCO Holdings, LLC /
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.*
5.125%, 05/01/27
  

87,533

  
 

90,000

  

4.500%, 08/15/30

  

72,335

  
 

50,000

  

6.375%, 09/01/29

  

45,970

  
 

50,000

  

4.750%, 03/01/30

  

41,304

  
 

46,000

  

4.250%, 02/01/31

  

35,841

  
 

22,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

17,197

  
 

20,000

  

5.000%, 02/01/28

  

17,918

  
 

22,000

  CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*
5.750%, 04/01/30
  

19,715

  
 

39,000

  Cedar Fair, LP^
5.250%, 07/15/29
  

33,731

  
 

23,000

  Churchill Downs, Inc.*
6.750%, 05/01/31
  

21,504

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

40,000

  Dana, Inc.
4.250%, 09/01/30
 

$

31,828

  
 

32,000

  

4.500%, 02/15/32

  

25,081

  
 

50,000

  DISH DBS Corp.
5.250%, 12/01/26*
  

40,449

  
 

41,000

  

7.750%, 07/01/26

  

27,512

  
 

30,000

  

7.375%, 07/01/28

  

16,914

  
 

20,000

  

5.125%, 06/01/29

  

10,321

  
 

46,000

  DISH Network Corp.*
11.750%, 11/15/27
  

45,602

  
 

47,000

  Everi Holdings, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/29
  

39,535

  
 

175,000

  Ford Motor Company^
6.100%, 08/19/32
  

162,015

  
 

200,000

  Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
2.900%, 02/16/28
  

170,314

  
 

16,000

  Gap, Inc.*
3.875%, 10/01/31
  

11,543

  
 

20,000

  General Motors Company
5.200%, 04/01/45
  

14,825

  
 

75,000

  goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24^
  

73,715

  
 

40,000

  

4.375%, 05/01/26

  

36,258

  
 

20,000

  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
  

16,312

  
 

19,000

  Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*
4.000%, 08/15/28
  

16,422

  
 

45,000

  Guitar Center, Inc.*&^
8.500%, 01/15/26
  

38,033

  
 

12,655

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
  

12,739

  
 

35,000

  Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
  

20,236

  
 

45,000

  LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*
8.250%, 08/01/31
  

43,129

  
 

45,000

  Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30
  

11,855

  
 

50,000

  Life Time, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/26
  

48,493

  
 

43,000

  

8.000%, 04/15/26

  

42,024

  
 

20,000

  Light & Wonder International, Inc.*
7.500%, 09/01/31
  

19,562

  
 

15,000

  Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 05/15/28
  

14,705

  
 

28,000

  Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*
6.750%, 02/15/27
  

25,460

  
 

30,000

  M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
  

24,006

  
 

73,000

  Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC
6.700%, 07/15/34*
  

56,288

  
 

25,000

  

4.300%, 02/15/43

  

13,719

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

55,000

  Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*
4.875%, 05/01/29
 

$

45,912

  
 

25,000

  Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
  

23,614

  
 

23,000

  Nordstrom, Inc.
4.250%, 08/01/31
  

16,862

  
 

20,000

  

5.000%, 01/15/44

  

12,044

  
 

50,000

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
  

38,883

  
 

60,000

  Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*^
5.625%, 09/01/29
  

42,227

  
 

111,000

  Rite Aid Corp.*@
8.000%, 11/15/26
  

77,188

  
 

23,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
7.250%, 01/15/30
  

22,753

  
 

63,000

  Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet Food,
Inc. / Simmons Feed*
4.625%, 03/01/29
  

51,230

  
 

85,000

  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

78,303

  
 

50,000

  Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

41,696

  
 

36,000

  Speedway Motorsports, LLC /
Speedway Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
  

32,239

  
 

90,000

  Station Casinos, LLC*
4.500%, 02/15/28
  

77,815

  
 

31,000

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
  

28,238

  
 

10,000

  Viking Cruises, Ltd.*
9.125%, 07/15/31
  

9,838

  
 

50,000

  Vista Outdoor, Inc.*^
4.500%, 03/15/29
  

46,580

  
 

20,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC*
8.500%, 06/15/30
  

19,634

  
   

2,713,945

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.7%)

 
 

52,000

  1375209 B.C., Ltd.*
9.000%, 01/30/28
  

50,555

  
 

40,000

  B&G Foods, Inc.*
8.000%, 09/15/28
  

39,050

  
 

51,000

  Central Garden & Pet Company*
4.125%, 04/30/31
  

40,762

  
 

53,000

  Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
  

44,569

  
 

59,000

  Energizer Holdings, Inc.*
4.375%, 03/31/29
  

48,577

  
 

10,000

  

6.500%, 12/31/27^

  

9,395

  
 

65,000

  JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30
  

59,470

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

25,000

  

5.125%, 02/01/28

 

$

23,480

  
 

15,000

  

5.750%, 04/01/33

  

13,207

  
 

33,000

  New Albertsons, LP
7.750%, 06/15/26
  

33,367

  
 

43,000

  Performance Food Group, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/01/29
  

36,488

  
 

35,000

  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
  

28,918

  
 

21,000

  Post Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 03/01/27
  

20,051

  
 

42,000

  Prestige Brands, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/01/31
  

33,481

  
 

35,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.*^
6.750%, 10/15/28
  

27,390

  
 

70,000

  Vector Group, Ltd.*
5.750%, 02/01/29
  

59,439

  
 

20,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
7.375%, 10/01/31
  

19,749

  
   

587,948

  
  

Energy (2.0%)

 
 

44,000

  Antero Resources Corp.*
5.375%, 03/01/30
  

40,218

  
 

45,000

  Apache Corp.
5.100%, 09/01/40
  

35,036

  
 

40,000

  Buckeye Partners, LP
3.950%, 12/01/26
  

36,508

  
 

25,000

  

5.850%, 11/15/43

  

17,706

  
 

60,000

  Callon Petroleum Company*
7.500%, 06/15/30
  

58,163

  
 

23,000

  Cheniere Energy, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/28
  

21,027

  
 

32,000

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
6.750%, 04/15/29
  

31,399

  
 

58,000

  Civitas Resources, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/01/31
  

58,610

  
 

35,000

  Continental Resources, Inc.*
2.875%, 04/01/32
  

25,928

  
 

25,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/31

  

23,207

  
 

32,000

  DT Midstream, Inc.*
4.125%, 06/15/29
  

27,557

  
 

39,000

  Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/27
  

39,592

  
 

15,000

  

9.875%, 07/15/31

  

16,187

  
 

25,000

  Enbridge, Inc.‡
7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
  

23,264

  
 

65,000

  Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/01/66
3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 3.28%
  

53,144

  
 

32,000

  6.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.69%
  

29,080

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

60,000

  EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
9.780%, 11/01/35‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
 

$

53,581

  
 

50,000

  

4.850%, 07/15/26

  

47,276

  
 

31,000

  Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
  

29,805

  
 

70,000

  EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
  

69,591

  
 

31,000

  Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis
Energy Finance Corp.
8.875%, 04/15/30
  

30,142

  
 

18,000

  

6.250%, 05/15/26

  

17,184

  
 

45,000

  Gulfport Energy Corp.
6.375%, 05/15/25&
  

  
 

40,000

  

8.000%, 05/17/26*

  

40,017

  
 

13,752

  

8.000%, 05/17/26

  

13,758

  
 

60,000

  Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp
Finance Company*
6.000%, 04/15/30
  

53,350

  
 

32,000

  Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC*
6.750%, 01/15/27
  

30,433

  
 

44,000

  Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating,
LLC / Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
  

42,098

  
 

25,000

  Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

24,743

  
 

25,000

  

7.500%, 01/15/26

  

23,931

  
 

35,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
7.375%, 05/15/27
  

32,775

  
 

35,000

  Nabors Industries, Ltd.*
7.500%, 01/15/28
  

30,927

  
 

40,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/15/25
  

37,226

  
 

22,000

  

6.500%, 09/30/26

  

19,723

  
 

20,000

  Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
  

18,341

  
 

45,000

  Parkland Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

43,274

  
 

23,000

  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
  

20,547

  
 

12,000

  Permian Resources Operating LLC*
7.000%, 01/15/32
  

11,742

  
 

50,000

  Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
9.736%, 11/01/35
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
  

47,197

  
 

60,000

  Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

54,460

  
 

21,000

  Southwestern Energy Company
4.750%, 02/01/32
  

18,080

  
 

20,000

  

5.375%, 02/01/29

  

18,529

  
 

11,000

  Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/30
  

9,464

  
 

61,750

  Transocean, Inc.*
8.750%, 02/15/30
  

61,700

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

30,000

  Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*
6.250%, 01/15/30
 

$

28,321

  
 

10,000

  

4.125%, 08/15/31

  

8,084

  
 

10,000

  

3.875%, 08/15/29

  

8,376

  
 

55,000

  Venture Global LNG, Inc.*
8.375%, 06/01/31
  

52,525

  
 

35,000

  

8.125%, 06/01/28

  

34,007

  
 

20,000

  

9.875%, 02/01/32

  

20,297

  
 

10,000

  

9.500%, 02/01/29

  

10,150

  
 

42,000

  Vital Energy, Inc.
9.500%, 01/15/25
  

42,228

  
 

25,000

  

7.750%, 07/31/29*^

  

22,595

  
 

5,000

  

9.750%, 10/15/30

  

4,904

  
 

45,000

  VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
  

40,593

  
 

50,000

  Weatherford International, Ltd.*
8.625%, 04/30/30
  

50,601

  
   

1,759,201

  
  

Financials (2.3%)

 
 

56,000

  Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
  

54,405

  
 

67,000

  Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon
United Finance Corp.*
8.250%, 02/15/26
  

66,625

  
 

69,000

  AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
  

63,941

  
 

75,000

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate,
LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

68,511

  
 

49,000

  Ally Financial, Inc.
4.700%, 11/01/35‡‡‡
5 year CMT + 3.87%
  

32,018

  
 

20,000

  

8.000%, 11/01/31

  

19,557

  
 

20,000

  4.700%, 11/01/35‡
7 year CMT + 3.48%
  

11,702

  
 

86,000

  AmWINS Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 06/30/29
  

73,826

  
 

48,000

  Aviation Capital Group, LLC*
3.500%, 11/01/27
  

42,189

  
 

20,000

  Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*
5.500%, 01/15/26
  

19,277

  
 

88,000

  BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*
5.875%, 04/15/29
  

76,787

  
 

40,000

  Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. /
BPR Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC /
GGSI Sellco, LLC*
4.500%, 04/01/27
  

33,381

  
 

26,000

  

5.750%, 05/15/26

  

23,846

  
 

65,000

  Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/26
  

61,955

  
 

52,000

  

5.125%, 12/31/24*

  

50,347

  
 

45,000

  Cushman & Wakefield U.S.
Borrower LLC*^
8.875%, 09/01/31
  

42,755

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

58,000

  Enact Holdings, Inc.*
6.500%, 08/15/25
 

$

57,125

  
 

64,000

  Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global
Net Lease Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
  

48,609

  
 

66,000

  HUB International, Ltd.*
5.625%, 12/01/29
  

56,976

  
 

34,000

  

7.000%, 05/01/26

  

33,162

  
 

31,000

  Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn
Enterprises Finance Corp.
4.375%, 02/01/29
  

24,054

  
 

100,000

  ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%
  

75,217

  
 

90,000

  Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
  

82,460

  
 

12,000

  

7.000%, 02/15/29

  

11,655

  
 

88,000

  Ladder Capital Finance Holdings,
LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
  

83,899

  
 

22,000

  

4.750%, 06/15/29

  

17,758

  
 

40,000

  LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
  

22,414

  
 

45,000

  Level 3 Financing, Inc.*
4.250%, 07/01/28
  

25,483

  
 

37,000

  

3.400%, 03/01/27^

  

34,429

  
 

20,000

  

4.625%, 09/15/27

  

13,498

  
 

30,000

  LPL Holdings, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/15/29
  

25,811

  
 

40,000

  Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*
8.125%, 03/30/29
  

39,452

  
 

70,000

  MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
  

65,764

  
 

60,000

  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 08/15/28
  

53,168

  
 

50,000

  Navient Corp.
5.000%, 03/15/27
  

44,099

  
 

20,000

  

4.875%, 03/15/28

  

16,593

  
 

50,000

  Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American
Finance Operating Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
  

37,483

  
 

30,000

  OneMain Finance Corp.
9.000%, 01/15/29^
  

29,333

  
 

30,000

  

3.875%, 09/15/28

  

23,892

  
 

22,000

  

7.125%, 03/15/26^

  

21,412

  
 

23,000

  Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /
PK Domestic Property, LLC / PK
Finance Co-Issuer*
5.875%, 10/01/28
  

20,770

  
 

73,000

  PHH Mortgage Corp.*
7.875%, 03/15/26
  

63,306

  
 

50,000

  RHP Hotel Properties, LP / RHP
Finance Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/29
  

42,623

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

20,000

  Rocket Mortgage, LLC / Rocket
Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
3.875%, 03/01/31
 

$

15,480

  
 

20,000

  

3.625%, 03/01/29

  

16,280

  
 

10,000

  

2.875%, 10/15/26

  

8,734

  
 

43,000

  StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
  

43,258

  
 

52,000

  United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/29
  

43,563

  
 

20,000

  

5.750%, 06/15/27

  

18,251

  
 

25,000

  Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group Finance,
Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*
6.500%, 02/15/29
  

16,257

  
 

22,000

  

10.500%, 02/15/28

  

21,213

  
 

47,000

  XHR, LP*
6.375%, 08/15/25
  

45,870

  
   

2,040,473

  
  

Health Care (1.4%)

 
 

95,000

  Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*
11.000%, 09/30/28
  

58,155

  
 

16,000

  

14.000%, 10/15/30

  

8,814

  
 

16,000

  

6.125%, 02/01/27

  

8,939

  
 

88,000

  CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*
6.125%, 04/01/30
  

34,207

  
 

60,000

  

8.000%, 03/15/26

  

54,936

  
 

25,000

  

6.875%, 04/15/29

  

10,320

  
 

5,000

  

5.250%, 05/15/30

  

3,555

  
 

89,000

  DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
  

69,830

  
 

52,000

  

3.750%, 02/15/31

  

37,437

  
 

33,000

  Embecta Corp.*
5.000%, 02/15/30
  

26,231

  
 

11,000

  

6.750%, 02/15/30

  

9,124

  
 

20,000

  Encompass Health Corp.
4.750%, 02/01/30
  

17,362

  
 

20,000

  

4.500%, 02/01/28

  

18,048

  
 

52,000

  HCA, Inc.
7.500%, 11/06/33
  

53,380

  
 

200,000

  Jazz Securities DAC*
4.375%, 01/15/29
  

173,966

  
 

18,722

  Mallinckrodt International
Finance, SA / Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*@
10.000%, 06/15/29
  

1,331

  
 

55,000

  Medline Borrower, LP*
3.875%, 04/01/29
  

46,461

  
 

53,000

  

5.250%, 10/01/29^

  

45,170

  
 

200,000

  Organon & Company / Organon
Foreign Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
5.125%, 04/30/31
  

156,656

  
 

62,000

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
  

49,784

  
 

120,000

  Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 02/01/27
  

115,455

  
 

70,000

  

6.875%, 11/15/31

  

64,667

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

190,000

  Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
3.150%, 10/01/26
 

$

167,253

  
   

1,231,081

  
  

Industrials (2.3%)

 
 

50,000

  ACCO Brands Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

41,529

  
 

50,000

  Air Lease Corp.‡
4.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.15%
  

35,972

  
 

75,000

  Albertsons Companies, Inc. / Safeway,
Inc. / New Albertsons, LP /
Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
  

70,592

  
 

36,000

  

3.500%, 03/15/29

  

30,722

  
 

30,000

  

5.875%, 02/15/28

  

28,782

  
 

50,000

  Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
  

45,539

  
 

10,000

  American Airlines Group, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/01/25
  

9,363

  
 

25,000

  Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
  

21,890

  
 

200,000

  ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
  

116,784

  
 

34,000

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.125%, 05/15/29
  

28,578

  
 

23,000

  Bombardier, Inc.*
7.875%, 04/15/27
  

22,161

  
 

44,000

  BWX Technologies, Inc.*
4.125%, 04/15/29
  

38,065

  
 

48,000

  Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
  

43,621

  
 

11,000

  Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*
4.750%, 10/20/28
  

10,339

  
 

58,000

  Deluxe Corp.*
8.000%, 06/01/29
  

45,969

  
 

33,000

  Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*
7.875%, 01/31/27
  

31,400

  
 

68,000

  Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
  

64,781

  
 

25,000

  EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
  

22,456

  
 

25,000

  Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*
7.125%, 08/15/28
  

19,437

  
 

30,000

  Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
4.750%, 07/15/27^
  

28,035

  
 

20,000

  

3.500%, 03/01/29

  

16,799

  
 

51,000

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^
5.250%, 06/01/29
  

41,783

  
 

101,000

  H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
3.875%, 12/15/28
  

85,769

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

69,000

  Hawaiian Brand Intellectual
Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles
Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
 

$

51,046

  
 

65,000

  Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
  

61,231

  
 

50,000

  IEA Energy Services, LLC*
6.625%, 08/15/29
  

47,765

  
 

34,000

  JELD-WEN, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
  

32,298

  
 

25,000

  

4.875%, 12/15/27

  

21,347

  
 

70,000

  Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*
4.875%, 09/15/28
  

59,650

  
 

45,000

  Knife River Holding Company*
7.750%, 05/01/31
  

44,902

  
 

21,000

  MasTec, Inc.*
4.500%, 08/15/28
  

18,465

  
 

33,000

  Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
  

29,965

  
 

55,000

  Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/29
  

36,362

  
 

52,000

  Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
  

44,333

  
 

15,000

  OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
  

12,772

  
 

50,000

  Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer,
Inc. / Pactiv Evergreen Group
Issuer, LLC*^
4.000%, 10/15/27
  

44,021

  
 

67,000

  Patrick Industries, Inc.*
4.750%, 05/01/29
  

55,081

  
 

20,000

  QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
  

8,518

  
 

35,000

  Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
  

33,331

  
 

11,000

  

5.000%, 04/15/29^

  

9,817

  
 

40,000

  Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
  

32,074

  
 

33,000

  Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/30
  

20,771

  
 

20,000

  

5.500%, 03/01/30

  

10,878

  
 

50,000

  Standard Industries, Inc.*
5.000%, 02/15/27
  

46,314

  
 

35,000

  Stericycle, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

29,906

  
 

35,000

  STL Holding Company, LLC*
7.500%, 02/15/26
  

32,872

  
 

97,000

  TransDigm, Inc.
6.250%, 03/15/26*
  

94,926

  
 

45,000

  

6.875%, 12/15/30*

  

43,551

  
 

35,000

  

6.750%, 08/15/28*

  

34,063

  
 

32,000

  

7.500%, 03/15/27

  

32,004

  
 

45,000

  Tronox, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

35,375

  
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

18,995

  United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
3.500%, 11/01/29
 

$

16,835

  
 

44,000

  Vertiv Group Corp.*
4.125%, 11/15/28
  

38,507

  
 

46,000

  Wabash National Corp.*
4.500%, 10/15/28
  

38,145

  
 

35,000

  Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26
  

32,289

  
 

27,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
4.625%, 08/15/28
  

24,022

  
   

2,073,802

  
  

Information Technology (0.8%)

 
 

21,000

  Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
4.000%, 07/01/29
  

18,548

  
 

80,000

  Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.*
3.875%, 07/01/28
  

69,002

  
 

39,000

  Clear Channel Worldwide
Holdings, Inc.*^
5.125%, 08/15/27
  

34,680

  
 

23,000

  Coherent Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

19,555

  
 

60,000

  CommScope Technologies, LLC*
6.000%, 06/15/25
  

36,244

  
 

40,000

  CommScope, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/01/29
  

27,325

  
 

29,000

  Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.
6.020%, 06/15/26
  

29,033

  
 

22,000

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

18,956

  
 

26,000

  Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
  

23,196

  
 

50,000

  KBR, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/30/28
  

44,092

  
 

50,000

  MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*
5.750%, 11/01/28^
  

37,337

  
 

20,000

  

5.500%, 09/01/28

  

16,728

  
 

20,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.*
8.125%, 01/15/29
  

19,567

  
 

22,000

  NCR Voyix Corp.*
5.125%, 04/15/29
  

18,944

  
 

34,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
  

29,222

  
 

39,000

  Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
  

33,972

  
 

20,000

  

6.900%, 12/01/27

  

19,962

  
 

16,000

  

3.875%, 12/01/29

  

13,136

  
 

16,000

  Open Text Holdings, Inc.*^
4.125%, 12/01/31
  

12,614

  
 

47,000

  Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

37,945

  
 

60,000

  TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
  

49,363

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

30,000

  Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/29
 

$

25,037

  
 

11,000

  

3.875%, 03/15/31^

  

8,805

  
 

55,000

  Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
  

43,788

  
 

50,000

  ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC / ZoomInfo
Finance Corp.*
3.875%, 02/01/29
  

41,341

  
   

728,392

  
  

Materials (0.6%)

 
 

25,000

  ArcelorMittal, SA^
7.000%, 10/15/39
  

23,778

  
 

27,000

  ATI, Inc.
5.875%, 12/01/27
  

25,148

  
 

12,000

  Carpenter Technology Corp.
7.625%, 03/15/30
  

11,922

  
 

35,000

  Chemours Company*
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

27,086

  
 

65,000

  Clearwater Paper Corp.*
4.750%, 08/15/28
  

57,441

  
 

34,000

  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
  

31,589

  
 

22,000

  Commercial Metals Company
4.125%, 01/15/30
  

18,620

  
 

11,000

  

4.375%, 03/15/32

  

8,889

  
 

23,000

  HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
  

19,963

  
 

40,000

  JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26
  

39,901

  
 

50,000

  Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*
4.625%, 03/01/28
  

41,794

  
 

5,000

  

4.500%, 06/01/31

  

3,698

  
 

10,000

  LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*
6.625%, 10/15/29
  

8,205

  
 

58,000

  Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/29
  

45,555

  
 

20,000

  

12.875%, 10/01/28*

  

20,225

  
 

35,000

  Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.*
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

32,073

  
 

25,000

  

6.625%, 05/13/27^

  

23,822

  
 

56,000

  Silgan Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 02/01/28
  

49,949

  
 

21,000

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
  

8,998

  
   

498,656

  
  

Other (0.1%)

 
 

25,000

  Gen Digital, Inc.*
7.125%, 09/30/30^
  

24,370

  
 

25,000

  

6.750%, 09/30/27

  

24,378

  
   

48,748

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Real Estate (0.1%)

 
 

34,000

  EPR Properties
3.750%, 08/15/29
 

$

26,870

  
 

38,000

  Forestar Group, Inc.*
5.000%, 03/01/28
  

33,518

  
 

21,000

  

3.850%, 05/15/26

  

18,846

  
 

50,000

  MIWD Holdco II, LLC / MIWD
Finance Corp.*
5.500%, 02/01/30
  

39,719

  
 

20,000

  Service Properties Trust
5.250%, 02/15/26
  

17,954

  
   

136,907

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
 

45,000

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC / Fertitta
Entertainment Finance Company, Inc.*
6.750%, 01/15/30
  

35,806

  
 

23,000

  

4.625%, 01/15/29

  

19,419

  
 

50,000

  W.R. Grace Holding, LLC*
7.375%, 03/01/31
  

46,428

  
   

101,653

  
  

Utilities (0.0%)

 
 

16,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%
  

14,497

  
 

20,000

  Vistra Corp.*‡
7.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 5.74%
  

18,296

  
 

10,000

  8.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 6.93%
  

9,514

  
   

42,307

  
    

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost

$14,388,895)

  

13,697,472

  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (32.2%)

   
  

Communication Services (2.2%)

 
 34,000  Cable One, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

27,836

  
 

580,000

  Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One
2.250%, 08/15/27
  

578,103

  
 

1,484,000

  Sea, Ltd.
2.375%, 12/01/25
  

1,405,496

  
   

2,011,435

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (8.5%)

 
 

145,000

  Burlington Stores, Inc.µ
2.250%, 04/15/25
  

140,174

  
 

63,000

  DISH Network Corp.
2.375%, 03/15/24µ
  

60,367

  
 

63,000

  

0.000%, 12/15/25

  

38,653

  
 

800,000

AUD

 Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.
2.500%, 11/17/27
  

556,310

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

3,160,000

  Ford Motor Company
0.000%, 03/15/26
 

$

2,884,480

  
 

730,000

  IMAX Corp.
0.500%, 04/01/26
  

663,643

  
 

901,000

  MakeMyTrip, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/15/28
  

1,026,221

  
 

685,000

  Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.
0.000%, 01/15/26
  

590,491

  
 

500,000

GBP

 WH Smith, PLCµ
1.625%, 05/07/26
  

526,593

  
 

1,134,000

  Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
  

1,156,816

  
   

7,643,748

  
  

Consumer Staples (1.5%)

 
 

700,000

EUR

 Fomento Economico Mexicano
SAB de CV
2.625%, 02/24/26
  

725,361

  
 

915,000

CAD

 Premium Brands Holdings Corp.
4.200%, 09/30/27
  

582,406

  
   

1,307,767

  
  

Energy (2.3%)

 
 

700,000

EUR

 Eni S.p.A
2.950%, 09/14/30
  

757,172

  
 

400,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*
1.750%, 06/15/29
  

299,728

  
 

900,000

EUR

 Saipem S.p.A
2.875%, 09/11/29
  

975,926

  
   

2,032,826

  
  

Financials (1.6%)

 
 

12,000,000

HKD

 Citigroup Global Markets Funding
Luxembourg SCAµ
0.000%, 07/25/24
  

1,465,763

  
  

Health Care (1.3%)

 
 

437,000

  BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
0.599%, 08/01/24
  

421,404

  
 

562,000

  Dexcom, Inc.µ
0.250%, 11/15/25
  

533,490

  
 

204,000

  Shockwave Medical, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/28
  

197,800

  
   

1,152,694

  
  

Industrials (3.1%)

 
 

465,000

  Axon Enterprise, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/27
  

501,647

  
 

700,000

EUR

 Prysmian S.p.A
0.000%, 02/02/26
  

761,113

  
 

600,000

EUR

 Rheinmetall AG
1.875%, 02/07/28
  

676,335

  
 

500,000

EUR

 SPIE, SA
2.000%, 01/17/28
  

511,422

  
 

329,000

  Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
  

318,699

  
   

2,769,216

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Information Technology (7.5%)

 
 

730,000

  Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
1.125%, 02/15/29
 

$

718,692

  
 

300,000

EUR

 Amadeus IT Group, SA
1.500%, 04/09/25
  

349,757

  
 

835,000

  Block, Inc.µ
0.125%, 03/01/25
  

770,655

  
 

580,000

  CyberArk Software, Ltd.
0.000%, 11/15/24
  

663,984

  
 

881,000

  Datadog, Inc.
0.125%, 06/15/25
  

970,193

  
 

7,000,000

HKD

 Kingsoft Corp, Ltd.
0.625%, 04/29/25
  

925,840

  
 

120,000

  Rapid7, Inc.*
1.250%, 03/15/29
  

116,090

  
 

100,000,000

JPY

 Rohm Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 12/05/24
  

665,050

  
 

1,000,000

  SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
  

1,209,960

  
 

334,000

  Workiva, Inc.*
1.250%, 08/15/28
  

303,379

  
   

6,693,600

  
  

Materials (2.1%)

 
 

1,000,000

  Glencore Funding, LLC
0.000%, 03/27/25
  

1,048,910

  
 

600,000

  LG Chem, Ltd.
1.250%, 07/18/28
  

563,946

  
 

476,000

  Lithium Americas Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
  

321,348

  
   

1,934,204

  
  

Other (0.7%)

 
 

930,000

EUR

 Edenred
0.000%, 09/06/24
  

591,138

  
 

20,000

  Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
  

13,301

  
   

604,439

  
  

Real Estate (1.0%)

 
 

800,000

EUR

 ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
  

907,071

  
  

Utilities (0.4%)

 
 

350,000

  CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
  

331,394

  
    

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Cost

$33,755,880)

  

28,854,157

  

BANK LOANS (10.8%)¡

   
  

Airlines (0.0%)

 
 

33,750

  Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

34,837

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Communication Services (1.8%)

 
 

250,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.!
0.000%, 01/03/29
 

$

250,687

  
 

358,130

  Charter Communications Operating LLC‡
7.133%, 02/01/27
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

357,661

  
 

935

  Charter Communications Operating, LLC‡
7.074%, 02/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

934

  
 

43,000

  Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

18,913

  
 

249,375

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC‡
7.824%, 11/09/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

249,885

  
 

250,000

  Match Group, Inc.‡
7.298%, 02/13/27
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

249,270

  
 

250,000

  Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.‡
7.939%, 09/18/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

250,225

  
 

250,000

  Virgin Media Bristol, LLC‡
7.949%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

243,283

  
   

1,620,858

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (2.0%)

 
 

250,000

  Adient US LLC‡
8.689%, 04/10/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

250,234

  
 

249,375

  Aramark Services, Inc.‡
7.939%, 06/22/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

249,375

  
 

249,375

  Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

245,323

  
 

299,233

  KFC Holding Co.‡
7.199%, 03/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

299,388

  
 

249,361

  Murphy USA, Inc.‡
7.179%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

250,374

  
 

249,369

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.‡
8.170%, 05/03/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

249,335

  
 

249,346

  Station Casinos, LLC!
0.000%, 02/08/27
  

248,043

  
   

1,792,072

  
  

Financials (0.9%)

 
 

10,000

  Advisor Group, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

9,967

  
 

299,250

  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

299,668

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

249,364

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
 

$

249,208

  
 

249,292

  Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

249,499

  
   

808,342

  
  

Health Care (1.9%)

 
 

182,170

  Avantor Funding, Inc.‡
7.674%, 11/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

182,322

  
 

299,214

  DaVita, Inc.‡
7.189%, 08/12/26
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

296,149

  
 

249,308

  Elanco Animal Health, Inc.‡
7.165%, 08/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

243,933

  
 

200,056

  ICON Luxembourg Sarl!
0.000%, 07/03/28
  

200,403

  
 

250,000

  IQVIA, Inc.‡
7.402%, 06/11/25
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

250,860

  
 

250,000

  Organon & Company‡
8.451%, 06/02/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

249,812

  
 

249,369

  Perrigo Investments, LLC‡
7.674%, 04/20/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

248,621

  
 

49,844

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.!
0.000%, 07/03/28
  

49,930

  
   

1,722,030

  
  

Industrials (2.5%)

 
 

249,362

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.‡
7.689%, 05/19/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

249,350

  
 

290,597

  Berry Global, Inc.‡
7.201%, 07/01/29
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
  

288,455

  
 

250,000

  ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

251,133

  
 

250,000

  Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

249,765

  
 

249,373

  H.B. Fuller Company‡
7.574%, 02/15/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

250,335

  
 

249,362

  Jeld-Wen, Inc.‡
7.689%, 07/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

249,518

  
 

249,369

  Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

249,447

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

249,373

  TransDigm, Inc.‡
8.640%, 08/24/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
 

$

249,373

  
 

199,488

  United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

199,364

  
   

2,236,740

  
  

Information Technology (1.1%)

 
 

45,845

  Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

45,854

  
 

249,318

  II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

249,201

  
 

244,115

  Open Text Corp.‡
8.174%, 01/31/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

244,201

  
 

149,915

  SS&C Technologies, Inc.‡
7.674%, 03/22/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

149,915

  
 

94,522

  SS&C Technologies, Inc.‡
7.674%, 03/22/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

94,522

  
 

159,600

  TTM Technologies, Inc.‡
8.065%, 05/30/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

159,700

  
   

943,393

  
  

Materials (0.6%)

 
 

282,702

  Axalta Coating Systems
U.S. Holdings, Inc.‡
7.890%, 12/20/29
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

283,427

  
 

245,000

  Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

238,875

  
   

522,302

  
    

TOTAL BANK LOANS

(Cost

$9,741,273)

  

9,680,574

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

2,607

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.&
06/30/27, Strike $15.98
  

1

  
 

2,347

  Mcdermott International, Ltd.
06/30/27, Strike $12.33
  

  
    

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Cost $1,002)

  

1

  
 
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (86.3%)

   
  

Communication Services (5.4%)

 
 

13,500

  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class Aµ#

 

$

1,675,080

  
 

925

  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A#

  

2,673

  
 

1,050

  

Baidu, Inc. (ADR)µ#

  

110,250

  
 

310

  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

1,398

  
 

16,800

EUR

 

Deutsche Telekom, AG

  

364,622

  
 

1,250

  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class Aµ#

  

376,587

  
 

4,900

HKD

 

NetEase, Inc.

  

104,868

  
 

168

EUR

 

Scout24, SE*µ

  

10,335

  
 

27,000

HKD

 

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

  

999,236

  
 

15,060

  

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (ADR)^

  

557,371

  
 

7,610

  

Walt Disney Companyµ#~

  

620,900

  
   

4,823,320

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (11.1%)

 
 

37,500

HKD

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#

  

386,065

  
 

1,745

  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (ADR)^#

  

144,032

  
 

5,360

PLN

 

Allegro.eu, SA*#

  

38,449

  
 

45,850

MXN

 

Alsea, SAB de CV#

  

152,181

  
 

25,200

  

Amazon.com, Inc.^µ#~

  

3,353,868

  
 

1,605

INR

 

Amber Enterprises India, Ltd.#

  

56,468

  
 

83,000

AED

 

Americana Restaurants International, PLC

  

83,610

  
 

9,604

  

Aptiv, PLCµ#

  

837,469

  
 

975

BRL

 

Arezzo Industria e Comercio, SA

  

11,292

  
 

138,100

PHP

 

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.#

  

22,173

  
 

3,400

CNY

 

BYD Company, Ltd. - Class A

  

110,940

  
 

5,700

CNY

 China Tourism Group Duty
Free Corp., Ltd. - Class A
  

73,722

  
 

175

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.µ#

  

339,885

  
 

27,165

BRL

 Cyrela Brazil Realty, SA
Empreendimentos e Participacoes
  

96,930

  
 

3,640

INR

 

Dixon Technologies India, Ltd.

  

223,415

  
 

790

KRW

 

Hotel Shilla Company, Ltd.

  

36,554

  
 

25,621

INR

 

Indian Hotels Company, Ltd.

  

118,158

  
 

45,700

HKD

 

JD.com, Inc. - Class A

  

580,991

  
 

48,000

HKD

 

Jiumaojiu International Holdings, Ltd.*

  

52,230

  
 

73,300

INR

 

Kalyan Jewellers India, Ltd.

  

254,709

  
 

3,025

KRW

 

Kia Corp.

  

172,823

  
 

33,500

HKD

 

Li Ning Company, Ltd.µ

  

102,657

  
 

1,110

EUR

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, SEµ

  

794,683

  
 

10,350

INR

 

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

  

182,058

  
 

760

  

MakeMyTrip, Ltd.µ#

  

29,435

  
 

1,355,400

IDR

 

Map Aktif Adiperkasa PT

  

63,568

  
 

4,780

HKD

 

Meituan - Class B*#

  

67,757

  
 

340

  

MercadoLibre, Inc.µ#

  

421,852

  
 

70,800

IDR

 

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT

  

7,735

  
 

11,570

  

NIO, Inc. (ADR)#

  

84,461

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

11,200

HKD

 

Prada S.p.A.µ

 

$

67,469

  
 

4,871

EUR

 

Prosus, NVµ#

  

136,220

  
 

6,900

HKD

 

Samsonite International, SA*µ#

  

21,370

  
 

64,000

HKD

 

Sands China, Ltd.µ#

  

172,291

  
 

23,500

INR

 

Tata Motors, Ltd.

  

177,736

  
 

900

JPY

 

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

  

15,652

  
 

1,405

INR

 

TVS Motor Company, Ltd.

  

26,869

  
 

14,000

HKD

 

Wynn Macau, Ltd.µ#

  

12,398

  
 

3,250

HKD

 

Yum China Holdings, Inc.µ

  

170,307

  
 

23,000

HKD

 

Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.µ

  

53,114

  
 

126,020

INR

 

Zomato, Ltd.#

  

158,862

  
   

9,912,458

  
  

Consumer Staples (4.9%)

 
 

10,300

CHF

 

Aryzta, AG#

  

18,878

  
 

20,850

GBP

 

British American Tobacco, PLC

  

622,840

  
 

9,400

  

Coca-Cola Company

  

531,006

  
 

1,500

  

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

351,225

  
 

1,360

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.µ

  

751,318

  
 

1,155

PLN

 

Dino Polska, SA*#

  

109,442

  
 

17,130

MXN

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano, SAB de CV

  

193,676

  
 

36,700

INR

 

ITC, Ltd.

  

188,937

  
 

700

JPY

 

Kobe Bussan Company, Ltd.^

  

17,324

  
 

700

CNY

 

Kweichow Moutai Company, Ltd. - Class A

  

161,213

  
 

5,900

CHF

 

Nestle, SAµ

  

636,248

  
 

24,592

BRL

 

Raia Drogasil, SA

  

125,844

  
 

1,000

JPY

 

Rohto Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.

  

23,331

  
 

18,000

JPY

 

Seven & i Holdings Company, Ltd.

  

659,497

  
 

26,000

HKD

 

Smoore International Holdings, Ltd.*

  

20,037

  
 

700

JPY

 

Yamazaki Baking Company, Ltd.

  

14,801

  
   

4,425,617

  
  

Energy (6.1%)

 
 

2,650

CAD

 

ARC Resources, Ltd.^µ

  

42,633

  
 

73,850

GBP

 BP, PLC  

450,929

  
 

21,400

CAD

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.µ

  

1,358,921

  
 

479

  

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A&#

  

21,316

  
 

131

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.^

  

11,276

  
 

8,810

  

Chevron Corp.µ

  

1,283,881

  
 

3,045

  

Energy Transfer, LP

  

40,042

  
 

1,815

  

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

  

47,263

  
 

341

  

EP Energy Corp.&#

  

895

  
 

11,400

  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^µ

  

451,098

  
 

390

  

ONEOK, Inc.µ

  

25,428

  
 

46,000

THB

 

PTT Exploration & Production, PCL

  

210,089

  
 

8,910

INR

 

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

  

245,123

  
 

15,560

EUR

 

Saipem S.p.A#

  

23,711

  
 
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

31,700

EUR

 

Shell, PLC

 

$

1,035,564

  
 

8,960

  

TechnipFMC, PLCµ#

  

192,819

  
   

5,440,988

  
  

Financials (11.3%)

 
 

116,000

HKD

 

AIA Group, Ltd.µ

  

1,007,321

  
 

3,000

  

Aon, PLC - Class Aµ

  

928,200

  
 

49,400

BRL

 

B3, SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

  

108,760

  
 

19,180

BRL

 

Banco BTG Pactual, SA

  

112,605

  
 

413,550

IDR

 

Bank Central Asia, Tbk PT

  

227,833

  
 

2,048,740

IDR

 

Bank Mandiri Persero, Tbk PT

  

731,917

  
 

53,325

  

Bank of America Corp.µ~

  

1,404,580

  
 

2,153

EUR

 

Bank of Ireland Group, PLCµ

  

19,295

  
 

6,300

JPY

 

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.

  

29,272

  
 

29,304

AED

 

First Abu Dhabi Bank, PJSC

  

101,176

  
 

5,095

KRW

 

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

  

148,146

  
 

61,838

INR

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

  

1,096,171

  
 

13,320

  

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (ADR)

  

295,571

  
 

35,025

  

Itau Unibanco Holding, SA (ADR)^

  

185,983

  
 

1,200

JPY

 

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

  

23,730

  
 

3,425

  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

  

476,281

  
 

42,800

THB

 

Kasikornbank PCL

  

156,574

  
 

1,170,000

GBP

 

Lloyds Banking Group, PLCµ

  

569,438

  
 

11,725

  

Morgan Stanleyµ

  

830,364

  
 

19,100

EUR

 

National Bank of Greece, SA#

  

109,392

  
 

48,500

HKD

 Ping An Insurance Group
Company of China, Ltd. - Class Hµ
  

246,015

  
 

5,180

AUD

 

Steadfast Group, Ltd.µ

  

17,813

  
 

13,950

  

UBS Group, AG^#

  

327,267

  
 

2,406

  

Visa, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

565,651

  
 

10,945

  

Wells Fargo & Companyµ

  

435,283

  
   

10,154,638

  
  

Health Care (10.2%)

 
 

2,100

INR

 

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.

  

122,154

  
 

6,125

GBP

 

AstraZeneca, PLCµ

  

766,872

  
 

3,900

  

Danaher Corp.µ

  

748,878

  
 

1,250

KRW

 

Dentium Company, Ltd.

  

101,472

  
 

3,900

  

Eli Lilly & Companyµ

  

2,160,327

  
 

1,005

GBP

 

Ergomed, PLC#

  

16,370

  
 

6,774

EUR

 

Gerresheimer, AGµ

  

631,833

  
 

1,310

  

Humana, Inc.µ

  

686,034

  
 

4,510

BRL

 

Hypera, SA

  

27,095

  
 

11,130

KRW

 

Jeisys Medical, Inc.

  

86,885

  
 

28,100

  

Novo Nordisk, A/S (ADR)

  

2,713,617

  
 

1,605

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.µ

  

859,574

  
 

29,000

HKD

 

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*#

  

180,314

  
 

75

CHF

 

Ypsomed Holding, AG

  

20,670

  
   

9,122,095

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Industrials (11.6%)

 
 

5,700

EUR

 

Airbus, SEµ

 

$

764,234

  
 

4,620

GBP

 

Ashtead Technology Holdings, PLC^

  

27,005

  
 

1,000

JPY

 

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

  

25,107

  
 

7,450

CAD

 

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

  

528,954

  
 

2,340

CNY

 Contemporary Amperex Technology
Company, Ltd. - Class A
  

59,417

  
 

615

EUR

 

DO & CO, AGµ

  

71,841

  
 

450

JPY

 

Ebara Corp.µ

  

19,928

  
 

12,120

INR

 

Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd.

  

265,527

  
 

8,600

JPY

 

Hitachi, Ltd.µ

  

545,125

  
 

4,200

JPY

 

INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.

  

44,305

  
 

18,000

PHP

 International Container Terminal
Services, Inc.
  

63,774

  
 

500

JPY

 

Japan Airport Terminal Company, Ltd.µ

  

21,989

  
 

1,300

JPY

 Japan Elevator Service Holdings
Company, Ltd.
  

17,228

  
 

800

JPY

 

Keisei Electric Railway Company, Ltd.µ

  

30,136

  
 

20,400

JPY

 

Komatsu, Ltd.

  

468,718

  
 

500

JPY

 

Kyudenko Corp.

  

14,935

  
 

6,854

INR

 

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

  

240,700

  
 

1,590

EUR

 

Leonardo S.p.Aµ

  

24,029

  
 

92,520

GBP

 

Melrose Industries, PLC

  

526,788

  
 

5,020

SEK

 

Munters Group, AB*

  

61,288

  
 

8,700

CNY

 Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables
Company, Ltd. - Class A
  

50,090

  
 

9,050

  

Quanta Services, Inc.µ

  

1,512,436

  
 

430,000

GBP

 

Rolls-Royce Holdings, PLCµ#

  

1,131,856

  
 

45,010

BRL

 

Rumo, SA

  

199,171

  
 

44,100

CNY

 Sany Heavy Industry Company, Ltd. -
Class A
  

87,196

  
 

6,850

EUR

 

Schneider Electric, SEµ

  

1,053,922

  
 

14,700

CNY

 Shanghai International
Airport Company, Ltd. - Class A#
  

74,781

  
 

4,555

INR

 

Siemens, Ltd.

  

182,797

  
 

1,590

JPY

 

Sojitz Corp.µ

  

33,017

  
 

803

CAD

 

Stantec, Inc.µ

  

49,132

  
 

16,450

INR

 

Titagarh Rail System, Ltd.

  

150,473

  
 

16,500

  

Vertiv Holdings Companyµ

  

647,955

  
 

5,400

EUR

 

Vinci, SAµ

  

597,102

  
 

4,950

  

Waste Management, Inc.µ

  

813,433

  
   

10,404,389

  
  

Information Technology (22.8%)

 
 

2,000

  

Accenture, PLC - Class Aµ

  

594,180

  
 

13,270

TWD

 

Accton Technology Corp.

  

205,609

  
 

5,200

JPY

 

Advantest Corp.

  

133,945

  
 

3,755

TWD

 

Alchip Technologies, Ltd.

  

307,971

  
 

11,495

  

Apple, Inc.µ

  

1,963,001

  
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

3,710

  

ASML Holding, NV (ADR)µ

 

$

2,221,585

  
 

322

EUR

 

BE Semiconductor Industries, NV

  

33,262

  
 

10,000

TWD

 

E Ink Holdings, Inc.

  

52,031

  
 

108

  

Fabrinetµ#

  

16,740

  
 

12,700

CNY

 Foxconn Industrial Internet
Company, Ltd. - Class A
  

25,588

  
 

640

KRW

 

HPSP Company, Ltd.

  

14,846

  
 

395

JPY

 

Ibiden Company, Ltd.µ

  

16,841

  
 

4,100

CNY

 

Iflytek Company, Ltd. - Class A

  

25,574

  
 

3,000

JPY

 

Keyence Corp.µ

  

1,161,355

  
 

73,000

HKD

 Kingdee International Software
Group Company, Ltd.µ#
  

96,861

  
 

8,900

KRW

 

Koh Young Technology, Inc.

  

72,935

  
 

24,220

INR

 

KPIT Technologies, Ltd.

  

356,495

  
 

5,000

TWD

 

MediaTek, Inc.

  

130,497

  
 

8,780

  

Microsoft Corp.^µ

  

2,968,606

  
 

7,500

  

NVIDIA Corp.µ††

  

3,058,500

  
 

13,200

  

Oracle Corp.µ

  

1,364,880

  
 

2,000

GBP

 

Sage Group, PLCµ

  

23,628

  
 

5,480

KRW

 

Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.

  

272,766

  
 

400

JPY

 

SCREEN Holdings Company, Ltd.µ

  

18,597

  
 

2,700

JPY

 

SHIFT, Inc.^#

  

489,887

  
 

3,010

KRW

 

SK Hynix, Inc.

  

261,395

  
 

203,000

TWD

 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd.
  

3,315,499

  
 

6,890

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd. (ADR)
  

594,676

  
 

16,300

BRL

 

TOTVS, SA

  

81,827

  
 

16,000

TWD

 

Unimicron Technology Corp.

  

71,359

  
 

15,520

  

Unity Software, Inc.µ#

  

393,742

  
 

24,000

CNY

 

Venustech Group, Inc. - Class A

  

85,777

  
 

1,900

CNY

 Zhongji Innolight Company,
Ltd. - Class A
  

22,889

  
   

20,453,344

  
  

Materials (1.5%)

 
 

640

CAD

 

ERO Copper Corp.µ#

  

8,686

  
 

55,150

AED

 

Fertiglobe, PLC

  

48,225

  
 

15,350

  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

  

518,523

  
 

950

  

Linde, PLC

  

363,052

  
 

5,575

ZAR

 

Sasol, Ltd.

  

70,466

  
 

955

EUR

 

SOL S.p.A^

  

27,483

  
 

5,250

  

Vale, SA (ADR)

  

71,977

  
 

158,000

HKD

 Zijin Mining Group Company,
Ltd. - Class Hµ
  

244,412

  
   

1,352,824

  
  

Real Estate (0.8%)

 
 

179,500

PHP

 

Ayala Land, Inc.

  

88,323

  
 

135,770

MXN

 

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

  

425,783

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
 

22,080

INR

 

DLF, Ltd.

 

$

149,313

  
 

6,070

INR

 

Macrotech Developers, Ltd.*

  

57,358

  
 

4,900

JPY

 

Mirarth Holdings, Inc.

  

14,284

  
 

135

EUR

 

VGP, NV

  

10,990

  
   

746,051

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.0%)

 
 

518

  

Intelsat Emergence, SA&#

  

12,302

  
  

Utilities (0.6%)

 
 

6,836

  

NextEra Energy, Inc.µ

  

398,539

  
 

1,300

  

Veralto Corp.#

  

89,700

  
   

488,239

  
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost

$92,865,808)

  

77,336,265

  

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.4%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

530

  United States Cellular Corp.µ
5.500%, 06/01/70
  

7,749

  
 

505

  

5.500%, 03/01/70

  

7,504

  
   

15,253

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

305

  

Guitar Center, Inc.&#

  

32,177

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

1,325

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
11.315%
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.64%
  

33,257

  
 

325

  NuStar Energy, LP‡
12.438%
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%
  

8,278

  
 

2,270

  NuStar Logistics, LP‡
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. USD Term SOFR + 7.00%
  

58,975

  
   

100,510

  
  

Industrials (0.2%)

 
 72,370

BRL

 

Randon, SA Implementos e Participacoes‡

  

156,604

  
  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $332,524)

  

304,544

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (1.3%)

   
  

Other (1.3%)

 
 

45,865

  

Invesco Senior Loan ETF^

  

953,992

  
 

6,150

  

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF^

  

233,024

  
  

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Cost

$1,322,412)

  

1,187,016

  

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (1.5%)

   
  

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

1

  Gulfport Energy Corp.&#
10.000%,15.000% PIK rate
  

8,875

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Financials (1.1%)

 
 

21,400

  Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
 

$

1,029,554

  
  

Utilities (0.4%)

 
 

8,700

  NextEra Energy, Inc.^
6.926%, 09/01/25
  

326,598

  
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $1,532,459)

  

1,365,027

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
 
 
 
 
 

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.4%)#

   
  

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

28

  

Baidu, Inc.

     
 

294,000

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $160.00

  

336

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

120

  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

     
 

990,480

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $100.00

  

1,260

  
 

585

  

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.

     
 

527,670

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $12.50

  

1,463

  
 

150

  

Li Auto, Inc.

     
 

507,150

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $45.00

  

4,125

  
   

6,848

  
  

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

135

  

Inmode, Ltd.

     
 

257,850

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $47.50

  

1,013

  
  

Industrials (0.1%)

 
 

230

  

Parsons Corp.

     
 

1,300,650

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $60.00

  

38,525

  
  

Information Technology (0.0%)

 
 

8

  

NVIDIA Corp.

     
 

326,240

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $425.00

  

25,200

  
  

Materials (0.0%)

 
 

435

  

Cemex, Sab De CV

     
 

259,695

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $8.00

  

2,175

  
  

Other (0.3%)

 
 

345

  

ICICI Bank, Ltd.

     
 

765,555

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $24.00

  

9,487

  
 

595

  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

     
 

20,879,740

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $330.00

  

84,787

  
 

700

  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     
 

4,683,700

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $60.00

  

12,950

  
 

500

  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

     
 

1,835,000

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $37.00

  

35,000

  
 

432

  

iShares MSCI India ETF

     
 

1,867,968

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $44.00

  

47,520

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
 
 
 
 
 

VALUE

 
 

23

  

iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF

     
 

142,416

  

Put, 02/16/24, Strike $62.00

 

$

5,175

  
 

285

  

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

     
 

1,565,790

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $71.00

  

3,563

  
 

100

  

KE Holdings, Inc.

     
 

147,100

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $19.85

  

2,550

  
 

660

  

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

     
 

1,719,300

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $30.00

  

4,290

  
 

198

  

Petroleo Brasileiro, SA

     
 

297,000

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $14.00

  

25,938

  
 

220

  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     
 

9,200,400

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $360.00

  

15,510

  
 

144

  

Trip.com Group, Ltd.

     
 

489,600

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $44.00

  

3,600

  
   

250,370

  
  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Cost

$2,312,140)

  

324,467

  
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (148.2%)

(Cost

$156,252,393)

  

132,749,523

  
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES,
AT LIQUIDATION VALUE (-19.0%)
  

(17,000,000

)

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-29.2%)

  

(26,170,328

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

89,579,195

  

WRITTEN OPTIONS (0.0%)#

   
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

1

  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

     
 

194,220

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $2,040.00

 

$

(5,360

)

 
  

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

13

  

Humana, Inc.

     
 

680,797

  

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $530.00

  

(31,005

)

 
  

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS

(Premium

$19,191)

 

$

(36,365

)

 
 
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

* Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

@ In default status and considered non-income producing.

& Illiquid security.

^ Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

‡ Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

‡‡ Perpetual maturity.

µ Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $48,340,630.

¡ Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

! This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

# Non-income producing security.

~ Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $1,023,063.

†† Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AED UAE Dirham

AUD Australian Dollar

BRL Brazilian Real

CAD Canadian Dollar

CHF Swiss Franc

CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi

EUR European Monetary Unit

GBP British Pound Sterling

HKD Hong Kong Dollar

IDR Indonesian Rupiah

INR Indian Rupee

JPY Japanese Yen

KRW South Korean Won

MXN Mexican Peso

PHP Philippine Peso

PLN Polish Zloty

SEK Swedish Krona

THB Thai Baht

TWD New Taiwan Dollar

ZAR South African Rand

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

  

VALUE

 % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

US Dollar

 

$

86,727,297

   

65.3

%

 

European Monetary Unit

  

11,963,813

   

9.0

%

 

Hong Kong Dollar

  

6,977,316

   

5.3

%

 

British Pound Sterling

  

4,662,319

   

3.5

%

 

Japanese Yen

  

4,504,054

   

3.4

%

 

Indian Rupee

  

4,253,323

   

3.2

%

 

New Taiwan Dollar

  

4,082,966

   

3.1

%

 

Canadian Dollar

  

2,570,732

   

1.9

%

 

South Korean Won

  

1,167,822

   

0.9

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

  

1,031,053

   

0.8

%

 

Brazilian Real

  

920,128

   

0.7

%

 

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

  

777,187

   

0.6

%

 

Mexican Peso

  

771,640

   

0.6

%

 

Swiss Franc

  

675,796

   

0.5

%

 

Australian Dollar

  

574,123

   

0.4

%

 

Thai Baht

  

366,663

   

0.3

%

 

UAE Dirham

  

233,011

   

0.2

%

 

Philippine Peso

  

174,270

   

0.1

%

 

Polish Zloty

  

147,891

   

0.1

%

 

South African Rand

  

70,466

   

0.1

%

 

Swedish Krona

  

61,288

   

%

 
Total Investments Net of
Written Options
 

$

132,713,158

   

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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The following table summarizes the Fund's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2023 (see Note 1):

  

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

  

$

13,697,472

  

$

  

$

13,697,472

  

Convertible Bonds

  

   

28,854,157

   

   

28,854,157

  

Bank Loans

  

   

9,680,574

   

   

9,680,574

  

Warrants

  

   

1

   

   

1

  

Common Stocks

  

46,365,455

   

30,970,810

   

   

77,336,265

  

Preferred Stocks

  

264,618

   

39,926

   

   

304,544

  

Exchange-Traded Funds

  

1,187,016

   

   

   

1,187,016

  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

  

1,356,152

   

8,875

   

   

1,365,027

  

Purchased Options

  

324,467

   

   

   

324,467

  

Total

 

$

49,497,708

  

$

83,251,815

  

$

  

$

132,749,523

  

Liabilities:

 

Written Options

 

$

36,365

  

$

  

$

  

$

36,365

  

Total

 

$

36,365

  

$

  

$

  

$

36,365

  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITY (0.0%)

   
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

145,000

  SVC ABS, LLC Series 2023-1A, Class C*~
6.700%, 02/20/53
(Cost $133,404)
 

$

128,456

  

CORPORATE BONDS (33.6%)

   
  

Airlines (0.3%)

 
 

34,668

  Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*~
5.000%, 06/15/25
  

34,496

  
 

172,088

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*µ
4.800%, 02/15/29
  

161,301

  
 

80,546

  Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*~
8.000%, 02/15/27
  

80,397

  
 

203,840

  American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class Bµ
3.950%, 01/11/32
  

173,853

  
 

120,000

  American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*~
5.500%, 04/20/26
  

116,736

  
 

188,396

  British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*~
3.900%, 03/15/33
  

163,697

  
 

187,745

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B~
7.750%, 05/15/30
  

186,669

  
 

130,000

  Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. /
Spirit IP Cayman, Ltd.*~
8.000%, 09/20/25
  

96,537

  
   

1,013,686

  
  

Communication Services (2.3%)

 
 

200,000

  Altice France Holding, SA*
10.500%, 05/15/27
  

110,264

  
 

225,000

  Altice France, SA*~
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

155,819

  
 

225,000

  APi Group DE, Inc.*µ
4.750%, 10/15/29
  

194,022

  
 

290,000

  Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
  

293,880

  
 

200,000

  Ashtead Capital, Inc.*µ
2.450%, 08/12/31
  

147,536

  
    

Audacy Capital Corp.*

     
 

231,000

  

6.750%, 03/31/29

  

3,754

  
 

91,000

  

6.500%, 05/01/27

  

1,365

  
 

162,000

  Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC~
6.300%, 12/01/28
  

131,095

  
 

180,000

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*µ
9.000%, 09/15/28
  

175,527

  
 

285,000

  Consolidated Communications, Inc.*µ^
6.500%, 10/01/28
  

226,196

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    

CSC Holdings, LLC*

     
 

285,000

  

5.375%, 02/01/28µ

 

$

227,253

  
 

240,000

  

5.500%, 04/15/27µ

  

200,621

  
 

215,000

  

4.500%, 11/15/31~

  

142,231

  
 

200,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/30~

  

105,430

  
 

200,000

  

4.625%, 12/01/30~

  

101,590

  
    Diamond Sports Group, LLC /
Diamond Sports Finance Company*@
     
 

150,000

  

6.625%, 08/15/27

  

1,902

  
 

115,000

  

5.375%, 08/15/26

  

1,410

  
 

474,000

  Directv Financing, LLC /
Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*~
5.875%, 08/15/27
  

415,414

  
 

195,000

  Frontier California, Inc.µ
6.750%, 05/15/27
  

180,047

  
    

Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC*µ

     
 

123,000

  

5.000%, 05/01/28

  

106,750

  
 

48,000

  

8.750%, 05/15/30

  

45,789

  
 

202,000

  Frontier Florida, LLCµ@
6.860%, 02/01/28
  

185,953

  
 

280,000

  Frontier North, Inc.µ@
6.730%, 02/15/28
  

259,748

  
 

165,000

  Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*~
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

139,456

  
    

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     
 

70,000

  

8.375%, 05/01/27^

  

42,963

  
 

70,000

  

5.250%, 08/15/27*

  

51,381

  
 

145,000

  Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA*@
0.000%, 07/15/25
  

  
 

230,000

  LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC*µ
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

208,408

  
 151,589  Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
PIK rate
  

38,210

  
    

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     
 

135,000

  

7.600%, 09/15/39

  

36,739

  
 

90,000

  

4.000%, 02/15/27*

  

61,536

  
 

45,000

  

7.650%, 03/15/42

  

12,120

  
 

95,000

  Match Group Holdings II, LLC*~
3.625%, 10/01/31
  

73,555

  
 

160,000

  Nexstar Media, Inc.*µ
5.625%, 07/15/27
  

144,077

  
    

Paramount Global

     
 

711,000

  6.375%, 03/30/62~‡
5 year CMT + 4.00%
  

521,490

  
 

270,000

  

4.900%, 08/15/44

  

170,084

  
 

63,000

  Qwest Corp.µ
7.250%, 09/15/25
  

60,499

  
 

595,000

  Rogers Communications, Inc.*~‡
5.250%, 03/15/82
5 year CMT + 3.59%
  

524,552

  
    

Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*

     
 

95,000

  

3.875%, 01/15/29~

  

72,160

  
 

48,000

  

5.375%, 01/15/31

  

29,827

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

195,000

  Scripps Escrow, Inc.*µ
5.875%, 07/15/27
 

$

145,969

  
    

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*

     
 

195,000

  

5.500%, 07/01/29µ

  

172,953

  
 

185,000

  

4.000%, 07/15/28~

  

157,402

  
 

90,000

  

3.125%, 09/01/26~

  

80,864

  
 

48,000

  

3.875%, 09/01/31~

  

36,155

  
 

175,000

  Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
  

109,058

  
 

165,000

  Sprint, LLCµ
7.125%, 06/15/24
  

165,939

  
 

210,000

  Stagwell Global, LLC*µ
5.625%, 08/15/29
  

173,746

  
 

190,000

  Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
  

113,764

  
 

70,000

  Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
  

65,566

  
 

230,000

  United States Cellular Corp.~
6.700%, 12/15/33
  

219,041

  
 

70,000

  Univision Communications, Inc.*µ
8.000%, 08/15/28
  

66,340

  
 

90,000

  Viasat, Inc.*µ
5.625%, 04/15/27
  

78,745

  
 

395,000

  Vodafone Group, PLC~‡
7.000%, 04/04/79
U.S. 5 yr Swap + 4.87%
  

382,680

  
   

7,568,875

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (4.1%)

 
 

228,000

  Abercrombie & Fitch Management
Company*~
8.750%, 07/15/25
  

231,803

  
 

185,000

  Adams Homes, Inc.*µ
9.250%, 10/15/28
  

181,596

  
 

230,000

  Adient Global Holdings Company*µ
8.250%, 04/15/31
  

225,069

  
 

156,000

  American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.µ
6.875%, 07/01/28
  

139,037

  
    Ashton Woods USA, LLC /
Ashton Woods Finance Company*µ
     
 

167,000

  

4.625%, 08/01/29

  

135,729

  
 

149,000

  

6.625%, 01/15/28

  

136,751

  
 

217,000

  At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
  

75,408

  
    

Bath & Body Works, Inc.µ

     
 

254,000

  

6.694%, 01/15/27

  

246,159

  
 

235,000

  

6.875%, 11/01/35

  

207,714

  
 

200,000

  Benteler International AG*~
10.500%, 05/15/28
  

202,226

  
    

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     
 

118,000

  

4.625%, 10/15/29µ

  

97,148

  
 

93,000

  

8.125%, 07/01/27~

  

92,195

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    

Carnival Corp.*

     
 

185,000

  

6.000%, 05/01/29µ

 

$

156,466

  
 

92,000

  

7.625%, 03/01/26

  

89,508

  
 

89,000

  

4.000%, 08/01/28

  

77,539

  
 

12,000

  

7.000%, 08/15/29~

  

11,789

  
 

230,000

  Carriage Services, Inc.*µ
4.250%, 05/15/29
  

188,354

  
    

Carvana Company*

     
 

39,000

  

14.000%, 06/01/31

  

29,351

  
 

33,000

  

13.000%, 06/01/30

  

24,765

  
 

22,000

  

12.000%, 12/01/28

  

16,476

  
    CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.*µ
     
 

750,000

  

4.750%, 03/01/30

  

619,560

  
 

250,000

  

4.500%, 08/15/30

  

200,930

  
 

220,000

  

6.375%, 09/01/29

  

202,268

  
 

186,000

  

4.250%, 02/01/31

  

144,920

  
 

96,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

75,042

  
 

96,000

  CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*µ
5.750%, 04/01/30
  

86,029

  
 

115,000

  Cedar Fair, LP^
5.250%, 07/15/29
  

99,462

  
 

92,000

  Churchill Downs, Inc.*µ
6.750%, 05/01/31
  

86,015

  
    

Dana, Inc.µ

     
 

155,000

  

4.250%, 09/01/30

  

123,335

  
 

140,000

  

4.500%, 02/15/32

  

109,729

  
    

DISH DBS Corp.

     
 

230,000

  

5.250%, 12/01/26*µ

  

186,063

  
 

180,000

  

7.750%, 07/01/26

  

120,785

  
 

120,000

  

7.375%, 07/01/28~

  

67,656

  
 

95,000

  

5.125%, 06/01/29

  

49,026

  
 

186,000

  DISH Network Corp.*µ
11.750%, 11/15/27
  

184,391

  
 

200,000

  Empire Resorts, Inc.*µ
7.750%, 11/01/26
  

163,786

  
 

204,000

  Everi Holdings, Inc.*µ
5.000%, 07/15/29
  

171,597

  
 

190,000

  Ford Motor Company~^
6.100%, 08/19/32
  

175,902

  
    

Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC

     
 

300,000

  

4.000%, 11/13/30~

  

247,374

  
 

270,000

  

5.113%, 05/03/29µ

  

245,219

  
 

235,000

  

7.200%, 06/10/30~

  

234,734

  
 

200,000

  

7.350%, 03/06/30~

  

201,228

  
 

200,000

  

7.350%, 11/04/27

  

202,608

  
 

71,000

  Gap, Inc.*µ
3.875%, 10/01/31
  

51,222

  
 

90,000

  General Motors Companyµ
5.200%, 04/01/45
  

66,713

  
    

General Motors Financial Company, Inc.‡

     
 765,000  5.700%, 09/30/30~^
5 year CMT + 5.00%
  

647,274

  
 

395,000

  6.500%, 09/30/28µ
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.44%
  

324,808

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    

goeasy, Ltd.*

     
 

325,000

  

5.375%, 12/01/24~

 

$

319,433

  
 

177,000

  

4.375%, 05/01/26

  

160,442

  
 

100,000

  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
  

81,562

  
 

79,000

  Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*~
4.000%, 08/15/28
  

68,281

  
 

193,000

  Guitar Center, Inc.*^
8.500%, 01/15/26
  

163,118

  
 

53,949

  JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
  

54,310

  
 

160,000

  Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
  

92,506

  
 

185,000

  LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*µ
8.250%, 08/01/31
  

177,310

  
 

190,000

  Liberty Interactive, LLC~
8.250%, 02/01/30
  

50,056

  
    

Life Time, Inc.*

     
 

179,000

  

8.000%, 04/15/26~

  

174,938

  
 

100,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/26µ

  

96,986

  
 

90,000

  Light & Wonder International, Inc.*µ
7.500%, 09/01/31
  

88,029

  
 

70,000

  Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*µ
9.000%, 05/15/28
  

68,621

  
 

123,000

  Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*µ
6.750%, 02/15/27
  

111,841

  
 

125,000

  M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
  

100,024

  
    

Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC

     
 

320,000

  

6.700%, 07/15/34*~

  

246,742

  
 

90,000

  

4.300%, 02/15/43

  

49,387

  
 

225,000

  Mclaren Finance, PLC*µ
7.500%, 08/01/26
  

194,254

  
 

242,000

  Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*µ
4.875%, 05/01/29
  

202,014

  
 

110,000

  Newell Brands, Inc.µ
5.200%, 04/01/26
  

103,903

  
    

Nordstrom, Inc.

