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Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund  
   
Portfolio of Investments  
March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)  

 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS - 129.98%(a)
Aerospace & Defense - 4.34%          
Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.00%, 02/15/2029   $1,558,949   $1,527,770 
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien B Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/25/2028    1,949,458    1,686,281 
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp., First Lien C Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/25/2028    396,499    342,971 
Nordam Group LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 5.50%, 04/09/2026    1,382,400    1,088,640 
Peraton Corp., First Lien B Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/01/2028    1,015,290    1,004,716 
TransDigm Inc., TLI, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.25%, 08/24/2028    855,175    853,892 
Vertex Aerospace Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.50%, 12/06/2028    540,692    538,811 
         7,043,081 
           
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.08%          
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc., The, First Lien U.S. B-1 Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/24/2026    797,959    793,638 
WWEX UNI TopCo Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 07/26/2028    987,385    958,998 
         1,752,636 
           
Automobile Components - 1.62%          
Burgess Point Purchaser Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 5.25%, 07/25/2029    1,293,957    1,237,670 
Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 05/04/2028    1,419,719    1,395,534 
         2,633,204 
           
Banks - 0.39%          
EnergySolutions LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 05/09/2025    646,187    624,918 
           
Beverages - 0.77%          
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2028    1,393,693    1,256,505 
           
Biotechnology - 1.60%          
Grifols Worldwide Operations, TLB, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.00%, 11/15/2027    2,651,088    2,601,937 
           
Broadline Retail - 0.86%          
Pilot Travel Centers LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.00%, 08/04/2028    1,400,000    1,397,081 
           
Building Products - 3.77%          
Chariot Buyer LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 11/03/2028    1,027,222    989,215 
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., First Lien Tranche B Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 04/12/2028    1,080,827    957,343 
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 11/23/2027    1,588,198    1,416,617 
Kodiak Building Partners Inc. TLB, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 03/12/2028    2,112,470    2,033,252 
Oscar Acquisitionco LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor, 04/29/2029    743,497    718,508 
         6,114,935 
           
Capital Markets - 1.22%          
Apex Group Treasury, Ltd., First Lien USD Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/27/2028    560,962    549,275 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Capital Markets (continued)
Focus Financial Partners LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.50%, 06/30/2028  $1,444,684   $1,425,339 
         1,974,614 
           
Chemicals - 1.79%          
Eco Services Operations Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/09/2028   997,462    991,228 
Geon Performance Solutions LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.50%, 0.75% Floor, 08/18/2028   345,358    340,898 
Hyperion Materials & Technologies, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor, 08/30/2028   662,438    656,973 
Messer Industries Llc Tl, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.50%, 03/02/2026   911,113    910,306 
         2,899,405 
           
Commercial Services & Supplies - 4.85%          
Access CIG LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 7.75%, 02/27/2026   940,445    868,341 
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, First Lien Initial U.S. Dollar Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 05/12/2028   614,913    584,883 
Covanta 11/21 TLB, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.50%, 11/30/2028   1,528,608    1,524,144 
Covanta 11/21 TLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 2.50%, 11/30/2028   115,368    115,031 
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/30/2029   581,429    514,445 
Garda World Security Corp., First Lien B-2 Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.25%, 10/30/2026   1,015,521    1,007,275 
Output Services Group, Inc. TLA 1L, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 5.25, 1.50 PIK, 06/29/2026(b)   458,802    247,180 
Revspring, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 10/11/2025   1,034,100    1,002,643 
TRC Companies, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 12/08/2028   539,386    523,655 
TRC Companies, Second Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 6.75%, 12/07/2029   633,538    584,439 
United Site Cov-Lite, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.25%, 12/15/2028   955,372    809,444 
Wand NewCo 3, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.75%, 02/05/2026   90,207    88,723 
         7,870,203 
           
Communications Equipment - 0.48%          
Commscope, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 04/06/2026   597,028    575,852 
MLN US HoldCo LLC, First Lien B Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.50%, 11/30/2025   699,130    197,504 
         773,356 
           
Construction & Engineering - 1.70%          
Aegion Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 05/17/2028   1,400,079    1,368,577 
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial (2021) Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor, 08/01/2025   1,222,172    1,217,723 
Tutor Perini Corp., First Lien B Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor, 08/18/2027   185,488    173,374 
         2,759,674 
           
Construction Materials - 0.94%          
Quickrete Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L +  2.50%, 02/01/2027   199,485    196,835 
White Cap Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Closing Date Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 10/19/2027   1,338,040    1,326,439 
         1,523,274 
           
Containers & Packaging - 0.52%          
Berry Global, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 1.75%, 07/01/2026   261,149    260,578 
LABL, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 5.00%, 10/29/2028   502,071    487,481 
Strategic Materials Holding Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor, 10/31/2025   533,333    50,667 
Tekni-Plex, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-3 Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 09/15/2028   38,038    36,867 
         835,593 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Distributors - 0.79%
LBM Acquisition LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 12/17/2027  $1,361,932   $1,287,236 
           
Diversified Consumer Services - 4.10%          
Element Materials Technology Group Holdings DTL, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.25%, 06/22/2029   293,954    291,198 
Element Materials Technology Group Holdings TL, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.25%, 06/22/2029   636,900    630,929 
Loyalty Ventures, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.50%, 11/03/2027(c)   434,172    50,290 
McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 5.00%, 03/12/2029   137,248    132,330 
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, First Lien 2021 Refinancing B-1 Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor, 09/23/2026   1,393,653    1,391,117 
Rinchem Company, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.50%, 03/02/2029(d)   451,136    429,707 
St. George's University Scholastic Services LLC, First Lien Term Loan B Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 02/10/2029   1,373,158    1,354,964 
TruGreen LP, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 11/02/2027   1,296,692    1,200,659 
Weld North Education LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 12/21/2027   1,166,153    1,163,482 
         6,644,676 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.17%          
Level 3 Financing, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 1.75%, 03/01/2027   2,764,531    2,341,778 
Lumen Technologies, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 2.25%, 03/15/2027   1,345,718    894,061 
Telenet Financing USD LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.00%, 04/30/2028   2,353,616    2,313,899 
Telesat Canada, First Lien B-5 Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.75%, 12/07/2026   1,193,514    628,087 
Zacapa S.A.R.L., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.00%, 03/22/2029   587,311    576,091 
         6,753,916 
           
Electric Utilities - 0.52%          
Miron Technologies, Inc., TLB, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.75%, 10/20/2028   845,741    841,114 
           
Electrical Equipment - 1.46%          
Generac Power Systems, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 1.75%, 12/13/2026   1,000,000    998,230 
Madison IAQ LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 06/21/2028   1,431,435    1,365,768 
         2,363,998 
           
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.70%          
Ingram Micro, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/30/2028   895,443    890,827 
LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.50%, 09/06/2025   1,200,535    1,162,268 
LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.75%, 07/24/2026   365,148    355,409 
LTI Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 6.75%, 09/06/2026   382,979    339,894 
         2,748,398 
           
Entertainment - 2.52%          
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.00%, 04/22/2026   797,587    583,734 
Amplify Finco Pty, Ltd., First Lien U.S. Dollar Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 11/26/2026   1,172,419    1,132,117 
CE Intermediate I LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 11/10/2028(d)   764,225    737,477 
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Initial Dollar Tranche Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor, 02/28/2025(c)   1,389,110    219,222 
Crown Finance US, Inc., First Lien Second Amendment Dollar Tranche Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.75%, 09/30/2026(c)   219,619    34,650 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 1.75%, 10/19/2026   1,400,000    1,386,000 
         4,093,200 
           
Financial Services - 3.78%          
Lereta, LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 5.25%, 07/30/2028   431,300    398,279 
Mitchell International, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 10/15/2028   2,347,887    2,225,820 
Mitchell International, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 6.50%, 10/15/2029   365,979    319,775 
Polaris Newco LLC, First Lien Dollar Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028   2,064,859    1,888,768 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Financial Services (continued)
The Citco Group Limited, TLB, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.50%, 04/27/2028(d)  $1,293,454   $1,295,070 
         6,127,712 
           
Food Products - 1.90%          
Froneri International, Ltd., First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.25%, 01/29/2027   2,598,016    2,567,282 
Snacking Investments BidCo Pty, Ltd., First Lien Initial US Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 12/18/2026   523,581    520,743 
         3,088,025 
           
Ground Transportation - 1.67%          
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 1.75%, 08/06/2027   1,343,059    1,322,913 
Uber Technologies, Inc., TLB, First Lien Term Loan 03/03/2030   1,389,996    1,388,801 
         2,711,714 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.97%          
Auris Luxembourg III SARL, First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan,  6M US L + 3.75%, 02/27/2026   1,745,463    1,585,753 
Bausch + Lomb Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 05/10/2027   748,071    728,329 
Carestream Health, Inc. TL 1L, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 7.50%, 09/30/2027   119,671    71,413 
Femur Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.50%, 03/05/2026   292,752    264,209 
Tecostar Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2017 Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor, 05/01/2024   1,602,494    1,476,074 
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 07/02/2025   1,074,751    1,005,059 
YI LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 11/07/2024   1,345,026    1,300,189 
         6,431,026 
           
Health Care Providers & Services - 11.32%          
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,  6M US L + 4.00%, 07/01/2026   237,230    201,448 
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 07/01/2026   1,147,548    974,463 
DaVita, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan,  1M US L + 1.75%, 08/12/2026   1,028,640    1,015,355 
Electron Bidco, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.00%, 11/01/2028   1,950,000    1,924,904 
Envision Healthcare Corp., First Lien Term Loan:          
3M US SOFR + 4.25%, 03/31/2027   1,179,244    300,707 
3M US SOFR + 7.88%, 03/31/2027   182,312    154,357 
Genesis Care Finance Pty, Ltd., First Lien Facility B5 Term Loan,  3M US L + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/14/2027   1,684,737    459,091 
Global Medical Response, Inc., First Lien 2018 New Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 03/14/2025   1,787,683    1,264,786 
Global Medical Response, Inc., First Lien 2020 Refinancing Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor, 10/02/2025   225,742    159,901 
Heartland Dental Care, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 5.00%, 04/30/2025(d)   852,930    814,548 
Heartland Dental LLC, First Lien 2021 Incremental Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 04/30/2025   1,055,395    995,591 
LifePoint Health, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 11/16/2025   1,351,799    1,290,968 
Loire UK Midco 3, Ltd., First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 04/21/2027   898,516    860,329 
Medical Solutions LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.50%, 11/01/2028   9,734    9,485 
NAPA Management Services Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 5.25%, 0.75% Floor, 02/23/2029   817,295    595,603 
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., TL, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 03/02/2028   2,108,100    1,622,657 
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., TLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 03/02/2028   59,805    46,033 
Onex TSG Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/28/2028   1,346,334    1,198,911 
Pathway Vet Alliance LLC, First Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 03/31/2027   844,451    743,818 
Pediatric Associates Holding Co. LLC, First Lien Term Loan:          
3M US L + 1.88%, 12/29/2028(e)   106,666    104,566 
3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 12/29/2028   827,720    811,422 
PetVet Care Centers LLC,  1M US L + 6.25%, 02/13/2026   987,000    885,339 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)
Radiology Partners, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.25%, 07/09/2025  $877,722   $711,775 
Radnet Management, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor, 04/23/2028   998,861    993,037 
Team Health Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor, 02/06/2024   252,498    217,148 
         18,356,242 
           
Health Care Technology - 2.42%          
AthenaHealth Group, Inc. Delayed Draw, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 02/15/2029(e)   43,570    40,901 
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 5.80%, 02/15/2029   1,630,944    1,531,049 
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 03/10/2028   713,729    688,685 
Verscend Holding Corp., First Lien B-1 Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 08/27/2025   1,660,558    1,661,081 
         3,921,716 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 8.16%          
1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, First Lien B-4 Term Loan,  1M US L + 1.75%, 11/19/2026   1,396,401    1,385,348 
Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corp., First Lien U.S. B-4 Term Loan,  1M US L + 1.75%, 01/15/2027   750,000    742,504 
Aramark Services, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.50%, 04/06/2028   864,684    863,469 
Bally's Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 10/02/2028   1,406,611    1,346,085 
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 02/06/2030   1,260,200    1,255,997 
Carnival Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 10/18/2028   1,853,599    1,815,368 
Chariot Buyer LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 7.51%, 0.50% Floor, 10/31/2029   1,156,495    1,159,207 
Delta 2 (Lux) Sarl, TLB, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 3.25%, 01/15/2030   254,227    254,652 
Fertitta Entertainment, LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.00%, 01/27/2029   548,615    541,384 
Flutter Financing B.V., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 07/22/2028   650,969    651,848 
Tacala Investment Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 7.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/04/2028   1,207,931    1,107,528 
Whatabrands LLC, First Lien Initial B Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 08/03/2028   2,121,772    2,102,623 
         13,226,013 
           
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.93%          
Calpine Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.00%, 04/05/2026   1,392,765    1,386,330 
Eastern Power LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 10/02/2025   133,737    123,342 
         1,509,672 
           
Industrial Conglomerates - 3.10%          
Bettcher Industries, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.00%, 12/14/2028   739,374    712,109 
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 05/19/2028   657,705    649,895 
Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.50%, 06/28/2026   65,247    59,497 
Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.50%, 06/28/2026   1,206,963    1,100,599 
Redwood Star Merger Sub, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.50%, 04/05/2029   1,295,643    1,239,775 
Tailwind Smith Cooper Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 5.00%, 05/28/2026   1,363,044    1,259,964 
         5,021,839 
           
Insurance - 2.35%          
Acrisure LLC, First Lien 2021-1 Additional Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 02/15/2027   294,463    288,206 
AmWINS Group, Inc., First Lien Term Loan:          
1M US L + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor, 02/19/2028   1,760,785    1,742,570 
1M US SOFR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor, 02/19/2028   198,824    198,266 
HIG Finance 2, Ltd., First Lien 2021 Dollar Refinancing Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 11/12/2027   380,000    376,540 
Hyperion Refinance S.a r.l. TL, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 0.00%, 03/24/2030(d)   577,907    575,740 
NFP Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 02/15/2027   641,730    627,426 
         3,808,748 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Interactive Media & Services - 1.65%
Adevinta ASA, First Lien Facility B2 Term Loan,  3M US L + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor, 06/26/2028  $498,734   $496,343 
MH Sub I LLC, Second Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 6.25%, 02/23/2029   675,113    623,072 
Momentive, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 10/10/2025   1,558,602    1,554,705 
         2,674,120 
           
IT Services - 4.02%          
AG Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.00%, 12/29/2028(d)   1,288,496    1,275,612 
DCert Buyer, Inc., Second Lien First Amendment Refinancing Term Loan,  6M US SOFR + 7.00%, 02/19/2029   1,525,691    1,418,465 
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 02/10/2028   1,566,649    1,468,734 
Park Place Technologies LLC, First Lien Closing Date Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor, 11/10/2027   751,620    723,032 
Vaco Holdings, LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 5.00%, 01/21/2029   1,248,083    1,230,922 
World Wide Technology Holding Co., LLC, TL, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 3.25%, 03/01/2030(d)   395,370    394,876 
         6,511,641 
           
Leisure Products - 0.42%          
Recess Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor, 09/30/2024   683,127    683,127 
           
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.91%          
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor, 02/22/2028   1,397,462    1,389,252 
Curia Global, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/30/2026   1,272,554    1,090,820 
Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 10/19/2027   898,741    895,932 
Parexel International Corporation, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 11/15/2028   1,347,229    1,334,013 
         4,710,017 
           
Machinery - 1.16%          
PRO MACH Group, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 08/31/2028   939,704    936,570 
Titan Acquisition, Ltd., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.00%, 03/28/2025   994,764    946,066 
         1,882,636 
           
Media - 8.48%          
Champ Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  6M US L + 5.50%, 12/19/2025   1,099,558    1,099,146 
Charter Communications Operating LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 1.75%, 02/01/2027   880,496    873,756 
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 08/21/2026   1,085,934    1,014,446 
Cogeco Communications USA II LP, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.00%, 01/03/2025   1,382,996    1,383,245 
Radiate Holdco, LLC,, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 09/25/2026   1,193,955    981,866 
Univision Communications, Inc., First Lien Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 03/15/2026   1,585,175    1,579,777 
3M US SOFR + 4.25%, 06/24/2029   190,831    189,829 
UPC Financing Partnership, First Lien Facility AT Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.25%, 04/30/2028   2,190,005    2,143,467 
UPC Financing Partnership, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.93%, 01/31/2029   450,000    442,033 
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, First Lien Term Loan:          
1M US L + 2.50%, 01/31/2028   1,743,300    1,718,893 
1M US L + 3.25%, 01/31/2029   550,000    545,397 
Ziggo Financing Partnership, First Lien I Facility Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.50%, 04/30/2028   1,795,328    1,776,630 
         13,748,485 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.34%
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., First Lien Term Loan:          
1M US L + 2.25%, 04/23/2026  $298,454   $275,323 
1M US L + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor, 04/23/2026   298,477    280,569 
         555,892 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.90%          
Buckeye Partners LP, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.25%, 11/01/2026   766,081    765,231 
Freeport LNG, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 12/21/2028   2,004,246    1,946,263 
WHITEWATER WHISTLER HOLDINGS, LLC TLB 1L, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 3.25%, 02/15/2030   362,390    361,484 
         3,072,978 
           
Passenger Airlines - 3.17%          
Air Canada, First Lien B Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor, 08/11/2028   897,744    897,466 
American Airlines, Inc., First Lien 2020 Term Loan,  6M US L + 3.00%, 01/29/2027   1,580,178    1,546,031 
American Airlines, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  6M US SOFR + 2.75%, 02/15/2028   540,414    529,268 
Brown Group Holding LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/07/2028   1,044,321    1,036,707 
United AirLines, Inc., First Lien Class B Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/21/2028   1,139,700    1,134,144 
         5,143,616 
           
Pharmaceuticals - 1.86%          
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 1.75%, 08/01/2027   2,132,535    2,089,703 
Padagis LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/06/2028   1,005,096    922,176 
         3,011,879 
           
Professional Services - 7.05%          
AlixPartners, LLP, First Lien USD B Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor, 02/04/2028   795,939    794,260 
AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 6.50%, 08/02/2029   1,747,855    1,581,808 
CoreLogic, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/02/2028   1,749,313    1,497,543 
CoreLogic, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor, 06/04/2029   553,488    413,389 
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, Second Lien 2021 Replacement Term Loan,  3M US L + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor, 04/07/2028   296,000    273,923 
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., First Lien Initial Borrowing Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 02/06/2026   1,074,365    1,074,140 
Galaxy US Opco Inc. TL, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.75%, 04/29/2029   630,459    560,320 
Inmar, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor, 05/01/2025   802,345    768,245 
Minotaur Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 4.75%, 03/27/2026   1,073,751    1,046,526 
National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company, Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 7.50%, 05/26/2026   1,227,350    1,212,008 
Outcomes Group Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 7.50%, 10/26/2026   133,136    130,141 
Trans Union LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 1.75%, 11/16/2026   1,690,038    1,680,988 
TransUnion 11/21 B6 TLB, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 2.25%, 12/01/2028   356,589    354,509 
VT Topco, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 08/01/2025   48,679    48,095 
         11,435,895 
           
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.70%          
Coherent Corp., First Lien Term Loan,  1M US SOFR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor, 07/02/2029   1,151,240    1,142,606 
           
Software - 11.29%          
Apttus Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor, 05/08/2028   562,171    547,181 
CDK Global, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.50%, 07/06/2029   1,546,538    1,544,164 
Connectwise, LLC, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor, 09/29/2028   444,162    430,282 
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor, 10/16/2028   1,680,513    1,556,576 
DTI Holdco, Inc. TL, First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.75%, 04/26/2029   727,750    677,808 
Fiserv Investment Solutions, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 02/18/2027   1,346,617    1,296,118 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Software (continued)
Greeneden U.S. Holdings I LLC, First Lien Initial Dollar (2020) Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027  $476,097   $470,034 
Help/Systems Holdings, Inc., First Lien Seventh Amendment Refinancing Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 11/19/2026   1,845,183    1,650,977 
Hyland Software, Inc., Second Lien 2021 Refinancing Term Loan,  1M US L + 6.25%, 0.75% Floor, 07/07/2025   1,394,543    1,338,761 
Imperva, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor, 01/12/2026   1,285,721    1,132,078 
Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien First Amendment Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/01/2027   243,164    196,355 
Ivanti Software, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 7.25%, 12/01/2028   476,866    289,934 
LI Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2021 Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor, 03/11/2028   705,364    703,160 
Magenta Buyer LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor, 07/27/2028   1,567,877    1,298,539 
Mitnick Corporate Purchaser Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.75%, 05/02/2029   389,123    367,722 
Perforce Software, Inc., First Lien New Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.75%, 07/01/2026   248,707    232,091 
Proofpoint, Inc., TL, First Lien Term Loan,  1M US L + 3.25%, 08/31/2028   548,611    537,485 
Quest Borrower Ltd., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.25%, 02/01/2029   1,231,859    1,011,836 
Skopima Merger Sub Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  1M US L + 4.00%, 05/12/2028   748,599    701,280 
SS&C Technologies, Inc., First Lien Term Loan:          
1M US L + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor, 03/22/2029   199,460    198,179 
1M US L + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor, 03/22/2029   300,540    298,611 
Vision Solutions, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 04/24/2028   2,050,363    1,829,949 
         18,309,120 
           
Specialty Retail - 0.80%          
EG Group, Ltd., First Lien Additional Facility Term Loan:          
1M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025   1,002,401    961,914 
1M US L + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor, 03/31/2026   213,517    204,923 
EG Group, Ltd., First Lien Facility B Term Loan,  3M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025   132,292    126,948 
         1,293,785 
           
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.71%          
Project Castle, Inc., First Lien Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 5.50%, 06/01/2029   1,336,151    1,144,079 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.52%          
S&S Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor, 03/11/2028   895,473    846,781 
           
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.31%          
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor, 01/31/2028   652,961    636,167 
Park River Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  6M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor, 12/28/2027   1,606,806    1,483,789 
         2,119,956 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.90%          
CCI Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan,  3M US SOFR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor, 12/17/2027   1,472,184    1,455,622 
           
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS          
(Cost $222,567,216)        210,737,896 
           
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES - 8.50%(a)          
Financial Services - 8.50%          
522 Funding CLO 2021-7, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.22%, 04/23/2034(d)(f)   500,000    439,777 
AMMC CLO 24, Ltd.,  3M US L + 3.40%, 01/20/2035(d)(f)   900,000    822,880 
Apidos CLO XXXV,  3M US L + 2.65%, 04/20/2034(d)(f)   700,000    636,034 
Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.80%, 01/15/2034(d)(f)   500,000    453,312 
Galaxy 30 Clo, Ltd.,  3M US SOFR + 6.95%, 04/15/2035(d)(f)   1,000,000    915,073 
Galaxy XXVII CLO, Ltd.,  3M US L + 5.78%, 05/16/2031(d)(f)   625,000    537,423 
HPS Loan Management CLO 6-2015, Ltd.,  3M US L + 5.10%, 02/05/2031(d)(f)   833,000    674,204 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Financial Services (continued)
Jamestown CLO XIV, Ltd.,  3M US L + 7.20%, 10/20/2034(d)(f)  $1,000,000   $894,833 
OCP CLO 2020-18, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.43%, 07/20/2032(d)(f)   1,000,000    901,261 
Octagon Investment Partners 43, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.60%, 10/25/2032(d)(f)   500,000    435,881 
Parallel 2021-2, Ltd.,  3M US L + 7.20%, 10/20/2034(d)(f)   500,000    437,406 
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO, Ltd. 2022-1,  3M US SOFR + 7.29%, 04/20/2035(d)(f)   1,000,000    908,060 
PPM CLO 3, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.61%, 04/17/2034(d)(f)   500,000    405,608 
Rad CLO 2, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.00%, 10/15/2031(d)(f)   750,000    658,972 
Rad CLO 5, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.70%, 07/24/2032(d)(f)   250,000    220,247 
Romark CLO II, Ltd.,  3M US L + 3.35%, 07/25/2031(d)(f)   250,000    228,315 
Romark CLO IV, Ltd.,  3M US L + 6.95%, 07/10/2034(d)(f)   1,000,000    869,756 
Signal Peak CLO 10, Ltd.,  3M US L + 3.20%, 01/24/2035(d)(f)   1,250,000    1,148,350 
Tiaa Clo III, Ltd.,  3M US L + 5.90%, 01/16/2031(d)(f)   2,500,000    1,977,530 
Wellfleet CLO 2020-1, Ltd.,  3M US L + 7.24%, 04/15/2033(d)(f)   250,000    218,354 
         13,783,276 
           
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES          
(Cost $15,342,410)        13,783,276 
           
CORPORATE BONDS - 24.79%          
Aerospace & Defense - 1.51%          
Bombardier, Inc.,  7.500%, 02/01/2029(f)   782,000    799,595 
Rolls-Royce PLC,  3.630%, 10/14/2025(f)   200,000    190,500 
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.,  4.600%, 06/15/2028   390,000    330,981 
TransDigm, Inc.:          
4.625%, 01/15/2029   480,000    427,219 
4.880%, 05/01/2029   400,000    354,475 
Triumph Group, Inc.,  7.750%, 08/15/2025   375,000    344,569 
         2,447,339 
           
Automobile Components - 0.14%          
Patrick Industries, Inc.,  4.750%, 05/01/2029(f)   255,000    221,540 
           
Banks - 0.37%          
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,  5.710%, 01/15/2026(f)   434,000    411,618 
LD Holdings Group LLC,  6.500%, 11/01/2025(f)   295,000    186,222 
         597,840 
           
Beverages - 0.14%          
Primo Water Holdings, Inc.,  4.375%, 04/30/2029(f)   260,000    227,184 
           
Broadline Retail - 0.34%          
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC,  4.500%, 12/15/2034   80,000    58,295 
Rakuten Group, Inc.,  10.250%, 11/30/2024(f)   520,000    494,650 
         552,945 
           
Building Products - 0.46%          
Builders FirstSource, Inc.:          
4.250%, 02/01/2032(f)   210,000    183,181 
6.375%, 06/15/2032(f)   170,000    170,769 
Griffon Corp.,  5.750%, 03/01/2028   290,000    269,272 
JELD-WEN, Inc.,  4.880%, 12/15/2027(f)   40,000    34,078 
PGT Innovations, Inc.,  4.375%, 10/01/2029(f)   100,000    90,500 
         747,800 
           
Chemicals - 1.11%          
Ashland LLC,  3.375%, 09/01/2031(f)   355,000    290,742 
Chemours Co.,  4.630%, 11/15/2029(f)   270,000    222,995 
Ingevity Corp.,  3.875%, 11/01/2028(f)   220,000    188,765 
Methanex Corp.,  5.250%, 12/15/2029   331,000    309,832 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Chemicals (continued)
Minerals Technologies, Inc.,  5.000%, 07/01/2028(f)  $179,000   $164,049 
Rayonier AM Products, Inc.,  7.625%, 01/15/2026(f)   370,000    348,392 
Valvoline, Inc.,  3.630%, 06/15/2031(f)   320,000    272,093 
         1,796,868 
           
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.25%          
GFL Environmental, Inc.,  4.250%, 06/01/2025(f)   250,000    244,181 
Stericycle, Inc.,  3.880%, 01/15/2029(f)   180,000    157,359 
         401,540 
           
Communications Equipment - 0.16%          
Viasat, Inc.,  6.500%, 07/15/2028(f)   350,000    259,000 
           
Construction & Engineering - 0.18%          
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.,  6.000%, 02/01/2026(f)   132,000    123,912 
Tutor Perini Corp.,  6.875%, 05/01/2025(f)   230,000    162,434 
         286,346 
           
Consumer Finance - 1.42%          
Enova International, Inc.,  8.500%, 09/15/2025(f)   120,000    113,887 
FirstCash, Inc.,  4.630%, 09/01/2028(f)   470,000    417,448 
Goeasy, Ltd.,  5.375%, 12/01/2024(f)   380,000    358,834 
Navient Corp.:          
5.000%, 03/15/2027   410,000    361,657 
4.880%, 03/15/2028   240,000    202,139 
5.625%, 08/01/2033   219,000    162,744 
OneMain Finance Corp.:          
3.500%, 01/15/2027   80,000    67,232 
3.880%, 09/15/2028   220,000    174,653 
PRA Group, Inc.,  5.000%, 10/01/2029(f)   480,000    402,197 
World Acceptance Corp.,  7.000%, 11/01/2026(f)   50,000    37,312 
         2,298,103 
           
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 0.12%          
Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC,  6.500%, 02/15/2028(f)   200,000    200,711 
           
Containers & Packaging - 0.35%          
Cascades, Inc./Cascades USA, Inc.,  5.380%, 01/15/2028(f)   70,000    66,557 
OI European Group BV,  4.750%, 02/15/2030(f)   378,000    346,354 
TriMas Corp.,  4.125%, 04/15/2029(f)   170,000    149,804 
         562,715 
           
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.13%          
Adtalem Global Education, Inc.,  5.500%, 03/01/2028(f)   130,000    123,486 
Service Corp. International,  4.000%, 05/15/2031   100,000    87,910 
         211,396 
           
Diversified REITs - 0.44%          
Service Properties Trust:          
4.750%, 10/01/2026   525,000    438,891 
4.950%, 02/15/2027   325,000    275,457 
         714,348 
           
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.80%          
Cogent Communications Group, Inc.:          
3.500%, 05/01/2026(f)   400,000    373,360 
7.000%, 06/15/2027(f)   50,000    49,620 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC:      
6.750%, 05/01/2029(f)  $425,000   $337,225 
5.875%, 11/01/2029   65,000    49,631 
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,  6.625%, 08/01/2026   520,000    492,855 
         1,302,691 
           
Electric Utilities - 0.06%          
PG&E Corp.,  5.250%, 07/01/2030   100,000    92,957 
           
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.85%          
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.,  6.250%, 04/01/2028(f)   550,000    528,528 
Oceaneering International, Inc.,  6.000%, 02/01/2028   310,000    291,652 
Transocean, Inc.:          
8.000%, 02/01/2027(f)   435,000    391,519 
7.500%, 04/15/2031   220,000    167,427 
         1,379,126 
           
Entertainment - 0.17%          
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC,  5.500%, 04/15/2029(f)   415,000    273,311 
           
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.30%          
Diversified Healthcare Trust,  4.750%, 02/15/2028   80,000    54,124 
Iron Mountain, Inc.,  5.625%, 07/15/2032(f)   410,000    374,945 
Service Properties Trust,  3.950%, 01/15/2028   74,000    57,847 
         486,916 
           
Financial Services - 0.63%          
MGIC Investment Corp.,  5.250%, 08/15/2028   260,000    247,402 
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,  6.000%, 01/15/2027(f)   550,000    499,647 
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:          
4.250%, 02/15/2029(f)   80,000    63,781 
5.750%, 09/15/2031(f)   220,000    174,458 
PHH Mortgage Corp.,  7.875%, 03/15/2026(f)   40,000    34,837 
         1,020,125 
           
Food Products - 0.52%          
B&G Foods, Inc.,  5.250%, 04/01/2025   420,000    391,574 
Post Holdings, Inc.:          
5.625%, 01/15/2028(f)   135,000    132,426 
5.500%, 12/15/2029(f)   80,000    75,477 
4.500%, 09/15/2031(f)   270,000    237,870 
         837,347 
           
Gas Utilities - 0.34%          
AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.,  5.875%, 08/20/2026   570,000    545,989 
           
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.54%          
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.,  5.000%, 04/15/2029(f)   230,000    216,407 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:          
8.000%, 12/15/2027(f)   150,000    145,470 
6.875%, 04/15/2029(f)   340,000    210,902 
4.750%, 02/15/2031(f)   70,000    51,751 
Encompass Health Corp.:          
4.500%, 02/01/2028   78,000    72,785 
4.750%, 02/01/2030   200,000    182,060 
         879,375 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.48%
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.:      
3.500%, 02/15/2029(f)  $180,000   $161,332 
4.000%, 10/15/2030(f)   280,000    240,352 
Carnival Corp.:          
7.625%, 03/01/2026(f)   810,000    739,919 
5.750%, 03/01/2027(f)   50,000    41,071 
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.,  5.875%, 07/01/2029   50,000    40,309 
CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.,  5.750%, 04/01/2030(f)   300,000    290,024 
Churchill Downs, Inc.,  4.750%, 01/15/2028(f)   160,000    149,984 
Las Vegas Sands Corp.,  3.900%, 08/08/2029   100,000    90,363 
Life Time, Inc.,  8.000%, 04/15/2026(f)   630,000    601,530 
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.,  4.750%, 01/15/2028   150,000    134,234 
NCL Corp., Ltd.,  5.875%, 03/15/2026(f)   262,000    223,263 
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.:          
4.250%, 07/01/2026(f)   125,000    112,327 
5.500%, 08/31/2026(f)   110,000    103,038 
11.625%, 08/15/2027(f)   70,000    75,250 
7.500%, 10/15/2027   140,000    131,066 
3.700%, 03/15/2028   350,000    286,695 
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.,  5.130%, 10/01/2029(f)   665,000    604,814 
         4,025,571 
           
Household Durables - 1.29%          
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:          
5.875%, 10/15/2027   120,000    109,476 
7.250%, 10/15/2029   220,000    204,908 
Century Communities, Inc.,  3.880%, 08/15/2029(f)   130,000    111,645 
Installed Building Products, Inc.,  5.750%, 02/01/2028(f)   100,000    92,212 
LGI Homes, Inc.,  4.000%, 07/15/2029(f)   120,000    97,619 
M/I Homes, Inc.:          
4.950%, 02/01/2028   200,000    185,261 
3.950%, 02/15/2030   145,000    123,127 
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.:          
5.750%, 01/15/2028(f)   100,000    98,465 
5.130%, 08/01/2030(f)   130,000    120,122 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.:          
4.000%, 04/15/2029(f)   420,000    370,079 
3.880%, 10/15/2031(f)   175,000    146,305 
TopBuild Corp.,  3.630%, 03/15/2029(f)   101,000    86,531 
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.,  5.700%, 06/15/2028   360,000    346,891 
         2,092,641 
           
Household Products - 0.39%          
Central Garden & Pet Co.:          
4.120%, 10/15/2030   90,000    79,605 
4.125%, 04/30/2031(f)   180,000    155,605 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.:          
6.500%, 12/31/2027(f)   140,000    136,097 
4.750%, 06/15/2028(f)   290,000    261,362 
         632,669 
           
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.07%          
DPL, Inc.,  4.350%, 04/15/2029   121,000    107,550 
           
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.48%          
Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:          
5.250%, 05/15/2027   140,000    131,533 
4.380%, 02/01/2029   750,000    646,027 
         777,560 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Interactive Media & Services - 0.44%
Cinemark USA, Inc.:      
5.875%, 03/15/2026(f)  $500,000   $472,165 
5.250%, 07/15/2028(f)   160,000    138,584 
ZipRecruiter, Inc.,  5.000%, 01/15/2030(f)   110,000    94,187 
         704,936 
           
IT Services - 0.10%          
Science Applications International Corp.,  4.880%, 04/01/2028(f)   180,000    167,836 
           
Leisure Products - 0.07%          
Vista Outdoor, Inc.,  4.500%, 03/15/2029   142,000    114,789 
           
Machinery - 0.47%          
Allison Transmission, Inc.:          
5.875%, 06/01/2029(f)   350,000    341,180 
3.750%, 01/30/2031(f)   130,000    111,054 
Manitowoc Co., Inc.,  9.000%, 04/01/2026(f)   155,000    155,398 
Wabash National Corp.,  4.500%, 10/15/2028(f)   180,000    156,279 
         763,911 
           
Media - 0.34%          
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:          
5.000%, 02/01/2028(f)   200,000    184,743 
5.375%, 06/01/2029(f)   80,000    73,546 
4.750%, 03/01/2030(f)   60,000    52,050 
Nexstar Media, Inc.,  5.625%, 07/15/2027(f)   100,000    92,514 
Townsquare Media, Inc.,  6.875%, 02/01/2026(f)   88,000    83,328 
Urban One, Inc.,  7.375%, 02/01/2028(f)   80,000    72,752 
         558,933 
           
Metals & Mining - 1.13%          
Coeur Mining, Inc.,  5.130%, 02/15/2029   80,000    67,903 
Eldorado Gold Corp.,  6.250%, 09/01/2029(f)   195,000    181,490 
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd.:          
5.875%, 04/15/2030(f)   126,000    120,933 
4.375%, 04/01/2031(f)   140,000    122,992 
6.125%, 04/15/2032(f)   146,000    140,729 
IAMGOLD Corp.,  5.750%, 10/15/2028(f)   200,000    154,743 
Mineral Resources, Ltd.,  8.500%, 05/01/2030(f)   700,000    719,110 
SunCoke Energy, Inc.,  4.880%, 06/30/2029(f)   220,000    191,802 
Taseko Mines, Ltd.,  7.000%, 02/15/2026(f)   140,000    127,177 
         1,826,879 
           
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.54%          
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.,  4.625%, 06/15/2029(f)   26,000    18,316 
Rithm Capital Corp.,  6.250%, 10/15/2025(f)   250,000    223,353 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:          
3.630%, 07/15/2026(f)   100,000    83,189 
4.380%, 01/15/2027(f)   670,000    554,495 
         879,353 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.65%          
Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,  7.875%, 05/15/2026(f)   150,000    152,884 
Berry Petroleum Co. LLC,  7.000%, 02/15/2026(f)   150,000    140,864 
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp.,  8.125%, 01/15/2027(f)   195,000    185,823 
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.,  5.750%, 04/01/2025   350,000    342,230 
CVR Energy, Inc.,  5.750%, 02/15/2028(f)   380,000    349,133 
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp.,  7.125%, 06/01/2028(f)   170,000    155,812 
Enerflex, Ltd.,  9.000%, 10/15/2027(f)   225,000    219,030 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)
Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp.,  7.000%, 08/01/2027  $205,000   $196,961 
Hess Midstream Operations LP:          
5.130%, 06/15/2028(f)   410,000    389,649 
4.250%, 02/15/2030(f)   130,000    116,258 
Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp.,  5.000%, 02/01/2028(f)   260,000    243,065 
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.,  8.125%, 03/01/2028(f)   125,000    124,106 
NuStar Logistics LP:          
5.625%, 04/28/2027   250,000    237,038 
6.375%, 10/01/2030   110,000    105,667 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.,  8.875%, 07/15/2030   60,000    69,844 
Parkland Corp.:          
5.875%, 07/15/2027(f)   420,000    407,973 
4.500%, 10/01/2029(f)   110,000    97,875 
4.630%, 05/01/2030(f)   60,000    53,429 
PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.,  6.000%, 02/15/2028   165,000    158,804 
Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.,  4.500%, 05/15/2029   590,000    542,307 
         4,288,752 
           
Paper & Forest Products - 0.08%          
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.,  3.625%, 03/15/2029(f)   150,000    129,170 
           
Passenger Airlines - 0.07%          
American Airlines Group, Inc.,  3.750%, 03/01/2025(f)   130,000    119,415 
           
Personal Care Products - 0.09%          
Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd. / HLF Financing, Inc.,  7.875%, 09/01/2025(f)   160,000    151,058 
           
Professional Services - 0.09%          
TriNet Group, Inc.,  3.500%, 03/01/2029(f)   170,000    145,571 
           
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.50%          
Forestar Group, Inc.,  3.850%, 05/15/2026(f)   230,000    207,209 
Howard Hughes Corp.:          
4.125%, 02/01/2029(f)   440,000    373,303 
4.380%, 02/01/2031(f)   133,000    107,235 
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.:          
4.750%, 03/01/2029   110,000    87,580 
5.000%, 03/01/2031   40,000    29,388 
         804,715 
           
Software - 0.66%          
Fair Isaac Corp.,  4.000%, 06/15/2028(f)   250,000    232,104 
MicroStrategy, Inc.,  6.125%, 06/15/2028(f)   220,000    195,535 
Open Text Corp.:          
3.880%, 02/15/2028(f)   640,000    572,000 
3.880%, 12/01/2029(f)   90,000    75,860 
         1,075,499 
           
Specialty Retail - 0.64%          
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.:          
4.750%, 03/01/2030   150,000    134,428 
5.000%, 02/15/2032(f)   295,000    258,833 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.:          
6.875%, 11/01/2035   40,000    36,096 
6.750%, 07/01/2036   100,000    89,479 
Foot Locker, Inc.,  4.000%, 10/01/2029(f)   100,000    83,539 
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.,  4.000%, 08/15/2028(f)   320,000    282,144 
Sonic Automotive, Inc.,  4.880%, 11/15/2031(f)   190,000    153,398 
         1,037,917 

 
 

   Principal   
   Amount  Value
    
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.45%
Pitney Bowes, Inc.,  6.875%, 03/15/2027(f)  $60,000   $47,573 
Seagate HDD Cayman:          
4.120%, 01/15/2031   100,000    83,838 
9.625%, 12/01/2032(f)   80,000    89,736 
Xerox Holdings Corp.,  5.500%, 08/15/2028(f)   595,000    515,586 
         736,733 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.15%          
Crocs, Inc.,  4.250%, 03/15/2029(f)   265,000    232,742 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.,  4.000%, 08/15/2029   22,000    17,902 
         250,644 
           
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.28%          
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.,  5.375%, 10/15/2025(f)   482,000    450,694 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $40,546,912)        40,186,308 

 
 

   Shares  Value
COMMON STOCK - 0.35%      
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.35%      
Carestream Health Holdings Inc(d)(g)   76,071    570,533 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $1,440,785)        570,533 
           
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.64%          
Fidelity Treasury Portfolio          
(4.70% 7-Day Yield)   14,000,369    14,000,369 
           
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $14,000,369)        14,000,369 
           
Total Investments- 172.26%          
(Cost $293,897,692)        279,278,382 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (8.78)%        (14,227,877)
           
Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares - (12.41)%          
(liquidation preference plus distributions payable on term preferred shares)        (20,125,120)
           
Leverage Facility - (51.07)%        (82,800,000)
           
Net Assets - 100.00%       $162,125,385 
           
Amounts above are shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2023.          

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK - Payment in-kind

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
 
Reference Rates:
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of March 31, 2023 was 4.85%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of March 31, 2023 was 5.19%
6M US L - 6 Month LIBOR as of March 31, 2023 was 5.31%
1M US SOFR - 1 Month US SOFR as of March 31, 2023 was 4.63%
3M US SOFR - 3 Month US SOFR as of March 31, 2023 was 4.51%
6M US SOFR - 6 Month US SOFR as of March 31, 2023 was 4.09% 

 

 

(a) Floating or variable rate security.  The reference rate is described above.  The rate in effect as of March 31, 2023 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date.  Where applicable, the reference rate is subject to a floor rate.
(b) Represents a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security which may pay interest/dividend in additional par/shares.
(c) Security is in default as of period end and is therefore non-income producing.
(d) Level 3 assets valued using significant unobservable inputs as a result of unavailable quoted prices from an active market or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.
(e) A portion of this position was not funded as of March 31, 2023. The Portfolio of Investments records only the funded portion of each position. As of March 31, 2023, the Fund has unfunded delayed draw loans in the amount of $176,789. Fair value of these unfunded delayed draws was $166,805.
(f) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $42,526,656, which represented approximately 26.23% of net assets as of March 31, 2023. Such securities may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration.
(g) Non-income producing security.

 

 
 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

 

Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund (“BGX”, the “Fund”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. BGX was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 22, 2010. BGX was registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) on October 26, 2010. BGX commenced operations on January 27, 2011. Prior to that, BGX had no operations other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 5,236 common shares of beneficial interest in BGX to Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC (the “Adviser”) at a price of $19.10 per share. The Adviser serves as the investment adviser for BGX. BGX’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) and trade under the ticker symbol “BGX.”

 

On May 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) declared effective a registration statement filed under the “shelf” registration process for BGX. Pursuant to the shelf registration, BGX may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to $100,000,000 of common shares. These shares may be offered and sold to or through underwriters, through dealers or agents that BGX designates from time to time, directly to purchasers, through at-the-market ("ATM") offerings or through a combination of these methods. On August 19, 2020, BGX launched an ATM offering to sell up to $50,000,000 aggregate amount of its common shares. On July 30, 2021, the SEC declared effective an updated shelf registration statement and BGX filed an updated prospectus supplement with respect to the ATM offering on August 19, 2021. As of March 31, 2023, BGX has not yet sold any shares pursuant to this shelf registration.

 

The Fund was previously classified as a non‐diversified investment company for purposes of the 1940 Act. As a result of ongoing operations, the Fund as of April 1, 2014 is now classified as a diversified company. This means that with respect to 75% of the Fund’s total assets, no more than 5% of such Fund’s total assets may be invested in any one issuer, excepting cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, and securities of other investment companies. The Fund may not resume operating in a non‐diversified manner without first obtaining shareholder approval in accordance with the 1940 Act.

 

Investment Objectives: BGX’s primary investment objective is to provide current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. BGX seeks to achieve its investment objectives by employing a dynamic long-short strategy in a diversified portfolio of loans and fixed-income instruments of predominantly U.S. corporate issuers, including first- and second-lien secured loans (“Secured Loans”) and high-yield corporate debt securities of varying maturities. BGX’s short positions, either directly or through the use of derivatives, may total up to 30% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation: The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and are stated in U.S. dollars. The Fund is considered an Investment Company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Portfolio Valuation: BGX’s net asset value (“NAV”) is determined daily on each day that the Exchange is open for business, as of the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange. The Fund calculates NAV per share by subtracting liabilities (including accrued expenses or dividends) from the total assets of the Fund (the value of the securities plus cash or other assets, including interest accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the total number of outstanding common shares of the Fund.

 

Loans are primarily valued by using a composite loan price from a nationally recognized loan pricing service. The methodology used by the Fund’s nationally recognized loan pricing provider for composite loan prices is to value loans at the mean of the bid and ask prices from one or more brokers or dealers. Collateralized Loan Obligation securities (“CLOs”) are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized pricing service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized pricing service are typically based on the evaluated mid-price of each of the CLOs. Corporate bonds and convertible bonds, other than short-term investments, are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized pricing service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized pricing service are typically based on the mean of bid and ask prices for each corporate bond security. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrices, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are generally valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Futures contracts are ordinarily valued at the last sales price on the securities or commodities exchange on which they are traded. Written and purchased options are ordinarily valued at the closing price on the securities or commodities exchange on which they are traded. Short-term debt investments, if any, having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less when purchased would be valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

 
 

On December 3, 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule under the 1940 Act regarding fair value determinations that permits a fund’s board to delegate such determinations to the fund’s adviser, subject to certain conditions (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 became effective as of March 8, 2021, and the mandatory compliance date was September 8, 2022. In accordance with Rule 2a-5, the Board has designated the Adviser as the valuation designee to perform fair value determinations related to the Fund’s investments, subject to the Board’s oversight and periodic reporting requirements.

 

Any investments and other assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value (“Fair Valued Assets”) as determined in good faith by a committee of the Adviser (the “Fair Valued Asset Committee”) under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (collectively, the “Board”). Such methods may include, but are not limited to, the use of a market comparable and/or income approach methodologies. A Fair Valued Asset Committee meeting may be called at any time by any member of the Fair Valued Asset Committee. The pricing of all Fair Valued Assets and determinations thereof shall be reported by the Adviser as valuation designee to the Board at each regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. The Fund has procedures to identify and investigate potentially stale or missing prices for investments which are valued using a nationally recognized pricing service, exchange price or broker-dealer quotations. After performing such procedures, any prices which are deemed to be stale are reviewed by the Fair Valued Asset Committee and an alternative pricing source is determined.

 

Various inputs are used to determine the value of BGX’s investments. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments at the measurement date.

 

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

 

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumption in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and other financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and other financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 
 

The following table summarizes the valuation of BGX’s investments under the fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2023:

 

Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund
Investments in Securities at Value*   Level 1 - Quoted Prices    Level 2 - Significant Observable Inputs    Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs    Total 
Floating Rate Loan Interests                    
Diversified Consumer Services  $   $6,214,969   $429,707   $6,644,676 
Entertainment       3,355,723    737,477    4,093,200 
Financial Services       4,832,642    1,295,070    6,127,712 
Health Care Providers & Services       17,541,694    814,548    18,356,242 
Insurance       3,233,008    575,740    3,808,748 
IT Services       4,841,153    1,670,488    6,511,641 
Other       165,195,677        165,195,677 
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities                    
Financial Services           13,783,276    13,783,276 
Corporate Bonds       40,186,308        40,186,308 
Common Stock                    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies           570,533    570,533 
Short Term Investments   14,000,369            14,000,369 
Total  $14,000,369   $245,401,174   $19,876,839   $279,278,382 
                     
Other Financial Instruments                    
Liabilities
Net Unrealized Depreciation on Unfunded Loan Commitments       (5,468)       (5,468)
Total       (5,468)       (5,468)

 

* Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for a listing of securities by type.

