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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

As of July 31, 2020

  

Principal
Amount
(000) or
Shares
  Description  Value
(US$)
 
BANK LOANS—2.6%       
GERMANY—1.9%     
EUR   831   Kirk Beauty One GmbH, Zero Coupon, 08/12/2022 (a)  $787,602 
EUR   301   Kirk Beauty One GmbH, Zero Coupon, 08/12/2022 (a)   284,796 
EUR   1,022   Kirk Beauty One GmbH, Zero Coupon, 08/12/2022 (a)   968,130 
EUR   477   Kirk Beauty One GmbH, Zero Coupon, 08/12/2022 (a)   452,480 
EUR   174   Kirk Beauty One GmbH, Zero Coupon, 08/12/2022 (a)   164,919 
EUR   523   Kirk Beauty One GmbH, Zero Coupon, 08/12/2022 (a)   496,024 
EUR   272   Kirk Beauty One GmbH, Zero Coupon, 08/12/2022 (a)   257,630 
            3,411,581 
UNITED KINGDOM—0.5%        
EUR   250   Froneri International Ltd., 5.75%, 01/31/2028   291,911 
USD   526   Froneri International Ltd., 5.91%, 01/31/2028   507,590 
            799,501 
UNITED STATES—0.2%       
USD   8,330   California Resources Corporation, 11.99%, 12/31/2021   263,811 
USD   4,000   La Paloma Generating Co., LLC, Zero Coupon, 02/20/2021 (a)(b)(c)(d)    
            263,811 
        Total Bank Loans — 2.6% (cost $16,837,764)   4,474,893 
CORPORATE BONDS—140.2%       
ARGENTINA—0.9%         
USD   1,000   Telecom Argentina SA, 6.50%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)   964,500 
USD   620   Telecom Argentina SA, 8.00%, 07/18/2023 (e)(f)   585,838 
            1,550,338 
AUSTRALIA—0.6%        
USD   972   Mineral Resources Ltd., 8.13%, 05/01/2022 (e)(f)   1,072,855 
BELGIUM—0.9%       
EUR   1,474   House of Finance, 4.38%, 07/15/2022 (e)(f)   1,563,781 
BRAZIL—1.0%         
USD   1,645   NBM US Holdings, Inc., 7.00%, 05/14/2022 (e)(f)   1,774,955 
CANADA—1.0%        
USD   1,875   Titan Acquisition Ltd. / Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 04/15/2021 (e)(f)   1,851,562 
CHANNEL ISLANDS—0.5%        
GBP   810   Newday Bondco PLC, 7.38%, 09/01/2020 (e)(f)   970,165 
CHILE—1.0%         
USD   1,588   VTR Finance, 6.38%, 07/15/2023 (e)(f)   1,692,046 
FRANCE—6.2%        
EUR   1,500   Banijay Group SAS, 6.50%, 09/01/2022 (e)(f)   1,630,201 
EUR   650   Constantin Investissement 3 SASU, 5.38%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)   761,840 
EUR   1,700   Europcar Mobility Group, 4.00%, 04/30/2022 (e)(f)   1,051,321 
EUR   423   La Financiere Atalian SASU, 4.00%, 08/10/2020 (e)(f)   415,937 
EUR   3,017   La Financiere Atalian SASU, 5.13%, 05/15/2021 (e)(f)   2,973,550 
EUR   2,772   Newco GB SAS, 8.00%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)(g)   2,887,042 
EUR   1,500   Novafives SAS, 5.00%, 06/15/2021 (e)(f)   1,283,230 
            11,003,121 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of July 31, 2020 

 

Principal
Amount
(000) or
Shares
  Description  Value
(US$)
 
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
GEORGIA—0.3%             
USD   526   Bank of Georgia JSC, (fixed rate to 06/28/2024, variable rate thereafter), 11.13%, 06/28/2024 (e)(h)  $508,905 
GERMANY—7.0%             
EUR   3,000   Consus Real Estate AG, 9.63%, 05/15/2021 (e)(f)   3,816,560 
EUR   2,800   Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 04/30/2022, variable rate thereafter), 6.00%, 04/30/2022 (e)(h)   3,036,182 
USD   1,000   Deutsche Bank AG, (fixed rate to 10/30/2025, variable rate thereafter), 6.00%, 10/30/2025 (h)   870,300 
EUR   2,258   HT Troplast GmbH, 9.25%, 07/15/2022 (e)(f)   2,719,658 
EUR   1,068   Vertical Holdco GmbH, 6.63%, 07/15/2023 (e)(f)   1,262,769 
USD   545   Vertical Holdco GmbH, 7.63%, 07/15/2023 (e)(f)   579,063 
            12,284,532 
GHANA—1.4%             
USD   3,500   Tullow Oil PLC, 6.25%, 08/10/2020 (e)(f)   2,450,000 
ITALY—4.4%             
EUR   2,000   Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, 10.50%, 07/23/2029 (e)   2,615,145 
EUR   1,972   Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, (fixed rate to 01/18/2023, variable rate thereafter), 5.38%, 01/18/2023 (e)(f)   2,067,398 
EUR   2,700   Unione di Banche Italiane SpA, (fixed rate to 01/20/2025, variable rate thereafter), 5.88%, 01/20/2025 (e)(h)   3,136,964 
            7,819,507 
JAMAICA—0.8%             
USD   1,918   Digicel Group 0.5 Ltd., 10.00%, 08/14/2020 (f)(g)   1,447,869 
JAPAN—2.6%             
USD   4,750   SoftBank Group Corp., (fixed rate to 07/19/2023, variable rate thereafter), 6.00%, 07/19/2023 (e)(h)   4,556,133 
LUXEMBOURG—13.4%             
USD   5,000   Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 05/15/2022 (e)(f)   5,718,750 
USD   3,070   FAGE International SA / FAGE USA Dairy Industry, Inc., 5.63%, 08/15/2021 (e)(f)   3,008,600 
EUR   2,876   Kleopatra Holdings 1 SCA, 9.25%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)(g)   2,506,755 
EUR   2,629   LHMC Finco 2 Sarl, 7.25%, 04/02/2021 (e)(f)(g)   2,134,273 
EUR   5,150   Monitchem HoldCo 2 SA, 9.50%, 09/15/2022 (e)(f)   6,182,922 
EUR   3,874   Summer BC Holdco A Sarl, 9.25%, 10/31/2022 (e)(f)   4,048,013 
            23,599,313 
MEXICO—3.8%             
USD   4,200   Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.49%, 11/23/2026 (e)(f)   4,011,000 
USD   1,500   Sixsigma Networks Mexico SA de CV, 7.50%, 05/02/2021 (e)(f)   1,410,000 
USD   2,000   Unifin Financiera SAB de CV, (fixed rate to 01/29/2025, variable rate thereafter), 8.88%, 01/29/2025 (e)(h)   1,225,020 
            6,646,020 
NETHERLANDS—9.3%         
EUR   2,200   LeasePlan Corp., (fixed rate to 05/29/2024, variable rate thereafter), 7.38%, 05/29/2024 (e)(h)   2,579,830 
EUR   2,900   Sigma Holdco BV, 5.75%, 05/15/2021 (e)(f)   3,404,101 
EUR   2,300   Stichting AK Rabobank Certificaten, Zero Coupon, 12/29/2049 (e)(h)   2,964,290 
EUR   2,779   Summer BidCo BV, 9.75%, 05/15/2021 (e)(f)(g)   3,284,549 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

  

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of July 31, 2020

  

Principal
Amount
(000) or
Shares
  Description  Value
(US$)
 