     
 

90,000

  

5.000%, 01/15/44~

  

54,197

  
 

86,000

  

4.250%, 08/01/31

  

63,048

  
 

215,000

  PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
  

167,197

  
 

250,000

  PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.*µ
4.750%, 02/15/28
  

221,408

  
 

265,000

  Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*~
5.625%, 09/01/29
  

186,504

  
 

473,000

  Rite Aid Corp.*~@
8.000%, 11/15/26
  

328,919

  
 

92,000

  Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*µ
7.250%, 01/15/30
  

91,014

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

270,000

  Simmons Foods, Inc. /
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. /
Simmons Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed*µ
4.625%, 03/01/29
 

$

219,559

  
 

365,000

  Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*~
7.250%, 05/15/31
  

336,242

  
 

212,000

  Sonic Automotive, Inc.*~^
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

176,791

  
 

147,000

  Speedway Motorsports, LLC / Speedway
Funding II, Inc.*µ
4.875%, 11/01/27
  

131,643

  
 

450,000

  Station Casinos, LLC*µ
4.500%, 02/15/28
  

389,074

  
 

212,000

  Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*µ
5.750%, 01/15/28
  

193,113

  
 

45,000

  Viking Cruises, Ltd.*µ
9.125%, 07/15/31
  

44,271

  
 

220,000

  Vista Outdoor, Inc.*µ
4.500%, 03/15/29
  

204,952

  
 

90,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC*µ
8.500%, 06/15/30
  

88,353

  
 

175,000

  ZF North America Capital, Inc.*~
7.125%, 04/14/30
  

170,328

  
   

13,323,129

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.8%)

 
 

179,000

  1375209 B.C., Ltd.*~
9.000%, 01/30/28
  

174,027

  
 

180,000

  B&G Foods, Inc.*µ
8.000%, 09/15/28
  

175,723

  
 

218,000

  Central Garden & Pet Company*µ
4.125%, 04/30/31
  

174,237

  
 

213,000

  Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
  

179,118

  
    

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*µ

     
 

263,000

  

4.375%, 03/31/29

  

216,539

  
 

48,000

  

6.500%, 12/31/27

  

45,097

  
    JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.µ
     
 

280,000

  

5.500%, 01/15/30

  

256,180

  
 

120,000

  

5.125%, 02/01/28

  

112,703

  
 

70,000

  

5.750%, 04/01/33

  

61,633

  
 

395,000

  Land O' Lakes, Inc.*µ
7.000%, 09/18/28
  

297,435

  
 

191,000

  Performance Food Group, Inc.*µ
4.250%, 08/01/29
  

162,073

  
 

140,000

  Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
  

115,672

  
 

182,000

  Prestige Brands, Inc.*µ
3.750%, 04/01/31
  

145,087

  
 

155,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.*
6.750%, 10/15/28
  

121,298

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

293,000

  Vector Group, Ltd.*~
5.750%, 02/01/29
 

$

248,795

  
 

90,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*µ
7.375%, 10/01/31
  

88,869

  
   

2,574,486

  
  

Energy (3.3%)

 
 

190,000

  Antero Resources Corp.*~
5.375%, 03/01/30
  

173,668

  
 

192,000

  Apache Corp.~
5.100%, 09/01/40
  

149,487

  
    

Buckeye Partners, LPµ

     
 

205,000

  

3.950%, 12/01/26

  

187,101

  
 

135,000

  

5.850%, 11/15/43

  

95,615

  
 

270,000

  Callon Petroleum Company*~
7.500%, 06/15/30
  

261,733

  
 

96,000

  Cheniere Energy, Inc.µ
4.625%, 10/15/28
  

87,763

  
 

139,000

  Chesapeake Energy Corp.*~
6.750%, 04/15/29
  

136,391

  
 

256,000

  Civitas Resources, Inc.*µ
8.750%, 07/01/31
  

258,691

  
    

Continental Resources, Inc.*µ

     
 

135,000

  

2.875%, 04/01/32

  

100,007

  
 

95,000

  

5.750%, 01/15/31

  

88,188

  
 

150,000

  DT Midstream, Inc.*~
4.125%, 06/15/29
  

129,174

  
    

Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*µ

     
 

181,000

  

8.000%, 04/15/27

  

183,746

  
 

70,000

  

9.875%, 07/15/31

  

75,538

  
    

Enbridge, Inc.µ

     
 

945,000

  7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
  

879,389

  
 

920,000

  5.750%, 07/15/80‡
5 year CMT + 5.31%
  

767,298

  
    

Energy Transfer, LP‡

     
 

560,000

  6.500%, 11/15/26~
5 year CMT + 5.69%
  

508,900

  
 

125,000

  8.656%, 11/01/66µ
3 mo. SOFR + 3.28%
  

102,200

  
    

EnLink Midstream Partners, LPµ

     
 

835,000

  9.780%, 12/01/23‡
3 mo. SOFR + 4.37%
  

745,663

  
 

205,000

  

4.850%, 07/15/26

  

193,834

  
 

113,000

  Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
  

108,643

  
    

Enterprise Products Operating, LLCµ‡

     
 

205,000

  5.250%, 08/16/77
3 mo. SOFR + 3.29%
  

176,542

  
 185,000  8.619%, 08/16/77
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

181,313

  
 

310,000

  EQM Midstream Partners, LP*~
7.500%, 06/01/27
  

308,190

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

196,000

  Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy
Finance Corp.µ
8.875%, 04/15/30
 

$

190,577

  
 

255,000

  Gulfport Energy Corp.*µ
8.000%, 05/17/26
  

255,107

  
 

265,000

  Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp Finance
Company*µ
6.000%, 04/15/30
  

235,630

  
 

144,000

  Howard Midstream Energy
Partners, LLC*µ
6.750%, 01/15/27
  

136,947

  
 

186,000

  Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC /
Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*µ
6.000%, 08/01/26
  

177,961

  
    

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*µ

     
 

75,000

  

7.500%, 01/15/26

  

71,794

  
 

70,000

  

10.500%, 05/15/27

  

69,282

  
 

135,000

  Nabors Industries, Inc.*µ
7.375%, 05/15/27
  

126,419

  
 

135,000

  Nabors Industries, Ltd.*µ
7.500%, 01/15/28
  

119,291

  
    

New Fortress Energy, Inc.*µ

     
 

180,000

  

6.750%, 09/15/25

  

167,515

  
 

96,000

  

6.500%, 09/30/26

  

86,063

  
 

91,000

  Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
  

83,450

  
 

200,000

  Parkland Corp.*~
5.875%, 07/15/27
  

192,330

  
 

99,000

  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.µ
5.150%, 11/15/29
  

88,443

  
 

46,000

  Permian Resources Operating LLC*µ
7.000%, 01/15/32
  

45,011

  
 

750,000

  Plains All American Pipeline, LPµ‡
9.736%, 12/01/23
3 mo. SOFR + 4.37%
  

707,955

  
 

265,000

  Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*µ
5.500%, 10/15/29
  

240,530

  
    

Southwestern Energy Company~

     
 

98,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/32

  

84,374

  
 

90,000

  

5.375%, 02/01/29

  

83,379

  
 

48,000

  Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.~
4.500%, 04/30/30
  

41,300

  
 

261,250

  Transocean, Inc.*µ
8.750%, 02/15/30
  

261,038

  
    

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*

     
 

115,000

  

6.250%, 01/15/30

  

108,562

  
 

45,000

  

4.125%, 08/15/31~

  

36,377

  
 

45,000

  

3.875%, 08/15/29~

  

37,694

  
    

Venture Global LNG, Inc.*µ

     
 

230,000

  

8.375%, 06/01/31

  

219,650

  
 

140,000

  

8.125%, 06/01/28

  

136,027

  
 

90,000

  

9.875%, 02/01/32

  

91,338

  
 

45,000

  

9.500%, 02/01/29

  

45,676

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    

Vital Energy, Inc.µ

     
 

174,000

  

9.500%, 01/15/25

 

$

174,943

  
 

115,000

  

7.750%, 07/31/29*

  

103,937

  
 

23,000

  

9.750%, 10/15/30

  

22,557

  
 

280,000

  VOC Escrow, Ltd.*µ
5.000%, 02/15/28
  

252,580

  
 

235,000

  Weatherford International, Ltd.*µ
8.625%, 04/30/30
  

237,825

  
   

10,830,636

  
  

Financials (14.2%)

 
 

251,000

  Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*µ
7.000%, 11/15/25
  

243,852

  
 

286,000

  Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon United
Finance Corp.*µ
8.250%, 02/15/26
  

284,401

  
 

293,000

  AG Issuer, LLC*µ
6.250%, 03/01/28
  

271,517

  
 605,000  Aircastle, Ltd.*~‡
5.250%, 06/15/26
5 year CMT + 4.41%
  

479,789

  
 

315,000

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC /
Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*µ
6.750%, 10/15/27
  

287,746

  
 

360,000

  Allstate Corp.µ‡
8.564%, 08/15/53
3 mo. SOFR + 3.20%
  

355,446

  
    

Ally Financial, Inc.~

     
 1,236,000  4.700%, 05/15/26‡
5 year CMT + 3.87%
  

807,639

  
 

935,000

  4.700%, 05/15/28
7 year CMT + 3.48%
  

547,078

  
 685,000  American International Group, Inc.µ‡
5.750%, 04/01/48
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.87%
  

624,672

  
 

379,000

  AmWINS Group, Inc.*µ
4.875%, 06/30/29
  

325,349

  
 

1,160,000

  Ares Finance Company III, LLC*µ‡
4.125%, 06/30/51
5 year CMT + 3.24%
  

873,805

  
 

208,000

  Aviation Capital Group, LLC*µ
3.500%, 11/01/27
  

182,820

  
 

75,000

  Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*µ
5.500%, 01/15/26
  

72,290

  
 

835,000

  AXIS Specialty Finance, LLCµ‡
4.900%, 01/15/40
5 year CMT + 3.19%
  

670,705

  
    

Bank of America Corp.µ‡

     
 

1,091,000

  6.125%, 04/27/27
5 year CMT + 3.23%
  

1,030,471

  
 

340,000

  5.125%, 06/20/24
3 mo. SOFR + 3.55%
  

332,071

  
 

330,000

  6.250%, 09/05/24
3 mo. SOFR + 3.97%
  

325,258

  
 

330,000

  6.100%, 03/17/25
3 mo. SOFR + 4.16%
  

318,820

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

405,000

  Bank of Montrealµ‡
4.800%, 08/25/24
5 year CMT + 2.98%
 

$

362,402

  
 

1,560,000

  Bank of New York Mellon Corp.µ‡
4.700%, 09/20/25
5 year CMT + 4.36%
  

1,477,538

  
 

670,000

  Bank of Nova Scotiaµ‡
3.625%, 10/27/81
5 year CMT + 2.61%
  

472,095

  
    

BP Capital Markets, PLCµ‡

     
 

680,000

  4.875%, 03/22/30
5 year CMT + 4.40%
  

592,124

  
 

675,000

  4.375%, 06/22/25
5 year CMT + 4.04%
  

642,870

  
 

375,000

  BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*µ
5.875%, 04/15/29
  

327,217

  
    Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. /
BPR Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC /
GGSI Sellco, LLC*µ
     
 

170,000

  

4.500%, 04/01/27

  

141,868

  
 

116,000

  

5.750%, 05/15/26

  

106,389

  
 

200,000

  Burford Capital Global Financial, LLC*
6.875%, 04/15/30
  

181,068

  
 

1,098,000

  Capital One Financial Corp.~^‡
3.950%, 09/01/26
5 year CMT + 3.16%
  

768,743

  
    

Charles Schwab Corp.‡

     
 

675,000

  5.375%, 06/01/25µ
5 year CMT + 4.97%
  

644,713

  
 

433,000

  4.000%, 12/01/30~
10 year CMT + 3.08%
  

296,181

  
 

320,000

  4.000%, 06/01/26µ
5 year CMT + 3.17%
  

254,538

  
    

Citigroup, Inc.‡

     
 

1,141,000

  3.875%, 02/18/26~
5 year CMT + 3.42%
  

957,984

  
 

445,000

  4.000%, 12/10/25~
5 year CMT + 3.60%
  

382,882

  
 

395,000

  4.150%, 11/15/26~
5 year CMT + 3.00%
  

308,159

  
 

350,000

  7.625%, 11/15/28~
5 year CMT + 3.21%
  

337,757

  
 

335,000

  5.950%, 05/15/25µ
3 mo. SOFR + 4.17%
  

317,295

  
    

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.‡

     
 

1,115,000

  4.000%, 10/06/26~
5 year CMT + 3.22%
  

757,743

  
 

365,000

  5.650%, 10/06/25µ
5 year CMT + 5.31%
  

316,608

  
 

365,000

  Corebridge Financial, Inc.µ‡
6.875%, 12/15/52
5 year CMT + 3.85%
  

338,683

  
    

Credit Acceptance Corp.

     
 

285,000

  

6.625%, 03/15/26~

  

271,651

  
 

161,000

  

5.125%, 12/31/24*µ

  

155,882

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

180,000

  Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC*
8.875%, 09/01/31
 

$

171,018

  
 

500,000

  Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.*µ‡
3.375%, 06/20/26
5 year CMT + 2.61%
  

373,115

  
    

Discover Financial Services~‡

     
 

660,000

  6.125%, 06/23/25
5 year CMT + 5.78%
  

610,757

  
 

650,000

  5.500%, 10/30/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.34%
  

437,658

  
 

241,000

  Enact Holdings, Inc.*µ
6.500%, 08/15/25
  

237,363

  
 

635,000

  Enstar Finance, LLCµ‡
5.500%, 01/15/42
5 year CMT + 4.01%
  

508,057

  
 

1,500,000

  Fifth Third Bancorp~‡
4.500%, 09/30/25
5 year CMT + 4.22%
  

1,276,935

  
 

160,000

  First Citizens BancShares, Inc.‡
9.643%, 01/04/27
3 mo. SOFR + 4.23%
  

163,286

  
 

275,000

  Global Net Lease, Inc. /
Global Net Lease Operating
Partnership, LP*~
3.750%, 12/15/27
  

208,868

  
    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.‡

     
 

1,180,000

  4.400%, 02/10/25µ
5 year CMT + 2.85%
  

986,716

  
 

442,000

  4.125%, 11/10/26~
5 year CMT + 2.95%
  

351,417

  
 

351,000

  7.500%, 02/10/29~
5 year CMT + 3.16%
  

343,952

  
 

200,000

  GTCR W-2 Merger Sub, LLC*
7.500%, 01/15/31
  

197,438

  
    

HUB International, Ltd.*µ

     
 

276,000

  

5.625%, 12/01/29

  

238,263

  
 

139,000

  

7.000%, 05/01/26

  

135,572

  
    

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.‡

     
 

940,000

  4.450%, 10/15/27~
7 year CMT + 4.05%
  

703,816

  
 

505,000

  5.625%, 07/15/30µ
10 year CMT + 4.95%
  

394,289

  
 

144,000

  Icahn Enterprises, LP /
Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.~
4.375%, 02/01/29
  

111,735

  
 

510,000

  ILFC E-Capital Trust II*~‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. SOFR + 2.06%
  

383,607

  
    

Iron Mountain, Inc.*

     
 

380,000

  

5.250%, 03/15/28µ

  

348,164

  
 

45,000

  

7.000%, 02/15/29

  

43,706

  
 

525,000

  Jefferies Finance, LLC /
JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.*µ
5.000%, 08/15/28
  

421,129

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    

JPMorgan Chase & Companyµ‡

     
 

2,840,000

  3.650%, 06/01/26
5 year CMT + 2.85%
 

$

2,467,562

  
 

330,000

  6.125%, 04/30/24
3 mo. SOFR + 3.59%
  

328,152

  
 

430,000

  KeyCorp~‡
5.000%, 09/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 3.87%
  

288,375

  
    Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP /
Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
     
 

379,000

  

5.250%, 10/01/25µ

  

361,339

  
 

95,000

  

4.750%, 06/15/29~

  

76,682

  
 

175,000

  LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
  

98,061

  
    

Level 3 Financing, Inc.*

     
 

200,000

  

4.250%, 07/01/28~

  

113,258

  
 

153,000

  

3.400%, 03/01/27^

  

142,366

  
 

90,000

  

4.625%, 09/15/27

  

60,742

  
 

1,085,000

  Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.*µ‡
4.125%, 12/15/51
5 year CMT + 3.32%
  

864,658

  
 

139,000

  LPL Holdings, Inc.*µ
4.000%, 03/15/29
  

119,591

  
    

M&T Bank Corp.µ‡

     
 

355,000

  6.450%, 02/15/24
3 mo. SOFR + 3.87%
  

333,995

  
 

200,000

  5.125%, 11/01/26
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.52%
  

151,766

  
 

200,000

  5.000%, 08/01/24
5 year CMT + 3.17%
  

159,938

  
 

185,000

  Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*µ
8.125%, 03/30/29
  

182,467

  
 

670,000

  Markel Corp.µ‡
6.000%, 06/01/25
5 year CMT + 5.66%
  

645,746

  
    

MetLife, Inc.µ

     
 

792,000

  

6.400%, 12/15/66

  

744,076

  
 

605,000

  3.850%, 09/15/25‡
5 year CMT + 3.58%
  

550,260

  
 

255,000

  Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*µ
5.500%, 08/15/28
  

225,966

  
    

Navient Corp.µ

     
 

197,000

  

5.000%, 03/15/27

  

173,750

  
 

100,000

  

4.875%, 03/15/28

  

82,967

  
 

220,000

  Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American
Finance Operating Partner, LP*~
4.500%, 09/30/28
  

164,923

  
 

545,000

  Northern Trust Corp.µ‡
4.600%, 10/01/26
3 mo. SOFR + 3.46%
  

479,039

  
    

OneMain Finance Corp.

     
 

130,000

  

9.000%, 01/15/29~

  

127,110

  
 

130,000

  

3.875%, 09/15/28~

  

103,533

  
 

95,000

  

7.125%, 03/15/26µ

  

92,462

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

98,000

  Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /
PK Domestic Property, LLC /
PK Finance Co-Issuer*µ
5.875%, 10/01/28
 

$

88,499

  
 

1,148,000

  PartnerRe Finance B, LLCµ‡
4.500%, 10/01/50
5 year CMT + 3.82%
  

945,470

  
 

295,000

  PHH Mortgage Corp.*µ
7.875%, 03/15/26
  

255,827

  
    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.µ‡

     
 

735,000

  3.400%, 09/15/26
5 year CMT + 2.60%
  

530,075

  
 

375,000

  6.000%, 05/15/27
5 year CMT + 3.00%
  

315,806

  
 

360,000

  6.200%, 09/15/27
5 year CMT + 3.24%
  

321,700

  
 

650,000

  Progressive Corp.µ‡
8.210%, 12/01/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.54%
  

640,770

  
 

785,000

  QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.*µ‡
5.875%, 05/12/25
5 year CMT + 5.51%
  

751,104

  
 

220,000

  RHP Hotel Properties, LP / RHP
Finance Corp.*µ
4.500%, 02/15/29
  

187,539

  
    Rocket Mortgage, LLC /
Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*~
     
 

85,000

  

3.875%, 03/01/31

  

65,790

  
 

85,000

  

3.625%, 03/01/29

  

69,190

  
 

45,000

  

2.875%, 10/15/26

  

39,301

  
 

199,000

  StoneX Group, Inc.*µ
8.625%, 06/15/25
  

200,192

  
    

Truist Financial Corp.µ‡

     
 

700,000

  4.800%, 09/01/24
5 year CMT + 3.00%
  

575,890

  
 

685,000

  4.950%, 09/01/25
5 year CMT + 4.61%
  

622,268

  
 

256,000

  5.100%, 03/01/30
10 year CMT + 4.35%
  

205,212

  
 

765,000

  U.S. Bancorpµ‡
5.300%, 04/15/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.18%
  

602,766

  
    

United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*~

     
 

221,000

  

5.500%, 04/15/29

  

185,141

  
 

90,000

  

5.750%, 06/15/27

  

82,128

  
    Uniti Group, LP /
Uniti Group Finance, Inc. /
CSL Capital, LLC*
     
 

93,000

  

10.500%, 02/15/28µ

  

89,673

  
 

90,000

  

6.500%, 02/15/29~

  

58,525

  
 

210,000

  VZ Secured Financing, BV*µ
5.000%, 01/15/32
  

160,035

  
    

Wells Fargo & Company~‡

     
 

1,480,000

  3.900%, 03/15/26
5 year CMT + 3.45%
  

1,286,608

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,340,000

  7.625%, 09/15/28
5 year CMT + 3.61%
 

$

1,346,606

  
 

208,000

  XHR, LP*µ
6.375%, 08/15/25
  

202,998

  
   

46,060,877

  
  

Health Care (1.0%)

 
    

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*

     
 

318,000

  

11.000%, 09/30/28

  

194,667

  
 

72,000

  

6.125%, 02/01/27

  

40,226

  
 

62,000

  

14.000%, 10/15/30

  

34,155

  
    

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     
 

377,000

  

6.125%, 04/01/30~

  

146,547

  
 

210,000

  

8.000%, 03/15/26µ

  

192,276

  
 

108,000

  

6.875%, 04/15/29~

  

44,583

  
 

24,000

  

5.250%, 05/15/30µ

  

17,063

  
    

DaVita, Inc.*µ

     
 

372,000

  

4.625%, 06/01/30

  

291,875

  
 

222,000

  

3.750%, 02/15/31

  

159,827

  
    

Embecta Corp.*µ

     
 

144,000

  

5.000%, 02/15/30

  

114,463

  
 

48,000

  

6.750%, 02/15/30

  

39,815

  
    

Encompass Health Corp.µ

     
 

100,000

  

4.750%, 02/01/30

  

86,808

  
 

100,000

  

4.500%, 02/01/28

  

90,242

  
 

200,000

  Jazz Securities DAC*~
4.375%, 01/15/29
  

173,966

  
    

Medline Borrower, LP*µ

     
 

233,000

  

5.250%, 10/01/29

  

198,577

  
 

230,000

  

3.875%, 04/01/29

  

194,293

  
    Organon & Company /
Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
     
 

350,000

  

5.125%, 04/30/31µ

  

274,148

  
 

200,000

  

4.125%, 04/30/28~

  

173,086

  
 

470,000

  Tenet Healthcare Corp.µ
6.875%, 11/15/31
  

434,191

  
    Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
     
 

230,000

  

5.125%, 05/09/29^

  

200,776

  
 

200,000

  

4.750%, 05/09/27~

  

181,566

  
 

115,000

  

3.150%, 10/01/26

  

101,232

  
   

3,384,382

  
  

Industrials (3.2%)

 
 

220,000

  ACCO Brands Corp.*µ
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

182,725

  
 

800,000

  AerCap Holdings, NV~‡
5.875%, 10/10/79
5 year CMT + 4.54%
  

752,496

  
    

Air Lease Corp.~

     
 

885,000

  4.125%, 12/15/26
5 year CMT + 3.15%
  

636,695

  
 

810,000

  4.650%, 06/15/26‡
5 year CMT + 4.08%
  

691,861

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP /
Albertsons, LLC*
     
 

315,000

  

4.625%, 01/15/27µ

 

$

296,487

  
 

145,000

  

5.875%, 02/15/28

  

139,112

  
 

139,000

  

3.500%, 03/15/29~

  

118,621

  
 

220,000

  Allegiant Travel Company*~
7.250%, 08/15/27
  

200,372

  
 

50,000

  American Airlines Group, Inc.*µ
3.750%, 03/01/25
  

46,817

  
 

108,000

  Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
  

94,566

  
 

740,000

  ARD Finance, SA*~
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
  

432,101

  
 

151,000

  Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*µ
4.125%, 05/15/29
  

126,920

  
 

90,000

  Bombardier, Inc.*µ
7.875%, 04/15/27
  

86,715

  
 

191,000

  BWX Technologies, Inc.*~
4.125%, 04/15/29
  

165,236

  
 

185,000

  Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
  

168,124

  
 

48,000

  Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*µ
4.750%, 10/20/28
  

45,117

  
 

245,000

  Deluxe Corp.*µ
8.000%, 06/01/29
  

194,180

  
 

143,000

  Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*µ
7.875%, 01/31/27
  

136,064

  
 

92,000

  Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
  

87,645

  
 

85,000

  EnerSys*µ
4.375%, 12/15/27
  

76,351

  
 

118,000

  Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*µ
7.125%, 08/15/28
  

91,741

  
 

88,000

  Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
3.500%, 03/01/29
  

73,917

  
 

203,000

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*
5.250%, 06/01/29
  

166,312

  
 

443,000

  H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*µ
3.875%, 12/15/28
  

376,196

  
 

281,000

  Hawaiian Brand Intellectual
Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles
Loyalty, Ltd.*µ
5.750%, 01/20/26
  

207,884

  
 

290,000

  Herc Holdings, Inc.*µ
5.500%, 07/15/27
  

273,183

  
 

220,000

  IEA Energy Services, LLC*µ
6.625%, 08/15/29
  

210,166

  
    

JELD-WEN, Inc.*

     
 

110,000

  

4.625%, 12/15/25µ

  

104,494

  
 

95,000

  

4.875%, 12/15/27

  

81,119

  
 

305,000

  Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*µ
4.875%, 09/15/28
  

259,906

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

185,000

  Knife River Holding Company*~
7.750%, 05/01/31
 

$

184,598

  
 

96,000

  MasTec, Inc.*µ
4.500%, 08/15/28
  

84,412

  
 

107,000

  Moog, Inc.*µ
4.250%, 12/15/27
  

97,160

  
 

230,000

  Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*~
6.000%, 02/15/29
  

152,060

  
 

172,000

  Novelis Corp.*µ
4.750%, 01/30/30
  

146,639

  
 

70,000

  OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
  

59,604

  
 

225,000

  Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, LLC*µ
4.000%, 10/15/27
  

198,094

  
 

285,000

  Patrick Industries, Inc.*µ
4.750%, 05/01/29
  

234,301

  
 

95,000

  QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
  

40,462

  
    

Sealed Air Corp.*

     
 

144,000

  

6.125%, 02/01/28

  

137,134

  
 

48,000

  

5.000%, 04/15/29

  

42,837

  
 

98,000

  Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
  

78,582

  
    

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*

     
 

141,000

  

4.125%, 12/01/30~

  

88,748

  
 

100,000

  

5.500%, 03/01/30

  

54,391

  
 

195,000

  Standard Industries, Inc.*µ
5.000%, 02/15/27
  

180,623

  
 

315,000

  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.µ‡
4.000%, 03/15/60
5 year CMT + 2.66%
  

258,316

  
 

150,000

  Stericycle, Inc.*~
3.875%, 01/15/29
  

128,169

  
 

145,000

  STL Holding Company, LLC*µ
7.500%, 02/15/26
  

136,183

  
    

TransDigm, Inc.µ

     
 

243,000

  

6.250%, 03/15/26*

  

237,805

  
 

195,000

  

6.875%, 12/15/30*

  

188,719

  
 

140,000

  

6.750%, 08/15/28*

  

136,254

  
 

135,000

  

7.500%, 03/15/27

  

135,019

  
 

186,000

  Tronox, Inc.*µ
4.625%, 03/15/29
  

146,215

  
 

77,943

  United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class Bµ
3.500%, 11/01/29
  

69,080

  
 

187,000

  Vertiv Group Corp.*µ
4.125%, 11/15/28
  

163,653

  
 

201,000

  Wabash National Corp.*µ
4.500%, 10/15/28
  

166,675

  
 

150,000

  Waste Pro USA, Inc.*µ
5.500%, 02/15/26
  

138,382

  
 

107,000

  Williams Scotsman, Inc.*µ
4.625%, 08/15/28
  

95,198

  
   

10,302,436

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Information Technology (0.8%)

 
 

96,000

  Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*µ
4.000%, 07/01/29
 

$

84,792

  
 

112,000

  Coherent Corp.*~^
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

95,227

  
 

299,000

  CommScope Technologies, LLC*~
6.000%, 06/15/25
  

180,614

  
 

175,000

  CommScope, Inc.*~
4.750%, 09/01/29
  

119,548

  
 

96,000

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*
5.000%, 12/15/29
  

82,717

  
 

56,000

  Fair Isaac Corp.*µ
4.000%, 06/15/28
  

49,960

  
 

210,000

  KBR, Inc.*~
4.750%, 09/30/28
  

185,188

  
    

MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*

     
 

210,000

  

5.750%, 11/01/28~

  

156,817

  
 

95,000

  

5.500%, 09/01/28µ

  

79,456

  
 

93,000

  NCL Corp., Ltd.*µ
8.125%, 01/15/29
  

90,986

  
 

96,000

  NCR Voyix Corp.*µ
5.125%, 04/15/29
  

82,663

  
 

143,000

  ON Semiconductor Corp.*~
3.875%, 09/01/28
  

122,906

  
    

Open Text Corp.*~

     
 

129,000

  

3.875%, 02/15/28

  

112,368

  
 

90,000

  

6.900%, 12/01/27

  

89,827

  
 

72,000

  

3.875%, 12/01/29

  

59,110

  
 

72,000

  Open Text Holdings, Inc.*~
4.125%, 12/01/31
  

56,763

  
 

206,000

  Playtika Holding Corp.*µ
4.250%, 03/15/29
  

166,312

  
 

265,000

  TTM Technologies, Inc.*~
4.000%, 03/01/29
  

218,021

  
    

Twilio, Inc.~

     
 

130,000

  

3.625%, 03/15/29

  

108,494

  
 

47,000

  

3.875%, 03/15/31

  

37,620

  
 

205,000

  Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
  

163,211

  
 

220,000

  ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC /
ZoomInfo Finance Corp.*~
3.875%, 02/01/29
  

181,903

  
   

2,524,503

  
  

Materials (0.7%)

 
 

150,000

  ArcelorMittal, SAµ
7.000%, 10/15/39
  

142,668

  
 

90,000

  ATI, Inc.µ
5.875%, 12/01/27
  

83,825

  
 

46,000

  Carpenter Technology Corp.µ
7.625%, 03/15/30
  

45,701

  
 

145,000

  Chemours Company*µ
4.625%, 11/15/29
  

112,213

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

300,000

  Clearwater Paper Corp.*~
4.750%, 08/15/28
 

$

265,113

  
 

139,000

  Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
  

129,145

  
    

Commercial Metals Company~

     
 

96,000

  

4.125%, 01/15/30

  

81,251

  
 

48,000

  

4.375%, 03/15/32

  

38,790

  
 

250,000

  Constellium, SE*µ^
3.750%, 04/15/29
  

205,882

  
 

96,000

  HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
  

83,322

  
 

200,000

  INEOS Finance, PLC*
6.750%, 05/15/28
  

187,020

  
    

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*µ

     
 

210,000

  

4.625%, 03/01/28

  

175,533

  
 

24,000

  

4.500%, 06/01/31

  

17,753

  
 

53,000

  LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*µ
6.625%, 10/15/29
  

43,487

  
    

Mercer International, Inc.µ

     
 

244,000

  

5.125%, 02/01/29

  

191,645

  
 

90,000

  

12.875%, 10/01/28*

  

91,013

  
 

200,000

  OCI, NV*µ
6.700%, 03/16/33
  

185,102

  
    

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.*

     
 

135,000

  

7.250%, 05/15/31~

  

123,711

  
 

100,000

  

6.625%, 05/13/27µ

  

95,286

  
 

80,000

  Silgan Holdings, Inc.~
4.125%, 02/01/28
  

71,356

  
 

96,000

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
  

41,131

  
   

2,410,947

  
  

Other (0.1%)

 
    

Gen Digital, Inc.*

     
 

90,000

  

7.125%, 09/30/30^

  

87,733

  
 

90,000

  

6.750%, 09/30/27µ

  

87,761

  
   

175,494

  
  

Real Estate (0.2%)

 
 

152,000

  

EPR Propertiesµ 3.750%, 08/15/29

  

120,126

  
    

Forestar Group, Inc.*

     
 

139,000

  

5.000%, 03/01/28µ

  

122,606

  
 

97,000

  

3.850%, 05/15/26

  

87,052

  
 

211,000

  MIWD Holdco II, LLC /
MIWD Finance Corp.*µ
5.500%, 02/01/30
  

167,612

  
 

95,000

  Service Properties Trustµ
5.250%, 02/15/26
  

85,280

  
   

582,676

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
    Fertitta Entertainment, LLC /
Fertitta Entertainment Finance
Company, Inc.*µ
     
 

185,000

  

6.750%, 01/15/30

 

$

147,204

  
 

96,000

  

4.625%, 01/15/29

  

81,052

  
   

228,256

  
  

Utilities (2.5%)

 
 

910,000

  Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.~‡
4.750%, 01/18/82
5 year CMT + 3.25%
  

718,736

  
 

200,000

  American Electric Power Company, Inc.‡
3.875%, 02/15/62
5 year CMT + 2.68%
  

158,192

  
 

590,000

  CMS Energy Corp.µ‡
4.750%, 06/01/50
5 year CMT + 4.12%
  

492,792

  
    

Dominion Energy, Inc.‡

     
 

580,000

  4.650%, 12/15/24µ
5 year CMT + 2.99%
  

527,846

  
 

367,000

  4.350%, 01/15/27~
5 year CMT + 3.20%
  

296,448

  
    

Duke Energy Corp.µ‡

     
 

800,000

  4.875%, 09/16/24
5 year CMT + 3.39%
  

774,576

  
 

368,000

  3.250%, 01/15/82
5 year CMT + 2.32%
  

265,998

  
 

510,000

  Emera, Inc.~‡
6.750%, 06/15/76
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.44%
  

479,813

  
    National Rural Utilities Cooperative
Finance Corp.µ‡
     
 

712,000

  7.125%, 09/15/53
5 year CMT + 3.53%
  

707,159

  
 

385,000

  5.250%, 04/20/46
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.63%
  

363,024

  
 

770,000

  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.µ‡
3.800%, 03/15/82
5 year CMT + 2.55%
  

617,093

  
 

434,000

  PPL Capital Funding, Inc.µ‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. SOFR + 2.93%
  

393,226

  
    

Sempra‡

     
 

560,000

  4.875%, 10/15/25~
5 year CMT + 4.55%
  

524,054

  
 

240,000

  4.125%, 04/01/52µ
5 year CMT + 2.87%
  

187,680

  
    

Southern Companyµ‡

     
 

873,000

  4.000%, 01/15/51
5 year CMT + 3.73%
  

797,791

  
 

280,000

  3.750%, 09/15/51
5 year CMT + 2.92%
  

238,398

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
    

Vistra Corp.*µ‡

     
 

305,000

  7.000%, 12/15/26
5 year CMT + 5.74%
 

$

279,014

  
 

185,000

  8.000%, 10/15/26
5 year CMT + 6.93%
  

176,005

  
 

205,000

  WEC Energy Group, Inc.µ‡
7.739%, 05/15/67
3 mo. SOFR + 2.37%
  

178,075

  
   

8,175,920

  
  

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost

$126,123,832)

  

109,156,303

  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (0.2%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

138,000

  Cable One, Inc.µ
0.000%, 03/15/26
  

112,979

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
    

DISH Network Corp.