 

The changes of the fair value of investments for which BGX has used significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs to determine the fair value are as follows:

 

   Floating Rate
Loan Interests
   Collateralized Loan
Obligation Securities
   Common
Stock
   Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2022  $6,740,735   $15,402,183   $-   $22,142,918 
Accrued Discount/Premium   4,981    5,166    -    10,147 
Return of Capital   -    -    -    - 
Realized Gain/(Loss)   92    (43,380)   -    (43,288)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)   79,811    118,270    -    198,081 
Purchases(1)   1,746,387    -    -    1,746,387 
Sales Proceeds(2)   (6,299)   (1,698,963)   -    (1,705,262)
Transfers into Level 3   1,295,070    -    570,533    1,865,603 
Transfer Out of Level 3   (4,337,747)   -    -    (4,337,747)
Balance as of March 31, 2023  $5,523,030   $13,783,276   $570,533   $19,876,839 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at March 31, 2023  $53,818   $(24,051)  $(570,532)  $(540,765)

 

(1) Purchases include all purchases of securities and securities received in corporate actions.
(2) Sales Proceeds include all sales of securities, maturities, paydowns and securities tendered in corporate actions.

 

Information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of March 31, 2023:

 

Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund  Fair Value  Valuation Technique(s)  Unobservable Input(s)  Value/Range (Weighted Average)
Assets              
Floating Rate Loan Interests  $5,523,030   Third-party vendor pricing service  Broker quotes  N/A
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities   13,783,276   Third-party vendor pricing service  Broker quotes  N/A
Common Stock   570,533   Third-party vendor pricing service  Broker quotes  N/A

 
 

Securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because of a lack of observable market data due to decrease in market activity and information for these securities. Other securities were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as observable inputs were available for purposes of valuing those assets.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes and amounts payable or receivable for trades not settled at the time of period end are reflected as liabilities and assets, respectively. Interest Income is recognized on an accrual basis from the date of settlement. Accretion of discount and amortization of premium, which are included in interest income, are accreted or amortized daily using the accrual basis interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

 

When the Fund sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay an agency fee. The Fund earns facility and other fees on floating rate loan interests, and facility fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan. Consent and amendment fees are also recorded to income as earned.

 

NOTE 3. SENIOR AND SECURED FLOATING RATE LOANS

 

BGX includes first and second lien secured, floating rate loans in its definition of “Secured Loans”. Under normal market conditions, at least 70% of BGX’s Managed Assets (defined below) will be invested in Secured Loans. BGX defines its “Managed Assets” as total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage used) minus the sum of BGX’s accrued liabilities (other than liabilities related to the principal amount of leverage). At March 31, 2023, 79.55% of BGX’s Managed Assets were held in Secured Loans.

 

Senior secured loans hold a senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, are secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by unsecured creditors, subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower.

 

Loans often require prepayments from Borrowers’ excess cash flows or permit the Borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which Borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, floating rate loans typically have an expected average life of two to four years. Floating rate loans typically have rates of interest which are re-determined periodically, either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a floating base lending rate, primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (subject to the LIBOR transition as described below), plus a premium or credit spread.

 

Changes in the method of determining LIBOR, or the replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate, may adversely affect the Fund’s credit arrangements and the Fund’s CLO transactions. Instruments in which the Fund invests may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR or may be subject to interest caps or floors based on LIBOR. The Fund and issuers of instruments in which the Fund invests may also obtain financing at floating rates based on LIBOR. The underlying collateral of CLOs in which the Fund invests may pay interest at floating rates based on LIBOR. Derivative instruments utilized by the Fund and/or issuers of instruments in which the Fund may invest may also reference LIBOR.

 

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the LIBOR. Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. On July 29, 2021, the U.S. Federal Reserve System (“FRS”), in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, formally recommended replacing U.S.-dollar LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), a new index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities. Given the inherent differences between LIBOR and SOFR, or any other alternative benchmark rate that may be established, there remains uncertainty regarding the future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. In many cases, the nominated replacements, as well as other potential replacements, are not complete or ready to implement and require margin adjustments. There is currently no final consensus as to which benchmark rate(s) (along with any adjustment and/or permutation thereof) will replace all or any LIBOR tenors after the discontinuation thereof and there can be no assurance that any such replacement benchmark rate(s) will attain market acceptance. Before LIBOR ceases to exist, we and our portfolio companies may need to amend or restructure our existing LIBOR-based debt instruments and any related hedging arrangements that extend beyond June 30, 2023, depending on the applicable LIBOR tenor. Such amendments and restructurings may be difficult, costly and time consuming. In addition, from time to time we invest in floating rate loans and investment securities whose interest rates are indexed to LIBOR. Uncertainty as to the nature of alternative reference rates and as to potential changes or other reforms to LIBOR, or any changes announced with respect to such reforms, may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in the reported LIBOR rates and the value of LIBOR-based loans and securities, including those of other issuers we or our funds currently own or may in the future own. It remains uncertain how such changes would be implemented and the effects such changes would have on us, issuers of instruments in which we invest and financial markets generally.

 
 

The expected discontinuation of LIBOR could have a significant impact on our business. There could be significant operational challenges for the transition away from LIBOR including, but not limited to, amending loan agreements with borrowers on investments that may have not been modified with fallback language and adding effective fallback language to new agreements in the event that LIBOR is discontinued before maturity. Beyond these challenges, we anticipate there may be additional risks to our current processes and information systems that will need to be identified and evaluated by us. Due to the uncertainty of the replacement for LIBOR, the potential effect of any such event on our cost of capital and net investment income cannot yet be determined. In addition, the cessation of LIBOR could:

 

  Adversely impact the pricing, liquidity, value of, return on and trading for a broad array of financial products, including any LIBOR-linked securities, loans and derivatives that may be included in our assets and liabilities;

  Require extensive changes to documentation that governs or references LIBOR or LIBOR-based products, including, for example, pursuant to time-consuming renegotiations of documentation to modify the terms of investments;

  Result in inquiries or other actions from regulators in respect of our preparation and readiness for the replacement of LIBOR with one or more alternative reference rates;

  Result in disputes, litigation or other actions with portfolio companies, or other counterparties, regarding the interpretation and enforceability of provisions in our LIBOR-based investments, such as fallback language or other related provisions, including, in the case of fallbacks to the alternative reference rates, any economic, legal, operational or other impact resulting from the fundamental differences between LIBOR and the various alternative reference rates;

  Require the transition and/or development of appropriate systems and analytics to effectively transition our risk management processes from LIBOR-based products to those based on one or more alternative reference rates, which may prove challenging given the limited history of the proposed alternative reference rates; and

  Cause us to incur additional costs in relation to any of the above factors.

 

There is no guarantee that a transition from LIBOR to an alternative will not result in financial market disruptions, significant increases in benchmark rates, or borrowing costs to borrowers, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, result of operations, financial condition, and unit price. In addition, the transition to a successor rate could potentially cause (i) increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR, (ii) a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by the Fund, or (iii) reduced effectiveness of related Fund transactions, such as hedging. It remains uncertain how such changes would be implemented and the effects such changes would have on the Fund, issuers of instruments in which the Fund invests and financial markets generally.

 

Loans are subject to the risk of payment defaults of scheduled interest or principal. Such non-payment could result in a reduction of income, a reduction in the value of the investment and a potential decrease in the NAV of any of the Fund. Risk of loss of income is generally higher for subordinated unsecured loans or debt, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral. There can be no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral securing a Loan would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation to the Fund in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that such collateral could be readily liquidated.

 
 

Second lien loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investments in first lien loans except that such loans are subordinated in payment and/or lower in lien priority to first lien holders. In the event of default on a second lien loan, the first priority lien holder has first claim to the underlying collateral of the loan. Second lien loans are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the Borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior obligations of the Borrower. At March 31, 2023, BGX had invested $10,253,028 in second lien secured loans. Second lien secured loans are considered Secured Loans for BGX. 

 

Loans can be rated below investment grade or may also be unrated. As a result, the risks associated with Loans may be similar to the risks of other below investment grade securities, although they are senior and secured in contrast to other below investment grade securities, which are often subordinated or unsecured. The Fund typically invests in Loans rated below investment grade, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of the Borrowers. Such companies are more likely than investment grade issuers to default on their payments of interest and principal owed to the Fund, and such defaults could reduce NAV and income distributions. The amount of public information available with respect to below investment grade loans will generally be less extensive than that available for registered or exchange-listed securities. In evaluating the creditworthiness of Borrowers, the Adviser will consider, and may rely in part on, analyses performed by others. The Adviser’s established best execution procedures and guidelines require trades to be placed for execution only with broker-dealer counterparties approved by the Counterparty Committee of the Adviser. The factors considered by the Counterparty Committee when selecting and approving brokers and dealers include, but are not limited to: (i) quality, accuracy, and timeliness of execution, (ii) review of the reputation, financial strength and stability of the financial institution, (iii) willingness and ability of the counterparty to commit capital, (iv) ongoing reliability and (v) access to underwritten offerings and secondary markets. The Counterparty Committee regularly reviews each broker-dealer counterparty based on the foregoing factors.

 

BGX may acquire Loans through assignments or participations. BGX typically acquires these Loans through assignment, and if BGX acquires a Loan through participation, it will seek to elevate a participation interest into an assignment as soon as practicably possible. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation. A participation typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest, not with the Borrower. Sellers of participations typically include banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and lending institutions. The Adviser has adopted best execution procedures and guidelines which seek to mitigate credit and counterparty risk in the atypical situation when BGX must acquire a Loan through a participation.

 

BGX has invested in CLO securities. A CLO is a financing company (generally called a Special Purpose Vehicle (“SPV”)), created to reapportion the risk and return characteristics of a pool of assets. While the assets underlying a CLO are typically Secured Loans, the assets may also include (i) unsecured loans, (ii) debt securities that are rated below investment grade, and (iii) equity securities incidental to investments in Secured Loans. When investing in CLOs, each fund will not invest in equity tranches, which are the lowest tranche. However, the Fund may invest in lower tranches of CLO debt securities, which typically experience a lower recovery, greater risk of loss or deferral or non-payment of interest than more senior debt tranches of the CLO. In addition, the Fund intends to invest in CLOs consisting primarily of individual Secured Loans of Borrowers and not repackaged CLO obligations from other high risk pools. The underlying Secured Loans purchased by CLOs are generally performing at the time of purchase but may become non-performing, distressed or defaulted. CLOs with underlying assets of non-performing, distressed or defaulted loans are not contemplated to comprise a significant portion of each fund’s investments in CLOs. The key feature of the CLO structure is the prioritization of the cash flows from a pool of debt securities among the several classes of the CLO. The SPV is a company founded solely for the purpose of securitizing payment claims arising out of this diversified asset pool. On this basis, marketable securities are issued by the SPV which, due to the diversification of the underlying risk, generally represent a lower level of risk than the original assets. The redemption of the securities issued by the SPV typically takes place on a date earlier than legal maturity from refinancing of the senior debt tranches.

 
 

NOTE 4. GENERAL COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

As of March 31, 2023, BGX had unfunded loan commitments outstanding, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, as detailed below:

 

Borrower  Par Value  Fair Value     Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
VT Topco, Inc., First Lien 2021, Delayed Draw Term Loan  $1,158   $1,144     $ (14 )
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., Delayed Draw, First Lien Term Loan   156,677    147,080       (5,494 )
Pediatric Associates Holding Co. LLC, First Lien Term Loan   18,954   18,581       40  
   $176,789   $166,805     $ (5,468 )

 

Unfunded loan commitments are marked to market on the relevant day of the valuation in accordance with BGX’s valuation policies. For the period ended March 31, 2023, BGX recorded a net increase in unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments totaling $14,250.

 

NOTE 5. LEVERAGE

 

The Fund has entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a bank to borrow money pursuant to a two-year revolving line of credit (“Leverage Facility”) dated July 29, 2014, as amended on January 26, 2015, July 28, 2015, July 26, 2016, July 25, 2017, January 8, 2018 and February 23, 2018 and as further amended and restated on June 20, 2018, and as further amended and restated on July 25, 2019 and as amended on July 23, 2020, July 26, 2021, November 29, 2021, and July 21, 2022, to borrow up to a limit of $122 million, with $41 million for tranche A loans (“BGX Tranche A Loans”) and $81 million for tranche B loans (“BGX Tranche B Loans”). Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Fund.

 

Interest on the Fund's Leverage Facility is charged at a rate of 0.85% above adjusted term SOFR with respect to BGX Tranche A Loans, 1.15% above adjusted term SOFR for one (1) month interest period BGX Tranche B Loans and 1.00% above adjusted term SOFR for three (3) month interest period BGX Tranche B Loans, with adjusted term SOFR measured for the period commencing on the date of the making of such Loan at adjusted term SOFR (or the last date upon which any other Loan was converted to, or continued as, such Loan at adjusted term SOFR) and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one (1) or three (3) months thereafter, as the Fund may elect, or such other periods as the lender may agree in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund must pay a commitment fee on any undrawn amounts. The commitment fee payable for each of BGX Tranche A Loans and BGX Tranche B Loans is 0.15% on the undrawn amounts when drawn amounts exceed 75% of the borrowing limit and 0.25% on the undrawn amounts at any other time. Interest and fees are generally payable at the end of the respective interest period. The Fund may elect to extend the Agreement for a further period with the consent of the lending bank. At March 31, 2023, BGX had borrowings outstanding under its Leverage Facility of $82,800,000, at an interest rate of 5.72%. Due to the short term nature of the Agreement, face value approximates fair value at March 31, 2023. This fair value is based on Level 2 inputs under the three-tier fair valuation hierarchy (see Note 2). For the period ended March 31, 2023, the average borrowings under BGX's Leverage Facility and the weighted average interest rate were $80,466,667 and 5.56%, respectively. During the period ended March 31, 2023, the Fund incurred $26,505 for commitment fees on undrawn amounts.

 

On July 27, 2016, BGX issued 7-year Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (“MRPS”). BGX issued 20,000 MRPS with preference total liquidation value of $20,000,000. As of February 11, 2021, the MRPS were rated “AA” by Fitch Ratings. On February 12, 2021, Fitch Ratings downgraded the ratings on the MRPS to “A”. The downgrade was driven by changes to Fitch Ratings’ rating criteria for closed-end funds, rather than by any fundamental changes to the Fund’s credit profile. The dividend rate on the Fund’s MRPS will increase if the credit rating for the Fund is downgraded below “A” by Fitch Ratings or the equivalent rating of other nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations as prescribed in the relevant MRPS governing documents. BGX used the proceeds of the offering to make additional investments for BGX’s portfolio. The final redemption date of the MRPS is July 27, 2023. BGX makes quarterly dividend payments on the MRPS at an annual dividend rate of 3.61%. Due to the terms of the MRPS, face value approximates fair value at March 31, 2023. This fair value is based on Level 2 inputs under the three-tier fair valuation hierarchy (see Note 2).

 

Under the Agreement and the governing documents of the MRPS, the Fund has agreed to certain covenants and additional investment limitations while the leverage is outstanding. The Fund has agreed to maintain asset coverage of three times over borrowings and 225% asset coverage over borrowings plus MRPS. Compliance with the investment restrictions and calculations are performed by the Fund’s custodian, The Bank of New York Mellon. As of March 31, 2023, the Fund was in compliance with all required investment limitations and asset coverage requirements related to its leverage.

 

The use of borrowings to leverage the common shares of the Fund can create risks. Changes in the value of the Fund’s portfolio, including securities bought with the proceeds of leverage, are borne entirely by the holders of common shares of the Fund. All costs and expenses related to any form of leverage used by the Fund are borne entirely by common shareholders. If there is a net decrease or increase in the value of the Fund’s investment portfolio, the leverage may decrease or increase, as the case may be, the NAV per common share to a greater extent than if the Fund did not utilize leverage. As of March 31, 2023, BGX’s leverage represented 31.25% of the Fund’s Managed Assets. The leverage amount in BGX includes 7.55% of Managed Assets attributable to the MRPS.