NPORT-EX 2 HighlandIncomeFund_Sch_F.htm SCHEDULE F FOR VALIDATION PURPOSES ONLY - [863110.TX]
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (a) — 40.5%

  
 

BUSINESS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 1.1%

 
  9,854,759     

VM Consolidated Inc., Term Loan B1, 1st Lien, 02/28/25

     8,967,831  
     

 

 

 
 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES 0.4%

  
  3,533,627     

Fort Dearborn Holding Company, Inc., Initial Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 10/19/23

     3,046,755  
     

 

 

 
        3,046,755  
     

 

 

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.7%

  
  6,238,016     

TerreStar Corporation, Term Loan D, 11.000% PIK, 02/27/28 (b)(c)

     6,194,350  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 2.4%

  
  8,545,751     

Truck Hero, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 04/22/24

     6,588,774  
  4,076,667     

Truck Hero, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 04/21/25

     3,159,417  
  11,845,582     

USS Ultimate Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 08/09/24

     10,305,656  
     

 

 

 
        20,053,847  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER PRODUCTS 0.3%

  
  3,325,564     

Dayco Products, LLC, Term Loan B, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.250%, 05/08/23

     2,494,173  
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY 1.3%

  
  15,904,030     

Fieldwood Energy LLC, Closing Date Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.250%, 04/11/23

     1,622,211  
  15,851,817     

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC, Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 09/27/24

     9,091,017  
     

 

 

 
        10,713,228  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS 0.9%

  
  940,000     

Edelman Financial Center (The), Initial Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 07/21/25

     809,575  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

  
 

FINANCIALS (continued)

  
  9,447,348     

Edelman Financial Group (The), Term Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.750%, 06/26/26

     7,283,905  
     

 

 

 
        8,093,480  
     

 

 

 
 

GAMING/LEISURE 1.3%

  
  22,791,602     

Ginn-LA CS Borrower LLC, Tranche A Term Loan Credit-Linked Deposit, 1st Lien, (b)(c)(d)

     —    
  48,851,124     

Ginn-LA CS Borrower LLC, Tranche B Term Loan, 1st Lien, (b)(c)(d)

     —    
  13,442,392     

LLV Holdco, LLC, Revolving Exit Loan, 09/03/20 (b)(c)(e)

     10,753,914  
     

 

 

 
        10,753,914  
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE 7.8%

  
  2,694,724     

American Renal Holdings Inc., Term Loan B, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 06/21/24

     2,337,673  
  13,680,556     

BW NHHC Holdco Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.000%, 05/15/25

     8,112,569  
  2,000,000     

Castle US Holding Corporation, Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1st Lien, 01/29/27

     1,630,010  
  58,712,985     

CCS Medical, Inc., Term Loan, 05/31/20 (b)(c)(e)

     52,371,983  
  1,777,778     

Sound Inpatient Physicians Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.750%, 06/19/26

     1,573,333  
     

 

 

 
        66,025,568  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS 2.1%

  
  4,510,098     

Hayward Industries, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.500%, 08/05/24

     3,608,078  
  9,614,694     

Omnimax International, Inc., Unsecured Term Loan, 14.000% PIK, 02/06/21 (b)(c)(e)

     3,595,896  
  4,000,000     

PSC Industrial Holdings Corp., Initial Term Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.500%, 10/11/25

     3,840,000  
  6,925,795     

PSC Industrial Holdings Corp., Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 10/11/24

     6,591,037  
     

 

 

 
        17,635,011  
     

 

 

 
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

  
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 10.1%

  
  8,834,475     

Avaya Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.250%, 12/15/24

     7,619,735  
  57,000,000     

EDS Legacy Partners, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.750%,
12/14/23 (b)(c)(e)

     54,207,000  
  9,900,000     

Intermedia Holdings, Inc., New Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.000%, 07/21/25

     9,058,500  
  2,800,000     

Kronos Incorporated, Initial Term Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 10/18/24

     2,632,000  
  14,794,577     

Procera Networks, Inc., Initial Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.500%, 10/30/25

     12,649,363  
     

 

 

 
        86,166,598  
     

 

 

 
 

OIL & GAS — 0.6%

  
  8,271,544     

Lower Cadence Holdings LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, 05/08/26

     5,045,642  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE 2.1%

  
  9,138,462     

Forest City Enterprises, L.P., Replacement Term Loan, 1st Lien, 12/08/25

     7,950,462  
  11,910,000     

Specialty Building Products Holdings, LLC, Initial Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.750%, 09/25/25

     10,222,770  
     

 

 

 
        18,173,232  
     

 

 

 
 

RETAIL 4.0%

  
  13,553,012     

Academy, Ltd., Initial Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.000%, 07/01/22

     7,484,312  
  15,730,000     

Dealer Tire LLC, Term B-1 Loan, 1st Lien, 12/12/25

     13,082,090  
  1,178,368     

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., FILO Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.000%, 12/31/22

     1,030,341  
  9,641,617     

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.750%, 03/04/21

     6,170,635  
  10,100,899     

Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, Initial Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.000%, 10/20/23

     3,953,795  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

  
  9,554,955     

Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, Initial Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+9.250%, 05/21/24

     2,372,830  
     

 

 

 
        34,094,003  
     

 

 

 
 

SERVICE — 2.1%

  
  3,650,498     

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 07/23/21

     2,956,903  
  13,710,000     

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., Term Loan, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.500%, 07/25/22

     9,991,162  
  25,681     

CSC SW Holdco, Inc. (fka CSC Serviceworks, Inc.), Term Loan B-1, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.250%, 11/14/22

     23,113  
  5,960,081     

EnergySolutions, LLC (aka Envirocare of Utah, LLC), Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 05/09/25

     5,244,872  
     

 

 

 
        18,216,050  
     

 

 

 
 

TRANSPORTATION 1.3%

  
  11,669,365     

Gruden Acquisition, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, 1st Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.500%, 08/18/22

     11,085,897  
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 2.0%

  
  6,397,995     

Eastern Power, LLC (Eastern Covert Midco, LLC), Term Loan, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 10/02/23

     5,611,553  
  2,319,304     

Granite Acquisition, Inc., Term Loan B, 2nd Lien, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.250%, 12/19/22

     2,110,566  
  11,780,034     

Lightstone Holdco LLC, Refinancing Term Loan B, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 01/30/24

     9,129,526  
  664,412     

Lightstone Holdco LLC, Refinancing Term Loan C, VAR LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.750%, 01/30/24

     514,920  
  59,127,210     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Extended Escrow
Loan (f)

     38,433  
     

 

 

 
        17,404,998  
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Senior Loans
(Cost $526,165,871)

     344,164,577  
     

 

 

 
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Shares

          Value ($)  
 

Preferred Stock — 34.4%

  
 

ENERGY — 0.8%

  
  1,790,983     

Crestwood Equity Partners
9.25%(g)(h)

     6,805,735  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS 5.9%

  
  1,156,665     

Creative Science Properties,
Inc. (h)(j)

     17,349,975  
  3,980     

Eastland Ltd. 1.00%, 05/01/2022

     1,021,533  
  225,315     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage
5.90% (g)(h)

     1,047,715  
  162,000     

Federal Home Loan
Mortgage (g)(h)(j)

     1,335,980  
  525,000     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage
5.30% (h)

     4,987,500  
  69,500     

Federal National Mortgage Association 7.63% (h)

     362,790  
  252,000     

Federal National Mortgage Association (g)(h)(j)

     2,123,500  
  59,449     

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.38% (g)(h)

     2,017,626  
  25,000     

Federal National Mortgage Association 8.25% (h)

     138,000  
  3,840     

Federal National Mortgage Association 4.75% (g)(h)

     36,096  
  30,000     

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.13% (h)

     291,900  
  62,600     

Grayson CLO, Ltd., 11/01/2021 (j)

     19,719,000  
     

 

 

 
        50,431,615  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 27.7%

  
  645,161     

Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT 5.50% (g)(h)(i)

     3,580,644  
  17,215     

Jernigan Capital, Inc., REIT
7.00% (b)(c)(h)(i)

     16,825,712  
  180,008     

Texmark Timber Trust, REIT 10.25% (b)(c)(h)(i)

     213,329,495  
  83,300     

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT 9.00% (g)(h)

     558,110  
  74,600     

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT 8.75%, 10.75%, 09/21/23 (g)(h)(k)

     652,750  
     

 

 

 
        234,946,711  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $293,190,163)

     292,184,061  
     

 

 

 
 

Common Stocks — 18.7%

  
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 5.1%

  
  49,600     

Loral Space & Communications,
Inc. (g)(i)

     806,000  
  502,161     

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (i)(l)

     34,398,028  
  27,134     

TerreStar Corporation (b)(c)(i)(l)

     8,396,345  
     

 

 

 
        43,600,373  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.6%

  
  1,450     

Toys ‘R’ Us (i)

     253,780  
  1,450     

Tru Kids, Inc. (i)

     4,821,815  
     

 

 

 
        5,075,595  
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 0.0%

  
  167,419     

Fieldwood Energy LLC (i)

     251,128  

Shares

          Value ($)  
 

Common Stocks (continued)

  
  1,118,286     

Value Creation, Inc. (b)(c)(i)

     1  
     

 

 

 
        251,129  
     

 

 

 
 

GAMING/LEISURE 0.0%

  
  34,512     

LLV Holdco LLC - Series A, Membership Interest (b)(c)(e)(i)

     —    
  436     

LLV Holdco LLC - Series B, Membership Interest (b)(c)(e)(i)

     —    
     

 

 

 
        —    
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE — 0.1%

  
  207,031     

CCS Medical Inc. (b)(c)(e)(i)

     14,699  
  54,050     

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)(i)

     385,377  
     

 

 

 
        400,076  
     

 

 

 
 

HOUSING — 0.0%

  
  1,648,350     

Westgate Investments LLC (b)(c)(i)

     —    
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS — 0.0%

  
  250,627     

Remington Outdoor Co., Inc. (i)

     219,299  
     

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS 0.2%

  
  299,032     

MPM Holdings, Inc. (i)

     1,495,160  
  14,621     

Omnimax International,
Inc. (b)(c)(e)(i)

     439  
     

 

 

 
        1,495,599  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE 12.7%

  
  1,413,273     

Allenby (b)(c)(e)(i)

     1  
  15,790     

Alpine Income Property Trust ,
REIT(g)

     194,375  
  9,547,748     

Claymore (b)(c)(e)(i)

     9  
  331,800     

Independence Realty Trust, Inc., REIT (g)

     2,966,292  
  31,232     

Jernigan Capital, Inc., REIT

     342,303  
  146,200     

NexPoint Residential Trust,
REIT(e)(g)

     3,685,702  
  5,180,396     

NFRO REIT SUB, LLC (b)(c)(e)(i)

     100,649,919  
     

 

 

 
        107,838,601  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $453,987,918)

     158,880,672  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations — 14.5%

  
  7,500,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2015-6A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.490%, 7.25%, 5/1/2027 (m)(n)

     4,312,500  
  1,000,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2015-6A, Class D VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.770%, 5.53%, 5/1/2027 (m)(n)

     780,000  
  4,000,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.750%, 6.51%, 2/1/2026 (m)

     2,435,400  
  

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class E

  
  14,750,000     

VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.800%, 6.56%, 5/1/2026 (m)(n)

     9,587,500  
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

  
  750,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class D VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.100%, 4.86%,
5/1/2026 (m)(n)

     562,498  
  10,500,000     

Acis CLO, Ltd., Series 2017-7A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.000%, 7.76%,
5/1/2027 (m)(n)

     5,880,000  
  1,750,000     

AMMC CLO XIV, Series 2017-14A, Class B2L2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.530%, 8.32%,
7/25/2029 (m)(n)

     875,000  
  1,500,000     

Atlas Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017- 8A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.150%, 8.99%,
1/16/2030 (m)(n)

     592,125  
  2,400,000     

Atlas Senior Loan Fund XII, Series 2018-12A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.950%, 7.75%, 10/24/2031 (m)(n)

     1,200,000  
  2,300,000     

Atrium IX, Series 2017-9A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.450%, 8.06%,
5/28/2030 (m)(n)

     1,534,100  
  3,000,000     

Babson CLO, Series 2017-2A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.450%, 8.27%,
10/20/2030 (m)(n)

     1,770,000  
  2,000,000     

Benefit Street Partners CLO XI, Series 2017-11A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.200%, 9.03%, 4/15/2029 (m)(n)

     930,000  
  3,500,000     

BlueMountain CLO, Ltd., Series 2018- 3A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.080%, 9.90%, 4/20/2031 (m)(n)(o)

     1,745,800  
  3,500,000     

California Street CLO IX, Series 2019- 9A, Class FR2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.520%, 10.36%, 7/16/2032 (m)(n)

     1,400,000  
  3,875,000     

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Series 2018-1A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.400%, 7.24%,
4/17/2031 (m)(n)

     1,860,000  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

  
  5,382,500     

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Series 2019-1A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.940%, 8.76%, 7/20/2031 (m)(n)

     3,844,574  
  2,250,000     

Catamaran CLO, Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.150%, 6.95%,
4/22/2027 (m)(n)

     1,451,250  
  3,000,000     

Catamaran CLO, Ltd., Series 2014-2A, Class D VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+4.850%, 6.67%,
10/18/2026 (m)(n)

     2,077,500  
  1,250,000     

Cathedral Lake CLO, Series 2013-1A, Class DR 9.08%, 10/15/2029 (n)

     738,625  
  4,000,000     

Cathedral Lake CLO, Series 2019-4A, Class E2R VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.830%, 9.65%,
10/20/2028 (m)(n)

     2,000,000  
  1,500,000     

CENT CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class D VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.170%, 7.91%,
11/7/2030 (m)(n)

     780,000  
  1,225,000     

CIFC Funding, Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.000%, 7.82%,
7/20/2030 (m)(n)

     723,975  
  2,000,000     

CIFC Funding, Ltd., Series 2018-2RA, Class B2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.690%, 7.49%,
4/24/2030 (m)(n)

     1,277,848  
  1,000,000     

CIFC Funding, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class ER2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.850%, 7.67%,
1/18/2031 (m)(n)

     570,000  
  5,000,000     

CIFC Funding, Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class FR2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 10.05%,
10/22/2031 (m)(n)(o)

     2,250,000  
  4,000,000     

Covenant Credit Partners CLO III, Series 2017-1A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.950%, 9.78%, 10/15/2029 (m)(n)

     1,100,000  
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

  
  4,250,000     

Dryden 41 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2018-41A, Class FR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.200%, 9.03%, 4/15/2031 (m)(n)

     1,508,750  
  2,000,000     

Dryden 41 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2018-41A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.300%, 7.13%, 4/15/2031 (m)(n)

     1,140,000  
  2,000,000     

Dryden 45 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2018-45A, Class FR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.120%, 9.95%, 10/15/2030 (m)(n)

     1,040,000  
  3,500,000     

Dryden 64 CLO, Series 2018-64A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.150%, 8.97%,
4/18/2031 (m)(n)(o)

     1,706,250  
  8,000,000     

Eaton Vance CLO, Series 2019-1A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 10.08%,
4/15/2031 (m)(n)(o)

     3,492,160  
  2,000,000     

Eaton Vance CLO, Series 2019-1A, Class DRR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.100%, 8.93%,
1/15/2028 (m)(n)

     1,100,000  
  2,000,000     

Flatiron CLO, Series 2015-1A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.500%, 7.33%,
4/15/2027 (m)(n)(o)

     1,341,754  
  2,100,000     

Galaxy XIX CLO, Series 2017-19A, Class D1R VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.530%, 8.33%,
7/24/2030 (m)(n)