     
 

211,000

  

2.375%, 03/15/24µ

  

202,182

  
 

272,000

  

0.000%, 12/15/25

  

166,883

  
   

369,065

  
  

Other (0.0%)

 
 

95,000

  Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
  

63,177

  
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Cost

$586,810)

  

545,221

  

BANK LOANS (2.8%)¡

   
  

Airlines (0.1%)

 
 

148,500

  American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

150,821

  
 

138,750

  Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

143,219

  
   

294,040

  
  

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

48,730

  Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡!
0.000%, 08/21/26
  

46,923

  
 

56,733

  DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

55,305

  
 

284,000

  Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

124,916

  
 

90,000

  Telesat Canada‡
8.434%, 12/07/26
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

62,032

  
   

289,176

  
 
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%)

 
 

88,667

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.006%, 12/13/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
 

$

88,482

  
 

59,083

  American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

58,960

  
 

179,100

  Caesars Entertainment Corp.‡
8.674%, 02/06/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

178,677

  
 

184,538

  Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

181,539

  
 

189,050

  Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

186,923

  
 

109,382

  Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡
10.130%, 01/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

109,615

  
 

224,050

  Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.‡
8.902%, 03/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

219,445

  
 

312,641

  PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

309,352

  
 

124,629

  TKC Holdings, Inc.‡
10.939%, 05/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.50%
  

119,643

  
 

45,000

  Windsor Holdings III, LLC‡
9.815%, 08/01/30
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

44,924

  
   

1,497,560

  
  

Consumer Staples (0.1%)

 
 

185,000

  Star Parent, Inc.‡
9.386%, 09/27/30
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
  

176,861

  
 

100,000

  United Natural Foods, Inc.‡!
8.689%, 10/22/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

99,861

  
   

276,722

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

100,000

  New Fortress Energy, Inc.!
0.000%, 10/23/30
  

92,500

  
 

239,025

  Par Petroleum, LLC‡
9.773%, 02/28/30
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

238,726

  
   

331,226

  
  

Financials (0.5%)

 
 

45,000

  Advisor Group, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

44,851

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

184,073

  Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC‡
8.835%, 11/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
 

$

183,661

  
 

97,945

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.325%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

98,014

  
 

35,802

  Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.424%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
  

35,827

  
 

173,241

  AssuredPartners, Inc.‡
8.824%, 02/12/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

171,942

  
 

139,650

  Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

139,845

  
 

154,771

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.!
0.000%, 10/22/26
  

154,674

  
 

99,250

  Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

99,135

  
 

183,613

  Hub International, Ltd.‡
9.365%, 11/10/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

183,586

  
 

198,163

  Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

198,328

  
 

257,400

  VFH Parent, LLC‡
8.427%, 01/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

256,140

  
   

1,566,003

  
  

Health Care (0.4%)

 
 

322,823

  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
8.939%, 05/04/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

316,999

  
 

104,187

  Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

104,368

  
 

249,936

  Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
12.703%, 09/30/27
1 mo. SOFR + 7.25%
  

190,438

  
 

207,059

  Padagis, LLC‡
10.434%, 07/06/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
  

184,455

  
 

25,958

  PRA Health Sciences, Inc.‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
  

26,003

  
 

811,319

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.633%, 03/02/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

586,401

  
 

2,313

  Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.574%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
  

1,672

  
   

1,410,336

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Industrials (0.3%)

 
 

97,750

  ACProducts, Inc.‡
9.902%, 05/17/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
 

$

78,010

  
 

118,500

  Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

118,530

  
 

233,238

  ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

234,294

  
 

121,864

  Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

121,750

  
 

197,500

  Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

197,562

  
 

194,005

  United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

193,884

  
   

944,030

  
  

Information Technology (0.2%)

 
 

176,785

  Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
  

176,822

  
 

125,000

  Central Parent, Inc.!
0.000%, 07/06/29
  

124,453

  
 

44,663

  Central Parent, Inc.‡
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

44,467

  
 

173,741

  Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
8.176%, 02/06/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

173,741

  
 

178,260

  II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
  

178,176

  
   

697,659

  
  

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
 

209,772

  Camelot Finance SA‡
8.439%, 10/30/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
  

209,751

  
  

Materials (0.3%)

 
 

135,000

  Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
  

131,625

  
 

184,538

  Ineos US Finance, LLC‡
8.825%, 02/18/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
  

180,933

  
 

224,542

  Innophos, Inc.‡
8.689%, 02/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
  

222,578

  
 

234,413

  LSF11 A5 Holdco, LLC‡
9.674%, 10/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
  

230,384

  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

89,542

  Trinseo Materials Operating SCA‡
7.939%, 05/03/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
 

$

71,516

  
 

188,787

  W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.‡
9.402%, 09/22/28
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%
  

185,719

  
   

1,022,755

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)

 
 

98,750

  Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.‡
9.599%, 04/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.18%
  

95,767

  
 

44,325

  Fertitta Entertainment, LLC‡
9.324%, 01/27/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
  

43,415

  
 

198,000

  Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC‡
9.990%, 04/29/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
  

193,195

  
 

178,200

  Patagonia Holdco, LLC‡
11.117%, 08/01/29
3 mo. SOFR + 5.75%
  

154,588

  
   

486,965

  
    

TOTAL BANK LOANS

(Cost

$9,488,009)

  

9,026,223

  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

PREFERRED STOCKS (2.9%)

   
  

Communication Services (0.6%)

 
 

21,155

  AT&T, Inc.µ
4.750%, 02/18/25
  

365,981

  
 

9,450

  AT&T, Inc.µ
5.350%, 11/01/66
  

197,978

  
 

36,510

  Qwest Corp.µ
6.500%, 09/01/56
  

441,406

  
 

22,306

  Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.µ
6.000%, 09/30/26
  

286,632

  
 

26,898

  United States Cellular Corp.µ
5.500%, 03/01/70
  

399,704

  
 

22,660

  United States Cellular Corp.µ
5.500%, 06/01/70
  

331,289

  
   

2,022,990

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)

 
 

7,685

  Ford Motor Companyµ
6.200%, 06/01/59
  

164,920

  
 

7,236

  Ford Motor Companyµ
6.500%, 08/15/62
  

151,377

  
 

3,615

  

Guitar Center, Inc.&#

  

381,383

  
 

1,670

  Qurate Retail, Inc.µ
8.000%, 03/15/31
  

39,746

  
   

737,426

  
 
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Energy (0.6%)

 
 

31,635

  Energy Transfer, LP~‡
10.364%, 11/30/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.74%
 

$

792,773

  
 

22,515

  NuStar Energy, LP~‡
11.315%, 11/30/23
3 mo. SOFR + 5.90%
  

565,126

  
 

17,500

  NuStar Logistics, LP~‡
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. SOFR + 7.00%
  

454,650

  
   

1,812,549

  
  

Financials (1.0%)

 
 

8,975

  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.µ
4.750%, 09/30/60
  

146,562

  
 

14,000

  Allstate Corp.µ
7.375%, 07/15/28
  

360,780

  
 

15,560

  Annaly Capital Management, Inc.µ‡
10.637%, 11/30/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.99%
  

377,174

  
 

3,850

  Bank OZKµ
4.625%, 11/15/26
  

57,365

  
 

3,675

  Capital One Financial Corp.µ
4.800%, 06/01/25
  

57,808

  
 

27,375

  CNO Financial Group, Inc.µ
5.125%, 11/25/60
  

418,838

  
 

4,608

  Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.µ
4.450%, 12/15/25
  

73,958

  
 

8,134

  First Citizens BancShares, Inc.µ^
5.625%, 01/04/27
  

156,661

  
 

3,288

  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.µ‡
6.375%, 05/10/24
3 mo. SOFR + 3.81%
  

82,726

  
 

8,383

  KeyCorpµ‡
6.200%, 12/15/27
5 year CMT + 3.13%
  

140,080

  
 

5,400

  Morgan Stanleyµ
6.500%, 10/15/27
  

133,164

  
 

20,881

  Prospect Capital Corp.~^
5.350%, 07/01/26
  

330,337

  
 

28,900

  Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.µ‡
7.125%, 10/15/52
5 year CMT + 3.46%
  

736,950

  
 

16,896

  Selective Insurance Group, Inc.µ
4.600%, 12/15/25
  

266,957

  
   

3,339,360

  
  

Industrials (0.1%)

 
 

12,312

  WESCO International, Inc.µ‡
10.625%, 06/22/25
5 year CMT + 10.33%
  

328,238

  
  

Real Estate (0.2%)

 
 

23,352

  Brookfield Property Partners, LPµ
5.750%, 03/31/25
  

228,849

  
NUMBER OF SHARES   

VALUE

 
 

12,800

  Brookfield Property Partners, LPµ
6.375%, 09/30/24
 

$

140,416

  
 

6,245

  Global Net Lease, Inc.µ
6.875%, 11/26/24
  

98,484

  
 5,466  Global Net Lease, Inc.µ‡‡
7.500%
  

92,922

  
 

8,025

  Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.µ
6.000%, 11/30/23
  

178,075

  
   

738,746

  
  

Utilities (0.2%)

 
 

14,975

  Brookfield Renewable Partners, LP~
5.250%, 03/31/25
  

240,948

  
 

13,450

  DTE Energy Companyµ
5.250%, 12/01/77
  

288,906

  
   

529,854

  
  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost

$11,606,386)

  

9,509,163

  

COMMON STOCKS (86.1%)

 
  

Communication Services (4.7%)

 
 

122,500

  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class Aµ#

  

15,199,800

  
 

3,935

  

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A#

  

11,372

  
 

1,322

  

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class Aµ#

  

5,963

  
   

15,217,135

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (11.9%)

 
 

134,000

  

Amazon.com, Inc.µ#

  

17,834,060

  
 

131,500

  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.µ#

  

5,245,535

  
 

77,500

  

Hyatt Hotels Corp. - Class Aµ

  

7,939,100

  
 

40,500

  

Marriott International, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

7,636,680

  
   

38,655,375

  
  

Consumer Staples (2.5%)

 
 

122,500

  

Sysco Corp.µ

  

8,145,025

  
  

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

560

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.µ^

  

48,205

  
 

12,950

  

Energy Transfer, LP~

  

170,292

  
 

3,970

  

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

  

103,379

  
   

321,876

  
  

Financials (9.8%)

 
 

483,500

  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.µ

  

4,665,775

  
 

127,000

  

Morgan Stanleyµ

  

8,994,140

  
 

51,000

  

Visa, Inc. - Class Aµ

  

11,990,100

  
 

153,500

  

Wells Fargo & Companyµ

  

6,104,695

  
   

31,754,710

  
  

Health Care (13.7%)

 
 

68,000

  

Danaher Corp.µ

  

13,057,360

  
 

132,000

  

Medtronic, PLCµ

  

9,313,920

  
 

109,000

  

Merck & Company, Inc.µ

  

11,194,300

  
 

104,500

  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.µ

  

10,910,845

  
   

44,476,425

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 
  

Industrials (27.4%)

 
 

228,500

  

Air Lease Corp.µ

 

$

7,912,955

  
 

559,000

  

American Airlines Group, Inc.µ^#

  

6,232,850

  
 

375,000

  

CSX Corp.µ

  

11,193,750

  
 

50,000

  

Honeywell International, Inc.µ

  

9,163,000

  
 

89,500

  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.µ

  

16,057,195

  
 

46,500

  

Paycom Software, Inc.µ

  

11,391,105

  
 

62,500

  

RTX Corp.µ

  

5,086,875

  
 

30,500

  

Union Pacific Corp.µ

  

6,332,105

  
 

449,000

  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.µ#

  

15,719,490

  
   

89,089,325

  
  

Information Technology (14.7%)

 
 

75,500

  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.µ#

  

7,436,750

  
 

17,800

  

Analog Devices, Inc.µ

  

2,800,474

  
 

132,000

  

Intel Corp.µ

  

4,818,000

  
 

45,300

  

Microsoft Corp.µ

  

15,316,383

  
 

89,500

  

Oracle Corp.µ

  

9,254,300

  
 

94,500

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd. (ADR)~
  

8,156,295

  
   

47,782,202

  
  

Materials (1.1%)

 
 

8,900

  

Linde, PLCµ

  

3,401,224

  
  

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.0%)

 
 

1,380

  

Intelsat Emergence, SA~&#

  

32,775

  
  

Utilities (0.3%)

 
 9,999  

Veralto Corp.

  

689,931

  
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost

$315,189,109)

  

279,566,003

  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (4.4%)

   
  

Other (4.4%)

 
 

172,000

  iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
(Cost $15,395,455)
  

14,375,760

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.0%)#

   
  

Communication Services (0.4%)

 
 

810

  

Alphabet, Inc.

     
 

10,050,480

  

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $138.00

  

1,138,050

  
  

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

790

  

Amazon.com, Inc.

     
 

10,514,110

  

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $118.00

  

1,975

  
  

Financials (0.1%)

 
 

1,800

  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

     
 

9,324,000

  

Call, 11/03/23, Strike $55.00

  

199,800

  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
  

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

1,090

  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     
 

11,194,300

  

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $103.00

 

$

107,365

  
  

Industrials (0.0%)

 
 

5,840

  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     
 

18,250,000

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $37.00

  

14,600

  
 

625

  

RTX Corp.

     
 

5,086,875

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $75.00

  

10,313

  
   

24,913

  
  

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
    

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     
 

755

  

 

     
 

7,436,750

  

Put, 11/10/23, Strike $95.00

  

214,797

  
 

305

  

 

     
 

3,004,250

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $115.00

  

18,910

  
 

220

  

Apple, Inc.

     
 

3,756,940

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $170.00

  

116,600

  
 

285

  

Microsoft Corp.

     
 

9,636,135

  

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $327.50

  

18,810

  
 

60

  

ServiceNow, Inc.

     
 

3,491,100

  

Put, 11/10/23, Strike $510.00

  

2,250

  
 

510

  

Visa, Inc.

     
 

11,990,100

  

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $235.00

  

86,700

  
   

458,067

  
  

Other (0.4%)

 
 

5,160

  

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

     
 

43,127,280

  

ETF

     
    

Call, 11/03/23, Strike $85.00

  

144,480

  
 

1,500

  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     
 

62,730,000

  

Put, 11/01/23, Strike $416.00

  

177,000

  
 

3,120

  

SPDR S&P Regional Banking

     
 

12,377,040

  

ETF

     
    

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $41.00

  

583,440

  
 

5,150

  

U.S. Global Jets ETF

     
 

7,683,800

  

Call, 12/01/23, Strike $15.00

  

270,375

  
   

1,175,295

  
  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Cost

$4,058,192)

  

3,105,465

  
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (131.0%)

(Cost

$482,581,197)

  

425,412,594

  

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-31.0%)

  

(100,635,526

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

324,777,068

  
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
   

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (-12.8%)#

   
  

Consumer Discretionary (-1.5%)

 
 

(24,000

)

 

Tesla, Inc.

 

$

(4,820,160

)

 
  

Consumer Staples (-2.7%)

 
 

(54,000

)

 

Walmart, Inc.

  

(8,824,140

)

 
  

Financials (-1.5%)

 
 

(182,000

)

 

Bank of America Corp.

  

(4,793,880

)

 
  

Information Technology (-6.3%)

 
 

(44,000

)

 

Apple, Inc.

  

(7,513,880

)

 
 

(14,300

)

 

Lam Research Corp.

  

(8,411,546

)

 
 

(23,000

)

 

Salesforce, Inc.

  

(4,619,090

)

 
   

(20,544,516

)

 
  

Real Estate (-0.5%)

 
 

(13,000

)

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

  

(1,616,680

)

 
  

Utilities (-0.3%)

 
 (9,999

)

 

Veralto Corp.

  

(689,931

)

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
SOLD SHORT(Proceeds $39,558,658)
  

(41,289,307

)

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT (-63.8%)#

   
  

Other (-63.8%)

 
 

(127,500

)

 

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

  

(12,540,900

)

 
 

(438,200

)

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

  

(183,255,240

)

 
 

(82,000

)

 

VanEck Semiconductor ETF

  

(11,393,900

)

 
  TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS SOLD SHORT(Proceeds $211,326,463)
  

(207,190,040

)

 
  TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT(Proceeds $250,885,121)  

(248,479,347

)

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS (-1.2%)#

   
  

Communication Services (-0.2%)

 
    

Alphabet, Inc.

     
 

1,215

  

 

     
 

15,075,720

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $110.00

  

(101,453

)

 
 

810

  

 

     
 

10,050,480

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $130.00

  

(524,475

)

 
   

(625,928

)

 
  

Consumer Discretionary (-0.1%)

 
    

Amazon.com, Inc.

     
 

1,580

  

 

     
 

21,028,220

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $105.00

  

(58,460

)

 
 

395

  

 

     
 

5,257,055

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $135.00

  

(213,300

)

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

240

  

Tesla, Inc.

     
 

4,820,160

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $190.00

 

$

(218,400

)

 
   

(490,160

)

 
  

Financials (-0.1%)

 
 

1,820

  

Bank of America Corp.

     
 

4,793,880

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $24.00

  

(66,430

)

 
 

600

  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

     
 

3,108,000

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $52.00

  

(171,000

)

 
   

(237,430

)

 
  

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

1,090

  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     
 

11,194,300

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $95.00

  

(82,840

)

 
  

Industrials (-0.2%)

 
 

2,920

  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     
 

9,125,000

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $35.00

  

(21,900

)

 
 

625

  

RTX Corp.

     
 

5,086,875

  

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $80.00

  

(145,937

)

 
 

2,540

  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

     
 

8,892,540

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $36.00

  

(424,180

)

 
   

(592,017

)

 
  

Information Technology (-0.2%)

 
    

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     
 

755

  

 

     
 

7,436,750

  

Put, 11/10/23, Strike $85.00

  

(44,167

)

 
 

755

  

 

     
 

7,436,750

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $85.00

  

(151,755

)

 
 

445

  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     
 

7,001,185

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $140.00

  

(74,538

)

 
 

440

  

Apple, Inc.

     
 

7,513,880

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $150.00

  

(47,960

)

 
 

143

  

Lam Research Corp.

     
 

8,411,546

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $520.00

  

(114,400

)

 
    

Microsoft Corp.

     
 

285

  

 

     
 

9,636,135

  

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $317.50

  

(4,417

)

 
 

215

  

 

     
 

7,269,365

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $300.00

  

(44,398

)

 
 

120

  

ServiceNow, Inc.

     
 

6,982,200

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $440.00

  

(20,100

)

 
    

Visa, Inc.

     
 

510

  

 

     
 

11,990,100

  

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $250.00

  

(63,750

)

 
 

510

  

 

     
 

11,990,100

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $205.00

  

(37,230

)

 
   

(602,715

)

 
  

Other (-0.4%)

 
 

1,590

  

Industrial Select Sector SPDR

     
 

15,639,240

  

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $96.00

  

(118,455

)

 
 

1,720

  

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

     
 

14,375,760

  

ETF

     
    

Call, 11/03/23, Strike $83.00

  

(183,180

)

 
 
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
   

VALUE

 
 

1,090

  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     
 

45,583,800

  

Put, 01/19/24, Strike $360.00

 

$

(185,300

)

 
 

3,250

  

 

     
 

135,915,000

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $370.00

  

(339,625

)

 
 

1,085

  

 

     
 

45,374,700

  

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $380.00

  

(176,313

)

 
 

3,120

  

SPDR S&P Regional Banking

     
 

12,377,040

  

ETF

     
    

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $35.00

  

(166,920

)

 
 

5,150

  

U.S. Global Jets ETF

     
 

7,683,800

  

Put, 12/01/23, Strike $14.50

  

(164,800

)

 
   

(1,334,593

)

 
  TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS(Premium $4,521,827) 

$

(3,965,683

)

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

* Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

~ Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or potential collateral for future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $142,118,090.

µ Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $223,090,846.

^ Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@ In default status and considered non-income producing.

‡ Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

¡ Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

! This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

& Illiquid security.

# Non-income producing security.

Note: The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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The following table summarizes the Fund's investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2023 (see Note 1):

   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Asset Backed Security

 

$

   

$

128,456

   

$

   

$

128,456

   

Corporate Bonds

   

     

109,156,303

     

     

109,156,303

   

Convertible Bonds

   

     

545,221

     

     

545,221

   

Bank Loans

   

     

9,026,223

     

     

9,026,223

   

Preferred Stocks

   

8,796,491

     

712,672

     

     

9,509,163

   

Common Stocks

   

279,533,228

     

32,775

     

     

279,566,003

   

Exchange-traded Fund

   

14,375,760

     

     

     

14,375,760

   

Purchased Options

   

3,105,465

     

     

     

3,105,465

   

Total

 

$

305,810,944

   

$

119,601,650

   

$

   

$

425,412,594

   

Liabilities:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short

 

$

41,289,307

   

$

   

$

   

$

41,289,307

   

Exchange-traded Funds Sold Short

   

207,190,040

     

     

     

207,190,040

   

Written Options

   

3,965,683

     

     

     

3,965,683

   

Total

 

$

252,445,030

   

$

   

$

   

$

252,445,030

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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    CONVERTIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES
AND INCOME
FUND
  CONVERTIBLE
AND HIGH
INCOME FUND
  STRATEGIC TOTAL
RETURN FUND
  DYNAMIC
CONVERTIBLE
AND INCOME
FUND
 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at cost

 

$

1,238,324,701

   

$

1,348,351,607

   

$

2,836,458,007

   

$

830,846,856

   

Investment in securities, at value*

 

$

1,089,475,997

   

$

1,184,187,933

   

$

3,206,918,798

   

$

735,686,397

   

Cash with custodian

   

22,328,440

     

16,876,329

     

74,721,221

     

20,400,682

   

Restricted cash for short positions

   

     

     

     

604

   

Receivables:

 

Accrued interest and dividends

   

7,481,303

     

8,101,669

     

10,915,526

     

3,250,729

   

Investments sold

   

4,717,442

     

5,106,857

     

236,126

     

3,986,257

   

Fund shares sold

   

     

     

2,059

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

393,676

     

429,542

     

1,034,029

     

268,970

   

Other assets

   

165,660

     

142,968

     

202,387

     

   

Total assets

   

1,124,562,518

     

1,214,845,298

     

3,294,030,146

     

763,593,639

   

LIABILITIES

 
Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ($25 liquidation value per share applicable to shares
authorized, issued, and outstanding, in 000's) (Note 8)
 

Series B (1,330, 1,460, 3,220, and 850 shares, respectively)(1)

   

33,205,511

     

36,451,062

     

80,392,339

     

21,221,528

   

Series C (1,340, 1,480, 3,240, and 860 shares, respectively)(2)

   

33,357,390

     

36,843,129

     

80,654,883

     

21,408,729

   

Series D (1,320, 1,400, 2,480, and 1,120 shares, respectively)(3)

   

32,827,710

     

34,818,380

     

61,674,468

     

27,849,643

   

Series E (1,330, 1,460, and 850 shares, respectively)(4)

   

33,013,463

     

36,241,944

     

     

21,094,365

   

Series F (4,000 shares)(5)

   

     

     

99,445,648

     

   

Payables:

 

Notes payable (Note 7)

   

314,400,000

     

340,400,000

     

800,500,000

     

210,000,000

   

Distributions payable to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

389,026

     

425,551

     

1,033,662

     

263,048

   

Investments purchased

   

1,982,912

     

2,118,961

     

12,915,058

     

530,243

   

Affiliates:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

779,971

     

842,543

     

2,833,464

     

665,373

   

Deferred compensation to trustees

   

165,660

     

142,968

     

202,387

     

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

13,450

     

14,300

     

29,759

     

10,298

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

1,645,696

     

1,725,692

     

4,345,803

     

1,185,386

   

Total liabilities

   

451,780,789

     

490,024,530

     

1,144,027,471

     

304,228,613

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

672,781,729

   

$

724,820,768

   

$

2,150,002,675

   

$

459,365,026

   

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Common stock, no par value, unlimited shares authorized

 

$

836,528,404

   

$

907,116,571

   

$

1,889,816,626

   

$

563,099,438

   

Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)

   

(163,746,675

)

   

(182,295,803

)

   

260,186,049

     

(103,734,412

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

672,781,729

   

$

724,820,768

   

$

2,150,002,675

   

$

459,365,026

   

Net asset value per common shares

 

$

8.99

   

$

9.49

   

$

13.41

   

$

17.24

   

Shares Outstanding

   

74,818,167

     

76,379,270

     

160,335,126

     

26,644,318

   
* Includes securities on loan  

$

52,896,802

   

$

48,054,136

   

$

721,069,295

   

$

14,996,944

   
(1) Net of deferred offering costs (Series B)  

$

44,489

   

$

48,938

   

$

107,661

   

$

28,472

   
(2) Net of deferred offering costs (Series C)  

$

142,610

   

$

156,871

   

$

345,117

   

$

91,271

   
(3) Net of deferred offering costs (Series D)  

$

172,290

   

$

181,620

   

$

325,532

   

$

150,357

   
(4) Net of deferred offering costs (Series E)  

$

236,537

   

$

258,056

   

$

   

$

155,635

   
(5) Net of deferred offering costs (Series F)  

$

   

$

   

$

554,352

   

$

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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    GLOBAL
DYNAMIC
INCOME FUND
  GLOBAL TOTAL
RETURN FUND
  LONG/SHORT
EQUITY &
DYNAMIC
INCOME TRUST
 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at cost

 

$

732,453,560

   

$

156,252,393

   

$

482,581,197

   

Investment in securities, at value*

 

$

576,996,344

   

$

132,749,523

   

$

425,412,594

   

Cash with custodian

   

9,081,592

     

4,431,591

     

4,585,708

   

Restricted cash for short positions

   

     

45

     

262,618,136

   

Restricted foreign currency for short positions (cost $703,788)

   

     

     

703,788

   

Foreign currency (cost $195 and $120, respectively)

   

195

     

120

     

   

Receivables:

 

Accrued interest and dividends

   

2,369,408

     

503,365

     

2,040,698

   

Investments sold

   

557,775

     

146,805

     

21,554,047

   

Fund shares sold

   

     

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

223,037

     

57,680

     

4,970

   

Other assets

   

76,901

     

48,868

     

638,923

   

Total assets

   

589,305,252

     

137,937,997

     

717,558,864

   

LIABILITIES

 

Due to custodian bank - Foreign currency (cost $44,754)

   

     

     

41,267

   

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $250,885,121)

   

     

     

248,479,347

   

Options written, at value (premium $113,630, $19,191 and $4,521,827)

   

160,840

     

36,365

     

3,965,683

   
Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ($25 liquidation value per share applicable to shares authorized, issued,
and outstanding, in 000's) (Note 8)
 

Series B (860 and 160 shares, respectively)(1)

   

21,471,082

     

3,994,661

     

   

Series C (880 and 160 shares, respectively)(2)

   

21,907,305

     

3,982,887

     

   

Series D (200 and 200 shares, respectively)(3)

   

4,970,656

     

4,960,160

     

   

Series E (860 and 160 shares, respectively)(4)

   

21,329,538

     

3,956,887

     

   

Payables:

 

Notes payable (Note 7)

   

130,550,000

     

30,100,000

     

120,000,000

   

Distributions payable to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

219,648

     

48,991

     

   

Investments purchased

   

4,230,343

     

771,814

     

19,072,275

   

Affiliates:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

505,875

     

118,594

     

515,974

   

Deferred compensation to trustees

   

76,901

     

48,868

     

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

8,533

     

4,526

     

3,931

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

1,009,198

     

335,049

     

703,319

   

Total liabilities

   

206,439,919

     

48,358,802

     

392,781,796

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

382,865,333

   

$

89,579,195

   

$

324,777,068

   

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Common stock, no par value, unlimited shares authorized

 

$

546,739,904

   

$

114,926,525

   

$

392,628,225

   

Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)

   

(163,874,571

)(a)

   

(25,347,330

)(a)

   

(67,851,157

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

382,865,333

   

$

89,579,195

   

$

324,777,068

   

Net asset value per common shares

 

$

5.99

   

$

9.12

   

$

16.54

   

Shares Outstanding

   

63,864,387

     

9,825,838

     

19,632,194

   
* Includes securities on loan  

$

14,010,203

   

$

5,677,422

   

$

2,056,746

   
(1) Net of deferred offering costs (Series B)  

$

28,918

   

$

5,339

   

$

   
(2) Net of deferred offering costs (Series C)  

$

92,695

   

$

17,113

   

$

   
(3) Net of deferred offering costs (Series D)  

$

29,344

   

$

39,840

   

$

   
(4) Net of deferred offering costs (Series E)  

$

170,462

   

$

43,113

   

$

   

(a)  Net of deferred foreign capital gains tax of $(179,504) and $(57,806), respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statement of Operations Year Ended October 31, 2023

    CONVERTIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES
AND INCOME
FUND
  CONVERTIBLE
AND HIGH
INCOME FUND
  STRATEGIC TOTAL
RETURN FUND
  DYNAMIC
CONVERTIBLE
AND INCOME
FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

 

$

32,571,025

   

$

34,841,660

   

$

46,478,954

   

$

13,900,424

   

(Amortization)/accretion of investment securities

   

(12,272,837

)

   

(13,595,273

)

   

(10,175,008

)

   

(10,398,714

)

 

Net interest

   

20,298,188

     

21,246,387

     

36,303,946

     

3,501,710

   

Dividends

   

4,984,357

     

5,439,560

     

41,706,635

     

4,006,587

   

Dividend taxes withheld

   

     

     

(44,224

)

   

   

Other income

   

     

     

     

599

   

Total investment income

   

25,282,545

     

26,685,947

     

77,966,357

     

7,508,896

   

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

   

9,659,681

     

10,430,568

     

33,713,037

     

8,297,349

   

Interest expense on Notes Payable (Note 7)

   

17,913,239

     

19,311,374

     

44,286,581

     

12,014,572

   
Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares
(Notes 1 and 8)
   

4,712,359

     

5,145,591

     

12,370,581

     

3,215,743

   

Legal fees

   

98,550

     

104,678

     

229,641

     

74,993

   

Accounting fees

   

82,304

     

86,449

     

183,587

     

67,871

   

Printing and mailing fees

   

76,784

     

82,407

     

123,212

     

64,773

   

Fund administration fees

   

76,676

     

82,810

     

213,313

     

52,777

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

71,744

     

76,143

     

168,420

     

54,553

   

Audit fees

   

68,562

     

72,379

     

158,003

     

53,731

   

Transfer agent fees

   

45,630

     

38,776

     

37,316

     

37,845

   

Registration fees

   

19,384

     

19,797

     

41,572

     

6,827

   

Custodian fees

   

11,121

     

11,808

     

33,568

     

8,737

   

Other

   

154,200

     

159,214

     

357,561

     

116,928

   

Total expenses

   

32,990,234

     

35,621,994

     

91,916,392

     

24,066,699

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   

(7,707,689

)

   

(8,936,047

)

   

(13,950,035

)

   

(16,557,803

)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

81,636,385

     

89,802,082

     

206,126,813

     

76,249,673

   

Purchased options

   

4,530,051

     

5,083,823

     

(8,915,236

)

   

4,233,343

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

     

     

23,501

     

   

Written options

   

783,713

     

888,208

     

(837,898

)

   

731,578

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

(86,774,549

)

   

(93,870,650

)

   

(16,444,435

)

   

(79,581,357

)

 

Purchased options

   

(1,517,263

)

   

(1,693,762

)

   

3,624,293

     

(1,418,183

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

     

     

12,801

     

   

Written options

   

(780,886

)

   

(885,005

)

   

     

(728,855

)

 

NET GAIN (LOSS)

   

(2,122,549

)

   

(675,304

)

   

183,589,839

     

(513,801

)

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

(9,830,238

)

 

$

(9,611,351

)

 

$

169,639,804

   

$

(17,071,604

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statement of Operations Year Ended October 31, 2023

    GLOBAL
DYNAMIC
INCOME FUND
  GLOBAL TOTAL
RETURN FUND
  LONG/SHORT
EQUITY &
DYNAMIC
INCOME TRUST
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

 

$

8,476,941

   

$

1,726,703

   

$

8,655,125

   

(Amortization)/accretion of investment securities

   

(4,422,034

)

   

(1,123,438

)

   

(131,739

)

 

Net interest

   

4,054,907

     

603,265

     

8,523,386

   

Dividends

   

6,737,275

     

1,588,018

     

5,522,378

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(435,364

)

   

(91,032

)

   

(17,515

)

 

Other income

   

     

     

6,494,633

   

Total investment income

   

10,356,818

     

2,100,251

     

20,522,882

   

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

   

5,954,647

     

1,406,678

     

6,357,265

   

Interest expense on Notes Payable (Note 7)

   

6,079,066

     

1,370,703

     

6,617,687

   

Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (Notes 1 and 8)

   

2,652,451

     

640,688

     

   

Legal fees

   

59,800

     

31,747

     

66,601

   

Accounting fees

   

66,882

     

32,898

     

52,856

   

Printing and mailing fees

   

62,727

     

48,912

     

45,934

   

Fund administration fees

   

37,636

     

9,390

     

30,347

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

43,511

     

22,987

     

35,213

   

Audit fees

   

47,348

     

29,092

     

33,386

   

Transfer agent fees

   

39,338

     

40,664

     

20,392

   

Registration fees

   

16,708

     

2,570

     

5,134

   

Custodian fees

   

105,925

     

57,124

     

58,161

   

Dividend or interest expense on short positions

   

     

     

2,288,755

   

Other

   

159,579

     

114,498

     

218,574

   

Total expenses

   

15,325,618

     

3,807,951

     

15,830,305

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   

(4,968,800

)

   

(1,707,700

)

   

4,692,577

   

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

28,418,162

(a)

   

8,961,734

(a)

   

27,166,540

   

Purchased options

   

(7,052,032

)

   

(1,579,943

)

   

(28,874,230

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

(47,686

)

   

(23,166

)

   

(19,627

)

 

Written options

   

314,714

     

65,552

     

30,981,651

   

Short positions

   

     

     

(7,976,140

)

 

Payments by affiliates

   

     

     

1,223,984

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

15,126,965

(b)

   

(245,241

)(b)

   

(19,360,709

)

 

Purchased options

   

(1,686,301

)

   

(659,208

)

   

(298,348

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

24,854

     

7,668

     

5,651

   

Written options

   

(47,210

)

   

(17,174

)

   

(1,920,104

)

 

Short positions

   

     

     

5,390,485

   

NET GAIN (LOSS)

   

35,051,466

     

6,510,222

     

6,319,153

   

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

30,082,666

   

$

4,802,522

   

$

11,011,730

   

(a)  Net of foreign capital gains tax of $107,512 and $59,698, respectively.

(b)  Net of change of $23,089 and $7,740, respectively in deferred capital gains tax.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES
AND INCOME FUND
  CONVERTIBLE AND
HIGH INCOME FUND
  STRATEGIC TOTAL
RETURN FUND
 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(7,707,689

)

 

$

714,868

   

$

(8,936,047

)

 

$

(152,563

)

 

$

(13,950,035

)

 

$

7,926,485

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

86,950,149

     

66,657,732

     

95,774,113

     

77,337,509

     

196,397,180

     

159,464,046

   

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

(89,072,698

)

   

(365,468,554

)

   

(96,449,417

)

   

(402,754,316

)

   

(12,807,341

)

   

(770,361,601

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to
common shareholders resulting from operations
   

(9,830,238

)

   

(298,095,954

)

   

(9,611,351

)

   

(325,569,370

)

   

169,639,804

     

(602,971,070

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Distributions

   

(84,820,549

)

   

(82,919,043

)

   

(91,178,228

)

   

(89,290,028

)

   

(196,582,807

)

   

(194,318,141

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

     

     

     

   
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to
common shareholders
   

(84,820,549

)

   

(82,919,043

)

   

(91,178,228

)

   

(89,290,028

)

   

(196,582,807

)

   

(194,318,141

)

 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

     

23,834,861

     

     

20,078,685

     

9,878,699

     

18,449,081

   

Reinvestment of distributions resulting in the issuance of stock

   

7,716,841

     

5,369,761

     

7,782,199

     

5,450,490

     

10,409,380

     

7,034,486

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital
stock transactions
   

7,716,841

     

29,204,622

     

7,782,199

     

25,529,175

     

20,288,079

     

25,483,567

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(86,933,946

)

   

(351,810,375

)

   

(93,007,380

)

   

(389,330,223

)

   

(6,654,924

)

   

(771,805,644

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

759,715,675

   

$

1,111,526,050

   

$

817,828,148

   

$

1,207,158,371

   

$

2,156,657,599

   

$

2,928,463,243

   

End of year

 

$

672,781,729

   

$

759,715,675

   

$

724,820,768

   

$

817,828,148

   

$

2,150,002,675

   

$

2,156,657,599

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    DYNAMIC CONVERTIBLE
AND INCOME FUND
  GLOBAL DYNAMIC
INCOME FUND
 

GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(16,557,803

)

 

$

(10,855,830

)

 

$

(4,968,800

)

 

$

(4,164,070

)

 

$

(1,707,700

)

 

$

(1,108,124

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

81,214,594

     

54,790,568

     

21,633,158

     

6,978,765

     

7,424,177

     

2,755,305

   

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

(81,728,395

)

   

(276,717,230

)

   

13,418,308

     

(200,302,549

)

   

(913,955

)

   

(50,104,310

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to
common shareholders resulting from operations
   

(17,071,604

)

   

(232,782,492

)

   

30,082,666

     

(197,487,854

)

   

4,802,522

     

(48,457,129

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Distributions

   

(61,802,066

)

   

(59,155,624

)

   

(19,096,474

)

   

(5,811,293

)

   

(6,618,494

)

   

(3,224,478

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

(19,222,158

)

   

(44,585,621

)

   

(2,813,588

)

   

(8,056,439

)

 
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to
common shareholders
   

(61,802,066

)

   

(59,155,624

)

   

(38,318,632

)

   

(50,396,914

)

   

(9,432,082

)

   

(11,280,917

)

 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

4,371,538

     

26,554,130

     

     

27,890,538

     

     

4,935,247

   

Reinvestment of distributions resulting in the issuance of stock

   

7,254,396

     

3,442,578

     

     

2,057,634

     

23,134

     

291,634

   
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital
stock transactions
   

11,625,934

     

29,996,708

     

     

29,948,172

     

23,134

     

5,226,881

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(67,247,736

)

   

(261,941,408

)

   

(8,235,966

)

   

(217,936,596

)

   

(4,606,426

)

   

(54,511,165

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

526,612,762

   

$

788,554,170

   

$

391,101,299

   

$

609,037,895

   

$

94,185,621

   

$

148,696,786

   

End of year

 

$

459,365,026

   

$

526,612,762

   

$

382,865,333

   

$

391,101,299

   

$

89,579,195

   

$

94,185,621

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    LONG/SHORT EQUITY &
DYNAMIC INCOME TRUST
 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

4,692,577

   

$

3,480,515

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

22,502,178

     

22,185,941

   

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

(16,183,025

)

   

(68,419,673

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

   

11,011,730

     

(42,753,217

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Distributions

   

(32,982,086

)

   

(32,982,086

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

   

Net decrease in net assets from distributions to common shareholders

   

(32,982,086

)

   

(32,982,086

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(21,970,356

)

   

(75,735,303

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

346,747,424

   

$

422,482,727

   

End of year

 

$

324,777,068

   

$

346,747,424

   

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Statement of Cash Flows

    CONVERTIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES
AND INCOME FUND
 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

(9,830,238

)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

Purchase of investment securities, including purchased options

   

(557,191,398

)

 

Proceeds paid on closing written options

   

(1,673

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities, including purchased options

   

641,936,019

   

Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities

   

12,272,837

   

Amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

262,490

   

Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased options

   

(81,636,385

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from purchased options

   

(4,530,051

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from written options

   

(783,713

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, excluding purchased options

   

86,774,549

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased options

   

1,517,263

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written options

   

780,886

   

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase)/decrease in assets:

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

   

(810,215

)

 

Prepaid expenses

   

1,630

   

Other assets

   

(2,782

)

 

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payables to affiliates

   

(31,817

)

 

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

954,004

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

89,681,406

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

Distributions to shareholders

   

(77,103,708

)

 

Redemption of Distributions to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

(132

)

 

Offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

(45,421

)

 

Repayment of Note payable

   

(25,000,000

)

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

(102,149,261

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

 

$

(12,467,855

)

 

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

$

34,796,295

   

Cash at end of year

 

$

22,328,440

   

Supplemental disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest expense on Notes Payable

 

$

16,870,798

   

Cash paid for interest expense on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

 

$

4,712,491

   

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

$

7,716,841

   

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Cash with custodian

   

22,328,440

   

Total cash and restricted cash at period end

 

$

22,328,440

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statement of Cash Flows

   

CONVERTIBLE AND
HIGH INCOME FUND

 
   

YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

(9,611,351

)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

Purchase of investment securities, including purchased options

   

(611,396,938

)

 

Proceeds paid on closing written options

   

(1,896

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities, including purchased options

   

714,361,944

   

Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities

   

13,595,273

   

Amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

281,090

   

Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased options

   

(89,802,082

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from purchased options

   

(5,083,823

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from written options

   

(888,208

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, excluding purchased options

   

93,870,650

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased options

   

1,693,762

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written options

   

885,005

   

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase)/decrease in assets:

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

   

(834,053

)

 

Prepaid expenses

   

1,873

   

Other assets

   

(2,401

)

 

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payables to affiliates

   

(32,626

)

 

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

1,007,405

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

108,043,624

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

Distributions to shareholders

   

(83,396,029

)

 

Increase in Distributions to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

2

   

Offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

(45,711

)

 

Repayment of Note payable

   

(25,000,000

)

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

(108,441,738

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

 

$

(398,114

)

 

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

$

17,274,443

   

Cash at end of year

 

$

16,876,329

   

Supplemental disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest expense on Notes Payable

 

$

18,192,848

   

Cash paid for interest expense on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

 

$

5,145,589

   

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

$

7,782,199

   

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Cash with custodian

   

16,876,329

   

Total cash and restricted cash at period end

 

$

16,876,329

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statement of Cash Flows

   

STRATEGIC TOTAL
RETURN FUND

 
   

YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

169,639,804

   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

Purchase of investment securities, including purchased options

   

(975,863,025

)

 

Proceeds paid on closing written options

   

(1,830,536

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities, including purchased options

   

1,076,397,187

   

Premiums received from written options

   

992,638

   

Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities

   

10,175,008

   

Amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

537,324

   

Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased options

   

(206,126,813

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from purchased options

   

8,915,236

   

Net realized gains/losses from written options

   

837,898

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, excluding purchased options

   

16,444,435

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased options

   

(3,624,293

)

 

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase)/decrease in assets:

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

   

(746,679

)

 

Prepaid expenses

   

3,302

   

Other assets

   

(3,398

)

 

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payables to affiliates

   

185,151

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

2,428,671

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

98,361,910

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

9,878,699

   

Distributions to shareholders

   

(186,173,427

)

 

Redemption of Distributions to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

(143

)

 

Offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

(49,567

)

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

(176,344,438

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

 

$

(77,982,528

)

 

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

$

152,703,749

   

Cash at end of year

 

$

74,721,221

   

Supplemental disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest expense on Notes Payable

 

$

41,664,081

   

Cash paid for interest expense on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

 

$

12,370,724

   

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

$

10,409,380

   

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Cash with custodian

   

74,721,221

   

Total cash and restricted cash at period end

 

$

74,721,221

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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234


Statement of Cash Flows

   

DYNAMIC CONVERTIBLE
AND INCOME FUND

 
   

YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

(17,071,604

)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

Purchase of investment securities, including purchased options

   

(476,683,374

)

 

Proceeds paid on closing written options

   

(1,478

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities, including purchased options

   

537,286,549

   

Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities

   

10,398,714

   

Amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

198,745

   

Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased options

   

(76,249,673

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from purchased options

   

(4,233,343

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from written options

   

(731,578

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, excluding purchased options

   

79,581,357

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased options

   

1,418,183

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written options

   

728,855

   

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase)/decrease in assets:

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

   

(688,212

)

 

Prepaid expenses

   

956

   

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payables to affiliates

   

(36,130

)

 

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

599,144

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

54,517,111

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

   

4,371,538

   

Distributions to shareholders

   

(54,547,670

)

 

Redemption of Distributions to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

(102

)

 

Offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

(44,369

)

 

Repayment of Note payable

   

(20,000,000

)

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

(70,220,603

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

 

$

(15,703,492

)

 

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

$

36,104,778

   

Cash at end of year

 

$

20,401,286

   

Supplemental disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest expense on Notes Payable

 

$

11,357,892

   

Cash paid for interest expense on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

 

$

3,215,845

   

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

$

7,254,396

   

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Cash with custodian

   

20,400,682

   

Restricted cash for short positions

   

604

   

Total cash and restricted cash at period end

 

$

20,401,286

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statement of Cash Flows

   

GLOBAL DYNAMIC
INCOME FUND

 
   

YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

30,082,666

   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

Purchase of investment securities, including purchased options

   

(683,211,905

)

 

Purchases of securities to cover securities sold short

   

(130,881

)

 

Proceeds paid on closing written options

   

(284,042

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities, including purchased options

   

701,051,168

   

Proceeds from securities sold short

   

130,723

   

Premiums received from written options

   

712,386

   

Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities

   

4,422,034

   

Amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

160,816

   

Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased options

   

(28,525,674

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from capital gains tax

   

107,512

   

Net realized gains/losses from purchased options

   

7,052,032

   

Net realized gains/losses from written options

   

(314,714

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, excluding purchased options

   

(15,126,965

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on capital gains tax

   

23,089

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased options

   

1,686,301

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written options

   

47,210

   

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase)/decrease in assets:

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

   

25,215

   

Prepaid expenses

   

1,695

   

Other assets

   

(1,291

)

 

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payables to affiliates

   

37,968

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

289,468

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

18,234,811

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

Distributions to shareholders

   

(38,318,632

)

 

Increase in Distributions to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

137

   

Offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

(44,399

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in due to custodian bank

   

(13

)

 

Repayment of Note Payable

   

(30,000,000

)

 

Proceeds from Note payable

   

51,000,000

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

(17,362,907

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and foreign currency

 

$

871,904

   

Cash and foreign currency and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

$

8,209,883

   

Cash and foreign currency at end of year

 

$

9,081,787

   

Supplemental disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest expense on Notes Payable

 

$

5,682,989

   

Cash paid for interest expense on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

 

$

2,652,314

   

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Cash with custodian

   

9,081,592

   

Foreign currency

   

195

   

Total cash and restricted cash at period end

 

$

9,081,787

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statement of Cash Flows

   

GLOBAL TOTAL
RETURN FUND

 
   

YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

4,802,522

   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

Purchase of investment securities, including purchased options

   

(167,191,933

)

 

Proceeds paid on closing written options

   

(58,654

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities, including purchased options

   

172,265,032

   

Premiums received from written options

   

143,397

   

Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities

   

1,123,438

   

Amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

81,275

   

Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased options

   

(9,021,432

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from capital gains tax

   

59,698

   

Net realized gains/losses from purchased options

   

1,579,943

   

Net realized gains/losses from written options

   

(65,552

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, excluding purchased options

   

245,241

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on capital gains tax

   

7,740

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased options

   

659,208

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written options

   

17,174

   

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase)/decrease in assets:

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

   

(1,889

)

 

Prepaid expenses

   

1,724

   

Other assets

   

(820

)

 

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payables to affiliates

   

8,400

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

73,211

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

4,727,723

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

Distributions to shareholders

   

(9,408,948

)

 

Increase in Distributions to Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shareholders

   

114

   

Offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

   

(44,279

)

 

Repayment of Note Payable

   

(9,500,000

)

 

Proceeds from Note payable

   

13,600,000

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

(5,353,113

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and foreign currency

 

$

(625,390

)

 

Cash and foreign currency and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

$

5,057,146

   

Cash, foreign currency and restricted cash at end of year

 

$

4,431,756

   

Supplemental disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest expense on Notes Payable

 

$

1,284,562

   

Cash paid for interest expense on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

 

$

640,574

   

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

$

23,134

   

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Cash with custodian

   

4,431,591

   

Foreign currency

   

120

   

Restricted cash for short positions

   

45

   

Total cash and restricted cash at period end

 

$

4,431,756

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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    LONG/SHORT EQUITY &
DYNAMIC INCOME TRUST
 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

 

$

11,011,730

   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

Purchase of investment securities, including purchased options

   

(1,121,004,667

)

 

Purchases of securities to cover securities sold short

   

(654,948,353

)

 

Proceeds paid on closing written options

   

(26,278,114

)

 

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities, including purchased options

   

1,100,548,328

   

Proceeds from securities sold short

   

754,167,490

   

Premiums received from written options

   

62,421,798

   

Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities

   

131,739

   

Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased options

   

(27,166,540

)

 

Net realized gains/losses from purchased options

   

28,874,230

   

Net realized gain/losses from short positions

   

7,976,140

   

Net realized gains/losses from written options

   

(30,981,651

)

 

Increase from payment by affiliates

   

(1,223,984

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments, excluding purchased options

   

19,360,709

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased options

   

298,348

   

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on short positions

   

(5,390,485

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on written options

   

1,920,104

   

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase)/decrease in assets:

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

   

(31,435

)

 

Prepaid expenses

   

(751

)

 

Other assets

   

(396,731

)

 

Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:

 

Payables to affiliates

   

(4,098

)

 

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

265,611

   

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

119,549,418

   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

Distributions to shareholders

   

(32,982,086

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in due to custodian bank

   

(1,722,387

)

 

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

 

$

(34,704,473

)

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

 

$

84,844,945

   

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

$

183,062,687

   

Cash at end of year

 

$

267,907,632

   

Supplemental disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest expense on Notes Payable

 

$

6,293,310

   

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Cash with custodian

   

4,585,708

   

Restricted cash for short positions

   

262,618,136

   

Restricted foreign cash for short positions

   

703,788

   

Total cash and restricted cash at period end

 

$

267,907,632

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization. Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ("CHI"), Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund ("CHY"), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund ("CSQ"), Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund ("CCD"), Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund ("CHW"), Calamos Global Total Return Fund ("CGO"), and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust ("CPZ") (each a "Fund", and collectively, the "Funds") were each organized as Delaware statutory trusts and are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") as a diversified, closed-end management investment company.

Significant Accounting Policies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and the Funds are each considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follow the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The Funds adhere to the accounting and reporting requirements set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946: Financial Services—Investment Companies. Under U.S. GAAP, management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements and actual results may differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Fund Valuation. Each Board of Trustees ("Board" or "Trustees"), including a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of each Fund, have designated Calamos Advisors LLC ("Calamos Advisors", or the "Advisor") to perform fair valuation determinations related to all Funds' investments under the oversight of the Board. As "valuation designee" Calamos Advisors has adopted policies and procedures to guide the determination of the net asset value ("NAV") on any day on which each Fund's NAV is determined. The valuation of each Fund's investments is in accordance with these procedures.

Funds' securities that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, except option securities, are valued at the official closing price, which is the last current reported sales price on its principal exchange at the time the Fund determines its NAV. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking a NASDAQ Official Closing Price, the last current reported sale price on NASDAQ at the time the Fund determines its NAV. When a last sale or closing price is not available, equity securities, other than option securities, that are traded on a U.S. securities exchange and other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on its principal exchange in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board. Each option security traded on a U.S. securities exchange is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, also in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued either by an independent pricing agent approved by the Board or based on a quotation provided by the counterparty to such option under the ultimate supervision of the Board.

Fixed income securities, bank loans, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives are normally valued by independent pricing services or by dealers or brokers who make markets in such securities. Valuations of such fixed income securities, bank loans, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives consider yield or price of equivalent securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data and do not rely exclusively upon exchange or over-the-counter prices.

Trading on European and Far Eastern exchanges and over-the-counter markets is typically completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. Each security trading on these exchanges or in over-the-counter markets may be valued utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees. The valuation of each security that meets certain criteria in relation to the valuation model is systematically adjusted to reflect the impact of movement in the U.S. market after the foreign markets close. Securities that do not meet the criteria, or that are principally traded in other foreign markets, are valued as of the last reported sale price at the time each Fund determines its NAV, or when reliable market prices or quotations are not readily available, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading of foreign securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which each Fund's NAV is not calculated.

If the Advisor's pricing committee determines that the valuation of a security in accordance with the methods described above is not reflective of a fair value for such security, the security is valued at a fair value by the pricing committee.

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The Funds also may use fair value pricing, pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by Calamos Advisors, if trading in the security is halted or if the value of a security it holds is materially affected by events occurring before a Fund's pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is listed. Those procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by Calamos Advisors, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities.

When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by each Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. There can be no assurance that each Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate each Fund's NAV.

Various inputs are used to determine the value of each Fund's investments. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels as follows:

•  Level 1 – Prices are determined using inputs from unadjusted quoted prices from active markets (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange) for identical assets.

•  Level 2 – Prices are determined using significant observable market inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices, including quoted prices of similar securities, fair value adjustments to quoted foreign securities, interest rates, credit risk, prepayment speeds, and other relevant data.

•  Level 3 – Prices reflect unobservable market inputs (including each Fund's own judgments about assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value) when observable inputs are unavailable.

Debt securities are valued based upon evaluated prices received from an independent pricing service or from a dealer or broker who makes markets in such securities. Pricing services utilize various observable market data and as such, debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2. The levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity of each Fund's investments. The summary of the inputs used in valuing each Fund's holdings are available after each Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Investment Transactions. Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis as of October 31, 2023. Net realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized using the accrual method and includes accretion of original issue and market discount and amortization of premium. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information becomes available after the ex-dividend date.

Foreign Currency Translation. Values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using a rate quoted by a major bank or dealer in the particular currency market, as reported by a recognized quotation dissemination service.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from disposition of foreign currency, the difference in the foreign exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the ex-date or accrual date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at period end.

Allocation of Expenses Among Funds. Expenses directly attributable to each respective Fund are charged to the Fund; certain other common expenses of Calamos Advisors Trust, Calamos Investment Trust, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust, Calamos Antetokounmpo Sustainable Equities Trust, and Calamos ETF Trust are allocated proportionately among each Fund to which the expenses relate in relation to the net assets of each Fund or on another reasonable basis.

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Income Taxes. No provision has been made for U.S. income taxes because each Fund's policy is to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and distribute to shareholders substantially all of the respective Fund's taxable income and net realized gains.

Dividends and distributions paid to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these "book and tax" differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, contingent payment debt instruments and methods of amortizing and accreting for fixed income securities. The financial statements are not adjusted for temporary differences.

Distributions to holders of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares ("MRPS") as described in Note 8 are accrued on a daily basis and are treated as an operating expense due to the fixed term of the obligation. The distributions are shown on the Statement of Operations as Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on MRPS. For tax purposes, the distributions made to the holders of the MRPS are treated as dividends.

The Funds recognized no liability for uncertain tax positions. A reconciliation is not provided as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized benefits are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax years 2020 – 2022 remain subject to examination by the U.S. and the State of Illinois tax jurisdictions.

Indemnifications. Under the Funds' organizational documents, each Fund is obligated to indemnify its officers and trustees against certain liabilities incurred by them by reason of having been an officer or trustee of the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, a Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. A Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Funds' management expects the risk of material loss in connection to a potential claim to be remote.

Note 2 – Investment Adviser and Transactions With Affiliates Or Certain Other Parties

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with Calamos Advisors, each Fund pays an annual fee, payable monthly based on the average weekly managed assets of the Fund, as shown below:

FUND

 

ANNUAL RATE

 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

   

0.80

%

 

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

0.80

%

 

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

1.00

%

 

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

1.00

%

 

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

1.00

%

 

Global Total Return Fund

   

1.00

%

 

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

1.35

%

 

Each Fund reimburses Calamos Advisors for a portion of compensation paid to each Trust's Chief Compliance Officer. This compensation is reported as part of the "Trustees' fees and officer compensation" expense on the Funds' Statements of Operations.

The Funds have adopted a deferred compensation plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, a trustee who is not an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) and has elected to participate in the Plan (a "participating trustee") may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation from the Trust. The deferred compensation payable to the participating trustee is credited to the trustee's deferral account as of the business day such compensation would have been paid to the participating trustee. The value of amounts deferred for a participating trustee is determined by reference to the change in value of Class I shares of one or more funds of the Calamos Investment Trust designated by the participant. The value of the account increases with contributions to the account or with increases in the value of the measuring shares, and the value of the account decreases with withdrawals from the account or with declines in the value of the measuring shares.

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At October 31, 2023, the Funds had deferred compensation balances, which are included in "Other assets" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as follows:

FUND

 

AMOUNT

 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

165,660

   

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

142,968

   

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

202,387

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

0

   

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

76,901

   

Global Total Return Fund

   

48,868

   

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

0

   

Each Fund's obligation to make payments under the Plan is a general obligation of the Fund and is included in "Payable for deferred compensation to trustees" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at October 31, 2023.

Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust recorded payment by affiliates in the amount of $1,223,984 for losses incurred on the disposal of investments that resulted due to the identification of an error during the year ended October 31, 2023. This amount is reported on the Fund's Statements of Operations and Financial Highlights under "Payments by affiliates" and " Net increase from payment by affiliates," respectively.

Note 3 – Investments

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term investments, excluding investments sold short, for the year ended October 31, 2023 are shown in the table below. Furthermore, the cost of purchases to cover short sales and the proceeds of short sales were $654,892,857 and $754,111,384 for Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Fund, respectively.

   

COST OF PURCHASES

 

PROCEEDS FROM SALES

 

FUND

  U.S. GOV'T
SECURITIES
 

OTHER

  U.S. GOV'T
SECURITIES
 

OTHER

 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

   

$

452,391,704

   

$

33,104,297

   

$

494,221,432

   

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

     

498,717,850

     

23,541,074

     

554,842,979

   

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

     

929,503,053

     

     

1,019,380,866

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

     

347,176,957

     

29,915,723

     

370,184,066

   

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

     

660,744,824

     

15,772,099

     

661,581,692

   

Global Total Return Fund

   

     

160,752,534

     

2,750,623

     

163,225,971

   

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

     

944,956,681

     

     

986,888,558

   

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at October 31, 2023 was as follows:

FUND

  COST BASIS OF
INVESTMENTS
  GROSS UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
  GROSS UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
  NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

1,255,349,334

   

$

23,571,961

   

$

(189,445,298

)

 

$

(165,873,337

)

 

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

1,366,790,450

     

24,744,423

     

(207,346,940

)

   

(182,602,517

)

 

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

2,942,500,470

     

578,112,011

     

(313,693,683

)

   

264,418,328

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

844,408,560

     

18,897,966

     

(127,620,129

)

   

(108,722,163

)

 

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

740,299,828

     

9,762,185

     

(173,226,509

)

   

(163,464,324

)

 

Global Total Return Fund

   

157,905,304

     

3,609,165

     

(28,801,311

)

   

(25,192,146

)

 

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

241,462,274

     

10,585,950

     

(79,080,660

)

   

(68,494,710

)

 

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Note 4 – Income Taxes

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Funds recorded the following permanent reclassifications to reflect tax character. The results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

FUND

  PAID-IN
CAPITAL
  UNDISTRIBUTED/
(OVERDISTRIBUTED)
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME/(LOSS)
  ACCUMULATED
NET REALIZED
GAIN/(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

(535,414

)

 

$

18,534,527

   

$

(17,999,113

)

 

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

(510

)

   

20,022,699

     

(20,022,189

)

 

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

(649,022

)

   

110,657,898

     

(110,008,876

)

 

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

(470,337

)

   

17,164,912

     

(16,694,575

)

 

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

(19,614,481

)

   

30,458,638

     

(10,844,157

)

 

Global Total Return Fund

   

(2,907,532

)

   

6,254,259

     

(3,346,727

)

 

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

(32

)

   

(119,743

)

   

119,775

   

Each Fund intends to make monthly distributions from its income available for distribution, which consists of each Fund's dividends and interest income after payment of Fund expenses, and net realized gains on investments. At least annually, each Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net realized capital gains, if any. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each Fund distinguishes between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to distributions are reclassified to paid-in-capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income. Distributions in any year may include a return of capital component.

Distributions were characterized for federal income tax purposes as follows:

    YEAR OR PERIOD ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

FUND

  ORDINARY
INCOME
  LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
  RETURN OF
CAPITAL
  ORDINARY
INCOME
  LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
  RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

30,821,886

   

$

58,448,531

     

   

$

24,489,812

   

$

63,422,635

     

   

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

32,248,272

     

63,794,457

     

     

22,215,664

     

72,535,445

     

   

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

17,803,791

     

190,612,272

     

     

35,001,817

     

171,625,596

     

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

16,264,044

     

48,555,021

     

     

5,018,611

     

57,501,392

     

   

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

21,588,110

     

     

19,222,158

     

69,596,978

     

28,228,527

     

44,585,621

   

Global Total Return Fund

   

5,888,148

     

1,289,760

     

2,813,588

     

15,027,531

     

4,934,556

     

8,056,439

   

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

32,183,213

     

798,873

     

     

21,219,129

     

11,762,957

     

   

As of October 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings/(loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

    CONVERTIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES
AND INCOME FUND
  CONVERTIBLE AND
HIGH INCOME
FUND
  STRATEGIC
TOTAL
RETURN FUND
  DYNAMIC
CONVERTIBLE AND
INCOME FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Undistributed capital gains

   

2,231,502

     

442,758

     

4,141,607

     

4,987,751

   

Total undistributed earnings

   

2,231,502

     

442,758

     

4,141,607

     

4,987,751

   

Accumulated capital and other losses

   

     

     

(8,231,699

)

   

   

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

   

(165,873,337

)

   

(182,602,517

)

   

264,399,772

     

(108,722,163

)

 

Total accumulated earnings/(losses)

   

(163,641,835

)

   

(182,159,759

)

   

260,309,680

     

(103,734,412

)

 

Other

   

(104,840

)

   

(136,044

)

   

(123,631

)

   

   

Paid-in-capital

   

836,528,404

     

907,116,571

     

1,889,816,626

     

563,099,438

   

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

672,781,729

   

$

724,820,768

   

$

2,150,002,675

   

$

459,365,026

   

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    GLOBAL DYNAMIC
INCOME FUND
  GLOBAL TOTAL
RETURN FUND
  LONG/SHORT
EQUITY & DYNAMIC
INCOME TRUST
 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

   

$

   

$

4,767,671

   

Undistributed capital gains

   

     

     

   

Total undistributed earnings

   

     

     

4,767,671

   

Accumulated capital and other losses

   

     

     

   

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

   

(163,667,896

)

   

(25,255,338

)

   

(68,500,156

)

 

Total accumulated earnings/(losses)

   

(163,667,896

)

   

(25,255,338

)

   

(63,732,485

)

 

Other

   

(206,675

)

   

(91,992

)

   

(4,118,672

)

 

Paid-in-capital

   

546,739,904

     

114,926,525

     

392,628,225

   

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

382,865,333

   

$

89,579,195

   

$

324,777,068

   

Note 5 – Short Sales

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust may sell securities short. Securities sold short represent obligations to deliver the securities at a future date. Each Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security before the delivery date. When a Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. Dividends paid on securities sold short are disclosed as an expense on the Statements of Operations. A gain, limited to the price at which a Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be realized upon the termination of a short sale.

To secure its obligation to deliver to the broker-dealer the securities sold short, a Fund must segregate an amount of cash or liquid securities with its custodian equal to any excess of the current market value of the securities sold short over any cash or liquid securities deposited as collateral with the broker in connection with the short sale (not including the proceeds of the short sale). As a result of that requirement, a Fund will not gain any leverage merely by selling short, except to the extent that it earns interest or other income or gains on the segregated cash or liquid securities while also being subject to the possibility of gain or loss from the securities sold short. Other Income on the Statement of Operations consists of income from interest on short sales of $6,494,633 during the year ended October 31, 2023.

Note 6 – Derivative Instruments

Foreign Currency Risk. Each Fund may engage in portfolio hedging with respect to changes in currency exchange rates by entering into forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell currencies. A forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Risks associated with such contracts include, among other things, movement in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparty to perform.

To mitigate the counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement ("ISDA Master Agreement") or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument's payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Generally, collateral is exchanged between a Fund and the counterparty and the amount of collateral due from a Fund or to a counterparty has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. When a Fund is required to post collateral under the terms of a derivatives transaction and master netting agreement, a Fund's custodian holds the collateral in a segregated account, subject to the terms of a tri-party agreement among a Fund, the custodian and the counterparty. The master netting agreement and tri-party agreement provide, in relevant part, that the counterparty may have rights to the amounts in the segregated account in the event that a Fund defaults in its obligation with respect to the derivative instrument that is subject to the collateral requirement. When a counterparty is required to post collateral under the terms of a derivatives transaction and master netting agreement, the counterparty delivers such amount to a Fund's custodian. The master netting agreement provides, in relevant part, that the Fund may have rights to such collateral in the event that the counterparty defaults in its obligation with respect to the

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derivative instrument that is subject to the collateral requirement. Generally before a default, neither a Fund nor the counterparty may resell, rehypothecate, or repledge any collateral that it receives.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Each Fund's net counterparty exposure, if any, is reflected in the Schedules of Investments. The net unrealized gain, if any, represents the credit risk to the Fund on a forward foreign currency contract. The contracts are valued daily at forward foreign exchange rates. The Fund realizes a gain or loss when a position is closed or upon settlement of the contracts. There were no open forward foreign currency contracts for any of the Funds at October 31, 2023.

Equity Risk. Each Fund may engage in option transactions and in doing so achieves similar objectives to what it would achieve through the sale or purchase of individual securities. A call option, upon payment of a premium, gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the seller of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security, index or other instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option, upon payment of a premium, the right to sell, and the seller the obligation to buy, the underlying security, index, or other instrument at the exercise price.

To seek to offset some of the risk of a potential decline in value of certain long positions, each Fund may also purchase put options on individual securities, broad-based securities indexes or certain exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). Each Fund may also seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options on a portion of the equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities) in a Fund's portfolio, on broad-based securities indexes, or certain ETFs.

When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When a Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, a Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost basis of the purchase. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on a closing purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid. Gain or loss on written options and purchased options is presented separately on the Statements of Operations as net realized gain or loss on written options and net realized gain or loss on purchased options, respectively.

Options written by each Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk since options written obligate each Fund and not the counterparty to perform. Exchange traded purchased options have minimal counterparty credit risk to each Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had outstanding purchased options and/or written options as listed on the Schedules of Investments.

Interest Rate Risk. Each Fund may engage in interest rate swaps primarily to hedge the interest rate risk on the Fund's borrowings (see Note 7—Notes Payable). An interest rate swap is a contract that involves the exchange of one type of interest rate for another type of interest rate. If interest rates rise, resulting in a diminution in the value of the Fund's portfolio, the Fund would receive payments under the swap that would offset, in whole or in part, such diminution in value; if interest rates fall, the Fund would likely lose money on the swap transaction. Unrealized gains are reported as an asset, and unrealized losses are reported as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of swaps, including accruals of periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, is reported as change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on interest rate swaps in the Statements of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded in net realized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps in the Statements of Operations upon payment or receipt of a periodic payment or termination of the swap agreements. Swap agreements are stated at fair value. Notional principal amounts are used to express the extent of involvement in these transactions, but the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are much smaller. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap contracts in the event of default or bankruptcy of each Fund. Please see the disclosure regarding ISDA Master Agreements under Foreign Currency Risk within this note.

Premiums paid to or by a Fund are accrued daily and included in realized gain (loss) when paid on swaps in the accompanying Statements of Operations. The contracts are marked-to-market daily based upon third party vendor valuations and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon early termination of the contract. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These risks include changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the contracts' terms, counterparty's creditworthiness, and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the contracts.

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As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had no outstanding interest rate swap agreements.

As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had outstanding derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

    ASSET
DERIVATIVES
  LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
 
    CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND
INCOME FUND
 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(1)

 

$

1,175,700

   

$

   
   

$

1,175,700

   

$

   
    CONVERTIBLE AND
HIGH INCOME FUND
 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(1)

 

$

1,261,775

   

$

   
   

$

1,261,775

   

$

   
    ASSET
DERIVATIVES
  LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
 
   

STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(1)

 

$

1,526,300

   

$

   
   

$

1,526,300

   

$

   
    DYNAMIC CONVERTIBLE AND
INCOME FUND
 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(1)

 

$

1,037,475

   

$

   
   

$

1,037,475

   

$

   
   

GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCOME FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(1)

 

$

1,573,636

   

$

   

Written Options(2)

   

     

160,840

   
   

$

1,573,636

   

$

160,840

   
   

GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(1)

 

$

324,467

   

$

   

Written Options(2)

   

     

35,365

   
   

$

324,467

   

$

35,365

   
    LONG/SHORT EQUITY & DYNAMIC
INCOME TRUST
 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(1)

 

$

3,105,465

   

$

   

Written Options(2)

   

     

3,965,683

   
   

$

3,105,465

   

$

3,965,683

   

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For the year ended October 31, 2023, the volume of derivative activity for the Funds are reflected below:*

FUND

  PURCHASED
OPTIONS(1)
  WRITTEN
OPTIONS(2)
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

   

1,753

     

   

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

1,881

     

   

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

67,203

     

11,360

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

1,534

     

   

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

38,769

     

5,648

   

Global Total Return Fund

   

9,801

     

1,244

   

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

394,136

     

413,960

   

*  Activity during the period is measured by opened number of contracts for options purchased or written.

(1)  Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Purchased Options is "Investments in securities, at value".

(2)  Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Written Options is "Options written, at value".

Note 7 – Notes Payable

The Funds have each entered into an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement (the "SSB Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB") that allows each Fund to borrow up to a certain limit as shown in the table below, as well as engage in securities lending and securities repurchase transactions.

FUND

  BORROWING
LIMIT
(IN MILLIONS)
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

430.0

   

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

480.0

   

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

1,130.0

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

370.0

   

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

265.0

   

Global Total Return Fund

   

55.0

   

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

150.0

   

Advances under the SSB Agreement are secured by assets of the Funds that are held with the Funds' custodian in a separate account (the "pledged collateral"). Interest on the SSB Agreement was charged on the drawn amount at the rate of OBFR plus 0.80% from November 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The rate from July 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023 was OBFR plus 0.52%. A commitment fee of 0.10% is payable on any undrawn balance. For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Funds borrowed according to the table below:

FUND

  AVERAGE
BORROWINGS
(IN MILLIONS)
  AVERAGE
INTEREST RATE
  TOTAL OUTSTANDING
BORROWINGS
(IN MILLIONS)
  INTEREST RATE
APPLICABLE
TO BORROWINGS
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

323.6

     

5.35

%

 

$

314.4

     

5.65

%

 

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

349.6

     

5.34

%

   

340.4

     

5.64

%

 

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

800.5

     

5.36

%

   

800.5

     

5.64

%

 

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

217.4

     

5.32

%

   

210.0

     

5.62

%

 

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

109.0

     

5.36

%

   

130.6

     

5.64

%

 

Global Total Return Fund

   

25.0

     

5.31

%

   

30.1

     

5.60

%

 

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

120.0

     

5.41

%

   

120.0

     

5.69

%

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Under the terms of the SSB Agreement, all securities lent through SSB must be secured continuously by collateral received in cash. Cash collateral received by SSB on behalf of the Fund is deposited by SSB in a custodial account of the Fund and then applied to repay borrowings under the SSB, such that the cash advanced to the Fund remains unchanged. Upon termination of a securities loan, SSB will advance to the Fund the cash collateral required to be returned by the Fund, or secure the appropriate amount through one or more securities lending transactions as the Fund's agent, and deposit the amount to a custodial account of the Fund and then subsequently return such amount to the securities borrower against return of the securities on loan. Again, the net cash to the Fund is unaltered. Only the composition of the advance is changed, and regardless of the composition of advances as between cash collateral for securities lending transactions or borrowings from SSB, they are not reflected separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities but as a component of the Notes Payable. The Fund has the right to recall securities which have been lent at any time. The securities lending arrangement with SSB involves characteristics common in arm's length relationships in which one party may benefit at the expense of the other party. As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had securities on loan under the SSB Agreement which are reflected in the Investment in securities, at value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are shown in the table below. The borrowings are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

The composition of the securities on loan was as follows:

FUND

  SECURITIES
ON LOAN
(IN MIILIONS)
  FIXED INCOME
SECURITIES
(IN MILLIONS)
  EQUITY
SECURITIES
(IN MILLIONS)
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

52.9

   

$

40.8

   

$

12.1

   

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

48.1

     

40.1

     

8.0

   

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

721.1

     

80.8

     

640.3

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

15.0

     

9.2

     

5.8

   

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

14.0

     

3.4

     

10.6

   

Global Total Return Fund

   

5.7

     

1.2

     

4.5

   

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

2.1

     

1.4

     

0.7

Note 8 – Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

All Funds except Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust have MRPS issued and outstanding, each divided into four series with different mandatory redemption dates and dividend rates. On September 6, 2022 CHI had $33,250,000, CHY had $36,500,000, CSQ had $80,500,000, CCD had $21,250,000, CGO had $4,000,000, and CHW had $21,500,000 of Series A MRPS redeemed at $25.01 per share, respectively. The tables below summarizes the key terms of each series of the MRPS at October 31, 2023.

The MRPS are divided into four series with different mandatory redemption dates and dividend rates. The tables below summarizes the key terms of each Fund's series of the MRPS at October 31, 2023.

CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND

SERIES

  ISSUE
DATE
  TERM
REDEMPTION
DATE
  DIVIDEND
RATE
  SHARES
(000'S)
  LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
PER SHARE
  AGGREGATE
LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
 

Series B

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/24

   

4.00

%

   

1,330

   

$

25

   

$

33,250,000

   

Series C

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/27

   

4.24

%

   

1,340

   

$

25

   

$

33,500,000

   

Series D

 

8/24/21

 

8/24/26

   

2.45

%

   

1,320

   

$

25

   

$

33,000,000

   

Series E

 

3/8/22

 

5/24/27

   

2.68

%

   

1,330

   

$

25

   

$

33,250,000

   

Total

 

$

133,000,000

   

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CONVERTIBLE AND HIGH INCOME FUND

SERIES

  ISSUE
DATE
  TERM
REDEMPTION
DATE
  DIVIDEND
RATE
  SHARES
(000'S)
  LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
PER SHARE
  AGGREGATE
LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
 

Series B

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/24

   

4.00

%

   

1,460

   

$

25

   

$

36,500,000

   

Series C

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/27

   

4.24

%

   

1,480

   

$

25

   

$

37,000,000

   

Series D

 

8/24/21

 

8/24/26

   

2.45

%

   

1,400

   

$

25

   

$

35,000,000

   

Series E

 

3/8/22

 

5/24/27

   

2.68

%

   

1,460

   

$

25

   

$

36,500,000

   

Total

 

$

145,000,000

   

STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND

SERIES

  ISSUE
DATE
  TERM
REDEMPTION
DATE
  DIVIDEND
RATE
  SHARES
(000'S)
  LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
PER SHARE
  AGGREGATE
LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
 

Series B

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/24

   

4.00

%

   

3,220

   

$

25

   

$

80,500,000

   

Series C

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/27

   

4.24

%

   

3,240

   

$

25

   

$

81,000,000

   

Series D

 

8/24/21

 

8/24/26

   

2.45

%

   

2,480

   

$

25

   

$

62,000,000

   

Series F

 

5/24/22

 

5/24/27

   

3.66

%

   

4,000

   

$

25

   

$

100,000,000

   

Total

 

$

323,500,000

   

DYNAMIC CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME FUND

SERIES

  ISSUE
DATE
  TERM
REDEMPTION
DATE
  DIVIDEND
RATE
  SHARES
(000'S)
  LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
PER SHARE
  AGGREGATE
LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
 

Series B

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/24

   

4.00

%

   

850

   

$

25

   

$

21,250,000

   

Series C

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/27

   

4.24

%

   

860

   

$

25

   

$

21,500,000

   

Series D

 

8/24/21

 

8/24/26

   

2.45

%

   

1,120

   

$

25

   

$

28,000,000

   

Series E

 

3/8/22

 

5/24/27

   

2.68

%

   

850

   

$

25

   

$

21,250,000

   

Total

 

$

92,000,000

   

GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCOME FUND

SERIES

  ISSUE
DATE
  TERM
REDEMPTION
DATE
  DIVIDEND
RATE
  SHARES
(000'S)
  LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
PER SHARE
  AGGREGATE
LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
 

Series B

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/24

   

4.00

%

   

860

   

$

25

   

$

21,500,000

   

Series C

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/27

   

4.24

%

   

880

   

$

25

   

$

22,000,000

   

Series D

 

8/24/21

 

8/24/26

   

2.45

%

   

200

   

$

25

   

$

5,000,000

   

Series E

 

3/8/22

 

5/24/27

   

2.68

%

   

860

   

$

25

   

$

21,500,000

   

Total

 

$

70,000,000

   

GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

SERIES

  ISSUE
DATE
  TERM
REDEMPTION
DATE
  DIVIDEND
RATE
  SHARES
(000'S)
  LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
PER SHARE
  AGGREGATE
LIQUIDATION
PREFERENCE
 

Series B

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/24

   

4.00

%

   

160

   

$

25

   

$

4,000,000

   

Series C

 

9/6/17

 

9/6/27

   

4.24

%

   

160

   

$

25

   

$

4,000,000

   

Series D

 

8/24/21

 

8/24/26

   

2.45

%

   

200

   

$

25

   

$

5,000,000

   

Series E

 

3/8/22

 

5/24/27

   

2.68

%

   

160

   

$

25

   

$

4,000,000

   

Total

 

$

17,000,000

   

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The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the MRPS, is recorded as a liability in each Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities net of deferred offering costs. The MRPS are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

During the year ended October 31, 2023, all MRPS were rated `AA-' by Kroll Bond Rating Agency LLC ("KBRA"). If the ratings of the MRPS are downgraded, each Fund's dividend expense may increase, as described below.

Holders of MRPS are entitled to receive monthly cumulative cash dividends payable on the first business day of each month. The MRPS currently are rated "AA-" by KBRA. If on the first day of a monthly dividend period the MRPS of any class are rated lower than "A" by KBRA, the dividend rate for such period shall be increased by 0.5%, 2.0% or 4.0% according to an agreed upon schedule. The MRPS' dividend rate is also subject to increase during periods when a Fund has not made timely payments to MRPS holders and/or the MRPS do not have a current credit rating, subject to various terms and conditions. Dividends accrued and paid to the shareholders of MRPS are included in "Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares" with each Fund's Statement of Operations.

With regard to the Series B and C MRPS, so long as any MRPS are outstanding, a Fund will not declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividend or other distribution (other than non-cash distributions) with respect to Fund shares ranking junior to or on parity with the MRPS, unless (1) the Fund has satisfied the MRPS Overcollateralization Test (as defined below) on at least one "valuation date" in the preceding 65 calendar days, (2) immediately after such transaction the Fund would satisfy the MRPS Asset Coverage Test (as defined below), (3) full cumulative dividends on the MRPS due on or prior to the date of the transaction have been declared and paid to the holders of MRPS and (4) the Fund has redeemed the full number of MRPS required to be redeemed by any provision for mandatory redemption or deposited sufficient monies with the Fund's paying agent for that purpose, subject to certain grace periods and exceptions.

MRPS Asset Coverage Test: Asset coverage with respect to all outstanding senior securities and preferred shares, including the MRPS, determined in accordance with Section 18(h) of the 1940 Act, on the basis of values calculated as of a time within 48 hours (not including Sundays or holidays) next preceding the time of determination, must be greater than or equal to 225%.

MRPS Overcollateralization Test: So long as Fitch or any other NSRSO, such as KBRA, is then rating any class of the outstanding MRPS pursuant to the request of the Fund, satisfaction of only those overcollateralization ratios applicable to closed-end fund issuers with the same rating(s) as the Fund's MRPS' then-current rating(s) issued by Fitch or such other NSRSO, such as KBRA, by application of the applicable rating agency guidelines.

In accordance with that certain Statement of Preferences governing the Series D, E and F MRPS, for so long as any MRPS are outstanding, a Fund will not declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividend or other distribution (other than a dividend or distribution paid in shares of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase, Common Shares or other shares of beneficial interest, if any, ranking junior to the MRPS as to dividends or upon liquidation (collectively "non-cash distributions") with respect to Common Shares or any other shares of the Series or Fund ranking junior to or on a parity with the MRPS as to dividends or upon liquidation, or call for redemption, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any Common Shares or any other such junior shares (except by conversion into or exchange for shares of the Fund ranking junior to the MRPS as to dividends and upon liquidation) or any such parity shares (except by conversion into or exchange for shares of the Fund ranking junior to or on a parity with the MRPS as to dividends and upon liquidation), unless (1) immediately after such transaction the Fund would satisfy the MRPS Asset Coverage Test, (2) full cumulative dividends on the MRPS due on or prior to the date of the transaction have been declared and paid to the Holders of MRPS, and (3) the Fund has redeemed the full number of MRPS required to be redeemed by any provision for mandatory redemption contained in Section 3(a) or deposited sufficient monies with the Paying Agent for that purpose (without regard to the provisions of the Special Proviso); provided that the Fund may make any distributions reasonably necessary for the Fund to continue to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to avoid excise tax under Section 4982 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Tax Required Payments"). For the avoidance of doubt, any such Tax Required Payments would only be paid to holders of Common Shares after full cumulative dividends due on or prior to the date of the applicable distribution and any mandatory redemptions occurring on or prior to the date of the applicable distribution have been paid to the holders of MRPS.

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Except as otherwise required pursuant to the Funds' governing documents or applicable law, the holders of the MRPS have one vote per share and vote together with the holders of common stock of the Funds as a single class except on matters affecting only the holders of MRPS or the holders of common stock. Pursuant to the 1940 Act, holders of the MRPS have the right to elect at least two trustees of a Fund, voting separately as a class. Except during any time when a Fund has failed to make a dividend or redemption payment in respect of MRPS outstanding, the holders of MRPS have agreed to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the Board on any matter submitted to them for their vote or to the vote of shareholders of a Fund generally.

Note 9 – Common Shares

Each Fund has unlimited common shares of beneficial interest authorized at October 31, 2023. Transactions in common shares for each fund at October 31, 2023 were as follows:

CONVERTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME FUND

  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

Beginning shares

   

74,081,296

     

71,749,316

   

Shares sold

   

     

1,870,556

   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

   

736,871

     

461,424

   

Ending shares

   

74,818,167

     

74,081,296

   

CONVERTIBLE AND HIGH INCOME FUND

  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

Beginning shares

   

75,661,499

     

73,692,072

   

Shares sold

   

     

1,531,959

   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

   

717,771

     

437,468

   

Ending shares

   

76,379,270

     

75,661,499

   

STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN FUND

  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

Beginning shares

   

158,887,622

     

157,310,716

   

Shares sold

   

702,814

     

1,115,111

   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

   

744,690

     

461,795

   

Ending shares

   

160,335,126

     

158,887,622

   

DYNAMIC CONVERTIBLE AND INCOME FUND

  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

Beginning shares

   

26,080,838

     

24,848,140

   

Shares sold

   

206,742

     

1,077,219

   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

   

356,738

     

155,479

   

Ending shares

   

26,644,318

     

26,080,838

   

GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCOME FUND

  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

Beginning shares

   

63,864,387

     

60,033,831

   

Shares sold

   

     

3,564,049

   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

   

     

266,507

   

Ending shares

   

63,864,387

     

63,864,387

   

GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

Beginning shares

   

9,823,566

     

9,396,571

   

Shares sold

   

     

403,010

   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

   

2,272

     

23,985

   

Ending shares

   

9,825,838

     

9,823,566

   

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LONG/SHORT EQUITY & DYNAMIC INCOME TRUST

  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

Beginning shares

   

19,632,194

     

19,632,194

   

Shares sold

   

     

   

Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions

   

     

   

Ending shares

   

19,632,194

     

19,632,194

   

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act that each Fund may from time to time purchase its shares of common stock in the open market.

The Funds also may offer and sell common shares from time to time at an offering price equal to or in excess of the net asset value per share of each Fund's common shares at the time such common shares are initially sold. For the year ended October 31, 2023, the Funds sold shares according to the table below:

FUND

  AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF
NET ASSET VALUE
  AVERAGE
SALES PRICE
 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

   

$

   

Convertible and High Income Fund

   

     

   

Strategic Total Return Fund

   

0.0007

     

14.1107

   

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

   

0.0078

     

21.4314

   

Global Dynamic Income Fund

   

     

   

Global Total Return Fund

   

     

   

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

   

     

   

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Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund  Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.26

   

$

15.49

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.10

)

   

0.01

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.03

)

   

(4.11

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.13

)

   

(4.10

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.87

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

   

Total distributions

   

(1.14

)

   

(1.14

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

     

0.01

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

8.99

   

$

10.26

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

9.99

   

$

10.78

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(b)

 

Net asset value

   

(2.27

%)

   

(27.32

%)

 

Market value

   

3.27

%

   

(25.10

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(c)

   

4.40

%

   

2.44

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1.03

%)

   

0.08

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

672,782

   

$

759,716

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

39

%

   

39

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0188

   

$

0.0215

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

133,000

   

$

133,000

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

314,400

   

$

339,400

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(d)

 

$

3,563

   

$

3,630

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(e)

 

$

211

   

$

232

   

*  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(a)  Amount is less than $0.005 per common share.

(b)  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense on Notes Payable and interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, to average net assets was 1.38%, 1.34%, 1.23%, 1.26%, 1.29%, 1.28%, 1.24%, 1.24%, 1.50%, and 1.18%, respectively.

(d)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(e)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

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254


Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund  Financial Highlights

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

12.54

   

$

10.64

   

$

10.46

   

$

11.35

   

$

10.73

   

$

11.68

   

$

13.45

   

$

13.20

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.26

)

   

0.49

     

0.50

     

0.57

     

0.57

     

0.60

     

0.62

     

0.72

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

4.31

     

2.37

     

0.64

     

(0.33

)

   

1.19

     

(0.41

)

   

(1.25

)

   

0.67

   

Total from investment operations

   

4.05

     

2.86

     

1.14

     

0.24

     

1.76

     

0.19

     

(0.63

)

   

1.39

   

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.48

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.59

)

   

(0.81

)

   

(0.95

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.79

)

   

(0.52

)

   

(0.31

)

   

     

(0.08

)

   

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.19

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.17

)

   

     

(0.39

)

   

(0.55

)

   

(0.31

)

   

   

Total distributions

   

(1.10

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(1.14

)

   

(1.14

)

   

(1.14

)

   

(1.14

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

(a)

   

     

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.00

(a)

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

15.49

   

$

12.54

   

$

10.64

   

$

10.46

   

$

11.35

   

$

10.73

   

$

11.68

   

$

13.45

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

15.81

   

$

10.89

   

$

10.67

   

$

9.91

   

$

11.59

   

$

9.89

   

$

10.41

   

$

13.69

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(b)

 

Net asset value

   

33.21

%

   

29.38

%

   

11.75

%

   

1.81

%

   

17.48

%

   

3.19

%

   

(4.69

%)

   

10.90

%

 

Market value

   

56.56

%

   

12.04

%

   

18.29

%

   

(5.54

%)

   

30.15

%

   

6.72

%

   

(16.54

%)

   

13.83

%

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(c)

   

1.83

%

   

2.20

%

   

2.88

%

   

2.52

%

   

1.88

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.84

%

   

1.47

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1.76

%)

   

4.36

%

   

4.77

%

   

5.11

%

   

5.17

%

   

5.61

%

   

4.90

%

   

5.38

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

1,111,526

   

$

889,577

   

$

754,310

   

$

741,306

   

$

797,968

   

$

750,773

   

$

817,491

   

$

931,703

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

46

%

   

76

%

   

51

%

   

58

%

   

90

%

   

34

%

   

36

%

   

40

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0215

   

$

0.0213

   

$

0.0188

   

$

0.0270

   

$

0.0282

   

$

0.0220

   

$

0.0303

   

$

0.0294

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

133,000

   

$

100,000

   

$

100,000

   

$

100,000

   

$

100,000

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

399,400

   

$

288,400

   

$

277,400

   

$

288,000

   

$

275,000

   

$

306,000

   

$

353,000

   

$

360,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(d)

 

$

4,116

   

$

4,431

   

$

4,080

   

$

3,921

   

$

4,265

   

$

3,454

   

$

3,316

   

$

3,588

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(e)

 

$

309

   

$

319

   

$

283

   

$

282

   

$

293

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

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255


Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund  Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.81

   

$

16.38

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.12

)

   

0.00

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.00

     

(4.38

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.12

)

   

(4.38

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(1.05

)

   

(0.93

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

   

Total distributions

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

 

Capital charge resulting from issuance of common and preferred shares and related offering costs

   

     

   

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

     

0.01

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.49

   

$

10.81

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

10.87

   

$

11.00

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(b)

 

Net asset value

   

(1.99

%)

   

(27.50

%)

 

Market value

   

10.32

%

   

(27.25

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(c)

   

4.41

%

   

2.45

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1.11

%)

   

(0.02

%)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

724,821

   

$

817,828

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

40

%

   

36

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0188

   

$

0.0205

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

145,000

   

$

145,000

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

340,400

   

$

365,400

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(d)

 

$

3,556

   

$

3,635

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(e)

 

$

209

   

$

229

   

*  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(a)  Amount is less than $0.005 per common share.

(b)  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense on Notes Payable and interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, to average net assets was 1.38%, 1.34%, 1.23%, 1.27%, 1.30%, 1.28%, 1.24%, 1.25%, 1.21%, and 1.18%, respectively.

(d)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(e)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

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256


Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund  Financial Highlights

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.22

   

$

11.18

   

$

11.02

   

$

11.96

   

$

11.33

   

$

12.39

   

$

14.24

   

$

13.89

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.30

)

   

0.53

     

0.54

     

0.60

     

0.61

     

0.65

     

0.73

     

0.79

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

4.61

     

2.53

     

0.64

     

(0.35

)

   

1.22

     

(0.51

)

   

(1.38

)

   

0.69

   

Total from investment operations

   

4.31

     

3.06

     

1.18

     

0.25

     

1.83

     

0.14

     

(0.65

)

   

1.48

   

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(1.19

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.69

)

   

(0.98

)

   

(1.13

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.86

)

   

(0.56

)

   

(0.34

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.17

)

   

     

(0.50

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(0.22

)

   

   

Total distributions

   

(1.15

)

   

(1.02

)

   

(1.02

)

   

(1.19

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.13

)

 

Capital charge resulting from issuance of common and preferred shares and related offering costs

   

     

     

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

   

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

0.00

(a)

   

     

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

16.38

   

$

13.22

   

$

11.18

   

$

11.02

   

$

11.96

   

$

11.33

   

$

12.39

   

$

14.24

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

16.61

   

$

11.50

   

$

11.10

   

$

10.86

   

$

11.96

   

$

10.47

   

$

11.61

   

$

14.47

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(b)

 

Net asset value

   

33.56

%

   

29.87

%

   

11.46

%

   

1.75

%

   

17.28

%

   

2.55

%

   

(4.65

%)

   

11.22

%

 

Market value

   

55.69

%

   

13.79

%

   

12.29

%

   

0.28

%

   

26.91

%

   

1.13

%

   

(12.08

%)

   

22.16

%

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(c)

   

1.84

%

   

2.22

%

   

2.91

%

   

2.54

%

   

1.89

%

   

1.78

%

   

1.57

%

   

1.47

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1.88

%)

   

4.45

%

   

4.85

%

   

5.13

%

   

5.25

%

   

5.73

%

   

5.38

%

   

5.57

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

1,207,158

   

$

968,077

   

$

818,412

   

$

806,342

   

$

868,817

   

$

822,183

   

$

898,695

   

$

1,029,902

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

44

%

   

76

%

   

47

%

   

58

%

   

89

%

   

34

%

   

37

%

   

35

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0216

   

$

0.0225

   

$

0.0187

   

$

0.0260

   

$

0.0282

   

$

0.0221

   

$

0.0286

   

$

0.0292

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

145,000

   

$

110,000

   

$

110,000

   

$

110,000

   

$

110,000

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

435,400

   

$

318,400

   

$

303,900

   

$

315,500

   

$

302,500

   

$

337,000

   

$

398,000

   

$

400,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(d)

 

$

4,106

   

$

4,386

   

$

4,055

   

$

3,904

   

$

4,236

   

$

3,440

   

$

3,258

   

$

3,575

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(e)

 

$

308

   

$

317

   

$

280

   

$

280

   

$

291

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

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257


Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund  Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.57

   

$

18.62

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.09

)

   

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.16

     

(3.87

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

1.07

     

(3.82

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.26

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.60

)

   

(0.97

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

   

Total distributions

   

(1.23

)

   

(1.23

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings(a)

   

0.0007

     

0.0010

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

13.41

   

$

13.57

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

12.83

   

$

13.76

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(b)

 

Net asset value

   

7.89

%

   

(21.11

%)

 

Market value

   

1.80

%

   

(21.52

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(c)

   

4.09

%

   

2.50

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(0.62

%)

   

0.31

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

2,150,003

   

$

2,156,658

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

29

%

   

24

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0194

   

$

0.0189

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

323,500

   

$

323,500

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

800,500

   

$

800,500

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(d)

 

$

4,090

   

$

4,098

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(e)

 

$

253

   

$

254

   

*  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(a)  Amount is less than $0.005 per common share.

(b)  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense on Notes Payable and interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, to average net assets was 1.57%, 1.53%, 1.44%, 1.54%, 1.55%, 1.53%, 1.47%, 1.49%, 1.47% and 1.44%, respectively.

(d)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(e)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

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258


Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund  Financial Highlights

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.30

   

$

12.93

   

$

12.25

   

$

12.76

   

$

11.13

   

$

11.67

   

$

12.51

   

$

11.86

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

0.10

     

0.21

     

0.18

     

0.16

     

0.26

     

0.30

     

0.38

     

0.42

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

6.42

     

1.24

     

1.49

     

0.32

     

2.36

     

0.15

     

(0.23

)

   

1.16

   

Total from investment operations

   

6.52

     

1.45

     

1.67

     

0.48

     

2.62

     

0.45

     

0.15

     

1.58

   

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.66

)

   

(0.55

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.91

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.83

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.16

)

   

     

(0.16

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

     

     

     

(0.37

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.22

)

 

Total distributions

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.08

)

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.93

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings(a)

   

0.0026

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

18.62

   

$

13.30

   

$

12.93

   

$

12.25

   

$

12.76

   

$

11.13

   

$

11.67

   

$

12.51

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

18.98

   

$

12.80

   

$

13.02

   

$

11.75

   

$

12.33

   

$

9.95

   

$

10.20

   

$

11.82

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(b)

 

Net asset value

   

50.32

%

   

12.33

%

   

14.46

%

   

3.81

%

   

25.11

%

   

5.48

%

   

1.98

%

   

14.46

%

 

Market value

   

59.21

%

   

7.36

%

   

20.16

%

   

3.05

%

   

35.23

%

   

7.89

%

   

(5.66

%)

   

21.46

%

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(c)

   

2.03

%

   

2.45

%

   

3.05

%

   

2.74

%

   

2.09

%

   

1.97

%

   

1.81

%

   

1.72

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.60

%

   

1.64

%

   

1.42

%

   

1.25

%

   

2.17

%

   

2.73

%

   

3.11

%

   

3.39

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

2,928,463

   

$

2,061,019

   

$

2,000,709

   

$

1,893,000

   

$

1,971,910

   

$

1,719,456

   

$

1,803,026

   

$

1,932,218

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

27

%

   

36

%

   

26

%

   

27

%

   

65

%

   

31

%

   

23

%

   

20

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0206

   

$

0.0212

   

$

0.0270

   

$

0.0217

   

$

0.0240

   

$

0.0307

   

$

0.0336

   

$

0.0210

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

304,000

   

$

242,000

   

$

242,000

   

$

242,000

   

$

242,000

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

880,000

   

$

703,000

   

$

668,000

   

$

713,000

   

$

543,000

   

$

682,000

   

$

716,000

   

$

725,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(d)

 

$

4,673

   

$

4,276

   

$

4,357

   

$

3,995

   

$

5,077

   

$

3,521

   

$

3,518

   

$

3,665

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(e)

 

$

338

   

$

311

   

$

301

   

$

294

   

$

285

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

20.19

   

$

31.73

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.43

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.01

     

(8.81

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.62

)

   

(9.24

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.24

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(2.31

)

   

(2.10

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

   

Total distributions

   

(2.34

)

   

(2.34

)

 

Capital charge resulting from issuance of common and preferred shares and related offering costs

   

     

   

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

0.0078

(b)

   

0.0384

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

17.24

   

$

20.19

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

17.07

   

$

21.89

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(c)(d)

 

Net asset value

   

(4.26

%)

   

(29.91

%)

 

Market value

   

(12.56

%)

   

(26.08

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(d)

   

4.63

%

   

2.75

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(3.19

%)

   

(1.73

%)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

459,365

   

$

526,613

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

44

%

   

42

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0185

   

$

0.0563

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

92,000

   

$

92,000

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

210,000

   

$

230,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(f)

 

$

3,626

   

$

3,690

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(g)

 

$

207

   

$

231

   

•  Commencement of operations.