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)     
EUR   3,594   Summer BidCo BV, 9.75%, 05/15/2021 (e)(f)(g)  $4,159,286 
            16,392,056 
NIGERIA—1.6%     
USD   2,860   IHS Netherlands Holdco BV, 8.00%, 09/18/2022 (e)(f)   2,910,050 
NORWAY—0.7%         
EUR   1,450   B2Holding ASA, 6.35%, 05/28/2022 (e)(f)(i)   1,315,182 
SOUTH AFRICA—0.8%         
USD   1,500   Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC, 8.50%, 08/10/2020 (e)(f)   1,515,015 
SWEDEN—0.9%        
EUR   1,300   Unilabs Subholding AB, 5.75%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)   1,520,365 
SWITZERLAND—1.1%        
USD   2,000   Credit Suisse Group AG, (fixed rate to 01/24/2030, variable rate thereafter), 5.10%, 01/24/2030 (e)(h)   1,977,000 
UKRAINE—1.7%         
USD   3,000   Metinvest BV, 8.50%, 01/23/2026 (e)(f)   2,934,780 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—0.7%     
USD   3,200   Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., 8.25%, 02/15/2021 (e)(f)   1,216,000 
UNITED KINGDOM—40.3%       
GBP   7,750   AA Bond Co. Ltd., 5.50%, 08/10/2020 (e)(f)   9,000,016 
GBP   2,000   Arrow Global Finance PLC, 5.13%, 08/10/2020 (e)(f)   2,465,863 
GBP   1,473   Bracken MidCo1 PLC, 8.88%, 10/15/2020 (e)(f)(g)   1,669,505 
GBP   2,000   Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA, 7.50%, 08/10/2020 (e)(f)   2,634,389 
GBP   2,329   Co-Operative Group Ltd., 11.00%, 12/18/2025   3,658,526 
GBP   9,600   Dignity Finance PLC, 4.70%, 12/31/2049 (e)(j)   9,818,660 
EUR   1,000   eG Global Finance PLC, 4.38%, 05/15/2021 (e)(f)   1,113,031 
USD   8,798   EnQuest PLC, 7.00%, 08/10/2020 (e)(g)   4,774,403 
GBP   2,200   Iceland Bondco PLC, 6.75%, 08/10/2020 (e)(f)   2,774,687 
USD   1,700   Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 4.50%, 07/01/2027 (e)(f)   1,355,750 
GBP   4,500   Matalan Finance PLC, 6.75%, 09/01/2020 (e)(f)   3,977,854 
USD   4,000   Motion Bondco DAC, 6.63%, 11/15/2022 (e)(f)   3,416,160 
GBP   4,000   RAC Bond Co. PLC, 5.00%, 09/01/2020 (e)(f)   4,974,146 
GBP   4,700   Very Group Funding PLC, 7.75%, 09/01/2020 (e)(f)   5,650,198 
GBP   7,000   Virgin Money UK PLC, (fixed rate to 12/08/2022, variable rate thereafter), 8.00%, 12/08/2022 (e)(h)   8,338,329 
GBP   4,900   Voyage Care BondCo PLC, 10.00%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)   5,528,848 
            71,150,365 
UNITED STATES—33.5%        
USD   2,023   Adams Homes, Inc., 7.50%, 02/15/2022 (e)(f)   1,982,540 
USD   1,087   Adient US LLC, 9.00%, 04/15/2022 (e)(f)   1,210,646 
USD   2,775   Alliance Data Systems Corp., 4.75%, 12/15/2021 (e)(f)   2,566,875 
EUR   4,200   Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 8.38%, 09/01/2021 (e)(f)   5,025,265 
USD   1,208   Boyd Gaming Corp., 8.63%, 06/01/2022 (e)(f)   1,331,675 
USD   338   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.75%, 03/15/2022 (e)(f)   339,690 
USD   1,900   Consolidated Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 08/31/2020 (f)   1,864,375 
USD   1,325   DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 08/15/2026 (k)   1,219,835 
USD   2,000   Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.15%, 06/30/2029 (e)(f)   2,800,000 
USD   2,130   Ford Motor Co., 8.50%, 04/21/2023   2,364,662 
USD   691   Ford Motor Co., 9.00%, 03/22/2025 (f)   814,084 
USD   138   Ford Motor Co., 9.63%, 01/22/2030 (f)   183,097 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of July 31, 2020

 

Principal
Amount
(000) or
Shares
    Description     Value
(US$)
 
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)       
USD   4,045   General Motors Financial Co., Inc., (fixed rate to 09/30/2027, variable rate thereafter), 5.75%, 09/30/2027 (h)  $ 3,811,144  
USD   3,383   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 9.50%, 05/31/2022 (f)    3,801,646  
USD   1,319   Macy's, Inc., 8.38%, 06/15/2022 (e)(f)    1,380,888  
USD   1,375   Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 01/15/2021 (e)(f)    800,938  
USD   548   Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 05/15/2022 (e)(f)    328,800  
USD   1,181   NCL Corp. Ltd., 10.25%, 08/01/2023 (e)(f)    1,176,571  
USD   2,250   New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 9.75%, 07/15/2023 (e)(f)    2,356,875  
USD   3,595   Photo Holdings Merger Sub, Inc., 8.50%, 10/01/2022 (e)(f)    3,327,173  
USD   6,649   Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 6.88%, 07/15/2028    6,657,311  
USD   1,070   Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.75%, 02/15/2031    1,090,330  
USD   634   Rattler Midstream LP, 5.63%, 07/15/2022 (e)(f)    668,737  
USD   5,920   Staples, Inc., 10.75%, 04/15/2022 (e)(f)    3,759,200  
USD   4,720   SunCoke Energy Partners LP / SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.50%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)    4,342,400  
USD   2,455   Tecnoglass, Inc., 8.20%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)    2,488,879  
USD   1,389   Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 6.63%, 04/30/2026 (e)(f)    1,433,663  
             59,127,299  
ZAMBIA—3.8%           
USD   3,696   First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.88%, 03/01/2021 (e)(f)    3,705,240  
USD   2,917   First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 08/31/2020 (e)(f)    2,929,981  
             6,635,221  
        Total Corporate Bonds — 140.2% (cost $258,984,564)    247,484,435  

 

          Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.4%         
UNITED STATES—1.4%          
USD   2,539,051   State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.09%(l)     2,539,051 
        Total Short-Term Investment — 1.4% (cost $2,539,051)     2,539,051 
        Total Investments — 144.2% (cost $278,361,379)     254,498,379 
        Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (44.2)%     (77,996,270)
        Net Assets—100.0%    $176,502,109 

  

 
(a) Non-Income Producing Security.
(b) Illiquid security.
(c) Level 3 security. This security was fair valued by the Fund’s pricing committee as approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. See Note (a) of the accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.
(d) Security is in default.
(e) Denotes a security issued under Regulation S or Rule 144A.
(f) The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call/put date.
(g) Payment-in-kind. This is a type of bond that pays interest in additional bonds rather than in cash.
(h) Perpetual bond. This is a bond that has no maturity date, is redeemable and pays a steady stream of interest indefinitely. The maturity date presented for these instruments represents the next call/put date.
(i) Variable Rate Instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of July 31, 2020. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

 

As of July 31, 2020

  

(j) Sinkable security.
(k) Convertible Bond
(l) Registered investment company advised by State Street Global Advisors. The rate shown is the 7 day yield as of July 31, 2020.
 
EUR—Euro Currency
GBP—British Pound Sterling
USD—U.S. Dollar
 
At July 31, 2020, the Fund's open forward foreign currency exchange contracts were as follows:

 

 
Purchase Contracts
Settlement Date
  Counterparty  Amount
Purchased
   Amount
Sold
  Fair Value   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
British Pound/United States Dollar                            
08/27/2020  Royal Bank of Canada (UK)   GBP    700,000   USD   891,941   $916,414   $24,473 
08/27/2020  UBS AG   GBP    963,000   USD   1,251,972    1,260,724    8,752 
Euro/United States Dollar                               
08/27/2020  Royal Bank of Canada (UK)   EUR    210,000   USD   243,766    247,489    3,723 
                        $2,424,627   $36,948 

 

Sale Contracts
Settlement Date
  Counterparty  Amount
Purchased
   Amount
Sold
  Fair Value   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
United States Dollar/British Pound                            
08/27/2020  UBS AG   USD    63,350,831   GBP   49,925,000   $65,359,974   $(2,009,143)
United States Dollar/Euro                               
08/27/2020  Royal Bank of Canada (UK)   USD    1,586,359   EUR   1,368,000    1,612,216    (25,857)
08/27/2020  UBS AG   USD    74,227,043   EUR   64,120,000    75,566,740    (1,339,697)
                        $142,538,930   $(3,374,697)

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

  

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

July 31, 2020

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

a. Security Valuation:

 

The Fund values its securities at current market value or fair value, consistent with regulatory requirements. "Fair value" is defined in the Fund's Valuation and Liquidity Procedures as the price that could be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants without a compulsion to transact at the measurement date.

 

Long-term debt and other fixed-income securities are valued at the last quoted or evaluated bid price on the valuation date provided by an independent pricing service provider approved by the Board. If there are no current day bids, the security is valued at the previously applied bid. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size and the strategies employed by the Fund’s investment adviser generally trade in round lot sizes. In certain circumstances, some trades may occur in smaller “odd lot” sizes which may be effected at lower or higher prices than institutional round lot trades. Short-term debt securities (such as commercial paper and U.S. treasury bills) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if it represents the best approximation of fair value. Debt and other fixed-income securities are generally determined to be Level 2 investments.

 

Short-term investments are comprised of cash and cash equivalents invested in short-term investment funds which are redeemable daily. The Fund sweeps available cash into the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which has elected to qualify as a “government money market fund” pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, and has an objective, which is not guaranteed, to maintain a $1.00 per share net asset value. Generally, these investment types are categorized as Level 1 investments.

 

Derivative instruments are valued at fair value. Exchange traded futures are generally Level 1 investments and centrally cleared swaps and forwards are generally Level 2 investments. Forward foreign currency contracts are generally valued based on the bid price of the forward rates and the current spot rate. Forward exchange rate quotations are available for scheduled settlement dates, such as 1-, 3-, 6-, 9- and 12- month periods. An interpolated valuation is derived based on the actual settlement dates of the forward contracts held. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price or at the last bid price if no settlement price is available. Swap agreements are generally valued by an approved pricing agent based on the terms of the swap agreement (including future cash flows). When market quotations or exchange rates are not readily available, or if the Adviser concludes that such market quotations do not accurately reflect fair value, the fair value of a Fund's assets are determined in good faith in accordance with the Valuation Procedures.

 

In the event that a security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which they trade closed before the “Valuation Time”), the security is valued at fair value as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, taking into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances using valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A security that has been fair valued by the Fund’s Pricing Committee may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the nature of the inputs. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk); or

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund