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Schedule of Investments

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund

May 31, 2021 (unaudited)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES—58.6%

 

Auto Manufacturers—4.7%

 

NIO, Inc. (a)(c)

   

zero coupon, 2/1/26

  $ 4,000     $ 3,464,000  

0.50%, 2/1/27

    6,500       5,469,750  
   

 

 

 
      8,933,750  
   

 

 

 

Biotechnology—8.5%

 

Illumina, Inc.,

   

zero coupon, 8/15/23 (g)(i)

    2,105       2,518,106  

Insmed, Inc.,

   

1.75%, 1/15/25 (g)(i)

    5,500       5,517,050  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

   

0.125%, 12/15/24 (g)

    6,000       5,461,070  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

   

0.75%, 5/15/23 (g)

    3,000       2,914,749  
   

 

 

 
      16,410,975  
   

 

 

 

Building Materials—2.4%

 

Patrick Industries, Inc.,

   

1.00%, 2/1/23 (g)

    4,000       4,697,500  
   

 

 

 

Computers—1.1%

 

CyberArk Software Ltd.,

   

zero coupon, 11/15/24 (g)

    2,000       2,128,800  
   

 

 

 

Entertainment—1.8%

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.,

   

2.00%, 2/15/25 (g)(i)

    3,000       3,445,500  
   

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—6.1%

 

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.,

   

4.375%, 5/5/22

    2,000       2,042,600  

Redwood Trust, Inc.,

   

5.625%, 7/15/24

    5,000       5,037,500  

Two Harbors Investment Corp.,

   

6.25%, 1/15/22 (g)

    4,495       4,562,425  
   

 

 

 
      11,642,525  
   

 

 

 

Household Products—2.2%

 

NuVasive, Inc.,

   

1.00%, 6/1/23 (a)(c)(g)

    4,000       4,170,000  
   

 

 

 

Internet—4.8%

 

21Vianet Group, Inc.,

   

zero coupon, 2/1/26 (a)(c)

    7,000       5,932,500  

Boingo Wireless, Inc.,

   

1.00%, 10/1/23 (g)

    3,350       3,324,875  
   

 

 

 
      9,257,375  
   

 

 

 

Leisure—1.2%

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,

   

2.875%, 11/15/23 (a)(c)(g)

    1,700       2,251,650  
   

 

 

 

Media—3.9%

 

DISH Network Corp.,

   

2.375%, 3/15/24 (g)

    5,000       4,837,500  

Liberty Broadband Corp.,

   

2.75%, 9/30/50 (a)(c)(g)

    2,500       2,624,676  
   

 

 

 
      7,462,176  
   

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.5%

 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.,

   

4.25%, 5/1/22 (g)

    3,500       3,392,812  
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Oil States International, Inc.,

   

1.50%, 2/15/23 (g)

  $ 1,500     $ 1,379,558  
   

 

 

 
      4,772,370  
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—3.7%

 

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.,

   

3.375%, 5/1/24 (g)

    3,000       2,682,258  

Jazz Investments I Ltd.,

   

1.50%, 8/15/24 (g)(i)

    4,000       4,417,627  
   

 

 

 
      7,099,885  
   

 

 

 

Software—15.5%

 

Alteryx, Inc.,

   

0.50%, 8/1/24

    4,000       3,777,600  

Benefitfocus, Inc.,

   

1.25%, 12/15/23 (i)

    3,000       2,827,170  

DocuSign, Inc.,

   

zero coupon, 1/15/24 (a)(c)(g)

    4,000       3,868,000  

i3 Verticals LLC,

   

1.00%, 2/15/25 (g)

    5,000       5,143,750  

New Relic, Inc.,

   

0.50%, 5/1/23 (g)

    4,000       3,925,200  

Nutanix, Inc.,

   

zero coupon, 1/15/23 (g)

    2,835       2,849,175  

Pegasystems, Inc.,

   

0.75%, 3/1/25 (g)

