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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number(s) 811-22845

 

 

Babson Capital Funds Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 805-7200

Janice M. Bishop

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

c/o Babson Capital Management LLC

Independence Wharf

470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA 02210

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2015

 

 

 


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BABSON CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST

Annual Report

June 30, 2015

 

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BCFT Service Providers

ADVISER

Babson Capital Management LLC

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

SUB-ADVISER

Babson Capital Global Advisors Limited

61 Aldwych

London, UK

WC2B 4AE

COUNSEL TO THE TRUST

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02110

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Deloitte & Touche LLP

200 Berkley Street

Boston, MA 02116

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank & Trust

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

State Street Bank & Trust

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

FUND ADMINISTRATION/ACCOUNTING

State Street Bank & Trust

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

FUND DISTRIBUTOR

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

BLUE SKY ADMINISTRATION

Boston Financial Data Services

2000 Crown Colony Drive

Quincy, MA 02169

PROXY VOTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES

The Trustees of Babson Capital Funds Trust (the “Trust”) have delegated proxy voting responsibilities relating to the voting of securities held by the Trust to Babson Capital Management LLC (“Babson Capital”). A description of Babson Capital’s proxy voting policies and procedures is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling, toll-free 1-877-766-0014; (2) on the Trust’s website at http://www.BabsonCapital.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

FORM N-Q

The Trust will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available (i) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; and (ii) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (which information on their operation may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330). A complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of each quarter-end is available on the Trust’s website at http://www.BabsonCapital.com or upon request by calling, toll-free, 1-877-766-0014.


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Anthony Sciacca

President

Babson Capital Funds Trust

Babson Capital Funds Trust

Babson Global Floating Rate Fund

Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

Dear Shareholder,

The first half of 2015 brought continued volatility to global markets as central-bank influence remained a driving force across developed and emerging economies. In June, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi warned investors that volatility would likely persist. Greece did not disappoint in this regard, coming perilously close to defaulting on its debt and renewing concerns about a potential exit from the euro. In Asia, weak economic growth from China roiled commodity markets, causing uncertainty across the energy, metals and mining sectors and raising the specter of lower inflation.

In the U.S., as the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) appears to be moving closer to normalizing monetary policy and raising interest rates for the first time in nearly 10 years, lower inflation would not be welcome news. At the July Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Fed Chair Janet Yellen noted continued improvements in the U.S. labor market and reaffirmed the Fed’s intention to raise rates in 2015. If employment data continues to improve and inflation moves toward the Fed’s stated goal of 2%, the likelihood of a September interest-rate hike will increase. If the decline in commodity prices affects the Fed’s inflation outlook, a 2015 interest-rate hike may not materialize.

Against this uncertain backdrop, we expect that volatility will continue to punctuate global markets as we move further into the second half of 2015. While this increasing volatility is presenting risks that must be monitored carefully, it is also – importantly – creating opportunities in global high yield and across credit markets more broadly. To capitalize on these opportunities, we are pleased to announce six new Babson mutual funds that will be available to investors in 2015 that will span investment grade credit, emerging market debt and global high yield. Two of these funds, Babson Active Short Duration Bond Fund and Babson Total Return Bond Fund, are already available for investment, with the remainder scheduled to launch later this year. These new funds present our investors with a broader set of opportunities across global credit markets and enable increased access to Babson’s robust fixed income platform.

As fundamental investors, we employ rigorous, bottom-up analysis across all of our credit strategies and on every company we invest in. We focus on our clients’ long-term goals, while also being mindful of the current macroeconomic environment. This disciplined, time-tested process has served our clients well through many investment cycles and in adverse market conditions.

On behalf of the entire Babson team, we value your continued partnership, and we look forward to helping you achieve your investment objectives.

Sincerely,

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Anthony Sciacca

Cautionary Notice: Certain statements contained in this report may be “forward looking” statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date in which they are made and reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations or beliefs, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and may not be relied upon as investment advice or an indication of the Trust’s trading intent. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities, and may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments. We undertake no obligation to publicly update these forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the distributor for the Babson Capital mutual funds. Shares of the funds are offered by Babson Capital Securities LLC, an affiliated broker dealer of Babson Capital Management LLC. ALPS and Babson Capital Management are separate and unaffiliated. A prospectus can be obtained by calling 1.855.439.5459. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investors should carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of any mutual fund before investing. This and other important information is contained in the prospectus and summary prospectus.

 


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Babson Global Floating Rate Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Babson Global Floating Rate Fund (“Global Floating Rate Fund” or the “Fund”) is to seek a high level of current income. Preservation of capital is a secondary goal.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

 

    The Fund reported a net total rate of return for the annual reporting period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 of 1.28% and underperformed the Credit Suisse Global Loan Benchmark, which returned 2.42%.1

What factors influenced performance of the Fund?

 

    For the annual reporting period, the Fund’s U.S. holdings in both senior secured loans and, to a lesser extent, high yield bonds were the primary detractors from performance relative to the Benchmark. The Fund’s European holdings, however, positively impacted Fund performance as a result of good credit selection within the senior secured loan asset class. European issuers represented eight out of the top ten contributors to Fund performance for this time period.

 

    U.S. senior secured loans and high yield bonds of commodity-related issuers faced significant selling pressure over the past twelve months. The Fund was negatively impacted by its exposure to these credits relative to the Benchmark. Seven of the Fund’s bottom ten contributors to its underperformance were commodity-related issuers. In our view, the underlying credit fundamentals for many of these issuers imply a higher value than current trading levels. We feel the selling was indiscriminate at times. While it is difficult to predict the price of commodities, we believe that most of these companies have sufficient liquidity and flexibility in their capital expenditure and operating budgets to withstand the volatility in commodity prices for longer than their current prices would suggest.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

    The number of holdings in the portfolio remained relatively unchanged over the year even as the Fund experienced an almost 50% increase in assets. Despite the Fund’s increased size, its positioning across geographies remained fairly consistent and the Fund continues to maintain significant positions in high conviction credits.

 

    The Fund remained overweight to European assets relative to the global senior secured loan market. Even with the overweight positioning, the Fund increased its exposure to U.S. assets over the past twelve months as prices widened more significantly than Europe which, in our opinion, positions the Fund to capture the best risk-adjusted returns from the market.

 

    Over the past twelve months, the Fund’s top three industry exposures have remained the same except for slight shifts in positioning with a decrease in the Healthcare, Education and Childcare sector by 0.5%, an increase to the Diversified / Conglomerate Service sector by 1.2% and a decrease to the non-bank related Finance sector by 4.4%.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

    The Fund finished the annual reporting period, June 30, 2015, with a 79.9% weighting to global senior secured loans. The remainder of the portfolio was invested in global high yield bonds (13.7%), primarily senior secured bonds. A portion of the Fund is invested in floating rate, high yield bonds (4.2%) predominantly issued by European companies, which increases the total floating rate exposure of the portfolio to 83.7%.

 

1.  Total return describes the return to an investor based on the Class Y net expense ratio and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance results reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The net asset value (NAV) will fluctuate with market conditions. All returns 1-year or less are cumulative. The Credit Suisse Global Loan Benchmark is a market capitalization weighted average of the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index and the Credit Suisse Western European Leveraged Loan Index. The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S. dollar-denominated leveraged loan market. The Credit Suisse Western European Leveraged Loan Index is designed to mirror the investable universe of the Western European leveraged loan market, with loans denominated in U.S. and Western European currencies. Indices are unmanaged. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

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  n   The Fund remains well-diversified across a number of sectors based on Moody’s Industry Classification, with higher concentrations in Healthcare, Education and Childcare (10.4%), Diversified/Conglomerate Service (9.5%), and non-bank related Finance companies (8.2%) as of June 30, 2015.

 

  n   As of June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following credit quality breakdown excluding cash and accrued income: 19.7% in Ba assets, 65.2% in single-B credits and a small exposure to Caa and below at 3.4%. Approximately 10.8% of the Fund’s assets are not publicly rated, primarily consisting of European issuers that we believe have a credit quality similar to that of other assets in the portfolio. Baa assets accounted for the remaining 1.0% of the portfolio assets. Over the course of the year, the single-B assets increased as the Fund’s exposure to Caa and below and not publicly rated assets decreased.2

 

  n   The top five countries in the portfolio at the end of the annual reporting period are the U.S. (63.2%), the United Kingdom (18.4%), Germany (7.6%), Canada (2.8%) and Switzerland (1.8%). Overall, the Fund has exposure to 17 different countries, and we continue to focus on building a well-diversified portfolio of global floating rate securities.

Describe market and portfolio outlook.

 

  n   For the remainder of 2015, monetary policy will be a key theme capturing the attention of financial markets in the coming months as expectations have increased around an eventual interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in the United States. In Europe, the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program will still be monitored as well as any lagging headline risk from the Greece debt crisis.

 

  n   Further, commodities will be closely watched as the market is looking for signs of stability across the energy and metals and mining sectors. Weak economic data from China has resulted in additional uncertainty surrounding any commodity related credits.

 

  n   Excluding any potential commodity centric volatility and market instability from a potential Federal Reserve interest rate increase, we believe corporate fundamentals, such as balance sheet leverage and earnings growth, will continue to support global senior secured loan valuations in the near term and will most likely keep default rates below normal. This fundamental picture coupled with relatively attractive yields compared to other fixed income securities, we believe, should remain favorable for the global high yield market and the Fund.

 

 

 

2.  Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: S&P or Moody’s. Additional information about ratings can be found at www.moodys.com and www.standardandpoors.com. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A, and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC/CC/C and D are below investment grade ratings. Bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are given an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated Not Publicly Rated are not rated by these national rating agencies.

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION (% OF ASSETS*)

 

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* The percentages shown above represent a percentage of the assets as of June 30, 2015.

COUNTRY COMPOSITION (% OF ASSETS**)

 

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** Percentage of assets are expressed by market value excluding cash and accrued income, and may vary over time. The percentages shown above represent a percentage of the assets as of June 30, 2015.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund (“Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund” or the “Fund”) is to seek an absolute return, primarily through current income and secondarily through capital appreciation.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

 

  n   The Fund reported a net total rate of return for the annual reporting period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, of 0.05% and underperformed the 3 Month USD LIBOR + 500 basis points1 Benchmark, which retuned +5.38%.2

What factors influenced performance of the Fund?

 

  n   During the annual reporting period, the main contributors to performance were the Fund’s allocations to collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), European high yield bonds, and senior secured loans in the U.S. and Europe. European issuers represented five of the top ten contributors to Fund performance for this time period, while three CLO issuers also claimed spots on the top ten contributor list.

 

  n   U.S. high yield bonds of commodity-related issuers faced significant selling pressure over the past twelve months. The Fund was negatively impacted by its exposure to these credits. Eight of the Fund’s bottom ten contributors to its performance were commodity-related issuers. In our view, the underlying credit fundamentals for many of these issuers imply a higher value than current trading levels. We feel the selling was indiscriminate at times. While it is difficult to predict the price of commodities, we believe that most of these companies have sufficient liquidity and flexibility in their capital expenditure and operating budgets to withstand the volatility in commodity prices for longer than their current prices would suggest.

 

  n   The Fund’s special situation credits had a negative impact on performance during the annual reporting period; however, we believe these assets provide attractive current income to the portfolio and should contribute to the Fund’s performance in the future.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

  n   The number of holdings in the portfolio has increased moderately over the year as the Fund grew slightly. Despite the increased number of holdings, the Fund’s positioning across geographies remained fairly consistent and the Fund continues to maintain significant positions in high conviction credits.

 

  n   Over the course of the year, the Fund slightly trimmed its exposure to global high yield bonds and senior secured loans while increasing its exposure to CLOs in order to focus on what we believe to be a more attractive part of the below investment grade market from a risk-adjusted basis.

 

  n   Over the past twelve months, the Fund’s top three industry exposures have remained the same except for slight shifts in positioning with an increase to its CLO position by 3.1%, a decrease in exposure to Oil and Gas companies by approximately 3.3% and an increase to the Healthcare, Education and Childcare sector by 1.3%.

 

 

1.  A basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1% or 0.01%.

 

2.  Total return describes the return to an investor based on the Class Y net expense ratio and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance results reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The net asset value (NAV) will fluctuate with market conditions. All returns 1-year or less are cumulative. The 3 Month USD LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is an average interest rate, determined by the British Bankers Association, that banks charge one another for the use of short-term money (3 months) in England’s Eurodollar market. The return shown includes 3 Month USD LIBOR plus 500 bps, or 5% per annum. LIBOR is unmanaged. It is not possible to invest directly in LIBOR. No assurance can be given that the Fund’s performance will exceed that of LIBOR by any given increment, or at all.

 

 

 

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  n   The Fund in April 2015 sold and purchased a put option on Markit’s North American High Yield CDX Index to help mitigate downside market risk. While the derivatives are a small portion of the overall Fund, they may be used to hedge the Fund when the manager believes the risk of significant market dislocations makes hedging attractive. 3

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

  n   The Fund finished the annual reporting period, June 30, 2015, with an allocation of 46.5%, 28.3%, and 16.5% to global high yield bonds, global senior secured loans and CLOs, respectively. The remainder of the portfolio was invested in a few opportunistic special situation credits at 0.7%, derivatives at 0.3% and cash at 7.7%. A significant portion of the portfolio (50.2%) is senior secured in nature, which may mitigate principal loss in the event of a default.

 

  n   The Fund remains well-diversified across a number of sectors based on Moody’s Industry Classification, with higher concentrations in CLOs (16.5%), Oil and Gas (7.8%), and Healthcare, Education and Childcare (7.3%) as of June 30, 2015.

 

  n   As of June 30, 2015, the Fund had the following credit quality breakdown excluding cash and accrued income: 31.3% in Ba assets, 51.7% in single-B credits and a modest exposure to Caa and below at 11.4%. Approximately 5.1% of the Fund’s assets are not publicly rated, primarily consisting of European issuers that we believe have a credit quality similar to that of other assets in the portfolio. Baa and above assets accounted for the remaining 0.5% of the portfolio assets. Over the course of the year, the single-B assets increased as the Fund’s exposure to assets rated Caa and below and not publicly rated assets decreased.4

 

  n   The top five countries in the portfolio at the end of the annual reporting period are the U.S. (49.2%), the Cayman Islands (17.3%), the United Kingdom (13.8%), Germany (3.4%) and the Netherlands (3.1%). The Cayman Islands exposure related to the Fund’s CLO holdings is predominantly invested in U.S. senior secured loans. Overall, the Fund has exposure to 19 different countries, and we continue to focus on building a well-diversified portfolio of global high yield securities.

Describe market and portfolio outlook.

 

  n   For the remainder of 2015, monetary policy will be a key theme capturing the attention of financial markets in the coming months as expectations have increased around an eventual interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in the United States. In Europe, the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program will still be monitored as well as any lagging headline risk from the Greece debt crisis.

 

  n   Further, commodities will be closely watched as the market is looking for signs of stability across the energy and metals and mining sectors. Weak economic data from China has resulted in additional uncertainty surrounding any commodity related credits.

 

  n   Excluding any potential commodity centric volatility and market instability from a potential Federal Reserve interest rate increase, we believe corporate fundamentals, such as balance sheet leverage and earnings growth, will continue to support global senior secured loan and high yield bond valuations in the near term and will most likely keep default rates below normal. This fundamental picture coupled with relatively attractive yields compared to other fixed income securities, we believe, should remain favorable for the global high yield market and the Fund.

 

 

3.  Markit’s North American High Yield CDX Index is composed of 100 liquid North American entities with high yield credit ratings that trade in the credit default swap market. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. A put option gives the owner the right to sell a security at a specific price and date.

 

4.  Ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: S&P or Moody’s. Additional information about ratings can be found at www.moodys.com and www.standardandpoors.com. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A, and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC/CC/C and D are below investment grade ratings. Bonds backed by U.S. Government or agency securities are given an implied rating equal to the rating of such securities. Holdings designated Not Publicly Rated are not rated by these national rating agencies

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION (% OF ASSETS*)

 

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* The percentages shown above represent a percentage of the assets as of June 30, 2015.

COUNTRY COMPOSITION (% OF ASSETS**)

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** Percentage of assets are expressed by market value excluding cash and accrued income, and may vary over time. The percentages shown above represent a percentage of the assets as of June 30, 2015.

 

 

 

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES (UNAUDITED)

 

 

As a shareholder of Babson Global Floating Rate Fund or Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund, you incur ongoing expenses, such as management fees, shareholder service fees, distribution fees and other fund expenses. The following table is intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Funds and to compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other funds.

The table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for the Fund under the heading entitled “Operating Expenses Incurred” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the table below provides information about the hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account value and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Babson Global Floating Rate Fund

 

      EXPENSE
RATIO
     BEGINNING
AMOUNT
     ENDING
VALUE
     AVERAGE
VALUE
     OPERATING
EXPENSE
INCURRED*
 

Class A

              

Actual

     1.05    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,028.00       $ 1,014.00       $ 5.28   

Hypothetical

     1.05      1,000.00         1,019.60         1,009.80         5.26   

Class C

              

Actual

     1.80      1,000.00         1,025.30         1,012.65         9.04   

Hypothetical

     1.80      1,000.00         1,015.90         1,007.95         9.00   

Class I

              

Actual

     0.75      1,000.00         1,030.60         1,015.30         3.78   

Hypothetical

     0.75      1,000.00         1,021.10         1,010.55         3.76   

Class Y

              

Actual

     0.75      1,000.00         1,030.00         1,015.00         3.77   

Hypothetical

     0.75      1,000.00         1,021.10         1,010.55         3.76   

 

* For each Class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio net of any expenses waived or reimbursed by the advisor for such class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365.

 

 

 

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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

      EXPENSE
RATIO
     BEGINNING
AMOUNT
     ENDING
VALUE
     AVERAGE
VALUE
     OPERATING
EXPENSE
INCURRED*
 

Class A

              

Actual

     1.20    $ 1,000.00       $ 1,039.90       $ 1,019.95       $ 6.07   

Hypothetical

     1.20      1,000.00         1,018.80         1,009.40         6.01   

Class C

              

Actual

     1.95      1,000.00         1,036.10         1,018.05         9.84   

Hypothetical

     1.95      1,000.00         1,015.10         1,007.55         9.74   

Class I

              

Actual

     0.95      1,000.00         1,041.20         1,020.60         4.81   

Hypothetical

     0.95      1,000.00         1,020.10         1,010.05         4.76   

Class Y

              

Actual

     0.95      1,000.00         1,041.20         1,020.60         4.81   

Hypothetical

     0.95      1,000.00         1,020.10         1,010.05         4.76   

 

* For each Class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio net of any expenses waived or reimbursed by the advisor for such class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL REPORT

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities   11
Statements of Operations   13
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   14
Financial Highlights   15
Schedule of Investments   23-44
Notes to the Financial Statements   45-63
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   64
Interested Trustee  

65

Independent Trustees  

66-67

Officers of the Trust   68-69
Joint Privacy Notice   70

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

June 30, 2015

 

      BABSON GLOBAL
FLOATING RATE FUND
     BABSON GLOBAL
CREDIT INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
Assets      
Investments, at fair value (cost $183,779,073 and $87,211,696, respectively)    $ 178,945,642       $ 83,439,026   
Foreign currency, at value (cost $187,148 and $828,874, respectively)      188,172         827,846   
Receivable for investments sold      7,522,395         1,321,634   
Receivable for Fund shares sold      439,981         548,379   
Interest receivable      1,060,641         1,077,097   
Receivable from adviser (see Note 3)              10,439   
Foreign tax reclaims receivable              499   
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      153,124         98,939   
Prepaid expenses      14,479         14,362   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     188,324,434         87,338,221   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities      
Payable for investments purchased      21,215,008         4,798,806   
Payable for Fund shares repurchased      188,148         59,294   
Investment advisory fee payable (see Note 3)      6,682           
Directors’ fees payable      25,191         22,457   
Distribution fees payable      4,510         4,953   
Dividends payable      30,800         8,138   
Written options, at fair value (premiums of $382,000)              319,477   
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts      523,194         242,571   
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments      4,592         4,592   
Accrued expenses and other liabilities      167,172         145,304   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     22,165,297         5,605,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net assets

   $ 166,159,137       $ 81,732,629   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Composition of net assets      
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (par value $0.00001 per share), unlimited number of shares authorized    $ 173       $ 86   
Additional paid-in capital      172,113,692         86,777,920   
Undistributed net investment income      385,459         832,841   
Accumulated net realized loss      (1,236,004      (2,089,794
Net unrealized depreciation      (5,104,183      (3,788,424
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net assets

   $ 166,159,137       $ 81,732,629   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

      BABSON GLOBAL
FLOATING RATE FUND
     BABSON GLOBAL
CREDIT INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
Class A      
Net assets applicable to outstanding shares    $ 5,153,390       $ 12,718,453   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding      536,621         1,337,125   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net asset value per share outstanding    $ 9.60       $ 9.51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Maximum offering price per share outstanding (Net asset value plus sales charge of 3.00% and 3.75%, respectively)    $ 9.90       $ 9.88   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class C      
Net assets applicable to outstanding shares    $ 5,461,107       $ 3,579,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding      570,658         376,719   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net asset value per share outstanding    $ 9.57       $ 9.50   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class I      
Net assets applicable to outstanding shares    $ 25,885,261       $ 26,428,486   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding      2,690,564         2,778,924   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net asset value per share outstanding    $ 9.62       $ 9.51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class Y      
Net assets applicable to outstanding shares    $ 129,659,379       $ 39,006,476   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding      13,480,746         4,101,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net asset value per share outstanding    $ 9.62       $ 9.51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the Year Ended June 30, 2015

 

      BABSON GLOBAL
FLOATING RATE FUND
     BABSON GLOBAL
CREDIT INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
Investment Income      

Interest income

   $ 6,512,192       $ 5,117,388   

Other income

     4,314         1,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     6,516,506         5,119,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Operating Expenses      

Advisory fees

     788,308         578,488   

12b-1 distribution and servicing plan

     

Class A

     26,347         35,043   

Class C

     32,479         18,556   

Administrator fees

     167,393         114,506   

Custody fees

     141,692         100,173   

Professional fees

     134,906         134,906   

Transfer agent fees

     126,095         132,698   

Directors’ fees

     104,974         89,727   

Registration fees

     62,198         62,773   

Printing and mailing expenses

     28,787         28,787   

Other operating expenses

     30,462         25,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,643,641         1,321,004   

Reimbursement of expenses

     

Class A

     (72,972      (109,328

Class C

     (42,980      (39,700

Class I

     (172,893      (163,439

Class Y

     (379,508      (222,205
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net operating expenses

     975,288         786,332   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

     5,541,218         4,332,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments      

Net realized loss on investments

     (3,012,607      (3,177,577

Net realized gain on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     5,210,733         3,726,491   

Net realized loss on foreign currency and translation

     (639,717      (96,926
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain

     1,558,409         451,988   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (5,833,597      (5,178,072

Net change in unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments

     (4,592      (4,592

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (35,901      72,833   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency and translation

     53,872         76,427   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on written option contracts

             62,523   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (5,820,218      (4,970,881
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized losses on investments

     (4,261,809      (4,518,893
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,279,409       $ (185,945
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

    BABSON GLOBAL
FLOATING RATE FUND
    BABSON GLOBAL
CREDIT INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
     FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
    PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
    FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
    PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Operations        

Net investment income

  $ 5,541,218      $ 2,203,083      $ 4,332,948      $ 2,096,689   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    1,558,409        (139,670     451,988        541,842   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (5,820,218     716,035        (4,970,881     1,182,457   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    1,279,409        2,779,448        (185,945     3,820,988   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Dividends to Common Shareholders        

Net investment income

       

Class A

    (805,770     (140,982     (1,114,861     (36,805
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

    (199,251     (26,146     (136,768     (10,571
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

    (2,251,195     (610,026     (2,110,134     (734,939
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Y

    (4,937,396     (1,014,718     (2,778,042     (790,102
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain

       

Class A

    (11,345            (186,020       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

    (2,779            (25,871       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

    (27,574            (340,131       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class Y

    (49,009            (416,997       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends to common shareholders

    (8,284,319     (1,791,872     (7,108,824     (1,572,417
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Capital Share Transactions        

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    103,090,790        114,172,093        42,681,717        60,160,874   

Net Asset Value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    8,079,411        1,770,684        6,926,691        1,559,384   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (52,643,055     (2,298,911     (24,420,068     (143,371

Redemption fees

    5,459               13,600          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    58,532,605        113,643,866        25,201,940        61,576,887   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    51,527,695        114,631,442        17,907,171        63,825,458   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net Assets        

Beginning of year

    114,631,442               63,825,458          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $385,459, $334,169, $832,841 and $216,465, respectively)

  $ 166,159,137      $ 114,631,442      $ 81,732,629      $ 63,825,458   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

     CLASS A  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.20       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.44         0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.35      0.08   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     0.09         0.38   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.68      (0.18

From net realized gain

     (0.01        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.69      (0.18
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.60       $ 10.20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     0.95      3.81 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 5,153       $ 12,464   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     1.74      2.27 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.05      1.05 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.44      3.76 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     63.17      49.51 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed 1.05% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

     CLASS C  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.16       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.35         0.24   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.33      0.07   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     0.02         0.31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.60      (0.15

From net realized gain

     (0.01        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.61      (0.15
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.57       $ 10.16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     0.30      3.15 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 5,461       $ 2,396   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     3.12      4.97 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.80      1.80 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     3.60      3.07 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     63.17      49.51 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed 1.80% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

     CLASS I  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.21       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.46         0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.34      0.10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     0.12         0.40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.70      (0.19

From net realized gain

     (0.01        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.71      (0.19
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.62       $ 10.21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     1.34      4.04 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 25,885       $ 32,772   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     1.31      1.52 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.75      0.75 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.69      3.72 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     63.17      49.51 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed .75% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

     CLASS Y  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.21       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.45         0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.33      0.10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     0.12         0.40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.70      (0.19

From net realized gain

     (0.01        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.71      (0.19
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.62       $ 10.21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     1.28      4.04 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 129,659       $ 66,999   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     1.25      1.53 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.75      0.75 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.58      3.80 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     63.17      49.51 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed .75% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

     CLASS A  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.45       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.54         0.40   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.57      0.33   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.03      0.73   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.78      (0.28

From net realized gain

     (0.13        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.91      (0.28
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.51       $ 10.45   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     (0.11 )%       7.30 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 12,718       $ 2,591   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     1.98      3.95 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.20      1.20 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     5.46      4.88 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     84.65      99.72 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed 1.20% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

     CLASS C  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.45       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.47         0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.58      0.32   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.11      0.67   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.71      (0.22

From net realized gain

     (0.13        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.84      (0.22
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.50       $ 10.45   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     (0.93 )%       6.75 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 3,579       $ 944   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     4.09      10.50 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.95      1.95 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.79      4.39 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     84.65      99.72 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed 1.95% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

     CLASS I  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.46       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.56         0.41   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.58      0.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.02      0.76   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.80      (0.30

From net realized gain

     (0.13        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.93      (0.30
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.51       $ 10.46   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     0.05      7.59 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 26,428       $ 26,406   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     1.58      1.83 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.95      0.95 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     5.69      5.02 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     84.65      99.72 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed .95% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

     CLASS Y  
      FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015
     PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
Per Common Share Data      

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.46       $ 10.00   

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (2)

     0.56         0.41   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.58      0.35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.02      0.76   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions:

     

From net investment income

     (0.80      (0.30

From net realized gain

     (0.13        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.93      (0.30
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redemption fees

     0.00 (3)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, at end of year

   $ 9.51       $ 10.46   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return (4)

     0.05      7.59 %(5) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Data and Ratios      

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 39,006       $ 33,885   

Ratio of total expenses (before reductions and reimbursements) to average net assets (6)

     1.58      1.84 %(7) 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.95      0.95 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     5.67      5.04 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     84.65      99.72 %(5) 

 

(1)   Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
(2)   Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(3)   Amount rounds to less than $.01 per share.
(4)   Total investment return calculation assumes the reinvestment of dividends at actual prices pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
(5)   Not annualized.
(6)   The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and/or expense so that, on an annualized basis, such expenses incurred will not exceed .95% as a percentage of average daily net assets.
(7)   Annualized for periods less than one full year.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Fixed Income — 93.6%*:

  

Bank Loans — 79.9%*§:

  

Automobile — 2.3%*:

  

Gates Global, Inc.

    4.25     7/5/2021        1,493,731        $1,488,312        $1,469,458   

RAC Finance (Holdings) Ltd.+

    5.03        12/17/2021        995,000        1,487,022        1,561,439   

RAC Finance (Holdings) Ltd.+

    8.25        12/17/2022        500,000        791,316        790,048   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Automobile

  

    2,988,731        3,766,650        3,820,945   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Beverage, Food and Tobacco — 1.7%*:

  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co.+

    3.75        12/10/2021        956,012        953,644        954,683   

Acosta Holdco, Inc.

    4.25        9/26/2021        406,859        406,859        405,207   

Del Monte Foods, Inc.

    4.25        2/18/2021        246,875        245,879        234,944   

Deoleo SA+

    4.50        6/11/2021        500,000        676,961        541,098   

JBS USA Holdings, Inc.

    3.75        9/18/2020        491,250        492,191        489,614   

Telepizza SA+

    7.00        10/20/2020        250,000        315,291        277,609   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Beverage, Food and Tobacco

  

    2,850,996        3,090,825        2,903,155   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Broadcasting and Entertainment — 4.8%*:

  

All3Media International+

    5.25        6/30/2021        1,500,000        2,301,024        2,337,525   

All3Media International+

    8.25        6/30/2022        500,000        671,306        548,133   

Charter Communications Operating LLC

    3.00        1/3/2021        492,462        491,478        485,957   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

    4.25        12/23/2020        1,352,647        1,338,028        1,283,324   

Learfield Communications, Inc.

    4.50        10/9/2020        413,325        412,906        412,808   

Telecommunications Management LLC

    4.75        4/30/2020        13,378        13,377        13,311   

Univision Communications, Inc.

    4.00        3/1/2020        1,496,060        1,496,059        1,482,700   

Yankee Cable Acquisition LLC

    4.25        3/1/2020        1,486,294        1,493,736        1,486,294   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Broadcasting and Entertainment

  

    7,254,166        8,217,914        8,050,052   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Buildings and Real Estate — 0.7%*:

  

Alison Bidco Sarl+

    5.50        8/29/2021        295,028        292,418        285,440   

DTZ US Borrower LLC

    5.50        11/4/2021        315,331        310,910        316,318   

Jeld-Wen, Inc.

    5.25        10/15/2021        507,482        502,905        508,436   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Buildings and Real Estate

  

    1,117,841        1,106,233        1,110,194   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cargo Transport — 0.6%*:

  

Direct ChassisLink, Inc.¤

    8.25        11/12/2019        492,857        487,415        483,000   

Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (Add-On Facility)¤

    8.25        11/12/2019        503,175        503,175        493,111   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cargo Transport

  

    996,032        990,590        976,111   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 6.8%*:

  

Chromaflo Technologies Corp.

    4.50        12/2/2019        1,215,245        1,213,118        1,205,122   

Colouroz Investment 1 GmbH+

    4.50        9/7/2021        641,644        635,899        641,644   

Ineos Finance PLC+

    4.25        3/31/2022        1,496,249        1,678,570        1,645,390   

Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd.

    4.25        6/2/2022        1,135,461        1,124,106        1,124,106   

OXEA Finance & Cy S.C.A.+

    4.50        1/15/2020        500,000        527,613        542,285   

OXEA Finance LLC+

    4.25        1/15/2020        355,927        349,033        342,875   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber (Continued)

  

Styrolution Group GmbH+

    6.50 %       11/7/2019        597,000      $ 734,695      $ 668,267   

Univar, Inc.

    4.50        6/30/2022        2,079,426        2,069,029        2,076,183   

Univar, Inc.

    5.00        6/30/2017        1,583,000        1,581,824        1,580,910   

Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

    5.00        2/10/2019        1,446,367        1,433,685        1,417,440   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber

  

    11,050,319        11,347,572        11,244,222   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging and Glass — 4.4%*:

  

BWAY Holding Co., Inc.

    5.50        8/14/2020        232,238        230,245        232,238   

CD&R Millennium Holdco 6 Sarl+

    4.50        7/31/2021        1,572,310        1,572,380        1,567,404   

Chesapeake Corp.

    4.25        9/30/2020        1,138,233        1,137,862        1,132,064   

Consolidated Container Co. LLC

    5.00        7/3/2019        1,496,154        1,494,170        1,461,249   

Consolidated Container Co. LLC

    7.75        1/3/2020        188,280        185,199        175,100   

Coveris

    4.50        5/8/2019        492,500        677,167        549,063   

Coveris

    4.50        5/8/2019        309,131        308,034        309,387   

Hilex Poly Co. LLC

    6.00        12/5/2021        404,843        401,072        407,037   

Onex Wizard Acquisition Co. I Sarl+

    4.25        3/13/2022        553,612        626,914        617,139   

Onex Wizard US Acquisition, Inc.+

    4.25        3/13/2022        445,069        442,934        444,290   

Tekni-Plex, Inc.