     1,218,000  
  1,000,000     

Galaxy XXIV CLO, Series 2017-24A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.500%, 7.33%,
1/15/2031 (m)(n)

     480,000  
  5,450,000     

Galaxy XXVI CLO, Series 2018-26A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.000%, 9.68%,
11/22/2031 (m)(n)

     2,043,750  
  3,000,000     

GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 3, Series 2018-3A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.500%, 8.32%,
4/20/2030 (m)(n)

     1,200,000  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

  
  3,500,000     

GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 4, Series 2019-4A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.400%, 8.20%, 4/24/2031 (m)(n)

     1,487,500  
  3,500,000     

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX, Ltd., Series 2018-9A, Class FR2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.640%, 9.41%, 10/29/2029 (m)(n)

     1,868,125  
  5,500,000     

Jamestown CLO IX, Series 2019-9A, Class DR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.940%, 8.76%,
10/20/2028 (m)

     3,555,303  
  4,000,000     

Jay Park CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.350%, 9.17%,
10/20/2027 (m)(n)

     2,240,000  
  3,000,000     

KKR CLO 18, Series 2017-18, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.450%, 8.28%,
7/18/2030 (m)(n)

     1,800,000  
  3,000,000     

LCM XIII, Ltd., Series 2016-13A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.300%, 9.12%,
7/19/2027 (m)(n)

     2,244,711  
  3,000,000     

LCM XXIII, Series 2020-23A, Class CR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+3.300%, 4.93%,
10/20/2029 (m)(n)

     2,070,000  
  2,000,000     

Madison Park Funding XVII, Series 2017-17A, Class FR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.480%, 9.30%, 7/21/2030 (m)(n)

     820,000  
  1,400,000     

Madison Park Funding XX, Series 2018-20A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.300%, 7.09%, 7/27/2030 (m)(n)

     742,000  
  5,000,000     

Madison Park Funding XXIV, Series 2019-24A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.200%, 9.02%, 10/20/2029 (m)(n)

     3,050,000  
  1,000,000     

Madison Park Funding XXX, Series 2018-30A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.850%, 8.68%, 4/15/2029 (m)(n)

     367,500  
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

  
  490,000     

Magnetite VII, Ltd., Series 2018-7A, Class ER2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.500%, 8.33%, 1/15/2028 (m)(n)

     245,000  
  4,500,000     

Man GLG US CLO, Series 2018-1A, Class DR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.900%, 7.72%, 4/22/2030 (m)(n)

     2,101,800  
  500,000     

Mountain View Clo XIV, Series 2019- 1A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.700%, 10.53%, 4/15/2029 (m)(n)

     273,600  
  5,800,000     

MP CLO VII, Series 2018-1A, Class FRR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.910%, 9.73%, 10/18/2028 (m)(n)

     2,009,313  
  3,000,000     

Neuberger Berman CLO XX, Ltd., Series 2017-20A, Class FR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.450%, 9.28%, 1/15/2028 (m)(n)

     1,423,649  
  4,000,000     

Northwoods Capital XII-B, Ltd., Series 2018-12BA, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.170%, 8.91%, 6/15/2031 (m)(n)

     1,200,000  
  1,000,000     

OCP CLO, Series 2015-9A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.400%, 8.23%, 7/15/2027 (m)(n)

     610,000  
  2,900,000     

OHA Credit Partners XII, Series 2018- 12A, Class FR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.680%, 9.49%, 7/23/2030 (m)(n)

     1,424,770  
  1,000,000     

OZLM Funding III, Series 2016-3A, Class DR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.770%, 9.57%, 1/22/2029 (m)(n)

     650,000  
  3,110,000     

OZLM XXII, Ltd., Series 2018-22A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.390%, 9.23%, 1/17/2031 (m)(n)

     1,399,500  
  1,750,000     

Palmer Square CLO, Ltd., Series 2019- 1A, Class DR2 VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.250%, 7.95%, 5/21/2029 (m)(n)