    2,000       2,210,000  

PROS Holdings, Inc.,

   

1.00%, 5/15/24

    4,000       4,070,000  

RingCentral, Inc.,

   

zero coupon, 3/1/25 (g)

    1,055       1,104,453  
   

 

 

 
      29,775,348  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications—0.2%

 

Infinera Corp.,

   

2.125%, 9/1/24 (g)

    395       468,796  
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes
(Cost-$110,804,360)

 

    112,516,650  
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES—43.5%

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.2%

 

Triumph Group, Inc. (a)(c),

   

6.25%, 9/15/24

    350       356,178  

8.875%, 6/1/24

    1,796       1,991,315  
   

 

 

 
      2,347,493  
   

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers—2.0%

 

Ford Motor Co.,

   

8.50%, 4/21/23 (g)

    3,500       3,906,875  
   

 

 

 

Building Materials—1.9%

 

Koppers, Inc.,

   

6.00%, 2/15/25 (a)(c)

    3,500       3,585,400  
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services—1.3%

 

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.,

   

7.00%, 2/15/22

    2,500       2,581,250  
   

 

 

 

Computers—0.8%

 

Dell International LLC,

   

7.125%, 6/15/24 (a)(c)(g)

    1,500       1,530,000  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—3.5%

 

Navient Corp.,

   

7.25%, 9/25/23

    3,000       3,288,750  
 


Schedule of Investments

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund

May 31, 2021 (unaudited) (continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

OneMain Finance Corp.,

   

8.25%, 10/1/23 (g)

  $ 3,000     $ 3,390,000  
   

 

 

 
      6,678,750  
   

 

 

 

Entertainment—1.6%

 

Cedar Fair L.P.,

   

5.375%, 6/1/24 (i)

    3,000       3,030,000  
   

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.1%

 

Service Properties Trust,

   

4.35%, 10/1/24 (g)

    2,170       2,131,472  
   

 

 

 

Food & Beverage—1.6%

 

Albertsons Cos., Inc.,

   

3.50%, 2/15/23 (a)(c)(i)

    3,000       3,074,880  
   

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services—3.3%

 

HCA, Inc.,

   

5.375%, 2/1/25 (g)

    3,000       3,356,250  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

   

4.625%, 7/15/24

    3,000       3,043,200  
   

 

 

 
      6,399,450  
   

 

 

 

Leisure—3.6%

 

Carnival Corp.,

   

11.50%, 4/1/23 (a)(c)(g)

    3,000       3,432,570  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,

   

10.875%, 6/1/23 (a)(c)(g)

    3,000       3,442,500  
   

 

 

 
      6,875,070  
   

 

 

 

Lodging—1.9%

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC,

   

5.50%, 3/1/25 (a)(c)

    3,500       3,731,875  
   

 

 

 

Media—7.6%

 

CCO Holdings LLC,

   

4.00%, 3/1/23 (a)(c)

    3,000       3,022,500  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.,

   

9.25%, 2/15/24

    724       759,838  

CSC Holdings LLC,

   

5.25%, 6/1/24

    3,000       3,251,250  

DISH DBS Corp.,

   

5.875%, 11/15/24

    3,285       3,496,685  

6.75%, 6/1/21

    1,000       1,000,000  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.,

   

4.625%, 7/15/24 (a)(c)(g)

    3,000       3,075,000  
   

 

 

 
      14,605,273  
   

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—3.9%

 

Antero Resources Corp.,

   

5.00%, 3/1/25 (i)

    3,000       3,072,300  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

   

6.95%, 7/1/24 (g)

    4,000       4,440,000  
   

 

 

 
      7,512,300  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications—6.7%

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,

   

7.00%, 7/15/24 (a)(c)

    4,000       4,120,000  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.,

   

7.625%, 6/15/21 (i)

    3,000       3,006,600  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.,

   

7.50%, 4/1/24, Ser. Y

    2,000       2,240,000  

Sprint Corp.,

   

7.125%, 6/15/24

    3,000       3,457,500  
   

 

 

 
      12,824,100  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Transportation—1.5%

 

XPO Logistics, Inc.,

   

6.125%, 9/1/23 (a)(c)(g)

  $ 2,750     $ 2,780,937  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost-$81,698,594)

 

    83,595,125  
   

 

 

 

SENIOR LOANS (a)(b)—29.6%

 

Aerospace & Defense—0.7%

 

TransDigm, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.343%, 12/9/25, 2020 Term Loan F

    1,463       1,442,267  
   

 

 

 

Airlines—1.5%

 

Allegiant Travel Company, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.156%, 2/5/24, 2020 Term Loan

    1,474       1,463,970  

American Airlines, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.093%, 4/28/23, Repriced TL B due 2023

    990       956,808  

SkyMiles IP Ltd., (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.750%, 10/20/27, 2020 Skymiles Term Loan B

    500       523,695  
   

 

 

 
      2,944,473  
   

 

 

 

Auto Components—0.5%

 

Tenneco, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.093%, 10/1/25, 2018 Term Loan B

    997       980,991  
   

 

 

 

Chemicals—0.3%

 

PQ Corp., (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.436%, 2/7/27, 2018 Term Loan B

    506       505,173  
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services—0.5%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%), 4.250%, 5/12/28, 2021 USD Incremental Term Loan B

    1,000       1,002,130  
   

 

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.8%

 

CommScope, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%), 3.343%, 4/6/26, 2019 Term Loan B

    1,481       1,474,108  
   

 

 

 

Computers—0.9%

 

Cardtronics USA, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%), 5.000%, 6/29/27, Term Loan B

    993       991,756  

Dell International LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%), 2.000%, 9/19/25, 2021 Term Loan B

    662       661,591  
   

 

 

 
      1,653,347  
   

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering—0.5%

 

KBR, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.843%, 2/5/27, 2020 Term Loan B

    1,016       1,016,896  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.5%

 

CenturyLink, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.343%, 3/15/27, 2020 Term Loan B

    988       978,000  
   

 

 

 

Entertainment—1.5%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.107%, 4/22/26, 2019 Term Loan B

    980       900,885  

Music Technology Holdings, LLC, (3 mo. PIK + 8.000%), 8.000%, 12/16/22, Fixed PIK Term Loan (f)

    333       332,605  

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The), (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%), 7/10/25, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan (d)

    1,640       1,645,595  
   

 

 

 
      2,879,085  
   

 

 

 
 


Schedule of Investments

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund

May 31, 2021 (unaudited) (continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Food & Staples Retailing—0.5%

 

US Foods, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.843%, 6/27/23, 2016 Term Loan B

  $ 893     $ 884,801  
   

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products—0.9%

 

Avantor Funding, Inc., 11/21/2024, USD Term Loan B3 3.000%, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%), 11/21/24, USD Term Loan B3

    879       877,952  

3.250%, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 11/8/27, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B4

    284       284,998  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.108%, 6/30/25, 2018 Term Loan B

    556       556,053  
   

 

 

 
      1,719,003  
   

 

 

 

Holding Companies-Diversified—0.5%

 

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.000%), 5.203%, 5/29/26, 2019 Term Loan

    985       872,956  
   

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.0%

 

Playa Resorts Holding B.V., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%), 3.750%, 4/29/24, 2017 Term Loan B

    963       921,096  

Scientific Games International, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.843%, 8/14/24, 2018 Term Loan B5

    968       957,493  
   

 

 

 
      1,878,589  
   

 

 

 

Internet—1.1%

 

Everi Payments, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%), 3.500%, 5/9/24, Term Loan B

    896       891,198  

Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.843%, 2/15/24, 2017 Repriced Term Loan

    1,217       1,209,808  
   

 

 

 
      2,101,006  
   

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services—0.9%

 

Blucora, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.000%), 5.000%, 5/22/24, 2017 Term Loan B

    743       744,895  

Match Group, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.906%, 2/13/27, 2020 Term Loan B