    4.50        6/1/2022        373,750        371,898        373,377   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Containers, Packaging and Glass

  

    7,206,120        7,447,875        7,268,348   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals — 0.3%*:

  

Cemex Espana S.A.+

    4.78        2/14/2017        97,200        103,433        107,867   

Cemex SAB de CV+

    4.78        2/14/2017        441,850        441,297        440,745   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals

        539,050        544,730        548,612   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.7%*:

  

Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc.

    3.75        3/29/2021        344,257        343,898        343,251   

Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc.

    6.50        3/28/2022        251,661        251,392        253,549   

Information Resources, Inc.

    4.75        9/30/2020        156,647        156,055        157,105   

Pelican Products, Inc.

    5.25        4/10/2020        994,962        992,632        989,371   

Quality Home Brands Holdings LLC

    7.75        5/25/2018        259,718        257,990        260,042   

STS Operating, Inc.

    4.75        2/12/2021        312,931        313,224        311,366   

West Corp.

    2.53        7/1/2019        495,181        479,727        480,325   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing

        2,815,357        2,794,918        2,795,009   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 8.1%*:

  

Aquilex Holdings LLC

    5.00        12/31/2020        197,140        196,749        196,647   

Atrium Innovations, Inc.+

    4.25        2/13/2021        827,738        826,451        802,906   

Brock Holdings III, Inc.

    6.00        3/16/2017        1,595,585        1,571,455        1,585,613   

EIG Investors Corp.

    5.00        11/9/2019        827,183        827,978        823,047   

Garda World Security Corp.+

    4.00        11/6/2020        1,169,214        1,162,059        1,164,338   

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC

    4.25        5/13/2021        862,427        859,106        862,565   

MH Sub I LLC

    4.75        7/8/2021        586,811        583,899        585,162   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Diversified/Conglomerate Service (Continued)

  

MH Sub I LLC

    8.50 %       7/8/2022        400,000      $ 396,478      $ 394,000   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

    3.75        3/31/2021        749,302        747,732        744,215   

Northgate Information Solutions Ltd.+

    4.28        3/18/2018        507,622        680,154        547,999   

Northgate Information Solutions Ltd.+

    4.78        3/18/2018        503,801        675,369        543,875   

Power Team Services LLC

    8.25        11/6/2020        500,000        496,132        492,500   

RP Crown Parent LLC

    6.00        12/21/2018        548,203        549,858        525,935   

RP Crown Parent LLC

    11.25        12/20/2019        678,571        690,366        621,741   

Sabre, Inc.

    4.00        2/19/2019        738,728        734,430        737,575   

SkillSoft Corp.

    5.75        4/28/2021        945,084        939,631        916,731   

Triple Point Technology, Inc.

    5.25        7/10/2020        341,331        316,095        306,345   

Triple Point Technology, Inc.††

    9.25        7/10/2021        145,677        136,543        122,368   

Vogue International, Inc.

    5.75        2/14/2020        1,440,373        1,452,180        1,442,174   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service

  

    13,564,790        13,842,665        13,415,736   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ecological — 2.5%*:

  

Biffa Waste Services Ltd.+

    5.68        1/30/2018        2,000,000        3,170,356        3,065,069   

Emerald 3 Ltd.+

    8.00        5/31/2022        390,426        386,999        389,450   

PHS Group PLC+

    6.00        4/17/2020        500,000        769,929        761,074   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Ecological

  

    2,890,426        4,327,284        4,215,593   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Electronics — 2.6%*:

  

CDW LLC

    3.25        4/29/2020        1,196,940        1,191,136        1,186,024   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

    4.25        2/28/2020        736,263        736,263        736,469   

Kronos, Inc.

    4.50        10/30/2019        196,597        195,522        196,401   

Magic Newco LLC+

    5.00        12/12/2018        95,132        95,132        95,156   

Renaissance Learning, Inc.

    4.50        4/9/2021        1,493,700        1,473,169        1,473,788   

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

    4.00        6/23/2022        104,284        103,763        104,220   

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

    4.00        6/23/2022        462,921        460,607        462,634   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Electronics

  

    4,285,837        4,255,592        4,254,692   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance — 5.5%*:

  

AssuredPartners Capital, Inc.

    5.00        3/31/2021        305,536        304,273        305,347   

AssuredPartners Capital, Inc.

    7.75        4/2/2022        136,522        135,363        134,303   

Confie Seguros Holdings II Co.

    5.75        11/9/2018        534,085        532,263        533,861   

Cunningham Lindsey US, Inc.

    5.00        12/10/2019        488,697        486,942        477,701   

Cunningham Lindsey US, Inc.

    9.25        6/10/2020        748,546        750,073        712,990   

Eze Castle Software, Inc.

    4.00        4/6/2020        971,818        966,843        966,958   

First Data Corp.

    4.03        6/23/2022        806,874        802,840        802,840   

Intertrust Group Holding B.V.+

    8.00        4/16/2022        192,451        191,220        191,392   

Intertrust Group Holding B.V.+

    8.00        4/16/2022        500,000        680,712        556,031   

Moneygram International, Inc.

    4.25        3/27/2020        1,083,758        1,010,598        1,028,671   

National Financial Partners Corp.

    4.50        7/1/2020        131,865        131,865        131,495   

P2 Newco Acquisition, Inc.

    5.50        10/22/2020        402,751        399,680        403,254   

P2 Newco Acquisition, Inc.

    9.50        10/22/2021        500,000        496,038        497,500   

SAM Finance Lux Sarl+

    5.00        12/17/2020        343,568        554,751        538,287   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Finance (Continued)

  

Sedgwick, Inc.

    3.75 %       3/1/2021        493,750      $ 492,748      $ 485,460   

Sedgwick, Inc.

    6.75        2/28/2022        561,418        560,813        550,016   

VFH Parent LLC

    5.25        11/6/2019        648,329        644,402        649,950   

Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc.

    4.50        4/30/2021        248,399        247,362        247,935   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Finance

  

    9,098,367        9,388,786        9,213,991   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 8.9%*:

  

Accellent, Inc.

    4.50        3/12/2021        1,537,578        1,535,443        1,526,692   

ADMI Corp.

    5.50        4/30/2022        1,500,000        1,511,068        1,503,750   

Britax US Holdings, Inc.

    4.50        10/15/2020        432,963        431,316        338,434   

CareCore National LLC

    5.50        3/5/2021        679,619        679,200        680,754   

Drumm Investors LLC

    6.75        5/4/2018        869,028        863,021        877,180   

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl

    3.75        6/11/2022        540,680        539,328        541,697   

Heartland Dental LLC

    5.50        12/21/2018        386,125        384,790        385,159   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

    4.25        4/9/2021        700,787        695,741        700,612   

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

    4.75        6/30/2021        1,046,342        1,037,380        1,024,673   

PharMedium Healthcare Corp.

    4.25        1/28/2021        1,092,879        1,090,711        1,081,043   

PRA Holdings, Inc.

    4.50        9/23/2020        680,303        675,197        680,303   

Rodenstock GmbH+

    4.78        5/31/2019        1,500,000        1,763,719        1,649,281   

RPI Finance Trust

    3.50        11/9/2020        599,806        599,806        600,178   

Synarc-Biocore Holdings LLC

    5.50        3/10/2021        493,750        489,713        481,406   

Synarc-Biocore Holdings LLC

    9.25        3/10/2022        500,000        495,798        455,000   

Tecomet, Inc.

    5.75        12/5/2021        975,782        945,813        959,925   

Tunstall Group Holdings Ltd.+

    5.28        10/16/2020        500,000        793,369        663,853   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

    4.00        4/1/2022        593,681        590,796        592,689   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare

        14,629,323        15,122,209        14,742,629   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products — 1.3%*:

  

HMK Intermediate Holdings LLC

    5.00        3/30/2019        476,795        476,209        474,411   

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.

    4.25        10/16/2019        539,942        539,942        540,071   

WMF AG+

    4.78        9/22/2021        1,000,000        1,086,819        1,110,201   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer Products

        2,016,737        2,102,970        2,124,683   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — 0.5%*:

  

Cyan Blue Holdco 3 Ltd.+

    6.50        2/25/2022        500,000        731,588        783,904   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.8%*:

  

AmWINS Group LLC

    5.25        9/6/2019        151,371        151,097        152,582   

Asurion LLC

    5.00        5/24/2019        967,980        967,303        969,597   

Hub International Ltd.

    4.00        10/2/2020        1,730,041        1,723,376        1,715,992   

York Risk Services Holding Corp.

    4.75        10/1/2021        192,678        191,372        188,343   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Insurance

  

    3,042,070        3,033,148        3,026,514   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Floating Rate Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 3.2%*:

  

AP NMT Acquisition B.V.+

    7.00 %       8/13/2021        540,400      $ 650,891      $ 600,458   

Delta 2 (Lux) Sarl+

    4.75        7/30/2021        1,587,247        1,582,406        1,576,756   

Delta 2 (Lux) Sarl+

    7.75        7/31/2022        437,500        436,731        436,406   

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

    3.00        5/14/2020        647,432        622,921        622,507   

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

    4.00        5/14/2020        1,112,596        1,113,359        1,107,378   

WMG Acquisition Corp.

    3.75        7/1/2020        994,937        977,937        978,928   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment

  

    5,320,112        5,384,245        5,322,433   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Machinery Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic — 4.3%*:

  

Doncasters Finance US LLC

    4.50        4/9/2020        962,057        960,121        960,258   

Gardner Denver, Inc.

    4.25        7/30/2020        1,292,671        1,262,408        1,259,100   

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.+

    4.25        6/30/2021        943,171        942,338        937,474   

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.+

    7.25        6/30/2022        450,443        431,161        444,249   

Intelligrated, Inc.

    4.50        7/30/2018        1,109,949        1,100,391        1,107,174   

Schenck Measuring and Process Technologies+

    3.78        4/28/2017        2,000,000        1,923,771        1,975,000   

Silver II US Holdings LLC

    4.00        12/13/2019        445,480        441,087        429,220   

TCH-2 Holding LLC

    5.50        5/6/2021        108,172        107,263        107,767   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Machinery Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic

        7,311,943        7,168,540        7,220,242   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 2.3%*:

  

Arch Coal, Inc.

    6.25        5/16/2018        1,987,254        1,701,461        1,352,585   

Boomerang Tube LLC††~

    11.00        10/11/2017        249,123        245,561        125,807   

H.C. Starck GmbH+

    3.03        5/30/2016        500,000        492,500        497,500   

H.C. Starck GmbH+

    3.03        5/30/2016        500,000        679,250        553,010   

Metal Services LLC

    6.00        6/30/2017        105,283        105,284        105,107   

Murray Energy Corp.

    7.50        4/16/2020        750,000        728,179        693,630   

Peabody Energy Corp.

    4.25        9/24/2020        623,551        561,694        523,066   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals

        4,715,211        4,513,929        3,850,705   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Oil and Gas — 4.9%*:

  

Caelus Energy Alaska O3 LLC

    8.75        4/15/2020        1,692,308        1,518,379        1,370,769   

CITGO Holding, Inc.

    9.50        5/12/2018        1,073,131        1,054,991        1,075,277   

Drillships Financing Holding, Inc.

    6.00        3/31/2021        1,500,000        1,278,240        1,219,995   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.

    5.50        7/25/2021        253,325        251,118        215,010   

Fieldwood Energy LLC

    8.38        9/30/2020        1,725,000        1,391,284        1,317,469   

Floatel International Ltd.

    6.00        6/27/2020        406,468        403,039        321,110   

Paragon Offshore Finance Co.+

    3.75        7/18/2021        548,627        441,258        397,755   

Sabine Oil & Gas LLC~

    8.75        12/31/2018        700,000        708,817        239,169   

Seadrill Partners Finco LLC

    4.00        2/21/2021        932,636        926,259        702,396   

Southcross Holdings Borrower LP

    6.00        8/4/2021        145,959        145,319        141,580   

Templar Energy LLC

    8.50        11/25/2020        750,000        561,094        550,500   

TPF II Power LLC

    5.50        10/2/2021        521,067        517,557        525,256   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Oil and Gas

  

    10,248,521        9,197,355        8,076,286   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Floating Rate Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Personal and Non-Durable Consumer Products Mfg. Only — 0.2%*:

  

Berlin Packaging LLC

    4.50 %       10/1/2021        336,937      $ 335,429      $ 336,833   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Personal Transportation — 0.2%*:

  

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) Sarl

    5.75        9/2/2021        319,245        315,714        319,587   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Personal, Food and Miscellaneous — 0.1%*:

  

Redtop Acquisitions Ltd.+

    8.25        6/3/2021        156,777        155,224        156,973   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Printing and Publishing — 2.7%*:

  

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.

    7.00        3/31/2020        1,097,730        1,092,485        1,097,730   

Eden Bidco Ltd.+

    6.00        4/28/2022        550,000        576,192        608,569   

EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

    3.75        6/29/2018        242,664        242,664        242,118   

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.

    4.00        5/31/2021        1,368,236        1,366,406        1,361,394   

R.H. Donnelley, Inc.

    9.75        12/31/2016        103,399        82,095        51,010   

Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH+

    4.75        8/14/2020        909,272        911,304        907,572   

SuperMedia, Inc.

    11.60        12/30/2016        262,823        228,657        155,723   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Printing and Publishing

  

    4,534,124        4,499,803        4,424,116   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Stores — 4.2%*:

  

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.

    4.25        7/23/2021        993,984        990,653        988,457   

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

    4.50        9/26/2019        134,413        133,926        134,153   

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.

    4.25        8/13/2021        429,744        427,861        429,405   

Dollar Tree, Inc.

    3.50        3/9/2022        382,829        382,825        382,511   

Douglas Holding AG+

    5.00        6/26/2022        800,000        889,172        887,420   

FleetPride Corp.

    5.25        11/19/2019        1,481,709        1,466,698        1,468,122   

J. Crew Group, Inc.

    4.00        3/5/2021        1,227,891        1,163,664        1,056,833   

Maxeda DIY B.V.+

    5.28        6/29/2017        500,000        556,683        529,932   

Staples, Inc.

    3.50        4/7/2021        431,902        429,742        430,913   

Talbots, Inc. (The)

    5.50        3/19/2020        741,241        730,208        722,710   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Retail Stores

  

    7,123,713        7,171,432        7,030,456   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 2.6%*:

  

Altice Financing SA+

    5.50        7/2/2019        261,641        263,676        263,537   

Carros Finance Luxembourg Sarl

    4.50        9/30/2021        291,518        290,862        291,518   

Eircom Finco Sarl+

    4.78        9/30/2019        988,319        1,322,736        1,078,215   

ION Trading Technologies Ltd.

    1.00        6/16/2021        1,140,458        1,129,054        1,129,054   

ION Trading Technologies Sarl+

    7.25        6/10/2022        842,143        836,513        840,037   

Numericable US LLC+

    4.50        5/21/2020        665,852        660,407        667,277   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Telecommunications

  

    4,189,931        4,503,248        4,269,638   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Textiles and Leather — 0.4%*:

  

Fullbeauty Brands, Inc.