*  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(a)  Net of sales load of $1.125 on initial shares issued and beginning net asset value of $23.875.

(b)  Amount is less than $0.01

(c)  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense on Notes Payable and interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, to average net assets was 1.70%, 1.65%, 1.51%, 1.56%, 1.61%, 1.57%, 1.51%, 1.52% and 1.56%, respectively.

(e)  Annualized.

(f)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(g)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

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YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

  MARCH 27, 2015•
THROUGH
OCTOBER 31,
 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

25.00

   

$

19.93

   

$

19.55

   

$

21.03

   

$

19.56

   

$

21.63

   

$

23.88

(a)

 

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(1.21

)

   

0.70

     

0.73

     

0.85

     

0.86

     

0.89

     

0.48

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

10.20

     

6.37

     

1.65

     

(0.33

)

   

2.61

     

(0.96

)

   

(1.84

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

8.99

     

7.07

     

2.38

     

0.52

     

3.47

     

(0.07

)

   

(1.36

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.50

)

   

(2.00

)

   

(0.91

)

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(2.01

)

   

(1.30

)

   

(0.80

)

   

     

     

(0.00

)(b)

   

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.70

)

   

     

(1.09

)

   

(1.01

)

   

   

Total distributions

   

(2.26

)

   

(2.00

)

   

(2.00

)

   

(2.00

)

   

(2.00

)

   

(2.00

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Capital charge resulting from issuance of common and preferred shares and related offering costs

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

(0.05

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

0.0078

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

31.73

   

$

25.00

   

$

19.93

   

$

19.55

   

$

21.03

   

$

19.56

   

$

21.63

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

32.62

   

$

22.35

   

$

20.65

   

$

18.94

   

$

20.49

   

$

17.83

   

$

19.28

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(c)(d)

 

Net asset value

   

36.76

%

   

38.59

%

   

13.05

%

   

2.40

%

   

19.19

%

   

1.03

%

   

(5.78

%)

 

Market value

   

57.27

%

   

19.58

%

   

20.85

%

   

1.82

%

   

27.40

%

   

3.32

%

   

(19.79

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(d)

   

2.10

%

   

2.50

%

   

3.22

%

   

2.82

%

   

2.17

%

   

2.02

%

   

1.91

%(e)

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(3.97

%)

   

3.22

%

   

3.70

%

   

4.06

%

   

4.26

%

   

4.48

%

   

3.65

%(e)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

788,554

   

$

612,024

   

$

487,709

   

$

477,256

   

$

512,737

   

$

477,070

   

$

527,472

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

48

%

   

85

%

   

50

%

   

67

%

   

78

%

   

40

%

   

23

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0217

   

$

0.0243

   

$

0.0182

   

$

0.0249

   

$

0.0212

   

$

0.0233

   

$

0.0198

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

92,000

   

$

64,000

   

$

64,000

   

$

64,000

   

$

64,000

   

$

   

$

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

270,000

   

$

204,600

   

$

180,600

   

$

187,500

   

$

169,000

   

$

195,000

   

$

220,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(f)

 

$

4,261

   

$

4,304

   

$

4,055

   

$

3,887

   

$

4,413

   

$

3,447

   

$

3,398

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(g)

 

$

313

   

$

344

   

$

286

   

$

285

   

$

291

   

$

   

$

   

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

6.12

   

$

10.14

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.55

     

(3.15

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.47

     

(3.22

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Return of capital

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.72

)

 

Total distributions

   

(0.60

)

   

(0.82

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

     

0.0191

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

5.99

   

$

6.12

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

5.22

   

$

5.64

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(a)

 

Net asset value

   

8.29

%

   

(32.89

%)

 

Market value

   

2.40

%

   

(39.64

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(b)

   

3.68

%

   

2.73

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1.19

%)

   

(0.85

%)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

382,865

   

$

391,101

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

114

%

   

134

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0036

   

$

0.0117

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

70,000

   

$

70,000

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

130,550

   

$

109,550

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(c)

 

$

4,469

   

$

5,209

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(d)

 

$

208

   

$

204

   

*  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(a)  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.

(b)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense on Notes Payable and interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, to average net assets was 1.58%, 1.66%, 1.55%, 1.61%, 1.65%, 1.60%, 1.53%, 1.54%, 1.53% and 1.48%, respectively.

(c)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(d)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

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YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

8.03

   

$

7.90

   

$

7.98

   

$

9.21

   

$

8.16

   

$

8.92

   

$

9.86

   

$

10.05

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

0.03

     

0.15

     

0.17

     

0.18

     

0.22

     

0.28

     

0.28

     

0.40

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

2.92

     

0.82

     

0.59

     

(0.57

)

   

1.67

     

(0.20

)

   

(0.38

)

   

0.21

   

Total from investment operations

   

2.95

     

0.97

     

0.76

     

(0.39

)

   

1.89

     

0.08

     

(0.10

)

   

0.61

   

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.76

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.72

)

   

(0.70

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.69

)

   

(0.52

)

   

(0.14

)

   

     

(0.08

)

   

     

     

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.42

)

   

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.10

)

 

Total distributions

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.80

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

0.0026

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

10.14

   

$

8.03

   

$

7.90

   

$

7.98

   

$

9.21

   

$

8.16

   

$

8.92

   

$

9.86

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

10.39

   

$

7.80

   

$

8.13

   

$

7.59

   

$

9.13

   

$

7.16

   

$

7.68

   

$

9.01

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(a)

 

Net asset value

   

37.46

%

   

14.00

%

   

10.29

%

   

(4.85

%)

   

25.23

%

   

2.98

%

   

(0.15

%)

   

7.02

%

 

Market value

   

45.01

%

   

7.60

%

   

19.34

%

   

(8.71

%)

   

41.48

%

   

4.95

%

   

(5.92

%)

   

10.93

%

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(b)

   

2.27

%

   

2.70

%

   

3.41

%

   

2.97

%

   

2.23

%

   

2.06

%

   

1.89

%

   

1.79

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

0.26

%

   

1.91

%

   

2.12

%

   

1.95

%

   

2.58

%

   

3.42

%

   

2.97

%

   

3.92

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

609,038

   

$

476,533

   

$

468,186

   

$

471,953

   

$

543,275

   

$

481,513

   

$

526,508

   

$

581,624

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

117

%

   

128

%

   

78

%

   

93

%

   

99

%

   

29

%

   

45

%

   

32

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0173

   

$

0.0210

   

$

0.0279

   

$

0.0199

   

$

0.0295

   

$

0.0289

   

$

0.0244

   

$

0.0269

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

70,000

   

$

65,000

   

$

65,000

   

$

65,000

   

$

65,000

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

206,500

   

$

153,250

   

$

174,500

   

$

204,000

   

$

160,000

   

$

196,000

   

$

224,400

   

$

230,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(c)

 

$

4,288

   

$

4,534

   

$

4,056

   

$

3,632

   

$

4,802

   

$

3,457

   

$

3,346

   

$

3,529

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(d)

 

$

316

   

$

267

   

$

272

   

$

285

   

$

295

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.59

   

$

15.82

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.12

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.66

     

(4.96

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.49

     

(5.08

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.50

)

   

(0.26

)

 

Return of capital

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Total distributions

   

(0.96

)

   

(1.18

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

     

0.0279

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.12

   

$

9.59

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

8.15

   

$

9.12

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(a)

 

Net asset value

   

5.26

%

   

(33.22

%)

 

Market value

   

(0.98

%)

   

(36.65

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(b)

   

3.86

%

   

2.86

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1.73

%)

   

(0.93

%)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

89,579

   

$

94,186

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

120

%

   

118

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0038

   

$

0.0123

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

17,000

   

$

17,000

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

30,100

   

$

26,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(c)

 

$

4,541

   

$

5,276

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(d)

 

$

201

   

$

202

   

*  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(a)  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.

(b)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense on Notes payable and interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, to average net assets was 1.82%, 1.83%, 1.69%, 1.75%, 1.75% , 1.69%,1.62%, 1.62%, 1.63%, and 1.59%, respectively.

(c)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

(d)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable and Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 25.

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund Financial Highlights

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

 
   

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

11.99

   

$

11.60

   

$

11.65

   

$

13.40

   

$

12.19

   

$

13.29

   

$

14.21

   

$

14.56

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

(0.06

)

   

0.17

     

0.17

     

0.18

     

0.23

     

0.21

     

0.22

     

0.26

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

5.05

     

1.40

     

0.98

     

(0.73

)

   

2.18

     

(0.11

)

   

0.06

     

0.59

   

Total from investment operations

   

4.99

     

1.57

     

1.15

     

(0.55

)

   

2.41

     

0.10

     

0.28

     

0.85

   

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.97

)

   

(1.09

)

   

(0.99

)

   

(0.85

)

   

(0.85

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.96

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.20

)

   

     

(0.19

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.55

)

   

     

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.16

)

 

Total distributions

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

   

(1.20

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

0.0362

     

0.0176

     

     

0.0236

     

     

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

15.82

   

$

11.99

   

$

11.60

   

$

11.65

   

$

13.40

   

$

12.19

   

$

13.29

   

$

14.21

   

Market value, end of year

 

$

15.86

   

$

11.63

   

$

12.12

   

$

11.50

   

$

13.98

   

$

10.96

   

$

11.96

   

$

13.57

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(a)

 

Net asset value

   

42.86

%

   

15.08

%

   

10.35

%

   

(5.06

%)

   

21.44

%

   

2.22

%

   

2.39

%

   

6.19

%

 

Market value

   

47.65

%

   

6.83

%

   

16.80

%

   

(10.17

%)

   

40.91

%

   

2.13

%

   

(3.51

%)

   

5.54

%

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(b)

   

2.30

%

   

2.75

%

   

3.42

%

   

2.98

%

   

2.34

%

   

2.11

%

   

2.00

%

   

1.92

%

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

(0.37

%)

   

1.50

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.39

%

   

1.87

%

   

1.73

%

   

1.56

%

   

1.78

%

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

148,697

   

$

106,882

   

$

100,526

   

$

100,722

   

$

113,638

   

$

103,158

   

$

112,474

   

$

120,277

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

120

%

   

153

%

   

81

%

   

119

%

   

134

%

   

114

%

   

76

%

   

95

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0179

   

$

0.0214

   

$

0.0317

   

$

0.0203

   

$

0.0272

   

$

0.0279

   

$

0.0279

   

$

0.0253

   

Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares, at redemption value ($25 per share liquidation preference) (000's omitted)

 

$

17,000

   

$

12,000

   

$

12,000

   

$

12,000

   

$

12,000

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

50,500

   

$

37,000

   

$

38,300

   

$

43,000

   

$

36,000

   

$

42,000

   

$

44,000

   

$

49,000

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(c)

 

$

4,281

   

$

4,213

   

$

3,938

   

$

3,621

   

$

4,490

   

$

3,456

   

$

3,556

   

$

3,455

   

Asset coverage per $25 liquidation value per share of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares(d)

 

$

318

   

$

325

   

$

314

   

$

324

   

$

337

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

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Calamos Long/Short Equity and Dynamic Income Trust  Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

   

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,

  NOVEMBER 29, 2019•
THROUGH
OCTOBER 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

17.66

   

$

21.52

   

$

17.44

   

$

20.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)*

   

0.24

     

0.18

     

0.22

     

0.31

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.32

     

(2.36

)

   

5.42

     

(1.84

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.56

     

(2.18

)

   

5.64

     

(1.53

)

 

Less distributions to common shareholders from:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.55

)

   

(0.40

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(1.34

)

   

(1.28

)

   

(1.01

)

   

(0.63

)

 

Total distributions

   

(1.68

)

   

(1.68

)

   

(1.56

)

   

(1.03

)

 

Premiums from shares sold in at the market offerings

   

     

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

16.54

   

$

17.66

   

$

21.52

   

$

17.44

   

Market value, end of period

 

$

13.73

   

$

15.75

   

$

20.68

   

$

14.13

   

TOTAL RETURN APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Total investment return based on:(a)

 

Net asset value(b)

   

4.32

%

   

(10.05

%)

   

33.57

%

   

(6.72

%)

 

Market value

   

(2.85

%)

   

(16.56

%)

   

58.49

%

   

(24.42

%)

 

RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

Net expenses(c)

   

4.52

%

   

3.21

%

   

2.45

%

   

2.12

%(d)

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

1.34

%

   

0.89

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.82

%(d)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of year (000)

 

$

324,777

   

$

346,747

   

$

422,483

   

$

342,473

   

Portfolio turnover rate

   

210

%

   

222

%

   

213

%

   

155

%

 

Average commission rate paid

 

$

0.0136

   

$

0.0126

   

$

0.0109

   

$

0.0113

   

Notes Payable (000's omitted)

 

$

120,000

   

$

120,000

   

$

120,000

   

$

69,200

   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan outstanding(e)

 

$

3,706

   

$

3,890

   

$

4,521

   

$

5,949

   

•  Commencement of operations.

*  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(a)  Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions.

(b)  Includes payment by affiliates, which impacted the total return. Excluding such payment the total return would be 3.97% (see Note 2).

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding interest expense on Notes Payable and dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.98%, 1.92%, 1.75% and 1.62%, respectively.

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  Calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities (not including Notes payable) from the Fund's total assets and dividing this by the amount of Notes payable outstanding, and by multiplying the result by 1,000.

CALAMOS CLOSED-END FAMILY OF FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
266


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund, and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund, and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (the "Funds"), including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of October 31, 2023, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Fund 

Financial Highlights

 

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund

 

For each of the ten years in the year then ended

 

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

 

For each of the eight years in the year then ended and for the period March 27, 2015 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2015

 

Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

 

For each of the three years in the year then ended and for the period from November 29, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2020

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with custodians or counterparties; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Chicago, Illinois

December 20, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more Calamos Advisors LLC investment companies since 2003.

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267


Trustee Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

The Boards of Trustees ("Board" or the "Trustees") of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI), Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (CHY), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (CCD), Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW), Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO), and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (CPZ) (each a "Fund" and together, the "Funds") oversees the management of the Funds and, as required by law, determines annually whether to continue each Fund's management agreement with Calamos Advisors LLC ("Adviser") pursuant to which the Adviser serves as the investment manager and administrator for each Fund. The "Independent Trustees," who comprise more than 80% of the Board, have never been affiliated with the Adviser.

In connection with their most recent consideration regarding the continuation of the management agreements, the Trustees received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to detailed requests of the Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel. In the course of their consideration of each agreement, the Independent Trustees were advised by their counsel, and in addition to meeting with management of the Adviser, they met separately in executive session with their counsel.

At a meeting held on June 21, 2023, based on their evaluation of the information referred to above and other information provided in this and previous meetings, the Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between each Fund and the Adviser were fair in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates, the fees charged for those services and other matters that the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. At that meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the management agreement with respect to each Fund except Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund through July 31, 2024 and through September 30, 2024 with respect to Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund subject to possible earlier termination as provided in the agreement.

In connection with its consideration of the management agreements, the Board considered, among other things: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser's services, (ii) the investment performance of each Fund as well as performance information for comparable funds and other, comparable clients of the Adviser, (iii) the fees and other expenses paid by each Fund as well as expense information for comparable funds and for other, comparable clients of the Adviser, (iv) the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund, (v) whether economies of scale may be realized as each Fund grows and whether potential economies may be shared, in some measure, with Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with each Fund. In the Board's deliberations, no single factor was responsible for the Board's decision to approve continuation of the management agreements, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board's consideration of the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser's services to the Funds took into account the knowledge gained from the Board's meetings with the Adviser throughout the years. In addition, the Board considered: the Adviser's long-term history of managing each Fund; the consistency of investment approach; the background and experience of the Adviser's investment personnel responsible for managing each Fund; and the Adviser's performance as administrator of the Funds, including, among other things, in the areas of brokerage selection, trade execution, compliance and shareholder communications. The Board also reviewed the Adviser's resources and key personnel involved in providing investment management services to the Funds. The Board noted the personal investments that the Adviser's key investment personnel have made in each Fund, which further aligns the interests of the Adviser and its personnel with those of each Fund's shareholders. In addition, the Board considered compliance reports about the Adviser from the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer.

The Board also considered the information provided by the Adviser regarding each Fund's performance and the steps the Adviser is taking to improve performance. In particular, the Board noted the additional personnel added to the Adviser's investment team, which includes portfolio managers, research analysts, research associates and risk management personnel. The Board also noted the Adviser's significant investment into its infrastructure and investment processes.

Investment Performance of the Funds. The Board considered each Fund's investment performance over various time periods, including how the Fund performed compared to the average performance of a group of comparable funds (the Fund's "Category") selected by an independent third-party service provider. The performance periods considered by the Board ended on March 31, 2023. Where available, the Board considered one-, three-, five- and ten-year performance. Further detail considered by the Board regarding the investment performance of each Fund is set forth below.

CALAMOS CLOSED-END FAMILY OF FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
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Trustee Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

For Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ("CHI"), the Board considered that CHI outperformed its Category average for the three-, five- and ten-year periods and underperformed for the year-to-date and one-year period.

For Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund ("CHY"), the Board considered that CHY outperformed its Category average for the three-, five- and ten-year periods and underperformed for the remaining periods.

For Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund ("CSQ"), the Board considered that CSQ outperformed its Category average for the year-to-date and three-, five- and ten-year periods and underperformed for the one-year period.

For Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund ("CCD"), the Board considered that CCD outperformed its Category average for the three- and five—year periods and underperformed for the remaining periods.

For Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund ("CHW"), the Board considered that, while CHW underperformed its Category average for all periods, it ranked in the 1st​ quartile when compared to its Category for the year-to-date period and outperformed its benchmark for the year-to-date and three-year periods.

For Calamos Global Total Return Fund ("CGO"), the Board considered that CGO outperformed its Category average for the year-to-date and five-year periods and underperformed for the remaining periods. The Board also considered that CGO ranked in the 38th​ percentile of its Category for the three-year period and in the 33rd​ percentile of its Category for the ten-year period.

For Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust ("CPZ"), the Board considered that CPZ outperformed its Category average for the one-year period and underperformed its Category average for the year-to-date and three-year periods.

Costs of Services Provided and Profits Realized by the Adviser. Using information provided by an independent third-party service provider, the Board evaluated each Fund's actual management fee rate compared to the median management fee rate for other closed-end funds similar in size, character and investment strategy (the Fund's "Expense Group"), and the Fund's total expense ratio compared to the median total expense ratio of the Fund's Expense Group.

The Board also reviewed the Adviser's management fee rates for its institutional separate accounts, other advisory accounts and sub-advisory accounts with comparable investment strategies. The Board took into account that although, generally, the rates of fees paid by institutional clients or for sub-advisory services were lower than the rates of fees paid by each Fund, the differences reflected the Adviser's greater level of responsibilities and significantly broader scope of services regarding each Fund, the more extensive regulatory obligations and risks associated with managing each Fund, and other financial considerations with respect to creation and sponsorship of each Fund. The Board considered factors that led to more expenses for registered funds including but not limited to: (i) capital expenditures to establish a fund, (ii) length of time to reach critical mass, and the related expenses, (iii) higher servicing costs of intermediaries and shareholders, (iv) higher redemption rates of assets under management, (v) entrepreneurial risk assumed by the Adviser and (vi) greater exposure to "make whole" errors.

The Board also considered the Adviser's costs in serving as each Fund's investment adviser and manager, including but not limited to costs associated with technology, infrastructure and compliance necessary to manage each Fund. The Board reviewed the Adviser's methodology for allocating costs among the Adviser's lines of business. The Board also considered information regarding the structure of the Adviser's compensation program for portfolio managers, analysts and certain other employees, and the relationship of such compensation to the attraction and retention of quality personnel. Finally, the Board reviewed information on the profitability of the Adviser in serving as the Funds' investment manager and of the Adviser and its affiliates in all of their relationships with the Funds, as well as an explanation of the methodology utilized in allocating various expenses among the Funds and the Adviser's other business units. Data was provided to the Board with respect to profitability, both on a pre- and post-marketing cost basis. The Board reviewed the financial statements of the Adviser's parent company and discussed its corporate structure. Further detail considered by the Board regarding the management fee rate and total expense ratio of each Fund is set forth below.

For CHI, the Board considered that although CHI's management fee rate is higher than the median of the its Expense Group, its total expense ratio is equal to the median of its Expense Group. The Board reviewed CHI's expenses in light of its performance record.

For CHY, the Board considered that although CHY's management fee rate is higher than the median of its Expense Group, its total expense ratio is lower than the median of its Expense Group. The Board reviewed CHY's expenses in light of its performance record.

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For CSQ, the Board considered that the CSQ's total expense ratio and management fee rate are higher than the respective Expense Group medians. The Board reviewed CSQ's expenses in light of its performance record.

For CCD, the Board considered that the CCD's total expense ratio and management fee rate are higher than the respective Expense Group medians. The Board reviewed CCD's expenses in light of its performance record.

For CHW, the Board considered that the CHW's total expense ratio and management fee rate are higher than the respective Expense Group medians. The Board noted that CHW's management fee rate was within one basis point of the Expense Group median. The Board also noted the small number of peer funds in its Category and the exclusion of funds that, like the CHW, use leverage.

For CGO, the Board considered that CGO's total expense ratio and management fee rate are higher than the respective Expense Group medians. The Board also noted the small number of peer funds in its Category and the exclusion of funds that, like CGO, use leverage.

For CPZ, the Board considered that CPZ's total expense ratio and management fee rate are higher than the respective Expense Group medians. The Board reviewed CPZ's expenses in light of its performance record.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether each Fund's management fee shares with shareholders potential economies of scale that may be achieved by the Adviser. The Board also considered the benefits accruing to shareholders from the Adviser's investments into its infrastructure and investment processes.

Other Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Funds. The Board also considered other benefits that accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Board concluded that while the Adviser may potentially benefit from its relationship with the Funds in ways other than the fees payable by the Funds, the Funds also may benefit from their relationship with the Adviser in ways other than the services to be provided by the Adviser and its affiliates pursuant to their agreement with the Funds and the fees payable by each Fund.

The Board also considered the Adviser's use of a portion of the commissions paid by the Funds on their portfolio brokerage transactions to obtain research products and services benefiting the Funds and/or other clients of the Adviser and concluded, based on reports from the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, that the Adviser's use of "soft" commission dollars to obtain research products and services was consistent with regulatory requirements.

After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors that were instructive in their consideration, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the continuation of the management agreement for each Fund with the Adviser was in the best interest of each Fund and each Fund's shareholders.

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The management of each Fund, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Fund under the investment management agreement between the Fund and Calamos Advisors, is the responsibility of its board of trustees. Each trustee elected will hold office for the lifetime of the Trust or until such trustee's earlier resignation, death or removal; however, each trustee who is not an interested person of the Funds shall retire as a trustee at the end of the calendar year in which the trustee attains the age of 75 years. Each Fund's Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, at www.calamos.com or by calling 800.582.6959.

The following table sets forth each trustee's name, year of birth, position(s) with the Funds, number of portfolios in the Calamos Fund Complex overseen, principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other directorships held, and date first elected or appointed. Each Trustee oversees each Fund.

NAME AND
YEAR OF BIRTH
 POSITION(S) AND
LENGTH OF TIME
WITH THE FUNDS^
 PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX^^
OVERSEEN
 PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS
AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
 EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS,
ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS FOR
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
 

Trustees who are interested persons of the Funds:

 

John P. Calamos, Sr. (1940)*

 

Chairman, Trustee and President (since 2002)

  

31

  

Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Asset Management, Inc. ("CAM"), Calamos Investments LLC ("CILLC"), Calamos Advisors LLC and its predecessor ("Calamos Advisors") and Calamos Wealth Management LLC ("CWM"); Director, CAM; Global Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Antetokounmpo Asset Management LLC ("CGAM"); and previously Chief Executive Officer, Calamos Financial Services LLC and its predecessor ("CFS"), CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CWM

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

Trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds:

 

John E. Neal (1950)

 

Trustee (since 2002); Lead Independent Trustee (since 2019)

  

32

^^^

 

Retired; private investor; Director, Equity Residential Trust (publicly-owned REIT); Director, Creation Investments (private international microfinance company); Director, Centrust Bank (Northbrook, Illinois community bank); formerly, Director, Neuro-ID (private company providing prescriptive analytics for the risk industry) (until 2021); formerly, Partner, Linden LLC (health care private equity) (until 2018)

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

William R. Rybak (1951)

 

Trustee (since 2002)

  

31

  

Private investor; Chairman (since 2016) and Director (since 2010), Christian Brothers Investment Services Inc.; Trustee, JNL Series Trust and JNL Investors Series Trust (since 2007), JNL Variable Fund LLC (2007-2020), Jackson Variable Series Trust (2018-2020) and JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC (2007-2018), (open-end mutual funds)**; Trustee, Lewis University (since 2012); formerly Director, Private Bancorp (2003-2017); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Van Kampen Investments, Inc. and subsidiaries (investment manager) (until 2000)

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

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NAME AND
YEAR OF BIRTH
 POSITION(S) AND
LENGTH OF TIME
WITH THE FUNDS^
 PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX^^
OVERSEEN
 PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS
AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
 EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS,
ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS FOR
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
 

Virginia G. Breen (1964)

 

Trustee (since 2015)

  

31

  

Private Investor; Trustee, UBS NY Fund Cluster (open-end funds) (since 2023)***; Director, Paylocity Holding Corporation (since 2018); Trustee, Neuberger Berman Private Equity Registered Funds (registered private equity funds) (since 2015)****; Director, UBS A&Q Fund Complex (closed-end funds) (since 2008)*****; Trustee, Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc. (REIT) (2004-2023); Director, Tech and Energy Transition Corporation (blank check company) (2021-2023)

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

Lloyd A. Wennlund (1957)

 

Trustee (since 2018)

  

31

  

Trustee and Chairman, Datum One Series Trust (since 2020); Expert Affiliate, Bates Group, LLC (financial services consulting and expert testimony firm) (since 2018); Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company (1989-2017); President and Business Unit Head of Northern Funds and Northern Institutional Funds (1994-2017); Director, Northern Trust Investments (1998-2017); Governor (2004-2017) and Executive Committee member (2011-2017), Investment Company Institute Board of Governors; Member, Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Advisory Council, Private Client Services Committee and Private Client Steering Group (2006-2017); Board Member, Chicago Advisory Board of the Salvation Army (2011-2019)

 

More than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies

 

Karen L. Stuckey (1953)

 

Trustee (since 2019)

  

31

  

Member of Desert Mountain Community Foundation Advisory Board (non-profit organization) (2015-2021); Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions from 1975-1990); Member of Executive, Nominating, and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee (1992-2006); Emeritus Trustee (since 2007) of Lehigh University; member, Women's Investment Management Forum (professional organization) (since inception); formerly, Trustee, Denver Board of OppenheimerFunds (open-end mutual funds) (2012-2019)

 

More than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

NAME AND
YEAR OF BIRTH
 POSITION(S) AND
LENGTH OF TIME
WITH THE FUNDS^
 PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX^^
OVERSEEN
 PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS
AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
 EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS,
ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS FOR
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
 

Christopher M. Toub (1959)

 

Trustee (since 2019)

  

31

  

Private investor; formerly Director of Equities, AllianceBernstein LP (until 2012)

 

More than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

^  The Board of Trustees is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III, with each being elected to serve until the third succeeding annual shareholders' meeting subsequent to such election or thereafter in each case when their respective successors are duly elected or appointed, except two board members are elected by the holders of Preferred Shares, when applicable, to serve until the next annual shareholders' meeting subsequent to such election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are duly elected or appointed. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the board member was first elected or appointed to one of the Calamos Closed-End Funds.

^^  The Fund Complex consists of Calamos Investment Trust, Calamos Advisors Trust, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust, Calamos ETF Trust, Calamos Antetokounmpo Sustainable Equities Trust, and Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund.

^^^  Mr. Neal is the only Trustee of the Trust who oversees Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund.

*  Mr. Calamos, Sr. is an "interested person" of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act because he is an officer of the Trust and an affiliate of Calamos Advisors and CFS.

**  Overseeing 131 portfolios in fund complex.

***  Overseeing thirty-eight portfolios in fund complex.

****  Overseeing twenty-one portfolios in fund complex.

*****  Overseeing three portfolios in fund complex.

The address of each trustee is 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois 60563.

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Officers. The preceding table gives information about John P. Calamos, Sr., who is Chairman, Trustee and President of the Trust. The following table sets forth each other officer's name, year of birth, position with the Trust and date first appointed to that position, and principal occupation(s) during the past five years. Each officer serves until his or her successor is chosen and qualified or until his or her resignation or removal by the board of trustees.

NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH

 

POSITION(S) WITH FUNDS^

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)

 

Robert Behan (1964)

 

Vice President (since 2013)

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Distribution Officer (since 2021), CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CFS; Vice President (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto President, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CFS (2015-2021), Head of Global Distribution (2013-February 2021); Executive Vice President (2013-2015); Senior Vice President (2009-2013), Head of US Intermediary Distribution (2010-2013)

 

Thomas E. Herman (1961)

 

Vice President (since 2016) and Chief Financial Officer (2016-2017 and since 2019)

 

Executive Vice President (since 2021) and Chief Financial Officer, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CWM (since 2016); Chief Financial Officer (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Harris Associates (2010-2016)

 

Erik D. Ojala (1975)

 

Vice President and Secretary (since 2023)

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, CWM (since 2023); Chief Legal Officer, CGAM (since 2023); General Counsel and Secretary, CFS (since 2023); prior thereto, Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2017-2023), Secretary (2010-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2022-2023), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Director and Secretary (2019-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2022-2023), Harbor Trust Company, Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President (2017-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2017-2021, 2022-2023), Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.; Director (2017-2023), Assistant Secretary (2014-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2022-2023), Harbor Services Group, Inc.; and Chief Compliance Officer, Harbor ETF Trust (2021-2023); Chief Compliance Officer of Harbor Funds (2017-2023)

 

John S. Koudounis (1966)

 

Vice President (since 2016)

 

President (since February 2021) and Chief Executive Officer, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, CWM, and CFS (since 2016); Director, CAM (since 2016); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto President and Chief Executive Officer (2010-2016), Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

 

Mark J. Mickey (1951)

 

Chief Compliance Officer (since 2005)

 

Chief Compliance Officer, Calamos Funds (since 2005)

 

Stephen Atkins (1965)

 

Treasurer (since 2020)

 

Senior Vice President, Head of Fund Administration (since 2020), Calamos Advisors; prior thereto Consultant, Fund Accounting and Administration, Vx Capital Partners (2019-2020); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SEC Registered Funds, and Senior Vice President, Head of European Special Purpose Vehicles Accounting and Administration, Avenue Capital Group (2010-2018)

 

Daniel Dufresne (1974)

 

Vice President (since 2021)

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CWM (since 2021); President (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto Citadel (1999-2020); Partner (2008-2020); Managing Director, Global Treasurer (2008-2020); Global Head of Operations (2011-2020); Global Head of Counterparty Strategy (2018-2020); Senior Advisor to the COO (2020); CEO, Citadel Clearing LLC (2015-2020)

 

^  Officers serve indefinite terms until their successor has been duly elected and qualified, their death or resignation or removal. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the Officer was first elected or appointed to one of the Calamos Closed-End Funds.

The address of each officer is 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois 60563.

Results of 2023 Annual Meeting

The Funds held their joint annual meeting of shareholders on June 20, 2023. The purposes of the annual meeting were (i) for each Fund other than Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust ("CPZ"), to elect two trustees, to be elected by the holders of common shares and the holders of preferred shares, voting together as a single class, each such trustee to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2026, or until his successor is elected and qualified; (ii) for each Fund other than CPZ, to elect one trustee, to be elected by the holders of preferred shares, voting as a single class, such trustee to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2026, or until his successor is elected and qualified; (iii) to elect three trustees of CPZ, to be elected by the holders of common shares, voting as a single class, each such trustee to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2026, or until his successor is elected and qualified; and (iv) to conduct any other lawful business of the Fund.

For each Fund other than CPZ, Messrs. John P. Calamos, Sr. and Christopher M. Toub were nominated for reelection as trustees by the holders of the common shares and preferred shares, voting as a single class, for a three-year term until the 2026 annual

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

meeting or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. For each Fund other than CPZ, Mr. William R. Rybak was nominated for reelection as trustee by the holders of the preferred shares, voting as a single class, for a three-year term until the 2026 annual meeting or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. For CPZ, Messrs. John P. Calamos, Sr., Christopher M. Toub, and William R. Rybak were nominated for reelection as trustees by the holders of the common shares, voting together as a single class, for a three-year term until the 2026 annual meeting or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Each nominee was elected as trustee by a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as follows:

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI)

TRUSTEE NUMBER OF
SHARES FOR
 NUMBER OF
SHARES WITHHELD
 BROKER NON-VOTES
AND ABSTENTIONS
 

John P. Calamos

  

58,098,580

   

775,470

   

  

William R. Rybak

  

5,320,000

   

   

  

Christopher M. Toub

  

58,081,366

   

792,684

   

  

Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (CHY)

TRUSTEE NUMBER OF
SHARES FOR
 NUMBER OF
SHARES WITHHELD
 BROKER NON-VOTES
AND ABSTENTIONS
 

John P. Calamos

  

59,817,557.547

   

1,543,338

   

  

William R. Rybak

  

5,800,000

   

   

  

Christopher M. Toub

  

59,774,184

   

1,586,712

   

  

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ)

TRUSTEE NUMBER OF
SHARES FOR
 NUMBER OF
SHARES WITHHELD
 BROKER NON-VOTES
AND ABSTENTIONS
 

John P. Calamos

  

141,562,472

   

2,210,958

   

  

William R. Rybak

  

10,496,000

   

   

  

Christopher M. Toub

  

141,679,437

   

2,093,993

   

  

Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO)

TRUSTEE NUMBER OF
SHARES FOR
 NUMBER OF
SHARES WITHHELD
 BROKER NON-VOTES
AND ABSTENTIONS
 

John P. Calamos

  

7,463,401

   

170,273

   

  

William R. Rybak

  

680,000

   

   

  

Christopher M. Toub

  

7,458,02

   

175,647

   

  

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW)

TRUSTEE NUMBER OF
SHARES FOR
 NUMBER OF
SHARES WITHHELD
 BROKER NON-VOTES
AND ABSTENTIONS
 

John P. Calamos

  

52,712,214

   

1,213,326

   

  

William R. Rybak

  

2,800,000

   

   

  

Christopher M. Toub

  

52,799,333

   

1,126,207

   

  

Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (CCD)

TRUSTEE NUMBER OF
SHARES FOR
 NUMBER OF SHARES
AGAINST/WITHHELD
 BROKER NON-VOTES
AND ABSTENTIONS
 

John P. Calamos

  

23,426,065

   

478,290

   

  

William R. Rybak

  

3,680,000

   

   

  

Christopher M. Toub

  

23,443,249

   

461,106

   

  

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Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (CPZ)

TRUSTEE NUMBER OF
SHARES FOR
 NUMBER OF
SHARES WITHHELD
 BROKER NON-VOTES
AND ABSTENTIONS
 

John P. Calamos

  

15,440,284

   

397,950

   

  

William R. Rybak

  

15,369,893

   

468,341

   

  

Christopher M. Toub

  

15,411,077

   

427,157

   

  

Mr. Wennlund and Mses. Stuckey and Breen's terms of office as trustees continued after the meeting.

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Tax Information (Unaudited)

We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report due to differences between tax and financial reporting requirements. In February 2024, shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV which will include their share of qualified dividends and capital gains distributed during the calendar year 2023. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisors for information on the treatment of these amounts on their individual income tax returns.

Under Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Code, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts as capital gain dividends for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023:

FUND

 

CAPITAL GAINS DIVIDENDS

 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

58,448,531

  

Convertible and High Income Fund

  

63,794,457

  

Strategic Total Return Fund

  

190,612,272

  

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

  

48,555,021

  

Global Dynamic Income Fund

  

  

Global Total Return Fund

  

1,289,760

  

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

  

798,873

  

Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or the maximum amount allowable under the Code, as qualified dividends for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023:

FUND

 

QUALIFIED DIVIDENDS

 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

 

$

4,422,235

  

Convertible and High Income Fund

  

4,824,963

  

Strategic Total Return Fund

  

17,803,791

  

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

  

3,662,627

  

Global Dynamic Income Fund

  

5,365,043

  

Global Total Return Fund

  

1,259,698

  

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

  

4,986,186

  

Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Funds hereby designate the following percentage amounts of the ordinary income dividends as income qualifying for the dividends received deduction for the period ended October 31, 2023:

FUND

 

DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION

 

Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

  

14.32

%

 

Convertible and High Income Fund

  

14.93

  

Strategic Total Return Fund

  

100.00

  

Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund

  

22.51

  

Global Dynamic Income Fund

  

9.36

  

Global Total Return Fund

  

9.99

  

Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

  

11.64

  

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About Closed-End Funds

What is a Closed-End Fund?

A closed-end fund is a publicly traded investment company that raises its initial investment capital through the issuance of a fixed number of shares to investors in a public offering. Shares of a closed-end fund are listed on a stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market. Like all investment companies, a closed-end fund is professionally managed and offers investors a unique investment solution based on its investment objective approved by the fund's Board of Trustees.

Potential Advantages of Closed-End Fund Investing

•  Defined Asset Pool Allows Efficient Portfolio Management—Although closed-end fund shares trade actively on a securities exchange, this doesn't affect the closed-end fund manager because there are no new investors buying into or selling out of the fund's portfolio.

•  More Flexibility in the Timing and Price of Trades—Investors can purchase and sell shares of closed-end funds throughout the trading day, just like the shares of other publicly traded securities.

•  Lower Expense Ratios—The expense ratios of closed-end funds are oftentimes less than those of mutual funds. Over time, a lower expense ratio could enhance investment performance.

•  Closed-End Structure Makes Sense for Less-Liquid Asset Classes—A closed-end structure makes sense for investors considering less-liquid asset classes, such as high-yield bonds or micro-cap stocks.

•  Ability to Put Leverage to Work—Closed-end funds may issue senior securities (such as preferred shares or debentures) or borrow money to "leverage" their investment positions.

•  No Minimum Investment Requirements

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS VERSUS CLOSED-END FUNDS

OPEN-END FUND

 

CLOSED-END FUND

 

Issues new shares on an ongoing basis

 

Generally issues a fixed number of shares

 

Issues common equity shares

 

Can issue common equity shares and senior securities such as preferred shares and bonds

 

Sold at NAV plus any sales charge

 

Price determined by the marketplace

 

Sold through the fund's distributor

 

Traded in the secondary market

 

Fund redeems shares at NAV calculated at the close of business day

 

Fund does not redeem shares

 

You can purchase or sell common shares of closed-end funds daily. Like any other stock, market price will fluctuate with the market. Upon sale, your shares may have a market price that is above or below net asset value and may be worth more or less than your original investment. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount, which is a market price that is below their net asset value.

Leverage creates risks which may adversely affect return, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of common shares and fluctuations in the variable rates of the leverage financing.

Each open-end or closed-end fund should be evaluated individually. Before investing carefully consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses.

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Level Rate Distribution Policy

Using a Level Rate Distribution Policy to Promote Dependable Income and Total Return

Calamos Global Total Return Fund and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund have implemented a level rate distribution policy. The goal of the level rate distribution policy is to provide investors a predictable, though not assured, level of cash flow, which can either serve as a stable income stream or, through reinvestment, may contribute significantly to long-term total return.

We understand the importance that investors place on the stability of dividends and their ability to contribute to long-term total return, which is why we have instituted a level rate distribution policy for Calamos Global Total Return Fund and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund. Under the policy, monthly distributions paid may include net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, and, if necessary, return of capital. In addition, a limited number of distributions per calendar year may include net realized long-term capital gains. Please refer to each Fund's financial statements for specific information about distributions made during the last fiscal year.

There is no guarantee that the Funds will realize capital gains in any given year. Distributions are subject to recharacterization for tax purposes after the end of the fiscal year. All shareholders with taxable accounts will receive written notification regarding the components and tax treatment for distributions via Form 1099-DIV. For purposes of maintaining the level rate distribution policy, the Funds may realize short-term capital gains on securities that, if sold at a later date, would have resulted in long-term capital gains. Maintenance of a level rate distribution policy may increase transaction and tax costs associated with the Funds.

Distributions from the Funds are generally subject to Federal income taxes.

Managed Distribution Policy

Using a Managed Distribution Policy to Promote Dependable Income and Total Return

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust have implemented a managed distribution policy. The goal of the managed distribution policy is to provide investors a predictable, though not assured, level of cash flow, which can serve either as a stable income stream or, through reinvestment, may contribute significantly to long-term total return.

We understand the importance that investors place on the stability of dividends and their ability to contribute to long-term total return, which is why we have instituted a managed distribution policy for Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust. Under the policy, monthly distributions paid may include net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and, if necessary, return of capital. Please refer to each Fund's financial statements for specific information about distributions made during the last fiscal year.

Distributions of capital decrease a Fund's total assets and total assets per share and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing a Fund's expense ratio. In general, the policy of fixing a Fund's distributions at a targeted rate does not affect a Fund's investment strategy. However, in order to make these distributions, on occasion the Funds may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

There is no guarantee that the Funds will realize capital gains in any given year. Distributions are subject to re-characterization for tax purposes after the end of the fiscal year. All shareholders with taxable accounts will receive written notification regarding the components and tax treatment for distributions via Form 1099-DIV.

Distributions from the Funds are generally subject to Federal income taxes.

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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

Maximizing Investment with an Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan offers a simple, cost-efficient and convenient way to reinvest your dividends and capital gains distributions in additional shares of each Fund, allowing you to increase your investment in the Fund.

Potential Benefits

•  Compounded Growth: By automatically reinvesting with the Plan, you gain the potential to allow your dividends and capital gains to compound over time.

•  Potential for Lower Commission Costs: Additional shares are purchased in large blocks, with brokerage commissions shared among all plan participants. There is no cost to enroll in the Plan.

•  Convenience: After enrollment, the Plan is automatic and includes detailed statements for participants. Participants can terminate their enrollment at any time.

Pursuant to the Plan, unless a shareholder is ineligible or elects otherwise, all dividend and capital gains on common shares distributions are automatically reinvested by Computershare, as agent for shareholders in administering the Plan ("Plan Agent"), in additional common shares of the Fund. Shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all dividends and distributions payable in cash paid by check mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or, if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee) by Plan Agent, as dividend paying agent. Shareholders may elect not to participate in the Plan and to receive all dividends and distributions in cash by sending written instructions to the Plan Agent, as dividend paying agent, at: Dividend Reinvestment Department, P.O. Box 43078, Providence RI 02940-3078. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by giving notice in writing to the Plan Agent; such termination will be effective with respect to a particular dividend or distribution if notice is received prior to the record date for the applicable distribution.

The shares are acquired by the Plan Agent for the participant's account either (i) through receipt of additional common shares from the Fund ("newly issued shares") or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open market ("open-market purchases") on the NASDAQ or elsewhere. If, on the payment date, the net asset value per share of the common shares is equal to or less than the market price per common share plus estimated brokerage commissions (a "market premium"), the Plan Agent will receive newly issued shares from the Fund for each participant's account. The number of newly issued common shares to be credited to the participant's account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend or distribution by the greater of (i) the net asset value per common share on the payment date, or (ii) 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date.

If, on the payment date, the net asset value per common share exceeds the market price plus estimated brokerage commissions (a "market discount"), the Plan Agent has a limited period of time to invest the dividend or distribution amount in shares acquired in open-market purchases. If, before the Plan Agent has completed its open-market purchases, the market price plus estimated brokerage commissions exceeds the net asset value of the common shares as of the payment date, the purchase price paid by Plan Agent may exceed the net asset value of the common shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer common shares than if such dividend or distribution had been paid in common shares issued by the Fund. The weighted average price (including brokerage commissions) of all common shares purchased by the Plan Agent as Plan Agent will be the price per common share allocable to each participant. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will cease making open-market purchases and will invest the uninvested portion of the dividend or distribution amount in newly issued shares at the net asset value per common share at the close of business on the last purchase date.

The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends even though no cash is received by participants.

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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

There are no brokerage charges with respect to shares issued directly by the Fund as a result of dividends or distributions payable either in shares or in cash. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent's open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her common shares and remit the proceeds, such participant will be charged his or her pro rata share of brokerage commissions on the shares sold, plus a $15 transaction fee. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.

A participant may request the sale of all of the common shares held by the Plan Agent in his or her Plan account in order to terminate participation in the Plan. If such participant elects in advance of such termination to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his shares, the Plan Agent is authorized to deduct from the proceeds a $15.00 fee plus the brokerage commissions incurred for the transaction. A participant may re-enroll in the Plan in limited circumstances.

The terms and conditions of the Plan may be amended by the Plan Agent or the Fund at any time upon notice as required by the Plan.

This discussion of the Plan is only summary, and is qualified in its entirety by the Terms and Conditions of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan filed as part of the Fund's registration statement.

For additional information about the Plan, please contact the Plan Agent, Computershare, at 866.226.8016. If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in your own name, simply call the Plan Agent. If your shares are not held in your name, please contact your brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee to request that they participate in the Plan on your behalf. If your brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you may request that your shares be re-registered in your own name.

We're pleased to provide our shareholders with the additional benefit of the Fund's Dividend Reinvestment Plan and hope that it may serve your financial plan.

Additional Fund Information: Delaware Statutory Trust Act – Control Share Acquisitions

Each Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and thus is subject to the control share acquisition statute contained in Subchapter III of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the DSTA Control Share Statute). The DSTA Control Share Statute applies to any closed-end investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust and listed on a national securities exchange, such as the Fund. The DSTA Control Share Statute became automatically applicable to the Funds on August 1, 2022.

The DSTA Control Share Statute defines "control beneficial interests" (referred to as "control shares" herein) by reference to a series of voting power thresholds and provides that a holder of control shares acquired in a control share acquisition has no voting rights under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (DSTA) or each Fund's Governing Documents (as used herein, "Governing Documents" means each Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, including any Statement of Preferences establishing a series of preferred shares, as applicable) with respect to the control shares acquired in the control share acquisition, except to the extent approved by a Fund's shareholders by the affirmative vote of two—thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding all interested shares (generally, shares held by the acquiring person and their associates and shares held by Fund insiders).

The DSTA Control Share Statute provides for a series of voting power thresholds above which shares are considered control shares. Whether one of these thresholds of voting power is met is determined by

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aggregating the holdings of the acquiring person as well as those of his, her or its "associates." These thresholds are:

•  10% or more, but less than 15% of all voting power;

•  15% or more, but less than 20% of all voting power;

•  20% or more, but less than 25% of all voting power;

•  25% or more, but less than 30% of all voting power;

•  30% or more, but less than a majority of all voting power; or

•  a majority or more of all voting power.

Under the DSTA Control Share Statute, once a threshold is reached, an acquirer has no voting rights with respect to shares in excess of that threshold (i.e., the "control shares") until approved by a vote of shareholders, as described above, or otherwise exempted by the Funds' Board of Trustees. The DSTA Control Share Statute contains a statutory process for an acquiring person to request a shareholder meeting for the purpose of considering the voting rights to be accorded control shares. An acquiring person must repeat this process at each threshold level.

Under the DSTA Control Share Statute, an acquiring person's "associates" are broadly defined to include, among others, relatives of the acquiring person, anyone in a control relationship with the acquiring person, any investment fund or other collective investment vehicle that has the same investment adviser as the acquiring person, any investment adviser of an acquiring person that is an investment fund or other collective investment vehicle and any other person acting or intending to act jointly or in concert with the acquiring person.

Voting power under the DSTA Control Share Statute is the power (whether such power is direct or indirect or through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise) to directly or indirectly exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of shares of a Fund in the election of each Fund's Trustees (either generally or with respect to any subset, series or class of trustees, including any Trustees elected solely by a particular series or class of shares, such as the preferred shares). Thus, a Fund's preferred shares, as applicable, acquired in excess of the above thresholds would be considered control shares with respect to the preferred share class vote for two Trustees.

Any control shares of the Fund acquired before August 1, 2022 are not subject to the DSTA Control Share Statute; however, any further acquisitions on or after August 1, 2022 are considered control shares subject to the DSTA Control Share Statute.

The DSTA Control Share Statute requires shareholders to disclose to a Fund any control share acquisition within 10 days of such acquisition, and also permits the Fund to require a shareholder or an associate of such person to disclose the number of shares owned or with respect to which such person or an associate thereof can directly or indirectly exercise voting power. Further, the DSTA Control Share Statute requires a shareholder or an associate of such person to provide to the Fund within 10 days of receiving a request therefor from the Fund any information that the Fund's Trustees reasonably believe is necessary or desirable to determine whether a control share acquisition has occurred.

The DSTA Control Share Statute permits the Funds' Board of Trustees, through a provision in each Fund's Governing Documents or by Board action alone, to eliminate the application of the DSTA Control Share Statute to the acquisition of control shares in the Fund specifically, generally, or generally by types, as to specifically identified or unidentified existing or future beneficial owners or their affiliates or associates or as to any series or classes of shares. The DSTA Control Share Statute does not provide that the Fund can generally "opt out" of the application of the DSTA Control Share Statute; rather, specific acquisitions or classes of acquisitions may be exempted by the Board of Trustees, either in advance or retroactively, but other aspects of the DSTA Control Share Statute, which are summarized above, would continue to apply.

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The DSTA Control Share Statute further provides that the Board of Trustees is under no obligation to grant any such exemptions.

The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the DSTA Control Share Statute. Shareholders should consult their own counsel with respect to the application of the DSTA Control Share Statute to any particular circumstance.

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MANAGING YOUR CALAMOS FUNDS INVESTMENTS

Calamos Investments offers several convenient means to monitor, manage and feel confident about your Calamos investment choice.

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE: 800.582.6959

Dial this toll-free number to speak with a knowledgeable Client Services Representative who can help answer questions or address issues concerning your Calamos Fund.

ONLINE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
www.calamos.com

Manage your personal account of Calamos Funds online at www.calamos.com. On your account access page, you can view account history and download data.

YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR

We encourage you to talk to your financial advisor to determine how the Calamos Funds can benefit your investment portfolio based on your financial goals, risk tolerance, time horizon and income needs.


A description of the Calamos Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and the Funds' proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30 are available free of charge upon request by calling 800.582.6959, by visiting the Calamos Web site at www.calamos.com, or by writing Calamos at: Calamos Investments, Attn: Client Services, 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL 60563. The Funds' proxy voting record is also available free of charge by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file a complete list of their portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Forms N-PORT are available free of charge, upon request, by calling or writing Calamos Investments at the phone number or address provided above or by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

The Fund's report to the SEC on Form N-CSR contains certifications by the fund's principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, relating to, among other things, the quality of the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.

FOR 24-HOUR AUTOMATED SHAREHOLDER ASSISTANCE: 866.226.8016

TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENTS: 800.582.6959

VISIT OUR WEB SITE: www.calamos.com

INVESTMENT ADVISER:
Calamos Advisors LLC
2020 Calamos Court
Naperville, IL 60563-2787

CUSTODIAN AND FUND ACCOUNTING AGENT:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA

TRANSFER AGENT:
Computershare
P.O. Box 43078
Providence RI 02940-3078
866.226.8016

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM:
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, IL

LEGAL COUNSEL:
Ropes & Gray LLP
Chicago, IL

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CEFANR 822293 2023


 

ITEM 1(b). Registrant has included in its Rule 30e-3(c) notice only the disclosures specified by Rule 30e-3(c)(1) and (2). Therefore, Registrant has not included a copy of the notice herewith.

 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or person performing similar functions.

 

(b) No response required.

 

(c) The registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics as it relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph(b) of this Item 2 during the period covered by this report.

 

(d) The registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from its Code of Ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

(f) (1) The registrant’s Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit hereto.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that, it has five audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee, each of whom is an independent Trustee for purpose of this N-CSR item: John E. Neal, William R. Rybak, Virginia G. Breen, Karen L. Stuckey and Christopher M. Toub. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item does not affect the duties, obligations, or liabilities of any other member of the audit committee or board of trustees.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Fiscal Years Ended  10/31/2022   10/31/2023 
Audit Fees (a)  $31,094   $32,502 
Audit-Related Fees(b)  $9,709   $9,230 
Tax Fees(c)  $52,289   $63,502 
All Other Fees(d)  $-   $- 
Total  $93,092   $105,234 

 

(a) Audit Fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4.

 

 

 

 

(c) Tax Fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

(d) All Other Fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant, other than the services reported in paragraph (a)-(c) of this Item 4.

 

(e) (1) Registrant’s audit committee meets with the principal accountants and management to review and pre-approve all audit services to be provided by the principal accountants.

 

The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal accountants to the registrant, including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountants; provided that the pre-approval of non-audit services is waived if (i) the services were not recognized by management at the time of the engagement as non-audit services,(ii) the aggregate fees for all non-audit services provided to the registrant are less than 5% of the total fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountants during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided, and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee by management and the audit committee approves them prior to the completion of the audit.

 

The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal accountants to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant, including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountants; provided that pre-approval of non-audit services to the adviser or an affiliate of the adviser is not required if (i) the services were not recognized by management at the time of the engagement as non-audit services, (ii) the aggregate fees for all non-audit services provided to the adviser and all entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser are less than 5% of the total fees for non-audit services requiring pre-approval under paragraph (e)(1)of this Item 4 paid by the registrant, the adviser or its affiliates to the registrant’s principal accountants during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided, and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee by management and the audit committee approves them prior to the completion of the audit.

 

(e)(2) No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services described in each of paragraphs (b)–(d) of this Item were approved pursuant to the waiver provision paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).

 

 

 

 

(g) The following table presents the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant and the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the principal accountant to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control of the adviser.

 

Fiscal Years Ended  10/31/2022   10/31/2023 
Registrant  $52,289   $63,502 
Investment Adviser  $-   $- 

 

(h) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(h).

 

(i) Not applicable.

 

(j) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee. The members of the registrant’s audit committee are John E. Neal, William R. Rybak, Virginia G. Breen, Karen L. Stuckey, Christopher M. Toub, and Lloyd Wennlund.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

(a) Included in the Report to Shareholders in Item 1.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

The registrant has delegated authority to vote all proxies relating to the Fund’s portfolio securities to the Fund’s investment advisor, Calamos Advisors LLC (“Calamos Advisors”). The Calamos Advisors Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are included as an Exhibit hereto.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

(a)(1) As of the date of this filing, the registrant is led by Calamos Advisors’ team of investment professionals. The Global Chief Investment Officer and Co-Portfolio Managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of the registrant’s portfolio:

 

John P. Calamos, Sr. has been President, Trustee and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since inception and Founder of Calamos Advisors; Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) of Calamos Advisors since August 2016; Chairman and Global CIO from April to August 2016; Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Global Co-CIO between April 2013 and April 2016; Chief Executive Officer and Global Co-CIO between August 2012 and April 2013; and Chief Executive Officer and Co-CIO prior thereto. R. Matthew Freund joined Calamos in November 2016 as a Co-CIO, Head of Fixed Income Strategies, as well as a Senior Co-Portfolio Manager. Previously, he was SVP of Investment Portfolio Management and Chief Investment Officer at USAA Investments since 2010. John Hillenbrand joined Calamos in 2002 and since September 2015 is a Co-CIO, Head of Multi-Asset Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, as well as a Senior Co-Portfolio Manager. From March 2013 to September 2015, he was a Co-Portfolio Manager. Between August 2002 and March 2013, he was a senior strategy analyst. Nick Niziolek joined Calamos in March 2005 and has been a Co-CIO, Head of Global Strategies, as well as a Senior Co-Portfolio Manager since September 2015. Between August 2013 and September 2015 he was a Co-Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Research. Between March 2013 and August 2013 he was a Co-Portfolio Manager. Between March 2005 and March 2013 he was a senior strategy analyst. Eli Pars joined Calamos in May 2013 and has been a Co-CIO, Head of Alternative Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, as well as Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, since September 2015. Between May 2013 and September 2015, he was a Co-Portfolio Manager. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners from February 2009 to November 2012. Dennis Cogan joined Calamos in March 2005 and since February 2021 has been a Senior Co-Portfolio Manager. From March 2013 to February 2021, he was Co-Portfolio Manager. Between March 2005 and March 2013, he was a senior strategy analyst. Jon Vacko joined Calamos in June 2000 and has been a Senior Co-Portfolio Manager since September 2015. Previously, he was a Co-Portfolio Manager from August 2013 to September 2015; prior thereto he was a Co-Head of Research and Investments from July 2010 to August 2013. Joe Wysocki joined Calamos in October 2003 and since February 2021 has been a Senior Co-Portfolio Manager. Previously, Mr. Wysocki was a Co-Portfolio Manager from March 2015 to January 2021; sector head from March 2014 to March 2015; a Co-Portfolio Manager from March 2013 to March 2014; and a senior strategy analyst from February 2007 to March 2013. Chuck Carmody joined Calamos in 2004 and since February 2016 is a Co-Portfolio Manager (Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund since December 2023), as well as a Senior Fixed Income Trader. From January 2010 to February 2016, he was a Senior Trader.

 

(a)(2) The portfolio managers also have responsibility for the day-to-day management of accounts other than the registrant. Information regarding these other accounts is set forth below.

 

 

 

 

Other Accounts Managed and Assets by Account Type as of October 31, 2023

 

   Registered
Investment
Companies
   Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
   Other
Accounts
 
   Accounts   Assets   Accounts   Assets   Accounts   Assets 
John P. Calamos Sr.  24    27,467,286,397   5    670,551,689   5,152    4,002,702,692 
R. Matthew Freund  17    12,642,576,300   3    573,409,680   4,882    3,993,046,568 
John Hillenbrand  18    11,257,325,155   5    670,551,689   4,030    3,235,215,539 
Nick Niziolek  11    7,282,646,281   3    151,590,745   3,430    2,008,583,817 
Eli Pars  19    25,734,589,127   6    725,000,426   3,978    3,148,682,295 
Jon Vacko  19    11,702,105,827   5    670,551,689   3,995    3,182,801,619 
Dennis Cogan  11    7,282,646,281   3    151,590,745   3,430    2,008,583,817 
Joe Wysocki  13    10,983,742,536   4    667,807,809   3,253    2,181,760,815 
Chuck Carmody  10    7,953,907,274   0    -   451    1,007,769,299 

 

Number of Accounts and Assets for which Advisory Fee is Performance Based as of October 31, 2023

 

   Registered
Investment
Companies
   Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
   Other
Accounts
 
   Accounts   Assets   Accounts   Assets   Accounts   Assets 
John P. Calamos Sr.  2    276,927,945   0    -   0    - 
R. Matthew Freund  0    -   0    -   0    - 
John Hillenbrand  2    276,927,945   0    -   0    - 
Nick Niziolek  2    276,927,945   0    -   0    - 
Eli Pars  2    276,927,945   0    -   0    - 
Jon Vacko  2    276,927,945   0    -   0    - 
Dennis Cogan  2    276,927,945   0    -   0    - 
Joe Wysocki  0    -   0    -   0    - 
Chuck Carmody  0    -   0    -   0    - 

 

 

 

 

The registrant’s portfolio managers are responsible for managing the registrant and other accounts, including separate accounts and unregistered funds.

 

(a)(2) Other than potential conflicts between investment strategies, the side-by-side management of both the Fund and other accounts may raise potential conflicts of interest due to the interest held by Calamos Advisors in an account and certain trading practices used by the portfolio managers (e.g., cross trades between the Fund and another account and allocation of aggregated trades). Calamos Advisors has developed policies and procedures reasonably designed to mitigate those conflicts. For example, Calamos Advisors will only place cross-trades in securities held by the Fund in accordance with the rules promulgated under the 1940 Act and has adopted policies designed to ensure the fair allocation of securities purchased on an aggregated basis.

 

The allocation methodology employed by Calamos Advisors varies depending on the type of securities sought to be bought or sold and the type of client or group of clients. Generally, however, orders are placed first for those clients that have given Calamos Advisors brokerage discretion (including the ability to step out a portion of trades), and then to clients that have directed Calamos Advisors to execute trades through a specific broker. However, if the directed broker allows Calamos Advisors to execute with other brokerage firms, which then book the transaction directly with the directed broker, the order will be placed as if the client had given Calamos Advisors full brokerage discretion. Calamos Advisors and its affiliates frequently use a “rotational” method of placing and aggregating client orders and will build and fill a position for a designated client or group of clients before placing orders for other clients. A client account may not receive an allocation of an order if: (a) the client would receive an unmarketable amount of securities based on account size; (b) the client has precluded Calamos Advisors from using a particular broker; (c) the cash balance in the client account will be insufficient to pay for the securities allocated to it at settlement; (d) current portfolio attributes make an allocation inappropriate; and (e) account specific guidelines, objectives and other account specific factors make an allocation inappropriate. Allocation methodology may be modified when strict adherence to the usual allocation is impractical or leads to inefficient or undesirable results. Calamos Advisors’ head trader must approve each instance that the usual allocation methodology is not followed and provide a reasonable basis for such instances and all modifications must be reported in writing to the Calamos Advisors’ Chief Compliance Officer on a monthly basis.

 

Investment opportunities for which there is limited availability generally are allocated among participating client accounts pursuant to an objective methodology (i.e., either on a pro rata basis or using a rotational method, as described above). However, in some instances, Calamos Advisors may consider subjective elements in attempting to allocate a trade, in which case the Fund may not participate, or may participate to a lesser degree than other clients, in the allocation of an investment opportunity. In considering subjective criteria when allocating trades, Calamos Advisors is bound by its fiduciary duty to its clients to treat all client accounts fairly and equitably.

 

The Co-Portfolio Managers advise certain accounts under a performance fee arrangement. A performance fee arrangement may create an incentive for a Co-Portfolio Manager to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of performance fees. A performance fee arrangement may result in increased compensation to the Co-Portfolio Managers from such accounts due to unrealized appreciation as well as realized gains in the client’s account.

 

(a)(3) As of October 31, 2023, John P. Calamos, Sr., Calamos Advisors’ Global CIO, aside from distributions arising from his ownership from various entities, receives all of his compensation from Calamos Advisors. He has entered into an employment agreement that provides for compensation in the form of an annual base salary and an annual bonus, both components payable in cash. Similarly, Mr. Calamos is eligible for a Long-Term Incentive (“LTI”). The LTI program at Calamos Advisors currently consists of deferred bonus payments, which fluctuate in value over time based upon either: (1) the performance of certain managed investment products for investment professionals (“Mutual Fund Incentive Awards”); or (2) the overall value of the firm for non-investment professionals (“Company Incentive Awards”).

 

As of October 31, 2023, R. Matthew Freund, John Hillenbrand, Nick Niziolek, Eli Pars, Dennis Cogan, Jon Vacko, Joe Wysocki, and Chuck Carmody receive all of their compensation from Calamos Advisors. Compensation for portfolio management team members includes a competitive base salary, and an annual cash bonus (driven by investment, company, and individual performance). Portfolio managers are also eligible for Calamos Advisors' Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") program, which is an incentive award vesting over time that reflects appreciation and depreciation in the value of both the funds managed by such professional and the company generally. LTI awards granted in 2023 vest on a three-year schedule (25% on or about the first anniversary of the award grant, 25% on or about the second anniversary of the award grant, and 50% on or about the third anniversary of the award grant). Each investment team LTI award will be allocated as follows: (i) 33.3% to track the value of the associate's managed strategies, (ii) 33.3% to track the Calamos strategy of the associate's choice, and (iii) 33.3% to track the value of the firm; all over the vesting period. This compensation structure considers annually the performance of the various strategies managed by the Portfolio Managers, among other factors, including, without limitation, the overall performance of the firm.

 

 

 

 

(a)(4) As of October 31, 2023, the end of the registrant’s most recently completed fiscal year, the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by each portfolio manager in the registrant is shown below:

 

Portfolio Manager   Registrant
John P. Calamos Sr.   $50,001 - $100,000
R. Matthew Freund   None
John Hillenbrand   None
Nick Niziolek   None
Eli Pars   None
Jon Vacko   None
Dennis Cogan   None
Joe Wysocki   None
Chuck Carmody   None

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

No material changes.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and timely reported.

 

b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

(a) Securities Lending Activities

 

(1) Gross income from securities lending activities: $0

 

(2) Fees and/or compensation for:

 

Any share of revenue generated by the securities lending program paid to the securities lending agent: $0

 

Rebates paid to borrower: $0

 

(3) Aggregate fees and/or compensation $0

 

(4) Net income from securities lending activities: $0

 

(b) Under the terms of an Amended and Restated Liquidity Agreement (the “Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), all securities lent through SSB must be secured continuously by collateral received in cash. Cash collateral held by SSB on behalf of the Fund may be credited against the amounts borrowed under the Agreement. Any amounts credited against borrowings under the Agreement would count against the Fund's leverage limitations under the 1940 Act, unless otherwise covered in accordance with SEC Release IC-10666. Under the terms of the Agreement, SSB will return the value of the collateral to the borrower at the termination of the selected securities loan(s), which will eliminate the credit against the borrowings under the Agreement and will cause the amount drawn under the Agreement to increase in an amount equal to the returned collateral. The Fund is obligated to make payment to the entity in the event SSB is unable to return the value of the collateral. The Fund would continue to be entitled to receive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned. The Fund may pay reasonable fees to persons unaffiliated with the Fund for services in arranging these loans. The Fund has the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time.

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics

 

(a)(2)(i) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

 

(a)(2)(ii) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

 

(a)(2)(iii) Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.

 

(a)(2)(iv) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund  
   
By:   /s/ John P. Calamos, Sr.          
Name: John P. Calamos, Sr.  
Title: Principal Executive Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023  
   
By: /s/ Thomas E. Herman      
Name: Thomas E. Herman   
Title: Principal Financial Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023  

 

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

 

By: /s/ John P. Calamos, Sr.           
Name: John P. Calamos, Sr.  
Title: Principal Executive Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023  
   
By:  /s/ Thomas E. Herman          
Name: Thomas E. Herman   
Title: Principal Financial Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023