     1,090,250  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

  
  3,150,000     

Saranac CLO III, Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.500%, 8.70%,
6/22/2030 (m)(n)

     1,947,666  
  5,000,000     

Saranac CLO VI, Ltd., Series 2018-6A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.400%, 7.17%,
8/13/2031 (m)(n)

     2,874,500  
  2,250,000     

Shackleton CLO, Series 2018-5RA, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.150%, 7.89%,
5/7/2031 (m)(n)

     1,465,313  
  3,000,000     

Shackleton CLO IX, Ltd., Series 2016- 9A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.760%, 8.58%,
10/20/2028 (m)(n)(o)

     1,648,200  
  1,500,000     

Symphony CLO XXI, Series 2019-21A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.750%, 9.11%,
7/15/2032 (m)(n)

     1,065,450  
  2,000,000     

TCI-Flatiron CLO, Series 2019-1A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.900%, 8.74%,
7/17/2028 (m)(n)

     1,340,000  
  1,000,000     

TCW CLO, Series 2019-1A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.670%, 10.36%,
2/15/2029 (m)(n)

     520,000  
  2,200,000     

TICP CLO I-2, Series 2018-IA, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.000%, 9.79%,
4/26/2028 (m)(n)

     915,750  
  4,150,000     

TICP CLO III-2, Ltd., Series 2018-3R, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.980%, 9.80%,
4/20/2028 (m)(n)

     1,958,385  
  2,000,000     

Trinitas CLO III, Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.250%, 7.08%,
7/15/2027 (m)(n)

     1,060,000  
  7,000,000     

Trinitas CLO X, Series 2019-10A, Class F VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.785%, 9.62%,
4/15/2032 (m)(n)

     2,800,000  
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)

  
  3,200,000     

Voya CLO, Ltd., Series 2018-4A, Class ER VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+9.050%, 10.89%, 7/14/2031 (m)(n)

     1,810,608  
  3,000,000     

Zais CLO 3, Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class DR VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.910%, 8.74%, 7/15/2031 (m)(n)

     1,455,000  
  3,300,000     

Zais CLO 8, Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class E VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+5.250%, 7.08%, 4/15/2029 (m)(n)

     1,551,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(Cost $217,391,556)

     123,634,252  
     

 

 

 

Shares

             
 

Registered Investment Companies — 1.1%

  
  48,649     

Highland Global Allocation Fund (e)

     211,623  
  1,156,943     

NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund (e)(g)

     9,556,349  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Registered Investment Companies
(Cost $21,275,073)

     9,767,972  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 7.9%

 
  114,251,407     

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K99, Class D 0.00%, 11/25/2029 (n)(p)

     42,844,278  
  54,160,055     

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K97, Class D 0.00%, 1/25/2030 (n)(o)(p)

     18,414,419  
  588,384,869     

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K97, Class X2A 0.10%, 7/25/2029 (n)(q)

     4,718,847  
  133,593,827     

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-K97, Class X2B 0.10%, 1/25/2030 (n)(q)

     1,047,375  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $80,485,936)

     67,024,919  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

LLC Interest — 7.3%

  
  624,311     

NREF OP II, L.P. (b)(c)(e)

     6,024,599  
  489,109     

NREF OP IV, L.P. (b)(c)(e)

     4,719,901  
  11,854,986     

SFR WLIF I, LLC (b)(c)(e)

     5,637,994  
  52,666,032     

SFR WLIF II, LLC (b)(c)(e)

     25,198,063  
  25,478,982     

SFR WLIF III, LLC (b)(c)(e)

     20,468,795  
     

 

 

 
  

Total LLC Interest
(Cost $112,268,393)

     62,049,352  
     

 

 

 

Shares

             
 

Exchange-Traded Funds — 1.6%

  
  53,400     

Direxion Daily 20 Year Plus Treasury Bull 3x Shares (g)

     2,248,674  
  370,000     

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (g)

     11,473,700  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $11,366,748)

     13,722,374  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.2%

  
 

ENERGY 0.1%

  
  15,600,000     

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. 7.25%, 04/01/19 (b)(c)(d)(n)

     1,076,400  
  5,000,000     

Rex Energy Corp. 8.00%, 10/03/19

     62,500  
     

 

 

 
        1,138,900  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

  
  7,500,000     

American Airlines

     115,057  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE 0.1%

  
  2,000,000     

CBL & Associates 5.95%, 12/15/26 (g)

     383,935  
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES 0.0%

  
  12,683,161     

Bruce Mansfield Pass-Through Trust 6.85%, 06/01/34 (d)(g)

     —    
  8,000,000     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (d)(f)

     20,000  
     

 

 

 
        20,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $14,998,117)

     1,657,892  
     

 

 

 

Contracts

      
 

Purchased Call Options (i) — 0.2%

  
  

Total Purchased Call Options
(Cost $11,534,960)

     1,588,300  
     

 

 

 
 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Units

   Value ($)  
 

Rights — 0.2%

  
 

Utilities 0.2%

  
  1,117,866     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (i)

     1,276,603  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Rights
(Cost $3,878,018)

     1,276,603  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Claims (b)(c)(d)(i)(r) — 0.0%

  
 

Communication Services 0.0%

  
  3,791,858     

Lehman Brothers Commercial Paper LCPI Claim Facility

     52,138  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Claims
(Cost $1,814,883)

     52,138  
     

 

 

 

Units

      
 

Warrants — 0.0%

  
 

ENERGY 0.0%

  
  5,801     

Arch Coal, Inc., Expires 10/08/2023(i)

     24,451  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

  
  453     

Omnimax International, Inc., Expires 12/31/2049(b)(c)(e)(i)

     14  
  178,140     

Remington Outdoor Co.,
Inc. (b)(c)(i)

     —    
     

 

 

 
        14  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants
(Cost $264,794)

     24,465  
     

 

 

 

Shares

      
 

Cash Equivalent — 14.9%

  
 

MONEY MARKET FUND (s) 14.9%

  
  126,270,619     

Dreyfus Treasury & Agency Cash Management, Institutional Class 0.220%

     126,270,619  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Cash Equivalents
(Cost $126,270,619)

     126,270,619  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investments – 141.5%
(Cost $1,874,893,049)

     1,202,298,196  
     

 

 

 

Shares

   Value ($)  
 

Securities Sold Short— (0.8)%

  
 

Common Stock — (0.8)%

  
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (0.8)%

  
  (70,750)     

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     (7,070,048
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Proceeds $8,472,623)

     (7,070,048
     

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short - (0.9)%
(Proceeds $8,472,623)

     (7,070,048
     

 

 

 
 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (40.7)%

     (345,478,810
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     849,749,338  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread (unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate of interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. As of March 31, 2020, the LIBOR USD 1 Month and LIBOR USD 3 Month rates were 0.99% and 1.45%, respectively. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity maybe substantially less than the stated maturity shown.

(b)

Securities with a total aggregate value of $529,517,667, or 62.3% of net assets, were classified as Level 3 within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio for an explanation of this hierarchy, as well as a list of unobservable inputs used in the valuation of these instruments.

(c)

Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Board considers fair valued securities to be securities for which market quotations are not readily available and these securities may be valued using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. Securities with a total aggregate value of $529,517,666, or 62.3% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of March 31, 2020. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio.

(d)

The issuer is, or is in danger of being, in default of its payment obligation.

(e)

Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $297,096,900, or 35.0% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of March 31, 2020.

(f)

Represents value held in escrow pending future events. No interest is being accrued.

(g)

All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral was $51,650,781.

 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

(h)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(i)

Non-income producing security.

(j)

There is currently no rate available.

(k)

Step Bonds - Represents the current rate, the step rate, and the step date.

(l)

Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Additional Information regarding such securities follows:

 

Restricted

Security

  Security
Type
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost of
Security
    Market
Value at
Period End
    Percent
of Net
Assets
 

Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Inc.

  Common
Stocks
    12/20/2010     $ 21,845,688     $ 34,398,028       4.1

TerreStar Corporation

  Common
Stocks
    3/16/2018     $ 3,093,276     $ 8,396,345       1.0

 

(m)

Variable or floating rate security. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the LIBOR. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect March 31, 2020. LIBOR, otherwise known as London Interbank Offered Rate, is the benchmark interest rate that banks charge each other for short-term loans. Current LIBOR rates include 1 month which is equal to 0.99% and 3 months equal to 1.45%.

(n)

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transaction exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2020, these securities amounted to $185,744,867 or 21.9% of net assets.

(o)

As of March 31, 2020, investments with a total aggregate value of $30,598,583 were fully or partially segregated with broker(s)/custodian as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

(p)

Principal only security (“PO”). These types of securities represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. No payments of interest on the pool are passed through to the “principal only” holder.

(q)

Interest only security (“IO”). These types of securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the “interest only” holding.

(r)

These positions represent claims that have been filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York against Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. UK Branch.

(s)

Rate shown is 7 day effective yield.

 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)     
As of March 31, 2020    Highland Income Fund

 

Purchased options contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Description

  Exercise price     Counterparty     Expiration Date     Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value     Premium     Value  

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS:

             

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

  $ 46.00       Jefferies       June 2020       40,000     $ 188,800,000     $ 8,931,552     $ 400,000  

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    22.00       Jefferies       April 2020       17,000     $ 52,156,000       745,158       17,000  

USD Call/CNH Put

    7.70       BNP       October 2020       200,000,000     $ 1,418,000,000       1,300,000       1,089,800  

USD Call/HKD Put

    7.80       BNP       June 2020       125,000,000     $ 968,750,000       558,250       81,500  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ 11,534,960     $ 1,588,300  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Description

   Expiration
Date
     Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value  

Short Futures:

           

Russell 2000 Index E-MINI

     June 2020        (1,750   $ (101,002,253   $ 587,253     $ (100,415,000

S&P 500 Index E-MINI

     June 2020        (1,172     (150,299,255     (285,165     (150,584,420
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 302,088     $ (250,999,420
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

The average amount of borrowing by the Fund on reverse repurchase agreements outstanding during the period ended March 31, 2020 was $42,285,346 at a weighted average interest rate of 3.31%.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements outstanding as of March 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Counterparty

  

Collateral Pledged

   Interest
Rate
     Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Repurchase
Amount
     Principal
Amount
     Value  
BNP    BlueMountain CLO, Ltd.,
Series 2015-3A, Class ER, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.080%, 10.05%, 04/20/31
     3.41        3/6/2020        4/6/2020      $ 1,751,628      $ 3,452,050      $ 1,746,500  
BNP    CIFC Funding, Ltd.,
Series 2014-3A, Class FR2, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 10.20%, 10/22/31
     3.41        3/6/2020        4/6/2020        2,501,825        4,712,500        2,494,500  
BNP    Dryden 64 CLO,
Series 2018-64A, Class F, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+7.150%, 9.15%, 04/18/31
     3.41        3/6/2020        4/6/2020        1,731,971        3,220,000        1,726,900  
BNP    Eaton Vance CLO,
Series 2019-1A, Class F, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 10.25%, 04/15/31
     3.41        3/6/2020        4/6/2020        4,226,775        7,694,400        4,214,400  
BNP    Flatiron CLO,
Series 2019-1A, Class F, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+8.250%, 10.25%, 04/15/31
     3.20        3/6/2020        4/13/2020        961,236        1,892,500        958,000  
Mizuho    FREMF Mortgage Trust,
Series 2019-K97, Class D, 0.00%, 1/25/30
     3.21        10/25/2019        5/1/2020        18,372,491        24,090,392        18,068,000  
BNP    Shackleton CLO IX, Ltd.,
Series 2016-9A, Class E, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+6.760%, 8.73%, 10/20/28
     3.16        3/6/2020        4/6/2020        2,183,927        2,903,700        2,178,000  
                    

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

                  $ 31,386,300