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Schedule of Investments

AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund

November 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

(000s)

          Value^  
 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES—56.0%

  
 

Auto Components—0.6%

  
      $1,000      Meritor, Inc., 3.25%, 10/15/37 (k)    $ 1,116,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Biotechnology—2.8%

  
  2,000      Insmed, Inc., 1.75%, 1/15/25 (g)      2,416,231  
  3,000      Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 0.75%, 5/15/23 (k)      2,793,750  
     

 

 

 
        5,209,981  
     

 

 

 
 

Building Materials—2.2%

  
  4,000      Patrick Industries, Inc., 1.00%, 2/1/23      4,137,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services—1.6%

  
  3,000      Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., 2.00%, 10/1/23      2,947,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Computers—2.5%

  
  4,000      CyberArk Software Ltd., zero coupon, 11/15/24      4,098,000  
  585      Western Digital Corp., 1.50%, 2/1/24 (k)      574,676  
     

 

 

 
        4,672,676  
     

 

 

 
 

Electronics—0.4%

  
  500      II-VI, Inc., 0.25%, 9/1/22      762,813  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy-Alternate Sources—1.3%

  
  2,000      SunPower Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/23 (k)      2,423,983  
     

 

 

 
 

Entertainment—1.6%

  
  3,000      Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 2.00%, 2/15/25 (a)(c)(g)(k)      2,967,637  
     

 

 

 
 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—2.5%

  
  2,000      Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., 4.375%, 5/5/22 (k)      1,993,800  
  2,750      Two Harbors Investment Corp., 6.25%, 1/15/22      2,760,313  
     

 

 

 
        4,754,113  
     

 

 

 
 

Food & Beverage—1.8%

  
  3,500      Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc., 1.875%, 12/1/24 (a)(c)      3,300,515  
     

 

 

 
 

Healthcare-Products—0.8%

  
  1,100      NanoString Technologies, Inc., 2.625%, 3/1/25 (a)(c)      1,430,241  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet—3.7%

  
  3,350      Boingo Wireless, Inc., 1.00%, 10/1/23      3,006,625  
  4,000      Proofpoint, Inc., 0.25%, 8/15/24      3,979,311  
     

 

 

 
        6,985,936  
     

 

 

 
 

Investment Companies—1.3%

  
  2,465      Prospect Capital Corp., 6.375%, 3/1/25      2,483,279  
     

 

 

 
 

Iron/Steel—0.4%

  
  500      Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 1.50%, 1/15/25      770,965  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure—1.5%

  
   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)(c),   
  1,700      2.875%, 11/15/23      2,103,750  
  500      4.25%, 6/15/23      689,500  
     

 

 

 
        2,793,250  
     

 

 

 
 

Media—3.0%

  
  3,000      DISH Network Corp., 2.375%, 3/15/24      2,853,750  
  2,500      Liberty Broadband Corp., 2.75%, 9/30/50 (a)(c)(g)      2,679,566  
     

 

 

 
        5,533,316  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.7%

  
  2,000      Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 4.25%, 5/1/22 (g)      1,916,464  
  2,000      Oil States International, Inc., 1.50%, 2/15/23      1,221,932  
     

 

 

 
        3,138,396  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals—1.4%

  
  3,000      Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., 3.375%, 5/1/24      2,558,022  
     

 

 

 


 

Retail—0.5%

  
  1,000      Guess?, Inc., 2.00%, 4/15/24 (g)(k)      965,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Software—20.8%

  
  4,000      8x8, Inc., 0.50%, 2/1/24      4,126,142  
  4,000      Alteryx, Inc., 0.50%, 8/1/24 (g)      4,152,627  
  4,000      Avaya Holdings Corp., 2.25%, 6/15/23 (k)      4,120,302  
  3,000      Benefitfocus, Inc., 1.25%, 12/15/23      2,621,246  
  4,000      i3 Verticals LLC, 1.00%, 2/15/25 (a)(c)(g)      3,784,844  
  1,500      j2 Global, Inc., 3.25%, 6/15/29      2,032,500  
  3,000      New Relic, Inc., 0.50%, 5/1/23      2,900,634  
  3,000      Nutanix, Inc., zero coupon, 1/15/23      2,936,250  
  2,600      Pegasystems, Inc., 0.75%, 3/1/25 (a)(c)(k)      3,089,023  
  4,000      Pluralsight, Inc., 0.375%, 3/1/24      3,635,175  
  4,000      PROS Holdings, Inc., 1.00%, 5/15/24      4,034,994  
  1,310      RingCentral, Inc., zero coupon, 3/1/25 (a)(c)      1,480,351  
     

 

 

 
        38,914,088  
     

 

 

 
 

Telecommunications—2.2%

  
  1,250      Infinera Corp., 2.125%, 9/1/24 (g)      1,376,417  
  2,500      Vonage Holdings Corp., 1.75%, 6/1/24      2,681,250  
     

 

 

 
        4,057,667  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation—1.4%

  
  2,750      Greenbrier Cos., Inc., 2.875%, 2/1/24 (g)(k)      2,715,251  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (cost-$99,277,143)

     104,638,379  
     

 

 

 
 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—43.7%

  
 

Aerospace & Defense—3.1%

  
      3,000      TransDigm, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/24 (k)      3,050,625  
   Triumph Group, Inc. (a)(c),   
  350      6.25%, 9/15/24      340,193  
  2,140      8.875%, 6/1/24      2,363,362  
     

 

 

 
        5,754,180  
     

 

 

 
 

Commercial Services—2.5%

  
  2,000      Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 6.375%, 4/1/24 (a)(c)      2,043,650  
  2,500      RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 7.00%, 2/15/22      2,571,288  
     

 

 

 
        4,614,938  
     

 

 

 
 

Computers—0.8%

  
  1,500      Dell International LLC, 7.125%, 6/15/24 (a)(c)(k)      1,557,570  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Financial Services—5.0%

  
  2,499      CCF Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/15/23, PIK 10.75%, (a)(c)(e)(f)      641,370  
  2,000      Community Choice Financial Issuer LLC, 9.00%, 6/15/23 (cost—$2,000,000; purchased 9/6/18 (a)(c)(e)(f)(h)      2,000,000  
  3,000      Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/23      3,275,625  
  3,000      OneMain Finance Corp., 8.25%, 10/1/23 (g)(k)      3,408,435  
     

 

 

 
        9,325,430  
     

 

 

 
 

Engineering & Construction—1.2%

  
  2,000      AECOM, 5.875%, 10/15/24 (g)      2,225,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Entertainment—3.8%

  
  3,000      Cedar Fair L.P., 5.375%, 6/1/24 (k)      3,022,500  
  4,000      Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 6.375%, 2/1/24 (a)(c)(k)      4,122,900  
     

 

 

 
        7,145,400  
     

 

 

 
 

Lodging—1.9%

  
  3,500      Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 5.50%, 3/1/25 (a)(c)(k)      3,576,563  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery-Construction & Mining—1.7%

  
  3,000      Terex Corp., 5.625%, 2/1/25 (a)(c)(k)      3,084,375  
     

 

 

 
 

Media—3.8%

  
  1,431      Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 2/15/24 (k)      1,432,939  
  2,000      CSC Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/24      2,168,750  
   DISH DBS Corp.,   
  2,285      5.875%, 11/15/24      2,433,525  
  1,000      6.75%, 6/1/21 (k)      1,022,750  
     

 

 

 
        7,057,964  
     

 

 

 


 

Mining—5.0%

  
      3,000      Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 6.75%, 9/30/24 (a)(c)(g)(k)      3,106,875  
  3,000      Constellium SE, 6.625%, 3/1/25 (a)(c)(k)      3,100,425  
  3,000      Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 7.625%, 1/15/25 (a)(c)(k)      3,118,125  
     

 

 

 
        9,325,425  
     

 

 

 
 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing—1.9%

  
  3,500      Koppers, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/25 (a)(c)(k)      3,615,938  
     

 

 

 
 

Paper & Forest Products—2.2%

  
  4,000      Mercer International, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/25 (k)      4,142,500  
     

 

 

 
 

Real Estate—1.6%

  
  3,000      Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 5.875%, 4/1/24      3,045,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Retail—1.3%

  
  2,525      Conn’s, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/22      2,458,125  
     

 

 

 
 

Telecommunications—6.4%

  
  2,000      CenturyLink, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/24, Ser. Y (k)      2,245,000  
  3,000      Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/24 (a)(c)(k)      3,110,655  
  3,000      Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/21      3,093,750  
  3,000      Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24      3,495,030  
     

 

 

 
        11,944,435  
     

 

 

 
 

Transportation—1.5%

  
  2,750      XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.125%, 9/1/23 (a)(c)(g)(k)      2,800,270  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (cost-$81,548,311)

     81,673,113  
     

 

 

 
 

SENIOR LOANS (a)(b)- 28.1%

  
 

Aerospace & Defense—0.8%

  
  1,470      TransDigm, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.396%, 12/9/25, 2020 Term Loan F      1,428,320  
     

 

 

 
 

Airlines—1.5%

  
  1,481      Allegiant Travel Company, 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.214%, 2/5/24, 2020 Term Loan      1,437,672  
  1,000      American Airlines, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.146%, 4/28/23, Repriced Term Loan B      890,935  
  500      SkyMiles IP Ltd., 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.750%, 10/20/27, 2020 Skymiles Term Loan B      512,253  
     

 

 

 
        2,840,860  
     

 

 

 
 

Auto Components—0.8%

  
   Adient US LLC, 5/6/24, Term Loan B   
  1,106      1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%,4.396%      1,105,791  
  375      3 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%,4.463%      374,844  
     

 

 

 
        1,480,635  
     

 

 

 
 

Chemicals—0.4%

  
  752      PQ Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.464%, 2/7/27, 2018 Term Loan B      737,809  
     

 

 

 
 

Communications Equipment—0.8%

  
  1,489      CommScope, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%, 3.396%, 4/6/26, 2019 Term Loan B      1,467,091  
     

 

 

 
 

Computers—1.1%

  
  998      Cardtronics USA, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.000%, 6/29/27, Term Loan B      999,994  
  990      Dell International LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%, 2.750%, 9/19/25, 2019 Term Loan B      989,440  
     

 

 

 
        1,989,434  
     

 

 

 
 

Construction & Engineering—0.5%

  
  1,021      KBR, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 2.896%, 2/5/27, 2020 Term Loan B      1,016,078  
     

 

 

 
 

Distribution/Wholesale—0.5%

  
  968      IAA, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.438%, 6/28/26, Term Loan B      960,244  
     

 

 

 
 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.5%

  
  993      CenturyLink, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.396%, 3/15/27, 2020 Term Loan B      972,238  
     

 

 

 
 

Entertainment—0.7%

  
  985      AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.230%, 4/22/26, 2019 Term Loan B      751,722  
  648      Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The), 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%, 3.720%, 7/10/25, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan      650,802  
     

 

 

 
        1,402,524  
     

 

 

 


 

Food & Staples Retailing—0.5%

  
  967      US Foods, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.896%, 6/27/23, 2016 Term Loan B      938,432  
     

 

 

 
 

Healthcare Providers & Services—0.5%

  
  992      Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.646%, 2/16/23, 2018 Term Loan B4      986,146  
     

 

 

 
 

Healthcare-Products—1.2%

  
  1,273      Avantor Funding, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.250%, 11/21/24, USD Term Loan B3      1,278,516  
  946      Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A., 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%, 3.390%, 6/30/25, 2018 Term Loan B      928,745  
     

 

 

 
        2,207,261  
     

 

 

 
 

Holding Companies-Diversified—0.4%

  
  990      Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., 3 mo. LIBOR + 5.000%, 5.220%, 5/29/26, 2019 Term Loan      689,906  
     

 

 

 
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.0%

  
  968      Playa Resorts Holding B.V., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.750%, 4/29/24, 2017 Term Loan B      889,590  
  973      Scientific Games International, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 2.896%, 8/14/24, 2018 Term Loan B5      941,868  
     

 

 

 
        1,831,458  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet—1.1%

  
  896      Everi Payments, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 3.750%, 5/9/24, Term Loan B      879,511  
  1,226      Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.896%, 2/15/24, 2017 Repriced Term Loan      1,209,553  
     

 

 

 
        2,089,064  
     

 

 

 
 

Internet Software & Services—1.5%

  
  744      Blucora, Inc., 3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%, 5.000%, 5/22/24, 2017 Term Loan B      736,792  
  1,032      EIG Investors Corp., 3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%, 4.750%, 2/9/23, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan      1,031,717  
  1,000      Match Group, Inc., 3 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.964%, 2/13/27, 2020 Term Loan B      987,915  
     

 

 

 
        2,756,424  
     

 

 

 
 

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.5%

  
  925      Callaway Golf Company, 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%, 4.650%, 1/2/26, Term Loan B      927,314  
     

 

 

 
 

Lodging—0.8%

  
  1,473      Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 2.896%, 12/23/24, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B      1,428,455  
     

 

 

 
 

Machinery—1.7%

  
  1,618      Gardner Denver, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.896%, 3/1/27, 2020 USD Term Loan B2      1,591,370  
  192      Harsco Corp., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 3.250%, 12/6/24, 2017 Term Loan B1      191,455  
  1,470      Navistar International Corp., 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%, 3.650%, 11/6/24, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B      1,466,099  
     

 

 

 
        3,248,924  
     

 

 

 
 

Media—5.7%

  
      1,241      CSC Holdings, LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.389%, 1/15/26, 2018 Incremental Term Loan      1,211,973  
  1,432      Gray Television, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.399%, 2/7/24, 2017 Term Loan B      1,410,395  
  1,236      Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.397%, 3/24/25, 2018 Term Loan B      1,208,154  
  1,247      Meredith Corp., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.646%, 1/31/25, 2020 Term Loan B2      1,228,098  
  1,312      Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 2.899%, 9/18/26, 2019 Term Loan B4      1,298,767  
  1,473      Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.400%, 1/3/24, Term Loan B2      1,442,715  
  1,500      Virgin Media Bristol LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.641%, 1/31/28, USD Term Loan N      1,474,455  
  1,471      WideOpenWest Finance LLC, 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%, 4.250%, 8/18/23, 2017 Term Loan B      1,456,331  
     

 

 

 
        10,730,888  
     

 

 

 
 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware—0.4%

  
  776      Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%, 2.438%, 7/31/26, Term Loan B      775,594  
     

 

 

 
 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.1%

  
  163      Lealand Finance Company B.V., 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.000%, 1.148%, 6/30/25, 2020 Take Back Term Loan      111,245  
     

 

 

 
 

Pharmaceuticals—1.0%

  
  904      Bausch Health Companies, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.143%, 6/2/25, 2018 Term Loan B      894,669  
  980      HLF Financing S.a r.l., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%, 2.896%, 8/18/25, 2018 Term Loan B      978,011  
     

 

 

 
        1,872,680  
     

 

 

 
 

Pipelines—0.1%

  
  846      Summit Midstream Partners Holdings, LLC, 3 mo. LIBOR + 6.000%, 7.000%, 5/13/22, Term Loan B      195,603  
     

 

 

 
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.8%

  
  1,480      Cohu, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%, 3.146%, 10/1/25, 2018 Term Loan B      1,452,866  
     

 

 

 


 

Software—2.0%

  
  995      Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 4.250%, 4.396%, 10/2/25, 2018 USD Term Loan B      985,559  
  1,212      Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co., 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%, 10/30/26, Term Loan B (d)      1,200,223  
  1,485      Upland Software, Inc., 1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%, 3.896%, 8/6/26, 2019 Term Loan      1,473,863  
     

 

 

 
        3,659,645  
     

 

 

 
 

Specialty Retail—0.4%

  
  861      Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%, 1.900%, 11/17/24, 2017 Term Loan B5      845,649  
     

 

 

 
 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.8%

  
  1,489      NCR Corp., 1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%, 2.650%, 8/28/26, 2019 Term Loan      1,471,974  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Senior Loans (cost-$53,893,295)

     52,514,761  
     

 

 

 

Shares

      
 

COMMON STOCK (i)- 0.1%

  
 

Banks—0.0%

  
  6,549     

CCF Holdings LLC Class A (cost—$0; purchased 12/18/18) (e)(f)(h)

     † 
  7,142     

CCF Holdings LLC Class B (cost—$0; purchased 12/12/18) (e)(f)(h)

     1  
     

 

 

 
        1  
     

 

 

 
 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.1%

  
  71,796     

Mcdermott International Ltd.

     79,694  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stock (cost-$658,572)      79,695  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

(000s)

        
 

Repurchase Agreements—6.9%

 
      $12,891     

State Street Bank and Trust Co.,
dated 11/30/20, 0.00%, due 12/1/20, proceeds $12,891,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.375%, due 9/30/27, valued at $13,148,886 including accrued interest (cost-$12,891,000)

     12,891,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments (cost-$248,268,321) (j)-134.8%

     251,796,948  
     

 

 

 
  

Liabilities in excess of other assets-(34.8)%

     (64,989,138
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets-100.0%

   $ 186,807,810  
     

 

 

 


 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

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Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. Market values for various types of securities and other instruments are determined on the basis of closing prices or last sales prices on an exchange or other market, based on quotes or other market information obtained from quotation reporting systems, established market makers or independent pricing services. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) as reported on each business day, and under normal circumstances. The AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund’s (the “Fund”) investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or broker/dealer quotations, or by using the last sale or settlement price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last bid and ask quotations. The market value for NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market securities may also be calculated using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price instead of the last reported sales price. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted procedures for valuing portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available (including in cases where available market quotes are deemed to be unreliable), and has delegated primary responsibility for applying the valuation methods to the investment manager, Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (the “Investment Manager”). The Fund’s Valuation Committee was established by the Board to oversee the implementation of the Fund’s valuation methods and to make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board, as instructed. The Investment Manager monitors the continued appropriateness of methods applied and identifies circumstances and events that may require fair valuation. The Investment Manager determines if adjustments should be made in light of market changes, events affecting the issuer, or other factors. If the Investment Manager determines that a valuation method may no longer be appropriate, another valuation method previously approved by the Fund’s Valuation Committee may be selected or the Fund’s Valuation Committee will be convened to consider the matter and take any appropriate action in accordance with procedures set forth by the Board. The Board shall review and ratify the appropriateness of the valuation methods and these methods may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Fund’s Valuation Committee.

Short-term debt investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost unless the Board or its Valuation Committee determines that particular circumstances dictate otherwise.

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the NAV of the Fund may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed.

The prices used by the Fund to value investments may differ from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold, and these differences could be material. The Fund’s NAV is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for business. In unusual circumstances, the Board or the Fund’s Valuation Committee may in good faith determine the NAV as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, notwithstanding an earlier, unscheduled close or halt of trading on the NYSE.

The prices of certain portfolio securities or financial instruments may be determined at a time prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the time the NAV of the Fund is calculated. With respect to certain foreign securities, the Fund may fair value securities using modeling tools provided by third-party vendors, where appropriate. The Fund has retained a statistical research service to assist in determining the fair value of foreign securities. This service utilizes statistics and programs based on historical performance of markets and other economic data to assist in making fair value estimates. Fair value estimates used by the Fund for foreign securities may differ from the value realized from the sale of those securities and the difference could be material. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security or other assets, and fair values used to determine the NAV of the Fund may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets held by the Fund.

 

Actual amount rounds to less than $1.

 

(a)

Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities include Rule 144A securities. Securities with an aggregate value of $112,622,459, representing 60.3% of net assets.

 

(b)

These securities generally pay interest at rates which are periodically pre-determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally either the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the “LIBOR” or the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or the certificate of deposit rate. These securities are generally considered to be restricted as the Fund is ordinarily contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent bank and/or borrower prior to disposition. Remaining maturities of senior loans may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional payments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on November 30, 2020.

 

(c)

144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Securities with an aggregate value of $60,107,698, representing 32.2% of net assets.

 

(d)

When-issued or delayed-delivery. To be settled/delivered after November 30, 2020.

 

(e)

Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $2,641,371, representing 1.4% of net assets.

 

(f)

Level 3 security.

 

(g)

All or partial amount segregated for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for liquidity facility.

 

(h)

Restricted. The aggregate cost of such securities is $2,000,000. The aggregate value is $2,000,001, representing 1.1% of net assets.

 

(i)

Non-income producing.

 

(j)

At November 30, 2020, the cost basis of portfolio securities for federal income tax purposes was $249,880,686. Gross unrealized appreciation was $8,819,916; gross unrealized depreciation was $6,903,654; and net unrealized appreciation was $1,916,262. The difference between book and tax cost was attributable to the differing treatment of bond premium amortization.

 

(k)

All or a portion of this security is on loan pursuant to the Liquidity Facility. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $45,329,086.


Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Fund has the ability to access

 

   

Level 2 – valuations based on other significant observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates or other market corroborated inputs

 

   

Level 3 – valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Investment Manager’s or the Trust’s Valuation Committee’s own assumptions and securities whose price was determined by using a single broker’s quote)

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the nine months ended November 30, 2020 were intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to the fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Fund generally uses to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities within Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

An asset or liability for which market values cannot be measured using the methodologies described above is valued by methods deemed reasonable in good faith by the Valuation Committee, following the procedures established by the Board, to represent fair value. Under these procedures, the Fund generally uses a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values and other relevant information. Fair value determinations involve the consideration of a number of subjective factors, an analysis of applicable facts and circumstances and the exercise of judgment. As a result, it is possible that the fair value for a security determined in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures may differ from valuations for the same security determined by other funds using their own valuation procedures. Although the Fund’s valuation procedures are designed to value a security at the price the Fund may reasonably expect to receive upon the security’s sale in an orderly transaction, there can be no assurance that any fair value determination thereunder would, in fact, approximate the amount that the Fund would actually realize upon the sale of the security or the price at which the security would trade if a reliable market price were readily available.

Equity Securities (Common Stock) — Equity securities traded in inactive markets are valued using inputs which include broker-dealer quotes, recently executed transactions adjusted for changes in the benchmark index, or evaluated price quotes received from independent pricing services that take into account the integrity of the market sector and issuer, the individual characteristics of the security, and information received from broker-dealers and other market sources pertaining to the issuer or security. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of equity securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Convertible Bonds & Notes — Convertible bonds & notes are valued by independent pricing services based on various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of convertible bonds & notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Corporate Bonds & Notes — Corporate bonds & notes are generally comprised of two main categories: investment grade bonds and high yield bonds. Investment grade bonds are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, live trading levels, recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, and option adjusted spread models that include base curve and spread curve inputs. Adjustments to individual bonds can be applied to recognize trading differences compared to other bonds issued by the same issuer. High yield bonds are valued by independent pricing services based primarily on broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are supported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector-specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of corporate bonds & notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Senior Loans—Senior Loans generally are valued by independent pricing services based on the average of quoted prices received from multiple dealers or valued relative to other benchmark securities when broker-dealer quotes are unavailable. These quoted prices are based on interest rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, credit spreads and/or other criteria. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of Senior Loans are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

A summary of the inputs used at November 30, 2020 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities is listed below (refer to the Schedule of Investments for more detailed information on Investments in Securities):

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value at
11/30/20
 

Investments in Securities—Assets

 

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —        $ 104,638,379        —        $ 104,638,379  

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

 

Diversified Financial Services

     —          6,684,060      $ 2,641,370        9,325,430  

All Other

     —          72,347,683        —          72,347,683  

Senior Loans

     —          52,514,761        —          52,514,761  

Common Stock:

 

Banks

     —          —          1        1  

Energy Equipment & Services

   $ 79,694        —          —          79,694  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          12,891,000               12,891,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 79,694      $ 249,075,883      $ 2,641,371      $ 251,796,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended November 30, 2020, was as follows:

 

     Beginning
Balance
2/29/20
     Purchases     Sales      Accrued
Discount
(Premiums)
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
    Transfers
into
Level 3*
     Transfers
out of
Level 3
     Ending
Balance
11/30/20
 

Investments in Securities—Assets

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

 

                     

Diversified Financial Services

   $ 1,001,932      $ 127,495 †    $      $ 21,856      $      $ (509,913   $ 2,000,000      $      $ 2,641,370  

Common Stock:

 

Banks

     1                                                       1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 1,001,933      $ 127,495     $      $ 21,856      $      $ (509,913   $ 2,000,000      $      $ 2,641,371  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Payment-in-Kind.

*

Transferred out of Level 2 and into Level 3 due to a third-party independent pricing vendor price being unavailable or unreliable at November 30, 2020.

The table above may include Level 3 investments that are valued by brokers or independent pricing services. The inputs for these investments are not readily available or cannot be reasonably estimated.

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 at November 30, 2020:

 

     Ending
Balance

at 11/30/20
    

Valuation

Technique Used

  

Unobservable

Inputs

  

Input Values
(Ranges)

Investments in Securities—Assets

Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Diversified Financial Services

   $ 641,370      Market and Company Comparables    EV Multiples   

0.99x (0.57x -1.79x)

3x (0.85x -4.20x)

0.62x (0.38x -0.90x)

         Illiquidity Discount    20%

The table above does not include Level 3 investments that are valued by brokers or independent pricing services

The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of Level 3 investments held at November 30, 2020 was $(512,413).

Glossary:

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust