N-CSRS 1 d788135dncsrs.htm PPM FUNDS FORM N-CSR PPM Funds Form N-CSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-23308

PPM FUNDS

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in charter)

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Mailing address)

Daniel W. Koors

PPM Funds

225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 634-2500

Date of Fiscal Year End: December 31

Date of Reporting Period: January 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1.   Report to Shareholders.


LOGO

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PPMFunds (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019 

PPM Funds including: PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (PKPIX), PPM Credit Fund (PKDIX), PPM Floating Rate Income Fund (PKFIX), PPM High Yield Core Fund (PKHIX), PPM Long Short Credit Fund (PKLIX), PPM Strategic Income Fund (PKSIX), PPM Large Cap Value Fund (PZLIX), PPM Mid Cap Value Fund (PZMIX) and PPM Small Cap Value Fund (PZSIX)

   

Schedules of Investments

2

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

50

Statements of Operations

52

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

54

Financial Highlights

58

Notes to Financial Statements

59

Additional Disclosures

72

PPM Funds Supplements to Prospectus

Privacy Policy


   

PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Government and Agency Obligations

43.2

%

Corporate Bonds and Notes

42.2

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

8.0

 

Senior Loan Interests

1.8

 

Short Term Investments

4.7

 

Securities Lending Collateral

0.1

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

PPM Credit Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Corporate Bonds and Notes

86.6

%

Government and Agency Obligations

7.8

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

3.1

 

Senior Loan Interests

0.4

 

Short Term Investments

1.3

 

Securities Lending Collateral

0.8

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Senior Loan Interests

91.5

%

Corporate Bonds and Notes

3.1

 

Warrants

0.0

 

Common Stocks

0.0

 

Short Term Investments

5.1

 

Securities Lending Collateral

0.3

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

PPM High Yield Core Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Corporate Bonds and Notes

83.4

%

Senior Loan Interests

5.6

 

Investment Companies

2.9

 

Common Stocks

0.4

 

Warrants

0.1

 

Short Term Investments

3.5

 

Securities Lending Collateral

4.1

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

 

Corporate Bonds and Notes

68.3

%

Senior Loan Interests

18.1

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

5.2

 

Investment Companies

2.4

 

Government and Agency Obligations

0.6

 

Common Stocks

0.1

 

Warrants

0.1

 

Short Term Investments

5.2

 

Net Long (Short) Investments

100.0

%

PPM Strategic Income Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Corporate Bonds and Notes

72.1

%

Government and Agency Obligations

8.4

 

Senior Loan Interests

7.8

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

6.4

 

Investment Companies

1.0

 

Common Stocks

0.2

 

Warrants

0.1

 

Other Equity Interests

-

 

Short Term Investments

2.5

 

Securities Lending Collateral

1.5

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Financials

24.1

%

Health Care

16.1

 

Information Technology

14.0

 

Consumer Discretionary

9.4

 

Industrials

8.7

 

Energy

8.5

 

Communication Services

7.2

 

Consumer Staples

4.9

 

Utilities

3.3

 

Materials

3.2

 

Short Term Investments

0.6

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Financials

23.6

%

Consumer Discretionary

14.5

 

Information Technology

12.0

 

Industrials

11.9

 

Materials

8.6

 

Health Care

6.9

 

Utilities

6.2

 

Energy

5.3

 

Communication Services

4.5

 

Consumer Staples

4.4

 

Real Estate

1.9

 

Short Term Investments

0.2

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

     

Composition as of June 30, 2019:

Financials

19.7

%

Industrials

17.7

 

Information Technology

16.2

 

Consumer Discretionary

14.6

 

Energy

7.5

 

Health Care

6.6

 

Materials

5.2

 

Consumer Staples

3.3

 

Real Estate

3.1

 

Communication Services

2.4

 

Utilities

2.4

 

Securities Lending Collateral

1.0

 

Short Term Investments

0.3

 

Total Investments

100.0

%

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 44.6%

U.S. Treasury Securities 23.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/41

 

461,000

 

565,517

 
 

3.13%, 11/15/41

 

372,000

 

415,943

 
 

2.50%, 02/15/45 - 02/15/46

 

852,000

 

846,960

 
 

3.00%, 02/15/48

 

47,000

 

51,406

 
 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

2.38%, 04/15/21

 

260,000

 

262,600

 
 

2.00%, 02/15/22 (a)

 

945,000

 

951,202

 
 

1.88%, 04/30/22

 

678,000

 

680,542

 
 

1.63%, 08/31/22 - 05/31/23

 

2,335,000

 

2,325,394

 
 

2.75%, 02/15/24

 

900,000

 

939,375

 
 

2.50%, 02/15/22 - 05/15/24

 

761,000

 

784,841

 
 

2.13%, 05/15/25

 

196,000

 

199,216

 
 

2.88%, 07/31/25

 

671,000

 

710,841

 
 

1.88%, 06/30/26 (a)

 

310,000

 

310,000

 
 

1.50%, 08/15/26

 

878,000

 

855,090

 
 

2.25%, 11/15/25 - 08/15/27

 

2,192,000

 

2,243,375

 
 

3.13%, 11/15/28

 

285,000

 

312,431

 
 

12,454,733

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities 21.6%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 10/01/45 - 09/01/48

 

194,978

 

202,758

 
 

3.00%, 07/01/32 - 11/01/46

 

178,271

 

181,720

 
 

3.50%, 01/01/46 - 11/01/48

 

1,805,808

 

1,860,415

 
 

4.50%, 11/01/48

 

72,099

 

75,492

 
 

REMIC, 2.72%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.32%), 02/25/20 (b)

 

225,000

 

225,086

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc.

         
 

TBA, 2.50%, 07/15/33 (a)

 

205,000

 

206,334

 
 

TBA, 3.50%, 07/15/33 (a)

 

332,000

 

342,615

 
 

3.00%, 09/01/32 - 11/01/48

 

2,638,290

 

2,679,643

 
 

4.00%, 07/01/47 - 08/01/48

 

1,048,997

 

1,091,913

 
 

4.50%, 05/01/47 - 05/01/48

 

1,159,365

 

1,220,247

 
 

3.50%, 12/01/33 - 01/01/48

 

372,971

 

385,154

 
 

TBA, 3.00%, 07/15/48 (a)

 

143,000

 

144,184

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association

         
 

3.50%, 04/20/46 - 05/20/47

 

1,378,127

 

1,426,107

 
 

4.00%, 04/20/47 - 07/20/47

 

1,063,206

 

1,110,087

 
 

TBA, 3.50%, 07/15/48 (a)

 

98,000

 

101,220

 
 

TBA, 4.50%, 07/15/48 (a)

 

315,000

 

328,362

 
 

TBA, 3.00%, 08/15/48 (a)

 

90,000

 

91,797

 
 

4.50%, 01/20/49

 

33,364

 

34,835

 
 

11,707,969

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $23,327,834)

24,162,702

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 43.6%

Financials 16.9%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

         
 

3.50%, 05/26/22

 

115,000

 

117,225

 
 

AIA Group Limited

         
 

3.60%, 04/09/29 (c)

 

200,000

 

209,231

 
 

American Water Capital Corp.

         
 

3.45%, 06/01/29

 

175,000

 

181,860

 
 

Athene Global Funding

         
 

4.00%, 01/25/22 (c)

 

176,000

 

182,236

 
 

Bank of America Corporation

         
 

6.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/05/24) (d)

 

75,000

 

81,134

 
 

4.00%, 01/22/25

 

86,000

 

90,450

 
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

240,000

 

256,857

 
 

3.56%, 04/23/27

 

130,000

 

135,406

 
 

3.25%, 10/21/27

 

27,000

 

27,658

 
 

Barclays PLC

         
 

5.09%, 06/20/30

 

100,000

 

102,336

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (c)

 

39,000

 

41,222

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (c)

 

103,000

 

108,498

 
 

BlackRock, Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 04/30/29

 

137,000

 

143,410

 
 

Capital One Financial Corporation

         
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

125,000

 

128,957

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

2.10%, 06/12/20

 

500,000

 

498,977

 
 

2.75%, 04/25/22

 

75,000

 

75,729

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

252,000

 

270,929

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (b)

 

68,000

 

71,806

 
 

4.13%, 07/25/28

 

8,000

 

8,446

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/11/23) (c) (d)

 

200,000

 

220,250

 
 

6.50%, 08/08/23 (c)

 

275,000

 

302,418

 
 

4.21%, 06/12/24 (c)

 

250,000

 

261,920

 
 

Danske Bank A/S

         
 

5.38%, 01/12/24 (c)

 

225,000

 

243,047

 
 

Diamond Finance International Limited

         
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (c)

 

113,000

 

142,411

 
 

General Motors Financial Company, Inc.

         
 

4.20%, 03/01/21

 

75,000

 

76,553

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

3.00%, 10/27/22 (c)

 

62,000

 

62,382

 
 

4.88%, 03/12/29 (c)

 

130,000

 

136,866

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

111,000

 

119,886

 
 

HSBC Holdings PLC

         
 

6.88%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/01/21) (d) (e)

 

200,000

 

210,435

 
 

4.38%, 11/23/26

 

200,000

 

211,305

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

10,000

 

10,221

 
 

6.25%, 05/15/26 (c) (f)

 

230,000

 

232,411

 
 

James Hardie International Finance Designated Activity Company

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (c)

 

54,000

 

53,685

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (d)

 

60,000

 

60,675

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

202,000

 

214,356

 
 

3.22%, 03/01/25

 

114,000

 

117,159

 
 

3.96%, 01/29/27

 

107,000

 

114,401

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (b)

 

47,000

 

49,741

 
 

3.51%, 01/23/29

 

68,000

 

70,719

 
 

4.01%, 04/23/29

 

62,000

 

66,759

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

36,000

 

39,320

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

         
 

6.75%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/27/26) (d)

 

76,000

 

77,671

 
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (d)

 

109,000

 

114,398

 
 

Markel Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 05/20/49

 

78,000

 

84,849

 
 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

         
 

3.60%, 01/11/24 (c)

 

235,000

 

247,842

 
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

4.88%, 11/01/22

 

194,000

 

207,479

 
 

4.10%, 05/22/23

 

143,000

 

150,330

 
 

3.88%, 04/29/24

 

104,000

 

110,127

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

104,000

 

108,807

 
 

Nordic Aviation Capital DAC

         
 

5.58%, 03/14/24 (g) (h)

 

135,000

 

142,015

 
 

PNC Bank, National Association

         
 

2.79%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 03/12/21 (b)

 

500,000

 

500,476

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

161,000

 

171,477

 
 

Spirit Realty, L.P.

         
 

4.00%, 07/15/29

 

135,000

 

136,178

 
 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

         
 

2.91%, 07/24/23

 

63,000

 

63,573

 
 

4.25%, 10/21/25

 

90,000

 

95,314

 
 

3.85%, 01/26/27

 

29,000

 

30,290

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

75,000

 

80,329

 
 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

80,000

 

104,580

 
 

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

         
 

3.45%, 04/23/29

 

130,000

 

136,601

 
 

UBS AG

         
 

2.45%, 12/01/20 (c)

 

200,000

 

200,127

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 11/13/25 (c)

 

250,000

 

270,973

 
 

Wells Fargo & Company

         
 

2.63%, 07/22/22

 

75,000

 

75,526

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

4.48%, 01/16/24

 

15,000

 

16,071

 
 

3.20%, 06/17/27

 

200,000

 

203,710

 
 

Ziggo Secured Finance B.V.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/27 (c)

 

60,000

 

60,989

 
 

9,139,019

 

Energy 4.6%

 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

3.50%, 12/01/22

 

46,000

 

47,124

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

45,000

 

48,162

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

29,000

 

32,288

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

125,000

 

135,840

 
 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

         
 

5.80%, 06/01/45

 

45,000

 

52,801

 
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

81,000

 

85,283

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc.

         
 

9.00%, 05/15/21 (c)

 

25,000

 

24,612

 
 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (c)

 

187,000

 

192,018

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (c)

 

14,000

 

14,521

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (c)

 

14,000

 

14,779

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

173,000

 

180,490

 
 

5.25%, 04/15/29

 

94,000

 

104,982

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

80,000

 

89,109

 
 

6.13%, 12/15/45

 

20,000

 

22,862

 
 

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.

         
 

6.25%, 04/15/49

 

40,000

 

47,319

 
 

Enlink Midstream, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/29

 

84,000

 

86,207

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

3.35%, 03/15/23

 

44,000

 

45,262

 
 

3.13%, 07/31/29

 

176,000

 

176,799

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

84,000

 

93,819

 
 

4.20%, 01/31/50

 

60,000

 

61,592

 
 

EQM Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

4.13%, 12/01/26

 

73,000

 

70,384

 
 

Everest Acquisition, LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (c)

 

105,000

 

70,358

 
 

7.75%, 05/15/26 (c)

 

35,000

 

31,261

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28

 

30,000

 

30,516

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

137,000

 

142,102

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 01/23/29

 

85,000

 

82,238

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

         
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

278,000

 

291,683

 
 

Transocean Pontus Limited

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (c)

 

18,900

 

19,469

 
 

Transocean Poseidon Limited

         
 

6.88%, 02/01/27 (c)

 

49,000

 

51,847

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (c)

 

131,250

 

135,720

 
 

2,481,447

 

Utilities 3.9%

 

Ameren Illinois Company

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

104,000

 

121,516

 
 

AVANGRID, Inc.

         
 

3.15%, 12/01/24

 

160,000

 

162,833

 
 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

         
 

4.75%, 04/26/47 (c)

 

107,000

 

118,486

 
 

Commonwealth Edison Company

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/47

 

89,000

 

91,906

 
 

DPL Inc.

         
 

4.35%, 04/15/29 (c)

 

132,000

 

133,635

 
 

Electricite de France

         
 

4.50%, 09/21/28 (c)

 

200,000

 

219,266

 
 

Exelon Corporation

         
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

85,000

 

98,839

 
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 07/15/27

 

93,000

 

97,548

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Indiana Michigan Power Company

         
 

4.25%, 08/15/48

 

69,000

 

75,764

 
 

Nevada Power Company

         
 

3.70%, 05/01/29

 

159,000

 

169,955

 
 

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC

         
 

2.95%, 04/01/25

 

180,000

 

184,535

 
 

Southern California Edison Company

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

46,000

 

46,099

 
 

The AES Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/21

 

215,000

 

218,829

 
 

The Southern Company

         
 

2.95%, 07/01/23

 

196,000

 

198,647

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

         
 

3.55%, 07/15/24 (c)

 

174,000

 

175,301

 
 

2,113,159

 

Health Care 3.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

59,000

 

69,936

 
 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (c)

 

15,000

 

15,548

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (c)

 

3,000

 

3,037

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (c)

 

52,000

 

54,090

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (c)

 

21,000

 

23,120

 
 

5.75%, 08/15/27 (c)

 

33,000

 

34,669

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 - 01/15/28 (c)

 

47,000

 

49,759

 
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

         
 

4.13%, 06/15/39 (c)

 

119,000

 

128,805

 
 

4.25%, 10/26/49 (c)

 

151,000

 

166,269

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 07/15/27 (c)

 

15,000

 

15,247

 
 

Centene Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 - 01/15/25

 

97,000

 

99,509

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corporation

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (c)

 

117,000

 

123,155

 
 

Cigna Corporation

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/28 (c)

 

248,000

 

267,281

 
 

CVS Health Corporation

         
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

117,000

 

121,919

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

171,000

 

182,112

 
 

Express Scripts Holding Company

         
 

3.40%, 03/01/27

 

114,000

 

115,586

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

4.13%, 06/15/29

 

133,000

 

136,661

 
 

5.13%, 06/15/39

 

55,000

 

57,139

 
 

Mylan Inc

         
 

5.20%, 04/15/48

 

23,000

 

21,336

 
 

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Company

         
 

4.38%, 03/15/26

 

31,000

 

31,056

 
 

4.90%, 12/15/44

 

11,000

 

9,794

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

         
 

3.75%, 07/15/25

 

45,000

 

48,020

 
 

3.10%, 03/15/26

 

43,000

 

44,482

 
 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

100,000

 

104,404

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (c)

 

46,000

 

48,823

 
 

1,971,757

 

Communication Services 3.1%

 

Altice France

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26 (c)

 

95,000

 

97,376

 
 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

3.62%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 06/12/24 (b)

 

375,000

 

379,377

 
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

87,000

 

97,526

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

4.91%, 07/23/25

 

160,000

 

173,586

 
 

5.38%, 04/01/38

 

45,000

 

48,437

 
 

6.83%, 10/23/55

 

51,000

 

60,073

 
 

Comcast Corporation

         
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

218,000

 

249,564

 
 

3.40%, 07/15/46

 

60,000

 

57,254

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

60,000

 

73,098

 
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26

 

71,000

 

72,953

 
 

Netflix, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 11/15/29 (c)

 

36,000

 

38,289

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 07/15/24 (c)

 

74,000

 

75,694

 
 

5.50%, 07/01/29 (c)

 

95,000

 

97,405

 
 

Sprint Spectrum Co LLC

         
 

3.36%, 09/20/21 (c)

 

112,500

 

112,670

 
 

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company

         
 

5.00%, 05/30/38

 

32,000

 

34,737

 
 

1,668,039

 

Consumer Staples 3.0%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

         
 

4.40%, 02/14/26

 

168,000

 

179,575

 
 

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

         
 

4.90%, 02/01/46

 

162,000

 

180,094

 
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/29

 

49,000

 

55,558

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

165,000

 

156,792

 
 

JBS Investments II GmbH

         
 

7.00%, 01/15/26 (c)

 

200,000

 

216,073

 
 

JBS USA Food Company

         
 

5.88%, 07/15/24 (c)

 

16,000

 

16,463

 
 

JBS USA LUX SA

         
 

6.50%, 04/15/29 (c)

 

84,000

 

91,241

 
 

Mars, Incorporated

         
 

3.95%, 04/01/49 (c)

 

197,000

 

210,889

 
 

Post Holdings, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (c)

 

22,000

 

22,604

 
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

5.70%, 08/15/35

 

46,000

 

50,491

 
 

7.00%, 08/04/41

 

45,000

 

53,736

 
 

Walmart Inc.

         
 

2.85%, 07/08/24

 

260,000

 

267,946

 
 

3.25%, 07/08/29

 

116,000

 

122,187

 
 

1,623,649

 

Materials 2.6%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (c)

 

121,000

 

130,278

 
 

4.75%, 04/10/27 (c)

 

200,000

 

211,966

 
 

Berry Global Escrow Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 07/15/26 (c)

 

76,000

 

77,615

 
 

CF Industries, Inc.

         
 

3.40%, 12/01/21 (c)

 

165,000

 

168,196

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/26 (c)

 

349,000

 

365,373

 
 

Corning Incorporated

         
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

58,000

 

68,435

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

170,000

 

173,856

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

70,000

 

66,885

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (c)

 

130,000

 

134,914

 
 

Olin Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

41,000

 

40,620

 
 

1,438,138

 

Industrials 2.6%

 

Aircastle Limited

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

42,526

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

75,000

 

77,005

 
 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (c)

 

128,000

 

134,025

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (c)

 

105,000

 

110,316

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Limited

         
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (c)

 

110,000

 

116,314

 
 

5.25%, 05/15/24 (c)

 

158,000

 

168,568

 
 

General Electric Company

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (d)

 

419,000

 

402,156

 
 

General Motors Company

         
 

5.95%, 04/01/49

 

30,000

 

31,480

 
 

Park Aerospace Holdings Limited

         
 

5.25%, 08/15/22 (c)

 

190,000

 

200,661

 
 

Union Pacific Corporation

         
 

4.38%, 09/10/38

 

100,000

 

110,016

 
 

1,393,067

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Information Technology 1.6%

 

Broadcom Corporation

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

57,000

 

55,868

 
 

Broadcom Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 04/15/26 (c)

 

130,000

 

132,756

 
 

International Business Machines Corporation

         
 

4.25%, 05/15/49

 

117,000

 

125,484

 
 

Microsoft Corporation

         
 

3.45%, 08/08/36

 

142,000

 

149,865

 
 

3.95%, 08/08/56

 

97,000

 

107,037

 
 

NXP B.V.

         
 

4.13%, 06/01/21 (c)

 

200,000

 

204,542

 
 

Oracle Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

83,000

 

89,203

 
 

864,755

 

Consumer Discretionary 0.9%

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

103,000

 

108,852

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.75%, 06/01/28

 

15,000

 

16,537

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25

 

14,000

 

14,329

 
 

Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (c)

 

126,000

 

127,097

 
 

The Home Depot, Inc.

         
 

2.95%, 06/15/29

 

200,000

 

205,042

 
 

471,857

 

Real Estate 0.8%

 

Boston Properties Limited Partnership

         
 

2.75%, 10/01/26

 

36,000

 

35,421

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

145,000

 

160,451

 
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

         
 

2.25%, 09/01/21

 

50,000

 

49,765

 
 

HCP, Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 07/15/26

 

25,000

 

25,182

 
 

3.50%, 07/15/29

 

46,000

 

46,179

 
 

Realty Income Corporation

         
 

3.25%, 06/15/29

 

113,000

 

115,029

 
 

432,027

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $22,513,123)

23,596,914

 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 8.2%

 

American Airlines, Inc.

         
 

Series 2016-AA-2, 3.20%, 06/15/28

 

175,400

 

177,680

 
 

American Tower Trust

         
 

Series 2013-A-2, 3.07%, 03/15/23 (c)

 

265,000

 

265,999

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A2-2A, 2.00%, 05/11/20 (c)

 

12,094

 

12,084

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.92%, 12/10/20 (c)

 

44,674

 

44,763

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21 (c)

 

64,000

 

64,057

 
 

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

         
 

Series 2015-B-200P, REMIC, 3.49%, 04/16/25 (c)

 

375,000

 

388,846

 
 

BCC Funding XIV, LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.96%, 06/20/23 (c)

 

69,710

 

70,051

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21 (c)

 

70,367

 

70,510

 
 

CIG Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.71%, 05/15/23 (c)

 

54,044

 

54,041

 
 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A9-A9, 1.80%, 09/20/19

 

700,000

 

699,096

 
 

CSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-HL2, 3.50%, 09/25/24 (b) (c)

 

96,553

 

98,024

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2A-1, 2.97%, 10/22/20 (c)

 

72,669

 

72,855

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2, 2.19%, 10/24/22 (c)

 

100,000

 

99,895

 
 

Engs Commercial Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.97%, 02/22/21 (c)

 

33,664

 

33,722

 
 

Foundation Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 3.30%, 08/15/22 (c)

 

52,347

 

52,558

 
 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2019-A-1A, 3.37%, 03/15/21 (c)

 

131,592

 

132,278

 
 

Series 2018-A-3A, 3.35%, 08/15/22 (c)

 

51,378

 

51,650

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

5


PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 2.06%, 05/20/20

 

58,532

 

58,502

 
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.61%, 01/20/21

 

200,000

 

200,238

 
 

GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 2.06%, 06/22/20 (c)

 

36,721

 

36,686

 
 

Series 2019-A2-1, 2.97%, 09/15/20 (c)

 

140,000

 

140,643

 
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.60%, 06/15/21 (c)

 

100,000

 

100,302

 
 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-SLP, REMIC, 3.77%, 10/12/22 (c)

 

158,000

 

163,135

 
 

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A6-6, REMIC, 3.00%, 03/25/25 (b) (c)

 

102,394

 

102,628

 
 

Kubota Credit Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-1A, 1.50%, 07/15/20 (c)

 

48,752

 

48,680

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.80%, 02/16/21 (c)

 

92,044

 

92,224

 
 

MVW Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2013-A-1A, 2.15%, 04/22/30 (c)

 

76,745

 

76,446

 
 

PSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-3, REMIC, 4.00%, 02/25/41 (c)

 

90,001

 

92,082

 
 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2019-A4-1, REMIC, 4.00%, 02/25/26 (c)

 

45,203

 

46,237

 
 

Series 2018-A1-8, REMIC, 4.00%, 06/25/40 (b) (c)

 

116,586

 

117,852

 
 

United Airlines, Inc.

         
 

Series 2012-B-1, 6.25%, 04/11/20

 

9,797

 

9,930

 
 

Series 2012-A-1, 4.15%, 04/11/24

 

52,852

 

54,744

 
 

Series 2012-A-2, 4.00%, 10/29/24

 

47,031

 

49,072

 
 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-2, 2.89%, 03/10/21 (c)

 

18,318

 

18,325

 
 

Verizon Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-2A, 1.92%, 12/20/21 (c)

 

500,000

 

499,006

 
 

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC

         
 

Series 2019-A2-1A, 2.90%, 11/15/21 (c)

 

114,000

 

114,542

 
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-C38, 3.92%, 06/17/27 (b)

 

57,000

 

59,229

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $4,395,714)

4,468,612

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 1.8%

Consumer Discretionary 0.6%

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.33%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (b)

 

64,025

 

63,929

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.64%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (b)

 

44,211

 

43,451

 
 

Golden Nugget, Inc.

         
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (b)

 

36,189

 

35,856

 
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (b)

 

45,141

 

44,726

 
 

PCI Gaming Authority

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/15/26 (b)

 

164,000

 

164,171

 
 

352,133

 

Communication Services 0.5%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (b)

 

116,230

 

113,389

 
 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B4, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/13/26 (b) (i)

 

78,551

 

78,256

 
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.94%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (b)

 

83,505

 

82,148

 
 

273,793

 

Financials 0.2%

 

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/29/24 (b)

 

65,586

 

65,651

 
 

UFC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/25/26 (b)

 

59,091

 

58,933

 
 

124,584

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Consumer Staples 0.2%

 

JBS USA Lux S.A.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/27/26 (b)

 

95,551

 

95,312

 

Energy 0.1%

 

TEX Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Exit Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/04/23 (b)

 

24,535

 

24,489

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.59%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (b)

 

32,753

 

32,331

 
 

56,820

 

Utilities 0.1%

 

PG&E Corp

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/31/20 (b)

 

52,500

 

52,631

 

Materials 0.1%

 

BWAY Holding Company

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (b)

 

49,123

 

47,383

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $1,007,397)

1,002,656

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 5.0%

Investment Companies 4.9%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (j)

 

2,640,352

 

2,640,352

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.1%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.33% (j)

 

42,640

 

42,640

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $2,682,992)

2,682,992

 

Total Investments 103.2% (cost $53,927,060)

 

55,913,876

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(3,475)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (3.2)%

 

(1,732,942)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

54,177,459

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was purchased on a delayed delivery basis. As of June 30, 2019, the total payable for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis was $2,458,499.

(b) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(c) The Adviser has deemed this security, which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2019, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities was $11,529,030 and 21.3% of the fund.

(d) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(e) Convertible security.

(f) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2019.

(g) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(h) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees.

(i) This senior loan will settle after June 30, 2019. If a reference rate and spread is presented, it will go into effect upon settlement.

(j) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

6


PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

Unfunded Commitments

             
     

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

     
 

PG&E Corp. – DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

17,413

131

     

17,413

131

                               

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts1

 

Expiration

 

Notional1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Long Contracts

United States 10 Year Ultra Bond

 

2

 

September 2019

   

276,284

 

63

   

(34)

 

United States 2 Year Note

 

9

 

October 2019

   

1,928,279

 

(329)

   

8,323

 

United States 5 Year Note

 

20

 

October 2019

   

2,339,823

 

   

23,302

 

United States Long Bond

 

15

 

September 2019

   

2,280,970

 

(1,875)

   

52,936

 

United States Ultra Bond

 

1

 

September 2019

   

176,783

 

(188)

   

780

 
                 

(2,329)

   

85,307

 

Short Contracts

United States 10 Year Note

 

(28)

 

September 2019

   

(3,533,898)

 

(907)

   

(49,227)

 
                           
                                     

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund — Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

Reference Entity2

 

Fixed

Receive/

Pay Rate6

(%)

 

Expiration

 

Notional1,5

 

Value4 ($)

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Credit default swap agreements - purchase protection3

CDX.NA.IG.32 (Q)

 

1.00

   

06/20/24

   

500,000

   

(10,694)

   

(239)

   

(2,123)

 
                                     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Credit Fund

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 87.1%

Financials 32.4%

 

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

         
 

2.65%, 01/19/21 (a)

 

250,000

 

250,987

 
 

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

         
 

3.65%, 07/21/27

 

78,000

 

77,546

 
 

3.88%, 01/23/28

 

35,000

 

35,114

 
 

Ally Financial Inc.

         
 

3.88%, 05/21/24

 

97,000

 

99,371

 
 

4.63%, 05/19/22 - 03/30/25

 

28,000

 

29,461

 
 

American Honda Finance Corporation

         
 

2.20%, 06/27/22

 

216,000

 

215,703

 
 

2.40%, 06/27/24

 

238,000

 

237,627

 
 

American International Group, Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 07/16/44

 

24,000

 

25,307

 
 

4.80%, 07/10/45

 

158,000

 

173,072

 
 

4.75%, 04/01/48

 

68,000

 

74,705

 
 

American Water Capital Corp.

         
 

4.15%, 06/01/49

 

125,000

 

134,852

 
 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

         
 

3.00%, 03/22/22

 

61,000

 

62,066

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Public Limited Company

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

200,000

 

207,349

 
 

Bank of America Corporation

         
 

2.50%, 10/21/22

 

112,000

 

112,183

 
 

4.13%, 01/22/24

 

52,000

 

55,563

 
 

3.55%, 03/05/24

 

158,000

 

163,522

 
 

4.00%, 04/01/24 - 01/22/25

 

149,000

 

158,472

 
 

3.95%, 04/21/25

 

276,000

 

289,255

 
 

3.37%, 01/23/26

 

75,000

 

77,377

 
 

4.45%, 03/03/26

 

24,000

 

25,883

 
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

13,000

 

13,913

 
 

3.56%, 04/23/27

 

125,000

 

130,198

 
 

4.18%, 11/25/27

 

79,000

 

83,768

 
 

3.42%, 12/20/28

 

118,000

 

121,519

 
 

3.97%, 03/05/29

 

40,000

 

42,757

 
 

4.33%, 03/15/50

 

51,000

 

56,728

 
 

Bank of Montreal

         
 

2.90%, 03/26/22 (b)

 

100,000

 

101,510

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

67,000

 

70,817

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (a)

 

175,000

 

184,341

 
 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation

         
 

4.20%, 08/15/48

 

125,000

 

139,582

 
 

BlackRock, Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 04/30/29

 

132,000

 

138,176

 
 

BMW US Capital, LLC

         
 

2.00%, 04/11/21 (a)

 

50,000

 

49,595

 
 

2.95%, 04/14/22 (a) (c)

 

125,000

 

126,809

 
 

BNP Paribas

         
 

3.38%, 01/09/25 (a)

 

200,000

 

203,287

 
 

Boral Finance Pty Limited

         
 

3.75%, 05/01/28 (a)

 

146,000

 

147,041

 
 

Capital One Financial Corporation

         
 

3.30%, 10/30/24

 

120,000

 

122,900

 
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

102,000

 

105,229

 
 

3.80%, 01/31/28

 

73,000

 

75,425

 
 

CIT Group Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 02/16/24

 

149,000

 

158,306

 
 

5.25%, 03/07/25

 

16,000

 

17,543

 
 

6.13%, 03/09/28

 

17,000

 

19,407

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

3.14%, 01/24/23

 

153,000

 

155,532

 
 

3.35%, 04/24/25

 

69,000

 

71,212

 
 

3.20%, 10/21/26

 

109,000

 

111,111

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

138,000

 

148,366

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (d)

 

239,000

 

252,376

 
 

3.67%, 07/24/28 (d)

 

291,000

 

303,826

 
 

4.13%, 07/25/28

 

26,000

 

27,449

 
 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

         
 

3.45%, 03/16/23 (a)

 

250,000

 

259,030

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

6.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/18/24) (a) (e)

 

69,000

 

71,588

 
 

4.21%, 06/12/24 (a)

 

250,000

 

261,920

 
 

3.87%, 01/12/29 (a)

 

250,000

 

257,494

 
 

Diamond Finance International Limited

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

41,000

 

41,652

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (a)

 

38,000

 

40,110

 
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (a)

 

50,000

 

63,014

 
 

ERAC USA Finance LLC

         
 

4.50%, 02/15/45 (a)

 

27,000

 

28,684

 
 

Five Corners Funding Trust

         
 

4.42%, 11/15/23 (a)

 

212,000

 

227,460

 
 

GE Capital International Funding Company Unlimited Company

         
 

4.42%, 11/15/35

 

157,000

 

155,278

 
 

General Motors Financial Company, Inc.

         
 

4.00%, 10/06/26

 

84,000

 

84,970

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

4.88%, 03/12/29 (a)

 

175,000

 

184,243

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

77,000

 

83,164

 
 

HSBC Holdings PLC

         
 

3.97%, 05/22/30

 

300,000

 

312,994

 
 

HSBC USA Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 08/24/20

 

62,000

 

63,646

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

9,000

 

9,199

 
 

6.25%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

240,000

 

242,515

 
 

James Hardie International Finance Designated Activity Company

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

17,000

 

16,901

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (e)

 

79,000

 

79,889

 
 

2.97%, 01/15/23

 

218,000

 

220,962

 
 

3.21%, 04/01/23

 

250,000

 

254,929

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

162,000

 

171,909

 
 

3.22%, 03/01/25

 

237,000

 

243,567

 
 

3.96%, 01/29/27

 

219,000

 

234,148

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (d)

 

185,000

 

195,787

 
 

3.51%, 01/23/29

 

23,000

 

23,920

 
 

4.01%, 04/23/29

 

196,000

 

211,043

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

146,000

 

159,462

 
 

3.70%, 05/06/30 (d)

 

65,000

 

68,503

 
 

KKR Group Finance Co. VI LLC

         
 

3.75%, 07/01/29 (a)

 

125,000

 

128,033

 
 

LafargeHolcim Finance US LLC

         
 

4.75%, 09/22/46 (a)

 

200,000

 

197,026

 
 

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 06/15/23 (a)

 

12,000

 

12,678

 
 

4.57%, 02/01/29 (a)

 

39,000

 

42,844

 
 

4.85%, 08/01/44 (a)

 

125,000

 

137,282

 
 

Lincoln National Corporation

         
 

3.80%, 03/01/28

 

42,000

 

44,059

 
 

4.35%, 03/01/48

 

70,000

 

73,699

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

         
 

6.75%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/27/26) (e)

 

90,000

 

91,979

 
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (e)

 

162,000

 

170,022

 
 

3.57%, 11/07/28

 

200,000

 

200,407

 
 

Markel Corporation

         
 

4.30%, 11/01/47

 

250,000

 

244,641

 
 

5.00%, 05/20/49

 

60,000

 

65,269

 
 

MassMutual Global Funding II

         
 

2.50%, 04/13/22 - 10/17/22 (a)

 

154,000

 

154,828

 
 

MetLife, Inc.

         
 

4.37%, 09/15/23

 

45,000

 

48,561

 
 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

         
 

3.38%, 01/11/22 (a)

 

48,000

 

49,321

 
 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc

         
 

3.22%, 03/07/22

 

70,000

 

71,492

 
 

3.46%, 03/02/23

 

250,000

 

257,666

 
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

3.88%, 04/29/24

 

101,000

 

106,951

 
 

3.70%, 10/23/24

 

98,000

 

103,230

 
 

3.13%, 07/27/26

 

103,000

 

104,927

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

8


PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

4.35%, 09/08/26

 

181,000

 

193,984

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

196,000

 

205,059

 
 

3.59%, 07/22/28 (d)

 

50,000

 

51,935

 
 

4.38%, 01/22/47

 

30,000

 

33,371

 
 

Navient Corporation

         
 

7.25%, 09/25/23

 

13,000

 

13,886

 
 

New York Life Global Funding

         
 

1.70%, 09/14/21 (a)

 

120,000

 

118,597

 
 

2.88%, 04/10/24 (a)

 

349,000

 

356,259

 
 

New York Life Insurance Company

         
 

4.45%, 05/15/69 (a)

 

48,000

 

52,919

 
 

Nordic Aviation Capital DAC

         
 

5.58%, 03/14/24 (f) (g)

 

115,000

 

120,976

 
 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

         
 

3.70%, 05/15/29

 

16,000

 

16,724

 
 

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC

         
 

2.75%, 06/26/24 (a)

 

223,000

 

224,809

 
 

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

         
 

3.90%, 05/15/29

 

45,000

 

46,637

 
 

Royal Bank of Canada

         
 

3.70%, 10/05/23 (b)

 

125,000

 

131,682

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

200,000

 

213,015

 
 

SLM Corporation

         
 

5.50%, 01/25/23

 

41,000

 

42,114

 
 

Standard Chartered PLC

         
 

4.31%, 05/21/30 (a)

 

100,000

 

103,700

 
 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

         
 

2.85%, 01/11/22

 

250,000

 

252,310

 
 

Synchrony Financial

         
 

5.15%, 03/19/29

 

59,000

 

63,575

 
 

The Blackstone Group L.P.

         
 

4.00%, 10/02/47 (a)

 

44,000

 

42,936

 
 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

         
 

2.91%, 07/24/23

 

117,000

 

118,064

 
 

4.00%, 03/03/24

 

119,000

 

126,206

 
 

3.75%, 05/22/25

 

179,000

 

186,939

 
 

4.25%, 10/21/25

 

34,000

 

36,008

 
 

3.50%, 01/23/25 - 11/16/26

 

176,000

 

181,112

 
 

3.85%, 01/26/27

 

128,000

 

133,692

 
 

3.69%, 06/05/28 (d)

 

9,000

 

9,295

 
 

3.81%, 04/23/29

 

70,000

 

72,875

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

250,000

 

267,764

 
 

5.15%, 05/22/45

 

16,000

 

18,296

 
 

The Huntington National Bank

         
 

2.38%, 03/10/20

 

80,000

 

80,120

 
 

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

         
 

3.45%, 04/23/29

 

250,000

 

262,694

 
 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

         
 

2.65%, 06/12/24

 

250,000

 

252,129

 
 

USA Compression Finance Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 04/01/26

 

38,000

 

40,216

 
 

6.88%, 09/01/27 (a)

 

44,000

 

46,185

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/13/28 (a)

 

215,000

 

233,616

 
 

Wells Fargo & Company

         
 

4.10%, 06/03/26

 

64,000

 

67,871

 
 

3.20%, 06/17/27

 

250,000

 

254,638

 
 

4.40%, 06/14/46

 

23,000

 

24,891

 
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

         
 

2.60%, 01/15/21

 

80,000

 

80,300

 
 

2.90%, 05/27/22

 

250,000

 

252,299

 
 

5.85%, 02/01/37

 

75,000

 

96,247

 
 

Westpac Banking Corporation

         
 

2.75%, 01/11/23

 

125,000

 

126,515

 
 

17,509,494

 

Energy 8.7%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings, LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24

 

107,000

 

41,389

 
 

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

         
 

7.95%, 06/15/39

 

51,000

 

70,091

 
 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

4.25%, 12/01/27

 

19,000

 

20,079

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

66,000

 

70,638

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Apache Corporation

         
 

5.35%, 07/01/49

 

50,000

 

52,811

 
 

Callon Petroleum Company

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

126,148

 
 

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

         
 

2.95%, 01/15/23

 

42,000

 

42,421

 
 

3.85%, 06/01/27

 

55,000

 

57,017

 
 

Chaparral Energy, Inc.

         
 

8.75%, 07/15/23 (a) (c)

 

42,000

 

25,675

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

23,000

 

25,608

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

42,000

 

45,642

 
 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

         
 

7.00%, 10/01/24 (c)

 

50,000

 

44,913

 
 

Concho Resources Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 10/01/47

 

51,000

 

57,456

 
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 04/15/23

 

48,000

 

50,435

 
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

81,000

 

85,283

 
 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

123,000

 

126,300

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (a)

 

9,000

 

9,335

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)

 

9,000

 

9,501

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

139,000

 

145,018

 
 

5.50%, 06/01/27

 

50,000

 

55,899

 
 

5.25%, 04/15/29

 

112,000

 

125,085

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

51,000

 

56,807

 
 

5.15%, 03/15/45

 

40,000

 

40,920

 
 

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.

         
 

6.25%, 04/15/49

 

98,000

 

115,931

 
 

Enlink Midstream, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/29

 

72,000

 

73,892

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

3.35%, 03/15/23

 

51,000

 

52,463

 
 

3.13%, 07/31/29

 

121,000

 

121,549

 
 

6.13%, 10/15/39

 

86,000

 

107,950

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

124,000

 

138,495

 
 

4.20%, 01/31/50

 

57,000

 

58,512

 
 

EQM Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

4.13%, 12/01/26

 

42,000

 

40,495

 
 

Everest Acquisition, LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (a)

 

70,000

 

46,905

 
 

Floatel International Ltd.

         
 

9.00%, 04/11/24 (a)

 

100,000

 

88,750

 
 

Halliburton Company

         
 

3.80%, 11/15/25

 

60,000

 

62,887

 
 

4.85%, 11/15/35

 

59,000

 

63,058

 
 

HollyFrontier Corporation

         
 

5.88%, 04/01/26

 

110,000

 

120,358

 
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

         
 

7.75%, 03/15/32

 

87,000

 

118,991

 
 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

         
 

4.30%, 03/01/28

 

90,000

 

96,291

 
 

5.20%, 03/01/48

 

50,000

 

56,429

 
 

Marathon Oil Corporation

         
 

4.40%, 07/15/27

 

90,000

 

95,393

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28

 

30,000

 

30,516

 
 

4.50%, 04/01/48

 

35,000

 

35,085

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/27

 

14,000

 

14,646

 
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

96,000

 

99,575

 
 

4.50%, 04/15/38

 

40,000

 

40,364

 
 

4.70%, 04/15/48

 

25,000

 

25,422

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/49

 

55,000

 

62,190

 
 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

50,000

 

44,330

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 03/13/27 - 01/23/29

 

368,000

 

361,950

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/24

 

165,000

 

183,263

 
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

461,000

 

483,690

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Saudi Arabian Oil Company

         
 

2.88%, 04/16/24 (a)

 

200,000

 

201,244

 
 

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations L.P.

         
 

4.95%, 01/15/43

 

22,000

 

21,757

 
 

TransCanada PipeLines Limited

         
 

4.25%, 05/15/28

 

100,000

 

107,990

 
 

Transocean Guardian Limited

         
 

5.88%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

21,735

 

22,165

 
 

Transocean Pontus Limited

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (a)

 

14,175

 

14,602

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)

 

90,750

 

93,841

 
 

4,685,450

 

Communication Services 7.3%

 

Altice Luxembourg Fr SA

         
 

8.13%, 02/01/27 (a)

 

200,000

 

210,043

 
 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

2.80%, 02/17/21

 

123,000

 

123,802

 
 

3.62%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 06/12/24 (d)

 

70,000

 

70,817

 
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

93,000

 

104,252

 
 

4.90%, 08/15/37

 

54,000

 

58,319

 
 

4.85%, 03/01/39

 

135,000

 

144,801

 
 

4.30%, 02/15/30 - 12/15/42

 

106,000

 

109,107

 
 

4.35%, 03/01/29 - 06/15/45

 

259,000

 

273,097

 
 

4.75%, 05/15/46

 

100,000

 

105,352

 
 

4.50%, 03/09/48

 

27,000

 

27,675

 
 

CCO Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.50%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

36,000

 

37,718

 
 

5.88%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

33,000

 

34,830

 
 

5.38%, 06/01/29 (a)

 

61,000

 

62,993

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 04/01/38 - 05/01/47

 

212,000

 

226,498

 
 

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

         
 

7.00%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

100,000

 

88,246

 
 

Comcast Corporation

         
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

205,000

 

234,682

 
 

4.00%, 08/15/47

 

100,000

 

105,299

 
 

4.05%, 11/01/52

 

50,000

 

53,110

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

170,000

 

207,111

 
 

Discovery Communications, LLC

         
 

5.20%, 09/20/47

 

25,000

 

26,390

 
 

Fox Corporation

         
 

5.48%, 01/25/39 (a)

 

60,000

 

70,585

 
 

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

         
 

4.38%, 04/01/21

 

165,000

 

171,077

 
 

Netflix, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 11/15/29 (a)

 

46,000

 

48,925

 
 

Nexstar Escrow Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

30,000

 

30,751

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

35,000

 

35,801

 
 

5.38%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

75,000

 

77,821

 
 

5.00%, 08/01/27 (a)

 

95,000

 

96,772

 
 

5.50%, 07/01/29 (a)

 

68,000

 

69,721

 
 

Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC

         
 

6.75%, 06/15/39

 

40,000

 

46,803

 
 

Sprint Capital Corporation

         
 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

105,000

 

108,772

 
 

Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U.

         
 

4.10%, 03/08/27

 

150,000

 

159,454

 
 

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC

         
 

8.38%, 03/15/23

 

55,000

 

65,172

 
 

TWDC Enterprise 18 Corp.

         
 

6.55%, 03/15/33 (a)

 

38,000

 

52,222

 
 

6.90%, 08/15/39 (a)

 

36,000

 

53,692

 
 

4.75%, 09/15/44 (a)

 

29,000

 

35,327

 
 

3.00%, 07/30/46

 

32,000

 

30,225

 
 

Verizon Communications Inc.

         
 

3.50%, 11/01/24

 

167,000

 

175,278

 
 

4.02%, 12/03/29 (a)

 

70,000

 

75,870

 
 

4.86%, 08/21/46

 

140,000

 

162,740

 
 

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company

         
 

4.38%, 05/30/28

 

88,000

 

94,993

 
 

3,966,143

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Health Care 7.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

3.75%, 11/30/26

 

95,000

 

102,502

 
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

33,000

 

39,117

 
 

AbbVie Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 05/14/35

 

91,000

 

93,346

 
 

4.45%, 05/14/46

 

17,000

 

16,731

 
 

4.88%, 11/14/48

 

75,000

 

78,831

 
 

Allergan Funding SCS

         
 

4.85%, 06/15/44

 

29,000

 

30,084

 
 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (a)

 

10,000

 

10,366

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (a)

 

92,000

 

95,709

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

3,000

 

3,037

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 - 01/15/28 (a)

 

37,000

 

39,000

 
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

32,000

 

32,639

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (a)

 

133,000

 

146,426

 
 

5.75%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

37,000

 

38,871

 
 

Becton, Dickinson and Company

         
 

3.73%, 12/15/24

 

78,000

 

81,865

 
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

         
 

4.13%, 06/15/39 (a)

 

114,000

 

123,393

 
 

4.25%, 10/26/49 (a)

 

145,000

 

159,662

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

16,000

 

16,263

 
 

Celgene Corporation

         
 

4.63%, 05/15/44

 

64,000

 

72,771

 
 

4.35%, 11/15/47

 

77,000

 

85,063

 
 

Centene Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/25

 

99,000

 

102,165

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corporation

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

148,000

 

155,786

 
 

Cigna Corporation

         
 

3.20%, 09/17/20 (a)

 

111,000

 

111,987

 
 

4.38%, 10/15/28 (a)

 

118,000

 

127,174

 
 

4.80%, 08/15/38 (a)

 

60,000

 

64,591

 
 

4.90%, 12/15/48 (a)

 

32,000

 

34,791

 
 

CVS Health Corporation

         
 

2.88%, 06/01/26

 

15,000

 

14,723

 
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

146,000

 

152,139

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

222,000

 

236,427

 
 

Forest Laboratories, LLC

         
 

5.00%, 12/15/21 (a)

 

118,000

 

123,757

 
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

         
 

3.65%, 03/01/26

 

38,000

 

40,209

 
 

4.00%, 09/01/36

 

17,000

 

17,923

 
 

4.15%, 03/01/47

 

69,000

 

72,384

 
 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC

         
 

2.88%, 06/01/22

 

125,000

 

127,180

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/24

 

7,000

 

7,623

 
 

5.63%, 09/01/28

 

20,000

 

21,624

 
 

5.13%, 06/15/39

 

52,000

 

54,022

 
 

5.25%, 06/15/26 - 06/15/49

 

196,000

 

208,704

 
 

Humana Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 12/01/42

 

40,000

 

42,385

 
 

Legacy Lifepoint Health, Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

130,905

 
 

Mylan Inc

         
 

5.20%, 04/15/48

 

141,000

 

130,799

 
 

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 04/01/27 (a)

 

86,000

 

84,449

 
 

Pfizer Inc.

         
 

2.80%, 03/11/22

 

46,000

 

46,886

 
 

2.75%, 06/03/26

 

37,000

 

37,523

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

         
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

11,000

 

11,550

 
 

4.63%, 07/15/24

 

39,000

 

39,606

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

         
 

2.88%, 12/15/21

 

125,000

 

126,848

 
 

3.10%, 03/15/26

 

41,000

 

42,413

 
 

4.45%, 12/15/48

 

51,000

 

58,600

 
 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

96,000

 

100,228

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

46,000

 

48,823

 
 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

         
 

3.55%, 04/01/25

 

39,000

 

40,192

 
 

3,880,092

 

Utilities 6.3%

 

AEP Transmission Company, LLC

         
 

3.80%, 06/15/49

 

40,000

 

41,102

 
 

Alabama Power Company

         
 

3.70%, 12/01/47

 

150,000

 

152,172

 
 

Ameren Illinois Company

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

52,000

 

60,758

 
 

Appalachian Power Company

         
 

3.30%, 06/01/27

 

150,000

 

152,808

 
 

AVANGRID, Inc.

         
 

3.15%, 12/01/24

 

199,000

 

202,524

 
 

Calpine Corporation

         
 

5.25%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

26,000

 

26,468

 
 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

         
 

5.20%, 08/15/19

 

49,000

 

49,115

 
 

DPL Inc.

         
 

4.35%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

127,000

 

128,573

 
 

Duke Energy Corporation

         
 

3.95%, 08/15/47

 

75,000

 

75,713

 
 

Duke Energy Florida, LLC

         
 

3.20%, 01/15/27

 

38,000

 

39,192

 
 

3.80%, 07/15/28

 

122,000

 

132,130

 
 

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

         
 

6.40%, 09/15/20 (a)

 

121,000

 

126,088

 
 

5.90%, 12/01/21 (a)

 

116,000

 

124,071

 
 

Eversource Energy

         
 

2.80%, 05/01/23

 

34,000

 

34,379

 
 

Exelon Corporation

         
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

32,000

 

37,210

 
 

4.45%, 04/15/46

 

200,000

 

215,000

 
 

FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC

         
 

4.35%, 01/15/25 (a)

 

88,000

 

94,368

 
 

5.45%, 07/15/44 (a)

 

67,000

 

80,228

 
 

Florida Power & Light Company

         
 

3.70%, 12/01/47

 

150,000

 

156,529

 
 

Nevada Power Company

         
 

3.70%, 05/01/29

 

106,000

 

113,303

 
 

6.65%, 04/01/36

 

18,000

 

24,501

 
 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2.90%, 04/01/22

 

119,000

 

120,844

 
 

PacifiCorp

         
 

4.15%, 02/15/50

 

125,000

 

138,335

 
 

Public Service Company of New Hampshire

         
 

3.60%, 07/01/49

 

250,000

 

255,047

 
 

Sempra Energy

         
 

4.00%, 02/01/48

 

70,000

 

68,501

 
 

Southern California Edison Company

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

37,000

 

37,079

 
 

Tampa Electric Company

         
 

4.45%, 06/15/49

 

18,000

 

20,160

 
 

The AES Corporation

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/23

 

164,000

 

168,377

 
 

5.13%, 09/01/27

 

73,000

 

77,022

 
 

The Connecticut Light and Power Company

         
 

4.00%, 04/01/48

 

47,000

 

51,405

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

         
 

3.55%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

82,000

 

82,613

 
 

5.00%, 07/31/27 (a)

 

28,000

 

28,963

 
 

WEC Energy Group Inc.

         
 

2.45%, 06/15/20

 

96,000

 

95,998

 
 

3.55%, 06/15/25

 

44,000

 

46,177

 
 

Xcel Energy Inc.

         
 

4.70%, 05/15/20

 

107,000

 

107,901

 
 

6.50%, 07/01/36

 

22,000

 

28,881

 
 

3,393,535

 

Industrials 6.2%

 

Aircastle Limited

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

42,526

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

135,000

 

138,610

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.

         
 

4.13%, 08/15/25 (a)

 

56,000

 

56,569

 
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)

 

172,000

 

180,097

 
 

4.38%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

26,000

 

26,033

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (a)

 

104,000

 

109,265

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Limited

         
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (a)

 

100,000

 

105,740

 
 

5.25%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

277,000

 

295,528

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

53,000

 

53,061

 
 

Burlington Northern Santa FE, LLC

         
 

4.05%, 06/15/48

 

63,000

 

69,405

 
 

CNH Industrial N.V.

         
 

4.50%, 08/15/23

 

115,000

 

120,493

 
 

CSX Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 11/15/48

 

31,000

 

36,016

 
 

Equifax Inc.

         
 

3.30%, 12/15/22

 

250,000

 

255,157

 
 

General Electric Company

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (e)

 

188,000

 

180,442

 
 

4.50%, 03/11/44

 

50,000

 

48,452

 
 

General Motors Company

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/28

 

195,000

 

205,662

 
 

Hubbell Incorporated

         
 

3.35%, 03/01/26

 

250,000

 

251,063

 
 

International Lease Finance Corporation

         
 

8.25%, 12/15/20

 

45,000

 

48,545

 
 

Owens Corning

         
 

4.40%, 01/30/48

 

150,000

 

127,045

 
 

Park Aerospace Holdings Limited

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/23 (a)

 

136,000

 

140,641

 
 

5.50%, 02/15/24 (a)

 

24,000

 

25,853

 
 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V.

         
 

2.90%, 05/27/22 (a)

 

73,000

 

74,229

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/27 (a)

 

28,000

 

28,350

 
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

63,000

 

62,528

 
 

Union Pacific Corporation

         
 

4.05%, 03/01/46

 

84,000

 

87,817

 
 

4.50%, 09/10/48

 

125,000

 

141,763

 
 

United Technologies Corporation

         
 

2.65%, 11/01/26

 

51,000

 

51,216

 
 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

         
 

4.00%, 06/15/25 (c)

 

98,000

 

104,578

 
 

5.50%, 06/15/45

 

125,000

 

147,798

 
 

Waste Connections US, Inc.

         
 

3.50%, 05/01/29

 

44,000

 

45,752

 
 

Waste Management, Inc.

         
 

3.20%, 06/15/26

 

36,000

 

37,446

 
 

3.45%, 06/15/29

 

54,000

 

56,824

 
 

3,354,504

 

Consumer Staples 4.5%

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

         
 

4.90%, 02/01/46

 

371,000

 

412,437

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

130,000

 

123,533

 
 

4.54%, 08/15/47

 

106,000

 

98,724

 
 

Constellation Brands, Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 05/01/23

 

70,000

 

74,411

 
 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

         
 

7.75%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

15,000

 

16,215

 
 

General Mills, Inc.

         
 

4.70%, 04/17/48 (c)

 

37,000

 

39,904

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (a)

 

171,000

 

177,648

 
 

JBS USA Food Company

         
 

5.88%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

16,000

 

16,463

 
 

JBS USA LUX SA

         
 

6.50%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

107,000

 

116,223

 
 

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

         
 

2.55%, 09/15/26

 

50,000

 

47,766

 
 

4.99%, 05/25/38

 

30,000

 

33,009

 
 

4.42%, 12/15/46

 

100,000

 

99,980

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

5.09%, 05/25/48

 

25,000

 

27,969

 
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Company

         
 

4.38%, 06/01/46

 

70,000

 

66,479

 
 

Mars, Incorporated

         
 

3.60%, 04/01/34 (a)

 

44,000

 

46,860

 
 

3.95%, 04/01/49 (a)

 

95,000

 

101,698

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (a) (c)

 

121,000

 

107,086

 
 

Philip Morris International Inc.

         
 

3.38%, 08/15/29

 

125,000

 

128,660

 
 

4.25%, 11/10/44

 

75,000

 

78,270

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

         
 

5.75%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

55,000

 

55,854

 
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

5.70%, 08/15/35

 

86,000

 

94,396

 
 

The Kroger Co.

         
 

4.65%, 01/15/48

 

24,000

 

24,130

 
 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 06/02/47

 

12,000

 

12,537

 
 

5.10%, 09/28/48

 

100,000

 

112,746

 
 

Walmart Inc.

         
 

2.85%, 07/08/24

 

250,000

 

257,641

 
 

WM. Wrigley Jr. Company

         
 

3.38%, 10/21/20 (a)

 

86,000

 

87,167

 
 

2,457,806

 

Consumer Discretionary 4.3%

 

Adient US LLC

         
 

7.00%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

13,000

 

13,375

 
 

Amazon.com, Inc.

         
 

3.88%, 08/22/37

 

90,000

 

99,058

 
 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 10/15/27

 

35,000

 

30,407

 
 

Delphi Technologies PLC

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

60,000

 

53,400

 
 

Discovery Communications, LLC

         
 

4.13%, 05/15/29

 

61,000

 

63,464

 
 

5.30%, 05/15/49

 

25,000

 

26,857

 
 

Dollar General Corporation

         
 

3.25%, 04/15/23

 

112,000

 

115,087

 
 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

31,000

 

32,761

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 04/15/26

 

203,000

 

219,754

 
 

5.75%, 06/01/28

 

49,000

 

54,022

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25

 

5,000

 

5,117

 
 

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH

         
 

5.50%, 09/15/26 (a) (h)

 

131,000

 

127,375

 
 

IHOL Verwaltungs GmbH

         
 

6.75%, 05/15/27 (a) (h)

 

200,000

 

201,000

 
 

KFC Holding Co.

         
 

5.00%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

8,000

 

8,261

 
 

Lowe`s Companies, Inc.

         
 

4.05%, 05/03/47

 

60,000

 

59,715

 
 

4.55%, 04/05/49

 

101,000

 

108,898

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 09/15/26

 

119,000

 

127,628

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (a) (c)

 

76,000

 

74,351

 
 

Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

91,000

 

91,792

 
 

New Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

70,000

 

72,107

 
 

8.75%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

59,000

 

61,959

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

         
 

5.25%, 11/15/22

 

30,000

 

32,448

 
 

Sands China Ltd.

         
 

5.13%, 08/08/25 (i)

 

132,000

 

142,600

 
 

5.40%, 08/08/28 (i)

 

63,000

 

68,799

 
 

The Home Depot, Inc.

         
 

2.13%, 09/15/26

 

81,000

 

79,257

 
 

3.90%, 12/06/28

 

41,000

 

45,160

 
 

2.95%, 06/15/29

 

125,000

 

128,151

 
 

4.50%, 12/06/48

 

49,000

 

57,831

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

63,000

 

63,810

 
 

Warner Media, LLC

         
 

7.63%, 04/15/31

 

59,000

 

78,553

 
 

2,342,997

 

Information Technology 4.3%

 

Broadcom Corporation

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

220,000

 

215,632

 
 

3.50%, 01/15/28

 

74,000

 

69,973

 
 

Broadcom Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

100,000

 

102,120

 
 

Dell International L.L.C.

         
 

5.30%, 10/01/29 (a) (i)

 

125,000

 

131,554

 
 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

         
 

3.00%, 08/15/26

 

71,000

 

71,911

 
 

4.75%, 05/15/48

 

47,000

 

52,242

 
 

Fiserv, Inc.

         
 

3.20%, 07/01/26

 

250,000

 

255,570

 
 

4.20%, 10/01/28 (i)

 

80,000

 

86,617

 
 

International Business Machines Corporation

         
 

2.85%, 05/13/22

 

234,000

 

237,949

 
 

3.00%, 05/15/24

 

100,000

 

102,680

 
 

4.25%, 05/15/49

 

100,000

 

107,251

 
 

Microsoft Corporation

         
 

3.70%, 08/08/46

 

79,000

 

85,754

 
 

NXP B.V.

         
 

4.63%, 06/01/23 (a)

 

147,000

 

154,965

 
 

5.35%, 03/01/26 (a)

 

99,000

 

109,511

 
 

4.30%, 06/18/29 (a)

 

95,000

 

97,868

 
 

Oracle Corporation

         
 

3.85%, 07/15/36

 

59,000

 

62,838

 
 

3.80%, 11/15/37

 

39,000

 

41,285

 
 

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

83,000

 

89,203

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (a)

 

88,000

 

88,176

 
 

ViaSat, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

31,000

 

32,250

 
 

Visa Inc.

         
 

4.30%, 12/14/45

 

99,000

 

116,954

 
 

2,312,303

 

Materials 3.3%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (a)

 

260,000

 

279,936

 
 

Berry Global Escrow Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

94,000

 

95,998

 
 

CF Industries, Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

106,000

 

110,973

 
 

5.38%, 03/15/44

 

200,000

 

187,780

 
 

Corning Incorporated

         
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

67,000

 

79,054

 
 

DuPont de Nemours, Inc

         
 

4.21%, 11/15/23

 

72,000

 

76,960

 
 

4.49%, 11/15/25

 

60,000

 

66,358

 
 

5.42%, 11/15/48

 

13,000

 

15,783

 
 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (a)

 

31,000

 

31,775

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

5.45%, 03/15/43

 

113,000

 

103,515

 
 

Glencore Finance (Canada) Limited

         
 

5.55%, 10/25/42 (a) (j)

 

21,000

 

21,927

 
 

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Company

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

40,000

 

38,593

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

127,000

 

131,801

 
 

Olin Corporation

         
 

5.13%, 09/15/27

 

27,000

 

27,712

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

80,000

 

79,259

 
 

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.13%, 07/15/23 (a)

 

103,000

 

104,946

 
 

Samarco Mineracao S/A

         
 

0.00%, 09/26/24 (g) (k) (l) (m)

 

200,000

 

159,129

 
 

The Dow Chemical Company

         
 

4.25%, 10/01/34

 

65,000

 

67,982

 
 

4.80%, 05/15/49 (a)

 

51,000

 

54,876

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

                           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

WRKCo Inc.

         
 

3.90%, 06/01/28

 

39,000

 

39,971

 
 

1,774,328

 

Real Estate 2.6%

 

American Tower Corporation

         
 

3.80%, 08/15/29

 

176,000

 

182,159

 
 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

         
 

3.20%, 01/15/28

 

84,000

 

86,793

 
 

Boston Properties Limited Partnership

         
 

2.75%, 10/01/26

 

18,000

 

17,710

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

72,000

 

79,672

 
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

         
 

2.25%, 09/01/21

 

55,000

 

54,741

 
 

3.80%, 02/15/28

 

89,000

 

92,168

 
 

5.20%, 02/15/49

 

31,000

 

35,412

 
 

Equinix, Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 01/01/25

 

46,000

 

47,892

 
 

5.38%, 05/15/27

 

63,000

 

67,620

 
 

ERP Operating Limited Partnership

         
 

3.50%, 03/01/28

 

54,000

 

56,897

 
 

3.00%, 07/01/29

 

125,000

 

126,538

 
 

HCP, Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 07/15/26

 

18,000

 

18,131

 
 

3.50%, 07/15/29

 

32,000

 

32,124

 
 

Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P.

         
 

3.75%, 10/15/23

 

86,000

 

88,135

 
 

Realty Income Corporation

         
 

3.00%, 01/15/27

 

29,000

 

29,186

 
 

3.65%, 01/15/28

 

68,000

 

71,451

 
 

3.25%, 06/15/29

 

104,000

 

105,868

 
 

Regency Centers, L.P.

         
 

3.60%, 02/01/27

 

43,000

 

44,336

 
 

Simon Property Group, L.P.

         
 

3.38%, 06/15/27 (c)

 

154,000

 

159,993

 
 

3.38%, 12/01/27

 

12,000

 

12,463

 
 

1,409,289

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $44,749,242)

47,085,941

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 7.8%

U.S. Treasury Securities 7.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

         
 

2.50%, 02/15/45

 

870,000

 

865,786

 
 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

1.13%, 08/31/21

 

50,000

 

49,320

 
 

2.38%, 02/29/24

 

2,050,000

 

2,107,016

 
 

2.25%, 02/15/27

 

1,170,000

 

1,198,336

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $4,025,417)

4,220,458

 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 3.1%

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A9-A9, 1.80%, 09/20/19

 

600,000

 

599,226

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-2, 3.16%, 08/24/20 (a)

 

95,400

 

95,943

 
 

GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation

         
 

Series 2017-A3-1, 2.06%, 06/22/20 (a)

 

36,721

 

36,686

 
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.60%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

100,000

 

100,302

 
 

Kubota Credit Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-1A, 1.50%, 07/15/20 (a)

 

48,752

 

48,680

 
 

United Airlines Pass Through Certificates

         
 

Series 2018-A-1, 3.70%, 03/01/30

 

147,389

 

148,524

 
 

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

         
 

Series 2018-B-1, 4.60%, 03/01/26

 

27,062

 

28,004

 
 

United Airlines, Inc.

         
 

Series 2012-A-1, 4.15%, 04/11/24

 

129,663

 

134,304

 
 

Verizon Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A1A-3A, 2.06%, 04/20/22 (a)

 

512,000

 

511,425

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $1,684,887)

1,703,094

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 0.4%

Communication Services 0.1%

 

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

         
 

Bridge Term Loan, 0.00%, 11/30/19 (d) (n)

 

67,000

 

66,079

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Materials 0.1%

 

BWAY Holding Company

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (d)

 

59,695

 

57,581

 

Utilities 0.1%

 

PG&E Corp

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/31/20 (d)

 

52,500

 

52,631

 

Financials 0.1%

 

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/29/24 (d)

 

18,919

 

18,938

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $196,778)

195,229

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 2.2%

Investment Companies 1.2%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (o)

 

626,180

 

626,180

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.8%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.33% (o)

 

437,060

 

437,060

 

U.S. Treasury Securities 0.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

         
 

2.27%, 09/12/19 (p)

 

100,000

 

99,580

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $1,162,803)

1,162,820

 

Total Investments 100.6% (cost $51,819,127)

 

54,367,542

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(2,289)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.6)%

 

(307,500)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

54,057,753

 

(a) The Adviser has deemed this security, which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2019, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities was $13,825,349 and 25.6% of the fund.

(b) Convertible security.

(c) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2019.

(d) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(e) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(f) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(g) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees.

(h) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(i) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(j) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of June 30, 2019.

(k) Non-income producing security.

(l) As of June 30, 2019, issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(m) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See the table of Restricted

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

Securities below.

(n) This senior loan will settle after June 30, 2019. If a reference rate and spread is presented, it will go into effect upon settlement.

(o) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

(p) The coupon rate represents the yield to maturity.

                                 

Restricted Securities

   

Initial Acquisition

 

Cost ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

 
 

Samarco Mineracao S/A, 0.00%, 09/26/24

07/16/18

 

142,215

 

159,129

 

0.3

 
                         

Unfunded Commitments

             
     

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

     
 

PG&E Corp. – DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

17,413

131

     

17,413

131

                               

PPM Credit Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts1

 

Expiration

 

Notional1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Long Contracts

United States 2 Year Note

 

14

 

October 2019

   

2,996,222

 

(571)

   

16,270

 

United States Long Bond

 

33

 

September 2019

   

5,007,279

 

(4,125)

   

127,315

 
                 

(4,696)

   

143,585

 

Short Contracts

United States 10 Year Note

 

(21)

 

September 2019

   

(2,651,091)

 

(656)

   

(36,253)

 

United States 10 Year Ultra Bond

 

(16)

 

September 2019

   

(2,179,981)

 

(500)

   

(30,019)

 

United States 5 Year Note

 

(7)

 

October 2019

   

(825,303)

 

   

(1,791)

 

United States Ultra Bond

 

(19)

 

September 2019

   

(3,295,876)

 

3,563

   

(77,811)

 
                 

2,407

   

(145,874)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 93.2%

Consumer Discretionary 20.3%

 

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company

         
 

Term Loan B3, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/15/24 (a)

 

212,050

 

210,284

 
 

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.94%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/30/25 (a)

 

93,489

 

93,038

 
 

Adient US LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.82%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 05/03/24 (a)

 

30,000

 

29,194

 
 

Term Loan B, 6.89%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 05/03/24 (a)

 

90,000

 

87,582

 
 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 07/28/22 (a)

 

133,517

 

133,212

 
 

2019 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/18/26 (a) (b)

 

4,054

 

4,034

 
 

2019 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/18/26 (a) (b)

 

40,946

 

40,741

 
 

Alterra Mountain Company

         
 

Term Loan B1, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/28/24 (a)

 

128,371

 

127,729

 
 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 09/26/25 (a)

 

95,644

 

93,792

 
 

American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.66%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (a)

 

101,986

 

99,660

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (a)

 

51,745

 

50,565

 
 

Bass Pro Group, LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.40%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/15/23 (a)

 

93,228

 

88,897

 
 

Boing US Holdco Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.67%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 09/20/24 (a)

 

39,600

 

39,435

 
 

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 06/30/23 (a)

 

168,725

 

166,194

 
 

2019 Incremental Term Loan B2, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/23/25 (a) (b)

 

5,000

 

4,952

 
 

Boyd Gaming Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B3, 4.61%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 09/15/23 (a)

 

111,707

 

110,997

 
 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation

         
 

2017 Term Loan B5, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 11/17/24 (a)

 

95,000

 

95,179

 
 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company

         
 

Exit Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/03/24 (a) (b)

 

34,911

 

34,595

 
 

Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/03/24 (a)

 

167,870

 

166,349

 
 

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 12/23/24 (a)

 

365,088

 

358,622

 
 

Callaway Golf Company

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.92%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/31/25 (a)

 

42,893

 

43,250

 
 

Camelot UK Holdco Limited

         
 

Term Loan, 5.68%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/03/23 (a)

 

82,612

 

82,760

 
 

Champ Acquisition Corporation

         
 

Term Loan, 7.83%, (3M LIBOR + 5.50%), 12/17/25 (a)

 

54,725

 

54,041

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.33%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (a)

 

311,913

 

311,445

 
 

CityCenter Holdings, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 04/14/24 (a)

 

242,668

 

241,542

 
 

Coinamatic Canada Inc.

         
 

Canadian 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 05/13/22 (a)

 

3,973

 

3,894

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Constellis Holdings, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.58%, (1M LIBOR + 5.00%), 04/17/24 (a)

 

69,293

 

51,970

 
 

Core & Main LP

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/19/24 (a) (b)

 

56,000

 

55,807

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/19/24 (a)

 

98,995

 

98,655

 
 

Creative Artists Agency, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/15/24 (a)

 

94,270

 

93,893

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.64%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (a)

 

150,000

 

147,421

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/12/26 (a)

 

198,000

 

195,171

 
 

Dana Incorporated

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/26 (a) (b)

 

35,000

 

34,898

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/26 (a)

 

94,763

 

94,486

 
 

Delta 2 (LUX) S.a.r.l.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (a)

 

145,000

 

141,447

 
 

DexKo Global Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/24/24 (a)

 

49,590

 

49,342

 
 

Dynacast International LLC

         
 

Term Loan B2, 5.58%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/28/22 (a)

 

98,711

 

95,010

 
 

Eldorado Resorts LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.69%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/15/24 (a)

 

93,999

 

93,560

 
 

Equinox Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/08/24 (a)

 

89,093

 

88,797

 
 

ESH Hospitality, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/30/23 (a)

 

157,489

 

157,195

 
 

Fitness International, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.65%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/13/25 (a)

 

121,834

 

120,819

 
 

Four Seasons Hotels Limited

         
 

New 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 11/30/23 (a)

 

189,031

 

188,532

 
 

Golden Nugget, Inc.

         
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (a)

 

78,859

 

78,133

 
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (a)

 

98,366

 

97,461

 
 

Hayward Industries, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/04/24 (a)

 

98,992

 

96,796

 
 

Helix Gen Funding, LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 03/02/24 (a)

 

57,305

 

53,836

 
 

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.33%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 11/11/23 (a)

 

37,025

 

36,840

 
 

Hoya Midco, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/21/24 - 06/27/24 (a)

 

73,663

 

72,835

 
 

Inmar Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 04/25/24 (a)

 

129,039

 

121,749

 
 

Interior Logic Group Holdings IV LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.33%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/21/25 (a)

 

99,250

 

97,637

 
 

International Textile Group, Inc

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.33%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 04/19/24 (a) (c)

 

625

 

575

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.44%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 04/19/24 (a) (c)

 

97,500

 

89,700

 
 

IRB Holding Corp

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.64%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/18/25 (a)

 

222,460

 

219,437

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 7.59%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 09/29/23 (a)

 

48,519

 

43,505

 
 

Las Vegas Sands LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.15%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/27/25 (a)

 

218,145

 

216,335

 
 

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 12/24/21 (a)

 

50,000

 

49,750

 
 

Life Time Fitness Inc

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.27%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/22/22 (a)

 

167,864

 

167,025

 
 

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/25 (a)

 

23,696

 

23,518

 
 

Term Loan B, 5.94%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/25 (a)

 

40,653

 

40,348

 
 

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/20/25 (a)

 

177,200

 

175,797

 
 

MA FinanceCo., LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B2, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 11/19/21 (a)

 

50,000

 

49,396

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/09/25 (a)

 

92,535

 

92,458

 
 

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 03/15/25 (a)

 

202,037

 

197,744

 
 

Michaels Stores, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/01/23 (a)

 

208,570

 

201,663

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 10/30/23 (a)

 

29,687

 

27,604

 
 

NPC International, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.94%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/05/24 (a)

 

49,621

 

39,821

 
 

Numericable Group SA

         
 

USD Term Loan B11, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/31/25 (a)

 

197,980

 

188,152

 
 

NVA Holdings, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B3, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/31/25 (a)

 

167,881

 

167,601

 
 

Party City Holdings Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.91%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/19/22 (a)

 

82,239

 

81,607

 
 

PCI Gaming Authority

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/15/26 (a)

 

141,000

 

141,147

 
 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/15/25 (a)

 

149,400

 

148,723

 
 

PetSmart, Inc.

         
 

Consenting Term Loan, 6.67%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 03/11/22 (a)

 

8,031

 

7,807

 
 

Playa Resorts Holding B.V.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/07/24 (a)

 

177,737

 

169,872

 
 

ProQuest LLC

         
 

New Term Loan B, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/24/21 (a)

 

79,155

 

78,858

 
 

Rodan & Fields, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.39%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 06/07/25 (a)

 

49,375

 

44,273

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 8.50%, (3M PRIME + 4.00%), 06/07/25 (a)

 

125

 

112

 
 

Scientific Games International, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B5, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 08/14/24 (a)

 

44,883

 

44,166

 
 

2018 Term Loan B5, 5.23%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 08/14/24 (a)

 

186,396

 

183,420

 
 

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 10/21/23 (a)

 

27,300

 

17,574

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.91%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 10/21/23 (a)

 

96,560

 

62,161

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

ServiceMaster Company

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 11/08/23 (a)

 

26,297

 

26,258

 
 

Shutterfly, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B2, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/17/24 (a) (b)

 

20,000

 

19,985

 
 

Term Loan B2, 4.91%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/17/24 (a)

 

74,882

 

74,826

 
 

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B2, 4.66%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 01/06/24 (a)

 

94,515

 

93,216

 
 

SIWF Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 05/25/25 (a)

 

113,887

 

112,748

 
 

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 4.41%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/09/26 (a)

 

90,000

 

90,028

 
 

Spin Holdco Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 11/14/22 (a)

 

98,992

 

96,907

 
 

SRAM, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (a) (b)

 

25,000

 

24,937

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.23%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (a)

 

36,735

 

36,643

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.29%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (a)

 

39,592

 

39,493

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 7.25%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (a)

 

1,633

 

1,629

 
 

Staples, Inc.

         
 

7 Year Term Loan, 7.60%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 04/05/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

119,824

 
 

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)

         
 

2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, 5.83%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/29/25 (a)

 

265,845

 

265,707

 
 

Station Casinos LLC

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 4.91%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/24/23 (a)

 

167,818

 

166,949

 
 

2016 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/08/23 (a) (b)

 

125,000

 

124,352

 
 

Tenneco, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/01/25 (a)

 

186,563

 

171,964

 
 

TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/25/22 (a)

 

159,212

 

157,487

 
 

Trader Corporation

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/28/23 (a)

 

45,000

 

44,775

 
 

TruGreen Limited Partnership

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 6.16%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 03/19/26 (a)

 

60,000

 

60,038

 
 

Univision Communications Inc.

         
 

Term Loan C5, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (a)

 

122,313

 

116,312

 
 

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC

         
 

2015 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 05/15/22 (a)

 

25,641

 

25,129

 
 

WideOpenWest Finance LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 08/19/23 (a)

 

158,290

 

154,412

 
 

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.36%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/11/25 (a)

 

258,785

 

249,295

 
 

WMG Acquisition Corp.

         
 

2018 Term Loan F, 4.53%, (3M LIBOR + 2.13%), 11/01/23 (a)

 

170,000

 

167,535

 
 

10,544,871

 

Information Technology 13.6%

 

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/31/23 (a) (b)

 

65,000

 

64,043

 
 

Almonde, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/26/24 (a)

 

164,383

 

159,954

 
 

USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/26/24 (a)

 

25,367

 

24,683

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.65%, (3M LIBOR + 7.25%), 04/27/25 (a)

 

50,000

 

49,510

 
 

Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.66%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/19/23 (a)

 

172,579

 

171,932

 
 

AppLovin Corporation

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/13/26 (a)

 

135,445

 

135,022

 
 

Avast Software B.V.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 4.58%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 09/30/23 (a)

 

49,845

 

49,689

 
 

Avaya, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 12/14/24 (a)

 

252,313

 

240,959

 
 

Banff Merger Sub Inc

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 6.58%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/25 (a)

 

216,413

 

204,577

 
 

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/31/25 (a)

 

113,850

 

112,878

 
 

Brave Parent Holdings, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.58%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 04/17/25 (a)

 

49,624

 

49,097

 
 

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 11/01/25 (a)

 

40,550

 

40,474

 
 

Camelot UK Holdco Limited

         
 

2017 Repriced Term Loan, 5.68%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/03/23 (a)

 

11,616

 

11,637

 
 

CommScope, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/07/26 (a)

 

97,300

 

96,911

 
 

Cvent, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/30/24 (a)

 

 

 
 

Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.16%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/30/24 (a)

 

167,859

 

165,383

 
 

Dell International LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.41%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 09/07/23 (a)

 

417,286

 

414,958

 
 

DigiCert, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B1, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/19/24 (a)

 

168,303

 

167,462

 
 

DTI Holdco, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 7.33%, (1M LIBOR + 4.75%), 09/29/23 (a)

 

98,730

 

90,296

 
 

Dynatrace LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 08/08/25 (a)

 

81,133

 

80,909

 
 

Entegris, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 11/05/25 (a)

 

44,775

 

44,747

 
 

Eta Australia Holdings III Pty Ltd

         
 

Term Loan, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 03/08/26 (a)

 

60,000

 

59,963

 
 

EVO Payments International LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/22/23 (a)

 

93,241

 

92,863

 
 

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (a)

 

169,150

 

163,916

 
 

First Data Corporation

         
 

Term Loan, 4.40%, (1M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/26/24 (a)

 

400,000

 

399,504

 
 

Global Tel*Link Corporation

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.65%, (1M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/29/25 (a)

 

148,670

 

141,918

 
 

GlobalLogic Holdings Inc.

         
 

2018 Add On 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/27/25 (a)

 

86,844

 

86,518

 
 

Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 02/15/24 (a)

 

126,663

 

126,631

 
 

II-VI Incorporated

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/28/26 (a) (b)

 

116,250

 

114,434

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Infor (US), Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B6, 5.08%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/07/22 (a)

 

82,339

 

82,075

 
 

IRI Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.02%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/06/25 (a)

 

208,950

 

208,166

 
 

Lumentum Holdings

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/08/25 (a)

 

96,515

 

95,912

 
 

MA FinanceCo., LLC

         
 

USD Term Loan B3, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/19/24 (a)

 

30,907

 

30,251

 
 

McAfee, LLC

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 6.16%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/29/24 (a)

 

18,558

 

18,520

 
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 6.18%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/30/24 (a)

 

176,978

 

176,619

 
 

MH Sub I, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 08/09/24 (a)

 

152,019

 

149,168

 
 

MKS Instruments, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B5, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 01/18/26 (a)

 

44,888

 

44,901

 
 

MLN US HoldCo LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.94%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 07/13/25 (a)

 

89,587

 

85,388

 
 

NaviHealth, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 7.41%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 08/01/25 (a) (c)

 

89,325

 

88,432

 
 

NeuStar, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B4, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/08/24 (a)

 

197,487

 

191,069

 
 

Nuvei Technologies Corp.

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 06/21/26 (a) (b)

 

45,000

 

44,325

 
 

ON Semiconductor Corporation

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.15%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/31/23 (a)

 

80,000

 

78,822

 
 

Presidio, Inc.

         
 

2017 Refinanced Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 (a)

 

1,524

 

1,517

 
 

2017 Refinanced Term Loan B, 5.34%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 (a)

 

112,292

 

111,777

 
 

PSAV Holdings LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.58%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/23/25 (a)

 

3,061

 

2,971

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/23/25 (a)

 

50,065

 

48,579

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.69%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 02/23/25 (a)

 

49,831

 

48,351

 
 

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.

         
 

2017 Incremental 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.58%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 11/03/23 (a)

 

165,941

 

152,915

 
 

Radiate Holdco, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/09/23 (a)

 

202,863

 

197,930

 
 

Rocket Software, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/20/25 (a)

 

119,700

 

116,857

 
 

Seattle Spinco, Inc.

         
 

USD Term Loan B3, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/19/24 (a)

 

208,725

 

204,290

 
 

Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 10/30/22 (a)

 

107,337

 

107,740

 
 

2019 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 05/22/26 (a) (b)

 

90,000

 

89,737

 
 

Sophia, L.P.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.58%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 09/30/22 (a)

 

163,263

 

162,733

 
 

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.A.R.L.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B4, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (a) (b)

 

12,368

 

12,312

 
 

2018 Term Loan B4, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (a)

 

77,430

 

77,082

 
 

SS&C Technologies Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B3, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (a) (b)

 

17,632

 

17,553

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

2018 Term Loan B3, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (a)

 

112,907

 

112,399

 
 

SurveyMonkey Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.14%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 10/10/25 (a) (c)

 

73,333

 

73,333

 
 

TriTech Software Systems

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 08/16/25 (a)

 

89,550

 

88,356

 
 

Verifone Systems, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.52%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/09/25 (a)

 

204,100

 

197,467

 
 

Vertafore, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/04/25 (a)

 

55,969

 

53,706

 
 

Western Digital Corporation

         
 

2018 Term Loan B4, 4.15%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 04/29/23 (a)

 

198,992

 

194,680

 
 

WEX Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B2, 0.00%, 07/01/23 (a) (b)

 

50,000

 

49,509

 
 

Term Loan B3, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 05/17/26 (a)

 

98,735

 

97,765

 
 

7,074,075

 

Industrials 11.5%

 

1199169 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company

         
 

2019 Term Loan B2, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 01/25/26 (a)

 

24,126

 

24,212

 
 

Advanced Disposal Services Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B3, 4.64%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 11/10/23 (a)

 

174,526

 

174,220

 
 

AI Mistral Holdco Limited

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/26/24 (a)

 

113,835

 

99,179

 
 

Allegiant Travel Company

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.07%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 01/29/24 (a)

 

89,775

 

89,719

 
 

Altran Technologies

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/31/25 (a)

 

59,398

 

59,287

 
 

American Airlines, Inc.

         
 

Repriced Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/28/23 (a)

 

232,602

 

229,171

 
 

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC

         
 

Term Loan B3, 4.13%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 01/15/25 (a)

 

107,519

 

107,318

 
 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 01/02/25 (a) (b)

 

60,000

 

59,220

 
 

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 6.73%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/16/24 (a)

 

76,143

 

73,510

 
 

Term Loan, 6.84%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/16/24 - 06/17/24 (a)

 

49,068

 

47,371

 
 

2017 Term Loan, 6.84%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/17/24 (a)

 

37,649

 

36,347

 
 

BrightView Landscapes, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.94%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/09/25 - 08/15/25 (a)

 

125,730

 

125,416

 
 

Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/26/25 (a)

 

223,875

 

223,315

 
 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.33%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/29/24 (a)

 

34,102

 

33,953

 
 

Cortes NP Acquisition Corporation

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 11/30/23 (a)

 

250,000

 

237,500

 
 

DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/31/25 (a)

 

98,791

 

95,334

 
 

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B1, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 01/25/26 (a)

 

44,874

 

45,034

 
 

Electrical Components International, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.58%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/22/25 (a)

 

81,825

 

74,460

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Element Materials Technology Group US Holdings Inc.

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B, 6.15%, (1M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/28/24 - 06/29/24 (a)

 

79,196

 

78,899

 
 

Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.

         
 

USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.58%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/25/24 (a)

 

59,397

 

57,764

 
 

EWT Holdings III Corp.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/13/24 (a)

 

64,345

 

64,023

 
 

Filtration Group Corporation

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/27/25 (a)

 

167,875

 

167,365

 
 

Gardner Denver, Inc.

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B, 5.15%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/30/24 (a)

 

123,285

 

123,363

 
 

Gates Global LLC

         
 

2017 USD Repriced Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/01/24 (a)

 

196,962

 

195,574

 
 

GFL Environmental Inc.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/11/25 (a)

 

168,347

 

165,461

 
 

Hamilton Holdco, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.33%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 06/01/25 (a)

 

149,061

 

147,943

 
 

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/16/23 (a)

 

168,660

 

163,995

 
 

Hillman Group Inc. (The)

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.40%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/16/25 (a)

 

118,800

 

114,196

 
 

IBC Capital Limited

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/11/23 (a)

 

66,880

 

66,657

 
 

Janus International Group, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/07/25 (a) (c)

 

91,741

 

90,824

 
 

L&W, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.40%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/18/25 (a) (c)

 

99,000

 

96,525

 
 

MX Holdings US, Inc.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B1C, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/18/25 (a)

 

74,249

 

74,064

 
 

Navistar International Corporation

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.91%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/01/24 (a)

 

130,000

 

129,553

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

         
 

USD Term Loan B, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/26 (a)

 

177,300

 

175,860

 
 

Pelican Products, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.91%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/18/25 (a)

 

99,000

 

97,144

 
 

Pike Corporation

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.91%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/25 (a)

 

91,855

 

91,905

 
 

PODS, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.16%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/21/24 (a)

 

98,995

 

97,428

 
 

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC

         
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/02/22 (a)

 

237,312

 

235,554

 
 

Rexnord LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/21/24 (a)

 

140,000

 

139,790

 
 

Robertshaw US Holding Corp

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.94%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 02/14/25 (a) (c)

 

98,750

 

90,850

 
 

Sabre Industries, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 6.89%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 04/09/26 (a) (d)

 

95,000

 

94,822

 
 

Spectrum Holdings III Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/26/25 (a)

 

89,863

 

84,695

 
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/20/24 (a)

 

193,769

 

192,841

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Titan Acquisition Limited

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/16/25 (a)

 

202,524

 

193,129

 
 

Trans Union, LLC

         
 

Term Loan B3, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/09/23 (a)

 

154,102

 

153,745

 
 

TransDigm, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan G, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/22/24 (a)

 

197,494

 

193,214

 
 

2018 Term Loan E, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/14/25 (a)

 

118,797

 

115,926

 
 

USI, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.33%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/16/24 (a)

 

98,242

 

95,664

 
 

USIC Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/09/23 (a)

 

88,849

 

88,109

 
 

VC GB Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/28/24 (a)

 

59,417

 

58,080

 
 

West Corporation

         
 

Term Loan, 6.44%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 10/03/24 (a)

 

112,568

 

104,876

 
 

XPO Logistics, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B1, 4.88%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/24/25 (a)

 

95,000

 

95,034

 
 

5,969,438

 

Health Care 11.1%

 

Accelerated Health Systems, LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.92%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/02/25 (a)

 

19,900

 

19,925

 
 

ADMI Corp.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/06/24 (a)

 

149,024

 

146,490

 
 

Agiliti Health, Inc

         
 

Term Loan, 5.50%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/18/25 (a)

 

63,000

 

62,764

 
 

Air Methods Corporation

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.83%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/12/24 (a)

 

34,878

 

28,178

 
 

Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 10/20/23 (a) (c)

 

125,912

 

120,246

 
 

Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (a)

 

64,345

 

60,613

 
 

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.94%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/26/25 (a)

 

282,372

 

279,961

 
 

Athenahealth, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 6.83%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 01/25/26 (a)

 

225

 

224

 
 

2019 Term Loan B, 7.05%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 01/25/26 (a)

 

89,775

 

89,476

 
 

ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc.

         
 

2016 Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/10/23 (a) (b)

 

40,000

 

39,383

 
 

2016 Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/10/23 (a)

 

6,431

 

6,332

 
 

Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/10/23 - 05/15/23 (a)

 

121,914

 

120,035

 
 

Auris Luxembourg III S.a.r.l.

         
 

2019 USD Term Loan B2, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 07/23/25 (a)

 

150,000

 

150,075

 
 

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 - 02/03/24 (a)

 

226,840

 

224,940

 
 

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.44%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/07/23 (a)

 

167,638

 

166,500

 
 

Concentra Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.21%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/01/22 (a)

 

100,619

 

100,493

 
 

DaVita, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.14%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/20/21 (a)

 

167,792

 

167,478

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a r.l.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/12/24 (a)

 

153,185

 

143,484

 
 

Envision Healthcare Corporation

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/27/25 (a)

 

13,346

 

11,762

 
 

Equian LLC

         
 

Add on Term Loan B, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 05/20/24 (a)

 

116,663

 

116,488

 
 

ExamWorks Group, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.65%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/27/23 (a)

 

167,853

 

167,399

 
 

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.19%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 06/20/25 (a)

 

140,282

 

140,282

 
 

GHX Ultimate Parent Corporation

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.58%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/24/24 (a)

 

128,363

 

125,795

 
 

Global Medical Response, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B1, 5.64%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/28/22 (a)

 

102,743

 

96,597

 
 

Jaguar Holding Company II

         
 

Term Loan, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/18/22 (a)

 

127,255

 

126,446

 
 

Kindred Healthcare LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.44%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 06/21/25 (a)

 

94,288

 

92,873

 
 

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B, 5.58%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/30/24 (a)

 

58,844

 

58,832

 
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 5.08%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/07/23 (a)

 

284,916

 

271,992

 
 

National Mentor Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 6.66%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 03/09/26 (a)

 

115,417

 

115,754

 
 

2019 Term Loan C, 6.66%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 03/09/26 (a)

 

7,187

 

7,208

 
 

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.68%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/01/25 (a)

 

183,764

 

176,492

 
 

Parexel International Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 08/06/24 (a)

 

187,682

 

179,538

 
 

Phoenix Guarantor Inc

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.92%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 02/12/26 (a)

 

137,222

 

136,502

 
 

Prestige Brands, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B4, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 01/20/24 (a) (b)

 

35,000

 

34,807

 
 

Term Loan B4, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 01/20/24 (a)

 

88,643

 

88,155

 
 

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 7.94%, (3M LIBOR + 5.50%), 02/12/24 (a)

 

71,364

 

67,141

 
 

Radiology Partners Holdings, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 06/28/25 (a) (b)

 

10,000

 

9,969

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 7.34%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 06/28/25 (a)

 

46,590

 

46,445

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 7.39%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 06/28/25 (a)

 

30,622

 

30,527

 
 

RadNet, Inc.

         
 

Reprice Term Loan, 6.11%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/30/23 (a)

 

70,252

 

70,252

 
 

Reprice Term Loan, 8.00%, (3M PRIME + 2.50%), 06/30/23 (a)

 

1,018

 

1,018

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (a)

 

165,748

 

164,652

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 9.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (a)

 

418

 

415

 
 

Select Medical Corporation

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.85%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/06/25 (a)

 

153,852

 

152,988

 
 

Sound Inpatient Physicians

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/19/25 (a)

 

136,125

 

135,785

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

                           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/18/24 (a)

 

167,864

 

161,709

 
 

Team Health Holdings, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/12/24 (a)

 

187,624

 

165,813

 
 

Tivity Health Inc

         
 

Term Loan A, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 03/08/24 (a)

 

26,250

 

26,053

 
 

Term Loan B, 7.65%, (3M LIBOR + 5.25%), 03/08/26 (a)

 

28,690

 

28,654

 
 

U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/16/24 (a) (b)

 

50,000

 

48,875

 
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/16/24 (a)

 

148,235

 

144,900

 
 

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 06/11/26 (a) (b)

 

60,000

 

58,810

 
 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.41%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/19/25 (a)

 

234,649

 

234,504

 
 

Verscend Holding Corp.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 08/08/25 (a)

 

188,575

 

188,458

 
 

Vizient, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/17/26 (a)

 

39,900

 

39,829

 
 

Wellpath Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.90%, (3M LIBOR + 5.50%), 09/25/25 (a)

 

99,500

 

97,759

 
 

5,748,075

 

Financials 10.7%

 

Acrisure, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/22/23 (a)

 

242,725

 

241,310

 
 

Advisor Group, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 08/13/25 (a)

 

109,175

 

109,039

 
 

AlixPartners, LLP

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/28/24 (a)

 

101,607

 

101,255

 
 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/07/25 (a)

 

118,651

 

115,104

 
 

Altice Financing SA

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/31/25 (a)

 

104,203

 

98,634

 
 

Altice France S.A.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B13, 6.39%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 07/13/26 (a)

 

228,850

 

223,701

 
 

AmWINS Group, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/19/24 (a)

 

76,137

 

75,534

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.17%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/19/24 (a)

 

22,597

 

22,418

 
 

Aretec Group, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 08/15/25 (a)

 

83,580

 

81,386

 
 

AssuredPartners, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 10/22/24 (a)

 

192,422

 

190,257

 
 

Asurion LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B4, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 08/04/22 (a)

 

177,526

 

177,018

 
 

BCP Renaissance Parent LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 6.08%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 09/20/24 (a)

 

198,000

 

197,293

 
 

Belron Finance US LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.04%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 11/19/25 (a)

 

94,763

 

94,644

 
 

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/29/24 (a)

 

24,599

 

24,624

 
 

Canyon Valor Companies, Inc.

         
 

USD 2017 Term Loan B1, 5.08%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/30/23 (a)

 

78,351

 

77,802

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Crown Finance US, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/05/25 (a)

 

207,919

 

204,345

 
 

Deerfield Dakota Holding, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.65%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/04/24 (a)

 

88,974

 

86,098

 
 

Edelman Financial Center, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.64%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/26/25 (a)

 

92,038

 

91,659

 
 

Encapsys, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/27/24 (a)

 

48,586

 

48,323

 
 

Garrett LX III S.a r.l.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 4.82%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 09/22/25 (a)

 

124,437

 

122,103

 
 

Hub International Limited

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/25/25 (a)

 

108,627

 

105,824

 
 

Ineos US Finance LLC

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 03/31/24 (a)

 

167,870

 

165,486

 
 

ION Trading Technologies S.a.r.l.

         
 

USD Incremental Term Loan B, 6.33%, (1M LIBOR + 4.00%), 11/21/24 (a)

 

125,964

 

121,848

 
 

iStar, Inc.

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 5.13%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/30/20 (a)

 

75,000

 

74,812

 
 

2016 Term Loan B, 5.17%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/30/20 (a)

 

73,875

 

73,690

 
 

Jane Street Group, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 08/25/22 (a)

 

146,991

 

145,950

 
 

Level 3 Financing Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/16/24 (a)

 

340,000

 

337,110

 
 

LPL Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 09/23/24 (a)

 

168,291

 

167,713

 
 

NAB Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.33%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/15/25 (a)

 

59,398

 

58,557

 
 

NFP Corp.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/06/24 (a)

 

167,848

 

162,996

 
 

PMHC II, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/20/25 (a)

 

19,216

 

17,422

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.41%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/20/25 (a)

 

14,600

 

13,237

 
 

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 11/06/25 (a)

 

208,950

 

205,778

 
 

SolarWinds Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/06/24 (a)

 

167,870

 

166,936

 
 

Solera, LLC

         
 

USD Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/03/23 (a)

 

168,261

 

166,947

 
 

Telenet Financing USD LLC

         
 

USD Term Loan AN, 4.64%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/31/26 (a)

 

170,000

 

168,057

 
 

TKC Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.16%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/08/23 (a)

 

96,095

 

93,963

 
 

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 7.54%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 03/18/26 (a)

 

90,000

 

84,473

 
 

UFC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/25/26 (a)

 

128,123

 

127,779

 
 

Unitymedia Finance LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan E, 4.39%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 05/24/23 (a)

 

100,000

 

99,716

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.64%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 09/30/25 (a)

 

85,000

 

84,717

 
 

UPC Financing Partnership

         
 

USD Term Loan AR, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 01/15/26 (a)

 

170,000

 

169,753

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

                         
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Ventia Deco LLC

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 0.00%, 05/21/26 (a) (b)

 

47,500

 

47,411

 
 

Veritas Bermuda Ltd.

         
 

USD Repriced Term Loan B, 6.94%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 01/27/23 (a)

 

38,626

 

35,077

 
 

USD Repriced Term Loan B, 7.10%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 01/27/23 (a)

 

10,868

 

9,870

 
 

VFH Parent LLC

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 6.04%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/02/26 (a)

 

145,000

 

145,181

 
 

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 05/30/26 (a) (b)

 

90,000

 

90,038

 
 

5,522,888

 

Materials 9.8%

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 10/31/23 (a)

 

178,231

 

175,483

 
 

Avantor, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/22/24 (a)

 

76,478

 

76,764

 
 

Ball Metalpack, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 7.02%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 07/25/25 (a)

 

99,250

 

97,637

 
 

Berry Global, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan S, 4.16%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 02/02/20 (a)

 

73,125

 

73,020

 
 

USD Term Loan U, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/17/26 (a) (b)

 

54,094

 

53,694

 
 

BWAY Holding Company

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (a)

 

211,461

 

203,971

 
 

Charter NEX US, Inc.

         
 

Incremental Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/16/24 (a)

 

69,667

 

69,353

 
 

Composite Resins Holding B.V.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.82%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/27/25 (a) (c)

 

64,512

 

63,705

 
 

Consolidated Container Company LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.15%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/10/24 - 05/22/24 (a)

 

128,371

 

126,093

 
 

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC

         
 

New 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (1M LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/23/21 (a)

 

49,413

 

49,187

 
 

Ferro Corporation

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B1, 4.58%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/14/24 (a)

 

59,848

 

59,325

 
 

2018 USD Term Loan B2, 4.58%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/14/24 (a)

 

47,832

 

47,414

 
 

2018 USD Term Loan B3, 4.58%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/14/24 (a)

 

46,815

 

46,405

 
 

Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.44%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/15/23 (a)

 

166,821

 

158,271

 
 

Gemini HDPE LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 08/04/24 (a) (b)

 

100,000

 

99,625

 
 

GYP Holdings III Corp.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 05/15/25 (a)

 

128,962

 

125,442

 
 

Hexion Inc

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 5.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/01/20 (a)

 

106,000

 

105,934

 
 

USD Exit Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/27/26 (a) (b)

 

126,587

 

126,429

 
 

Houghton International, Inc.

         
 

USD Term Loan B, 0.00%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/13/19 (a) (b)

 

50,000

 

49,875

 
 

USD Term Loan B, 5.65%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/13/19 (a)

 

59,365

 

59,217

 
 

Invictus U.S., LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.52%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/14/25 (a)

 

21,190

 

20,951

 
 

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc.

         
 

USD 2017 Term Loan B2, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/22 (a)

 

197,487

 

174,480

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Kraton Polymers, LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/03/25 (a)

 

148,513

 

147,919

 
 

LTI Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 Add On 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/25 (a)

 

119,100

 

112,476

 
 

Messer Industries GmbH

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/10/25 (a)

 

121,000

 

119,261

 
 

Momentive Performance Materials Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.59%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/18/24 (a)

 

76,000

 

75,240

 
 

OCI Beaumont LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 02/14/25 (a) (c)

 

49,499

 

49,437

 
 

Onex TSG Intermediate Corp.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 07/31/22 (a)

 

50,000

 

49,750

 
 

Perstorp Holding AB

         
 

USD Term Loan B, 7.27%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 04/03/26 (a)

 

94,763

 

92,867

 
 

Platform Specialty Products Corporation

         
 

Term Loan, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 11/14/25 (a)

 

79,600

 

79,277

 
 

PMHC II, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/20/25 (a) (b)

 

40,000

 

36,267

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/20/25 (a)

 

15,684

 

14,220

 
 

Polar US Borrower, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.08%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 08/21/25 (a)

 

4,657

 

4,593

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.35%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 08/21/25 (a)

 

174,669

 

172,267

 
 

Polymer Additives, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.40%, (3M LIBOR + 6.00%), 07/25/25 (a)

 

99,500

 

94,525

 
 

PQ Corporation

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.08%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/08/25 (a)

 

155,697

 

154,896

 
 

Pro Mach Group, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/07/25 (a)

 

128,700

 

123,767

 
 

Proampac PG Borrower LLC

         
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.88%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (a)

 

75,281

 

72,129

 
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.02%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (a)

 

45,389

 

43,489

 
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.07%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (a)

 

52,123

 

49,941

 
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.08%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (a)

 

34,116

 

32,688

 
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/18/23 (a)

 

532

 

510

 
 

Quikrete Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/03/23 (a)

 

205,000

 

201,185

 
 

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/05/23 (a)

 

130,783

 

129,696

 
 

Solenis Holdings LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.52%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 06/26/25 (a)

 

61,875

 

61,024

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 12/18/25 (a)

 

156

 

154

 
 

Starfruit Finco B.V

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 5.67%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 09/20/25 (a)

 

192,000

 

188,721

 
 

TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.14%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/29/23 (a)

 

17,462

 

17,161

 
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.35%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/29/23 (a)

 

196,327

 

192,941

 
 

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B1, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/05/24 (a)

 

49,373

 

46,627

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

                         
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A.

         
 

Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 09/06/24 (a)

 

98,744

 

97,551

 
 

Tronox Finance LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.44%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/11/24 (a)

 

187,315

 

185,275

 
 

Univar Inc.

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/01/24 (a)

 

198,632

 

197,949

 
 

Wilsonart LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.58%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 12/19/23 (a)

 

158,135

 

154,221

 
 

5,060,299

 

Communication Services 6.7%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 5.23%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/22/26 (a)

 

167,858

 

167,354

 
 

CenturyLink, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (a)

 

168,570

 

164,450

 
 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/02/24 (a)

 

99,250

 

98,485

 
 

Cogeco Communications (USA) II L.P.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.65%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/11/24 (a)

 

198,000

 

195,913

 
 

Consolidated Communications, Inc.

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 5.41%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 09/29/23 (a)

 

173,167

 

165,347

 
 

Entercom Media Corp.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/18/24 (a)

 

139,789

 

139,498

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B1, 6.16%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (a)

 

84,017

 

82,267

 
 

GoodRx, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/28/25 (a) (b)

 

30,000

 

29,728

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/10/25 (a)

 

98,399

 

97,508

 
 

Gray Television, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan C, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/30/25 (a) (b)

 

60,000

 

59,910

 
 

2018 Term Loan C, 4.93%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/30/25 (a)

 

94,650

 

94,508

 
 

Hargray Communications Group, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/23/24 (a) (b)

 

60,000

 

59,588

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/23/24 (a)

 

49,873

 

49,530

 
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

         
 

Exit Term Loan, 6.58%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/04/26 (a)

 

19,726

 

19,745

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B3, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 11/27/23 (a)

 

105,000

 

103,819

 
 

Maxar Technologies Ltd.

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.16%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/07/24 (a)

 

142,873

 

128,764

 
 

MTN Infrastructure TopCo Inc

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 10/27/24 (a)

 

99,249

 

98,504

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 11/17/24 (a) (b)

 

55,000

 

54,587

 
 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B4, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/13/26 (a) (b)

 

141,741

 

141,210

 
 

SBA Senior Finance II LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.41%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 03/26/25 (a)

 

174,559

 

172,238

 
 

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.83%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/20/24 (a)

 

100,039

 

92,453

 
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.94%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (a)

 

335,707

 

330,252

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.50%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 02/05/24 (a)

 

69,650

 

68,932

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

Term Loan B4, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 11/17/23 (a)

 

186,881

 

184,623

 
 

Tribune Media Company

         
 

Term Loan C, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 01/20/24 (a)

 

125,000

 

124,714

 
 

Vestcom Parent Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 12/15/23 (a) (c) (d)

 

73,395

 

69,726

 
 

2016 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.50%, (3M PRIME + 3.00%), 12/16/23 (a) (c) (d)

 

13

 

12

 
 

Virgin Media Bristol LLC

         
 

USD Term Loan K, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/10/26 (a)

 

210,000

 

209,091

 
 

Windstream Holdings Inc.

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/08/21 (a)

 

55,000

 

55,000

 
 

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership

         
 

USD Term Loan E, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/15/25 (a)

 

200,000

 

195,772

 
 

3,453,528

 

Consumer Staples 4.9%

 

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.17%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/19/25 (a)

 

69,650

 

69,585

 
 

Albertsons, LLC

         
 

USD 2017 Term Loan B6, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 06/22/23 (a)

 

158,384

 

158,146

 
 

American Seafoods Group LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.16%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/27/23 (a)

 

1,494

 

1,487

 
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.18%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/27/23 (a)

 

97,465

 

97,039

 
 

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.16%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/26/24 (a)

 

255,620

 

255,646

 
 

CHG PPC Parent LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/16/25 (a)

 

99,748

 

98,813

 
 

Coty Inc.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B, 4.67%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/29/25 (a)

 

168,300

 

164,092

 
 

Del Monte Foods, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.77%, (6M LIBOR + 3.25%), 01/26/21 (a)

 

34,543

 

24,257

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 7.75%, (6M PRIME + 2.25%), 01/26/21 (a)

 

91

 

64

 
 

Diamond (BC) B.V.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.58%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/24/24 (a)

 

84,146

 

73,838

 
 

Dole Food Company Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (a)

 

52,330

 

51,038

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.19%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (a)

 

52,330

 

51,038

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.29%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (a)

 

52,766

 

51,463

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 7.25%, (1M PRIME + 1.75%), 03/22/24 (a)

 

76

 

74

 
 

Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.69%), 05/17/25 (a) (b)

 

30,000

 

29,255

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.09%, (3M LIBOR + 3.69%), 05/17/25 (a)

 

168,300

 

164,123

 
 

Hostess Brands, LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/03/23 (a)

 

50,951

 

50,579

 
 

2017 Repriced Term Loan, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/03/23 (a)

 

73,733

 

73,195

 
 

JBS USA Lux S.A.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/27/26 (a)

 

156,448

 

156,057

 
 

Portillo's Holdings, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.83%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 08/01/21 (a)

 

88,629

 

88,518

 
 

Post Holdings Inc.

         
 

2017 Series A Incremental Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 05/24/24 (a)

 

129,973

 

129,250

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                         
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Sigma Bidco B.V.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan B2, 5.60%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 03/07/25 (a)

 

99,250

 

97,927

 
 

United Natural Foods, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 10/22/25 (a)

 

183,080

 

152,963

 
 

US Foods, Inc.

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 06/27/23 (a)

 

217,709

 

216,052

 
 

UTZ Quality Foods, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 11/14/24 (a)

 

129,220

 

127,766

 
 

Verra Mobility Corporation

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/23/25 (a)

 

136,338

 

136,622

 
 

2,518,887

 

Energy 2.1%

 

Arctic LNG Carriers Ltd

         
 

Term Loan, 6.83%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 04/21/23 (a) (c)

 

89,269

 

87,483

 
 

EG America LLC

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 06/30/25 (a)

 

23,188

 

22,772

 
 

Term Loan, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 06/30/25 (a)

 

174,313

 

171,190

 
 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings, LLC

         
 

2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.15%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (a) (c)

 

41,008

 

37,522

 
 

Equitrans Midstream Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/13/23 (a)

 

103,740

 

104,194

 
 

HFOTCO LLC

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 5.16%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/19/25 (a)

 

94,199

 

94,081

 
 

Lower Cadence Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.44%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/10/26 (a)

 

90,000

 

89,437

 
 

Medallion Midland Acquisition, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/31/24 (a)

 

98,747

 

96,031

 
 

Natgasoline LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.94%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 10/31/25 (a)

 

94,525

 

94,289

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners Holdings, LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 8.40%, (3M LIBOR + 6.00%), 05/15/22 (a)

 

30,866

 

30,403

 
 

TEX Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Exit Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/04/23 (a)

 

68,080

 

67,953

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.59%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (a)

 

198,500

 

195,947

 
 

1,091,302

 

Utilities 1.5%

 

Calpine Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B5, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/23/22 (a)

 

157,739

 

156,796

 
 

Term Loan B9, 5.08%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/26 (a)

 

170,000

 

169,655

 
 

NEP/NCP Holdco, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.65%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/05/25 (a)

 

119,400

 

119,027

 
 

PG&E Corp

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/31/20 (a)

 

127,500

 

127,819

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B3, 4.39%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 12/11/25 (a)

 

133,342

 

133,126

 
 

1st Lien Term Loan B3, 4.44%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 12/11/25 (a)

 

52,159

 

52,074

 
 

758,497

 

Real Estate 1.0%

 

Capital Automotive L.P.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.91%, (1M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/21/24 (a)

 

93,513

 

92,210

 
 

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 8.41%, (3M LIBOR + 6.00%), 03/21/25 (a)

 

123,522

 

123,600

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/20/23 (a)

 

173,531

 

172,311

 
 

VICI Properties 1 LLC

         
 

Replacement Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 12/13/24 (a)

 

155,000

 

153,062

 
 

541,183

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $49,204,983)

48,283,043

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 3.1%

Energy 0.6%

 

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

         
 

5.63%, 10/01/26 (e)

 

54,000

 

56,975

 
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 04/15/23

 

30,000

 

31,522

 
 

Enlink Midstream, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/29

 

65,000

 

66,708

 
 

Everest Acquisition, LLC

         
 

7.75%, 05/15/26 (e)

 

60,000

 

53,591

 
 

Regency Energy Partners LP

         
 

5.88%, 03/01/22

 

30,000

 

32,157

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (e)

 

63,000

 

65,146

 
 

306,099

 

Financials 0.4%

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Public Limited Company

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (e)

 

58,000

 

60,131

 
 

Diamond Finance International Limited

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (e)

 

30,000

 

31,666

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

         
 

6.25%, 05/15/26 (e) (f)

 

31,000

 

31,325

 
 

James Hardie International Finance Designated Activity Company

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (e)

 

10,000

 

9,942

 
 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 01/15/24

 

30,000

 

30,630

 
 

Springleaf Finance Corporation

         
 

7.13%, 03/15/26

 

65,000

 

70,949

 
 

234,643

 

Health Care 0.4%

 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (e)

 

13,000

 

13,260

 
 

5.50%, 11/01/25 (e)

 

21,000

 

21,886

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (e)

 

67,000

 

73,763

 
 

5.75%, 08/15/27 (e)

 

8,000

 

8,405

 
 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (e)

 

30,000

 

30,072

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

         
 

6.75%, 06/15/23

 

36,000

 

36,192

 
 

5.13%, 05/01/25

 

30,000

 

30,300

 
 

213,878

 

Materials 0.4%

 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd

         
 

5.13%, 03/15/23 - 05/15/24 (e) (f)

 

57,000

 

59,018

 
 

FXI Holdings, Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (e)

 

66,000

 

61,488

 
 

Koppers Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (e)

 

30,000

 

28,187

 
 

Olin Corporation

         
 

5.13%, 09/15/27

 

39,000

 

40,028

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

17,000

 

16,843

 
 

205,564

 

Communication Services 0.4%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 05/15/27 (f)

 

50,000

 

44,708

 
 

Iheartcommunications, Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 05/01/26

 

4,509

 

4,784

 
 

8.38%, 05/01/27

 

8,172

 

8,553

 
 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 11/01/24 (e)

 

30,000

 

30,861

 
 

Nexstar Escrow Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 07/15/27 (e)

 

8,000

 

8,200

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 07/01/29 (e)

 

65,000

 

66,645

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                         
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Sprint Corporation

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

30,000

 

31,828

 
 

195,579

 

Industrials 0.3%

 

Aircastle Limited

         
 

5.00%, 04/01/23

 

30,000

 

31,591

 
 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (e)

 

93,000

 

97,378

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 04/15/27 (e)

 

27,000

 

27,031

 
 

156,000

 

Consumer Staples 0.2%

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

         
 

7.75%, 01/15/27 (e)

 

65,000

 

70,263

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (e)

 

30,000

 

31,166

 
 

101,429

 

Utilities 0.2%

 

Calpine Corporation

         
 

5.25%, 06/01/26 (e)

 

50,000

 

50,901

 
 

The AES Corporation

         
 

5.50%, 04/15/25

 

30,000

 

31,207

 
 

82,108

 

Consumer Discretionary 0.1%

 

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 09/15/26

 

10,000

 

10,916

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (e) (f)

 

54,000

 

52,828

 
 

63,744

 

Information Technology 0.1%

 

Dell International L.L.C.

         
 

5.30%, 10/01/29 (e) (g)

 

50,000

 

52,622

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $1,587,263)

1,611,666

 

WARRANTS 0.1%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (d) (h) (i)

 

703

 

10,580

 
 

Total Warrants (cost $13,203)

10,580

 

COMMON STOCKS 0.0%

Communication Services 0.0%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (h)

 

1,875

 

8,850

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (d) (h)

 

94

 

1,415

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $11,100)

10,265

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 5.5%

Investment Companies 5.2%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (j)

 

2,683,316

 

2,683,316

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.3%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.33% (j)

 

162,943

 

162,943

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $2,846,259)

2,846,259

 

Total Investments 101.9% (cost $53,662,808)

 

52,761,813

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(95)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (1.9)%

 

(960,970)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

51,800,748

 

(a) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(b) This senior loan will settle after June 30, 2019. If a reference rate and spread is presented, it will go into effect upon settlement.

(c) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(d) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees.

(e) The Adviser has deemed this security, which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2019, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities was $1,092,750 and 2.1% of the fund.

(f) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2019.

(g) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(h) Non-income producing security.

(i) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 2 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(j) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

Unfunded Commitments

             
     

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

     
 

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. – 2018 Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

25,574

(470)

 

PG&E Corp. – DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

42,288

319

     

67,862

(151)

                               

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts1

 

Expiration

 

Notional1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Short Contracts

United States 10 Year Note

 

(1)

 

September 2019

   

(126,983)

 

(64)

   

(986)

 

United States 10 Year Ultra Bond

 

(1)

 

September 2019

   

(135,473)

 

(31)

   

(2,652)

 

United States 5 Year Note

 

(4)

 

October 2019

   

(467,414)

 

   

(5,211)

 
                 

(95)

   

(8,849)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 86.9%

Communication Services 17.6%

 

Altice France

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

320,000

 

328,002

 
 

Altice Luxembourg Fr SA

         
 

8.13%, 02/01/27 (a)

 

200,000

 

210,043

 
 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 05/15/27 (b)

 

169,000

 

151,115

 
 

CB Escrow Corp.

         
 

8.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

267,000

 

229,007

 
 

CCO Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.88%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

420,000

 

443,296

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/28 (a)

 

167,000

 

170,459

 
 

5.38%, 06/01/29 (a)

 

371,000

 

383,118

 
 

CenturyLink, Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 12/01/23 (b)

 

125,000

 

135,072

 
 

5.63%, 04/01/25 (b)

 

125,000

 

127,265

 
 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

         
 

9.25%, 02/15/24 (a)

 

126,000

 

136,710

 
 

Consolidated Communications, Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 10/01/22

 

175,000

 

163,410

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.50%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

250,000

 

262,549

 
 

7.50%, 04/01/28 (a)

 

500,000

 

550,141

 
 

DISH DBS Corporation

         
 

5.13%, 05/01/20

 

150,000

 

150,882

 
 

5.00%, 03/15/23

 

175,000

 

168,030

 
 

Frontier Communications Corporation

         
 

10.50%, 09/15/22

 

35,000

 

23,703

 
 

11.00%, 09/15/25

 

115,000

 

71,660

 
 

8.50%, 04/01/26 (a)

 

100,000

 

97,093

 
 

9.00%, 08/15/31

 

50,000

 

28,398

 
 

Gannett Co., Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 09/15/24 (a)

 

125,000

 

128,515

 
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation

         
 

6.63%, 08/01/26

 

250,000

 

262,552

 
 

Iheartcommunications, Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 05/01/26

 

18,565

 

19,697

 
 

8.38%, 05/01/27

 

158,651

 

166,050

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

         
 

8.50%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

260,000

 

257,459

 
 

9.75%, 07/15/25 (a)

 

290,000

 

296,796

 
 

Level 3 Parent, LLC

         
 

5.75%, 12/01/22

 

167,000

 

168,510

 
 

Liberty Media Corporation

         
 

8.25%, 02/01/30

 

100,000

 

99,750

 
 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

235,000

 

241,742

 
 

5.63%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

57,000

 

59,857

 
 

MDC Partners Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 05/01/24 (a)

 

220,000

 

202,053

 
 

Netflix, Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 03/01/24

 

167,000

 

180,813

 
 

5.88%, 11/15/28

 

150,000

 

166,206

 
 

6.38%, 05/15/29 (a)

 

76,000

 

86,316

 
 

5.38%, 11/15/29 (a)

 

36,000

 

38,289

 
 

Nexstar Escrow Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

47,000

 

48,176

 
 

Qwest Corporation

         
 

6.88%, 09/15/33

 

75,000

 

74,715

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

125,000

 

121,389

 
 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

250,000

 

255,662

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

37,000

 

37,847

 
 

5.38%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

425,000

 

440,987

 
 

5.50%, 07/01/29 (a)

 

71,000

 

72,797

 
 

Sprint Capital Corporation

         
 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

200,000

 

207,185

 
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 11/15/22

 

167,000

 

174,099

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Sprint Corporation

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

500,000

 

530,469

 
 

Telecom Italia Capital, Societe Anonyme

         
 

6.00%, 09/30/34

 

109,000

 

110,688

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

8.88%, 11/15/24 (a)

 

186,000

 

201,753

 
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 01/15/24 (c)

 

167,000

 

173,004

 
 

5.13%, 04/15/25

 

167,000

 

173,948

 
 

4.75%, 02/01/28

 

62,000

 

64,077

 
 

Windstream Services, LLC

         
 

0.00%, 10/31/25 (c) (d) (e) (f)

 

150,000

 

153,726

 
 

Zayo Group, LLC

         
 

6.00%, 04/01/23

 

304,000

 

311,560

 
 

9,356,640

 

Financials 13.2%

 

Acrisure, LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/15/25 (a)

 

115,000

 

104,168

 
 

Ally Financial Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 05/19/22

 

167,000

 

174,051

 
 

3.88%, 05/21/24

 

195,000

 

199,767

 
 

5.75%, 11/20/25

 

71,000

 

78,699

 
 

Altice Financing S.A.

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/23 (a)

 

104,000

 

106,574

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Public Limited Company

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

267,000

 

276,811

 
 

CIT Group Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 02/16/24

 

125,000

 

132,807

 
 

5.25%, 03/07/25

 

19,000

 

20,832

 
 

6.13%, 03/09/28

 

20,000

 

22,832

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

5.90%, (callable at 100 beginning 02/15/23) (g)

 

118,000

 

122,208

 
 

Commscope Finance LLC

         
 

6.00%, 03/01/26 (a)

 

95,000

 

97,405

 
 

8.25%, 03/01/27 (a)

 

160,000

 

163,355

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

6.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/18/24) (a) (g)

 

250,000

 

259,375

 
 

Diamond Finance International Limited

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

142,000

 

144,257

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (a)

 

224,000

 

236,436

 
 

6.02%, 06/15/26 (a)

 

264,000

 

291,170

 
 

Eagle Holding Company II, LLC

         
 

7.75%, 05/15/22 (a) (h)

 

78,000

 

79,041

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

4.88%, 03/12/29 (a)

 

75,000

 

78,961

 
 

HSBC Holdings PLC

         
 

6.38%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/17/24) (g) (i)

 

125,000

 

129,531

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

139,000

 

142,079

 
 

6.25%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

269,000

 

271,819

 
 

IHS Luxembourg S.A R.L.

         
 

5.75%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

35,000

 

35,916

 
 

6.50%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

131,691

 
 

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

         
 

9.50%, 02/15/23 (a)

 

115,000

 

101,745

 
 

Jack Ohio Finance LLC

         
 

10.25%, 11/15/22 (a)

 

167,000

 

179,107

 
 

James Hardie International Finance Designated Activity Company

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

78,000

 

77,545

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (g)

 

222,000

 

224,497

 
 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 01/15/24

 

167,000

 

170,505

 
 

5.25%, 03/15/26

 

267,000

 

276,697

 
 

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC

         
 

5.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

150,000

 

154,326

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

         
 

6.75%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/27/26) (g)

 

122,000

 

124,682

 
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (g)

 

162,000

 

170,022

 
 

Navient Corporation

         
 

7.25%, 09/25/23

 

140,000

 

149,540

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

5.88%, 10/25/24

 

82,000

 

82,897

 
 

Nexstar Escrow Corporation

         
 

5.63%, 08/01/24 (a)

 

250,000

 

258,825

 
 

Nordic Aviation Capital DAC

         
 

5.83%, 03/14/26 (c) (j)

 

125,000

 

132,871

 
 

Rassman, Joel H.

         
 

4.88%, 03/15/27

 

105,000

 

110,293

 
 

Resideo Funding Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 11/01/26 (a)

 

44,000

 

45,697

 
 

Springleaf Finance Corporation

         
 

6.13%, 03/15/24

 

88,000

 

94,600

 
 

7.13%, 03/15/26

 

287,000

 

313,266

 
 

6.63%, 01/15/28

 

38,000

 

39,895

 
 

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.À R.L.

         
 

5.50%, 03/01/28 (a)

 

200,000

 

202,250

 
 

USA Compression Finance Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 04/01/26

 

79,000

 

83,606

 
 

6.88%, 09/01/27 (a)

 

242,000

 

254,020

 
 

Vertiv Intermediate Holding Corporation

         
 

13.00%, 02/15/22 (a) (h)

 

283,000

 

273,171

 
 

Ziggo Bond Finance B.V.

         
 

6.00%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

200,000

 

200,808

 
 

7,020,650

 

Consumer Discretionary 13.1%

 

Adient US LLC

         
 

7.00%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

132,000

 

135,808

 
 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC

         
 

6.63%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

71,000

 

72,065

 
 

9.75%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

79,000

 

78,704

 
 

Altice S.A.

         
 

7.63%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

200,000

 

188,307

 
 

AMC Entertainment Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 06/15/25 (b)

 

65,000

 

60,153

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/01/27 (b)

 

169,000

 

168,546

 
 

Aramark Services, Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 06/01/26

 

152,000

 

154,387

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/28 (a)

 

39,000

 

40,109

 
 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 03/15/25

 

75,000

 

72,207

 
 

5.88%, 10/15/27

 

80,000

 

69,501

 
 

Churchill Downs Incorporated

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

136,000

 

136,692

 
 

CRC Escrow Issuer, LLC

         
 

5.25%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

125,000

 

125,015

 
 

Delphi Technologies PLC

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

162,000

 

144,181

 
 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

94,000

 

99,341

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 04/15/26

 

126,000

 

136,399

 
 

Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 09/01/24

 

170,000

 

172,692

 
 

5.13%, 05/01/26

 

178,000

 

185,593

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25

 

21,000

 

21,493

 
 

IHOL Verwaltungs GmbH

         
 

6.75%, 05/15/27 (a) (h)

 

200,000

 

201,000

 
 

J. C. Penney Company, Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 07/01/23 (a)

 

125,000

 

104,824

 
 

KB Home

         
 

7.63%, 05/15/23

 

201,000

 

225,171

 
 

KFC Holding Co.

         
 

5.00%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

12,000

 

12,391

 
 

5.25%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

44,000

 

46,177

 
 

4.75%, 06/01/27 (a)

 

140,000

 

143,770

 
 

L Brands, Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 06/15/29

 

130,000

 

129,954

 
 

Lennar Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 11/29/27

 

148,000

 

155,714

 
 

M/I Homes, Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 01/15/21

 

267,000

 

271,517

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 09/15/26

 

180,000

 

193,050

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

MGM China Holdings Limited

         
 

5.88%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

72,000

 

74,011

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (a) (b)

 

186,000

 

181,965

 
 

National Football League

         
 

3.96%, 10/05/28 (c) (j)

 

200,000

 

212,221

 
 

Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

126,000

 

127,097

 
 

New Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

150,000

 

154,516

 
 

8.75%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

100,000

 

105,016

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

         
 

8.50%, 05/15/27 (a)

 

132,000

 

135,945

 
 

Party City Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.63%, 08/01/26 (a) (b)

 

125,000

 

121,277

 
 

PetSmart, Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 06/01/25 (a)

 

269,000

 

260,906

 
 

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

250,000

 

252,185

 
 

Sally Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.63%, 12/01/25 (b)

 

150,000

 

147,053

 
 

Scientific Games International, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

346,000

 

349,375

 
 

8.25%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

131,006

 
 

Sotheby's, Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

100,000

 

101,663

 
 

Staples, Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

123,000

 

122,118

 
 

Stars Group Holdings B.V.

         
 

7.00%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

85,000

 

89,888

 
 

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/27 (a)

 

172,000

 

175,058

 
 

The Men's Wearhouse, Inc.

         
 

7.00%, 07/01/22

 

155,000

 

151,049

 
 

Viking Cruises Limited

         
 

5.88%, 09/15/27 (a)

 

160,000

 

161,963

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

125,000

 

126,608

 
 

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.

         
 

6.88%, 08/15/23 (a)

 

119,000

 

123,774

 
 

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

         
 

5.40%, 04/01/24 (k)

 

100,000

 

104,684

 
 

5.75%, 04/01/27 (l)

 

35,000

 

36,532

 
 

6,990,671

 

Energy 11.4%

 

Antero Midstream Partners LP

         
 

5.38%, 09/15/24

 

100,000

 

100,207

 
 

5.75%, 03/01/27 - 01/15/28 (a)

 

178,000

 

177,428

 
 

Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/01/26 (a)

 

195,000

 

178,403

 
 

Brazos Valley Longhorn, L.L.C.

         
 

6.88%, 02/01/25

 

213,000

 

202,927

 
 

Bruin E&P Partners, LLC

         
 

8.88%, 08/01/23 (a)

 

186,000

 

157,749

 
 

Callon Petroleum Company

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

126,148

 
 

Chaparral Energy, Inc.

         
 

8.75%, 07/15/23 (a) (b)

 

165,000

 

100,866

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

235,000

 

261,642

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

194,000

 

210,823

 
 

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

         
 

5.25%, 10/01/25

 

233,000

 

240,787

 
 

5.63%, 10/01/26 (a)

 

134,000

 

141,383

 
 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

         
 

8.00%, 01/15/25 (b)

 

182,000

 

167,908

 
 

CNX Midstream Partners LP

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

108,000

 

102,871

 
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 04/15/23

 

200,000

 

210,146

 
 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

75,000

 

77,012

 
 

5.38%, 05/31/25

 

100,000

 

105,226

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/29

 

94,000

 

104,982

 
 

Enlink Midstream, LLC

         
 

4.85%, 07/15/26

 

86,000

 

86,941

 
 

5.38%, 06/01/29

 

231,000

 

237,070

 
 

Ensco Rowan PLC

         
 

5.20%, 03/15/25 (b)

 

167,000

 

122,642

 
 

EQM Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

4.13%, 12/01/26

 

98,000

 

94,488

 
 

Everest Acquisition, LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (a)

 

115,000

 

77,059

 
 

7.75%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

32,000

 

28,582

 
 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

84,000

 

72,745

 
 

Hess Infrastructure Partners LP

         
 

5.63%, 02/15/26 (a)

 

91,000

 

93,849

 
 

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 08/15/25

 

76,000

 

78,850

 
 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/23 (b)

 

117,000

 

109,415

 
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

75,000

 

66,495

 
 

NGPL PipeCo LLC

         
 

4.88%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

100,000

 

105,750

 
 

Noble Corporation

         
 

7.88%, 02/01/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

172,046

 
 

Parsley Energy, LLC

         
 

5.25%, 08/15/25 (a)

 

150,000

 

152,449

 
 

PBF Logistics LP

         
 

6.88%, 05/15/23

 

200,000

 

206,119

 
 

Precision Drilling Corporation

         
 

5.25%, 11/15/24

 

100,000

 

92,696

 
 

7.13%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

167,000

 

162,304

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

         
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

160,000

 

167,875

 
 

Shelf Drilling Management Services DMCC

         
 

8.25%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

204,000

 

189,207

 
 

Southwestern Energy Company

         
 

7.50%, 04/01/26

 

100,000

 

94,846

 
 

SRC Energy Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/25

 

72,000

 

65,534

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

9.50%, (callable at 104 beginning 12/15/22) (g)

 

42,000

 

37,926

 
 

Targa Resource Corporation

         
 

5.88%, 04/15/26

 

165,000

 

175,507

 
 

Transocean Inc

         
 

7.50%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

264,000

 

252,157

 
 

Transocean Poseidon Limited

         
 

6.88%, 02/01/27 (a)

 

69,000

 

73,009

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)

 

135,000

 

139,598

 
 

Whiting Petroleum Corporation

         
 

6.25%, 04/01/23

 

192,000

 

191,594

 
 

WPX Energy, Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 06/01/26

 

47,000

 

48,685

 
 

6,061,946

 

Health Care 11.0%

 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

200,000

 

203,995

 
 

5.50%, 11/01/25 (a)

 

154,000

 

160,496

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (a)

 

548,000

 

603,317

 
 

5.75%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

81,000

 

85,096

 
 

7.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

24,000

 

24,865

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

15,000

 

15,247

 
 

Centene Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22

 

76,000

 

77,805

 
 

6.13%, 02/15/24

 

142,000

 

148,751

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corporation

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

281,000

 

295,783

 
 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

100,000

 

100,239

 
 

8.00%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

120,036

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/24

 

119,000

 

129,589

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

5.25%, 06/15/26

 

325,000

 

359,900

 
 

5.38%, 09/01/26

 

62,000

 

66,795

 
 

4.50%, 02/15/27

 

267,000

 

284,235

 
 

5.63%, 09/01/28

 

220,000

 

237,866

 
 

5.88%, 02/01/29

 

34,000

 

37,201

 
 

5.13%, 06/15/39

 

54,000

 

56,100

 
 

Hologic, Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

104,000

 

105,399

 
 

Legacy Lifepoint Health, Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

209,448

 
 

Mednax, Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

252,000

 

247,905

 
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

         
 

7.13%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

149,000

 

139,582

 
 

Muzinich U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

         
 

9.75%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

62,000

 

64,474

 
 

Mylan Inc

         
 

4.55%, 04/15/28 (b)

 

78,000

 

77,118

 
 

5.20%, 04/15/48

 

43,000

 

39,889

 
 

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

         
 

6.63%, 05/15/22 (a)

 

333,000

 

321,376

 
 

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 04/01/27 (a)

 

247,000

 

242,546

 
 

Polaris Intermediate School

         
 

8.50%, 12/01/22 (a) (h)

 

75,000

 

66,215

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

         
 

4.50%, 04/01/21

 

160,000

 

162,800

 
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

204,000

 

214,208

 
 

6.75%, 06/15/23

 

296,000

 

297,581

 
 

6.25%, 02/01/27 (a)

 

118,000

 

121,540

 
 

Tennessee Merger Sub, Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 02/01/25 (a) (b)

 

161,000

 

121,763

 
 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

339,000

 

353,931

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

48,000

 

50,946

 
 

5,844,037

 

Industrials 6.5%

 

ACCO Brands Corporation

         
 

5.25%, 12/15/24 (a)

 

120,000

 

121,462

 
 

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 11/15/24 (a)

 

167,000

 

174,786

 
 

Aircastle Limited

         
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

207,000

 

212,535

 
 

4.25%, 06/15/26

 

130,000

 

131,219

 
 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.

         
 

4.13%, 08/15/25 (a)

 

33,000

 

33,335

 
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)

 

214,000

 

224,074

 
 

4.38%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

75,000

 

75,094

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Limited

         
 

5.25%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

150,000

 

160,033

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 03/15/22 (a)

 

171,000

 

173,701

 
 

7.50%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

151,000

 

151,591

 
 

7.88%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

80,000

 

80,092

 
 

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

         
 

7.63%, 06/01/22 (a)

 

100,000

 

103,863

 
 

5.50%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

200,000

 

191,188

 
 

Navistar International Corporation

         
 

6.63%, 11/01/25 (a)

 

184,000

 

192,699

 
 

Park Aerospace Holdings Limited

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/23 (a)

 

170,000

 

175,801

 
 

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC

         
 

9.25%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

51,000

 

53,552

 
 

Sensata Technologies B.V.

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

125,000

 

130,431

 
 

Standard Industries Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

170,000

 

168,725

 
 

Tempo Acquisition, LLC

         
 

6.75%, 06/01/25 (a)

 

100,000

 

103,014

 
 

TransDigm Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 05/15/25

 

100,000

 

101,192

 
 

6.25%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

195,000

 

204,320

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

United Rentals (North America), Inc.

         
 

4.88%, 01/15/28

 

467,000

 

476,340

 
 

3,439,047

 

Materials 5.5%

 

Berry Global Escrow Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

128,000

 

130,720

 
 

5.63%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

89,000

 

92,515

 
 

Berry Global, Inc.

         
 

5.13%, 07/15/23

 

125,000

 

127,805

 
 

4.50%, 02/15/26 (a)

 

53,000

 

52,292

 
 

CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V.

         
 

5.70%, 01/11/25 (a)

 

250,000

 

259,665

 
 

CF Industries, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 03/15/44

 

50,000

 

46,945

 
 

Crown Americas LLC

         
 

4.25%, 09/30/26

 

160,000

 

163,205

 
 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (a)

 

179,000

 

183,476

 
 

5.13%, 03/15/23 - 05/15/24 (a) (b)

 

315,000

 

326,122

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

175,000

 

178,970

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

217,000

 

207,343

 
 

FXI Holdings, Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

188,000

 

175,149

 
 

Koppers Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

70,000

 

65,770

 
 

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Company

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

108,000

 

104,201

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

128,000

 

132,839

 
 

5.25%, 06/01/27 (a)

 

76,000

 

80,937

 
 

Olin Corporation

         
 

5.13%, 09/15/27

 

136,000

 

139,586

 
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

99,000

 

98,083

 
 

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.13%, 07/15/23 (a)

 

221,000

 

225,175

 
 

The Chemours Company

         
 

5.38%, 05/15/27

 

33,000

 

31,604

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A.

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/25 (a)

 

125,000

 

120,249

 
 

2,942,651

 

Consumer Staples 3.4%

 

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

         
 

6.63%, 06/15/24

 

125,000

 

129,489

 
 

5.75%, 03/15/25

 

50,000

 

50,370

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

3.56%, 08/15/27

 

150,000

 

149,280

 
 

4.54%, 08/15/47

 

101,000

 

94,067

 
 

Cott Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 04/01/25 (a)

 

161,000

 

164,038

 
 

Coty Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/15/26 (a) (b)

 

125,000

 

121,635

 
 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

         
 

7.75%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

113,000

 

122,150

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (a)

 

242,000

 

251,409

 
 

JBS USA LUX SA

         
 

6.50%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

96,000

 

104,275

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

234,000

 

207,093

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

         
 

5.75%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

60,000

 

60,931

 
 

5.88%, 09/30/27 (a)

 

40,000

 

41,368

 
 

Post Holdings, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

142,000

 

145,895

 
 

Sigma Holdco B.V.

         
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

116,002

 
 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 07/15/25

 

49,000

 

50,914

 
 

1,808,916

 

Utilities 1.9%

 

Calpine Corporation

         
 

5.75%, 01/15/25

 

75,000

 

74,441

 
 

5.25%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

336,000

 

342,054

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

The AES Corporation

         
 

5.50%, 04/15/25

 

369,000

 

383,849

 
 

5.13%, 09/01/27

 

200,000

 

211,019

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

         
 

5.00%, 07/31/27 (a)

 

29,000

 

29,998

 
 

1,041,361

 

Information Technology 1.9%

 

Broadcom Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

175,000

 

178,710

 
 

First Data Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

233,000

 

238,745

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (a)

 

88,000

 

88,176

 
 

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.

         
 

8.25%, 11/15/26 (a)

 

132,000

 

135,872

 
 

ViaSat, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 09/15/25 - 04/15/27 (a)

 

244,000

 

242,233

 
 

Western Digital Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 02/15/26

 

113,000

 

111,141

 
 

994,877

 

Real Estate 1.4%

 

Equinix, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 05/15/27

 

280,000

 

300,535

 
 

ESH Hospitality, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 05/01/25 (a)

 

281,000

 

288,041

 
 

PulteGroup, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/27

 

165,000

 

173,083

 
 

761,659

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $45,177,688)

46,262,455

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 5.8%

Health Care 1.1%

 

Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (m)

 

245,625

 

231,379

 
 

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.19%, (3M LIBOR + 7.75%), 08/09/25 (m)

 

100,000

 

88,333

 
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 5.08%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/07/23 (m)

 

100,000

 

95,464

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (m)

 

198,500

 

197,188

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 9.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (m)

 

500

 

497

 
 

612,861

 

Information Technology 1.0%

 

Almonde, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/26/24 (m)

 

86,170

 

83,849

 
 

USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.10%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/26/24 (m)

 

13,297

 

12,939

 
 

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (m)

 

179,349

 

173,800

 
 

Radiate Holdco, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/09/23 (m)

 

99,491

 

97,071

 
 

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.A.R.L.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B4, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (m)

 

25,747

 

25,631

 
 

SS&C Technologies Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B3, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (m)

 

37,543

 

37,374

 
 

Verifone Systems, Inc.

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.52%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/09/25 (m)

 

99,749

 

96,507

 
 

527,171

 

Consumer Discretionary 0.8%

 

Bass Pro Group, LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 7.40%, (3M LIBOR + 5.00%), 11/15/23 (m)

 

173,315

 

165,263

 
 

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 12/24/21 (m)

 

100,000

 

99,500

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)

         
 

2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, 5.83%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/29/25 (m)

 

49,958

 

49,932

 
 

UFC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 5.69%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 07/22/23 (m)

 

99,744

 

99,477

 
 

414,172

 

Communication Services 0.6%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 5.23%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/22/26 (m)

 

26,932

 

26,852

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B1, 6.16%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (m)

 

98,246

 

96,199

 
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

         
 

Exit Term Loan, 6.58%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/04/26 (m)

 

81,225

 

81,301

 
 

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

         
 

Bridge Term Loan, 0.00%, 11/30/19 (m) (n)

 

67,000

 

66,079

 
 

Windstream Holdings Inc.

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 03/08/21 (m)

 

77,000

 

77,000

 
 

347,431

 

Materials 0.6%

 

BWAY Holding Company

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (m)

 

166,152

 

160,267

 
 

Hexion Inc

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 5.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/01/20 (m)

 

61,000

 

60,962

 
 

Polar US Borrower, LLC

         
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.08%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 08/21/25 (m)

 

2,586

 

2,550

 
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.35%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 08/21/25 (m)

 

97,038

 

95,704

 
 

319,483

 

Industrials 0.4%

 

1199169 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company

         
 

2019 Term Loan B2, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 01/25/26 (m)

 

24,126

 

24,212

 
 

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B1, 6.33%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 01/25/26 (m)

 

44,874

 

45,034

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

         
 

USD Term Loan B, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/26 (m)

 

54,700

 

54,256

 
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/20/24 (m)

 

99,654

 

99,176

 
 

222,678

 

Energy 0.4%

 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings, LLC

         
 

2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.15%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (j) (m)

 

113,410

 

103,770

 
 

Lower Cadence Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.44%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/10/26 (m)

 

114,000

 

113,287

 
 

217,057

 

Real Estate 0.4%

 

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 7.44%, (1M LIBOR + 5.00%), 10/24/22 (m)

 

198,980

 

193,788

 

Financials 0.2%

 

Acrisure, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 6.77%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 11/22/23 (m)

 

98,500

 

97,926

 

Consumer Staples 0.2%

 

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.16%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/26/24 (m)

 

91,487

 

91,496

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Utilities 0.1%

 

PG&E Corp

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/31/20 (m)

 

52,500

 

52,631

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $3,125,092)

3,096,694

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 3.1%

 

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust

 

3,750

 

49,087

 
 

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

 

14,450

 

1,574,181

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $1,573,806)

1,623,268

 

COMMON STOCKS 0.4%

Energy 0.2%

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A (d)

 

9,408

 

44,312

 
 

MPLX LP

 

2,200

 

70,818

 
 

115,130

 

Materials 0.1%

 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. - Class B

 

6,700

 

77,787

 

Communication Services 0.1%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (d)

 

8,143

 

38,435

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (c) (d) (j)

 

107,000

 

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (c) (d) (j)

 

208,000

 

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (c) (d)

 

386

 

5,809

 
 

44,244

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $402,090)

237,161

 

WARRANTS 0.1%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (c) (d) (o)

 

2,897

 

43,600

 
 

Total Warrants (cost $53,585)

43,600

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 7.9%

Securities Lending Collateral 4.2%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.33% (p)

 

2,262,375

 

2,262,375

 

Investment Companies 3.7%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (p)

 

1,949,599

 

1,949,599

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $4,211,974)

4,211,974

 

Total Investments 104.2% (cost $54,544,235)

 

55,475,152

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(519)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (4.2)%

 

(2,241,460)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

53,233,173

 

(a) The Adviser has deemed this security, which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2019, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities was $26,648,174 and 50.1% of the fund.

(b) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2019.

(c) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees.

(d) Non-income producing security.

(e) As of June 30, 2019, issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(f) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See the table of Restricted Securities below.

(g) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(h) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(i) Convertible security.

(j) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(k) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of June 30, 2019.

(l) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer.

(m) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(n) This senior loan will settle after June 30, 2019. If a reference rate and spread is presented, it will go into effect upon settlement.

(o) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 2 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(p) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

                                 

Restricted Securities

   

Initial Acquisition

 

Cost ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

 
 

Windstream Services, LLC, 0.00%, 10/31/25

05/31/19

 

151,125

 

153,726

 

0.3

 
                         

Unfunded Commitments

             
     

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

     
 

PG&E Corp. – DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

17,413

131

     

17,413

131

                               

PPM High Yield Core Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts1

 

Expiration

 

Notional1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Long Contracts

United States 2 Year Note

 

2

 

October 2019

   

429,253

 

(81)

   

1,103

 
                           

Short Contracts

United States 10 Year Note

 

(15)

 

September 2019

   

(1,900,608)

 

(469)

   

(18,923)

 

United States 10 Year Ultra Bond

 

(3)

 

September 2019

   

(407,414)

 

(94)

   

(6,961)

 

United States 5 Year Note

 

(12)

 

October 2019

   

(1,402,241)

 

   

(15,635)

 

United States Long Bond

 

(1)

 

September 2019

   

(152,345)

 

125

   

(3,248)

 
                 

(438)

   

(44,767)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 75.3%

Financials 24.5%

 

Acrisure, LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/15/25 (a)

 

128,000

 

115,944

 
 

Ally Financial Inc.

         
 

3.88%, 05/21/24

 

47,000

 

48,149

 
 

American Express Company

         
 

2.20%, 10/30/20 (b)

 

750,000

 

748,674

 
 

American Water Capital Corp.

         
 

3.45%, 06/01/29

 

170,000

 

176,664

 
 

Athene Global Funding

         
 

3.83%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.23%), 07/01/22 (a) (c)

 

333,000

 

335,650

 
 

Bank of America Corporation

         
 

3.25%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.66%), 07/21/21 (c)

 

100,000

 

100,252

 
 

3.58%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 04/24/23 (c)

 

166,000

 

167,303

 
 

4.00%, 01/22/25

 

209,000

 

219,814

 
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

105,000

 

112,375

 
 

4.33%, 03/15/50

 

1,199,000

 

1,333,674

 
 

Barclays PLC

         
 

5.09%, 06/20/30

 

100,000

 

102,336

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

39,000

 

41,222

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (a)

 

103,000

 

108,498

 
 

BMW US Capital, LLC

         
 

2.97%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.38%), 04/06/20 (a) (c)

 

333,000

 

333,672

 
 

Capital One Financial Corporation

         
 

3.30%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.76%), 05/12/20 (c)

 

333,000

 

334,389

 
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

124,000

 

127,926

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

2.10%, 06/12/20

 

500,000

 

498,977

 
 

3.54%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.96%), 04/25/22 (b) (c)

 

249,000

 

251,103

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

253,000

 

272,004

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (c)

 

67,000

 

70,750

 
 

4.13%, 07/25/28

 

10,000

 

10,557

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 07/17/23) (a) (d)

 

200,000

 

213,549

 
 

6.50%, 08/08/23 (a)

 

225,000

 

247,433

 
 

Danske Bank A/S

         
 

5.38%, 01/12/24 (a)

 

226,000

 

244,127

 
 

Diamond Finance International Limited

         
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (a)

 

99,000

 

124,767

 
 

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

         
 

5.73%, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.14%), 01/07/22 (c)

 

250,000

 

258,782

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

3.00%, 10/27/22 (a)

 

61,000

 

61,375

 
 

4.88%, 03/12/29 (a)

 

125,000

 

131,602

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

110,000

 

118,806

 
 

HSBC Holdings PLC

         
 

3.52%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.00%), 05/18/24 (c)

 

200,000

 

200,350

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

         
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

10,000

 

10,221

 
 

6.25%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

221,000

 

223,316

 
 

James Hardie International Finance Designated Activity Company

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

52,000

 

51,696

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (d)

 

200,000

 

202,250

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

202,000

 

214,356

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (c)

 

51,000

 

53,974

 
 

3.51%, 01/23/29

 

66,000

 

68,639

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

40,000

 

43,688

 
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

         
 

2.75%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.23%), 09/01/20 (b) (c)

 

500,000

 

499,961

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

         
 

6.75%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/27/26) (d)

 

97,000

 

99,133

 
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (d)

 

109,000

 

114,398

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Markel Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 05/20/49

 

78,000

 

84,849

 
 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

         
 

3.60%, 01/11/24 (a)

 

235,000

 

247,842

 
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

3.52%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.93%), 07/22/22 (c)

 

125,000

 

125,744

 
 

4.10%, 05/22/23

 

349,000

 

366,890

 
 

4.35%, 09/08/26

 

89,000

 

95,384

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

67,000

 

70,097

 
 

New York Life Global Funding

         
 

2.75%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.16%), 10/01/20 (a) (b) (c)

 

500,000

 

500,269

 
 

Nordic Aviation Capital DAC

         
 

5.58%, 03/14/24 (e) (f)

 

135,000

 

142,015

 
 

PNC Bank, National Association

         
 

2.79%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 03/12/21 (b) (c)

 

500,000

 

500,476

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

161,000

 

171,477

 
 

Spirit Realty, L.P.

         
 

4.00%, 07/15/29

 

130,000

 

131,135

 
 

Springleaf Finance Corporation

         
 

6.63%, 01/15/28

 

37,000

 

38,845

 
 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

         
 

3.04%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.73%), 12/27/20 (b) (c)

 

382,000

 

382,640

 
 

2.91%, 07/24/23 (b)

 

20,000

 

20,182

 
 

3.85%, 01/26/27

 

10,000

 

10,445

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

54,000

 

57,837

 
 

USA Compression Finance Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 09/01/27 (a)

 

67,000

 

70,328

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 11/13/25 (a)

 

250,000

 

270,973

 
 

Wells Fargo & Company

         
 

2.15%, 01/30/20 (b)

 

500,000

 

499,466

 
 

Ziggo Secured Finance B.V.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

130,000

 

132,144

 
 

12,611,394

 

Energy 7.9%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings, LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24

 

119,000

 

46,030

 
 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

3.50%, 12/01/22

 

46,000

 

47,124

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

44,000

 

47,092

 
 

Callon Petroleum Company

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

126,148

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

41,000

 

45,648

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

134,000

 

145,620

 
 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

         
 

5.80%, 06/01/45

 

91,000

 

106,775

 
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

121,000

 

127,399

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc.

         
 

9.25%, 03/31/22 (a) (b)

 

14,000

 

13,218

 
 

7.75%, 02/15/24 (a)

 

80,000

 

66,603

 
 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

187,000

 

192,018

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (a) (b)

 

19,000

 

19,707

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)

 

19,000

 

20,058

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

192,000

 

200,312

 
 

5.25%, 04/15/29

 

94,000

 

104,982

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

95,000

 

105,817

 
 

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.

         
 

6.25%, 04/15/49

 

40,000

 

47,319

 
 

Enlink Midstream, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/29

 

82,000

 

84,155

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

3.35%, 03/15/23

 

43,000

 

44,233

 
 

3.13%, 07/31/29

 

173,000

 

173,785

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

84,000

 

93,819

 
 

4.20%, 01/31/50

 

58,000

 

59,539

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

EQM Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

4.13%, 12/01/26

 

70,000

 

67,491

 
 

Everest Acquisition, LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (a)

 

171,000

 

114,583

 
 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

75,000

 

64,951

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28

 

30,000

 

30,516

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

137,000

 

142,102

 
 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

124,000

 

109,939

 
 

NGPL PipeCo LLC

         
 

4.88%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

23,000

 

24,323

 
 

Parsley Energy, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 01/15/25 (a)

 

166,000

 

170,030

 
 

PDV America, Inc.

         
 

10.75%, 02/15/20 (a)

 

62,000

 

64,140

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 01/23/29

 

85,000

 

82,237

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

         
 

5.63%, 03/01/25

 

88,000

 

98,365

 
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

230,000

 

241,320

 
 

Southwestern Energy Company

         
 

7.75%, 10/01/27

 

500,000

 

479,287

 
 

Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.75%, 04/15/25

 

74,000

 

64,859

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

9.50%, (callable at 104 beginning 12/15/22) (d)

 

125,000

 

112,874

 
 

Transocean Pontus Limited

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (a) (b)

 

18,900

 

19,469

 
 

Transocean Poseidon Limited

         
 

6.88%, 02/01/27 (a)

 

49,000

 

51,847

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)

 

204,750

 

211,724

 
 

4,067,458

 

Communication Services 7.8%

 

Altice France

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

205,001

 
 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

3.62%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 06/12/24 (c)

 

450,000

 

455,253

 
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

80,000

 

89,679

 
 

CB Escrow Corp.

         
 

8.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

125,000

 

107,213

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

4.91%, 07/23/25

 

330,000

 

358,022

 
 

6.83%, 10/23/55

 

40,000

 

47,116

 
 

Comcast Corporation

         
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

174,000

 

199,193

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

64,000

 

77,971

 
 

DISH DBS Corporation

         
 

7.75%, 07/01/26

 

66,000

 

64,680

 
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26

 

83,000

 

85,282

 
 

Iheartcommunications, Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 05/01/26

 

14,918

 

15,828

 
 

8.38%, 05/01/27

 

27,038

 

28,299

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

         
 

8.50%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

63,000

 

62,384

 
 

9.75%, 07/15/25 (a)

 

64,000

 

65,500

 
 

Netflix, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 11/15/29 (a)

 

34,000

 

36,162

 
 

Nexstar Escrow Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

30,000

 

30,751

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

33,000

 

32,047

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

72,000

 

73,648

 
 

5.50%, 07/01/29 (a)

 

92,000

 

94,329

 
 

Sprint Corporation

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

58,000

 

61,534

 
 

Sprint Spectrum Co LLC

         
 

3.36%, 09/20/21 (a)

 

112,500

 

112,670

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

8.88%, 11/15/24 (a)

 

77,000

 

83,521

 
 

Verizon Communications Inc.

         
 

4.02%, 12/03/29 (a) (b)

 

1,510,000

 

1,636,615

 
 

4,022,698

 

Consumer Staples 6.4%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

         
 

4.40%, 02/14/26

 

163,000

 

174,231

 
 

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

         
 

4.90%, 02/01/46

 

137,000

 

152,302

 
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/29

 

47,000

 

53,290

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

3.12%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.59%), 08/14/20 (c)

 

416,000

 

416,885

 
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

218,000

 

207,156

 
 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

         
 

3.34%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 10/22/20 (b) (c)

 

500,000

 

500,028

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (a)

 

75,000

 

77,916

 
 

JBS Investments II GmbH

         
 

7.00%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

216,073

 
 

JBS USA Finance, Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

100,000

 

108,570

 
 

JBS USA Food Company

         
 

5.88%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

15,000

 

15,434

 
 

JBS USA LUX SA

         
 

6.50%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

74,000

 

80,379

 
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Company

         
 

3.12%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.57%), 02/10/21 (c)

 

333,000

 

332,483

 
 

Mars, Incorporated

         
 

3.95%, 04/01/49 (a)

 

189,000

 

202,325

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

110,626

 
 

Post Holdings, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

82,000

 

84,249

 
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

4.45%, 06/12/25

 

119,000

 

126,089

 
 

Sigma Holdco B.V.

         
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

185,603

 
 

Walmart Inc.

         
 

2.85%, 07/08/24

 

250,000

 

257,641

 
 

3,301,280

 

Health Care 6.4%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

42,000

 

49,785

 
 

Actavis LLC

         
 

3.25%, 10/01/22

 

333,000

 

338,045

 
 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (a)

 

6,000

 

6,219

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

4,000

 

4,050

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (a)

 

81,000

 

84,245

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (a)

 

63,000

 

69,359

 
 

5.75%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

40,000

 

42,023

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 - 01/15/28 (a)

 

43,000

 

45,056

 
 

Becton, Dickinson and Company

         
 

3.48%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.88%), 12/29/20 (b) (c)

 

300,000

 

301,105

 
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

         
 

4.13%, 06/15/39 (a)

 

115,000

 

124,475

 
 

4.25%, 10/26/49 (a)

 

145,000

 

159,662

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

15,000

 

15,247

 
 

Centene Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22

 

52,000

 

53,235

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corporation

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

156,000

 

164,207

 
 

Cigna Corporation

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/28 (a) (b)

 

210,000

 

226,326

 
 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

50,000

 

50,120

 
 

8.00%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

120,036

 
 

CVS Health Corporation

         
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

62,000

 

64,607

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

164,000

 

174,658

 
 

Express Scripts Holding Company

         
 

3.40%, 03/01/27

 

50,000

 

50,696

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 10/15/19 (b)

 

400,000

 

401,626

 
 

4.13%, 06/15/29

 

126,000

 

129,468

 
 

5.13%, 06/15/39

 

53,000

 

55,061

 
 

Legacy Lifepoint Health, Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

209,448

 
 

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 04/01/27 (a)

 

164,000

 

161,042

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

         
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

21,000

 

22,051

 
 

4.63%, 07/15/24

 

51,000

 

51,792

 
 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

61,000

 

63,687

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

46,000

 

48,823

 
 

3,286,154

 

Utilities 5.8%

 

Ameren Illinois Company

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

104,000

 

121,516

 
 

AVANGRID, Inc.

         
 

3.15%, 12/01/24

 

159,000

 

161,816

 
 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative

         
 

4.75%, 04/26/47 (a)

 

100,000

 

110,735

 
 

Commonwealth Edison Company

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/47

 

32,000

 

33,045

 
 

DPL Inc.

         
 

4.35%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

127,000

 

128,573

 
 

Electricite de France

         
 

4.50%, 09/21/28 (a) (b)

 

200,000

 

219,266

 
 

Exelon Corporation

         
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

112,000

 

130,235

 
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 07/15/27

 

112,000

 

117,477

 
 

Florida Power & Light Company

         
 

2.97%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.40%), 05/06/22 (b) (c)

 

750,000

 

749,569

 
 

Indiana Michigan Power Company

         
 

4.25%, 08/15/48

 

69,000

 

75,764

 
 

Nevada Power Company

         
 

3.70%, 05/01/29

 

159,000

 

169,955

 
 

Sempra Energy

         
 

3.10%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.50%), 01/15/21 (c)

 

333,000

 

331,886

 
 

Southern California Edison Company

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

46,000

 

46,099

 
 

The AES Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/21

 

215,000

 

218,829

 
 

The Southern Company

         
 

2.95%, 07/01/23

 

135,000

 

136,823

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

         
 

3.55%, 07/15/24 (a) (b)

 

168,000

 

169,256

 
 

5.00%, 07/31/27 (a)

 

57,000

 

58,961

 
 

2,979,805

 

Industrials 5.8%

 

Aircastle Limited

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

42,526

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

46,000

 

47,230

 
 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)

 

124,000

 

129,837

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (a)

 

104,000

 

109,265

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Limited

         
 

3.63%, 05/01/22 (a)

 

125,000

 

126,661

 
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (a) (b)

 

175,000

 

185,044

 
 

5.25%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

342,000

 

364,876

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

5.75%, 03/15/22 (a)

 

34,000

 

34,537

 
 

7.50%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

65,000

 

65,254

 
 

7.88%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

75,000

 

75,087

 
 

General Electric Company

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (b) (d)

 

479,000

 

459,744

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V.

         
 

1.30%, 09/13/19 (a)

 

500,000

 

499,319

 
 

Tempo Acquisition, LLC

         
 

6.75%, 06/01/25 (a)

 

56,000

 

57,688

 
 

Union Pacific Corporation

         
 

4.38%, 09/10/38

 

50,000

 

55,008

 
 

United Technologies Corporation

         
 

1.90%, 05/04/20

 

333,000

 

331,872

 
 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

         
 

3.71%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.30%), 09/15/21 (c)

 

375,000

 

373,315

 
 

2,957,263

 

Materials 5.5%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (a)

 

121,000

 

130,278

 
 

4.75%, 04/10/27 (a)

 

200,000

 

211,966

 
 

Berry Global Escrow Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 07/15/26 (a) (b)

 

100,000

 

102,125

 
 

CF Industries, Inc.

         
 

3.40%, 12/01/21 (a)

 

116,000

 

118,247

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

362,000

 

378,982

 
 

Corning Incorporated

         
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

58,000

 

68,435

 
 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (a)

 

105,000

 

107,626

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24 (b)

 

218,000

 

222,945

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

90,000

 

85,995

 
 

FXI Holdings, Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

153,000

 

142,541

 
 

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

         
 

3.17%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.65%), 05/22/20 (c)

 

333,000

 

333,373

 
 

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Company

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

92,000

 

88,764

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

250,000

 

259,450

 
 

Olin Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

38,000

 

37,648

 
 

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc.

         
 

6.10%, (3M USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/15/21 (a) (c)

 

161,000

 

161,321

 
 

The Sherwin-Williams Company

         
 

2.25%, 05/15/20

 

333,000

 

332,361

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A.

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/25 (a)

 

71,000

 

68,301

 
 

2,850,358

 

Consumer Discretionary 2.4%

 

Adient US LLC

         
 

7.00%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

13,000

 

13,375

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/01/27

 

105,000

 

104,718

 
 

Dollar Tree, Inc.

         
 

3.29%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.70%), 04/17/20 (b) (c)

 

400,000

 

400,075

 
 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

103,000

 

108,852

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.75%, 06/01/28

 

14,000

 

15,435

 
 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 04/01/25 (b)

 

8,000

 

8,188

 
 

KB Home

         
 

7.63%, 05/15/23

 

127,000

 

142,272

 
 

Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

126,000

 

127,097

 
 

New Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

72,000

 

74,168

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

         
 

6.25%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

70,000

 

72,738

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

125,000

 

126,608

 
 

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.

         
 

6.88%, 08/15/23 (a)

 

57,000

 

59,287

 
 

1,252,813

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Information Technology 2.3%

 

Broadcom Corporation

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

100,000

 

98,015

 
 

Broadcom Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

125,000

 

127,650

 
 

Intel Corporation

         
 

2.62%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.08%), 05/11/20 (c)

 

250,000

 

250,150

 
 

International Business Machines Corporation

         
 

4.25%, 05/15/49

 

111,000

 

119,049

 
 

Microsoft Corporation

         
 

3.45%, 08/08/36

 

133,000

 

140,367

 
 

3.95%, 08/08/56

 

50,000

 

55,174

 
 

NXP B.V.

         
 

4.13%, 06/01/21 (a)

 

200,000

 

204,542

 
 

Oracle Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

33,000

 

35,466

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (a)

 

85,000

 

85,170

 
 

ViaSat, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

43,000

 

44,734

 
 

1,160,317

 

Real Estate 0.5%

 

Boston Properties Limited Partnership

         
 

2.75%, 10/01/26

 

36,000

 

35,421

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

145,000

 

160,451

 
 

HCP, Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 07/15/26

 

24,000

 

24,175

 
 

3.50%, 07/15/29

 

43,000

 

43,167

 
 

263,214

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $37,664,300)

38,752,754

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 20.0%

Consumer Discretionary 6.8%

 

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company

         
 

Term Loan B3, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/15/24 (c)

 

223,192

 

221,333

 
 

American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.

         
 

Term Loan B, 4.66%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (c)

 

140,822

 

137,610

 
 

Term Loan B, 4.84%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/10/24 (c)

 

71,450

 

69,820

 
 

Aramark Services, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B2, 4.19%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/28/24 (c)

 

132,531

 

132,034

 
 

Term Loan, 4.08%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 03/01/25 (c)

 

187,000

 

186,205

 
 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company

         
 

Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/03/24 (c)

 

222,739

 

220,721

 
 

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 12/23/24 (c)

 

247,487

 

243,104

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.33%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (c)

 

197,990

 

197,693

 
 

CityCenter Holdings, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 04/14/24 (c)

 

197,980

 

197,061

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.64%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (c)

 

158,785

 

156,055

 
 

Eldorado Resorts LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.69%, (1M LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/15/24 (c)

 

85,000

 

84,602

 
 

Four Seasons Hotels Limited

         
 

New 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 11/30/23 (c)

 

123,731

 

123,404

 
 

Golden Nugget, Inc.

         
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (c)

 

83,829

 

83,058

 
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (c)

 

104,566

 

103,604

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/09/25 (c)

 

346,260

 

345,973

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 10/30/23 (c)

 

197,916

 

184,026

 
 

Numericable Group SA

         
 

USD Term Loan B11, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/31/25 (c)

 

296,970

 

282,228

 
 

PCI Gaming Authority

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/15/26 (c)

 

235,000

 

235,244

 
 

SIWF Holdings Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 05/25/25 (c)

 

64,350

 

63,707

 
 

Univision Communications Inc.

         
 

Term Loan C5, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/15/24 (c)

 

222,518

 

211,601

 
 

3,479,083

 

Communication Services 2.5%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 5.23%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/22/26 (c)

 

47,880

 

47,736

 
 

CenturyLink, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (c)

 

247,487

 

241,439

 
 

Entercom Media Corp.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 11/18/24 (c)

 

49,120

 

49,017

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B1, 6.16%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (c)

 

123,109

 

120,545

 
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

         
 

Exit Term Loan, 6.58%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/04/26 (c)

 

65,264

 

65,325

 
 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B4, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/13/26 (c) (g)

 

249,152

 

248,218

 
 

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

         
 

Bridge Term Loan, 0.00%, 11/30/19 (c) (g)

 

64,000

 

63,120

 
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.94%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (c)

 

148,481

 

146,068

 
 

Virgin Media Bristol LLC

         
 

USD Term Loan K, 4.89%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/10/26 (c)

 

150,000

 

149,350

 
 

Windstream Services, LLC

         
 

Repriced Term Loan B6, 10.50%, (3M PRIME + 5.00%), 03/29/21 (c)

 

149,237

 

153,287

 
 

1,284,105

 

Materials 2.3%

 

Berry Global, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan S, 4.16%, (3M LIBOR + 1.75%), 02/02/20 (c)

 

126,562

 

126,382

 
 

USD Term Loan U, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/17/26 (c) (g)

 

196,875

 

195,420

 
 

BWAY Holding Company

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (c)

 

287,989

 

277,788

 
 

Hexion Inc

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 5.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/01/20 (c)

 

127,000

 

126,921

 
 

USD Exit Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/27/26 (c) (g)

 

197,038

 

196,792

 
 

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc.

         
 

USD 2017 Term Loan B2, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/22 (c)

 

148,489

 

131,190

 
 

Messer Industries GmbH

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/10/25 (c)

 

121,000

 

119,261

 
 

1,173,754

 

Health Care 1.9%

 

Air Methods Corporation

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.83%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/12/24 (c)

 

89,685

 

72,458

 
 

Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (c)

 

89,093

 

83,926

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 - 02/03/24 (c)

 

159,988

 

158,648

 
 

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a r.l.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/12/24 (c)

 

133,636

 

125,173

 
 

Phoenix Guarantor Inc

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.92%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 02/12/26 (c)

 

166,667

 

165,792

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (c)

 

248,125

 

246,485

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 9.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (c)

 

625

 

621

 
 

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/18/24 (c)

 

98,992

 

95,362

 
 

948,465

 

Energy 1.8%

 

California Resources Corporation

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.05%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 11/08/22 (c)

 

125,000

 

119,286

 
 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings, LLC

         
 

2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.15%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (c) (e)

 

123,003

 

112,548

 
 

Equitrans Midstream Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/13/23 (c)

 

74,812

 

75,140

 
 

Lower Cadence Holdings LLC

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.40%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/10/26 (c)

 

320,000

 

318,000

 
 

TEX Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Exit Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/04/23 (c)

 

192,551

 

192,191

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.59%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (c)

 

99,250

 

97,974

 
 

915,139

 

Information Technology 1.3%

 

Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.66%, (1M LIBOR + 3.25%), 10/19/23 (c)

 

213,900

 

213,098

 
 

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (c)

 

65,670

 

63,638

 
 

First Data Corporation

         
 

Term Loan, 4.40%, (1M LIBOR + 2.00%), 07/08/22 (c)

 

144,225

 

144,046

 
 

Radiate Holdco, LLC

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 12/09/23 (c)

 

153,430

 

149,699

 
 

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.A.R.L.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B4, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (c)

 

41,214

 

41,029

 
 

SS&C Technologies Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B3, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/27/25 (c)

 

60,097

 

59,827

 
 

671,337

 

Consumer Staples 0.9%

 

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.16%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/26/24 (c)

 

116,191

 

116,203

 
 

Diamond (BC) B.V.

         
 

Term Loan, 5.58%, (1M LIBOR + 3.00%), 07/24/24 (c)

 

168,291

 

147,676

 
 

Dole Food Company Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (c)

 

24,291

 

23,692

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.19%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (c)

 

24,291

 

23,692

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.29%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 03/22/24 (c)

 

24,494

 

23,889

 
 

2017 Term Loan B, 7.25%, (1M PRIME + 1.75%), 03/22/24 (c)

 

35

 

35

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

JBS USA Lux S.A.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/27/26 (c)

 

147,002

 

146,634

 
 

481,821

 

Industrials 0.9%

 

Gardner Denver, Inc.

         
 

2017 USD Term Loan B, 5.15%, (1M LIBOR + 2.75%), 07/30/24 (c)

 

94,663

 

94,723

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

         
 

USD Term Loan B, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/26 (c)

 

146,600

 

145,410

 
 

Tempo Acquisition LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 04/20/24 (c)

 

227,677

 

226,586

 
 

466,719

 

Financials 0.8%

 

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/29/24 (c)

 

94,595

 

94,689

 
 

Level 3 Financing Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 02/16/24 (c)

 

250,000

 

247,875

 
 

UFC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/25/26 (c)

 

84,351

 

84,125

 
 

426,689

 

Utilities 0.5%

 

Calpine Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B5, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/23/22 (c)

 

197,938

 

196,754

 
 

PG&E Corp

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/31/20 (c)

 

75,000

 

75,187

 
 

271,941

 

Real Estate 0.3%

 

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

         
 

2016 Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/20/23 (c)

 

148,465

 

147,422

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $10,407,135)

10,266,475

 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 5.7%

 

American Airlines, Inc.

         
 

Series 2013-B-2, 5.60%, 07/15/20 (a)

 

90,873

 

92,554

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.92%, 12/10/20 (a)

 

34,883

 

34,952

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21 (a)

 

75,000

 

75,066

 
 

BCC Funding XIV, LLC

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.96%, 06/20/23 (a)

 

69,710

 

70,051

 
 

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-IND, 3.14%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.75%), 10/15/20 (a) (b) (c)

 

609,093

 

609,092

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21 (a)

 

63,394

 

63,522

 
 

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A3-BA, 1.64%, 07/15/21 (a) (b)

 

186,861

 

186,625

 
 

CIG Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.71%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

21,783

 

21,782

 
 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A9-A9, 1.80%, 09/20/19

 

300,000

 

299,613

 
 

Series 2017-A4-A4, 2.64%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.22%), 04/07/20 (b) (c)

 

500,000

 

500,392

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2A-1, 2.97%, 10/22/20 (a)

 

68,555

 

68,731

 
 

Engs Commercial Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.97%, 02/22/21 (a)

 

33,664

 

33,722

 
 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2019-A-1A, 3.37%, 03/15/21 (a)

 

127,480

 

128,145

 
 

Series 2018-A-3A, 3.35%, 08/15/22 (a)

 

51,378

 

51,650

 
 

GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation

         
 

Series 2019-A2-1, 2.97%, 09/15/20 (a)

 

136,000

 

136,624

 
 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-SLP, REMIC, 3.77%, 10/12/22 (a)

 

175,000

 

180,688

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2B-A, REMIC, 2.65%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.27%), 01/20/20 (a) (c)

 

231,018

 

231,018

 
 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-2, 2.89%, 03/10/21 (a)

 

18,318

 

18,325

 
 

Verizon Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2016-A-1A, 1.42%, 01/20/21 (a)

 

36,962

 

36,909

 
 

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC

         
 

Series 2019-A2-1A, 2.90%, 11/15/21 (a)

 

110,000

 

110,523

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $2,937,729)

2,949,984

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 2.6%

 

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co.

 

2,582

 

39,530

 
 

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (b)

 

12,000

 

1,307,279

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $1,329,960)

1,346,809

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.7%

Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.5%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

         
 

REMIC, 2.72%, (1M USD LIBOR + 0.32%), 02/25/20 (c)

 

257,000

 

257,098

 

U.S. Treasury Securities 0.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

2.88%, 07/31/25

 

79,000

 

83,691

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $336,407)

340,789

 

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

Energy 0.1%

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A (h)

 

8,604

 

40,525

 

Communication Services 0.0%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (h)

 

6,438

 

30,387

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (e) (f) (h)

 

250,000

 

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (f) (h)

 

310

 

4,666

 
 

35,053

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $196,887)

75,578

 

WARRANTS 0.1%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (f) (h) (i)

 

2,328

 

35,036

 
 

Total Warrants (cost $42,970)

35,036

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 5.7%

Investment Companies 5.7%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (j)

 

2,946,089

 

2,946,089

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $2,946,089)

2,946,089

 

Total Investments 110.2% (cost $55,861,477)

 

56,713,514

 

Total Securities Sold Short (10.0)% (proceeds $4,795,710)

 

(5,150,654)

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(1,161)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.2)%

 

(119,728)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

51,441,971

 

(a) The Adviser has deemed this security, which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2019, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities was $16,827,740 and 32.7% of the fund.

(b) All or a portion of the security is pledged or segregated as collateral.

(c) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(d) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(e) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees.

(g) This senior loan will settle after June 30, 2019. If a reference rate and spread is presented, it will go into effect upon settlement.

(h) Non-income producing security.

(i) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 2 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(j) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (10.0%)

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES (10.0%)

Financials (2.6%)

 

Bank of America Corporation

         
 

3.95%, 01/23/49

 

(1,250,000)

 

(1,331,336)

 

Communication Services (2.4%)

 

Verizon Communications Inc.

         
 

4.52%, 09/15/48

 

(1,123,000)

 

(1,261,760)

 

Real Estate (1.0%)

 

Simon Property Group, L.P.

         
 

3.30%, 01/15/26

 

(500,000)

 

(518,077)

 

Consumer Discretionary (1.0%)

 

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

         
 

3.50%, 07/28/25

 

(500,000)

 

(510,250)

 

Materials (1.0%)

 

International Paper Company

         
 

3.00%, 02/15/27

 

(500,000)

 

(496,171)

 

Energy (0.8%)

 

Southwestern Energy Company

         
 

6.20%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

(432,000)

 

(396,388)

 

Industrials (0.6%)

 

The Boeing Company

         
 

3.85%, 11/01/48

 

(320,000)

 

(334,116)

 

Information Technology (0.6%)

 

Intel Corporation

         
 

4.10%, 05/11/47

 

(275,000)

 

(302,556)

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (proceeds $4,795,710)

(5,150,654)

 
 

Total Securities Sold Short (10.0%) (proceeds $4,795,710)

 

(5,150,654)

 

(a) Security is a step-up bond where the coupon may increase or step up at a future date or as the result of an upgrade or downgrade to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of June 30, 2019.

Unfunded Commitments

             
     

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

     
 

PG&E Corp. – DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

24,875

188

     

24,875

188

                               

PPM Long Short Credit Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts1

 

Expiration

 

Notional1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Short Contracts

United States 10 Year Note

 

(44)

 

September 2019

   

(5,546,371)

 

(1,375)

   

(84,254)

 

United States 10 Year Ultra Bond

 

(18)

 

September 2019

   

(2,445,187)

 

(563)

   

(41,063)

 

United States 2 Year Note

 

(17)

 

October 2019

   

(3,640,473)

 

693

   

(17,553)

 

United States 5 Year Note

 

(59)

 

October 2019

   

(6,895,765)

 

   

(75,454)

 

United States Long Bond

 

(9)

 

September 2019

   

(1,371,109)

 

1,125

   

(29,235)

 

United States Ultra Bond

 

(4)

 

September 2019

   

(693,174)

 

750

   

(17,076)

 
                 

630

   

(264,635)

 
                                     

PPM Long Short Credit Fund — Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

Reference Entity2

 

Fixed

Receive/

Pay Rate6

(%)

 

Expiration

 

Notional1,5

 

Value4 ($)

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Credit default swap agreements - purchase protection3

CDX.NA.IG.32 (Q)

 

1.00

   

06/20/24

   

3,750,000

   

(80,204)

   

(1,791)

   

(15,919)

 
                                     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 72.7%

Financials 23.0%

 

Acrisure, LLC

         
 

7.00%, 11/15/25 (a)

 

128,000

 

115,944

 
 

Ally Financial Inc.

         
 

3.88%, 05/21/24

 

48,000

 

49,173

 
 

5.75%, 11/20/25

 

142,000

 

157,398

 
 

American Express Company

         
 

2.20%, 10/30/20

 

500,000

 

499,116

 
 

3.70%, 08/03/23

 

150,000

 

157,398

 
 

American Water Capital Corp.

         
 

3.45%, 06/01/29

 

170,000

 

176,664

 
 

Antero Resources Finance Corporation

         
 

5.38%, 11/01/21

 

176,000

 

173,995

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Public Limited Company

         
 

6.00%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

164,000

 

170,026

 
 

Athene Global Funding

         
 

4.00%, 01/25/22 (a)

 

179,000

 

185,342

 
 

Bank of America Corporation

         
 

6.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/05/24) (b)

 

86,000

 

93,033

 
 

6.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 03/10/26) (b)

 

55,000

 

61,308

 
 

3.55%, 03/05/24

 

63,000

 

65,202

 
 

3.86%, 07/23/24

 

98,000

 

102,798

 
 

4.00%, 01/22/25

 

193,000

 

202,986

 
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

111,000

 

118,796

 
 

3.25%, 10/21/27

 

27,000

 

27,658

 
 

Barclays PLC

         
 

8.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/15/20), EUR (b)

 

167,000

 

205,302

 
 

5.09%, 06/20/30

 

100,000

 

102,336

 
 

Bayer US Finance II LLC

         
 

4.25%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

39,000

 

41,222

 
 

4.38%, 12/15/28 (a)

 

102,000

 

107,445

 
 

BlackRock, Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 04/30/29

 

135,000

 

141,316

 
 

Capital One Financial Corporation

         
 

3.75%, 03/09/27

 

107,000

 

110,387

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

         
 

2.10%, 06/12/20

 

600,000

 

598,773

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

375,000

 

403,168

 
 

3.89%, 01/10/28 (c)

 

59,000

 

62,302

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

         
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 12/11/23) (a) (b)

 

204,000

 

224,655

 
 

6.50%, 08/08/23 (a)

 

310,000

 

340,908

 
 

3.87%, 01/12/29 (a)

 

17,000

 

17,510

 
 

Danske Bank A/S

         
 

5.38%, 01/12/24 (a)

 

226,000

 

244,127

 
 

Diamond Finance International Limited

         
 

5.88%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

49,000

 

49,779

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/24 (a)

 

38,000

 

40,110

 
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (a)

 

107,000

 

134,849

 
 

Five Corners Funding Trust

         
 

4.42%, 11/15/23 (a)

 

125,000

 

134,116

 
 

General Electric Capital Corporation

         
 

6.75%, 03/15/32

 

83,000

 

102,235

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

         
 

3.00%, 10/27/22 (a)

 

61,000

 

61,375

 
 

4.88%, 03/12/29 (a)

 

125,000

 

131,602

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

110,000

 

118,806

 
 

HSBC Holdings PLC

         
 

6.88%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/01/21) (b) (d)

 

229,000

 

240,948

 
 

4.38%, 11/23/26

 

56,000

 

59,165

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

         
 

6.25%, 02/01/22

 

90,000

 

92,453

 
 

6.38%, 12/15/25

 

14,000

 

14,310

 
 

6.25%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

226,000

 

228,369

 
 

James Hardie International Finance Designated Activity Company

         
 

5.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

80,000

 

79,533

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

         
 

5.30%, (callable at 100 beginning 05/01/20) (b)

 

146,000

 

147,642

 
 

4.02%, 12/05/24

 

202,000

 

214,356

 
 

3.96%, 01/29/27

 

184,000

 

196,727

 
 

3.78%, 02/01/28 (c)

 

30,000

 

31,749

 
 

3.51%, 01/23/29

 

76,000

 

79,039

 
 

4.01%, 04/23/29

 

62,000

 

66,759

 
 

4.20%, 07/23/29

 

23,000

 

25,121

 
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

         
 

2.75%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.23%), 09/01/20 (c)

 

500,000

 

499,961

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

         
 

6.75%, (callable at 100 beginning 06/27/26) (b)

 

92,000

 

94,023

 
 

7.50%, (callable at 100 beginning 09/27/25) (b)

 

109,000

 

114,398

 
 

Markel Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 05/20/49

 

78,000

 

84,849

 
 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

         
 

3.60%, 01/11/24 (a)

 

235,000

 

247,842

 
 

Morgan Stanley

         
 

3.77%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 01/20/22 (c)

 

100,000

 

100,931

 
 

3.52%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.93%), 07/22/22 (c)

 

125,000

 

125,744

 
 

4.88%, 11/01/22

 

167,000

 

178,603

 
 

4.10%, 05/22/23

 

138,000

 

145,074

 
 

4.35%, 09/08/26

 

84,000

 

90,026

 
 

3.63%, 01/20/27

 

60,000

 

62,773

 
 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 04/30/43 (c)

 

131,000

 

128,425

 
 

New York Life Global Funding

         
 

2.75%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.16%), 10/01/20 (a) (c)

 

300,000

 

300,161

 
 

Nordic Aviation Capital DAC

         
 

5.58%, 03/14/24 (e) (f)

 

135,000

 

142,015

 
 

PNC Bank, National Association

         
 

2.79%, (3M USD LIBOR + 0.35%), 03/12/21 (c)

 

500,000

 

500,476

 
 

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

         
 

4.80%, 11/15/24

 

161,000

 

171,477

 
 

Spirit Realty, L.P.

         
 

4.00%, 07/15/29

 

130,000

 

131,135

 
 

Springleaf Finance Corporation

         
 

6.63%, 01/15/28

 

38,000

 

39,895

 
 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

         
 

2.91%, 07/24/23

 

42,000

 

42,382

 
 

4.25%, 10/21/25

 

182,000

 

192,747

 
 

3.85%, 01/26/27

 

19,000

 

19,845

 
 

4.22%, 05/01/29

 

67,000

 

71,761

 
 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

94,000

 

122,881

 
 

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

         
 

3.45%, 04/23/29

 

130,000

 

136,601

 
 

USA Compression Finance Corp.

         
 

6.88%, 09/01/27 (a)

 

68,000

 

71,377

 
 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

         
 

5.13%, 01/15/25, GBP (a)

 

209,000

 

274,789

 
 

5.00%, 04/15/27, GBP (a)

 

115,000

 

150,228

 
 

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 11/13/25 (a)

 

250,000

 

270,973

 
 

Wells Fargo & Company

         
 

4.48%, 01/16/24

 

54,000

 

57,857

 
 

3.20%, 06/17/27

 

195,000

 

198,618

 
 

Ziggo Bond Finance B.V.

         
 

6.00%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

229,000

 

229,925

 
 

12,203,123

 

Energy 8.2%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings, LP

         
 

7.88%, 12/15/24

 

138,000

 

53,380

 
 

Andeavor Logistics LP

         
 

3.50%, 12/01/22

 

45,000

 

46,100

 
 

5.20%, 12/01/47

 

44,000

 

47,092

 
 

Antero Resources Corporation

         
 

5.13%, 12/01/22

 

33,000

 

31,682

 
 

Callon Petroleum Company

         
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

125,000

 

126,148

 
 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.88%, 03/31/25

 

48,000

 

53,442

 
 

5.13%, 06/30/27

 

130,000

 

141,273

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

         
 

5.80%, 06/01/45

 

42,000

 

49,281

 
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

         
 

4.50%, 04/15/23

 

123,000

 

129,240

 
 

4.38%, 01/15/28

 

108,000

 

113,711

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc.

         
 

9.25%, 03/31/22 (a)

 

112,000

 

105,744

 
 

7.75%, 02/15/24 (a)

 

80,000

 

66,603

 
 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

187,000

 

192,018

 
 

5.38%, 05/31/25

 

100,000

 

105,226

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.

         
 

5.50%, 01/30/26 (a)

 

19,000

 

19,707

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)

 

19,000

 

20,058

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

         
 

4.25%, 03/15/23

 

169,000

 

176,317

 
 

5.25%, 04/15/29

 

94,000

 

104,982

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

80,000

 

89,109

 
 

6.13%, 12/15/45

 

27,000

 

30,864

 
 

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.

         
 

6.25%, 04/15/49

 

40,000

 

47,319

 
 

Enlink Midstream, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/29

 

107,000

 

109,812

 
 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

         
 

3.35%, 03/15/23

 

44,000

 

45,262

 
 

3.13%, 07/31/29

 

174,000

 

174,790

 
 

4.80%, 02/01/49

 

84,000

 

93,819

 
 

4.20%, 01/31/50

 

59,000

 

60,565

 
 

EQM Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

4.13%, 12/01/26

 

73,000

 

70,384

 
 

Everest Acquisition, LLC

         
 

8.00%, 11/29/24 (a)

 

152,000

 

101,851

 
 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

         
 

7.38%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

76,000

 

65,817

 
 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

         
 

5.00%, 08/15/42

 

50,000

 

52,958

 
 

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

         
 

3.80%, 04/01/28

 

30,000

 

30,516

 
 

MPLX LP

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/28

 

142,000

 

147,288

 
 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 01/15/23 (g)

 

26,000

 

24,314

 
 

5.75%, 02/01/25

 

125,000

 

110,826

 
 

NGPL PipeCo LLC

         
 

4.88%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

23,000

 

24,322

 
 

ONEOK, Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 09/01/23

 

81,000

 

94,654

 
 

Parsley Energy, LLC

         
 

5.25%, 08/15/25 (a)

 

106,000

 

107,731

 
 

PDV America, Inc.

         
 

10.75%, 02/15/20 (a)

 

94,000

 

97,245

 
 

Petroleos Mexicanos

         
 

6.50%, 03/13/27 - 01/23/29

 

242,000

 

237,208

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

         
 

5.75%, 05/15/24

 

104,000

 

115,511

 
 

5.63%, 03/01/25

 

13,000

 

14,531

 
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

329,000

 

345,193

 
 

Spectra Energy Partners, LP

         
 

3.50%, 03/15/25

 

66,000

 

67,718

 
 

Summit Midstream Partners, LP

         
 

9.50%, (callable at 104 beginning 12/15/22) (b)

 

125,000

 

112,874

 
 

Transocean Guardian Limited

         
 

5.88%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

26,460

 

26,983

 
 

Transocean Inc

         
 

9.00%, 07/15/23 (a)

 

19,000

 

20,191

 
 

7.50%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

39,000

 

37,251

 
 

Transocean Pontus Limited

         
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (a)

 

18,900

 

19,469

 
 

Transocean Poseidon Limited

         
 

6.88%, 02/01/27 (a)

 

49,000

 

51,847

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

         
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)

 

120,750

 

124,863

 
 

4,335,089

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Communication Services 8.1%

 

Altice France

         
 

7.38%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

68,000

 

69,700

 
 

Altice Luxembourg Fr SA

         
 

5.88%, 02/01/27, EUR (a)

 

100,000

 

123,039

 
 

AT&T Inc.

         
 

3.62%, (3M USD LIBOR + 1.18%), 06/12/24 (c)

 

370,000

 

374,319

 
 

5.25%, 03/01/37

 

48,000

 

53,808

 
 

CB Escrow Corp.

         
 

8.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

125,000

 

107,213

 
 

CBS Radio Inc.

         
 

7.25%, 11/01/24 (a) (g)

 

72,000

 

75,807

 
 

CCO Holdings, LLC

         
 

5.88%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

125,000

 

131,933

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

4.91%, 07/23/25

 

540,000

 

585,854

 
 

5.38%, 04/01/38

 

60,000

 

64,583

 
 

Comcast Corporation

         
 

3.38%, 08/15/25

 

68,000

 

71,077

 
 

4.60%, 10/15/38

 

201,000

 

230,103

 
 

3.40%, 07/15/46

 

75,000

 

71,568

 
 

4.95%, 10/15/58

 

50,000

 

60,915

 
 

DISH DBS Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 03/15/23

 

65,000

 

62,411

 
 

7.75%, 07/01/26

 

42,000

 

41,160

 
 

Frontier Communications Corporation

         
 

11.00%, 09/15/25

 

48,000

 

29,910

 
 

Iheartcommunications, Inc.

         
 

6.38%, 05/01/26

 

13,664

 

14,497

 
 

8.38%, 05/01/27

 

24,767

 

25,922

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

         
 

8.50%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

116,000

 

114,866

 
 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 06/15/22 (a)

 

42,000

 

42,592

 
 

4.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

87,000

 

89,496

 
 

5.63%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

40,000

 

42,005

 
 

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, (callable at 100 beginning 03/19/21) (a) (b)

 

318,000

 

325,632

 
 

Netflix, Inc.

         
 

4.38%, 11/15/26 (g)

 

94,000

 

96,228

 
 

3.88%, 11/15/29, EUR (a)

 

138,000

 

169,565

 
 

Nexstar Escrow Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

31,000

 

31,776

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

         
 

6.63%, 02/15/25 (a)

 

45,000

 

43,700

 
 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

94,000

 

96,129

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

         
 

4.63%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

140,000

 

143,204

 
 

6.00%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

153,000

 

157,793

 
 

5.50%, 07/01/29 (a)

 

95,000

 

97,405

 
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

         
 

7.00%, 03/01/20 (a)

 

292,000

 

299,300

 
 

Sprint Corporation

         
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

44,000

 

46,681

 
 

Sprint Spectrum Co LLC

         
 

3.36%, 09/20/21 (a)

 

37,688

 

37,745

 
 

Telesat Canada

         
 

8.88%, 11/15/24 (a)

 

107,000

 

116,062

 
 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

         
 

6.00%, 04/15/24

 

54,000

 

56,335

 
 

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company

         
 

5.00%, 05/30/38

 

36,000

 

39,079

 
 

Zayo Group, LLC

         
 

5.75%, 01/15/27 (a)

 

67,000

 

68,228

 
 

4,307,640

 

Health Care 7.7%

 

Abbott Laboratories

         
 

4.75%, 11/30/36

 

90,000

 

106,682

 
 

AbbVie Inc.

         
 

2.90%, 11/06/22

 

77,000

 

77,846

 
 

Adevinta ASA

         
 

7.50%, 10/01/24 (a)

 

33,000

 

34,545

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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June 30, 2019

               
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 03/15/22 (a)

 

16,000

 

16,585

 
 

5.88%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

4,000

 

4,050

 
 

7.00%, 03/15/24 - 01/15/28 (a)

 

73,000

 

76,936

 
 

6.13%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

33,000

 

33,659

 
 

5.50%, 03/01/23 - 11/01/25 (a)

 

91,000

 

94,667

 
 

8.50%, 01/31/27 (a)

 

90,000

 

99,085

 
 

5.75%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

45,000

 

47,276

 
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

         
 

4.13%, 06/15/39 (a)

 

117,000

 

126,640

 
 

4.25%, 10/26/49 (a)

 

148,000

 

162,966

 
 

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

15,000

 

15,247

 
 

Celgene Corporation

         
 

4.35%, 11/15/47

 

63,000

 

69,597

 
 

Centene Corporation

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 - 01/15/25

 

178,000

 

183,057

 
 

Centene Escrow I Corporation

         
 

5.38%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

156,000

 

164,207

 
 

Cigna Corporation

         
 

4.38%, 10/15/28 (a)

 

248,000

 

267,281

 
 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

         
 

8.63%, 01/15/24 (a)

 

141,000

 

141,338

 
 

8.00%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

100,000

 

96,029

 
 

CVS Health Corporation

         
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

118,000

 

122,961

 
 

5.05%, 03/25/48

 

165,000

 

175,723

 
 

Express Scripts Holding Company

         
 

3.40%, 03/01/27

 

117,000

 

118,628

 
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

         
 

4.80%, 04/01/44

 

46,000

 

52,481

 
 

4.50%, 02/01/45

 

63,000

 

69,014

 
 

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

         
 

6.25%, 02/15/21

 

417,000

 

436,485

 
 

HCA Inc.

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/26

 

80,000

 

86,188

 
 

4.13%, 06/15/29

 

129,000

 

132,550

 
 

5.13%, 06/15/39

 

54,000

 

56,100

 
 

Legacy Lifepoint Health, Inc.

         
 

9.75%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

209,448

 
 

Mylan Inc

         
 

5.20%, 04/15/48

 

27,000

 

25,047

 
 

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

         
 

7.50%, 04/01/27 (a)

 

220,000

 

216,033

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

         
 

4.50%, 04/01/21

 

176,000

 

179,080

 
 

4.38%, 10/01/21

 

25,000

 

25,407

 
 

8.13%, 04/01/22

 

37,000

 

38,851

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

         
 

3.75%, 07/15/25

 

45,000

 

48,020

 
 

3.10%, 03/15/26

 

44,000

 

45,516

 
 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 04/01/25

 

148,000

 

154,518

 
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

47,000

 

49,884

 
 

4,059,627

 

Industrials 5.2%

 

Aircastle Limited

         
 

4.40%, 09/25/23

 

41,000

 

42,525

 
 

4.13%, 05/01/24

 

72,000

 

73,925

 
 

Allison Transmission, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/24 (a)

 

76,000

 

77,687

 
 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.

         
 

5.25%, 08/01/26 (a)

 

133,000

 

139,261

 
 

Aviation Capital Group LLC

         
 

4.38%, 01/30/24 (a)

 

104,000

 

109,265

 
 

Avolon Holdings Funding Limited

         
 

3.63%, 05/01/22 (a)

 

130,000

 

131,728

 
 

5.13%, 10/01/23 (a)

 

200,000

 

211,479

 
 

5.25%, 05/15/24 (a)

 

348,000

 

371,277

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

         
 

6.13%, 01/15/23 (a)

 

82,000

 

82,433

 
 

7.50%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

68,000

 

68,266

 
 

7.88%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

107,000

 

107,123

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

CNH Industrial N.V.

         
 

4.50%, 08/15/23

 

94,000

 

98,490

 
 

Equifax Inc.

         
 

3.60%, 08/15/21

 

165,000

 

167,820

 
 

General Electric Company

         
 

5.00%, (callable at 100 beginning 01/21/21) (b)

 

437,000

 

419,433

 
 

General Motors Company

         
 

5.95%, 04/01/49

 

30,000

 

31,480

 
 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V.

         
 

1.30%, 09/13/19 (a)

 

500,000

 

499,319

 
 

Tempo Acquisition, LLC

         
 

6.75%, 06/01/25 (a)

 

70,000

 

72,110

 
 

Union Pacific Corporation

         
 

4.38%, 09/10/38

 

50,000

 

55,008

 
 

2,758,629

 

Materials 4.6%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC

         
 

4.88%, 05/14/25 (a)

 

121,000

 

130,278

 
 

4.75%, 04/10/27 (a)

 

159,000

 

168,513

 
 

Berry Global Escrow Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

105,000

 

107,231

 
 

CF Industries, Inc.

         
 

3.40%, 12/01/21 (a)

 

156,000

 

159,022

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

347,000

 

363,279

 
 

Corning Incorporated

         
 

5.85%, 11/15/68

 

58,000

 

68,435

 
 

Crown Americas LLC

         
 

4.50%, 01/15/23

 

81,000

 

84,212

 
 

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd

         
 

4.75%, 05/15/22 (a)

 

88,000

 

90,201

 
 

5.13%, 03/15/23 (a) (g)

 

72,000

 

74,440

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

         
 

4.55%, 11/14/24

 

187,000

 

191,242

 
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

228,000

 

217,854

 
 

FXI Holdings, Inc.

         
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

156,000

 

145,336

 
 

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Company

         
 

7.25%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

84,000

 

81,045

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

         
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

255,000

 

264,639

 
 

Olin Corporation

         
 

5.00%, 02/01/30

 

103,000

 

102,046

 
 

Samarco Mineracao S/A

         
 

0.00%, 11/01/22 (f) (h) (i) (j)

 

110,000

 

84,234

 
 

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A.

         
 

5.38%, 09/01/25 (a)

 

89,000

 

85,617

 
 

2,417,624

 

Consumer Staples 4.5%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

         
 

4.40%, 02/14/26

 

163,000

 

174,231

 
 

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

         
 

4.90%, 02/01/46

 

153,000

 

170,089

 
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/29

 

47,000

 

53,290

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

         
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

165,000

 

156,792

 
 

Cott Holdings Inc.

         
 

5.50%, 04/01/25 (a)

 

99,000

 

100,868

 
 

JBS Investments GmbH

         
 

7.25%, 04/03/24 (a)

 

143,000

 

148,560

 
 

JBS Investments II GmbH

         
 

7.00%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

200,000

 

216,073

 
 

JBS USA Finance, Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

101,000

 

109,656

 
 

JBS USA Food Company

         
 

5.88%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

16,000

 

16,463

 
 

JBS USA LUX SA

         
 

6.50%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

88,000

 

95,585

 
 

Mars, Incorporated

         
 

3.95%, 04/01/49 (a)

 

193,000

 

206,607

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub LLC

         
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (a) (g)

 

125,000

 

110,626

 
 

Post Holdings, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

177,000

 

181,855

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Reynolds American Inc.

         
 

5.70%, 08/15/35

 

53,000

 

58,174

 
 

Sigma Holdco B.V.

         
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (a) (g)

 

250,000

 

232,003

 
 

Walmart Inc.

         
 

2.85%, 07/08/24

 

255,000

 

262,793

 
 

3.25%, 07/08/29

 

112,000

 

117,973

 
 

2,411,638

 

Utilities 4.3%

 

Ameren Illinois Company

         
 

4.50%, 03/15/49

 

104,000

 

121,516

 
 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company

         
 

6.13%, 04/01/36

 

41,000

 

54,827

 
 

Calpine Corporation

         
 

5.25%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

100,000

 

101,802

 
 

Commonwealth Edison Company

         
 

3.75%, 08/15/47

 

42,000

 

43,372

 
 

DPL Inc.

         
 

4.35%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

130,000

 

131,610

 
 

Electricite de France

         
 

4.50%, 09/21/28 (a)

 

200,000

 

219,266

 
 

Enel S.p.A

         
 

8.75%, 09/24/73 (a) (c)

 

165,000

 

189,756

 
 

Exelon Corporation

         
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

67,000

 

77,908

 
 

FirstEnergy Corp.

         
 

3.90%, 07/15/27

 

75,000

 

78,668

 
 

Indiana Michigan Power Company

         
 

4.25%, 08/15/48

 

69,000

 

75,764

 
 

Nevada Power Company

         
 

3.70%, 05/01/29

 

159,000

 

169,955

 
 

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC

         
 

2.95%, 04/01/25

 

146,000

 

149,679

 
 

Southern California Edison Company

         
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

46,000

 

46,099

 
 

The AES Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 03/15/21

 

91,000

 

92,621

 
 

5.50%, 04/15/25

 

254,000

 

264,221

 
 

The Southern Company

         
 

2.95%, 07/01/23

 

211,000

 

213,850

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

         
 

3.55%, 07/15/24 (a)

 

171,000

 

172,278

 
 

5.00%, 07/31/27 (a)

 

58,000

 

59,996

 
 

2,263,188

 

Consumer Discretionary 4.0%

 

24 Hour Holdings III LLC

         
 

8.00%, 06/01/22 (a) (g)

 

93,000

 

91,846

 
 

Adient US LLC

         
 

7.00%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

13,000

 

13,375

 
 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

         
 

6.50%, 04/01/27 (g)

 

135,000

 

134,638

 
 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

         
 

5.88%, 10/15/27

 

53,000

 

46,044

 
 

Delphi Technologies PLC

         
 

5.00%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

66,000

 

58,740

 
 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

         
 

5.25%, 04/15/23

 

103,000

 

108,852

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

         
 

5.38%, 04/15/26

 

51,000

 

55,209

 
 

5.75%, 06/01/28

 

15,000

 

16,537

 
 

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH

         
 

4.63%, 05/15/27, EUR (a) (k)

 

100,000

 

112,340

 
 

KB Home

         
 

7.50%, 09/15/22

 

104,000

 

115,787

 
 

KFC Holding Co.

         
 

5.00%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

8,000

 

8,261

 
 

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

         
 

7.88%, 10/15/24 (a) (g)

 

138,000

 

135,006

 
 

Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V.

         
 

4.75%, 01/23/25 (a)

 

120,000

 

121,045

 
 

New Golden Nugget Inc.

         
 

6.75%, 10/15/24 (a)

 

205,000

 

211,172

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

         
 

4.38%, 05/15/26, EUR (a)

 

140,000

 

164,326

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

113,000

 

113,988

 
 

Scientific Games International, Inc.

         
 

5.00%, 10/15/25 (a)

 

258,000

 

260,516

 
 

The Home Depot, Inc.

         
 

2.13%, 09/15/26

 

146,000

 

142,859

 
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

         
 

5.00%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

130,000

 

131,672

 
 

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.

         
 

6.88%, 08/15/23 (a)

 

58,000

 

60,327

 
 

2,102,540

 

Information Technology 2.0%

 

Broadcom Corporation

         
 

3.88%, 01/15/27

 

54,000

 

52,928

 
 

Broadcom Inc.

         
 

4.25%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

130,000

 

132,756

 
 

Fiserv, Inc.

         
 

2.25%, 07/01/25, GBP

 

100,000

 

126,636

 
 

International Business Machines Corporation

         
 

4.25%, 05/15/49

 

114,000

 

122,267

 
 

Microsoft Corporation

         
 

3.45%, 08/08/36

 

156,000

 

164,640

 
 

3.95%, 08/08/56

 

90,000

 

99,313

 
 

NXP B.V.

         
 

4.13%, 06/01/21 (a)

 

167,000

 

170,792

 
 

Oracle Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

82,000

 

88,128

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

         
 

6.88%, 02/15/23 (a)

 

83,000

 

83,166

 
 

ViaSat, Inc.

         
 

5.63%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

43,000

 

44,734

 
 

1,085,360

 

Real Estate 1.1%

 

Boston Properties Limited Partnership

         
 

2.75%, 10/01/26

 

36,000

 

35,421

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/28

 

145,000

 

160,451

 
 

Crown Castle International Corp.

         
 

2.25%, 09/01/21

 

57,000

 

56,732

 
 

Equinix, Inc.

         
 

2.88%, 10/01/25, EUR

 

150,000

 

177,790

 
 

HCP, Inc.

         
 

3.25%, 07/15/26

 

25,000

 

25,182

 
 

3.50%, 07/15/29

 

45,000

 

45,175

 
 

Realty Income Corporation

         
 

3.25%, 06/15/29

 

109,000

 

110,957

 
 

611,708

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $37,162,144)

38,556,166

 

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 8.5%

U.S. Treasury Securities 4.6%

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

         
 

2.50%, 02/15/46

 

579,000

 

575,200

 
 

3.00%, 02/15/48

 

86,000

 

94,062

 
 

U.S. Treasury Note

         
 

1.63%, 05/31/23

 

243,000

 

241,937

 
 

2.13%, 05/15/25

 

161,000

 

163,641

 
 

2.88%, 07/31/25

 

284,000

 

300,862

 
 

1.88%, 06/30/26 (l)

 

240,000

 

240,000

 
 

1.50%, 08/15/26

 

65,000

 

63,304

 
 

2.25%, 08/15/27

 

420,000

 

429,844

 
 

3.13%, 11/15/28

 

265,000

 

290,506

 
 

2,399,356

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.6%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

         
 

4.00%, 11/01/40

 

247,512

 

260,928

 
 

3.00%, 08/01/46 - 11/01/46

 

52,067

 

52,894

 
 

3.50%, 11/01/47

 

19,993

 

20,585

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc.

         
 

3.00%, 08/01/30 - 04/01/31

 

80,836

 

82,720

 
 

3.00%, 03/01/33 - 04/01/46

 

271,662

 

277,111

 
 

3.50%, 11/01/45 - 01/01/48

 

370,206

 

382,256

 
 

4.50%, 12/01/43 - 07/01/48

 

232,501

 

244,863

 
 

4.00%, 10/01/44 - 08/01/48

 

68,872

 

71,679

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                     
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association

         
 

3.50%, 04/20/46

 

10,912

 

11,318

 
 

3.50%, 08/20/46 - 09/20/46

 

340,990

 

352,947

 
 

4.00%, 07/20/47

 

153,479

 

160,177

 
 

1,917,478

 

Municipal 0.3%

 

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

         
 

4.46%, 10/01/62

 

130,000

 

155,557

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $4,274,542)

4,472,391

 

SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS 7.9%

Consumer Discretionary 1.5%

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company

         
 

Term Loan, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/03/24 (c)

 

144,795

 

143,483

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 4.33%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/30/25 (c)

 

49,250

 

49,176

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.64%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (c)

 

68,245

 

67,072

 
 

Golden Nugget, Inc.

         
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.14%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 09/07/23 (c)

 

40,741

 

40,366

 
 

2017 Incremental Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/04/23 (c)

 

50,819

 

50,351

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 4.65%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 08/09/25 (c)

 

266,660

 

266,439

 
 

PCI Gaming Authority

         
 

Term Loan, 5.40%, (3M LIBOR + 3.00%), 05/15/26 (c)

 

160,000

 

160,166

 
 

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The)

         
 

2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, 5.83%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/29/25 (c)

 

40,144

 

40,124

 
 

817,177

 

Communication Services 1.4%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/15/25 (c)

 

221,625

 

216,208

 
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

         
 

2017 Term Loan B1, 6.16%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 05/31/24 (c)

 

71,892

 

70,394

 
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

         
 

Exit Term Loan, 6.58%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 05/04/26 (c)

 

59,782

 

59,838

 
 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B4, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 06/13/26 (c) (m)

 

150,116

 

149,553

 
 

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

         
 

Bridge Term Loan, 0.00%, 11/30/19 (c) (m)

 

67,000

 

66,079

 
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan B, 4.94%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 02/01/24 (c)

 

159,552

 

156,959

 
 

719,031

 

Materials 1.3%

 

BWAY Holding Company

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.85%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/03/24 (c)

 

155,463

 

149,957

 
 

Hexion Inc

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 5.35%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 10/01/20 (c)

 

129,000

 

128,920

 
 

USD Exit Term Loan, 0.00%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/27/26 (c) (m)

 

200,901

 

200,650

 
 

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc.

         
 

USD 2017 Term Loan B2, 6.65%, (3M LIBOR + 4.25%), 06/30/22 (c)

 

123,430

 

109,050

 
 

Messer Industries GmbH

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 10/10/25 (c)

 

121,000

 

119,261

 
 

707,838

 

Health Care 1.2%

 

Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 08/15/24 (c)

 

77,837

 

73,322

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, 10.19%, (3M LIBOR + 7.75%), 08/09/25 (c)

 

55,000

 

48,583

 
 

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC

         
 

2017 Term Loan B, 5.15%, (3M LIBOR + 2.75%), 02/02/24 - 02/03/24 (c)

 

156,287

 

154,979

 
 

Phoenix Guarantor Inc

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.92%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 02/12/26 (c)

 

138,889

 

138,160

 
 

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (c)

 

198,500

 

197,188

 
 

2018 Term Loan B, 9.00%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 11/09/25 (c)

 

500

 

497

 
 

612,729

 

Energy 0.9%

 

California Resources Corporation

         
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.05%, (3M LIBOR + 4.75%), 11/08/22 (c)

 

101,000

 

96,383

 
 

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings, LLC

         
 

2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9.15%, (3M LIBOR + 6.75%), 09/26/25 (c) (e)

 

123,003

 

112,548

 
 

Equitrans Midstream Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B, 6.90%, (3M LIBOR + 4.50%), 12/13/23 (c)

 

74,812

 

75,140

 
 

TEX Operations Co. LLC

         
 

Exit Term Loan B, 4.40%, (3M LIBOR + 2.00%), 08/04/23 (c)

 

82,414

 

82,260

 
 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

         
 

Term Loan, 6.59%, (3M LIBOR + 4.00%), 09/22/24 (c)

 

100,242

 

98,953

 
 

465,284

 

Industrials 0.6%

 

Gol LuxCo S.A.

         
 

1st Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 08/18/20 (e)

 

165,000

 

166,650

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

         
 

USD Term Loan B, 5.90%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 03/13/26 (c)

 

146,600

 

145,410

 
 

312,060

 

Utilities 0.4%

 

Calpine Corporation

         
 

Term Loan B5, 4.83%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/23/22 (c)

 

149,223

 

148,330

 
 

PG&E Corp

         
 

DIP Term Loan, 4.69%, (3M LIBOR + 2.25%), 12/31/20 (c)

 

75,000

 

75,187

 
 

223,517

 

Financials 0.3%

 

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

         
 

Term Loan B, 5.89%, (3M LIBOR + 3.50%), 05/29/24 (c)

 

85,766

 

85,852

 
 

UFC Holdings, LLC

         
 

2019 Term Loan, 5.66%, (3M LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/25/26 (c)

 

96,266

 

96,008

 
 

181,860

 

Consumer Staples 0.2%

 

JBS USA Lux S.A.

         
 

2019 Term Loan B, 4.90%, (3M LIBOR + 2.50%), 04/27/26 (c)

 

93,715

 

93,481

 

Information Technology 0.1%

 

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc.

         
 

2018 USD Term Loan, 6.15%, (3M LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/12/25 (c)

 

65,670

 

63,638

 
 

Total Senior Loan Interests (cost $4,227,543)

4,196,615

 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 6.5%

 

American Airlines, Inc.

         
 

Series 2013-B-2, 5.60%, 07/15/20 (a)

 

152,212

 

155,027

 
 

Series 2013-A-2, 4.95%, 01/15/23

 

25,530

 

26,782

 
 

Series 2016-AA-2, 3.20%, 06/15/28

 

158,737

 

160,801

 
 

American Tower Trust

         
 

Series 2013-A-2, 3.07%, 03/15/23 (a)

 

338,000

 

339,274

 
 

Ascentium Equipment Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A2-2A, 2.00%, 05/11/20 (a)

 

29,202

 

29,178

 
 

Series 2018-A2-1A, 2.92%, 12/10/20 (a)

 

44,674

 

44,763

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2A, 2.31%, 12/10/21 (a)

 

113,000

 

113,100

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                           
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2-1, 2.50%, 02/14/21 (a)

 

171,163

 

171,510

 
 

CIG Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.71%, 05/15/23 (a)

 

56,250

 

56,247

 
 

CSMC Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A3-HL2, 3.50%, 09/25/24 (a) (c)

 

118,009

 

119,807

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A2A-1, 2.97%, 10/22/20 (a)

 

73,354

 

73,542

 
 

Series 2017-A3-2, 2.19%, 10/24/22 (a)

 

155,000

 

154,837

 
 

Engs Commercial Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A1-1A, 2.97%, 02/22/21 (a)

 

33,664

 

33,722

 
 

Foundation Finance Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 3.30%, 08/15/22 (a)

 

125,835

 

126,340

 
 

GLS Auto Receivables Trust

         
 

Series 2019-A-1A, 3.37%, 03/15/21 (a)

 

129,125

 

129,798

 
 

Series 2018-A-3A, 3.35%, 08/15/22 (a)

 

51,997

 

52,272

 
 

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.61%, 01/20/21

 

250,000

 

250,298

 
 

GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation

         
 

Series 2019-A2-1, 2.97%, 09/15/20 (a)

 

138,000

 

138,633

 
 

Series 2018-A3-1, 2.60%, 06/15/21 (a)

 

125,000

 

125,378

 
 

Series 2018-A4-1, 2.83%, 06/17/24 (a)

 

100,000

 

101,040

 
 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-SLP, REMIC, 3.77%, 10/12/22 (a)

 

392,000

 

404,741

 
 

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.

         
 

Series 2017-A-AA, 2.66%, 08/25/23 (a)

 

143,569

 

144,227

 
 

MVW Owner Trust

         
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 2.42%, 12/20/34 (a)

 

119,427

 

119,566

 
 

United Airlines, Inc.

         
 

Series 2012-A-2, 4.00%, 10/29/24

 

100,574

 

104,939

 
 

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust

         
 

Series 2018-A-2, 2.89%, 03/10/21 (a)

 

18,318

 

18,325

 
 

Volvo Financial Equipment LLC

         
 

Series 2019-A2-1A, 2.90%, 11/15/21 (a)

 

112,000

 

112,532

 
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

         
 

Series 2017-B-C38, 3.92%, 06/17/27 (c)

 

125,000

 

129,887

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $3,370,214)

3,436,566

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 1.0%

 

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

 

4,966

 

540,996

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $525,561)

540,996

 

COMMON STOCKS 0.2%

Energy 0.2%

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc. (h)

 

117

 

551

 
 

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A (h)

 

12,574

 

59,224

 
 

Denbury Resources Inc. (h)

 

26,197

 

32,484

 
 

92,259

 

Communication Services 0.0%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (h)

 

5,897

 

27,834

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (e) (f) (h)

 

229,000

 

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (f) (h)

 

284

 

4,274

 
 

32,108

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $399,393)

124,367

 

WARRANTS 0.1%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc. (f) (h) (n)

 

2,133

 

32,102

 
 

Total Warrants (cost $39,382)

32,102

 

OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS 0.0%

 

Quicksilver Resources Inc. Escrow (e) (f) (h) (o)

 

2,309,000

 

 
 

Quicksilver Resources Inc. Escrow (e) (f) (h) (o)

 

291,000

 

 
 

T-Mobile USA Inc. Escrow (e) (f) (h) (o)

 

54,000

 

 
 

T-Mobile USA Inc. Escrow (e) (h) (o)

 

77,000

 

 
 

Total Other Equity Interests (cost $0)

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 4.0%

Investment Companies 2.5%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (p)

 

1,310,905

 

1,310,906

 

Securities Lending Collateral 1.5%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.33% (p)

 

827,878

 

827,878

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $2,138,784)

2,138,784

 

Total Investments 100.9% (cost $52,137,563)

 

53,497,987

 

Other Derivative Instruments (0.0)%

 

(165)

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.9)%

 

(478,791)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

53,019,031

 

(a) The Adviser has deemed this security, which is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to be liquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. As of June 30, 2019, the value and the percentage of net assets of these liquid securities was $19,683,447 and 37.1% of the fund.

(b) Perpetual security. Next contractual call date presented, if applicable.

(c) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are presented. Certain variable rate securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread because they are determined by the issuer, remarketing agent, or offering documents and are based on current market conditions. The coupon rate for securities with certain features outlined in the offering documents may vary from the stated reference rate and spread. This includes, but is not limited to, securities with deferred rates, contingent distributions, caps, floors, and fixed-rate to float-rate features. In addition, variable rates for government and agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) are determined by tranches of underlying mortgage-backed security pools’ cash flows into securities and pass-through rates which reflect the rate earned on the asset pool after management and guarantee fees are paid to the securitizing corporation. CMO and MBS variable rates are determined by a formula set forth in the security’s offering documents.

(d) Convertible security.

(e) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(f) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees.

(g) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2019.

(h) Non-income producing security.

(i) As of June 30, 2019, issuer was in bankruptcy and/or was in default relating to principal and/or interest. Partial or no payments were paid on the last interest or dividend date.

(j) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors. See the table of Restricted Securities below.

(k) Pay-in-kind security. Stated coupon is the pay-in-kind rate. The interest earned by the security may be paid in cash or additional par.

(l) All or a portion of the security was purchased on a delayed delivery basis. As of June 30, 2019, the total payable for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis was $240,142.

(m) This senior loan will settle after June 30, 2019. If a reference rate and spread is presented, it will go into effect upon settlement.

(n) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 2 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees. Good faith fair valued securities are classified for Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement" based on the applicable valuation inputs. See FASB ASC Topic 820 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(o) Contingent distributions represent the right to receive additional distributions, if any, during the reorganization of the underlying company.

(p) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                                 

Restricted Securities

   

Initial Acquisition

 

Cost ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

 
 

Samarco Mineracao S/A, 0.00%, 11/01/22

06/30/18

 

80,155

 

84,234

 

0.2

 
                         

Unfunded Commitments

             
     

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

     
 

PG&E Corp. – DIP Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

24.875

188

     

24,875

188

                               

PPM Strategic Income Fund — Futures Contracts

Reference Entity

 

Contracts1

 

Expiration

 

Notional1

 

Variation

Margin

Receivable

(Payable) ($)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation) ($)

Long Contracts

United States 10 Year Ultra Bond

 

14

 

September 2019

   

1,896,497

 

438

   

37,253

 

United States 2 Year Note

 

1

 

October 2019

   

213,962

 

(41)

   

1,216

 

United States 5 Year Note

 

9

 

October 2019

   

1,055,716

 

   

7,691

 

United States Long Bond

 

10

 

September 2019

   

1,523,567

 

(1,250)

   

32,370

 
                 

(853)

   

78,530

 

Short Contracts

United States 10 Year Note

 

(50)

 

September 2019

   

(6,303,905)

 

(1,562)

   

(94,533)

 

United States Ultra Bond

 

(12)

 

September 2019

   

(2,079,522)

 

2,250

   

(51,227)

 
                 

688

   

(145,760)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

COMMON STOCKS 99.3%

Financials 24.1%

 

Bank of America Corporation

 

5,700

 

165,300

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

 

2,500

 

175,075

 
 

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

 

3,600

 

200,592

 
 

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

 

8,500

 

117,470

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

1,450

 

162,110

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

2,200

 

141,790

 
 

Morgan Stanley

 

3,400

 

148,954

 
 

PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

 

700

 

96,096

 
 

Synovus Financial Corp.

 

3,800

 

133,000

 
 

The Allstate Corporation

 

1,600

 

162,704

 
 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

700

 

143,220

 
 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

3,100

 

146,692

 
 

1,793,003

 

Health Care 16.1%

 

AbbVie Inc.

 

2,300

 

167,256

 
 

Cigna Corp.

 

1,200

 

189,060

 
 

CVS Health Corp.

 

2,800

 

152,572

 
 

Gilead Sciences Inc.

 

2,900

 

195,924

 
 

McKesson Corporation

 

1,400

 

188,146

 
 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

1,200

 

100,620

 
 

Pfizer Inc.

 

4,700

 

203,604

 
 

1,197,182

 

Information Technology 14.0%

 

Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc.

 

750

 

105,098

 
 

Apple Inc.

 

900

 

178,128

 
 

Avnet, Inc.

 

2,800

 

126,756

 
 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

2,400

 

131,352

 
 

Intel Corp.

 

1,600

 

76,592

 
 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

500

 

68,950

 
 

Leidos Holdings Inc.

 

2,000

 

159,700

 
 

Microsoft Corp.

 

900

 

120,564

 
 

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

 

4,400

 

70,268

 
 

1,037,408

 

Consumer Discretionary 9.4%

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

1,000

 

69,730

 
 

Foot Locker Inc.

 

2,000

 

83,840

 
 

General Motors Company

 

4,900

 

188,797

 
 

Macy's, Inc.

 

4,000

 

85,840

 
 

Newell Brands Inc.

 

7,400

 

114,108

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

 

1,300

 

157,573

 
 

699,888

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

Industrials 8.7%

 

Caterpillar Inc.

 

1,100

 

149,919

 
 

Delta Air Lines Inc.

 

2,900

 

164,575

 
 

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. - Class A

 

1,800

 

146,466

 
 

Terex Corp.

 

2,300

 

72,220

 
 

Textron Inc.

 

2,200

 

116,688

 
 

649,868

 

Energy 8.4%

 

Apache Corporation

 

5,700

 

165,129

 
 

Chevron Corp.

 

1,600

 

199,104

 
 

Halliburton Co.

 

6,000

 

136,440

 
 

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

 

2,800

 

62,244

 
 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

1,300

 

65,364

 
 

628,281

 

Communication Services 7.2%

 

AT&T Inc.

 

5,900

 

197,709

 
 

Comcast Corporation - Class A

 

3,500

 

147,980

 
 

Viacom Inc. - Class B

 

6,400

 

191,168

 
 

536,857

 

Consumer Staples 4.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

2,600

 

123,110

 
 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

 

3,500

 

142,800

 
 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

2,400

 

96,168

 
 

362,078

 

Utilities 3.3%

 

The AES Corporation

 

7,200

 

120,672

 
 

Vistra Energy Corp.

 

5,400

 

122,256

 
 

242,928

 

Materials 3.2%

 

Berry Global Group, Inc. (a)

 

2,300

 

120,957

 
 

Nucor Corp.

 

2,100

 

115,710

 
 

236,667

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $7,650,985)

7,384,160

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 0.6%

Investment Companies 0.6%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (b)

 

42,618

 

42,618

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $42,618)

42,618

 

Total Investments 99.9% (cost $7,693,603)

 

7,426,778

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.1%

 

10,800

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

7,437,578

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

COMMON STOCKS 99.7%

Financials 23.6%

 

American Financial Group, Inc.

 

1,300

 

133,211

 
 

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

 

2,500

 

139,300

 
 

Home Bancshares Inc.

 

4,600

 

88,596

 
 

Huntington Bancshares Inc.

 

10,300

 

142,346

 
 

Janus Henderson Group PLC

 

6,300

 

134,820

 
 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

1,300

 

83,785

 
 

Reinsurance Group of America Inc.

 

900

 

140,427

 
 

Sterling Bancorp

 

2,700

 

57,456

 
 

Synovus Financial Corp.

 

3,900

 

136,500

 
 

TCF Financial Corp.

 

6,600

 

137,214

 
 

The Allstate Corporation

 

1,100

 

111,859

 
 

1,305,514

 

Consumer Discretionary 14.5%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

11,500

 

146,740

 
 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

1,000

 

69,730

 
 

Foot Locker Inc.

 

2,000

 

83,840

 
 

Helen of Troy Ltd (a)

 

850

 

111,001

 
 

Macy's, Inc.

 

2,500

 

53,650

 
 

Newell Brands Inc.

 

6,500

 

100,230

 
 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

 

1,700

 

80,410

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

 

1,175

 

142,422

 
 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

 

800

 

15,224

 
 

803,247

 

Information Technology 11.9%

 

Avnet, Inc.

 

1,900

 

86,013

 
 

Belden Inc.

 

1,600

 

95,312

 
 

CACI International Inc. - Class A (a)

 

350

 

71,607

 
 

Leidos Holdings Inc.

 

1,050

 

83,842

 
 

Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)

 

3,400

 

54,298

 
 

Semtech Corp. (a)

 

2,000

 

96,100

 
 

Teradata Corporation (a)

 

1,400

 

50,190

 
 

Teradyne Inc.

 

1,200

 

57,492

 
 

Western Digital Corp.

 

1,400

 

66,570

 
 

661,424

 

Industrials 11.9%

 

Delta Air Lines Inc.

 

2,000

 

113,500

 
 

Kennametal Inc.

 

3,900

 

144,261

 
 

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. - Class A

 

1,600

 

130,192

 
 

Terex Corp.

 

4,300

 

135,020

 
 

Textron Inc.

 

2,600

 

137,904

 
 

660,877

 

Materials 8.6%

 

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (a)

 

2,100

 

52,920

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Berry Global Group, Inc. (a)

 

1,500

 

78,885

 
 

Huntsman Corp.

 

4,200

 

85,848

 
 

Nucor Corp.

 

900

 

49,590

 
 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

1,300

 

123,006

 
 

Steel Dynamics Inc.

 

2,800

 

84,560

 
 

474,809

 

Health Care 6.9%

 

Cigna Corp.

 

575

 

90,591

 
 

Magellan Health Services Inc. (a)

 

1,300

 

96,499

 
 

McKesson Corporation

 

1,000

 

134,390

 
 

Mednax, Inc. (a)

 

2,400

 

60,552

 
 

382,032

 

Utilities 6.2%

 

PNM Resources, Inc.

 

2,500

 

127,275

 
 

The AES Corporation

 

6,200

 

103,912

 
 

Vistra Energy Corp.

 

5,000

 

113,200

 
 

344,387

 

Energy 5.3%

 

Apache Corporation

 

1,600

 

46,352

 
 

National Oilwell Varco Inc.

 

2,100

 

46,683

 
 

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

 

4,800

 

55,248

 
 

PBF Energy Inc. - Class A

 

4,600

 

143,980

 
 

292,263

 

Communication Services 4.5%

 

Meredith Corp.

 

2,000

 

110,120

 
 

Viacom Inc. - Class B

 

4,700

 

140,389

 
 

250,509

 

Consumer Staples 4.4%

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

2,800

 

112,196

 
 

Ingredion Inc.

 

1,600

 

131,984

 
 

244,180

 

Real Estate 1.9%

 

Regency Centers Corp.

 

1,550

 

103,447

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $5,718,097)

5,522,689

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 0.2%

Investment Companies 0.2%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (b)

 

13,580

 

13,580

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $13,580)

13,580

 

Total Investments 99.9% (cost $5,731,677)

 

5,536,269

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.1%

 

3,394

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

5,539,663

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

             
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

COMMON STOCKS 99.3%

Financials 19.9%

 

Axos Financial, Inc. (a)

 

8,800

 

239,800

 
 

Banc of California, Inc.

 

14,100

 

196,977

 
 

Cadence Bancorporation - Class A

 

10,700

 

222,560

 
 

Home Bancshares Inc.

 

10,200

 

196,452

 
 

Independent Bank Corp.

 

3,200

 

243,680

 
 

Janus Henderson Group PLC

 

9,000

 

192,600

 
 

Renasant Corporation

 

6,700

 

240,798

 
 

Sterling Bancorp

 

8,500

 

180,880

 
 

TCF Financial Corp.

 

11,700

 

243,243

 
 

1,956,990

 

Industrials 17.8%

 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

3,300

 

147,741

 
 

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

 

5,300

 

230,232

 
 

GATX Corp.

 

3,100

 

245,799

 
 

Kennametal Inc.

 

6,800

 

251,532

 
 

SkyWest Inc.

 

4,000

 

242,680

 
 

Steelcase Inc. - Class A

 

6,100

 

104,310

 
 

Terex Corp.

 

7,800

 

244,920

 
 

Triumph Group Inc.

 

12,700

 

290,830

 
 

1,758,044

 

Information Technology 16.3%

 

Belden Inc.

 

4,000

 

238,280

 
 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

 

4,000

 

100,480

 
 

CACI International Inc. - Class A (a)

 

1,150

 

235,279

 
 

CSG Systems International Inc.

 

3,200

 

156,256

 
 

Electronics for Imaging Inc. (a)

 

3,100

 

114,421

 
 

Photronics Inc. (a)

 

10,000

 

82,000

 
 

Semtech Corp. (a)

 

4,000

 

192,200

 
 

SYNNEX Corporation

 

1,700

 

167,280

 
 

Teradata Corporation (a)

 

2,100

 

75,285

 
 

Teradyne Inc.

 

2,100

 

100,611

 
 

Verint Systems Inc. (a)

 

2,700

 

145,206

 
 

1,607,298

 

Consumer Discretionary 14.7%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

21,000

 

267,960

 
 

Helen of Troy Ltd (a)

 

1,800

 

235,062

 
 

Party City Holdco Inc. (a) (b)

 

20,000

 

146,600

 
 

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

 

5,500

 

260,150

 
 

Skechers U.S.A. Inc. - Class A (a)

 

6,700

 

210,983

 
 

Tower International Inc.

 

12,500

 

243,750

 
 

Tupperware Brands Corp.

 

4,400

 

83,732

 
 

1,448,237

 

Energy 7.5%

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (a) (b)

 

11,500

 

102,005

 
   

Shares/Par1

 

Value ($)

 
 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

 

24,600

 

212,298

 
 

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

 

15,200

 

174,952

 
 

PBF Energy Inc. - Class A

 

8,000

 

250,400

 
 

739,655

 

Health Care 6.6%

 

Integer Holdings Corporation (a)

 

2,400

 

201,408

 
 

Magellan Health Services Inc. (a)

 

3,500

 

259,805

 
 

Mednax, Inc. (a)

 

6,000

 

151,380

 
 

Owens & Minor Inc.

 

12,600

 

40,320

 
 

652,913

 

Materials 5.2%

 

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (a)

 

8,500

 

214,200

 
 

Olin Corp.

 

8,800

 

192,808

 
 

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

 

1,100

 

104,082

 
 

511,090

 

Consumer Staples 3.3%

 

Cott Corporation (c)

 

17,700

 

236,295

 
 

Ingredion Inc.

 

1,100

 

90,739

 
 

327,034

 

Real Estate 3.1%

 

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

 

9,200

 

95,128

 
 

Kite Realty Naperville, LLC

 

14,000

 

211,820

 
 

306,948

 

Communication Services 2.5%

 

Meredith Corp.

 

4,400

 

242,264

 

Utilities 2.4%

 

PNM Resources, Inc.

 

4,600

 

234,186

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $10,401,876)

9,784,659

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 1.3%

Securities Lending Collateral 1.0%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 2.33% (d)

 

100,625

 

100,625

 

Investment Companies 0.3%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 2.32% (d)

 

28,058

 

28,058

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $128,683)

128,683

 

Total Investments 100.6% (cost $10,530,559)

 

9,913,342

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.6)%

 

(58,457)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

9,854,885

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2019.

(c) The Adviser has deemed this security to be illiquid based on procedures approved by the PPM Funds' Board of Trustees.

(d) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2019.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

Important Disclosures and Glossary

Before investing, investors should carefully read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus and consider the investment objectives, risk, charges and expenses. For this and more complete information about the Funds, investors may obtain a prospectus or summary prospectus by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776) or by visiting www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds/.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. The value of your investment in a Fund could go down as well as up. Investing in the bond market is subject to certain risks including market, credit, interest rate and liquidity. Investments in asset-backed securities including residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and other structured finance investments, are subject to declines in prepayment activity during times of rising interest rates, which may lengthen the duration of the security. Investments in derivatives can be highly volatile, and the gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than those that would have occurred if a Fund had not used such instruments. Additionally, a Fund’s use of derivative instruments may involve risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other more traditional investments including leverage, liquidity, interest rate, market, counterparty and credit risk. Investments in equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income securities. As a result of such factors as a company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions, the price of equity or equity-related securities will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of a portfolio investing in equity or equity-related securities.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 49

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR - European Currency Unit (Euro)

GBP - British Pound

USD - United States Dollar

 

Abbreviations:

   

CDX.NA.IG - Credit Derivatives Index - North American - Investment Grade

 

DIP – Debtor-in-Possession

 

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

PRIME - Wall Street Journal Prime Rate

 

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

U.S. or US - United States

 

1Par and notional amounts are listed in USD unless otherwise noted. Options are quoted in number of contracts or notional. Futures are quoted in contracts.

2For Funds with derivatives that received or paid periodic payments, the frequency of periodic payments are defined as follows: (A) - Annually; (E) - Expiration Date; (M) - Monthly; (Q) - Quarterly; (S) - Semi-Annually.

3If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the referenced obligation agreement and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap agreement less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

4The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

5The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs is limited to the total notional amount which is defined under the terms of each swap agreement.

6If the Fund is a buyer of protection, the Fund pays the fixed rate. If the Fund is a seller of protection, the Fund receives the fixed rate.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

49


PPMFunds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                                   

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM Credit Fund

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at value

$

55,913,876

 

$

54,367,542

 

$

52,761,813

 

$

55,475,152

 

$

56,713,514

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

63

 

 

3,563

 

 

 

 

125

 

 

2,568

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

231,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities sold

 

390,729

 

 

49,275

 

 

773,883

 

 

426,584

 

 

430,131

 

 

 

Fund shares sold

 

115,999

 

 

133,940

 

 

177,996

 

 

202,331

 

 

156,632

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

 

336,855

 

 

508,581

 

 

110,002

 

 

722,466

 

 

388,132

 

 

 

Adviser

 

6,909

 

 

6,815

 

 

4,714

 

 

4,687

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

Deposits with brokers and counterparties

 

47,221

 

 

59,007

 

 

5,489

 

 

32,382

 

 

201,471

 

 

Other assets

 

10,955

 

 

10,754

 

 

15,016

 

 

10,790

 

 

12,127

 

 

Total assets

 

56,822,607

 

 

55,139,477

 

 

54,080,261

 

 

56,874,517

 

 

57,907,114

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash overdraft

 

109,192

 

 

89,120

 

 

 

 

192,426

 

 

48,137

 

 

Foreign currency overdraft

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold short, at value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,150,654

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

3,299

 

 

5,852

 

 

95

 

 

644

 

 

1,938

 

 

Variation margin on swap agreements

 

239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,791

 

 

Payable for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

2,450,903

 

 

507,722

 

 

2,067,515

 

 

1,136,684

 

 

1,143,246

 

 

 

Return of securities loaned

 

42,640

 

 

437,060

 

 

162,943

 

 

2,262,375

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends/interest on securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,673

 

 

 

Interest expense and brokerage charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,988

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

17,639

 

 

19,696

 

 

23,361

 

 

22,527

 

 

21,004

 

 

 

Administrative fees

 

4,410

 

 

4,377

 

 

4,247

 

 

4,096

 

 

4,201

 

 

 

Dividends

 

9,073

 

 

10,291

 

 

13,716

 

 

14,943

 

 

9,861

 

 

 

Chief compliance officer fees

 

2,101

 

 

2,071

 

 

2,075

 

 

2,084

 

 

2,050

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

5,635

 

 

5,535

 

 

5,561

 

 

5,565

 

 

5,600

 

 

Total liabilities

 

2,645,148

 

 

1,081,724

 

 

2,279,513

 

 

3,641,344

 

 

6,465,143

 

 

Net assets

$

54,177,459

 

$

54,057,753

 

$

51,800,748

 

$

53,233,173

 

$

51,441,971

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

$

51,951,309

 

$

51,607,319

 

$

53,054,061

 

$

53,427,323

 

$

52,394,138

 

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

2,226,150

 

 

2,450,434

 

 

(1,253,313

)

 

(194,150

)

 

(952,167

)

 

Net assets

$

54,177,459

 

$

54,057,753

 

$

51,800,748

 

$

53,233,173

 

$

51,441,971

 

 

Net assets - Institutional Class

$

54,177,459

 

$

54,057,753

 

$

51,800,748

 

$

53,233,173

 

$

51,441,971

 

 

Shares outstanding - Institutional Class

 

5,195,798

 

 

5,161,873

 

 

5,335,660

 

 

5,350,731

 

 

5,246,764

 

 

Net asset value per share - Institutional Class

$

10.43

 

$

10.47

 

$

9.71

 

$

9.95

 

$

9.80

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at cost

$

53,927,060

 

$

51,819,127

 

$

53,662,808

 

$

54,544,235

 

$

55,861,477

 

 

Proceeds from securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,795,710

 

 

Securities on loan included in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments - unaffiliated, at value

 

41,905

 

 

431,182

 

 

160,054

 

 

2,226,413

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

                             

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at value

$

53,497,987

 

$

7,426,778

 

$

5,536,269

 

$

9,913,342

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

2,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

150,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,334

 

 

Foreign currency

 

480,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities sold

 

353,408

 

 

 

 

110,059

 

 

135,929

 

 

 

Fund shares sold

 

147,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

 

477,063

 

 

13,883

 

 

11,557

 

 

8,049

 

 

 

Adviser

 

4,654

 

 

1,000

 

 

715

 

 

946

 

 

 

Deposits with brokers and counterparties

 

65,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

11,353

 

 

1,081

 

 

882

 

 

1,634

 

 

Total assets

 

55,190,852

 

 

7,442,742

 

 

5,659,482

 

 

10,061,234

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

2,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

1,295,803

 

 

 

 

115,410

 

 

97,305

 

 

 

Return of securities loaned

 

827,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,625

 

 

 

Interest expense and brokerage charges

 

712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

21,548

 

 

3,587

 

 

3,069

 

 

6,186

 

 

 

Administrative fees

 

4,309

 

 

598

 

 

438

 

 

773

 

 

 

Dividends

 

11,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief compliance officer fees

 

2,071

 

 

263

 

 

217

 

 

402

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

5,538

 

 

716

 

 

685

 

 

1,058

 

 

Total liabilities

 

2,171,821

 

 

5,164

 

 

119,819

 

 

206,349

 

 

Net assets

$

53,019,031

 

$

7,437,578

 

$

5,539,663

 

$

9,854,885

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

$

52,144,856

 

$

7,735,143

 

$

6,045,816

 

$

10,850,124

 

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

874,175

 

 

(297,565

)

 

(506,153

)

 

(995,239

)

 

Net assets

$

53,019,031

 

$

7,437,578

 

$

5,539,663

 

$

9,854,885

 

 

Net assets - Institutional Class

$

53,019,031

 

$

7,437,578

 

$

5,539,663

 

$

9,854,885

 

 

Shares outstanding - Institutional Class

 

5,217,463

 

 

780,872

 

 

611,832

 

 

1,065,521

 

 

Net asset value per share - Institutional Class

$

10.16

 

$

9.52

 

$

9.05

 

$

9.25

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated, at cost

$

52,137,563

 

$

7,693,603

 

$

5,731,677

 

$

10,530,559

 

 

Foreign currency cost

 

490,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities on loan included in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments - unaffiliated, at value

 

814,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

233,945

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2019

                                     

 

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM Credit Fund

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

$

17,425

 

$

9,287

 

$

28,506

 

$

72,002

 

$

65,918

 

 

Interest

 

948,626

 

 

1,064,938

 

 

1,420,629

 

 

1,522,468

 

 

1,191,085

 

 

Securities lending

 

790

 

 

3,343

 

 

1,388

 

 

21,929

 

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

966,841

 

 

1,077,568

 

 

1,450,523

 

 

1,616,399

 

 

1,257,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

103,152

 

 

114,633

 

 

139,291

 

 

140,454

 

 

125,291

 

 

Administrative fees

 

25,788

 

 

25,474

 

 

25,325

 

 

25,537

 

 

25,058

 

 

Legal fees

 

7,345

 

 

7,232

 

 

7,270

 

 

7,276

 

 

7,183

 

 

Transfer agent fees

 

7,103

 

 

7,015

 

 

7,068

 

 

7,041

 

 

6,983

 

 

Board of trustee fees

 

9,974

 

 

9,820

 

 

9,869

 

 

9,876

 

 

9,753

 

 

Chief compliance officer fees

 

7,226

 

 

7,114

 

 

7,153

 

 

7,157

 

 

7,068

 

 

Registration and filing fees

 

4,753

 

 

4,675

 

 

4,705

 

 

4,696

 

 

4,654

 

 

Dividends/interest on securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,291

 

 

Net short holdings borrowing fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,237

 

 

Other expenses

 

3,126

 

 

3,123

 

 

2,960

 

 

2,973

 

 

2,680

 

 

Total expenses

 

168,467

 

 

179,086

 

 

203,641

 

 

205,010

 

 

305,198

 

 

Expense waiver

 

(39,487

)

 

(38,920

)

 

(26,333

)

 

(26,182

)

 

(13,231

)

 

Net expenses

 

128,980

 

 

140,166

 

 

177,308

 

 

178,828

 

 

291,967

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

837,861

 

 

937,402

 

 

1,273,215

 

 

1,437,571

 

 

965,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

285,061

 

 

230,354

 

 

(223,449

)

 

(801,998

)

 

104,670

 

 

 

Securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63,652

)

 

 

Futures

 

98,227

 

 

(155,655

)

 

(38,740

)

 

(228,685

)

 

(977,915

)

 

 

Swap agreements

 

(436

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(48,394

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

2,599,329

 

 

3,848,702

 

 

1,743,048

 

 

4,582,454

 

 

2,882,089

 

 

 

Investment securities sold short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(419,846

)

 

 

Foreign currency

 

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

(23,990

)

 

15,188

 

 

6,666

 

 

32,000

 

 

173,949

 

 

 

Swap agreements

 

5,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(49,165

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

2,964,083

 

 

3,938,589

 

 

1,487,525

 

 

3,583,771

 

 

1,601,736

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

$

3,801,944

 

$

4,875,991

 

$

2,760,740

 

$

5,021,342

 

$

2,566,772

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

52


PPMFunds

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2019

                               

 

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

$

32,588

 

$

97,586

 

$

62,583

 

$

85,119

 

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(274

)

 

Interest

 

1,214,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities lending

 

7,290

 

 

12

 

 

66

 

 

250

 

 

Total investment income

 

1,254,211

 

 

97,598

 

 

62,649

 

 

85,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

126,867

 

 

20,209

 

 

18,439

 

 

38,016

 

 

Administrative fees

 

25,373

 

 

3,368

 

 

2,634

 

 

4,752

 

 

Legal fees

 

7,239

 

 

907

 

 

751

 

 

1,390

 

 

Transfer agent fees

 

7,017

 

 

2,611

 

 

2,508

 

 

2,946

 

 

Board of trustee fees

 

9,827

 

 

1,229

 

 

1,017

 

 

1,878

 

 

Chief compliance officer fees

 

7,121

 

 

891

 

 

738

 

 

1,365

 

 

Registration and filing fees

 

4,679

 

 

577

 

 

476

 

 

874

 

 

Dividends/interest on securities sold short

 

11,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net short holdings borrowing fees

 

2,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

3,155

 

 

368

 

 

305

 

 

564

 

 

Total expenses

 

205,044

 

 

30,160

 

 

26,868

 

 

51,785

 

 

Expense waiver

 

(26,096

)

 

(4,885

)

 

(3,147

)

 

(4,229

)

 

Net expenses

 

178,948

 

 

25,275

 

 

23,721

 

 

47,556

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

1,075,263

 

 

72,323

 

 

38,928

 

 

37,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

40,939

 

 

(99,485

)

 

(293,667

)

 

(361,949

)

 

 

Securities sold short

 

(41,477

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

(2,529

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

(281,729

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap agreements

 

6,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments - unaffiliated

 

3,323,198

 

 

683,539

 

 

838,970

 

 

1,602,100

 

 

 

Investment securities sold short

 

(6,451

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

(9,885

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

40,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap agreements

 

16,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

3,085,492

 

 

584,054

 

 

545,303

 

 

1,240,151

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

$

4,160,755

 

$

656,377

 

$

584,231

 

$

1,277,690

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

53


PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2019

                                   

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM Credit Fund

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

837,861

 

$

937,402

 

$

1,273,215

 

$

1,437,571

 

$

965,036

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

382,852

 

 

74,699

 

 

(262,189

)

 

(1,030,683

)

 

(985,291

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

2,581,231

 

 

3,863,890

 

 

1,749,714

 

 

4,614,454

 

 

2,587,027

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

3,801,944

 

 

4,875,991

 

 

2,760,740

 

 

5,021,342

 

 

2,566,772

 

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(821,528

)

 

(916,409

)

 

(1,281,993

)

 

(1,407,266

)

 

(928,604

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(821,528

)

 

(916,409

)

 

(1,281,993

)

 

(1,407,266

)

 

(928,604

)

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

362,585

 

 

362,585

 

 

363,021

 

 

362,587

 

 

362,585

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

699,671

 

 

780,516

 

 

1,091,833

 

 

1,198,533

 

 

928,604

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(63,323

)

 

(63,391

)

 

(62,010

)

 

(62,672

)

 

(61,641

)

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

998,933

 

 

1,079,710

 

 

1,392,844

 

 

1,498,448

 

 

1,229,548

 

 

Change in net assets

 

3,979,349

 

 

5,039,292

 

 

2,871,591

 

 

5,112,524

 

 

2,867,716

 

 

Net assets beginning of period

 

50,198,110

 

 

49,018,461

 

 

48,929,157

 

 

48,120,649

 

 

48,574,255

 

 

Net assets end of period

$

54,177,459

 

$

54,057,753

 

$

51,800,748

 

$

53,233,173

 

$

51,441,971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   
                                   
                                   

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

35,743

 

 

35,879

 

 

37,367

 

 

36,845

 

 

37,066

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

68,723

 

 

76,859

 

 

112,284

 

 

121,963

 

 

94,932

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(6,235

)

 

(6,258

)

 

(6,363

)

 

(6,351

)

 

(6,290

)

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

98,231

 

 

106,480

 

 

143,288

 

 

152,457

 

 

125,708

 

 

Purchases and sales of long term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of securities

$

14,820,001

 

$

20,165,889

 

$

13,828,191

 

$

23,500,273

 

$

21,201,335

 

 

Purchase of U.S. government securities

 

7,525,041

(a)

 

9,465,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total purchases

$

22,345,042

 

$

29,631,508

 

$

13,828,191

 

$

23,500,273

 

$

21,201,335

 

 

Proceeds from sales of securities

$

16,359,829

 

$

18,222,300

 

$

14,403,005

 

$

22,668,883

 

$

20,474,246

 

 

Proceeds from sales of U.S. government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

6,053,329

(a)

 

9,921,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total proceeds from sales

$

22,413,158

 

$

28,143,711

 

$

14,403,005

 

$

22,668,883

 

$

20,474,246

 

 

Securities sold short covers

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,015,549

 

 

Securities sold short proceeds

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,854,154

 

 

   

(a)

Amounts exclude $1,160,965 and $92,098 of purchases and sales, respectively, of dollar roll transaction securities.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

54


PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2019

                             

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

1,075,263

 

$

72,323

 

$

38,928

 

$

37,539

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(278,486

)

 

(99,485

)

 

(293,667

)

 

(361,949

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

3,363,978

 

 

683,539

 

 

838,970

 

 

1,602,100

 

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

4,160,755

 

 

656,377

 

 

584,231

 

 

1,277,690

 

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(1,043,354

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(1,043,354

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

363,021

 

 

1,305,829

 

 

435,277

 

 

445,277

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

888,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(62,926

)

 

(217,357

)

 

(70,256

)

 

(71,291

)

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

1,188,695

 

 

1,088,472

 

 

365,021

 

 

373,986

 

 

Change in net assets

 

4,306,096

 

 

1,744,849

 

 

949,252

 

 

1,651,676

 

 

Net assets beginning of period

 

48,712,935

 

 

5,692,729

 

 

4,590,411

 

 

8,203,209

 

 

Net assets end of period

$

53,019,031

 

$

7,437,578

 

$

5,539,663

 

$

9,854,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             
                             
                             

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

36,401

 

 

136,177

 

 

47,351

 

 

47,555

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

88,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(6,299

)

 

(22,593

)

 

(7,631

)

 

(7,603

)

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

119,091

 

 

113,584

 

 

39,720

 

 

39,952

 

 

Purchases and sales of long term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of securities

$

19,712,346

 

$

2,050,182

 

$

1,648,495

 

$

2,492,140

 

 

Purchase of U.S. government securities

 

2,464,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total purchases

$

22,177,344

 

$

2,050,182

 

$

1,648,495

 

$

2,492,140

 

 

Proceeds from sales of securities

$

20,902,421

 

$

898,430

 

$

1,236,133

 

$

2,130,420

 

 

Proceeds from sales of U.S. government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

889,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total proceeds from sales

$

21,792,228

 

$

898,430

 

$

1,236,133

 

$

2,130,420

 

 

Securities sold short covers

$

664,620

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

Securities sold short proceeds

$

120,723

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

55


PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

                                     

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund(a)

 

PPM Credit Fund(a)

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund(b)

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund(a)

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund(a)

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

762,912

 

$

865,562

 

$

1,331,490

 

$

1,290,044

 

$

840,161

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(181,153

)

 

(117,258

)

 

(55,152

)

 

24,299

 

 

(39,987

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

(560,344

)

 

(1,317,633

)

 

(2,659,709

)

 

(3,727,070

)

 

(2,370,301

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

21,415

 

 

(569,329

)

 

(1,383,371

)

 

(2,412,727

)

 

(1,570,127

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(789,149

)

 

(949,736

)

 

(1,348,828

)

 

(1,412,909

)

 

(1,039,348

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(789,149

)

 

(949,736

)

 

(1,348,828

)

 

(1,412,909

)

 

(1,039,348

)

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

50,282,086

 

 

49,708,470

 

 

90,407,643

 

 

50,724,773

 

 

50,133,382

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

671,758

 

 

818,056

 

 

1,186,479

 

 

1,210,512

 

 

1,039,348

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

(39,943,766

)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

50,953,844

 

 

50,526,526

 

 

51,650,356

 

 

51,935,285

 

 

51,172,730

 

 

Change in net assets

 

50,186,110

 

 

49,007,461

 

 

48,918,157

 

 

48,109,649

 

 

48,563,255

 

 

Net assets beginning of year

 

12,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

Net assets end of year

$

50,198,110

 

$

49,018,461

 

$

48,929,157

 

$

48,120,649

 

$

48,574,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   
                                   
                                   

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

5,029,490

 

 

4,972,032

 

 

9,109,027

 

 

5,073,616

 

 

5,013,379

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

68,077

 

 

83,361

 

 

121,148

 

 

124,658

 

 

106,576

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

(4,038,803

)

 

 

 

 

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

5,097,567

 

 

5,055,393

 

 

5,191,372

 

 

5,198,274

 

 

5,119,955

 

 

(a)

Period from commencement of operations July 16, 2018.

(b)

Period from commencement of operations May 1, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

56


PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

                             

 

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund(a)

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund(b)

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund(b)

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund(b)

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

2,693,930

 

$

82,389

 

$

49,753

 

$

36,923

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(191,290

)

 

58,923

 

 

50,256

 

 

174,490

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

(5,348,730

)

 

(950,364

)

 

(1,034,378

)

 

(2,219,317

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

(2,846,090

)

 

(809,052

)

 

(934,369

)

 

(2,007,904

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(1,247,974

)

 

(145,178

)

 

(156,015

)

 

(268,510

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(1,247,974

)

 

(145,178

)

 

(156,015

)

 

(268,510

)

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

407,642

 

 

6,491,339

 

 

5,513,780

 

 

15,533,780

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

1,070,823

 

 

144,620

 

 

156,015

 

 

229,843

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(70,000,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,295,000

)

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

(68,521,535

)

 

6,635,959

 

 

5,669,795

 

 

10,468,623

 

 

Change in net assets

 

(72,615,599

)

 

5,681,729

 

 

4,579,411

 

 

8,192,209

 

 

Net assets beginning of year

 

121,328,534

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

Net assets end of year

$

48,712,935

 

$

5,692,729

 

$

4,590,411

 

$

8,203,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             
                             
                             

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

40,724

 

 

649,134

 

 

552,537

 

 

1,495,594

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

109,000

 

 

17,054

 

 

19,575

 

 

28,875

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(6,971,159

)

 

 

 

 

 

(500,000

)

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(6,821,435

)

 

666,188

 

 

572,112

 

 

1,024,469

 

 

   

(a)

PPM Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018. Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM Strategic Income Fund. JNL/PPM Strategic Income Fund is considered the accounting survivor for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the Statement of Changes in Net Assets includes activity for the period January 1, 2018 through July 1, 2018. Shares redeemed amount has been restated to give effect to the impact of the exchange of shares due to PPM Strategic Income Fund’s acquisition of JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund.

(b)

Period from commencement of operations May 1, 2018.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

57


PPMFunds

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

For a Share Outstanding

                                                           

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from
investment operations

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

Supplemental data

 

 

 

Ratios(a)

 

 

Period ended

Net asset value, beginning of period($)

Net investment income (loss)($)(b)

Net realized & unrealized gains (losses)($)

Total from investment operations($)

 

Net investment income($)

Net realized gains on investment transactions($)

Net asset value, end of period($)

Total return(%)

Net assets,end of period (in thousands)($)

Portfolio turnover (%)(c)

 

Net expenses to average net assets(%)

Total expenses to average net assets(%)

Net investment income (loss) to average net assets(%)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

9.85

 

0.16

 

0.56

 

0.72

 

 

(0.14)

 

 

10.43

 

7.56

 

54,177

 

42

(d)

 

0.50

 

0.65

 

3.25

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.15

 

(0.14)

 

0.01

 

 

(0.16)

 

 

9.85

 

0.07

 

50,198

 

25

(d)

 

0.50

 

0.78

 

3.30

 

                                                           

 

PPM Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

9.70

 

0.18

 

0.74

 

0.92

 

 

(0.15)

 

 

10.47

 

9.86

 

54,058

 

56

 

 

0.55

 

0.70

 

3.68

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.17

 

(0.28)

 

(0.11)

 

 

(0.18)

 

(0.01)

 

9.70

 

(1.11)

 

49,018

 

37

 

 

0.55

 

0.83

 

3.79

 

                                                           

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

9.42

 

0.24

 

0.26

 

0.50

 

 

(0.21)

 

 

9.71

 

5.69

 

51,801

 

28

 

 

0.70

 

0.80

 

5.03

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.29

 

(0.57)

 

(0.28)

 

 

(0.30)

 

 

9.42

 

(3.05)

 

48,929

 

34

 

 

0.70

 

0.95

 

4.41

 

                                                           

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

9.26

 

0.27

 

0.65

 

0.92

 

 

(0.23)

 

 

9.95

 

10.41

 

53,233

 

46

 

 

0.70

 

0.80

 

5.63

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.25

 

(0.71)

 

(0.46)

 

 

(0.26)

 

(0.02)

 

9.26

 

(4.74)

 

48,121

 

18

 

 

0.70

 

0.92

 

5.53

 

                                                           

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

9.49

 

0.19

 

0.30

 

0.49

 

 

(0.18)

 

 

9.80

 

5.18

 

51,442

 

39

 

 

1.17

(e)

1.22

(e)

3.85

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.17

 

(0.47)

 

(0.30)

 

 

(0.17)

 

(0.04)

 

9.49

 

(3.08)

 

48,574

 

38

 

 

0.97

(e)

1.14

(e)

3.64

 

                                                           

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

9.55

 

0.21

 

0.57

 

0.78

 

 

(0.17)

 

 

10.16

 

8.56

 

53,019

 

43

 

 

0.71

(e)

0.81

(e)

4.24

 

12/31/18

*

10.18

(g)

0.41

(g)

(0.79)

(g)

(0.38)

(g)

 

(0.22)

 

(0.03)

 

9.55

 

(3.76)

 

48,713

 

76

(f)

 

0.72

(e)

0.80

(e)

4.08

 

12/31/17

 

9.53

(g)

0.38

(g)

0.27

(g)

0.65

(g)

 

 

 

10.18

(g)

6.78

 

121,318

 

67

(f)

 

 

0.76

 

3.84

 

12/31/16

 

8.63

(g)

0.36

(g)

0.54

(g)

0.90

(g)

 

 

 

9.53

(g)

10.40

 

113,634

 

83

(f)

 

 

0.75

 

3.98

 

12/31/15

 

8.98

(g)

0.39

(g)

(0.74)

(g)

(0.35)

(g)

 

 

 

8.63

(g)

(3.92)

 

102,890

 

76

(f)

 

 

0.75

 

4.30

 

12/31/14

 

8.76

(g)

0.37

(g)

(0.15)

(g)

0.22

(g)

 

 

 

8.98

(g)

2.49

 

107,074

 

81

(f)

 

 

0.75

 

4.12

 

                                                           

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

8.53

 

0.10

 

0.89

 

0.99

 

 

 

 

9.52

 

11.61

 

7,438

 

14

 

 

0.75

 

0.90

 

2.15

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.13

 

(1.37)

 

(1.24)

 

 

(0.13)

 

(0.10)

 

8.53

 

(12.45)

 

5,693

 

17

 

 

0.75

 

1.04

 

1.88

 

                                                           

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

8.02

 

0.07

 

0.96

 

1.03

 

 

 

 

9.05

 

12.84

 

5,540

 

24

 

 

0.90

 

1.02

 

1.48

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.09

 

(1.79)

 

(1.70)

 

 

(0.09)

 

(0.19)

 

8.02

 

(16.96)

 

4,590

 

24

 

 

0.90

 

1.18

 

1.34

 

                                                           

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/19

 

8.00

 

0.04

 

1.21

 

1.25

 

 

 

 

9.25

 

15.63

 

9,855

 

23

 

 

1.00

 

1.09

 

0.79

 

12/31/18

*

10.00

 

0.04

 

(1.77)

 

(1.73)

 

 

(0.04)

 

(0.23)

 

8.00

 

(17.29)

 

8,203

 

22

 

 

1.00

 

1.21

 

0.64

 

                                                           
                           

*

Commencement of operations was as follows: May 1, 2018 - PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund; July 16, 2018 - PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund and PPM Long Short Credit Fund. PPM Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on July 2, 2018. Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund, the sole series of JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC.

(a)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(b)

Calculated using the average shares method.

(c)

Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods of less than one year. Dollar roll transactions are excluded for purposes of calculating portfolio turnover.

(d)

Portfolio turnover including dollar roll transactions for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund was 31% in 2018 and 42% in 2019.

(e)

The net and total expense ratios to average net assets without dividend expenses, net borrowing fees on securities sold short or interest expense for the following Funds were as follows:

   

June 30,

2019 (%)

December 31,

2018 (%)

     

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

                   

Institutional Class – Net expenses / Total expenses 1

0.70/0.75

 

0.70/0.87

           

PPM Strategic Income Fund

                   

Institutional Class – Net expenses / Total expenses 1

0.65/0.75

 

0.72/0.80

           

1 Fund contractually waives a portion of advisory fees.

(f)

Portfolio turnover including dollar roll transactions for PPM Strategic Income Fund was 115%, 106%, 101%, 67% and 77% in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

(g)

Prior to the open of business on July 2, 2018, PPM Strategic Income Fund acquired JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund, the sole series of JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC. JNL/PPM America Strategic Income Fund is considered the accounting survivor for financial reporting purposes, and as a result, the per share activity has been retroactively restated to give effect to the impact of the exchange of shares.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

PPM Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-ended management investment company, organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by a Declaration of Trust, dated November 9, 2017, as amended and restated March 12, 2018. The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("the 1940 Act"), and its shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the 1933 Act"). The Trust consists of nine series (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund, PPM Long Short Credit Fund, PPM Strategic Income Fund, PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund. The Funds offer only Institutional Class shares. Each Fund represents shares of beneficial interest in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets, each with its own investment objective, policies and strategies. The Funds are classified as diversified under the 1940 Act, except PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, which is classified as a non-diversified fund.

PPM America, Inc. (“PPM” or “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser of the Funds, with responsibility for the professional investment supervision and management of the Funds. The Adviser is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential plc, a publicly traded company incorporated in the United Kingdom. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America. Jackson National Asset Management LLC (“JNAM” or “Administrator”), an affiliate of PPM, serves as the administrator. JNAM is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company® (“Jackson”), a US-based financial services company, which in turn is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential plc.

The initial shares of each Fund were sold to PPM at a net asset value of $10.00 per share (aggregate purchase amount of $100,000). As of June 30, 2019, PPM or affiliates under common ownership owned approximately 100% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest in each of the Funds.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Security Valuation. Under the Trust’s valuation policy and procedures, the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) has delegated the daily operational oversight of the securities valuation function to the JNAM Valuation Committee (“Valuation Committee”), which consists of certain officers of the Trust and certain members of JNAM management. The Valuation Committee is responsible for determining fair valuations for any security for which market quotations are not readily available or are determined to be not reflective of market value. For those securities fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board, the Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the fair valuation determinations after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. The Valuation Committee’s fair valuation determinations are subject to review by the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. For fair valuation determinations that are deemed material, the Board is promptly notified of the fair valuation.

The net asset value ("NAV") of a Fund's shares is generally determined once each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, at the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday). Equity securities are generally valued at the official closing price of the exchange where the security is principally traded. If there is no official closing price for the security on the valuation date, the security may be valued at the most recent sale or quoted bid price prior to close. Stocks not listed on a national or foreign stock exchange may be valued at the closing bid price on the over the counter (“OTC”) market. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the NAV per share determined as of the close of the NYSE on each valuation date. Short-term securities maturing within sixty (60) days are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that such practice does not approximate market value. Debt securities are generally valued by independent pricing services approved by the Board. Pricing services utilized to value debt and derivative instruments may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as: yield; credit quality; coupon rate; maturity; type of issue; trading characteristics; call features; credit ratings; broker quotes; and other relevant data. Term loans are generally valued at the composite bid prices provided by approved pricing services. Futures contracts traded on an exchange are generally valued at the exchange’s settlement price. If the settlement price is not available, exchange traded futures are valued at the last sales price as of the close of business on the primary exchange. If the last trade is determined to not be representative of fair value, exchange traded options are valued at the current day’s mid-price. Forward foreign currency contracts are generally valued at the foreign currency exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. Centrally cleared swap agreements, listed on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued by the respective exchange. The exchange determines a daily settlement price via pricing models which use, as appropriate, its members’ actionable levels across complete term structures along with information obtained from external third party price providers.

Market quotations may not be readily available for certain investments or it may be determined that a quotation of an investment does not represent fair value. In such instances, the investment is valued as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. Situations that may require an investment to be fair valued may include instances where a security is thinly traded, halted or restricted as to resale. In addition, investments may be fair valued based on the occurrence of a significant event. Significant events may be specific to a particular issuer, such as mergers, restructurings or defaults. Alternatively, significant events may affect an entire market, such as natural disasters, government actions, and significant changes in the value of US securities markets. Securities are fair valued based on observable and unobservable inputs, including the Administrator's or Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of an investment. Under the procedures approved by the Board, the Administrator may utilize pricing services or other sources in determining the fair value of an investment. Factors considered to determine fair value may include fundamental analytical data relating to the security; the nature and duration of restrictions, if any, on the disposition of the security; trading volume on markets, exchanges, or among dealers; evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the security is traded; the type of security; the financial statements of the issuer, or other

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June 30, 2019

financial information about the issuer; the cost of the security at its date of purchase; the size of the Fund’s holding; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class, if applicable, at the time of purchase or at a later date; reports prepared by analysts; information as to any transactions in or offers for the security; the existence of any merger proposal, tender offer or other extraordinary event relating to the security; the price and extent of public or dealer trading in similar securities or derivatives of the issuer or of comparable companies; trading in depositary receipts; foreign currency exchange activity; changes in the interest rate environment; trading prices of financial products that are tied to baskets of foreign securities; and any other matters considered relevant.

If an investment is valued at a fair value for purposes of calculating a Fund’s NAV, the value may be different from the last quoted price for the investment depending on the source and method used to determine the value. Although there can be no assurance, in general, the fair value of the investment is the amount the owner of such investment might reasonably expect to receive in an orderly transaction between market participants upon its current sale.

Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, PPM Credit Fund, PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, PPM High Yield Core Fund, PPM Long Short Credit Fund and PPM Strategic Income Fund. PPM Large Cap Value Fund, PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and PPM Small Cap Value Fund declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if any, annually. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually for all the Funds only to the extent they exceeded available capital loss carryovers. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.

Other Service Providers. State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street” or "Custodian") acts as custodian and securities lending agent for the Funds. The Custodian has custody of all securities and cash of the Trust maintained in the United States and attends to the collection of principal and income and payment for and collection of proceeds of securities bought and sold by the Trust.

The Trust has entered into a Transfer Agency Agreement with UMB Fund Services, Inc. UMB Fund Services, Inc. is the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of all shares.

Security Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses are determined on the specific identification basis. Dividend income, net of applicable withholding taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Corporate actions involving foreign securities, including dividends, are recorded when the information becomes available. Income received in lieu of dividends for securities loaned is included in dividends in the Statements of Operations. Interest income, including level-yield amortization of discounts and premiums on debt securities and convertible bonds, is accrued daily. A Fund may place a debt obligation on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Expenses. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses of the Trust that are directly attributable to a specific Fund are charged to that Fund. Other Trust level expenses are allocated to the Funds based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.

Foreign Taxes. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or foreign currency purchases and repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Funds will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon the current interpretations of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Funds invest.

Guarantees and Indemnifications. Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, certain of the Funds’ contracts with service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Funds cannot be determined and the Funds have no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In August 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. Among the requirements, entities will be required to make additional disclosures about significant unobservable inputs in developing Level 3 fair value measurements and are permitted to remove disclosure of the amount and reason for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management has elected early adoption for the removal of the transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 disclosure and is currently evaluating the impact that the remainder of the ASU will have on the Funds’ financial statements.

NOTE 3. FASB ASC TOPIC 820, “FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT”

Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement". This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the value of a Fund’s investments under FASB ASC Topic 820 guidance. The inputs are summarized into three broad categories:

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June 30, 2019

Level 1 includes valuations based on quoted prices of identical securities in active markets, including valuations for securities listed on a national or foreign stock exchange or investments in mutual funds.

Level 2 includes valuations determined from significant direct or indirect observable inputs. Direct observable inputs include broker quotes, third party prices, closing prices of similar securities in active markets, closing prices for identical or similar securities in non-active markets or corporate action or reorganization entitlement values. Indirect significant observable inputs include factors such as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds or credit ratings. Level 2 includes valuations for fixed income securities, including certain term loans, OTC derivatives, centrally cleared swap agreements, broker quotes in active markets, securities subject to corporate actions, securities valued at amortized cost, swap agreements valued by pricing services, ADRs and GDRs for which quoted prices in active markets are not available or securities limited by foreign ownership.

Level 3 includes valuations determined from significant unobservable inputs including the Administrator's own assumptions in determining the fair value of the investment. Inputs used to determine the fair value of Level 3 securities include security specific inputs such as: credit quality, credit rating spreads, issuer news, trading characteristics, call features, maturity or anticipated cash flows; or industry specific inputs such as: trading activity of similar markets or securities, changes in the security’s underlying index or changes in comparable securities’ models. Level 3 valuations include securities; term loans that do not meet certain liquidity thresholds; securities where prices may be unavailable due to halted trading, restricted to resale due to market events, or newly issued; private placements; or investments for which reliable quotes are otherwise not available.

To assess the continuing appropriateness of security valuation, the Administrator regularly compares current day prices with prior day prices, transaction prices and alternative vendor prices. When the comparison results exceed pre-defined thresholds, the Administrator challenges the prices exceeding tolerance levels with the pricing service or broker. To verify Level 3 unobservable inputs, the Administrator uses a variety of techniques as appropriate to substantiate these valuation approaches including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis and review of related market activity. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following table summarizes each Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments as of June 30, 2019, by valuation level.

                     
 

. Level 1 ($) .

 

. Level 2 ($) .

 

. Level 3 ($) .

 

. Other ¹ ($) .

 

. Total ($) .

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Government And Agency Obligations

 

24,162,702

 

 

 

24,162,702

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

23,454,899

 

142,015

 

 

23,596,914

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

4,468,612

 

 

 

4,468,612

 

Senior Loan Interests3

 

1,002,787

 

 

 

1,002,787

 

Short Term Investments

2,682,992

 

 

 

 

2,682,992

 
 

2,682,992

 

53,089,000

 

142,015

 

 

55,914,007

 

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

85,341

 

 

 

 

85,341

 
 

85,341

 

 

 

 

85,341

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(49,261

)

 

 

 

(49,261

)

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

(2,123

)

 

 

(2,123

)

 

(49,261

)

(2,123

)

 

 

(51,384

)

PPM Credit Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

46,964,965

 

120,976

 

 

47,085,941

 

Government And Agency Obligations

 

4,220,458

 

 

 

4,220,458

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

1,703,094

 

 

 

1,703,094

 

Senior Loan Interests3

 

195,360

 

 

 

195,360

 

Short Term Investments

1,063,240

 

99,580

 

 

 

1,162,820

 
 

1,063,240

 

53,183,457

 

120,976

 

 

54,367,673

 

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

143,585

 

 

 

 

143,585

 
 

143,585

 

 

 

 

143,585

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(145,874

)

 

 

 

(145,874

)

 

(145,874

)

 

 

 

(145,874

)

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Senior Loan Interests3

 

47,324,992

 

958,370

 

 

48,283,362

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

1,611,666

 

 

 

1,611,666

 

Warrants

 

10,580

 

 

 

10,580

 

Common Stocks

10,265

 

 

 

 

10,265

 

Short Term Investments

2,846,259

 

 

 

 

2,846,259

 
 

2,856,524

 

48,947,238

 

958,370

 

 

52,762,132

 

Liabilities - Securities

Senior Loan Interests3

 

(470

)

 

 

(470

)

 

 

(470

)

 

 

(470

)

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. Level 1 ($) .

 

. Level 2 ($) .

 

. Level 3 ($) .

 

. Other ¹ ($) .

 

. Total ($) .

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund (continued)

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(8,849

)

 

 

 

(8,849

)

 

(8,849

)

 

 

 

(8,849

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

45,917,363

 

345,092

 

 

46,262,455

 

Senior Loan Interests3

 

2,993,055

 

103,770

 

 

3,096,825

 

Investment Companies

1,623,268

 

 

 

 

1,623,268

 

Common Stocks

237,161

 

 

 

 

237,161

 

Warrants

 

43,600

 

 

 

43,600

 

Short Term Investments

4,211,974

 

 

 

 

4,211,974

 
 

6,072,403

 

48,954,018

 

448,862

 

 

55,475,283

 

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

1,103

 

 

 

 

1,103

 
 

1,103

 

 

 

 

1,103

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(44,767

)

 

 

 

(44,767

)

 

(44,767

)

 

 

 

(44,767

)

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

38,610,739

 

142,015

 

 

38,752,754

 

Senior Loan Interests3

 

10,154,115

 

112,548

 

 

10,266,663

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

2,949,984

 

 

 

2,949,984

 

Investment Companies

1,346,809

 

 

 

 

1,346,809

 

Government And Agency Obligations

 

340,789

 

 

 

340,789

 

Common Stocks

75,578

 

 

 

 

75,578

 

Warrants

 

35,036

 

 

 

35,036

 

Short Term Investments

2,946,089

 

 

 

 

2,946,089

 
 

4,368,476

 

52,090,663

 

254,563

 

 

56,713,702

 

Liabilities - Securities

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

(5,150,654

)

 

 

(5,150,654

)

 

 

(5,150,654

)

 

 

(5,150,654

)

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(264,635

)

 

 

 

(264,635

)

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

 

(15,919

)

 

 

(15,919

)

 

(264,635

)

(15,919

)

 

 

(280,554

)

PPM Strategic Income Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

38,414,151

 

142,015

 

 

38,556,166

 

Government And Agency Obligations

 

4,472,391

 

 

 

4,472,391

 

Senior Loan Interests3

 

3,917,605

 

279,198

 

 

4,196,803

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

3,436,566

 

 

 

3,436,566

 

Investment Companies

540,996

 

 

 

 

540,996

 

Common Stocks

124,367

 

 

 

 

124,367

 

Warrants

 

32,102

 

 

 

32,102

 

Other Equity Interests

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Investments

2,138,784

 

 

 

 

2,138,784

 
 

2,804,147

 

50,272,815

 

421,213

 

 

53,498,175

 

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

78,530

 

 

 

 

78,530

 
 

78,530

 

 

 

 

78,530

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments2

                   

Futures Contracts

(145,760

)

 

 

 

(145,760

)

 

(145,760

)

 

 

 

(145,760

)

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

7,384,160

 

 

 

 

7,384,160

 

Short Term Investments

42,618

 

 

 

 

42,618

 
 

7,426,778

 

 

 

 

7,426,778

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

5,522,689

 

 

 

 

5,522,689

 

Short Term Investments

13,580

 

 

 

 

13,580

 
 

5,536,269

 

 

 

 

5,536,269

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

Assets - Securities

                   

Common Stocks

9,784,659

 

 

 

 

9,784,659

 

Short Term Investments

128,683

 

 

 

 

128,683

 
 

9,913,342

 

 

 

 

9,913,342

 

1 Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Schedules of Investments. Although there can be no assurance, in general, the fair value of the investment using the NAV per share practical expedient is the amount the owner of such investment might reasonably expect to receive in an orderly transaction

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between market participants upon its current sale. As of June 30, 2019, no investments were valued using the NAV per share practical expedient.

2 Derivatives are reflected at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

3 Unfunded commitments are not reflected in the Schedules of Investments. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected as an asset or liability in the table. See Unfunded Commitments in the Schedules of Investments.

Significant changes in unobservable valuation inputs to a different amount might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement than the one used in a security’s valuation. The Funds recognize transfers between levels as of the beginning of the period for financial reporting purposes. There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 for the period. There were no significant Level 3 valuations for which unobservable valuation inputs were developed at June 30, 2019.

NOTE 4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending and Securities Lending Collateral. All Funds are approved to participate in agency based securities lending with the Custodian. Per the securities lending agreements, State Street is authorized to loan securities on behalf of the Funds to approved borrowers and is required to maintain collateral. Each Fund receives either cash or non-cash collateral against the loaned securities in an amount equal to at least 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. Generally, cash and non-cash collateral received for the following types of securities on loan are as follows: US equities – 102%; US corporate fixed income – 102%; US government fixed income – 102%; international equities – 105%; international corporate fixed income – 105%; sovereign fixed income – 102%; and asset backed investments – 102%. Collateral requirements are evaluated at the close of each business day; any additional collateral required is generally delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The duration of each loan is determined by the agent and borrower and generally may be terminated at any time. Certain loans may be negotiated to mature on a specified date. State Street has agreed to indemnify the Funds in the event of default by a third party borrower. A Fund may experience a delay in the recovery of its securities or incur a loss if the borrower breaches its agreement with the Fund or becomes insolvent. For cash collateral, the Fund receives income from the investment of cash collateral, in addition to lending fees and rebates negotiated with the borrower. The Funds bear the market risk with respect to the collateral investment and securities loaned. The Funds also bear the risk that State Street may default on its obligations to the Funds. Non-cash collateral may include US government securities; US government agencies’ debt securities; and US government-sponsored agencies’ debt securities and mortgage-backed securities. Certain Funds receive non-cash collateral in the form of securities received, which the Funds may not sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. For non-cash collateral, the Funds receive lending fees negotiated with the borrower. State Street has agreed to indemnify the Funds with respect to the market risk related to the non-cash collateral investments.

The cash collateral is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market fund and a series of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, which is an open-end management company registered under the 1940 Act. The Funds also bear the risk of any deficiency in the amount of collateral available for return to a borrower due to a decline in value of the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio.

Cash collateral received from the borrower is recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Payable for Return of securities loaned. Investments acquired with such cash collateral are included in Investments - unaffiliated, at value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities on loan is included in Investments - unaffiliated, at value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Each Fund’s net exposure to a borrower is determined by the amount of any excess or shortfall in cash collateral received compared to the value of securities on loan.

US Government Agencies or Government Sponsored Enterprises. Certain Funds may invest in US government agencies or government sponsored enterprises. US government securities are obligations of, and in certain cases, guaranteed by, the US government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Some US government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, are supported by the full faith and credit of the US government; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Bank, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the US Department of the Treasury (“US Treasury”); others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), are supported by the discretionary authority of the US government to purchase the agency’s obligations; and still others, such as those of the Student Loan Marketing Association, are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. US government securities may include zero coupon securities, which do not distribute interest on a current basis and tend to be subject to greater risk than interest paying securities of similar maturities.

Government-related guarantors (i.e., guarantors that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government) include FNMA and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”). FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers, which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates (“PCs”), which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US government.

FNMA and FHMLC were placed into conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”). As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC and of any stockholder, officer or director of FNMA and FHLMC with respect to FNMA and FHLMC and each enterprise’s assets. In connection with the conservatorship, the US Treasury entered into a Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with FNMA and FHLMC. This agreement contains various covenants that severely limit each enterprise’s operations. In exchange for entering into these agreements, the US Treasury received senior preferred stock in each enterprise and warrants to purchase each enterprise’s common stock. The US Treasury created a new secured lending facility, which is available to FNMA and FHLMC as a liquidity backstop and created a temporary program to purchase mortgage-backed securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA and FHLMC are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remains liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its mortgage-backed securities.

Unregistered Securities. The Funds may own certain investment securities that are unregistered and thus restricted as to resale. These securities may also be referred to as private placements. Unregistered securities may be classified as illiquid because there is no readily available market for sale of the

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securities. Where future dispositions of the securities require registration under the 1933 Act, the Funds have the right to include those securities in such registration generally without cost to the Funds. The Funds have no right to require registration of unregistered securities.

Senior and Junior Loans. Certain Funds may invest in Senior loans or secured and unsecured subordinated loans, second lien loans and subordinated bridge loans (Junior loans) which are purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis and may be settled a month or more after the trade date. Interest income on these loans is accrued based on the terms of the securities. Senior and Junior loans can be acquired through an agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan.

Unfunded Commitments. Certain Funds may enter into certain credit agreements, all or a portion of which may be unfunded. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers’ discretion. Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are marked-to-market daily. Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on unfunded commitments is reflected in Other assets or Payable for Investment securities purchased in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as applicable, and Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments - unaffiliated in the Statements of Operations.

NOTE 5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS AND COLLATERAL

Under various agreements, certain investment transactions require collateral to be pledged to or from a Fund and a counterparty or segregated at the Custodian and is managed pursuant to the terms of the agreement. US Treasury Bills and US dollars are generally the preferred forms of collateral, although other forms of high quality or sovereign securities may be used. Securities held by a Fund that are used as collateral are identified as such within the Schedules of Investments. Collateral for OTC financial derivative transactions paid to or received from brokers and counterparties is included in Receivable for Deposits with brokers and counterparties or Payable for Deposits from counterparties in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Counterparty Agreements. Certain Funds enter into various types of agreements with counterparties, which govern the terms of certain transactions and mitigate the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. A Fund may net exposure and collateralize multiple transaction types governed by the same agreement with the same counterparty and may close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default and/or termination event with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. Each agreement defines whether the Fund is contractually able to net settle daily payments. Additionally, certain circumstances, such as laws of a particular jurisdiction or settlement of amounts due in different currencies, may prohibit or restrict the right of offset as defined in the agreements.

These agreements also help limit credit and counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral) governed under the relevant agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of agreement. A Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant agreement. To the extent amounts due to a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds’ Adviser attempts to limit counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that the Adviser believes to have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. For swap agreements executed with a Derivatives Clearing Organization (“DCO”) in a multilateral or other trade facility platform (“centrally cleared swaps”), counterparty risk is reduced by shifting exposure from the counterparty to the DCO. Additionally, the DCO has broad powers to provide an orderly liquidation in the event of a default.

Customer Account Agreements. Customer Account Agreements and related addendums govern exchange traded or centrally cleared derivative transactions such as futures, options on futures and centrally cleared derivatives. If a Fund transacts in exchange traded or centrally cleared derivatives, the Adviser is a party to agreements with (1) a Futures Commissions Merchant (“FCM”) in which the FCM facilitates the execution of the exchange traded and centrally cleared derivative with the DCO and (2) with an executing broker/swap dealer to agree to the terms of the swap and resolution process in the event the centrally cleared swap is not accepted for clearing by the designated DCO. Exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives transactions require posting an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount known as the “initial margin” as determined by each relevant clearing agency and is segregated at an FCM which is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or the applicable regulator. The Fund receives from, or pays to, the counterparty an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts. Such receipts or payments are known as the “variation margin”. Variation margin on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities may include variation margin on closed unsettled derivative transactions. Variation margin received may not be netted between exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives. In the event of default, counterparty risk is significantly reduced as creditors to the FCM do not have claim to the Fund’s assets in the segregated account. Additionally, portability of exposure in the event of default further reduces risk.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”). ISDA Master Agreements govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by PPM and select counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, events of default, termination and maintenance of collateral. Termination includes conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election of early termination could be material to the financial statements. In the event of default, the total financial derivative value exposure will be offset against collateral exchanged to date, which would result in a net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty. The amount of collateral exchanged is based on provisions within the ISDA Master Agreements and is determined by the net exposure with the counterparty and is not identified for a specific OTC derivative instrument.

Prime Brokerage Arrangements and Other Securities Borrowing Agreements. Certain Funds may enter into Prime Brokerage Arrangements or Securities Borrowing Agreements to facilitate execution and/or clearing of listed equity option transactions or short sales of securities between the Fund

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and select counterparties. The arrangements provide general guidelines surrounding the rights, obligations and other events, including but not limited to, margin, execution and settlement. These arrangements maintain provisions for, among other things, payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. Cash margin and securities delivered as collateral are typically in the possession of the prime broker or lending agent and offset any obligations due to the prime broker or lending agent. Cash collateral held at the prime broker is reflected in Cash collateral segregated for short sales in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In the event of default, the value of securities sold short will be offset against collateral exchanged to date, which would result in a net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty.

NOTE 6. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts. A Fund may buy and sell futures on, among other things, financial instruments, individual equity securities, securities indices, interest rates, currencies and inflation indices. A futures contract is a standardized contract obligating two parties to exchange a specified asset at an agreed upon price and date. Variation margin is recorded by the Fund until the contracts are terminated at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts involve to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in value of the securities held by the Fund or the change in the value of an underlying entity and the prices of the futures contracts and the possibility the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. With futures, counterparty risk to the Fund is reduced because futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, acting as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures contracts against default.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements may be privately negotiated in the OTC market or executed and centrally cleared with a DCO.

A Fund enters into a swap agreement in an attempt to obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost to the Fund than if the Fund had invested directly in an instrument that yield the desired return. In addition, the Fund may enter into swap agreements to manage certain risks and to implement investment strategies in a more efficient manner.

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of interest, credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss recorded by a Fund. Such risks include that there is no liquid market for OTC swaps, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreement and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates or value of underlying securities. Centrally cleared swaps involve to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin recorded by the Fund.

Credit Default Swap Agreements. Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return if a credit event occurs for the referenced entity, obligation or index. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation. A Fund may be either the buyer or the seller in a credit default swap transaction. If a Fund is a buyer and no event of default occurs, the Fund will lose its investment and recover nothing. However, if an event of default occurs and the counterparty fulfills its payment obligation under the swap agreement, the Fund will receive the full notional value of the reference obligation that may have little or no value. As a seller, a Fund receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the contract, which typically is between six months and three years. If an event of default occurs, the Fund (if the seller) must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference obligation as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments. Credit default swap transactions involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly.

FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and Financial Instruments Eligible for Offset. FASB ASC Topic 815 includes the requirement for enhanced qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments and disclosures regarding credit related contingent features in derivative instruments, as well as quantitative disclosures in the semi-annual and annual financial statements about fair value, gains and losses, and volume of activity for derivative instruments. Information about these instruments is disclosed in the context of each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure which is categorized as credit, commodity, equity price, interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk. The following disclosures include: (1) Objectives and strategies for each Fund’s derivative investments during the period; (2) A summary table of the fair valuations of each Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure, which references the location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations for each derivative instrument as of June 30, 2019. Funds which held only one type of derivative during the period are not included in the tables as the location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and unrealized gain loss on the Statements of Operations can be referenced directly on each Fund’s respective statements; (3) A summary table of derivative instruments and certain investments of each Fund, which are subject to master netting agreements or a similar agreement and are eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2019. For Funds which held only one type of derivative during the period, amounts eligible for offset are presented gross in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Net exposure can be referenced in the assets and liabilities on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and, if collateral exists, the net exposure is offset by collateral identified in the segregated or pledged collateral table; and (4) A table reflecting each Fund’s average monthly derivative volume for the period ended June 30, 2019.

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts to hedge duration and to increase the Fund's exposure to interest rate or yield curve risk. The Fund entered into credit default swap agreements as a substitute for investment in physical securities and to increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to credit risk or hedge credit risk in a particular name, industry, or sector.

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PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund - Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

 

 

 

Commodity($)

 

Credit($)

 

Equity($)

 

Foreign Exchange($)

 

Interest Rate($)

 

Total($)

 

Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2019

 

Derivative instruments assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Variation margin on futures

 

 

 

 

63

 

63

 

Total derivative instruments assets

 

 

 

 

63

 

63

 

Derivative instruments liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Variation margin on futures

 

 

 

 

3,299

 

3,299

 

2

Variation margin on swap agreements

 

239

 

 

 

 

239

 

Total derivative instruments liabilities

 

239

 

 

 

3,299

 

3,538

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2019

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

98,227

 

98,227

 

 

Swap agreements

 

(436

)

 

 

 

(436

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

(23,990

)

(23,990

)

 

Swap agreements

 

5,909

 

 

 

 

5,909

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund – Average Derivative Volume1

                               

 

 

Cost of Options Purchased and Written ($)

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

Cost of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts ($)

 

Notional Amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Cross-Currency Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Credit Default Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Total Return Swap Agreements ($)

 

Average monthly volume

 

10,406,112

 

 

 

 

387,200

 

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund, establish net short positions for individual markets, currencies and securities, and adjust the Fund's portfolio duration. The Fund entered into credit default swap agreements to manage or adjust the risk profile of the Fund, to replace more traditional direct investments or to obtain exposure to certain markets.

                           

PPM Long Short Credit Fund - Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

 

 

 

Commodity($)

 

Credit($)

 

Equity($)

 

Foreign Exchange($)

 

Interest Rate($)

 

Total($)

 

Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2019

 

Derivative instruments assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Variation margin on futures

 

 

 

 

2,568

 

2,568

 

Total derivative instruments assets

 

 

 

 

2,568

 

2,568

 

Derivative instruments liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Variation margin on futures

 

 

 

 

1,938

 

1,938

 

2

Variation margin on swap agreements

 

1,791

 

 

 

 

1,791

 

Total derivative instruments liabilities

 

1,791

 

 

 

1,938

 

3,729

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2019

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

(977,915

)

(977,915

)

 

Swap agreements

 

(48,399

)

 

 

5

 

(48,394

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

173,949

 

173,949

 

 

Swap agreements

 

(49,165

)

 

 

 

(49,165

)

PPM Long Short Credit Fund – Average Derivative Volume1

                               

 

 

Cost of Options Purchased and Written ($)

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

Cost of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts ($)

 

Notional Amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Cross-Currency Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Credit Default Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Total Return Swap Agreements ($)

 

Average monthly volume

 

22,022,256

 

 

 

 

4,561,429

 

 

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PPM Strategic Income Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts and credit default swap agreements to hedge duration or to increase the Fund's exposure to interest rate or yield curve risk

                           

PPM Strategic Income Fund - Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

 

 

 

Commodity($)

 

Credit($)

 

Equity($)

 

Foreign Exchange($)

 

Interest Rate($)

 

Total($)

 

Fair values of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2019

 

Derivative instruments assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Variation margin on futures

 

 

 

 

2,688

 

2,688

 

Total derivative instruments assets

 

 

 

 

2,688

 

2,688

 

Derivative instruments liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Variation margin on futures

 

 

 

 

2,853

 

2,853

 

Total derivative instruments liabilities

 

 

 

 

2,853

 

2,853

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2019

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

(281,729

)

(281,729

)

 

Swap agreements

 

6,479

 

 

 

(169

)

6,310

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

 

40,182

 

40,182

 

 

Swap agreements

 

16,934

 

 

 

 

16,934

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund – Average Derivative Volume1

                               

 

 

Cost of Options Purchased and Written ($)

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

Cost of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts ($)

 

Notional Amount of Interest Rate Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Cross-Currency Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Credit Default Swap Agreements ($)

 

Notional Amount of Total Return Swap Agreements ($)

 

Average monthly volume

 

14,470,306

 

 

 

 

211,429

 

 

1 The derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2019, as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments, and the amounts of realized gains and losses and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period ended June 30, 2019, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, also serve as indicators of the derivative volume for the Funds.

2 Derivative asset or liability is not eligible for offset, and a Derivative and Financial Instruments Eligible for Offset table is not presented for the asset or liability, as applicable.

The derivative strategy for Funds which held only one type of derivative during the period is as follows: PPM Credit Fund entered into futures contracts to hedge duration or to increase the Fund's exposure to interest rate or yield curve risk. PPM Floating Rate Income Fund and PPM High Yield Core Fund entered into futures contracts to obtain exposure to or hedge changes in interest rates.

The derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2019, as disclosed in the Schedules of Investments, and the amounts of realized gains and losses and change in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period ended June 30, 2019, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, also serve as indicators of the derivative volume for the Funds. For Funds which held only one type of derivative during the period, the average monthly derivative volume is as follows:

       

 

 

Notional Value at Purchase of Futures Contracts ($)

 

PPM Credit Fund

15,632,176

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

801,835

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

4,127,200

 

Pledged Collateral. The following table summarizes cash and securities collateral pledged for the Funds at June 30, 2019:

               

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

Swap Agreements

 

 

Counterparties

 

Pledged or Segregated Cash($)

 

Pledged or Segregated Cash($)

 

 

PPM Credit Fund

MLP

 

59,007

 

 

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

BOA

 

5,489

 

 

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

MLP

 

166,749

 

34,722

 

 

           

 

Lending Agent/Prime Broker

 

Segregated Securities($)

 

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

MLP

 

8,641,879

 

 

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None of the futures contracts held by the Funds are subject to master netting agreements or a similar agreement and are not eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2019. Net exposure to the Funds for futures contracts is the variation margin in addition to any collateral pledged for the initial margin on the futures contracts.

NOTE 7. INVESTMENT RISKS AND REGULATORY MATTERS

The Funds' risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Corporate, Sovereign Entity, and Bank Loan Risk. Commercial banks, sovereign entities, and other financial institutions or institutional investors make corporate loans to companies or sovereign entities that need capital to grow, restructure, or for infrastructure projects. These instruments are commonly referred to as loans or bank loans. Borrowers generally pay interest on corporate loans at floating rates that change in response to changes in market interest rates such as the LIBOR, the prime rates of US banks or another relevant index. As a result, the value of such loan investments is generally less exposed to the adverse effects of interest rate fluctuations than investments that pay a fixed rate of interest. However, the market for certain loans may not be sufficiently liquid, and a Fund may have difficulty selling them. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. Certain loans may be classified as illiquid securities. Additionally, because a loan may not be considered a security, a Fund may not be afforded the same legal protections afforded securities under federal securities laws. Thus, a Fund generally must rely on contractual provisions in the loan agreement and common-law fraud protections under applicable state law.

Credit Risk. Credit risk is the actual or perceived risk that the issuer of a bond, borrower, guarantor, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment will not pay interest and principal payments when due. The price of a debt instrument can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, guarantor, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment. A Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations.

Equity Securities Risk. Common and preferred stocks represent equity ownership in a company. Stock markets are volatile, and equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed-income securities. As a result of such factors as a company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic conditions, the price of equity or equity-related securities will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of a portfolio investing in equity or equity-related securities. A Fund could lose money if a company in which it invests becomes financially distressed. Generally preferred stocks rank before common stocks in their claim on income for dividend payments and on assets should the company be liquidated. The rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a company’s assets including, debt holders and preferred stockholders.

High-Yield Bonds, Lower-Rated Bonds, and Unrated Securities Risk. High-yield bonds, lower-rated bonds, and certain unrated securities are broadly referred to as junk bonds, and are considered below investment-grade by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”). Junk bonds are subject to the increased risk of an issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest payment obligations. As a result, an investment in junk bonds is considered speculative. High-yield bonds may be subject to liquidity risk, and a Fund may not be able to sell a high-yield bond at the price at which it is currently valued.

Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates increase, fixed-income securities generally will decline in value. Long-term fixed-income securities normally have more price volatility than short-term fixed-income securities.

Investment Style Risk. The returns from a certain investment style may be lower than the returns from the overall stock market. Value stocks may not increase in price if other investors fail to recognize the company’s value or the factors that are expected to increase the price of the security do not occur. Over market cycles, different investment styles may sometimes outperform other investment styles (for example, growth investing may outperform value investing).

Issuer Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the market as a whole. A security’s value may decline for reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, corporate governance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

Leverage Risk. Certain transactions, such as reverse repurchase agreements, futures, forwards, swaps, or other derivative instruments, include the use of leverage and may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions at disadvantageous times to satisfy its obligations or to meet asset segregation requirements. The effect of using leverage is to increase the Fund’s potential gains and losses in comparison to the amount of the Fund’s assets (that is, assets other than borrowed assets) at risk, which may cause the Fund’s portfolio to be more volatile. If the Fund uses leverage, the Fund has the risk of capital losses that exceed the net assets of the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. Investments in securities that are difficult to purchase or sell (illiquid or thinly-traded securities) may reduce returns if a Fund is unable to sell the securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. Liquidity risk arises, for example, from small average trading volumes, trading restrictions, or temporary suspensions of trading. To meet redemption requests, a Fund may be forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions.

Market Risk. Portfolio securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally, such as real or perceived adverse economic, political, or regulatory conditions, inflation, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment, among others. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. The values of securities may fall due to factors affecting a particular issuer, industry or the securities market as a whole.

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Senior Loans Risk. The senior loans in which a Fund invests are usually rated below investment grade. The amount of public information with respect to loans may be less extensive than that available for registered or exchange listed securities. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a senior loan may lose significant value before a default occurs. A secured senior loan may not be adequately collateralized. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a senior loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the senior loan’s value.

NOTE 8. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory and Administrative Fees. The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the "Investment Advisory Agreement") with PPM. Subject to the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, PPM is responsible for managing the affairs of the Trust including, but not limited to, continuously providing the Trust with investment advice and business management to the Funds. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, PPM receives an annual fee accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, 0.45% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Credit Fund, 0.55% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, 0.55% of the average daily net assets of the PPM High Yield Core Fund, 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Long Short Credit Fund, 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Strategic Income Fund, 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Large Cap Value Fund, 0.70% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the PPM Small Cap Value Fund.

The Trust has entered into an Administration Agreement with JNAM, an affiliate of PPM. Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, JNAM receives an annual fee accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. In return for the fees paid under the Administration Agreement, JNAM provides or procures all necessary administrative functions and services for the operation of the Funds. This includes, among other things, fund accounting; calculation of the daily NAV of each Fund; monitoring the Funds’ expense accruals; calculating monthly total return; prospectus and statement of additional information compliance monitoring; preparing certain financial statements of the Trust; and preparing the Trust’s regulatory filings. In addition, JNAM, at its own expense, arranges for legal, audit, custody (except overdraft and interest expense), printing and mailing of financial statements and prospectuses, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer costs, and other services necessary for the operation of the Funds. Each Fund is responsible for investment advisory services; transfer agency services; trading expenses including brokerage commissions; interest expenses; taxes; costs and expenses associated with short sales; nonrecurring and extraordinary expenses; registration fees; license fees; directors’ and officers’ insurance; the fees and expenses of the independent Trustees; independent legal counsel to the independent Trustees; and a portion of the costs associated with the Chief Compliance Officer.

Advisory Fee Waivers. The Trust and the Adviser have entered into an Expense Limitation Agreement whereby PPM has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses for each of the Funds to the extent necessary to limit the annualized ordinary operating expenses (excluding taxes, interest, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, dividend and interest expenses related to short sales, indirect expenses of investing in other investment companies, and extraordinary expenses) to 0.50% for the PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund, 0.55% for the PPM Credit Fund, 0.70% for the PPM Floating Rate Income Fund, 0.70% for the PPM High Yield Core Fund, 0.70% for the PPM Long Short Credit Fund, 0.65% for the PPM Strategic Income Fund, 0.75% for the PPM Large Cap Value Fund, 0.90% for the PPM Mid Cap Value Fund and 1.00% for the PPM Small Cap Value Fund through April 30, 2020. Any waived amounts are not subject to future recoupment by the Adviser.

Security Transactions. Security transactions can occur in the Funds where both the buyer and seller of the security are portfolios or accounts for which PPM serves as the Adviser. Such transactions occur to eliminate transaction costs normally associated with security trading activity. Such transactions are subject to compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 17a-7 transactions”) and are reviewed by the Chief Compliance Officer. Rule 17a-7 trades are executed at current market price at the time of the transaction. There were no 17a-7 transactions that were deemed significant by the Administrator during the period ended June 30, 2019.

NOTE 9. INCOME TAX MATTERS

Each Fund is treated as a separate tax payer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") and to distribute substantially all net investment income and net capital gains, if any, to its shareholders and otherwise comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to RICs. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The following information for the Funds is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statements and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing and character differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. Permanent differences between financial statement and federal income tax reporting are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal income tax treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Permanent differences may include but are not limited to the following: expired capital loss carryforwards, foreign currency reclassifications, premium amortization or paydown reclassifications, reclassifications on the sale of passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") or Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") securities, net operating losses, accounting treatment of notional principal contracts and partnerships, equalization and other distribution adjustments. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets.

At December 31, 2018, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available for US federal income tax purposes to offset future net realized capital gains. The amount and character of the capital loss carryforwards are listed in the table below.

               

 

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards with No Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term ($)

 

Long Term ($)

 

Total ($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

42,054

 

26,709

 

68,763

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

42,248

 

 

42,248

 

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At June 30, 2019, the following Funds treated as RICs had capital, currency and/or passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) mark-to-market losses realized after October 31, 2018 (“Post-October losses”), which were deferred for tax purposes to the first day of the following fiscal year, January 1, 2019:

     

 

Amount($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

60,991

 

PPM Credit Fund

197,203

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

45,618

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

156,803

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

661,290

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

270,040

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

2,932

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

53,047

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

26,645

 

As of June 30, 2019, the cost of investments and the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the Funds were as follows:

                   

 

 

Tax Cost of Investments($)

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation($)

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation($)

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

53,929,315

 

2,050,510

 

(65,949

)

1,984,561

 

PPM Credit Fund

51,830,914

 

2,676,625

 

(139,997

)

2,536,628

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

53,662,808

 

67,153

 

(968,148

)

(900,995

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

54,544,251

 

1,647,773

 

(716,872

)

930,901

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Investments

55,861,743

 

1,423,020

 

(571,249

)

851,771

 

 

Short Investments

4,795,710

 

30,869

 

(385,813

)

(354,944

)

PPM Strategic Income Fund

52,149,182

 

1,945,664

 

(596,859

)

1,348,805

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

7,694,250

 

370,483

 

(637,955

)

(267,472

)

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

5,735,224

 

275,243

 

(474,198

)

(198,955

)

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

10,557,526

 

594,901

 

(1,239,085

)

(644,184

)

As of June 30, 2019, the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for derivatives were as follows:

                   

 

 

Tax Cost/

Adjustment($)

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation($)

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation($)

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Futures Contracts

(8,849

)

 

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Futures Contracts

36,080

 

 

 

 
 

Swap Agreements

(8,141

)

 

(2,552

)

(2,552

)

PPM Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Futures Contracts

(2,289

)

 

 

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Futures Contracts

(43,664

)

 

 

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Futures Contracts

(264,635

)

 

 

 
 

Swap Agreements

(61,064

)

 

(19,140

)

(19,140

)

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Futures Contracts

(67,230

)

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:

           

 

Net Ordinary Income*($)

 

Long-term Capital Gain($)

 

Return of Capital($)

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

789,149

 

 

PPM Credit Fund

885,316

 

64,420

 

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

1,348,828

 

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

1,360,524

 

52,385

 

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

931,733

 

107,615

 

PPM Strategic Income Fund

1,190,745

 

57,229

 

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

145,178

 

 

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

155,959

 

56

 

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

267,927

 

583

 

* Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains, if any.

FASB ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes” provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FASB ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax return to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold would result in the Funds recording a tax expense in the current year. FASB ASC Topic 740 requires that

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June 30, 2019

management evaluate the tax positions taken in returns which remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and certain other jurisdictions. Management completed an evaluation of the Funds’ tax positions and based on that evaluation, determined that no provision for federal income tax was required in the Funds’ financial statements during the period ended June 30, 2019.

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated subsequent events for the Funds through the date the financial statements are issued and the following events occurred:

On July 24, 2019, the Board approved Plans of Liquidation of PPM Credit Fund and PPM Strategic Income Fund. As of August 1, 2019, PPM Credit Fund

and PPM Strategic Income Fund no longer accepted new investments. Pursuant to the Plans of Liquidation, PPM Credit Fund and PPM Strategic Income Fund expect to cease business on or around September 27, 2019.

No other events were noted that required adjustments to the financial statements or disclosure in the footnotes.

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June 30, 2019

Disclosure of Fund Expenses. Shareholders incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services and other operating expenses. Operating expenses such as these are deducted from each Fund’s gross income and directly reduce the final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the Fund’s expense ratio. The examples below use the expense ratio and are intended to help the investor understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

Expenses Using Actual Fund Return. This section provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses incurred by the Fund. Use the information in this section, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. Simply divide the account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses paid during this period.

Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return. This section provides information that can be used to compare each Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund’s expense ratio for the period is unchanged and assumes an annual 5% return before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. This example is useful in making comparisons because the SEC requires all mutual funds to make the 5% calculation.

                             

 

 

 

 

Expenses Using Actual Fund Return

 

Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return

 

 

Annualized Expense Ratios(%)

 

Beginning Account Value 01/01/19($)

 

Ending Account Value 06/30/19($)

 

Expenses Paid During Period($)†

 

Beginning Account Value 01/01/19($)

 

Ending Account Value 06/30/19($)

 

Expenses Paid During Period($)†

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.50

 

1,000.00

 

1,075.60

 

2.57

 

1,000.00

 

1,022.32

 

2.51

PPM Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.55

 

1,000.00

 

1,098.60

 

2.86

 

1,000.00

 

1,022.07

 

2.76

PPM Floating Rate Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.70

 

1,000.00

 

1,056.90

 

3.57

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.32

 

3.51

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.70

 

1,000.00

 

1,104.10

 

3.65

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.32

 

3.51

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

1.17

 

1,000.00

 

1,051.80

 

5.95

 

1,000.00

 

1,018.99

 

5.86

PPM Strategic Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.71

 

1,000.00

 

1,085.60

 

3.67

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.27

 

3.56

PPM Large Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.75

 

1,000.00

 

1,116.10

 

3.94

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.08

 

3.76

PPM Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.90

 

1,000.00

 

1,128.40

 

4.75

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.33

 

4.51

PPM Small Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

1.00

 

1,000.00

 

1,156.30

 

5.35

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.84

 

5.01

† Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized net expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the most recent 6-month period).

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings. The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. It is also available upon request from the Transfer Agent by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776).

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record. A description of the Policy that the Funds’ Adviser used to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and additional information on how the Funds voted any proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2019, are available (1) without charge, upon request by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776), (2) by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, (3) online at www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds, and (4) by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund Trustees and may be obtained at no charge by calling 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776) or by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, or visiting www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds.

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PPM FUNDS

SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 5, 2019 TO

THE PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 30, 2019

   

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

PPM High Yield Core Fund

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

PPM Strategic Income Fund

(each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”)

PKPIX

PKHIX

PKLIX

PKSIX

This supplement provides new and additional information pertaining to the Funds that affects information contained in the Funds’ Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

Effective May 31, 2019, in the section entitled “Fund Summaries” of the Prospectus, the Portfolio Managers table related to each Fund under “Portfolio Management” is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following.

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

     

Portfolio Managers

Title

Length of Service

Michael Kennedy, CFA

Senior Managing Director

Since Inception

Erica Lankfer, CFA

Managing Director

Since Inception

PPM High Yield Core Fund

     

Portfolio Managers

Title

Length of Service

Adam Spielman

Senior Managing Director, Head of Leveraged Credit

Since June 2018

Karl Petrovich

Managing Director

Since Inception

John Broz

Vice President

Since May 2019

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

     

Portfolio Managers

Title

Length of Service

Michael Kennedy, CFA

Senior Managing Director

Since Inception

Erica Lankfer, CFA

Managing Director

Since May 2019

PPM Strategic Income Fund

     

Portfolio Managers

Title

Length of Service

Michael Kennedy, CFA

Senior Managing Director

Since Inception

Erica Lankfer, CFA

Managing Director

Since May 2019

PPM FUNDS

SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 2, 2019 TO

THE PROSPECTUS

DATED APRIL 30, 2019, AS SUPPLEMENTED

JUNE 5, 2019, JULY 8, 2019, AND JULY 24, 2019

   

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

PPM Credit Fund

PPM Long Short Credit Fund

PPM Strategic Income Fund

(each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”)

PKPIX

PKDIX

PKLIX

PKSIX

This supplement provides new and additional information pertaining to the Funds that affects information contained in the Funds’ Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

The following changes are being made to the Prospectus, effective August 2, 2019:

In the section entitled “Fund Summaries,” all information related to Erica Lankfer in the Portfolio Managers table for each Fund is deleted in its entirety.


PPMFunds

Privacy Policy

Your Privacy is Important to PPM Funds (“PPM” or the “Funds”)

PPM recognizes customer privacy as a fundamental aspect of our relationship with clients. We are committed to protecting the information you provide to us and to maintaining its confidentiality. PPM does not sell or disclose your information to anyone except as required by law, described in this policy, or as you otherwise permit.

The Information We May Collect

As a part of our mission to be indispensable to our clients, and in connection with PPM providing you products and services, you may be required to provide us with certain personal information. We may collect this information from the following sources:

·  account applications, other forms and materials,

·  through your inquiries by mail, email or telephone

· on our website through the use of “cookies,” which is described further on our website

The information we collect and share will depend on your client relationship with PPM. If you are investing in your individual capacity, the types of information we may collect could include your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number, bank account information, transaction history, account balances and assets. If you are an employee/officer/director, etc. of an institutional client, we may collect your name and contact details, your title and area of responsibility, and certain other identifying information required by law or regulation which may include your date of birth and Social Security Number.

The Information We May Share

PPM may share your personal information when necessary:

·  to complete transactions you authorize or request

· to administer, operate, and manage your account

· to contact you, or

· to facilitate legal, regulatory or other requirements

We may share your information with non-affiliated third party companies that perform support services for your account or the Funds such as printing and mailing of prospectuses, reports, account statements and other information. These parties are subject to agreements that require them to maintain the confidentiality of your information and to use it only in the course of providing such services. We will also share information about you if you direct us to do so or with your consent, if we are compelled by law to do so, or in other circumstances as permitted by law (for example, to protect your account from fraud).

We may also share your personal information with certain of our affiliates in connection with servicing your account. Each of our affiliates has policies and procedures in place to protect the confidentiality of your information and is not permitted to share your information with non-affiliated entities, except as required or permitted by law.

Safeguarding Your Personal Information

PPM restricts access to personal information to authorized employees and in some cases to third parties as permitted by law. In addition to the requirements in this policy, we maintain strict physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information. We adhere to these standards even after an account is closed or becomes inactive.

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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to the semi-annual filing.

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to the semi-annual filing.

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to the semi-annual filing.

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6.  Investments.

 

(a)

Included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8.  Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No material changes have been made.

Item 11.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is recorded, processed,


  summarized, and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within ninety (90) days prior to the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and the registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

(b)

There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting. There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this report on Form N-CSR.

Item 12.  Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 13.  Exhibits.

 

  (a)       (1)   Not applicable to the semi-annual filing.
    (2)   The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto.
    (3)   Not applicable.
  (b)   The certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PPM Funds

By:   /s/ Mark D. Nerud
 

Mark D. Nerud

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  

 

August 30, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/ Mark D. Nerud
 

Mark D. Nerud

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:  

 

August 30, 2019

By:   /s/ Daniel W. Koors
 

Daniel W. Koors

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date:  

 

August 30, 2019

 


EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit 13(a)(2)

     Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
     Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Exhibit 13(b)

     Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.