    1,000       990,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,734,895  
   

 

 

 

IT Services—0.5%

 

WEX, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.343%, 3/31/28, 2021 Term Loan

    1,000       995,250  
   

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.5%

 

Callaway Golf Company, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.500%), 4.593%, 1/2/26, Term Loan B

    920       924,168  
   

 

 

 

Lodging—1.4%

 

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%), 2.843%, 12/23/24, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B

    1,466       1,453,610  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%), 5/20/28, Term Loan (d)

    1,250       1,251,563  
   

 

 

 
      2,705,173  
   

 

 

 

Machinery—1.6%

 

Gardner Denver, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.843%, 3/1/27, 2020 USD Term Loan B2

    1,610       1,594,543  
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Navistar International Corp., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%), 3.600%, 11/6/24, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B

  $ 1,462     $ 1,461,602  
   

 

 

 
      3,056,145  
   

 

 

 

Media—5.5%

 

CSC Holdings, LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.348%, 1/15/26, 2018 Incremental Term Loan

    1,234       1,219,715  

Gray Television, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.360%, 2/7/24, 2017 Term Loan B

    1,432       1,424,836  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.343%, 3/24/25, 2018 Term Loan B

    1,228       1,220,539  

Meredith Corp., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.593%, 1/31/25, 2020 Term Loan B2

    1,247       1,241,678  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.610%, 9/18/26, 2019 Term Loan B4

    1,312       1,307,248  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.100%, 4/1/28, 2021 Term Loan B3

    1,250       1,243,535  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.601%, 1/31/28, USD Term Loan N

    1,500       1,490,625  

WideOpenWest Finance LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.250%, 8/18/23, 2017 Term Loan B

    1,465       1,460,031  
   

 

 

 
      10,608,207  
   

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware—0.3%

 

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.250%), 2.375%, 7/31/26, Term Loan B

    628       629,037  
   

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.0%

 

Lealand Finance Company B.V., 6/30/25, 2020 Take Back Term Loan

   

1.093%, (1 mo. PIK + 3.000%)

    83       36,193  

3.000%, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.000%)

    83       36,194  
   

 

 

 
      72,387  
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—2.0%

 

Bausch Health Companies, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.093%, 6/2/25, 2018 Term Loan B

    852       848,680  

HLF Financing S.a r.l., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.593%, 8/18/25, 2018 Term Loan B

    975       968,906  

Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.000%), 2.500%, 3/15/28, 2021 Term Loan B

    1,000       997,860  

Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.500%), 4.000%, 4/21/28, USD Term Loan

    1,000       1,004,110  
   

 

 

 
      3,819,556  
   

 

 

 

Professional Services—0.5%

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 10/28/27, 2020 Term Loan B

   

6.000%, (2 mo. LIBOR + 5.250%)

    3       3,018  

6.000%, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.250%)

    995       1,001,075  
   

 

 

 
      1,004,093  
   

 

 

 
 


Schedule of Investments

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund

May 31, 2021 (unaudited) (continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Retail—0.5%

 

CWGS Group, LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.750%), 3.500%, 11/8/23, 2016 Term Loan

  $ 997     $ 990,225  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.5%

 

Cohu, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.172%, 10/1/25, 2018 Term Loan B

    989       983,120  
   

 

 

 

Software—1.8%

 

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%), 3.843%, 10/2/25, 2021 USD Term Loan

    882       877,546  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.000%), 3.093%, 10/30/26, Term Loan B

    1,206       1,202,169  

Upland Software, Inc., (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.750%), 3.843%, 8/6/26, 2019 Term Loan

    1,477       1,470,423  
   

 

 

 
      3,550,138  
   

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—1.1%

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.750%), 1.850%, 11/17/24, 2017 Term Loan B5

    861       852,105  

Petco Health and Wellness Co., Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.250%), 4.000%, 3/3/28, 2021 Term Loan B

    1,180       1,179,162  
   

 

 

 
      2,031,267  
   

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.8%

 

NCR Corp., (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.500%), 2.690%, 8/28/26, 2019 Term Loan

    1,470       1,451,551  
   

 

 

 

Total Senior Loans (Cost—$56,896,345)

 

    56,888,037  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

COMMON STOCK (h)—0.2%

 

Banks—0.2%

 

CCF Holdings LLC, Class A (e)(f)

    655,030       281,663  

CCF Holdings LLC, Class B (e)(f)

    7,142       3,071  

CCF Holdings LLC, Class M (e)(f)

    293,320       126,128  
   

 

 

 
      410,862  
   

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.0%

 

Mcdermott International Ltd.

    71,796       35,180  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost—$3,272,274)

 

    446,042  
   

 

 

 
    Units        

WARRANTS (e)(f)(h)—0.1%

 

Banks—0.1%

 

CCF Holdings LLC, expires 3/25/26 (cost—$0)

    485,227       111,602  
   

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
(000s)
    Value  

Repurchase Agreements—4.9%

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co., dated 5/28/21, 0.00%, due 6/1/21, proceeds $9,438,000; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.75%, due 7/15/28, valued at $9,626,804 including accrued interest (cost—$9,438,000)

  $ 9,438     $ 9,438,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost—$262,109,573)—136.9%

 

    262,995,456  
   

 

 

 

Other assets and liabilities, net—(36.9)%

 

    (70,917,946
 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

  $ 192,077,510  
   

 

 

 

Abbreviations:

LIBOR—London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Footnote Legend:

 

(a)

Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Private placement securities may include Rule 144A securities. These securities have an aggregate value of $118,811,768, representing 61.9% 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 May 31, 2021.

(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registrations, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At May 31, 2021 these securities amounted to a value of $61,923,731 or 32.2% of net assets.

(d)

This loan will settle after May 31, 2021, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.

(e)

Fair-Valued—Securities with an aggregate value of $522,464, representing 0.3% of net assets.

(f)

Level 3 security.

(g)

All or a portion of the security segregated as collateral for the Liquidity Facility.

(h)

Non-income producing.

(i)

All or a portion of this security is on loan pursuant to the Liquidity Facility. The aggregate value of securities on loan is $11,781,080.

 


1. Security Valuation

The Fund utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities).

 

   

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

 

   

Level 3—prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A description of the valuation techniques applied to a Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Restricted equity securities and private placements that are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Certain non-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time that non-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in these non-U.S. markets. In such cases, the Fund’s fair value non-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the non-U.S. security to the trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as ADRs, financial futures, Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certain non-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.

Debt securities, including convertible bonds and restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, activity of the underlying equities, and current day trade information, as well as dealer supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt securities that are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Listed derivatives, such as options and futures, that are actively traded are valued at the last posted settlement price from the exchange where they are principally traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts, swaps, swaptions, options and equity linked instruments, are valued based on model prices provided by independent pricing services or from dealer quotes. Depending on the derivative type and the specific terms of the transaction, these models vary and include observable inputs in actively quoted markets including but not limited to: underlying reference entity details, indices, spreads, interest rates, yield curves, dividend and exchange rates. These instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a bilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the last posted settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2 within the hierarchy.


Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by each major security type. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total Value at
5/31/21
 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds & Notes

     —        $ 112,516,650        —        $ 112,516,650  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          83,595,125        —          83,595,125  

Senior Loans

     —          56,555,432      $ 332,605        56,888,037  

Common Stock

   $ 35,180        —          410,862        446,042  

Warrants

     —          —          111,602        111,602  

Repurchase Agreements

     —          9,438,000        —          9,438,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 35,180      $ 262,105,207      $ 855,069      $ 262,995,456  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 related to securities held at May 31, 2021.

Management has determined that the total value of Level 3 securities compared to total net assets is not material; therefore, the rollforward of Level 3 securities and valuation inputs are not shown for the period ended May 31, 2021.