    4.75        3/18/2021        741,508        737,936        738,727   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Floating Rate Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Utilities — 0.3%*:

  

Bayonne Energy Center LLC

    5.00 %       8/19/2021        49,292      $ 49,075      $ 49,292   

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP

    3.00        5/3/2020        492,462        486,761        482,204   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Utilities

  

    541,754        535,836        531,496   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Bank Loans

        132,385,938        136,630,240        132,771,882   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 13.7%*:

  

Automobile — 0.1%*:

  

Grupo Antolin Dutch B.V.+

    5.13        6/30/2022        200,000        226,590        226,497   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Banking — 0.1%*:

  

Lock AS+

    7.00        8/15/2021        100,000        134,225        117,617   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Beverage, Food and Tobacco — 1.0%*:

  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co.+^

    4.63        1/15/2022        121,000        121,000        119,185   

EWOS Holding AS+

    6.51 #      11/1/2020        1,000,000        166,715        126,268   

Findus Bondco SA+

    9.13        7/1/2018        100,000        139,419        116,781   

Iglo Foods Bondco PLC+

    4.49 #      6/15/2020        1,000,000        1,116,476        1,114,848   

Twinkle Pizza PLC+

    6.63        8/1/2021        100,000        169,730        162,184   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Beverage, Food and Tobacco

  

    2,321,000        1,713,340        1,639,266   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Broadcasting and Entertainment — 0.1%*:

  

   

Univision Communications, Inc.^

    5.13        2/15/2025        149,000        151,017        143,815   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Buildings and Real Estate — 0.1%*:

  

   

Paroc Group Oy+

    5.24 #      5/15/2020        100,000        137,565        105,799   

Paroc Group Oy+

    6.25        5/15/2020        100,000        137,565        109,557   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Buildings and Real Estate

  

    200,000        275,130        215,356   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cargo Transport — 0.4%*:

  

   

Florida East Coast Holdings Corp.^

    6.75        5/1/2019        550,000        542,425        551,375   

WFS Global Holding SAS+

    9.50        7/15/2022        100,000        113,435        112,600   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cargo Transport

  

    650,000        655,860        663,975   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 0.4%*:

  

   

Ineos Finance PLC+

    4.00        5/1/2023        150,000        162,382        158,879   

Pinnacle Operating Corp.^

    9.00        11/15/2020        500,000        533,754        496,250   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber

  

    650,000        696,136        655,129   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging and Glass — 0.3%*:

  

   

Innovia Group Finance PLC+

    4.99 #      3/31/2020        500,000        684,986        552,965   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 0.3%*:

  

   

Appvion, Inc.^

    9.00        6/1/2020        460,000        467,776        289,800   

Galapagos SA+

    4.74 #      6/15/2021        200,000        272,630        220,740   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing

        660,000        740,406        510,540   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Floating Rate Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  

Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 1.4%*:

  

   

Carlson Travel Holdings, Inc. PIK^

    7.50 %       8/15/2019        470,000      $ 475,196      $ 477,050   

Sabre GLBL, Inc.^

    5.38        4/15/2023        1,061,000        1,082,049        1,045,085   

United Rentals North America, Inc.

    4.63        7/15/2023        176,000        176,000        172,586   

Verisure Holding AB+

    8.75        9/1/2018        500,000        580,755        588,083   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service

  

    2,207,000        2,314,000        2,282,804   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance — 2.7%*:

  

   

Equiniti Newco 2 PLC+

    6.32 #      12/15/2018        750,000        1,211,979        1,154,869   

Equiniti Newco 2 PLC+

    7.13        12/15/2018        550,000        868,440        868,508   

Galaxy Bidco Ltd.+

    5.57 #      11/15/2019        100,000        161,051        155,554   

Lowell Group Financing PLC+

    5.88        4/1/2019        100,000        166,730        152,443   

Marlin Intermediate Holdings PLC+

    10.50        8/1/2020        500,000        838,625        867,094   

Travelex Financing PLC+

    6.57 #      8/1/2018        700,000        1,121,314        1,094,375   

Travelex Financing PLC+

    8.00        8/1/2018        100,000        158,548        163,423   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Finance

  

    2,800,000        4,526,687        4,456,266   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Grocery — 0.1%*:

  

   

Premier Foods Finance PLC+

    5.57 #      3/16/2020        100,000        167,370        146,833   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 1.5%*:

  

   

Care UK Health & Social Care PLC+

    5.57 #      7/15/2019        800,000        1,161,107        1,219,290   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.^

    3.79 #      6/15/2020        819,000        814,936        826,166   

Unilabs Subholding AB+

    7.26 #      7/15/2018        400,000        550,402        445,940   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare

  

    2,019,000        2,526,445        2,491,396   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — 0.5%*:

  

   

Gala Group Finance PLC+

    8.88        9/1/2018        450,000        711,992        740,648   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.9%*:

  

   

Hastings Insurance Group Finance PLC+

    6.57 #      10/21/2019        150,000        238,061        235,572   

Hastings Insurance Group Finance PLC+

    8.00        10/21/2020        500,000        824,102        832,616   

TIG Finco PLC+

    8.50 #      3/2/2020        46,609        68,205        76,896   

TIG Finco PLC+^

    8.75        4/2/2020        207,453        308,378        322,701   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Insurance

  

    904,062        1,438,746        1,467,785   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 0.3%*:

  

Vougeot Bidco PLC+

    5.26 #      7/15/2020        100,000        135,168        111,206   

WMG Acquisition Corp.

    6.25        1/15/2021        387,000        468,087        437,919   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment

  

    487,000        603,255        549,125   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Oil and Gas — 0.6%*:

  

Halcon Resources Corp.^

    8.63        2/1/2020        144,000        144,000        142,200   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC^

    5.63        3/1/2025        495,000        495,000        490,050   

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.+^

    8.63        11/1/2018        438,000        361,149        389,820   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Oil and Gas

  

    1,077,000        1,000,149        1,022,070   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  

Personal Transportation — 0.1%*:

  

AA Bond Co. Ltd.+

    5.50 %       7/31/2043        150,000      $ 223,140      $ 234,273   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Personal, Food and Miscellaneous — 0.5%*:

  

     

Brakes Capital+

    4.99 #      12/15/2018        100,000        136,645        111,296   

Brakes Capital+

    7.13        12/15/2018        300,000        514,604        483,178   

Financiere Quick SAS+

    4.76 #      4/15/2019        200,000        275,616        193,984   

TeamSystem Holding SpA+

    7.38        5/15/2020        100,000        132,587        118,118   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Personal, Food and Miscellaneous

  

    700,000        1,059,452        906,576   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Stores — 1.6%*:

  

Boing Group Financing PLC+

    6.63        7/15/2019        350,000        396,245        377,703   

Brighthouse Group PLC+

    7.88        5/15/2018        150,000        243,460        230,974   

HD Supply, Inc.^

    5.25        12/15/2021        1,000,000        1,025,911        1,013,750   

House of Fraser Funding PLC+

    8.88        8/15/2018        500,000        798,609        819,485   

HSS Financing PLC+

    6.75        8/1/2019        65,774        108,872        107,998   

Takko Luxembourg 2 S.C.A.+

    9.88        4/15/2019        100,000        132,433        51,395   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Retail Stores

  

    2,165,774        2,705,530        2,601,305   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 0.7%*:

  

Numericable-SFR+

    5.38        5/15/2022        100,000        138,295        113,157   

Numericable-SFR+

    5.63        5/15/2024        100,000        138,165        112,321   

Numericable-SFR+^

    6.00        5/15/2022        646,000        645,234        636,714   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA+

    4.00        7/15/2020        150,000        161,192        166,809   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA+

    4.15 #      7/15/2020        150,000        159,292        166,743   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Telecommunications

        1,146,000        1,242,178        1,195,744   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

        19,635,836        23,796,634        22,819,985   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income

        152,021,774        160,426,874        155,591,867   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments — 14.1%*:

  

Bank Deposit — 14.0%*:

  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit

    0.01        7/1/2015        23,274,995        23,274,995        23,274,995   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bank Loan — 0.1%*§:

  

Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 0.1%*:

  

Boomerang Tube LLC¤

    11.28        10/7/2015        78,780        77,204        78,780   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

        23,353,775        23,352,199        23,353,775   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

        175,375,549        183,779,073        178,945,642   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities — (7.7%)*

            (12,786,505

Net Assets — 100.0%

            $166,159,137   
         

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

 

PIK – Payment-in-kind
‡‡ Unless otherwise indicated, all principal amounts are denominated in United States Dollars.
* Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common shareholders.
+ Foreign security.

Distributions of investments by country of risk (excluding temporary cash investments) as a percentage of total investments in securities, is as follows:

 

   United States      63.2%   
   United Kingdom      18.4%   
   Germany      7.6%   
   Canada      2.8%   
   Switzerland      1.8%   
   Netherlands      1.2%   
   France      1.2%   
   Spain      1.0%   
   Other (Individually less than 1%)      2.8%   
     

 

 

 
   Total      100.0%   
     

 

 

 

 

^ Security acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
§ Bank loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for bank loans are the current interest rates at June 30, 2015. Bank loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
¤ For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 2).
†† Illiquid security.
~ Defaulted security.
# Variable rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect at June 30, 2015.

A summary of outstanding derivatives at June 30, 2015 is as follows:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts to Buy

 

EXPIRATION
DATE
   COUNTERPARTY    LOCAL
CURRENCY
     VALUE IN USD      IN
EXCHANGE
FOR USD
     NET UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     EUR        1,500,000         1,672,544         1,687,479       $ (14,935

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts to Sell

 

EXPIRATION
DATE
   COUNTERPARTY    LOCAL
CURRENCY
     VALUE IN USD      IN
EXCHANGE
FOR USD
     NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     EUR        17,509,486         19,523,594         19,676,718       $ 153,124   
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     GBP        11,930,996         18,745,001         18,237,334         (507,667
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     NOK        1,019,018         129,934         129,342         (592
                

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts to sell

  

      $ (355,135
                

 

 

 

Currency Legend

 

EUR    

Euro

GBP    

British Pound Sterling

NOK    

Norwegian Krona

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Fixed Income — 91.9%*:

  

Asset-Backed Securities — 16.5%*:

  

CDO/CLO — 16.5%*:

  

Apidos CLO XII^

    5.15 #     4/15/2025        500,000        $448,151        $414,870   

Apidos CLO XV^

    5.76 #      10/20/2025        500,000        462,554        425,939   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd.^

    5.45 #      10/15/2026        800,000        731,231        747,276   

Avery Point CLO Ltd. 2014-1 AE^

    4.88 #      4/25/2026        500,000        461,217        441,101   

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.^

    Zero Coupon        4/30/2026        250,000        238,762        200,149   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2013-3 Ltd.^

    4.85 #      7/15/2025        500,000        457,710        457,341   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2013-4 Ltd.^

    4.75 #      10/15/2025        500,000        462,990        457,222   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2013-4 Ltd.^

    5.45 #      10/15/2025        500,000        455,271        423,363   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2014-1 Ltd.^

    4.72 #      4/17/2025        500,000        447,087        453,308   

Dryden XXXI Senior Loan Fund^

    4.51 #      4/18/2026        1,000,000        891,308        883,819   

Dryden XXXI Senior Loan Fund^

    5.61 #      4/18/2026        500,000        461,311        412,069   

Eaton Vance CLO 2013-1 Ltd.^

    5.26 #      11/13/2024        500,000        465,238        466,605   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities VII Ltd.^

    5.51 #      4/25/2025        500,000        466,866        433,377   

LCM XIII LP^

    5.11 #      1/19/2023        750,000        702,854        706,815   

LCM XV LP^

    4.71 #      8/25/2024        500,000        467,184        451,859   

LCM XVII LP^

    5.02 #      10/15/2026        500,000        450,940        457,177   

Newhaven CLO Ltd.+^

    5.19 #      11/15/2028        500,000        619,360        537,954   

Oak Hill Credit Partners X Ltd.^

    Zero Coupon        7/20/2026        500,000        449,138        384,808   

OHA Credit Partners IX Ltd.^

    5.28 #      10/20/2025        500,000        468,255        472,566   

Pinnacle Park CLO Ltd.^

    5.20 #      4/15/2026        500,000        469,792        465,909   

Seneca Park CLO Ltd.^

    4.96 #      7/17/2026        1,020,000        927,562        935,585   

Silver Spring CLO Ltd.^

    5.16 #      10/15/2026        1,000,000        904,874        861,314   

Tryon Park CLO Ltd.^

    4.65 #      7/15/2025        500,000        463,736        456,584   

Voya CLO 2013-2 Ltd.^

    5.76 #      4/25/2025        500,000        466,449        429,757   

Voya CLO 2013-3 Ltd.^

    4.76 #      1/18/2026        750,000        675,717        675,579   

Voya CLO 2014-3 Ltd.^

    5.28 #      7/25/2026        500,000        457,168        462,406   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total CDO/CLO

  

    15,070,000        13,972,725        13,514,752   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Asset-Backed Securities

  

    15,070,000        13,972,725        13,514,752   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bank Loans — 28.9%*§:

  

Automobile — 1.0%*:

  

RAC Finance (Holdings) Ltd.+

    8.25        12/17/2022        500,000        791,319        790,048   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Beverage, Food and Tobacco — 1.0%*:

  

Deoleo SA+

    4.50        6/11/2021        500,000        552,606        541,098   

Telepizza SA+

    7.00        10/20/2020        250,000        315,291        277,608   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Beverage, Food and Tobacco

  

    750,000        867,897        818,706   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Broadcasting and Entertainment — 0.9%*:

  

All3Media International+

    5.25     6/30/2021        500,000        $834,051        $779,175   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Buildings and Real Estate — 0.4%*:

  

Alison Bidco Sarl+

    5.50        8/29/2021        147,514        146,209        142,720   

Jeld-Wen, Inc.

    5.25        10/15/2021        218,418        216,448        218,828   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Buildings and Real Estate

  

    365,932        362,657        361,548   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cargo Transport — 0.9%*:

  

Direct ChassisLink, Inc.¤

    8.25        11/12/2019        492,857        487,416        483,000   

Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (Add-On Facility)¤

    8.25        11/12/2019        251,587        251,587        246,555   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cargo Transport

  

    744,444        739,003        729,555   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 1.3%*:

  

Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd.

    4.25        6/2/2022        352,490        348,965        348,965   

Styrolution Group GmbH+

    6.50        11/7/2019        497,500        612,246        556,890   

Univar, Inc.

    4.50        6/30/2022        150,675        149,922        150,440   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber

  

    1,000,665        1,111,133        1,056,295   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging and Glass — 1.3%*:

  

Consolidated Container Co. LLC

    7.75        1/3/2020        94,140        92,599        87,550   

Coveris

    4.50        5/8/2019        492,500        677,167        549,063   

Hilex Poly Co. LLC

    6.00        12/5/2021        191,958        190,183        192,999   

Onex Wizard US Acquisition, Inc.+

    4.25        3/13/2022        210,395        209,386        210,027   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Containers, Packaging and Glass

  

    988,993        1,169,335        1,039,639   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.3%*:

  

Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc.

    3.75        3/29/2021        485,750        484,103        484,332   

Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc.

    6.50        3/28/2022        125,831        125,696        126,774   

Quality Home Brands Holdings LLC

    7.75        5/25/2018        129,859        128,995        130,021   

West Corp.

    2.53        7/1/2019        366,003        354,581        355,023   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing

  

    1,107,443        1,093,375        1,096,150   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 2.7%*:

  

Aquilex Holdings LLC

    5.00        12/31/2020        98,570        98,374        98,324   

Atrium Innovations, Inc.+

    4.25        2/13/2021        464,051        462,647        450,129   

MH Sub I LLC

    4.75        7/8/2021        182,552        181,646        182,039   

MH Sub I LLC

    8.50        7/8/2022        150,000        148,679        147,750   

Power Team Services LLC

    8.25        11/6/2020        300,000        298,816        295,500   

RP Crown Parent LLC

    6.00        12/21/2018        548,203        549,858        525,934   

RP Crown Parent LLC

    11.25        12/20/2019        178,571        183,005        163,616   

Triple Point Technology, Inc.

    5.25        7/10/2020        341,331        316,095        306,345   

Triple Point Technology, Inc.††

    9.25        7/10/2021        50,846        47,339        42,710   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service

  

    2,314,124        2,286,459        2,212,347   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Ecological — 0.2%*:

  

Emerald 3 Ltd.+

    8.00     5/31/2022        196,488        $194,751        $195,997   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.2%*:

  

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

    4.00        6/23/2022        31,918        31,759        31,899   

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

    4.00        6/23/2022        141,686        140,977        141,598   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Electronics

  

    173,604        172,736        173,497   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance — 2.3%*:

  

AssuredPartners Capital, Inc.

    7.75        4/2/2022        68,261        67,681        67,151   

Confie Seguros Holdings II Co.

    5.75        11/9/2018        224,949        224,205        224,854   

First Data Corp.

    3.94        6/23/2022        246,959        245,725        245,725   

Intertrust Group Holding B.V.+

    8.00        4/16/2022        96,225        95,607        95,696   

Moneygram International, Inc.

    4.25        3/27/2020        639,168        602,919        606,679   

P2 Newco Acquisition, Inc.

    9.50        10/22/2021        103,373        102,554        102,856   

Sedgwick, Inc.

    3.75        3/1/2021        294,918        294,320        289,967   

VFH Parent LLC

    5.25        11/6/2019        213,434        212,547        213,968   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Finance

  

    1,887,287        1,845,558        1,846,896   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 1.8%*:

  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl

    3.75        6/11/2022        164,854        164,442        165,164   

RPI Finance Trust

    3.50        11/9/2020        227,537        227,537        227,678   

Synarc-Biocore Holdings LLC

    5.50        3/10/2021        395,870        392,633        385,973   

Synarc-Biocore Holdings LLC

    9.25        3/10/2022        500,000        495,798        455,000   

Tecomet, Inc.

    5.75        12/5/2021        208,807        202,982        205,414   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare

        1,497,068        1,483,392        1,439,229   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 0.9%*:

  

   

AP NMT Acquisition B.V.+

    7.00        8/13/2021        403,285        490,083        448,105   

AP NMT Acquisition B.V.+

    10.00        8/13/2022        300,000        278,490        287,625   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment

        703,285        768,573        735,730   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Machinery Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic — 0.9%*:

  

   

Gardner Denver, Inc.

    4.25        7/30/2020        496,212        487,902        483,326   

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.+

    7.25        6/30/2022        217,593        213,066        214,601   

TCH-2 Holding LLC

    5.50        5/6/2021        54,086        53,631        53,883   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Machinery Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic

        767,891        754,599        751,810   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 1.0%*:

  

   

Arch Coal, Inc.

    6.25        5/16/2018        742,364        733,523        505,275   

Boomerang Tube LLC††~

    11.00        10/11/2017        249,123        245,561        125,807   

Murray Energy Corp.

    7.50        4/16/2020        199,844        194,029        184,824   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals

        1,191,331        1,173,113        815,906   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Bank Loans (Continued)

  

Oil and Gas — 3.3%*:

  

   

American Energy—Marcellus LLC

    8.50     8/4/2021        60,369        $59,578        $32,398   

Caelus Energy Alaska O3 LLC

    8.75        4/15/2020        846,154        755,361        685,385   

CITGO Holding, Inc.

    9.50        5/12/2018        138,565        131,183        138,843   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.

    5.50        7/25/2021        126,663        125,559        107,505   

Fieldwood Energy LLC

    8.38        9/30/2020        1,124,231        825,259        858,631   

Floatel International Ltd.

    6.00        6/27/2020        203,234        201,520        160,555   

Jonah Energy LLC

    7.50        5/12/2021        173,566        171,379        164,020   

Paragon Offshore Finance Co.+

    3.75        7/18/2021        482,303        375,222        349,670   

Seadrill Partners Finco LLC

    4.00        2/21/2021        129,018        102,383        97,167   

Southcross Holdings Borrower LP

    6.00        8/4/2021        72,979        72,660        70,790   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Oil and Gas

        3,357,082        2,820,104        2,664,964   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Printing and Publishing — 1.7%*:

  

   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.

    7.00        3/31/2020        548,865        546,243        548,865   

Eden Bidco Ltd.+

    6.00        4/28/2022        500,000        523,810        553,244   

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.

    4.00        5/31/2021        132,829        132,169        132,165   

R.H. Donnelley, Inc.

    9.75        12/31/2016        103,399        82,095        51,010   

SuperMedia, Inc.

    11.60        12/30/2016        225,663        196,485        133,705   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Printing and Publishing

        1,510,756        1,480,802        1,418,989   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Stores — 2.0%*:

  

   

Bass Pro Group LLC

    4.00        6/5/2020        179,357        178,911        179,166   

J. Crew Group, Inc.

    4.00        3/5/2021        498,741        468,144        429,261   

Maxeda DIY B.V.+

    5.28        6/29/2017        500,000        556,683        529,932   

Maxeda DIY B.V.+

    8.50        6/30/2018        602,231        724,213        369,268   

Staples, Inc.

    3.50        4/7/2021        163,843        163,023        163,468   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Retail Stores

        1,944,172        2,090,974        1,671,095   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 3.3%*:

  

   

Altice Financing SA+

    5.50        7/2/2019        759,115        760,003        764,619   

Eircom Finco Sarl+

    4.78        9/30/2019        494,160        657,581        539,107   

ION Trading Technologies Ltd.

    1.00        6/16/2021        349,059        345,569        345,569   

ION Trading Technologies Sarl+

    7.25        6/10/2022        894,762        888,780        892,525   

SBA Senior Finance II LLC

    3.25        6/1/2022        137,594        136,221        135,961   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Telecommunications

        2,634,690        2,788,154        2,677,781   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.5%*:

  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC

    4.67        10/10/2017        650,000        533,851        372,645   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

        24,785,255        25,361,836        23,648,002   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 46.5%*:

         

Aerospace and Defense — 0.9%*:

  

CPI International, Inc.

    8.75        2/15/2018        387,000        396,756        395,707   

TransDigm, Inc.

    6.50        7/15/2024        315,000        315,000        311,063   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Aerospace and Defense

        702,000        711,756        706,770   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  

Automobile — 3.1%*:

  

Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc.^

    8.50     11/1/2019        1,000,000        $1,028,015        $1,040,000   

International Automotive Components Group SA^

    9.13        6/1/2018        940,000        963,841        958,800   

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.^

    9.00        4/1/2022        500,000        524,251        535,000   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Automobile

        2,440,000        2,516,107        2,533,800   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Banking — 0.4%*:

  

Lock AS+

    7.00        8/15/2021        250,000        335,562        294,041   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Beverage, Food and Tobacco — 1.2%*:

  

Dean Foods Co.^

    6.50        3/15/2023        291,000        291,000        296,820   

EWOS Holding AS+

    6.75        11/1/2020        200,000        273,839        221,298   

Findus Bondco SA+

    9.13        7/1/2018        200,000        291,224        233,561   

Twinkle Pizza PLC+

    6.63        8/1/2021        150,000        254,595        243,276   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Beverage, Food and Tobacco

        841,000        1,110,658        994,955   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Broadcasting and Entertainment — 3.3%*:

  

Harron Communications LP/Harron Finance Corp.^

    9.13        4/1/2020        500,000        541,099        540,625   

RCN Telecom Services LLC/RCN Capital Corp.^

    8.50        8/15/2020        775,000        777,921        811,813   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.^

    5.38        4/15/2025        959,000        959,000        925,435   

Unitymedia GmbH+

    3.75        1/15/2027        300,000        335,460        322,749   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH+

    6.25        1/15/2029        100,000        133,825        125,281   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Broadcasting and Entertainment

        2,634,000        2,747,305        2,725,903   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Buildings and Real Estate — 1.5%*:

  

Deutsche Raststaetten Gruppe IV GmbH+

    6.75        12/30/2020        100,000        135,605        119,289   

Keystone Financing PLC+

    9.50        10/15/2019        350,000        563,603        576,747   

Paroc Group Oy+

    5.24 #      5/15/2020        100,000        137,565        105,799   

Paroc Group Oy+

    6.25        5/15/2020        100,000        137,565        109,556   

Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc.^

    10.00        6/1/2020        271,000        290,623        277,098   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Buildings and Real Estate

        921,000        1,264,961        1,188,489   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cargo Transport — 1.9%*:

  

Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. (The)^

    8.38        12/15/2018        1,000,000        1,037,765        1,041,250   

Moto Finance PLC+

    6.38        9/1/2020        200,000        301,036        320,535   

WFS Global Holding SAS+

    9.50        7/15/2022        150,000        170,153        168,900   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Cargo Transport

        1,350,000        1,508,954        1,530,685   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber — 2.4%*:

  

A. Schulman, Inc.^

    6.88        6/1/2023        257,000        257,000        262,140   

Ineos Finance PLC+

    4.00        5/1/2023        400,000        433,020        423,679   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber (Continued)

  

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA+

    5.25     6/15/2021        150,000        $183,938        $168,080   

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.

    7.88        11/1/2018        500,000        513,853        500,000   

Pinnacle Operating Corp.^

    9.00        11/15/2020        600,000        615,682        595,500   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber

        1,907,000        2,003,493        1,949,399   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging and Glass — 3.3%*:

  

   

Ardagh Finance Holdings SA PIK^

    8.63        6/15/2019        359,323        356,604        371,899   

Coveris Holdings SA^

    7.88        11/1/2019        900,000        903,112        895,500   

Innovia Group Finance PLC+

    4.99 #      3/31/2020        100,000        136,098        110,593   

Mustang Merger Corp.^

    8.50        8/15/2021        750,000        746,116        761,250   

ProGroup AG+

    5.13        5/1/2022        100,000        108,255        113,715   

SIG Combibloc Holdings SCA+

    7.75        2/15/2023        400,000        459,340        464,090   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Containers, Packaging and Glass

        2,609,323        2,709,525        2,717,047   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified Natural Resources, Precious Metals and Minerals — 0.1%*:

  

   

Cemex SAB de CV+

    4.38        3/5/2023        100,000        111,980        107,165   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing — 1.5%*:

  

   

Appvion, Inc.^

    9.00        6/1/2020        500,000        512,945        315,000   

CTP Transportation Products LLC/CTP Finance, Inc.^

    8.25        12/15/2019        448,000        458,465        463,680   

Galapagos SA+

    5.38        6/15/2021        175,000        219,269        195,512   

West Corp.^

    5.38        7/15/2022        250,000        238,217        233,750   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Manufacturing

  

      1,373,000        1,428,896        1,207,942   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diversified/Conglomerate Service — 1.3%*:

  

   

Carlson Travel Holdings, Inc. PIK^

    7.50        8/15/2019        665,000        674,250        674,975   

Zachry Holdings, Inc.^

    7.50        2/1/2020        391,000        392,460        389,045   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Diversified/Conglomerate Service

        1,056,000        1,066,710        1,064,020   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.2%*:

  

   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.^

    5.88        7/15/2023        166,000        166,000        167,660   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance — 2.4%*:

  

   

Arrow Global Finance PLC+

    5.24 #      11/1/2021        100,000        123,118        112,265   

Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA+

    10.38        10/1/2019        100,000        173,823        170,984   

Equiniti Newco 2 PLC+

    7.13        12/15/2018        200,000        314,474        315,821   

Galaxy Bidco Ltd.+

    6.38        11/15/2020        100,000        161,665        157,321   

Galaxy Finco Ltd.+

    7.88        11/15/2021        100,000        165,396        155,213   

Lowell Group Financing PLC+

    5.88        4/1/2019        100,000        166,730        152,443   

National Financial Partners Corp.^

    9.00        7/15/2021        279,000        277,628        275,513   

TMF Group Holding B.V.+

    9.88        12/1/2019        500,000        717,174        595,374   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Finance

        1,479,000        2,100,008        1,934,934   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  

Grocery — 0.4%*:

  

   

Premier Foods PLC+

    6.50     3/15/2021        200,000        $339,387        $295,709   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Healthcare, Education and Childcare — 5.5%*:

  

   

Alere, Inc.^

    6.38        7/1/2023        490,000        490,000        498,575   

BioScrip, Inc.

    8.88        2/15/2021        410,000        423,779        348,500   

Care UK Health & Social Care PLC+

    5.57 #      7/15/2019        100,000        152,699        152,411   

Cerberus Nightingale 1 Sarl+

    8.25        2/1/2020        300,000        342,042        339,472   

HomeVi SAS+

    6.88        8/15/2021        250,000        334,500        291,673   

Priory Group No. 3 PLC+

    8.88        2/15/2019        500,000        806,718        813,122   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.^

    6.00        4/1/2023        406,000        406,000        406,000   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.^

    3.79 #      6/15/2020        750,000        746,278        756,562   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.^

    6.75        6/15/2023        294,000        292,536        299,880   

Unilabs Subholding AB+

    8.50        7/15/2018        200,000        284,664        231,220   

VRX Escrow Corp.^

    6.13        4/15/2025        339,000        339,000        348,746   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Healthcare, Education and Childcare

  

    4,039,000        4,618,216        4,486,161   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming — 0.2%*:

  

Gala Electric Casinos PLC+

    11.50        6/1/2019        100,000        176,735        167,102   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.7%*:

  

Hastings Insurance Group Finance PLC+

    8.00        10/21/2020        100,000        159,915        166,523   

TIG Finco PLC+

    8.50 #      3/2/2020        15,734        25,272        25,958   

TIG Finco PLC+^

    8.75        4/2/2020        266,163        409,278        414,027   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Insurance

  

    381,897        594,465        606,508   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment — 2.7%*:

  

Allegiant Travel Co.

    5.50        7/15/2019        700,000        718,326        705,250   

Dometic Group AB PIK+

    9.50        6/26/2019        500,000        679,476        560,212   

Interval Acquisition Corp.^

    5.63        4/15/2023        459,000        459,000        464,738   

Vougeot Bidco PLC+

    7.88        7/15/2020        300,000        510,665        499,676   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Leisure, Amusement, Entertainment

  

    1,959,000        2,367,467        2,229,876   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Machinery Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic — 1.1%*:

  

KraussMaffei Group GmbH+

    8.75        12/15/2020        90,000        129,685        107,360   

Xerium Technologies, Inc.

    8.88        6/15/2018        720,000        737,219        745,200   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Machinery Non-Agriculture, Non-Construction, Non-Electronic

  

    810,000        866,904        852,560   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 0.5%*:

  

Constellium NV

    7.00        1/15/2023        250,000        307,212        278,713   

Paprec Holding+

    5.25        4/1/2022        100,000        108,105        113,993   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals

  

    350,000        415,317        392,706   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Oil and Gas — 4.5%*:

  

Baytex Energy Corp.+^

    5.63        6/1/2024        350,000        286,996        324,625   

California Resources Corp.

    6.00        11/15/2024        400,000        400,000        344,000   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund 2015 Annual Report

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  

Oil and Gas (Continued)

  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP/Calumet Finance Corp.

    6.50     4/15/2021        500,000        $500,000        $492,500   

Citgo Holding, Inc.^

    10.75        2/15/2020        350,000        338,439        357,875   

Halcon Resources Corp.^

    8.63        2/1/2020        331,000        331,000        326,863   

Kosmos Energy Ltd.^

    7.88        8/1/2021        571,000        526,550        552,442   

Millennium Offshore Services Superholdings LLC+^

    9.50        2/15/2018        500,000        516,870        467,500   

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.

    6.50        7/15/2022        440,000        440,000        281,600   

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.+^

    8.63        11/1/2018        439,000        361,973        390,710   

Welltec A/S+^

    8.00        2/1/2019        174,000        145,412        166,170   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Oil and Gas

  

    4,055,000        3,847,240        3,704,285   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Personal Transportation — 0.3%*:

  

AA Bond Co. Ltd.+

    5.50        7/31/2043        150,000        223,140        234,273   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Personal, Food and Miscellaneous — 1.5%*:

  

Brakes Capital+

    7.13        12/15/2018        500,000        842,431        805,297   

TeamSystem Holding SpA+

    7.38        5/15/2020        350,000        476,299        413,414   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Personal, Food and Miscellaneous

  

    850,000        1,318,730        1,218,711   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Printing and Publishing — 0.3%*:

  

CEB, Inc.^

    5.63        6/15/2023        273,000        273,000        274,365   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Stores — 2.7%*:

  

Boing Group Financing PLC+

    6.63        7/15/2019        200,000        272,200        215,830   

Brighthouse Group PLC+

    7.88        5/15/2018        150,000        243,459        230,974   

Family Tree Escrow LLC^

    5.25        3/1/2020        50,000        51,406        52,312   

Family Tree Escrow LLC^

    5.75        3/1/2023        700,000        722,747        731,500   

HSS Financing PLC+

    6.75        8/1/2019        65,774        108,872        107,998   

Kirk Beauty Zero GmbH+

    6.25        7/15/2022        550,000        614,378        604,767   

Pendragon PLC+

    6.88        5/1/2020        100,000        171,016        165,613   

Takko Luxembourg 2 S.C.A.+

    9.88        4/15/2019        200,000        258,634        102,789   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Retail Stores

  

    2,015,774        2,442,712        2,211,783   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 2.6%*:

         

Altice US Finance I Corp.^

    5.38        7/15/2023        341,000        341,000        332,475   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.^

    5.88        5/1/2027        391,000        391,000        381,714   

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC^

    6.00        6/15/2025        338,000        338,000        336,732   

eircom Finance Ltd.+

    9.25        5/15/2020        100,000        147,539        120,961   

Numericable-SFR+

    5.63        5/15/2024        100,000        138,165        112,321   

Numericable-SFR+^

    6.00        5/15/2022        315,000        315,000        310,472   

UPC Holding B.V.+

    6.75        3/15/2023        200,000        213,359        231,831   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA+

    4.00        7/15/2020        200,000        243,426        222,412   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL      COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  

Telecommunications (Continued)

  

Wind Acquisition Finance SA+

    4.01 #     7/15/2020        100,000        $135,965        $110,649   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Telecommunications

  

    2,085,000        2,263,454        2,159,567   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

  

    35,096,994        39,528,682        37,956,416   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income

  

    74,952,249        78,863,243        75,119,170   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     STRIKE
PRICE
    EXPIRATION
DATE
    NOTIONAL     COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Purchased Options — 0.7%*:

  

Put Options — 0.7%*:

  

OTC—Markit CDX.NA.HY.24 Swaption with Credit Suisse International

    $105.00        09/16/2015        20,000,000        446,000        415,368   

OTC—Markit CDX.NA.HY.24 Swaption with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    105.00        09/16/2015        10,000,000        172,000        172,459   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Purchased Options

  

    30,000,000        618,000        587,827   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
    DUE DATE     PRINCIPAL     COST     FAIR
VALUE
 

Short-Term Investments — 9.5%*:

  

Bank Deposit — 9.4%*:

  

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Euro Time Deposit

    0.01     7/1/2015        7,653,249        7,653,249        7,653,249   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bank Loan — 0.1%*§:

  

Mining, Steel, Iron and Non-Precious Metals — 0.1%*:

  

Boomerang Tube LLC¤

    11.28        10/7/2015        78,780        77,204        78,780   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments

  

    7,732,029        7,730,453        7,732,029   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  

    112,684,278        87,211,696        83,439,026   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities — (2.1%)*

            (1,706,397

Net Assets — 100.0%

            $81,732,629   
         

 

 

 

 

OTC Over the Counter
PIK Payment-in-kind
‡‡ Unless otherwise indicated, all principal amounts are denominated in United States Dollars.
* Calculated as a percentage of net assets applicable to common shareholders.
+ Foreign security.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

Distributions of investments by country of risk (excluding temporary cash investments) as a percentage of total investments in securities, is as follows:

 

   United States      49.2%   
   Cayman Islands      17.3%   
   United Kingdom      13.8%   
   Germany      3.4%   
   Netherlands      3.1%   
   France      1.8%   
   Switzerland      1.8%   
   Ireland      1.6%   
   Canada      1.3%   
   United Arab Emirates      1.1%   
   Spain      1.1%   
   Sweden      1.1%   
   Portugal      1.0%   
   Italy      1.0%   
Other (Individually less than 1%)      1.4%   
     

 

 

 
   Total      100.0%   
     

 

 

 

 

^ Security acquired in a transaction exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
§ Bank loans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. These loans pay interest at rates which adjust periodically. The interest rates shown for bank loans are the current interest rates at June 30, 2015. Bank loans are also subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment which cannot be predicted. As a result, the remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
¤ For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3 (see Note 2).
†† Illiquid security.
~ Defaulted security.
# Variable rate security. The interest rate shown is the rate in effect at June 30, 2015.

A summary of outstanding derivatives at June 30, 2015 is as follows:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts to Buy

 

EXPIRATION
DATE
   COUNTERPARTY    LOCAL
CURRENCY
     VALUE IN USD      IN
EXCHANGE
FOR USD
     NET
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
 
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     EUR        540,000         602,116         607,260       $ (5,144
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     GBP        500,000         785,559         786,918         (1,359
                

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts to buy

  

      $ (6,503
                

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts to Sell

 

EXPIRATION
DATE
   COUNTERPARTY    LOCAL
CURRENCY
     VALUE IN USD      IN
EXCHANGE
FOR USD
     NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     CHF        230,728         246,885         247,564       $ 679   
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     EUR        11,320,994         12,623,243         12,721,503         98,260   
07/14/15   

Morgan Stanley

     GBP        5,547,959         8,716,498         8,480,430         (236,068
                

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign exchange contracts to sell

  

      $ (137,129
                

 

 

 

Currency Legend

 

CHF    

Swiss Franc

EUR    

Euro

GBP    

British Pound Sterling

Written Options

 

TYPE OF CONTRACT   EXPIRATION
DATE
  STRIKE
PRICE
    COUNTERPARTY   NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNTS
    PREMIUMS
RECEIVED
    VALUE AT
JUNE 30,
2015
 

Put—Markit CDX.NA.HY.24 Swaption

  09/16/15   $ 102.25      Credit Suisse International     20,000,000      $ 278,000      $ (225,997

Put—Markit CDX.NA.HY.24 Swaption

  09/16/15     102.25      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     10,000,000        104,000        (93,480
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 382,000      $ (319,477
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

June 30, 2015

 

1. Organization

Babson Capital Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on May 3, 2013 and commenced operations on September 16, 2013. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. As of June 30, 2015, the Trust currently consists of two non-diversified funds (separately, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): Babson Global Floating Rate Fund (“Global Floating Rate Fund”) and Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund (“Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund”).

Babson Capital Management LLC (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and serves as investment adviser to the Funds.

Babson Capital Global Advisors Limited (the “Sub-Adviser”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as a sub-adviser with respect to the Funds’ European investments.

The primary investment objective of the Global Floating Rate Fund is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund seeks preservation of capital as a secondary investment objective. The primary investment objective of the Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund is to seek an absolute return, primarily through current income and secondarily through capital appreciation.

There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives. The Funds will seek to take advantage of inefficiencies between geographies, primarily the North American and European high yield bond, loan and other debt markets. Under normal market conditions, the Global Floating Rate Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in income-producing floating rate debt securities, consisting of floating rate loans, bonds and notes, issued primarily by North American and Western European companies that are, at the time of purchase, rated below investment grade (below Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or below BBB- by either Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Company, Inc. (“S&P”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”)) or unrated but judged by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser to be of comparable quality. Under normal market conditions, the Global

Credit Income Opportunities Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt instruments, consisting of loans, bonds and notes, based in U.S. and non-U.S. markets, as well as over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives. Investments may be issued or guaranteed by governments and their agencies, corporations, financial institutions and supranational organizations that the Funds believe have the potential to provide a high total return over time. A significant portion of the Funds’ investments in debt instruments will be denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. Although the investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated assets may be on a currency hedged or unhedged basis, the Funds expect that, under current market conditions, they will seek to hedge substantially all of their exposure to foreign currencies.

Each Fund has four classes of shares: Class A, C, I, and Y, each with different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the net asset value (“NAV”) for Class A shares. There is no front-end sales charge in the case of Class C, I, and Y shares. There may be a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) in certain cases as follows: Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge and redeemed within the first year of purchase (subject to certain exceptions as set forth in each Fund’s prospectus) and Class C shares redeemed within the first year of purchase. All classes of shares have equal voting rights, with the exception of matters that relate solely to one class.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

  A. Valuation of Investments

The Funds’ investments in fixed income securities are generally valued using the prices provided directly by independent third party services or provided directly from one or more broker dealers or market makers, each in accordance with the valuation policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which consider yield or prices with respect to comparable bond quotations from bond dealers or by reference to other securities that are considered

 

 

 

 

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comparable in such characteristics as credit rating, interest rates and maturity date to determine the current value. The Funds’ investments in bank loans are normally valued at the bid quotation obtained from dealers in loans by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

A Valuation Committee, made up of officers of the Trust and employees of the Adviser, is responsible for determining, in accordance with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board; (1) whether market quotations are readily available for investments held by the Fund; and (2) the fair value of investments held by the Fund for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed not reliable by the Adviser. In certain cases, authorized pricing service vendors may not provide prices for a security held by the Funds, or the price provided by such pricing service vendor is deemed unreliable by the Adviser. In such cases, the Funds may use market maker quotations provided by an established market maker for that security (i.e., broker quotes) to value the security if the Adviser has experience obtaining quotations from the market maker and the Adviser determines that quotations obtained from the market maker in the past have generally been reliable (or, if the Adviser has no such experience with respect to a market maker, it determines based on other information available to it that quotations to be obtained by it from the market maker are reasonably likely to be reliable). In any such case, the Adviser will review any market quotations so obtained in light of other information in its possession for their general reliability.

Bond investments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Bank loan positions are valued at the bid price from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. 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 matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between

investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.

Bank loans in which the Funds may invest have similar risks to lower-rated fixed income securities. Changes in the financial condition of the borrower or economic conditions or other circumstances may reduce the capacity of the borrower to make principal and interest payments on such instruments and may lead to defaults. Senior secured bank loans are supported by collateral; however, the value of the collateral may be insufficient to cover the amount owed to the Funds. By relying on a third party to administer a loan, the Funds are subject to the risk that the third party will fail to perform its obligations. The loans in which the Funds will invest are largely floating rate instruments; therefore, the interest rate risk generally is lower than for fixed-rate debt obligations. However, from the perspective of the borrower, an increase in interest rates may adversely affect the borrower’s financial condition. Due to the unique and customized nature of loan agreements evidencing loans and the private syndication thereof, loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly traded securities. Although the range of investors in loans has broadened in recent years, there can be no assurance that future levels of supply and demand in loan trading will provide the degree of liquidity which currently exists in the market. In addition, the terms of the loans may restrict their transferability without borrower consent. These factors may have an adverse effect on the market price and the Funds’ ability to dispose of particular portfolio investments. A less liquid secondary market also may make it more difficult for the Funds to obtain precise valuations of the high yield loans in its portfolio.

The Funds may invest in collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), which include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). CBOs and CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and

 

 

 

 

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serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. For example, market participants would consider the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value, such as a pricing model, and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market

participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

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

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

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

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

 

 

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2015 in valuing the Funds’ investments:

 

  Global Floating Rate Fund

 

DESCRIPTION   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTAL INVESTMENTS  

Assets:*

       
Fixed Income:        

Bank Loans

  $                     –      $ 131,795,771      $ 976,111      $ 132,771,882   

Corporate Bonds

           22,819,985               22,819,985   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Fixed Income            154,615,756        976,111        155,591,867   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments:        

Bank Deposit

           23,274,995               23,274,995   

Bank Loan

                  78,780        78,780   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments            23,274,995        78,780        23,353,775   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Derivative Securities:        

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           153,124               153,124   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total   $      $ 178,043,875      $ 1,054,891      $ 179,098,766   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities:*        
Derivative Securities:        

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (523,194            (523,194
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $      $ 177,520,681      $ 1,054,891      $ 178,575,572   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  * There were no transfers between levels during the year ended June 30, 2015.

The following is a reconciliation of investments with unobservable inputs (Level 3) that were used in determining fair value:

 

INVESTMENTS

IN SECURITIES

  BALANCE AS
OF
JULY 1,
2014
   

REALIZED
GAIN

(LOSS)

   

CHANGE IN

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

    NET
TRANSFERS
IN (OUT)
OF LEVEL 3
   

ACCRUED

PREMIUMS/
DISCOUNTS

    PURCHASES     SALES    

BALANCE

AS OF
JUNE 30,
2015

   

CHANGE IN

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
FROM
INVESTMENTS
HELD AT
JUNE 30,
2015

 
Fixed Income                  

Bank Loans

  $ 497,619      $ 57      $ (19,651   $         –      $ 1,249      $ 585,462      $ (9,845   $ 1,054,891      $ (19,651
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total   $ 497,619      $ 57      $ (19,651   $      $ 1,249      $ 585,462      $ (9,845   $ 1,054,891      $ (19,651
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

DESCRIPTION   LEVEL 1     LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3     TOTAL INVESTMENTS  
Assets:*        
Fixed Income:        

Asset-Backed Securities

  $                     –      $ 13,514,752      $      $ 13,514,752   

Bank Loans

           22,918,447        729,555        23,648,002   

Corporate Bonds

           37,956,416               37,956,416   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Fixed Income            74,389,615        729,555        75,119,170   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Purchased Options:        

Put Options

           587,827               587,827   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Purchased Options            587,827               587,827   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments:        

Bank Deposit

           7,653,249               7,653,249   

Bank Loan

                  78,780        78,780   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments            7,653,249        78,780        7,732,029   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Derivative Securities:        

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           98,939               98,939   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total   $      $ 82,729,630      $ 808,335      $ 83,537,965   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities:*        
Derivative Securities:        

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (242,571            (242,571

Written Options

           (319,477            (319,477
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Derivative Securities            (562,048            (562,048
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $      $ 82,167,582      $ 808,335      $ 82,975,917   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  * There were no transfers between levels during the year ended June 30, 2015.

The following is a reconciliation of investments with unobservable inputs (Level 3) that were used in determining fair value:

 

INVESTMENTS

IN SECURITIES

  BALANCE AS
OF
JULY 1,
2014
   

REALIZED
GAIN

(LOSS)

    CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
    NET
TRANSFERS
IN (OUT)
OF LEVEL 3
   

ACCRUED

PREMIUMS/
DISCOUNTS

    PURCHASES     SALES    

BALANCE

AS OF
JUNE 30,
2015

    CHANGE IN
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
FROM
INVESTMENTS
HELD AT
JUNE 30,
2015
 
Fixed Income                  

Bank Loans

  $ 497,619      $ 57      $ (14,619   $         –      $ 1,248      $ 331,333      $ (7,303   $ 808,335      $ (14,619
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total   $ 497,619      $ 57      $ (14,619   $      $ 1,248      $ 331,333      $ (7,303   $ 808,335      $ (14,619
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  B. Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities

The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Funds may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, the Funds are not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Funds’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions, which is shown in the Schedule of Investments.

 

  C. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and cash equivalents consist principally of short-term investments that are readily convertible into cash and have original maturities of three months or less. At June 30, 2015, all cash and cash equivalents are held by the custodian.

 

  D. Investment Transactions, Related Investment Income and Expenses

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, including the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds held using the yield-to-maturity method.

Realized gains and losses on investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported for financial statement and Federal income tax purposes on the identified cost method.

Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis as incurred.

 

  E. Redemption Fees

Redemptions of Fund shares held for 60 days or less may be assessed a 1% short-term trading fee and recorded as paid-in capital.

  F. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

  G. Federal Income Taxation

The Funds have elected to be taxed as a Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under sub-chapter M of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and intend to maintain this qualification and to distribute substantially all of their net taxable income to their shareholders. As of June 30, 2015, the Funds had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, de-recognition, or disclosure. The Funds file a U.S. federal income tax return annually after their fiscal year-end, which is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years from the date of the filings.

 

  H. Dividends and Distributions

For the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, the Funds declared and paid dividends monthly from net investment income. Per the Funds’ prospectuses, effective January 1, 2015, each Fund declares a dividend daily based on the Adviser’s projections of the Funds’ estimated net investment income and distributes such dividend monthly. To the extent that these distributions exceed net investment income, they may be classified as return of capital. The Funds also pay a distribution at least annually from their net realized capital gains, if any. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. All common shares have equal dividend and other distribution rights. A notice disclosing the source(s) of a distribution will be provided if payment is made from any source other than net investment income. Any such notice would be provided only for informational purposes in order to comply with the requirements of Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act and not for tax reporting purposes. The tax composition of the Funds’ distributions for each calendar year is reported on Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-DIV.

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from realized gains from investment transactions have been determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations and may differ from net investment income

 

 

 

 

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and realized gains recorded by the Funds for financial reporting purposes. These differences, which could be temporary or permanent in nature may result in reclassification of distributions; however, net investment income, net realized gains and losses, and net assets are not affected.

 

  I. Bank Loans

The Funds may invest in bank loans, which usually take the form of loan participations and assignments. Loan participations and assignments are agreements to make money available to U.S. or foreign corporations, partnerships or other business entities (the “Borrower”) in a specified amount, at a specified rate and within a specified time. A loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign bank, insurance company or other financial institution (the “Agent”) for a group of loan investors (“Loan Investors”). The Agent typically administers and enforces the loan on behalf of the other Loan Investors in the syndicate and may hold any collateral on behalf of the Loan Investors. Such loan participations and assignments are typically senior, secured and collateralized in nature. The Funds record an investment when the Borrower withdraws money and records interest as earned. These loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. These base lending rates are generally the prime rate offered by a designated U.S. bank or London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”).

The loans in which the Funds invest may be subject to some restrictions on resale. For example, the Funds may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent and/or Borrower prior to the sale of these investments. The Funds generally have no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the Borrower. As a result, the Funds assume the credit risk of the Borrower, the selling participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Funds and the Borrower (“Intermediate Participants”). In the event that the Borrower, selling participant or Intermediate Participants become insolvent or enter into bankruptcy, the Funds may incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

Unfunded commitments represent the remaining obligation of the Funds to the Borrower. At any point in time, up to the maturity date of the issue, the Borrower may demand the unfunded portion. Until demanded by the Borrower, unfunded commitments are not

recognized as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded commitments presented on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities represents mark to market of the unfunded portion of the Funds’ bank loans. As of June 30, 2015, the Global Floating Rate Fund and Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund each had one unfunded loan commitment which amounted to $500,000 of par and had cost and fair value of $557,747 and $553,155, respectively.

 

  J. Derivative Instruments

The following is a description of the derivative instruments that the Funds utilize as part of their investment strategy, including the primary underlying risk exposures related to the instrument.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The Funds are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds may use forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge against changes in the value of foreign currencies. The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts obligating the Funds to deliver or receive a currency at a specified future date. Forward contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded daily as the difference between the contract exchange rate and the closing forward rate applied to the face amount of the contract. A realized gain or loss is recorded at the time the forward contract expires. Credit risk may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to comply with the terms of the contract. The Funds consider the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk quarterly. The Funds are also subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to derivative contracts that are not cleared through a central counterparty but instead are traded over-the-counter between two counterparties. If a counterparty to an over-the-counter derivative becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivative contract due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivative contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The Funds may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared over-the-counter derivative transactions since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for

 

 

 

 

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each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing house for performance of financial obligations. However, there can be no assurance that the clearing house, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to the Funds. In addition, in the event of a bankruptcy of a clearing house, the Funds could experience a loss of the funds deposited with such clearing house as margin and of any profits on its open positions. The counterparty risk to the Funds is limited to the net unrealized gain, if any, on the contract.

The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Funds’ investment securities; however, it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted. A forward foreign currency exchange contract would limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of a particular currency; however, it would also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase instead of decrease. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the amount of receivable or payable reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds may purchase call or put options. When a Fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the Fund is recorded as an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option purchased. Purchasing call options tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options that are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss. The risks associated with purchasing put and call options are potential loss of the premium paid and, in the instances of over-the-counter derivatives, the failure of the counterparty to honor its obligation under the contract.

The Funds may enter into swap options (“swaptions”). A swaption is an option to enter into a pre-defined swap agreement by some specified date in the future. The writer of the swaption becomes the counterparty to the

swap if the buyer exercises. The interest rate swaption agreement will specify whether the buyer of the swaption will be a fixed rate receiver or a fixed rate buyer. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Fund generally will incur a greater degree of risk when the Fund writes a swaption than the Fund will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, the Fund’s risk of loss is limited to the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the swaption expire unexercised.

When a Fund writes a covered call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund receives a premium on the sale of a call option but gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in stock value above the exercise price of the option, and when a Fund writes a put option, it is exposed to a decline in the price of the underlying security.

Whether an option which a Fund has written expires on its stipulated expiration date or a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss, if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option which a Fund has written is exercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the cost basis of the lots sold are decreased by the premium originally received. When a put option which a Fund has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security which the Fund purchases upon exercise of the option. Realized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

The Funds’ use of written options involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to market risk. The risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instrument and the price of the underlying securities, currencies and interest rates.

 

 

 

 

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Transactions in written option contracts for the Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund for the year ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

    

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/

NOTIONAL AMOUNT

    PREMIUMS
RECEIVED
 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2014

         $   

Options written

    30,000,000        382,000   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

             

Options expired

             
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2015

    30,000,000      $ 382,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the year ended June 30, 2015, the Funds’ direct investment in derivatives consisted of forward foreign currency exchange contracts, purchased options, and written options.

The following is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments held directly by the Funds as of June 30, 2015:

Global Floating Rate Fund

 

ASSET
DERIVATIVES
  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
LOCATION
  FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  Unrealized appreciation
on forward foreign
currency exchange
contracts
  $ 153,124   
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 153,124   
   

 

 

 
LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
LOCATION
  FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  Unrealized depreciation
on forward foreign
currency exchange
contracts
  $ 523,194   
   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 523,194   
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

ASSET
DERIVATIVES
  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
LOCATION
  FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
    CREDIT
RISK
    TOTAL  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  Unrealized appreciation
on forward foreign
currency exchange
contracts
  $ 98,939      $      $ 98,939   

Purchased Options

  Investments, at fair
value
           587,827        587,827   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 98,939      $ 587,827      $ 686,766   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS
AND LIABILITIES
LOCATION
  FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
    CREDIT
RISK
    TOTAL  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  Unrealized depreciation
on forward foreign
currency exchange
contracts
  $ 242,571      $      $ 242,571   

Written Options

  Written options, at fair
value
           319,477        319,477   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 242,571      $ 319,477      $ 562,048   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Amount of Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives:

Global Floating Rate Fund

 

     FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 5,210,733   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5,210,733   
 

 

 

 

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

     FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
    CREDIT
RISK
    TOTAL  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 3,726,491      $      $ 3,726,491   

Purchased Options

           (75,183     (75,183
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,726,491      $ (75,183   $ 3,651,308   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives:

Global Floating Rate Fund

 

     FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ (35,901
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ (35,901
 

 

 

 

Global Floating Rate Fund

 

NUMBER OF CONTRACTS,
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS OF
SHARES/UNITS
  FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(1)

    37,338,297   
 

 

 

 

Total

    37,338,297   
 

 

 

 

 

  (1) Volume of derivative activity is based on an average of month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period.

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

     FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
CONTRACTS
RISK
    CREDIT
RISK
    TOTAL  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 72,833      $      $ 72,833   

Purchased Options

           (40,866     (40,866

Written Options

           62,523        62,523   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 72,833      $ 21,657      $ 94,490   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

NUMBER OF CONTRACTS,
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS OF
SHARES/UNITS
  FOREIGN
EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
RISK
    CREDIT RISK     TOTAL  

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts(1)

    26,141,491               26,141,491   

Purchased Options(1)

           15,461,538        15,461,538   

Written Options(1)

           (6,923,077     (6,923,077
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    26,141,491        8,538,461        34,679,952   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) Volume of derivative activity is based on an average of month-end notional amounts outstanding during the period.

 

  K. Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”). These disclosure requirements are intended to help better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting

arrangements on a fund’s financial position. In addition, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2013-01”), specifying which transactions are subject to disclosures about offsetting.

 

 

 

 

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The following tables illustrate gross and net information about recognized assets eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and disclose such amounts subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement, by counterparty. A master netting agreement is an agreement between two counterparties who have multiple contracts with each other that provides for the net settlement of all contracts, as well as cash collateral, through a single payment in the event of default on or termination of any one contract:

Global Floating Rate Fund

 

DESCRIPTION   GROSS AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED ASSETS
    GROSS AMOUNTS OFFSET
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS OF
ASSETS PRESENTED
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND  LIABILITIES
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 153,124      $         –      $ 153,124   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 153,124      $      $ 153,124   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND  LIABILITIES
             
COUNTERPARTY   NET AMOUNTS OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN THE STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS AND  LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENT (a)
    CASH
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT (b)
 

Morgan Stanley

  $ 153,124      $ (153,124   $         –      $         –   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 153,124      $ (153,124   $      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
  (b) Net Amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of June 30, 2015.

 

DESCRIPTION   GROSS AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED LIABILITIES
    GROSS AMOUNTS OFFSET
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS OF
LIABILITIES PRESENTED
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 523,194      $         –      $ 523,194   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 523,194      $      $ 523,194   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND  LIABILITIES
             
COUNTERPARTY   NET AMOUNTS OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN THE STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS  AND LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENT (a)
    CASH
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT (b)
 

Morgan Stanley

  $ 523,194      $ (153,124   $         –      $ 370,070   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 523,194      $ (153,124   $      $ 370,070   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
  (b) Net Amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of June 30, 2015.

 

 

 

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Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

DESCRIPTION   GROSS AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED ASSETS
    GROSS AMOUNTS OFFSET
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS OF
ASSETS PRESENTED
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND  LIABILITIES
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 98,939      $         –      $ 98,939   

Purchased Options

    587,827               587,827   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 686,766      $      $ 686,766   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND  LIABILITIES
             
COUNTERPARTY   NET AMOUNTS OF ASSETS
PRESENTED IN THE STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENT (a)
    CASH
COLLATERAL
RECEIVED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT (b)
 

Credit Suisse International

  $ 415,368      $ (225,997   $      $ 189,371   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    172,459        (93,480            78,979   

Morgan Stanley

    98,939        (98,939              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 686,766      $ (418,416   $         –      $ 268,350   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
  (b) Net Amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of June 30, 2015.

 

DESCRIPTION   GROSS AMOUNTS OF
RECOGNIZED LIABILITIES
    GROSS AMOUNTS OFFSET
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    NET AMOUNTS OF
LIABILITIES PRESENTED
IN THE STATEMENTS OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $ 242,571      $         –      $ 242,571   

Written Options

    319,477               319,477   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 562,048      $      $ 562,048   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

 

          GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET IN  THE
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
             
COUNTERPARTY   NET AMOUNTS OF LIABILITIES
PRESENTED IN THE STATEMENTS
OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENT (a)
    CASH
COLLATERAL
PLEDGED (a)
    NET
AMOUNT (b)
 

Credit Suisse International

  $ 225,997      $ (225,997   $      $   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    93,480        (93,480              

Morgan Stanley

    242,571        (98,939            143,632   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 562,048      $ (418,416   $         –      $ 143,632   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Collateral disclosed is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of assets presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, for each respective counterparty.
  (b) Net Amount represents the amount that is subject to loss in the event of a counterparty failure as of June 30, 2015.

 

  L. Foreign Securities

Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and the U.S. government. These risks include valuation of currencies and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies, foreign governments, and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.

 

  M. Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not isolate changes in the exchange rate of investment securities from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities. However, for Federal income tax purposes, the

Funds do isolate and treat as ordinary income the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized gain or loss from the sale of investment securities and payables and receivables arising from trade-date and settlement-date differences.

 

  N. Counterparty Risk

The Funds seek to manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations. The Adviser monitors the financial stability of the Funds’ counterparties.

 

3. Advisory Fee

The Funds have entered into an Investment Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Adviser. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Global Floating Rate Fund agrees to pay the Adviser a fee payable at the end of each calendar month, at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during such month. The Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund agrees to pay the Adviser a fee payable at the end of each calendar month, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during such month.

 

 

 

 

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The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of its fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees, interest expenses, taxes, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of securities and extraordinary expenses) such that total net annual operating expenses for each class do not exceed the following rates:

 

     CLASS A     CLASS C     CLASS I     CLASS Y  

Global Floating Rate Fund

    1.05     1.80     0.75     0.75

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    1.20     1.95     0.95     0.95

Pursuant to the expense waiver/reimbursement agreement, the Adviser is entitled to be reimbursed for any fees the Adviser waives and Fund expenses that the Adviser reimburses for a period of three years following such fee waivers and expense reimbursements, to the extent that such reimbursement of the Adviser by a Fund will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation that is in place for the Fund.

The contractual management fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreements between the Funds and the Adviser will remain in effect until November 1, 2016 and may be terminated only upon the approval of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

Subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, the Sub-Adviser manages the investment and reinvestment of a portion of the assets of the Funds, as allocated from time to time to the Sub-Adviser. The Adviser (not the Funds) will pay a portion of the fees it receives to the Sub-Adviser in return for its services.

 

4. 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) is the Distributor of the Funds’ shares as of June 30, 2015.

The Funds have adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, each Fund’s Class A and Class C shares may compensate certain financial institutions, including the Distributor, for certain distribution and shareholder servicing activities. The Funds’ Class A shares may expend an aggregate amount, on an annual basis, not to exceed 0.25% of the value of the average daily net assets of a Fund attributable to

Class A shares and 1.00% of the value of the average daily net assets of a Fund attributable to Class C shares. The Plan provides that the distribution and service fees are payable to the Distributor regardless of the amounts actually expended by the Distributor for distribution of the Funds’ shares and service activities.

Under its terms, the Funds’ Plan shall remain in effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by a vote of a majority of the Boards’ members and a majority of those Boards’ members who are not “interested persons” of the Funds and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or in any agreement related to the Plan.

 

5. Sales Charges and Commissions

For the year ended June 30, 2015, the amount of sales charges retained by the Distributor on sales of Class A and Class C shares of the Funds were as follows:

 

     CLASS C  

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 27,409   

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    20,691   

For the year ended June 30, 2015, the Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Funds, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers:

 

     DISTRIBUTOR
COMMISSIONS
    DEALERS’
CONCESSIONS
 

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 2,988      $ 42,363   

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    18,168        102,312   

 

6. Administrator, Custody, and Transfer Agent Fees

The Funds have engaged State Street Bank and Trust (“SSB”) to serve as the Funds’ administrator, custodian, fund accountant, and transfer agent. For each of these services, the Funds have agreed to pay SSB a fee payable at the end of each calendar month pursuant to fee agreements between SSB and the Funds. For the year ended June 30, 2015, the aggregate effective fee for these services was at an annual rate of 0.36% and 0.45% of Global Floating Rate Fund and Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund’s average daily managed assets, respectively.

 

 

 

 

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7. Income Taxes

It is the Funds’ intention to qualify as a RIC under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the tax period ended June 30, 2014 was as follows:

 

     ORDINARY
INCOME
    RETURN
OF CAPITAL
    TOTAL
DISTRIBUTIONS
PAID
 

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 1,730,080      $ 61,792      $ 1,791,872   

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    1,572,417               1,572,417   

The tax character of dividends paid to shareholders during the year ended June 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

     ORDINARY
INCOME
    NET
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL
GAINS
    TOTAL
DISTRIBUTIONS
PAID
 

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 8,284,319      $      $ 8,284,319   

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    7,108,559        265        7,108,824   
 

 

As of June 30, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:

 

     UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY
INCOME
    CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARDS
    OTHER
TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
    TOTAL
DISTRIBUTABLE
EARNINGS
 

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 45,559      $ (1,215,117   $ (30,800   $ (4,754,370   $ (5,954,728

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    697,347        (2,073,127     (8,138     (3,661,459     (5,045,377

 

In accordance with the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will carryforward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 (“post-enactment losses”) indefinitely. Post-enactment losses will also retain their character as either short-term or long-term and be utilized before any pre-enactment losses.

On June 30, 2015, the Global Floating Rate Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to be offset against future net capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

     EXPIRING JUNE 30,  
     2016   2017     2018     2019     UNLIMITED  
  $        –   $         –      $         –      $         –      $ 100   

Under current tax rules, regulated investment companies can elect to treat certain late-year ordinary losses incurred and post-October capital losses (capital losses realized after October 31) as arising on the first day of the following taxable year. As of June 30, 2015, Global Floating Rate Fund and Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund have elected to defer current year post-October losses of $1,215,017 and $2,073,127, respectively.

 

 

 

 

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June 30, 2015

 

As of June 30, 2015, the aggregate unrealized security gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     COST OF
INVESTMENTS
    GROSS
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
    GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
    NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 183,799,960      $ 783,725      $ (5,638,043   $ (4,854,318

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    87,228,363        567,939        (4,357,276     (3,789,337

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to wash sales.

Permanent items identified during the year ended June 30, 2015 have been reclassified among the components of net assets based on their tax basis treatment as follows:

 

     UNDISTRIBUTED
NET
INVESTMENT
INCOME
    ACCUMULATED
NET REALIZED
GAIN (LOSS)
 

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 2,703,684      $ (2,703,684

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    2,423,233        (2,423,233

The permanent differences are primarily attributable to foreign currency gains (losses) and the tax treatment of certain distributions.

 

8. Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term debt securities) for the year ended June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     PURCHASES     SALES  

Global Floating Rate Fund

  $ 124,382,078      $ 73,185,705   

Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

    84,486,687        61,007,687   

 

 

 

 

 

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9. Common Stock

Transactions in common stock for the year ended June 30, 2015 were as follows:

Global Floating Rate Fund

 

     FOR THE YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
    PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
CLASS A   SHARES     AMOUNT     SHARES     AMOUNT  

Shares sold

    1,046,486      $ 10,379,529        1,222,507      $ 12,481,232   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    83,026        807,940        13,651        139,125   

Shares redeemed

    (1,815,123     (17,653,590     (13,926     (142,258

Redemption fees(2)

           676                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (685,611   $ (6,465,445     1,222,232      $ 12,478,099   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CLASS C

       

Shares sold

    335,871      $ 3,264,612        233,502      $ 2,379,349   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    19,258        185,848        2,446        24,864   

Shares redeemed

    (20,267     (195,905     (152     (1,544

Redemption fees(2)

           169                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    334,862      $ 3,254,724        235,796      $ 2,402,669   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CLASS I

       

Shares sold

         $        3,150,134      $ 31,550,060   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    234,264        2,279,655        59,739        610,026   

Shares redeemed

    (753,573     (7,271,983              

Redemption fees(2)

           1,694                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (519,309   $ (4,990,634     3,209,873      $ 32,160,086   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CLASS Y

       

Shares sold

    9,236,912      $ 89,446,649        6,676,274      $ 67,761,452   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    493,939        4,805,968        97,618        996,669   

Shares redeemed

    (2,813,208     (27,521,577     (210,789     (2,155,109

Redemption fees(2)

           2,920                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    6,917,643      $ 66,733,960        6,563,103      $ 66,603,012   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
  (2) On May 7, 2015, the Funds’ Board of Trustees voted to remove redemption fees from future transactions.

 

 

 

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Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund

 

     FOR THE YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
    PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
THROUGH
JUNE 30, 2014 (1)
 
CLASS A   SHARES     AMOUNT     SHARES     AMOUNT  

Shares sold

    2,316,931      $ 23,545,838        250,892      $ 2,588,194   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    127,930        1,237,474        3,520        36,805   

Shares redeemed

    (1,355,520     (13,184,266     (6,628     (69,594

Redemption fees(2)

           2,624                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,089,341      $ 11,601,670        247,784      $ 2,555,405   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CLASS C

       

Shares sold

    285,284      $ 2,802,118        89,635      $ 933,045   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    13,552        130,085        900        9,400   

Shares redeemed

    (12,493     (121,540     (159     (1,661

Redemption fees(2)

           343                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    286,343      $ 2,811,006        90,376      $ 940,784   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CLASS I

       

Shares sold

         $        2,455,000      $ 24,550,000   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    253,647        2,450,842        70,277        734,939   

Shares redeemed

                           

Redemption fees(2)

           4,679                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    253,647      $ 2,455,521        2,525,277      $ 25,284,939   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CLASS Y

       

Shares sold

    1,654,908      $ 16,333,761        3,172,809      $ 32,089,635   

Shares sold through reinvestments of distributions

    321,379        3,108,290        74,417        778,240   

Shares redeemed

    (1,114,834     (11,114,262     (6,875     (72,116

Redemption fees(2)

           5,954                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    861,453      $ 8,333,743        3,240,351      $ 32,795,759   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2013.
  (2) On May 7, 2015, the Funds’ Board of Trustees voted to remove redemption fees from future transactions.

 

10. Line of Credit

During the year ended June 30, 2015, the Trust (the “Borrower”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”). The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility of $20,000,000 (the “Facility Amount”) to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. Per the Credit Agreement, outstanding principal on the loan shall bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the

Federal Funds Rate as in effect on the day of the borrowing plus 1.25% and (b) the Overnight LIBOR rate as in effect on the day of the borrowing plus 1.25%. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment fee at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the Facility Amount. As of June 30, 2015, there were no loans outstanding pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

Effective July 22, 2015, the Facility Amount increased from $20,000,000 to $40,000,000.

 

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 


To the Board of Trustees of Babson Capital Funds Trust and Shareholders of

Babson Global Floating Rate Fund and Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Babson Capital Funds Trust, comprising Babson Global Floating Rate Fund and Babson Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund (collectively, the “Funds”) as of June 30, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period September 16, 2013 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2014. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers and agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of June 30, 2015, the results of their operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period September 16, 2013 (commencement of operations) through June 30, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2015

 

 

 

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INTERESTED TRUSTEE

 

 

NAME (AGE), ADDRESS  

POSITION(S)
WITH

THE

TRUST

  OFFICE
TERM
AND
LENGTH
OF TIME
SERVED
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
DURING PAST 5 YEARS
  PORTFOLIOS
OVERSEEN
IN FUND
COMPLEX
  OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD BY
DIRECTOR

Thomas M. Finke (51)

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Trustee   Trustee since 2013   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2008), Member of the Board of Managers (since 2006), President (2007-2008), Managing Director (2002-2008), Babson Capital; Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President (2008-2011), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.   3   Trustee (since 2013), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital); Chairman (2012-2015), Director (since 2008), Babson Capital Management (UK) Limited (investment advisory firm); Chairman and Director (2012-2015), Babson Capital Global Advisors Limited (investment advisory firm); Director (since 2008), Babson Capital Guernsey Limited (holding company); Vice Chairman and Manager (since 2011), MM Asset Management Holding LLC (holding company); Manager (since 2011), Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC (investment advisory firm); Chairman and Director (since 2007), Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC (real estate advisory firm); Director (since 2004), Jefferies Finance LLC (finance company); Manager (2007-2015), Credit Strategies Management LLC (general partner of an investment fund); Manager (since 2005), Loan Strategies Management, LLC (general partner of an investment fund); Manager (since 2005), Jefferies Finance CP Funding LLC (investment company); Manager (2004-2012), Class C Member LLC (equity holding company); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (2009-2011), MassMutual Capital Partners, LLC (investment company); Director (2007-2011), Scottish Re Group Limited (reinsurance specialist).

 

 

 

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NAME (AGE), ADDRESS  

POSITION(S)

WITH

THE

TRUST

 

OFFICE

TERM

AND

LENGTH

OF TIME

SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

 

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

IN FUND

COMPLEX

 

OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD BY

DIRECTOR

Thomas W. Bunn (61)

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Trustee   Trustee since 2013   Retired (since 2009); Vice Chairman (2002-2009), Head of National Banking (2006-2009), Head of Corporate and Investment Banking (2002-2006), KeyCorp (commercial and investment banking firm).   3   Trustee (since 2013), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital); Director (since 2010), SquareTwo Financial (asset recovery and management firm); Director (since 2010), Southern Weaving Co. (webbing and sleeving design and manufacturing company); Trustee (since 2010), Wake Forest University Board of Trustees; Member (since 1998), Babcock School of Business Board of Visitors; Senior Operating Advisor (since 2010), Sound Harbor Partners (investment management firm); Director (since 2009), Nature Conservancy of North Carolina; Director (2009-2014), Kiawah Island Conservancy; Director (2007-2009), Victory Asset Management (mutual fund complex).

Rodney J. Dillman (63)

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Trustee, Chairman   Trustee since 2013   Retired (since 2012); Deputy General Counsel (2011-2012), Senior Vice President (2008-2012), Vice President (2000-2008), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Member of the Board of Directors and President (2008-2011), MassMutual International LLC; General Counsel (2006-2008), Babson Capital.   3   Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital); Director (2008-2011), Compania de Seguros CorpVida S.A. (insurance company); Director (2009-2011), MassMutual Europe S.A. (insurance company); Director (2009-2010), Yingda Taihe Life Insurance Co.; Director (2008-2011), MassMutual Asia Limited (insurance company); Director (2008-2011), MassMutual Life Insurance Company; Director (2008-2010), MassMutual Mercuries Life Insurance Company; Director (2005-2010), The MassMutual Trust Company.

Bernard A. Harris, Jr. (58)

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Trustee   Trustee since 2013   Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner (since 2002), Vesalius Ventures, Inc.; Director and President (since 1998), The Space Agency; President (since 1999), The Harris Foundation; Clinical Scientist, Flight Surgeon and Astronaut (1986-1996), NASA.   3   Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital); Trustee (since 2011), Salient Midstream & MLP Fund and Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund; Trustee (since 2010), Salient Absolute Return Fund; Director (since 2009), Monebo Technologies Inc. (medical technology design company); Director (since 2008), US Physical Therapy (USPH: NYSE); Director (since 2012), E-Cardio, Inc. (provides services for cardiac monitoring).

 

 

 

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INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES (CONTINUED)

 

 

NAME (AGE), ADDRESS  

POSITION(S)

WITH

THE

TRUST

 

OFFICE

TERM

AND

LENGTH

OF TIME

SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

 

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

IN FUND

COMPLEX

 

OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD BY

DIRECTOR

Thomas W. Okel (52)

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Trustee   Trustee since 2013   Executive Director (since 2011), Catawba Lands Conservancy; Global Head of Syndicated Capital Markets (1998-2010), Bank of America Merrill Lynch.   3   Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital).

Martin A. Sumichrast (48)

550 South Tryon Street

Suite 3300

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Trustee   Trustee since 2013   Vice Chairman and Prinicipal (since 2013), Siskey Capital, LLC (merchant banking); Managing Director (2012-2013), Washington Capital, LLC (family office); Managing Director (2009-2012), Lomond International (business advisory firm).   3   Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital); Director (since 2014), Kure Corp. (retail); Director (since 2014), Jadeveon Clowney Help-InTime Foundation; Director (since 2015), Social Realty, Inc. (digital platform technology and management software company for internet advertising); Chairman and Director (since 2015), Level Beauty Group Inc. (a retail/e-commerce beauty investment/management company).

 

 

 

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OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

 

 

NAME (AGE), ADDRESS  

POSITION(S) WITH

THE TRUST

  OFFICE TERM* AND
LENGTH OF TIME
SERVED
 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Anthony J. Sciacca (44)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  President   Since 2013   Head of Babson Capital Strategic Investors (since 2014), Head of Global Business Development Group (since 2008), Managing Director (since 2006), Babson Capital.

Russell D. Morrison (49)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Senior Vice President   Since 2013   Vice Chairman (since 2014), Member of the Board of Managers (since 2014), Head of Global Fixed Income Group (since 2012), Head of Global High Yield Investments Group (since 2010); Co-Head U.S. Loan Team (2006-2009), Managing Director (since 2002), Babson Capital; Chairman and Director (since 2015), Babson Capital Management (UK) Limited (investment advisory firm); Chairman and Director (since 2015), Babson Capital Global Advisors Limited (investment advisory firm); President (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital).

Patrick Hoefling (34)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Chief Financial Officer   Since 2013   Treasurer (since 2015), Managing Director (since 2015), Director (2008-2015), Babson Capital; Chief Financial Officer (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital); Manager (2005-2008), Deloitte and Touche.

Andrew Lennon (39)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Treasurer   Since 2013   Managing Director (since 2010), Director (2005-2009), Babson Capital; Treasurer (since 2013), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital).

Paul J. Thompson (42)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Vice President   Since 2013   Chief Financial Officer (since 2015), Chief Operating Officer and Head of Global Investment Services (since 2010), Head of Operations and Portfolio/Client Services (2002-2010), Managing Director (since 2008), Babson Capital.

Paul Gehrig (46)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Vice President   Since 2013   Managing Director (since 2008), Babson Capital.

Brian W. Pope (35)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Vice President   Since 2013   Director (since 2009), Babson Capital

Duncan Robertson (46)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Vice President   Since 2014   Managing Director (since 2008), Babson Capital.

 

 

 

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NAME (AGE), ADDRESS  

POSITION(S) WITH

THE TRUST

  OFFICE TERM* AND
LENGTH OF TIME
SERVED
 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Melissa LaGrant (42)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2013   Managing Director (since 2005), Babson Capital; Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013), Babson Capital Finance LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006), Babson Capital Corporate Investors and Babson Capital Participation Investors (closed-end investment companies advised by Babson Capital); Chief Compliance Officer (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital).

Janice M. Bishop (49)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Secretary and Chief Legal Officer   Since 2013   Senior Counsel and Managing Director (since 2014), Counsel (2007-2014), Babson Capital; Associate Secretary (since 2008), Babson Capital Corporate Investors and Babson Capital Participation Investors (closed-end investment companies advised by Babson Capital); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital).

Michelle Manha (41)

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2013   Associate General Counsel and Managing Director (since 2014), Counsel (2008-2014), Babson Capital; Assistant Secretary (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, (closed-end investment company advised by Babson Capital).

 

 

 

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JOINT PRIVACY NOTICE OF BABSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC AND

 

BABSON CAPITAL FUNDS TRUST

 

This privacy notice is being provided by the following entities: Babson Capital Management LLC; Babson Capital Securities LLC; Babson Capital Management (Japan) KK; Babson Capital Cornerstone Asia Ltd.; Babson Capital Funds Trust; Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund; Babson Capital Corporate Investors and Babson Capital Participation Investors (together, for purposes of this privacy notice, “Babson Capital”).

When you use Babson Capital you entrust us not only with your hard-earned assets but also with your personal and financial data. We consider your data to be private and confidential, and protecting its confidentiality is important to us. Our policies and procedures regarding your personal information are summarized below.

We may collect non-public personal information about you from:

 

  n   Applications or other forms, interviews, or by other means;

 

  n   Consumer or other reporting agencies, government agencies, employers or others;

 

  n   Your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; and

 

  n   Our Internet website.

We may share the financial information we collect with our financial service affiliates, such as insurance companies, investment companies and securities broker-dealers. Additionally, so that we may continue to offer you products and services that best meet your investment needs and to effect transactions that you request or authorize, we may disclose the information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform administrative or marketing services on our behalf, such as transfer agents, custodian banks, service providers or printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials or that provide operational support to Babson Capital. These companies are required to protect this information and will use this information only for the services for which we hire them, and are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose. Some of these companies may perform such services in jurisdictions other than the United States. We may share some or all of the information we collect with other financial institutions with whom we jointly market products. This may be done only if it is permitted by the state in which you live. Some disclosures may be limited to your name, contact and transaction information with us or our affiliates.

Any disclosures will be only to the extent permitted by federal and state law. Certain disclosures may require us to get an “opt-in” or “opt-out” from you. If this is required, we will do so before information is shared. Otherwise, we do not share any personal information about our customers or former customers unless authorized by the customer or as permitted by law.

We restrict access to personal information about you to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with legal standards to guard your personal information. As an added measure, we do not include personal or account information in non-secure e-mails that we send you via the Internet without your prior consent. We advise you not to send such information to us in non-secure e-mails.

This notice describes the privacy policies of Babson Capital, and applies to all accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, with Babson Capital using your social security number or federal taxpayer identification number. As mandated by various regulators, including rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we will be sending you this notice annually, as long as you remain a customer of Babson Capital.

Babson Capital Securities LLC is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Investors may obtain information about SIPC including the SIPC brochure by contacting SIPC online at www.sipc.org or calling (202) 371-8300. Investors may obtain information about FINRA including the FINRA Investor Brochure by contacting FINRA online at www.finra.org or by calling (800) 289-9999.

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Babson Capital Funds Trust

ANNUAL REPORT

June 30, 2015

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant adopted a Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers (the “Code”) on July 29, 2013, which is available on the Registrant’s website at www.babsoncapital.com/funds/mutual-funds. During the period covered by this Form N-CSR, there were no amendments to, or waivers from, the Code.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr., Mr. Thomas W. Okel and Mr. Martin A. Sumichrast, constituting all the members of the Registrant’s Audit Committee, are audit committee financial experts. Dr. Harris, Mr. Okel and Mr. Sumichrast are “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 as required by applicable regulation.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The Registrant has engaged its principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. The following tables detail the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years by Deloitte.

Fees Billed to the Registrant:

 

     Year Ended
June 30,
2015
     Year Ended
June 30,
2014
 

Audit Fees

   $ 130,850       $ 123,750   

Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees

   $ 54,000       $ 18,000   

All Other Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fees

   $ 184,850       $ 141,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Audit Fees Billed to Babson Capital and MassMutual:

 

     Year Ended
June 30,
2015
     Year Ended
June 30,
2014
 

Audit Fees

   $ 3,396,868       $ 2,982,385   

Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees

   $ 1,687,113       $ 1,994,907  

All Other Fees

   $ 2,031,819       $ 4,880,709  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fees

   $ 7,115,800       $ 9,858,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The category “Audit Fees” refers to performing an audit of the Registrant’s, Babson Capital Management LLC’s (“Babson Capital”) or Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company’s (“MassMutual”) annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. The category “Audit-Related Fees” reflects fees billed by Deloitte for various non-audit and non-tax services rendered to the Registrant, Babson Capital, and MassMutual. Preparation of Federal, state and local income tax and tax compliance work are representative of the fees reported in the “Tax Fees” category. The category “All Other Fees” represents fees billed by Deloitte for consulting rendered to the Registrant, Babson Capital, and MassMutual.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and its implementing regulations allow the Registrant’s Audit Committee to establish a pre-approval policy for certain services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant, Deloitte. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, the Registrant’s Audit Committee approved all of the services rendered to the Registrant by Deloitte and did not rely on such a pre-approval policy for any such services.

The Audit Committee has also reviewed the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Deloitte for the years ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015 for the Registrant and for the non-audit services provided to Babson Capital, and Babson Capital’s parent, MassMutual. As part of this review, the Audit Committee considered whether the provision of such non-audit services was compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

The June 30, 2014 fees billed represent final 2014 amounts, which may differ from the preliminary figures available as of the filing date of the Registrant’s 2014 Annual Form N-CSR and includes, among other things, fees for services that may not have been billed as of the filing date of the Registrant’s 2014 Annual Form N-CSR, but are now properly included in the June 30, 2014 fees billed to the Registrant, Babson Capital and MassMutual.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

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Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a) The Registrant’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of the close of the reporting period is included in the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Investment Management Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)   The Registrant has posted its Code of Ethics on its website at www.babsoncapital.com/funds/mutual-funds.
(a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act are attached hereto.
  Exhibit 99.1 Cert
  Exhibit 99.2 Cert
(a)(3)   Not applicable.
(b)   Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act is attached hereto.
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SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)   

Babson Capital Funds Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Anthony J. Sciacca

   Anthony J. Sciacca, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date  September 4, 2015

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

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Anthony J. Sciacca

   Anthony J. Sciacca, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date  September 4, 2015

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Patrick Hoefling

   Patrick Hoefling, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date  September 4, 2015