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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 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)

Andrew Tedeschi

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, 2022 – June 30, 2022

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.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. §3507.

Item 1. Report to Shareholders.


  
 

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Semi-Annual Report

 

 
 

June 30, 2022

 

As permitted by regulations adopted by the SEC, paper copies of the PPM Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are no longer
sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds. Instead, the reports are made available on PPM
America’s website (www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a
website link to access the report.

If you hold your shares directly with the Funds and wish to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports free of charge, you may elect to
do so by contacting the Funds at 1-844-446-4PPM (1-844-446-4776) or by logging into your account online. If you hold your shares through
a financial intermediary, you may elect to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting your financial intermediary. Your
election to receive reports in paper will apply to all PPM Funds that you hold directly or all PPM Funds you hold through your financial
intermediary, as applicable.


PPMFunds (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022 

PPM Funds including: PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund (PKPIX) and PPM High Yield Core Fund (PKHIX)

  

Schedules of Investments

3

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

16

Statements of Operations

17

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

18

Financial Highlights

20

Notes to Financial Statements

21

Additional Disclosures

31

PPM Funds Liquidity Narrative for Shareholders

32

Privacy Policy

33


PPMFunds

June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Important Disclosures and Glossary (Unaudited)

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), by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, or by visiting https://www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds.

Mutual funds are issued by PPM America, Inc. PPM Funds are distributed by Jackson National Life Distributors LLC1, member FINRA.

The discussion of the Funds’ investments and investment strategy (including current investment themes, the portfolio managers’ research and investment process, and portfolio characteristics) represents the Funds’ investments and the views of the portfolio managers and PPM America, Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser, at the time of this report, and are subject to change without notice.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance shown. All returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains. You cannot invest directly in an index.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Please see the Notes to the Financial Statements of this semi-annual report, as well as the prospectus for more information on risks.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad measure of US investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate bonds. It includes Treasuries, government-rated issues, corporate bonds, MBS, CMBS and ABS securities.

The ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index provides a measure of below investment grade bonds, is constructed based on the ICE BofA US High Yield Index and imposes a 2% issuer cap. The ICE BofA US High Yield Index provides a broad measure of below investment grade, USD-denominated fixed rate corporate debt. It includes corporate bonds with risk exposures to countries that are members of the FX-G10, Western Europe or territories of the US and Western Europe.

1As of July 1, 2022, PPM Funds are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 45.1%

Mortgage-Backed Securities 21.1%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

     
 

2.00%, 12/01/35 - 03/01/52

 

1,154,409

 

1,021,798

 
 

4.00%, 10/01/45 - 06/01/48

 

206,450

 

206,755

 
 

3.50%, 01/01/46 - 04/01/50

 

472,661

 

461,980

 
 

3.00%, 11/01/46 - 12/01/49

 

93,246

 

87,874

 
 

4.50%, 11/01/48

 

11,769

 

11,972

 
 

2.50%, 05/01/50 - 11/01/51

 

823,156

 

743,712

 
 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc.

     
 

3.00%, 09/01/32 - 03/01/52

 

1,027,148

 

973,046

 
 

2.50%, 10/01/35 - 01/01/52

 

1,291,323

 

1,189,204

 
 

2.00%, 05/01/36 - 01/01/52

 

1,795,475

 

1,584,572

 
 

TBA, 3.00%, 07/15/37 - 07/15/52 (a)

 

470,000

 

449,934

 
 

TBA, 3.50%, 07/15/37 (a)

 

235,000

 

233,430

 
 

3.50%, 10/01/46 - 06/01/52

 

524,903

 

509,390

 
 

4.00%, 01/01/47 - 09/01/49

 

369,575

 

369,080

 
 

4.50%, 05/01/47 - 12/01/48

 

288,533

 

294,301

 
 

TBA, 4.00%, 07/15/52 (a)

 

400,000

 

394,312

 
 

Government National Mortgage Association

     
 

3.00%, 10/20/46 - 02/20/52

 

619,456

 

587,866

 
 

3.50%, 05/20/47 - 07/20/51

 

498,359

 

488,366

 
 

4.00%, 07/20/47

 

140,677

 

141,393

 
 

4.50%, 12/20/48 - 02/20/49

 

58,661

 

59,960

 
 

2.50%, 03/20/51 - 07/20/51

 

579,709

 

534,065

 
 

2.00%, 09/20/51 - 03/20/52

 

305,241

 

271,803

 
 

10,614,813

 

U.S. Treasury Note 19.4%

 

Treasury, United States Department of

     
 

0.25%, 03/15/24 - 07/31/25

 

342,000

 

317,197

 
 

1.50%, 10/31/24 - 02/15/30

 

1,466,000

 

1,360,744

 
 

2.88%, 06/15/25 - 05/15/32

 

2,896,400

 

2,864,758

 
 

2.25%, 11/15/25

 

980,000

 

954,275

 
 

0.38%, 12/31/25 - 01/31/26

 

1,500,000

 

1,364,924

 
 

0.88%, 09/30/26

 

200,000

 

182,656

 
 

1.25%, 11/30/26 - 06/30/28

 

1,245,000

 

1,121,962

 
 

0.63%, 03/31/27

 

335,000

 

298,988

 
 

2.63%, 05/31/27

 

904,000

 

886,909

 
 

1.38%, 11/15/31

 

403,000

 

349,540

 
 

1.88%, 02/15/32

 

82,000

 

74,274

 
 

9,776,227

 

U.S. Treasury Bond 3.9%

 

Treasury, United States Department of

     
 

3.75%, 08/15/41

 

461,000

 

484,194

 
 

2.00%, 11/15/41

 

125,000

 

99,238

 
 

3.13%, 11/15/41

 

316,000

 

303,163

 
 

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

 

756,000

 

640,811

 
 

3.00%, 02/15/48

 

317,000

 

298,673

 
 

1.63%, 11/15/50

 

81,000

 

56,953

 
 

2.88%, 05/15/52

 

80,000

 

75,525

 
 

1,958,557

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 0.4%

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Inc.

     
 

0.88%, 08/05/30 (b)

 

229,000

 

189,465

 

Municipal 0.3%

 

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

     
 

2.84%, 11/01/46

 

55,000

 

42,761

 
 

Dormitory Authority State of New York

     
 

3.19%, 02/15/43

 

100,000

 

82,022

 
 

124,783

 
 

Total Government And Agency Obligations (cost $24,277,728)

22,663,845

 

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 42.8%

Financials 16.3%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company

     
 

6.50%, 07/15/25

 

50,000

 

51,110

 
 

2.45%, 10/29/26

 

165,000

 

143,641

 
 

3.00%, 10/29/28

 

163,000

 

137,128

 
 

3.30%, 01/30/32

 

195,000

 

155,398

 
 

Ares Finance Co. IV LLC

     
 

3.65%, 02/01/52 (c)

 

66,000

 

46,624

 
 

Bank of America Corporation

     
 

4.25%, 10/22/26

 

35,000

 

34,526

 
 

3.56%, 04/23/27

 

65,000

 

62,341

 
 

1.73%, 07/22/27

 

103,000

 

91,797

 
 

3.59%, 07/21/28

 

90,000

 

84,981

 
 

4.27%, 07/23/29

 

333,000

 

320,245

 
 

2.59%, 04/29/31

 

100,000

 

84,813

 
 

2.30%, 07/21/32

 

140,000

 

113,162

 
 

2.68%, 06/19/41

 

65,000

 

46,793

 
 

Barclays PLC

     
 

3.56%, 09/23/35 (d)

 

295,000

 

244,706

 
 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation

     
 

2.85%, 10/15/50

 

95,000

 

68,536

 
 

BlackRock, Inc.

     
 

2.10%, 02/25/32

 

268,000

 

221,579

 
 

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. L.L.C.

     
 

2.00%, 01/30/32 (c)

 

142,000

 

113,009

 
 

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

     
 

1.75%, 09/15/24 (c)

 

52,000

 

47,996

 
 

2.63%, 12/15/26 (c)

 

99,000

 

82,569

 
 

3.25%, 03/15/27 (c)

 

141,000

 

119,676

 
 

4.00%, 01/15/29 (c)

 

60,000

 

48,942

 
 

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

     
 

2.85%, 09/30/28

 

135,000

 

108,868

 
 

BNP Paribas

     
 

2.16%, 09/15/29 (c)

 

110,000

 

92,138

 
 

2.59%, 08/12/35 (c) (d)

 

90,000

 

70,890

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

     
 

5.00%, (100, 09/12/24) (e)

 

83,000

 

72,977

 
 

4.45%, 09/29/27

 

76,000

 

74,519

 
 

3.52%, 10/27/28

 

131,000

 

122,342

 
 

2.67%, 01/29/31

 

224,000

 

190,272

 
 

2.57%, 06/03/31

 

142,000

 

118,693

 
 

3.06%, 01/25/33

 

58,000

 

49,265

 
 

CNO Global Funding

     
 

1.75%, 10/07/26 (c)

 

150,000

 

132,895

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

     
 

5.25%, (100, 02/11/27) (c) (e)

 

200,000

 

154,957

 
 

7.50%, (100, 12/11/23) (c) (d) (e)

 

150,000

 

142,500

 
 

6.50%, 08/08/23 (c) (d)

 

250,000

 

249,955

 
 

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

     
 

3.73%, 01/14/32 (d)

 

100,000

 

75,527

 
 

3.04%, 05/28/32 (d)

 

90,000

 

70,965

 
 

F&G Global Funding

     
 

2.00%, 09/20/28 (c)

 

120,000

 

101,461

 
 

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

     
 

5.13%, 06/16/25

 

75,000

 

71,670

 
 

4.95%, 05/28/27

 

50,000

 

46,403

 
 

3.82%, 11/02/27

 

78,000

 

66,300

 
 

FS KKR Capital Corp.

     
 

3.40%, 01/15/26

 

102,000

 

90,626

 
 

3.13%, 10/12/28

 

90,000

 

71,621

 
 

Glencore Funding LLC

     
 

4.88%, 03/12/29 (c)

 

75,000

 

73,060

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

     
 

4.75%, 09/15/24

 

100,000

 

93,778

 
 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     
 

4.35%, 06/15/29

 

71,000

 

69,951

 
 

4.95%, 06/15/52

 

85,000

 

83,651

 
 

JBS Finance Luxembourg S.a r.l.

     
 

3.63%, 01/15/32 (c) (f)

 

94,000

 

75,809

 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     
 

2.01%, 03/13/26

 

132,000

 

123,419

 
 

2.07%, 06/01/29

 

114,000

 

97,876

 
 

2.74%, 10/15/30

 

215,000

 

187,656

 
 

KKR Group Finance Co. XII LLC

     
 

4.85%, 05/17/32 (c)

 

66,000

 

64,834

 
 

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     
 

7.50%, (100, 09/27/25) (d) (e)

 

109,000

 

106,411

 
 

3.87%, 07/09/25 (d)

 

200,000

 

197,035

 
 

LSEGA Financing PLC

     
 

2.50%, 04/06/31 (c)

 

90,000

 

77,064

 
 

3.20%, 04/06/41 (c)

 

28,000

 

21,918

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 
 

Markel Corporation

     
 

6.00%, (100, 06/01/25) (e) (f)

 

78,000

 

76,977

 
 

Morgan Stanley

     
 

0.99%, 12/10/26

 

200,000

 

177,154

 
 

1.51%, 07/20/27

 

135,000

 

118,691

 
 

3.62%, 04/01/31

 

32,000

 

29,419

 
 

2.51%, 10/20/32

 

62,000

 

51,338

 
 

2.48%, 09/16/36

 

90,000

 

69,099

 
 

NatWest Group PLC

     
 

3.07%, 05/22/28 (d)

 

124,000

 

112,308

 
 

NatWest Markets PLC

     
 

1.60%, 09/29/26 (c)

 

242,000

 

213,574

 
 

New York Life Global Funding

     
 

1.85%, 08/01/31 (c)

 

119,000

 

96,555

 
 

Owl Rock Capital Corporation

     
 

3.40%, 07/15/26

 

87,000

 

77,548

 
 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     
 

2.64%, 02/24/28

 

183,000

 

165,973

 
 

3.80%, 03/15/30

 

211,000

 

195,151

 
 

2.62%, 04/22/32

 

39,000

 

32,357

 
 

2.38%, 07/21/32

 

170,000

 

137,597

 
 

3.10%, 02/24/33

 

127,000

 

108,606

 
 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

70,000

 

77,492

 
 

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     
 

2.90%, 09/15/51 (f)

 

66,000

 

45,814

 
 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp

     
 

3.80%, 11/01/29 (f)

 

160,000

 

136,516

 
 

UBS Group AG

     
 

4.88%, (100, 02/12/27) (c) (e)

 

200,000

 

167,618

 
 

Wells Fargo & Company

     
 

4.61%, 04/25/53

 

197,000

 

182,305

 
 

Westpac Banking Corporation

     
 

2.67%, 11/15/35 (d)

 

48,000

 

38,294

 
 

ZF North America Capital, Inc.

     
 

4.75%, 04/29/25 (c)

 

144,000

 

132,840

 
 

8,210,104

 

Energy 5.2%

 

Antero Midstream Partners LP

     
 

5.38%, 06/15/29 (c)

 

18,000

 

16,142

 
 

BP Capital Markets America Inc.

     
 

2.72%, 01/12/32

 

110,000

 

94,768

 
 

Cenovus Energy Inc.

     
 

2.65%, 01/15/32 (f)

 

127,000

 

105,337

 
 

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

     
 

3.25%, 01/31/32 (c)

 

33,000

 

26,012

 
 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     
 

4.63%, 10/15/28

 

65,000

 

58,806

 
 

4.50%, 10/01/29

 

125,000

 

111,679

 
 

Continental Resources, Inc.

     
 

5.75%, 01/15/31 (c)

 

95,000

 

91,749

 
 

DCP Midstream Operating, LP

     
 

3.25%, 02/15/32

 

12,000

 

9,420

 
 

5.60%, 04/01/44

 

80,000

 

64,733

 
 

Devon Energy Corporation

     
 

5.88%, 06/15/28

 

39,000

 

39,606

 
 

4.50%, 01/15/30

 

34,000

 

32,053

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

     
 

6.50%, (100, 08/15/26) (e)

 

110,000

 

98,024

 
 

6.75%, (100, 05/15/25) (e)

 

102,000

 

85,180

 
 

7.13%, (100, 05/15/30) (e)

 

119,000

 

102,342

 
 

3.75%, 05/15/30

 

142,000

 

127,864

 
 

5.80%, 06/15/38

 

45,000

 

42,343

 
 

6.25%, 04/15/49

 

40,000

 

38,799

 
 

EQM Midstream Partners, LP

     
 

4.13%, 12/01/26

 

113,000

 

97,608

 
 

4.50%, 01/15/29 (c)

 

31,000

 

25,183

 
 

EQT Corporation

     
 

3.13%, 05/15/26 (c)

 

10,000

 

9,377

 
 

3.90%, 10/01/27

 

59,000

 

55,136

 
 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     
 

2.90%, 09/29/31 (f)

 

45,000

 

38,533

 
 

Marathon Oil Corporation

     
 

4.40%, 07/15/27 (f)

 

103,000

 

100,482

 
 

ONEOK, Inc.

     
 

4.50%, 03/15/50

 

60,000

 

48,001

 
 

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

     
 

1.90%, 08/15/30

 

90,000

 

73,525

 
 

Rattler Midstream LP

     
 

5.63%, 07/15/25 (c)

 

15,000

 

14,978

 
 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC

     
 

4.20%, 03/15/28

 

300,000

 

288,671

 
 

4.50%, 05/15/30

 

80,000

 

76,851

 
 

Santos Finance Ltd

     
 

3.65%, 04/29/31 (c)

 

153,000

 

129,698

 
 

Southwestern Energy Company

     
 

4.75%, 02/01/32

 

105,000

 

89,817

 
 

Targa Resources Corp

     
 

5.50%, 03/01/30

 

140,000

 

133,302

 
 

4.88%, 02/01/31

 

56,000

 

51,085

 
 

4.00%, 01/15/32

 

60,000

 

51,454

 
 

Transocean Pontus Limited

     
 

6.13%, 08/01/25 (c)

 

12,300

 

11,289

 
 

Transocean Poseidon Limited

     
 

6.88%, 02/01/27 (c)

 

45,937

 

40,967

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

     
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (c)

 

78,750

 

74,349

 
 

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC

     
 

3.88%, 11/01/33 (c)

 

70,000

 

57,736

 
 

2,612,899

 

Health Care 4.1%

 

AbbVie Inc.

     
 

3.20%, 11/21/29

 

135,000

 

124,155

 
 

4.50%, 05/14/35

 

55,000

 

53,352

 
 

Amgen Inc.

     
 

3.15%, 02/21/40

 

134,000

 

105,759

 
 

4.20%, 02/22/52 (f)

 

37,000

 

32,462

 
 

Ascension Health

     
 

2.53%, 11/15/29

 

28,000

 

25,204

 
 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

     
 

5.50%, 11/01/25 (c)

 

22,000

 

19,350

 
 

6.13%, 02/01/27 (c)

 

77,000

 

65,624

 
 

4.88%, 06/01/28 (c)

 

78,000

 

61,043

 
 

Baylor Scott & White Holdings

     
 

2.84%, 11/15/50

 

54,000

 

39,528

 
 

Centene Corporation

     
 

4.63%, 12/15/29

 

60,000

 

55,950

 
 

3.38%, 02/15/30

 

238,000

 

201,836

 
 

3.00%, 10/15/30

 

192,000

 

159,120

 
 

Cigna Holding Company

     
 

4.38%, 10/15/28

 

50,000

 

49,580

 
 

4.80%, 08/15/38

 

28,000

 

27,272

 
 

CVS Health Corporation

     
 

4.78%, 03/25/38

 

190,000

 

179,613

 
 

HCA Inc.

     
 

5.38%, 02/01/25

 

130,000

 

129,750

 
 

5.88%, 02/15/26

 

30,000

 

30,199

 
 

3.50%, 09/01/30

 

57,000

 

48,606

 
 

4.63%, 03/15/52 (c) (f)

 

66,000

 

52,803

 
 

Indiana University Health, Inc.

     
 

2.85%, 11/01/51 (f)

 

51,000

 

37,120

 
 

McKesson Corporation

     
 

1.30%, 08/15/26 (g)

 

175,000

 

155,901

 
 

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare

     
 

2.63%, 07/15/51

 

55,000

 

38,675

 
 

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

     
 

2.04%, 01/01/32

 

43,000

 

35,253

 
 

Royalty Pharma PLC

     
 

3.30%, 09/02/40

 

184,000

 

135,810

 
 

STERIS Irish FinCo Unlimited Company

     
 

3.75%, 03/15/51

 

56,000

 

43,533

 
 

Trinity Healthcare Group Pte. Ltd.

     
 

2.63%, 12/01/40

 

11,000

 

8,086

 
 

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

     
 

4.75%, 05/15/52

 

155,000

 

154,654

 
 

2,070,238

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 

Consumer Discretionary 3.5%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

     
 

2.10%, 05/12/31

 

115,000

 

98,498

 
 

2.88%, 05/12/41

 

90,000

 

72,168

 
 

3.10%, 05/12/51

 

55,000

 

43,383

 
 

Booking Holdings Inc.

     
 

4.63%, 04/13/30

 

149,000

 

148,292

 
 

Carnival Corporation

     
 

4.00%, 08/01/28 (c) (f)

 

51,000

 

41,836

 
 

General Motors Company

     
 

6.80%, 10/01/27

 

39,000

 

41,020

 
 

General Motors Financial Company, Inc.

     
 

2.40%, 04/10/28

 

100,000

 

84,455

 
 

3.10%, 01/12/32

 

161,000

 

129,392

 
 

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

     
 

5.63%, 04/23/25 (g) (h)

 

45,000

 

45,682

 
 

Kohl's Corporation

     
 

3.38%, 05/01/31 (f) (g)

 

85,000

 

73,883

 
 

Lowe`s Companies, Inc.

     
 

3.00%, 10/15/50

 

36,000

 

25,101

 
 

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

     
 

6.00%, 01/15/43 (g)

 

11,000

 

9,044

 
 

Macys Retail Holdings

     
 

5.88%, 03/15/30 (c) (f)

 

69,000

 

58,099

 
 

6.13%, 03/15/32 (c)

 

65,000

 

54,222

 
 

Magallanes, Inc.

     
 

5.05%, 03/15/42 (c)

 

255,000

 

216,862

 
 

5.14%, 03/15/52 (c)

 

56,000

 

47,014

 
 

Marriott International, Inc.

     
 

5.75%, 05/01/25 (g)

 

6,000

 

6,215

 
 

Meritage Homes Corporation

     
 

3.88%, 04/15/29 (c)

 

60,000

 

49,770

 
 

Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC

     
 

6.50%, 06/20/27 (c)

 

35,026

 

34,399

 
 

NAC Aviation 29 Designated Activity Company

     
 

4.75%, 06/30/26 (i)

 

71,309

 

58,830

 
 

Newell Brands Inc.

     
 

4.88%, 06/01/25

 

46,000

 

45,373

 
 

Prosus N.V.

     
 

4.19%, 01/19/32 (c) (f)

 

53,000

 

42,631

 
 

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC

     
 

4.63%, 04/06/31 (c)

 

200,000

 

160,059

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     
 

11.50%, 06/01/25 (c)

 

13,000

 

13,358

 
 

Sands China Ltd.

     
 

2.55%, 03/08/27 (c) (g) (h)

 

200,000

 

146,025

 
 

1,745,611

 

Communication Services 3.1%

 

AT&T Inc.

     
 

2.55%, 12/01/33

 

190,000

 

154,093

 
 

4.90%, 08/15/37

 

16,000

 

15,952

 
 

4.30%, 12/15/42 (f)

 

140,000

 

121,628

 
 

CCO Holdings, LLC

     
 

4.75%, 03/01/30 (c)

 

175,000

 

149,680

 
 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

     
 

5.38%, 04/01/38

 

45,000

 

40,000

 
 

4.80%, 03/01/50

 

50,000

 

39,461

 
 

6.83%, 10/23/55

 

51,000

 

51,135

 
 

Comcast Corporation

     
 

3.75%, 04/01/40

 

35,000

 

30,727

 
 

3.40%, 07/15/46

 

50,000

 

40,112

 
 

2.89%, 11/01/51

 

65,000

 

46,487

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

     
 

6.50%, 02/01/29 (c)

 

77,000

 

70,043

 
 

DIRECTV Financing, LLC

     
 

5.88%, 08/15/27 (c)

 

37,000

 

31,566

 
 

Netflix, Inc.

     
 

5.88%, 11/15/28

 

90,000

 

88,104

 
 

The Walt Disney Company

     
 

4.63%, 03/23/40

 

80,000

 

78,353

 
 

T-Mobile US, Inc.

     
 

2.63%, 04/15/26

 

236,000

 

214,216

 
 

Verizon Communications Inc.

     
 

4.33%, 09/21/28

 

105,000

 

104,422

 
 

3.15%, 03/22/30

 

130,000

 

118,183

 
 

2.55%, 03/21/31

 

74,000

 

63,357

 
 

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company

     
 

5.00%, 05/30/38

 

120,000

 

114,935

 
 

1,572,454

 

Utilities 3.0%

 

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

     
 

4.55%, 06/01/52

 

45,000

 

43,510

 
 

Commonwealth Edison Company

     
 

3.75%, 08/15/47 (f)

 

79,000

 

68,119

 
 

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

     
 

4.20%, 03/15/42

 

57,000

 

50,198

 
 

DPL Inc.

     
 

4.13%, 07/01/25

 

102,000

 

95,097

 
 

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

     
 

2.53%, 10/01/30 (c)

 

61,000

 

50,212

 
 

Enel Finance International N.V.

     
 

2.25%, 07/12/31 (c)

 

108,000

 

84,957

 
 

5.50%, 06/15/52 (c)

 

40,000

 

38,137

 
 

Eversource Energy

     
 

3.38%, 03/01/32

 

80,000

 

71,818

 
 

Exelon Corporation

     
 

5.10%, 06/15/45

 

75,000

 

73,855

 
 

Nevada Power Company

     
 

3.70%, 05/01/29

 

140,000

 

134,851

 
 

Pacific Gas And Electric Company

     
 

3.30%, 12/01/27

 

46,000

 

40,169

 
 

4.50%, 07/01/40

 

181,000

 

140,315

 
 

Public Service Electric And Gas Company Inc.

     
 

3.10%, 03/15/32 (f)

 

36,000

 

33,129

 
 

San Diego Gas & Electric Company

     
 

1.70%, 10/01/30

 

72,000

 

59,193

 
 

2.95%, 08/15/51

 

60,000

 

44,191

 
 

Southern California Edison Company

     
 

4.13%, 03/01/48

 

46,000

 

37,820

 
 

3.65%, 02/01/50

 

67,000

 

51,131

 
 

Southwest Gas Corporation

     
 

4.05%, 03/15/32

 

50,000

 

45,464

 
 

Tampa Electric Company

     
 

3.45%, 03/15/51

 

87,000

 

68,535

 
 

The AES Corporation

     
 

3.30%, 07/15/25 (c)

 

133,000

 

125,755

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

     
 

3.55%, 07/15/24 (c)

 

71,000

 

68,523

 
 

3.70%, 01/30/27 (c)

 

110,000

 

101,171

 
 

1,526,150

 

Industrials 2.7%

 

Air Canada

     
 

3.88%, 08/15/26 (c)

 

35,000

 

29,708

 
 

Aircastle Limited

     
 

5.25%, 08/11/25 (c)

 

108,000

 

104,322

 
 

American Airlines, Inc.

     
 

5.50%, 04/20/26 (c)

 

31,000

 

28,561

 
 

5.75%, 04/20/29 (c)

 

11,000

 

9,392

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Public Limited Company

     
 

4.13%, 08/15/26 (c)

 

65,000

 

55,070

 
 

Burlington Northern Santa FE, LLC

     
 

2.88%, 06/15/52

 

67,000

 

49,777

 
 

4.45%, 01/15/53

 

117,000

 

113,129

 
 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     
 

7.00%, 05/01/25 (c)

 

134,000

 

135,643

 
 

Equifax Inc.

     
 

2.35%, 09/15/31

 

126,000

 

100,196

 
 

General Electric Company

     
 

5.16%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.33%), (100, 09/15/22) (e) (f) (j)

 

419,000

 

365,915

 
 

Norfolk Southern Corporation

     
 

4.55%, 06/01/53

 

134,000

 

126,582

 
 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V.

     
 

2.15%, 03/11/31 (c)

 

46,000

 

38,993

 
 

SkyMiles IP Ltd.

     
 

4.50%, 10/20/25 (c)

 

10,000

 

9,713

 
 

4.75%, 10/20/28 (c)

 

16,000

 

15,101

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 
 

The Boeing Company

     
 

5.15%, 05/01/30 (g)

 

160,000

 

153,536

 
 

United Airlines Pass Through Trust

     
 

4.63%, 04/15/29 (c)

 

37,000

 

31,376

 
 

1,367,014

 

Consumer Staples 2.4%

 

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

     
 

4.70%, 02/01/36

 

200,000

 

191,984

 
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

     
 

5.45%, 01/23/39

 

141,000

 

143,054

 
 

BAT Capital Corp.

     
 

2.26%, 03/25/28

 

76,000

 

63,604

 
 

4.39%, 08/15/37

 

45,000

 

35,713

 
 

3.73%, 09/25/40

 

55,000

 

38,704

 
 

JBS USA Food Company

     
 

6.50%, 04/15/29 (c)

 

14,000

 

14,246

 
 

5.50%, 01/15/30 (c)

 

50,000

 

47,457

 
 

6.50%, 12/01/52 (c)

 

170,000

 

160,423

 
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Company

     
 

4.63%, 10/01/39

 

20,000

 

17,534

 
 

Mars Inc.

     
 

3.88%, 04/01/39 (c)

 

200,000

 

179,901

 
 

Northwestern University

     
 

2.64%, 12/01/50

 

38,000

 

28,106

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

     
 

3.50%, 03/01/32 (c)

 

80,000

 

62,717

 
 

Safeway Inc.

     
 

3.50%, 02/15/23 (c)

 

100,000

 

98,945

 
 

The Trustees of Princeton University

     
 

4.20%, 03/01/52

 

78,000

 

79,589

 
 

University of Washington

     
 

4.35%, 04/15/22

 

76,000

 

64,927

 
 

1,226,904

 

Real Estate 1.2%

 

EPR Properties

     
 

3.60%, 11/15/31

 

61,000

 

48,286

 
 

Essential Properties, L.P.

     
 

2.95%, 07/15/31

 

78,000

 

61,064

 
 

GLP Financing, LLC

     
 

5.75%, 06/01/28

 

15,000

 

14,667

 
 

5.30%, 01/15/29

 

100,000

 

95,445

 
 

3.25%, 01/15/32

 

37,000

 

29,709

 
 

Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership

     
 

2.30%, 11/01/28

 

65,000

 

55,441

 
 

2.70%, 07/15/31

 

87,000

 

70,109

 
 

VICI Properties Inc.

     
 

4.25%, 12/01/26 (c)

 

55,000

 

50,488

 
 

3.75%, 02/15/27 (c)

 

63,000

 

55,282

 
 

4.13%, 08/15/30 (c)

 

94,000

 

81,001

 
 

VICI Properties L.P.

     
 

4.95%, 02/15/30

 

27,000

 

25,530

 
 

587,022

 

Information Technology 0.8%

 

Apple Inc.

     
 

2.70%, 08/05/51

 

28,000

 

20,863

 
 

Broadcom Inc.

     
 

3.47%, 04/15/34 (c)

 

122,000

 

99,111

 
 

Dell International L.L.C.

     
 

5.85%, 07/15/25 (g)

 

6,000

 

6,192

 
 

6.02%, 06/15/26 (g)

 

67,000

 

69,414

 
 

8.35%, 07/15/46 (g)

 

25,000

 

31,169

 
 

Microsoft Corporation

     
 

3.50%, 02/12/35

 

90,000

 

86,436

 
 

VMware, Inc.

     
 

2.20%, 08/15/31

 

76,000

 

59,850

 
 

373,035

 

Materials 0.5%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC

     
 

2.63%, 09/10/30 (c) (f)

 

50,000

 

41,142

 
 

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

     
 

5.20%, 09/17/30 (c)

 

65,000

 

55,652

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

     
 

5.40%, 11/14/34

 

35,000

 

34,167

 
 

Ineos Quattro Finance 2 PLC

     
 

3.38%, 01/15/26 (c)

 

110,000

 

92,402

 
 

223,363

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $24,663,376)

21,514,794

 

NON-U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 8.0%

 

Air Canada 2020-2 Class A Pass Through Trust

     
 

Series 2020-A-2, 5.25%, 04/01/29

 

21,909

 

22,122

 
 

Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust

     
 

Series 2020-A-1, 4.80%, 08/15/27

 

82,947

 

81,304

 
 

American Airlines, Inc.

     
 

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

 

148,400

 

134,768

 
 

American Tower Trust #1

     
 

Series 2013-A-2, 3.07%, 03/15/23

 

265,000

 

263,752

 
 

Avid Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-1

     
 

Series 2021-A-1, 0.61%, 01/15/25

 

30,220

 

29,770

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust

     
 

Series 2019-A2-2, 2.11%, 03/14/23

 

12,197

 

12,176

 
 

CCG Receivables Trust 2021-2

     
 

Series 2021-A2-2, 0.54%, 03/14/29

 

223,804

 

216,348

 
 

CIM Trust 2021-J2

     
 

Series 2021-A1-J2, REMIC, 2.50%, 11/25/42 (j)

 

152,815

 

130,520

 
 

CNH Equipment Trust 2022-A

     
 

Series 2022-A2-A, 2.39%, 01/16/24

 

150,000

 

148,276

 
 

COMM Mortgage Trust

     
 

Series 2014-A4-UBS3, REMIC, 3.82%, 05/10/24

 

49,000

 

48,358

 
 

Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2022-1

     
 

Series 2022-A2-1, 2.11%, 11/22/23

 

84,000

 

82,676

 
 

DLLAA 2021-1 LLC

     
 

Series 2021-A3-1A, 0.67%, 04/17/26

 

190,000

 

181,499

 
 

DLLMT 2021-1 LLC

     
 

Series 2021-A3-1A, 1.00%, 07/20/25

 

223,000

 

213,855

 
 

DLLST 2022-1 LLC

     
 

Series 2022-A3-1A, 3.40%, 01/21/25

 

102,662

 

101,057

 
 

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2021-1

     
 

Series 2021-A-1A, 0.45%, 12/15/23

 

49,915

 

49,425

 
 

First Investors Auto Owner Trust 2021-2

     
 

Series 2021-A-2A, 0.48%, 10/15/24

 

86,908

 

85,157

 
 

Foundation Finance Trust

     
 

Series 2017-A-1A, 3.30%, 08/15/22

 

2,175

 

2,175

 
 

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-4

     
 

Series 2021-B-4, 1.25%, 10/18/27

 

85,000

 

79,103

 
 

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-2

     
 

Series 2022-A3-2, 3.10%, 02/16/27

 

104,000

 

103,074

 
 

Series 2022-B-2, 3.77%, 04/17/28

 

107,000

 

105,921

 
 

Grace Trust

     
 

Series 2020-A-GRCE, REMIC, 2.35%, 12/12/30

 

177,000

 

145,307

 
 

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust 2019-A

     
 

Series 2019-A-AA, 2.34%, 07/25/33

 

59,599

 

58,492

 
 

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust 2020-A

     
 

Series 2020-A-AA, 2.74%, 02/25/39

 

69,377

 

66,713

 
 

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust

     
 

Series 2019-A-30HY, REMIC, 3.23%, 07/12/29

 

150,000

 

136,533

 
 

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2021-B

     
 

Series 2021-A3-B, 0.33%, 06/17/24

 

265,000

 

258,240

 
 

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2021-C

     
 

Series 2021-B-C, 1.49%, 11/15/25

 

53,000

 

49,580

 
 

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-4

     
 

Series 2022-A3-4, REMIC, 3.00%, 09/25/43 (j)

 

181,918

 

161,956

 
 

Kubota Credit Owner Trust 2020-1

     
 

Series 2021-A3-1A, 0.62%, 08/15/25

 

100,000

 

95,268

 
 

Manhattan West 2020-1MW Mortgage Trust

     
 

Series 2020-A-OMW, REMIC, 2.13%, 09/10/27

 

201,074

 

176,883

 
 

OPG Trust 2021-PORT

     
 

Series 2021-A-PORT, REMIC, 1.81%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 0.48%), 10/16/23 (j)

 

165,000

 

155,091

 
 

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1

     
 

Series 2021-A3-1A, 0.83%, 07/15/25

 

95,000

 

92,058

 
 

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2021-B

     
 

Series 2021-A3-B, 0.51%, 08/20/24

 

101,000

 

97,438

 
 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2020-4

     
 

Series 2020-A2-4, REMIC, 2.50%, 10/25/43 (j)

 

85,842

 

75,356

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

6


PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 
 

United Airlines, Inc.

     
 

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

 

41,777

 

40,830

 
 

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

 

37,458

 

35,789

 
 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

     
 

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

 

57,000

 

53,284

 
 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

     
 

Series 2020-A1-3, REMIC, 3.00%, 12/25/42 (j)

 

41,258

 

38,018

 
 

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-3

     
 

Series 2021-A3-3A, REMIC, 0.95%, 06/16/25

 

192,000

 

186,292

 
 

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities (cost $4,239,923)

4,014,464

 

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS 2.2%

Consumer Discretionary 0.8%

 

Adient US LLC

     
 

2021 Term Loan B, 4.31%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 04/30/28 (j)

 

78,394

 

72,775

 
 

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC

     
 

2020 Term Loan B1, 4.56%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/19/25 (j)

 

80,565

 

77,483

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

     
 

2019 Term Loan B, 2.81%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 08/29/25 (j)

 

100,000

 

95,125

 
 

PCI Gaming Authority

     
 

Term Loan, 3.56%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 05/15/26 (j)

 

109,653

 

104,734

 
 

UFC Holdings, LLC

     
 

2021 Term Loan B, 3.50%, (6 Month USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 04/29/26 (j)

 

52,887

 

49,132

 
 

399,249

 

Industrials 0.5%

 

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.

     
 

2021 Term Loan, 5.81%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 03/10/28 (j)

 

21,000

 

19,995

 
 

Air Canada

     
 

2021 Term Loan B, 4.25%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 07/27/28 (j)

 

24,000

 

22,020

 
 

Berry Global, Inc.

     
 

2021 Term Loan Z, 3.00%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1.75%), 07/01/26 (j)

 

116,168

 

111,990

 
 

Cimpress Public Limited Company

     
 

USD Term Loan B, 4.56%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/29/28 (j)

 

35,939

 

33,198

 
 

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

     
 

Term Loan, 3.01%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 10/29/26 (j)

 

49,852

 

47,778

 
 

Hertz Corporation, (The)

     
 

2021 Term Loan B, 4.31%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/11/28 (j)

 

10,645

 

10,003

 
 

2021 Term Loan C, 4.31%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.25%), 06/11/28 (j)

 

2,027

 

1,904

 
 

INEOS Styrolution US Holding LLC

     
 

2021 USD Term Loan B, 3.81%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.75%), 01/21/26 (j)

 

26,730

 

25,168

 
 

272,056

 

Communication Services 0.4%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

     
 

2020 Term Loan B, 3.31%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 03/15/27 (j)

 

97,500

 

89,487

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

     
 

2017 Term Loan B1, 3.57%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.25%), 07/15/25 (j)

 

42,857

 

39,771

 
 

DirecTV Financing, LLC

     
 

Term Loan, 6.06%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 5.00%), 07/22/27 (j)

 

33,869

 

31,089

 
 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

     
 

2019 Term Loan B4, 3.56%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.50%), 06/13/26 (j)

 

44,063

 

43,340

 
 

203,687

 

Consumer Staples 0.2%

 

JBS USA Lux S.A.

     
 

2019 Term Loan B, 2.80%, (6 Month USD LIBOR + 2.00%), 04/27/26 (j)

 

92,677

 

89,201

 

Materials 0.1%

 

Sylvamo Corporation

     
 

Term Loan B, 5.56%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 08/18/28 (j)

 

69,268

 

65,372

 

Information Technology 0.1%

 

Peraton Corp.

     
 

Term Loan B, 4.81%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/22/28 (j)

 

68,784

 

64,448

 

Energy 0.1%

 

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC

     
 

2017 Term Loan, 5.38%, (SOFR + 4.25%), 09/22/24 (j)

 

671

 

639

 
 

2017 Term Loan, 5.95%, (SOFR + 4.25%), 09/22/24 (j)

 

28,584

 

27,202

 
 

27,841

 
 

Total Senior Floating Rate Instruments (cost $1,180,167)

1,121,854

 

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

Financials 0.1%

 

Nordic Aviation Capital Designated Activity Company (i) (k)

 

1,204

 

28,896

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $30,702)

28,896

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 7.3%

Investment Companies 4.7%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 1.42% (l)

 

2,358,281

 

2,358,281

 

Securities Lending Collateral 2.6%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 1.56% (l)

 

1,337,348

 

1,337,348

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $3,695,629)

3,695,629

 

Total Investments 105.5% (cost $58,087,525)

 

53,039,482

 

Other Derivative Instruments 0.0%

 

11,105

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.5)%

 

(2,761,539)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

50,289,048

 

(a) All or a portion of the security was purchased on a delayed delivery basis. As of June 30, 2022, the total payable for investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis was $1,075,045.

(b) The security is a direct debt of the agency and not collateralized by mortgages.

(c) Security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As of June 30, 2022, the value and the percentage of net assets of these securities was $6,104,149 and 12.1% of the Fund.

(d) Convertible security.

(e) Perpetual security. Next contractual call price and date are presented in parentheses, if applicable.

(f) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2022.

(g) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of June 30, 2022.

(h) 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, 2022.

(i) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the 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) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2022. 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.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

(k) Non-income producing security.

(l) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2022.

   

Composition as of June 30, 2022*:

Government and Agency Obligations

42.7

%

Corporate Bonds and Notes

40.5

 

Non-US Government Agency ABS

7.6

 

Senior Floating Rate Instruments

2.1

 

Common Stocks

0.1

 

Short Term Investments

7.0

 

Total Investments*

100.0

%

*Percentages are based on market values as of June 30, 2022 and differ from the percentages shown in the Schedules of Investments, which are based on net assets.

                

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 Note

 

12

 

September 2022

  

1,407,018

 

12,187

  

15,357

 

United States 2 Year Note

 

11

 

October 2022

  

2,318,256

 

6,188

  

(8,085)

 

United States 5 Year Note

 

4

 

October 2022

  

449,654

 

2,813

  

(654)

 

United States Long Bond

 

8

 

September 2022

  

1,118,601

 

18,277

  

(9,601)

 

United States Ultra Bond

 

10

 

September 2022

  

1,579,687

 

23,437

  

(36,249)

 
         

62,902

  

(39,232)

 

Short Contracts

United States 10 Year Ultra Bond

 

(39)

 

September 2022

  

(5,041,617)

 

(51,797)

  

73,992

 
              

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

CORPORATE BONDS AND NOTES 90.5%

Consumer Discretionary 17.2%

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

     
 

4.63%, 11/15/29 (a)

 

40,000

 

33,042

 
 

5.00%, 02/15/32 (a)

 

195,000

 

159,503

 
 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

     
 

6.75%, 03/15/25

 

75,000

 

69,139

 
 

Boyd Gaming Corporation

     
 

4.75%, 06/15/31 (a)

 

241,000

 

203,945

 
 

Carnival Corporation

     
 

7.63%, 03/01/26 (a)

 

153,000

 

119,437

 
 

5.75%, 03/01/27 (a)

 

216,000

 

156,036

 
 

4.00%, 08/01/28 (a)

 

40,000

 

32,812

 
 

CDI Escrow Issuer Inc

     
 

5.75%, 04/01/30 (a)

 

228,000

 

207,491

 
 

Churchill Downs Incorporated

     
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

45,000

 

40,051

 
 

Dana Incorporated

     
 

4.25%, 09/01/30

 

13,000

 

10,150

 
 

4.50%, 02/15/32

 

32,000

 

23,735

 
 

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

     
 

6.25%, 07/01/25 (a)

 

55,000

 

53,009

 
 

8.13%, 07/01/27 (a) (b)

 

186,000

 

179,352

 
 

Ford Motor Company

     
 

4.35%, 12/08/26 (b)

 

72,000

 

66,651

 
 

6.63%, 10/01/28

 

83,000

 

81,859

 
 

9.63%, 04/22/30

 

64,000

 

71,868

 
 

3.25%, 02/12/32

 

159,000

 

118,849

 
 

5.29%, 12/08/46

 

62,000

 

47,245

 
 

Guitar Center Escrow Issuer II, Inc.

     
 

8.50%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

270,000

 

238,199

 
 

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property, Ltd.

     
 

5.75%, 01/20/26 (a)

 

330,000

 

295,721

 
 

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC

     
 

5.00%, 06/01/29 (a)

 

201,000

 

162,876

 
 

4.88%, 07/01/31 (a)

 

242,000

 

184,409

 
 

IHOL Verwaltungs GmbH

     
 

6.00%, 05/15/27 (a) (c)

 

88,000

 

79,302

 
 

6.38%, 05/15/29 (a) (c)

 

161,000

 

140,334

 
 

International Game Technology PLC

     
 

4.13%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

52,000

 

47,191

 
 

5.25%, 01/15/29 (a)

 

202,000

 

182,939

 
 

IRB Holding Corp.

     
 

7.00%, 06/15/25 (a)

 

101,000

 

98,568

 
 

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.

     
 

6.75%, 02/15/29 (a)

 

216,000

 

178,100

 
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

     
 

5.63%, 02/01/23 (a)

 

111,000

 

108,597

 
 

5.88%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

60,000

 

45,790

 
 

5.50%, 07/15/29 (a)

 

200,000

 

148,582

 
 

KB Home

     
 

4.80%, 11/15/29

 

191,000

 

160,741

 
 

7.25%, 07/15/30

 

56,000

 

53,054

 
 

L Brands, Inc.

     
 

7.50%, 06/15/29

 

140,000

 

127,652

 
 

6.88%, 11/01/35

 

165,000

 

134,024

 
 

Life Time, Inc.

     
 

5.75%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

142,000

 

127,611

 
 

8.00%, 04/15/26 (a) (b)

 

145,000

 

129,482

 
 

Macys Retail Holdings

     
 

5.88%, 03/15/30 (a) (b)

 

130,000

 

109,462

 
 

6.13%, 03/15/32 (a)

 

193,000

 

160,996

 
 

Majordrive Holdings IV, LLC

     
 

6.38%, 06/01/29 (a)

 

216,000

 

147,920

 
 

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

     
 

4.75%, 01/15/28

 

76,000

 

66,720

 
 

MCE Finance Limited

     
 

5.38%, 12/04/29 (a)

 

198,000

 

119,255

 
 

Meritage Homes Corporation

     
 

3.88%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

109,000

 

90,415

 
 

Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC

     
 

4.88%, 05/01/29 (a)

 

212,000

 

173,103

 
 

Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC

     
 

6.50%, 06/20/27 (a)

 

115,053

 

112,995

 
 

NAC Aviation 29 Designated Activity Company

     
 

4.75%, 06/30/26 (d)

 

109,578

 

90,402

 
 

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

     
 

3.63%, 06/28/31 (a)

 

118,000

 

81,928

 
 

NMG Holding Company, Inc.

     
 

7.13%, 04/01/26 (a)

 

290,000

 

268,262

 
 

Nordstrom, Inc.

     
 

4.00%, 03/15/27

 

213,000

 

187,529

 
 

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP

     
 

8.50%, 05/15/27 (a)

 

230,000

 

222,482

 
 

PetSmart, Inc.

     
 

7.75%, 02/15/29 (a) (b)

 

145,000

 

130,818

 
 

PM General Purchaser LLC

     
 

9.50%, 10/01/28 (a)

 

281,000

 

236,618

 
 

QVC, Inc.

     
 

5.45%, 08/15/34

 

140,000

 

97,428

 
 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     
 

10.88%, 06/01/23 (a)

 

177,000

 

177,664

 
 

9.13%, 06/15/23 (a)

 

240,000

 

238,249

 
 

4.25%, 07/01/26 (a)

 

124,000

 

88,066

 
 

5.50%, 08/31/26 - 04/01/28 (a)

 

321,000

 

231,603

 
 

Scientific Games International, Inc.

     
 

7.00%, 05/15/28 (a)

 

91,000

 

85,910

 
 

Seaworld Entertainment, Inc.

     
 

5.25%, 08/15/29 (a) (b)

 

186,000

 

157,606

 
 

Shea Homes Limited Partnership, A California Limited Partnership

     
 

4.75%, 02/15/28 - 04/01/29 (a)

 

159,000

 

127,636

 
 

Staples, Inc.

     
 

7.50%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

149,000

 

123,557

 
 

Stena International S.A R.L.

     
 

6.13%, 02/01/25 (a)

 

282,000

 

273,941

 
 

Tenneco Inc.

     
 

7.88%, 01/15/29 (a)

 

50,000

 

48,427

 
 

5.13%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

470,000

 

442,084

 
 

TKC Holdings, Inc.

     
 

6.88%, 05/15/28 (a)

 

97,000

 

83,505

 
 

10.50%, 05/15/29 (a)

 

150,000

 

122,918

 
 

Travel + Leisure Co.

     
 

4.50%, 12/01/29 (a)

 

124,000

 

98,212

 
 

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

     
 

6.63%, 07/31/26 (a)

 

101,000

 

96,467

 
 

6.00%, 04/01/27 (e) (f)

 

65,000

 

58,479

 
 

4.63%, 03/01/30 (a)

 

95,000

 

73,633

 
 

9,141,636

 

Energy 16.4%

 

Aethon United BR LP

     
 

8.25%, 02/15/26 (a)

 

272,000

 

264,563

 
 

Antero Midstream Partners LP

     
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (a)

 

90,000

 

89,914

 
 

5.75%, 03/01/27 (a)

 

143,000

 

133,060

 
 

5.38%, 06/15/29 (a)

 

269,000

 

241,240

 
 

Ascent Resources - Utica, LLC

     
 

7.00%, 11/01/26 (a)

 

359,000

 

334,781

 
 

Baytex Energy Corp.

     
 

8.75%, 04/01/27 (a) (b)

 

129,000

 

128,689

 
 

Bip-V Chinook

     
 

5.50%, 06/15/31 (a)

 

335,000

 

286,316

 
 

Blue Racer Midstream, LLC

     
 

7.63%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

51,000

 

48,601

 
 

6.63%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

57,000

 

51,543

 
 

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

     
 

4.50%, 03/01/28 (a)

 

167,000

 

141,305

 
 

5.85%, 11/15/43

 

120,000

 

85,971

 
 

5.60%, 10/15/44

 

19,000

 

13,275

 
 

Callon Petroleum Company

     
 

6.38%, 07/01/26

 

316,000

 

291,005

 
 

7.50%, 06/15/30 (a)

 

28,000

 

25,875

 
 

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

     
 

3.25%, 01/31/32 (a)

 

58,000

 

45,719

 
 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     
 

4.63%, 10/15/28

 

60,000

 

54,283

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 
 

Citgo Petroleum Corporation

     
 

7.00%, 06/15/25 (a)

 

146,000

 

141,262

 
 

6.38%, 06/15/26 (a)

 

266,000

 

246,167

 
 

Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC

     
 

5.88%, 07/01/29 (a)

 

199,000

 

174,342

 
 

DT Midstream, Inc.

     
 

4.13%, 06/15/29 (a)

 

101,000

 

85,882

 
 

4.38%, 06/15/31 (a)

 

86,000

 

71,891

 
 

Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC

     
 

8.00%, 04/15/27 (a)

 

220,000

 

208,208

 
 

Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.

     
 

6.63%, 07/15/25 (a)

 

85,000

 

85,515

 
 

5.75%, 01/30/28 (a)

 

93,000

 

88,584

 
 

Energean Israel Finance Ltd

     
 

4.88%, 03/30/26 (g)

 

397,000

 

349,360

 
 

Energy Transfer LP

     
 

6.50%, (100, 08/15/26) (h)

 

30,000

 

26,734

 
 

6.75%, (100, 05/15/25) (h)

 

106,000

 

88,520

 
 

7.13%, (100, 05/15/30) (h)

 

62,000

 

53,321

 
 

EQM Midstream Partners, LP

     
 

4.13%, 12/01/26

 

163,000

 

140,798

 
 

7.50%, 06/01/27 (a)

 

84,000

 

80,924

 
 

6.50%, 07/01/27 (a)

 

104,000

 

96,742

 
 

4.50%, 01/15/29 (a)

 

237,000

 

192,529

 
 

4.75%, 01/15/31 (a) (b)

 

141,000

 

112,474

 
 

Hilcorp Energy I, L.P.

     
 

6.25%, 11/01/28 - 04/15/32 (a)

 

297,000

 

271,303

 
 

5.75%, 02/01/29 (a)

 

61,000

 

53,241

 
 

6.00%, 04/15/30 (a)

 

76,000

 

66,916

 
 

Husky Energy Inc.

     
 

13.00%, 02/15/25 (a) (c)

 

297,000

 

291,256

 
 

ITT Holdings LLC

     
 

6.50%, 08/01/29 (a)

 

313,000

 

253,576

 
 

Kinetik Holdings LP

     
 

5.88%, 06/15/30 (a)

 

112,000

 

106,791

 
 

Murphy Oil Corporation

     
 

5.75%, 08/15/25

 

90,000

 

88,716

 
 

5.88%, 12/01/27

 

187,000

 

174,506

 
 

Nabors Industries Ltd

     
 

7.50%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

177,000

 

152,536

 
 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

     
 

7.38%, 05/15/27 (a)

 

147,000

 

138,473

 
 

NuStar Logistics, L.P.

     
 

6.00%, 06/01/26

 

85,000

 

78,707

 
 

5.63%, 04/28/27

 

172,000

 

153,351

 
 

6.38%, 10/01/30

 

134,000

 

116,834

 
 

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

     
 

6.95%, 07/01/24

 

198,000

 

204,298

 
 

3.50%, 06/15/25

 

35,000

 

33,685

 
 

8.88%, 07/15/30

 

80,000

 

91,960

 
 

6.45%, 09/15/36

 

106,000

 

110,410

 
 

7.95%, 06/15/39

 

55,000

 

62,150

 
 

6.60%, 03/15/46

 

78,000

 

82,797

 
 

PDV America, Inc.

     
 

9.25%, 08/01/24 (a) (b)

 

175,000

 

170,308

 
 

Shelf Drilling Management Services DMCC

     
 

8.88%, 11/15/24 (a)

 

189,000

 

185,812

 
 

Southwestern Energy Company

     
 

7.75%, 10/01/27 (b)

 

90,000

 

92,163

 
 

8.38%, 09/15/28

 

96,000

 

101,272

 
 

5.38%, 02/01/29 - 03/15/30

 

233,000

 

214,925

 
 

4.75%, 02/01/32

 

211,000

 

180,489

 
 

Tap Rock Resources, LLC

     
 

7.00%, 10/01/26 (a)

 

134,000

 

128,254

 
 

Targa Resources Corp

     
 

5.50%, 03/01/30

 

185,000

 

176,150

 
 

4.88%, 02/01/31

 

56,000

 

51,085

 
 

Transocean Proteus Limited

     
 

6.25%, 12/01/24 (a)

 

112,500

 

106,213

 
 

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC

     
 

3.88%, 08/15/29 - 11/01/33 (a)

 

257,000

 

222,981

 
 

4.13%, 08/15/31 (a)

 

23,000

 

19,754

 
 

Viper Energy Partners LP

     
 

5.38%, 11/01/27 (a)

 

44,000

 

42,325

 
 

8,702,630

 

Communication Services 16.1%

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.

     
 

6.50%, 11/15/28 (a)

 

193,000

 

165,693

 
 

Altice France Holding S.A.

     
 

5.13%, 07/15/29 (a)

 

102,000

 

76,961

 
 

5.50%, 10/15/29 (a)

 

200,000

 

153,212

 
 

Altice France S.A.

     
 

6.00%, 02/15/28 (a) (b)

 

69,000

 

47,588

 
 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

     
 

10.00%, 06/15/26 (a) (c) (e)

 

68,000

 

45,266

 
 

7.50%, 02/15/29 (a) (b)

 

125,000

 

105,724

 
 

CCO Holdings, LLC

     
 

5.13%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

108,000

 

101,909

 
 

5.38%, 06/01/29 (a)

 

408,000

 

371,735

 
 

4.25%, 02/01/31 - 01/15/34 (a)

 

293,000

 

234,726

 
 

4.75%, 02/01/32 (a)

 

149,000

 

122,675

 
 

4.50%, 05/01/32

 

111,000

 

89,867

 
 

CenturyLink, Inc.

     
 

5.13%, 12/15/26 (a)

 

112,000

 

94,411

 
 

7.60%, 09/15/39

 

24,000

 

18,947

 
 

Clear Channel International B.V.

     
 

6.63%, 08/01/25 (a)

 

85,000

 

78,982

 
 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

     
 

7.75%, 04/15/28 (a) (b)

 

129,000

 

93,865

 
 

7.50%, 06/01/29 (a)

 

264,000

 

190,740

 
 

Connect Finco SARL

     
 

6.75%, 10/01/26 (a)

 

60,000

 

53,621

 
 

CSC Holdings, LLC

     
 

5.25%, 06/01/24

 

85,000

 

79,555

 
 

5.38%, 02/01/28 (a)

 

448,000

 

391,553

 
 

7.50%, 04/01/28 (a)

 

300,000

 

253,144

 
 

4.50%, 11/15/31 (a)

 

137,000

 

105,779

 
 

Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc.

     
 

6.75%, 07/01/26 (a) (b)

 

326,000

 

300,449

 
 

Diamond Sports Group, LLC

     
 

5.38%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

93,000

 

23,729

 
 

6.63%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

113,000

 

13,507

 
 

DIRECTV Financing, LLC

     
 

5.88%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

249,000

 

212,432

 
 

DISH DBS Corporation

     
 

7.75%, 07/01/26

 

204,000

 

158,330

 
 

5.25%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

102,000

 

79,931

 
 

Embarq Corporation

     
 

8.00%, 06/01/36

 

144,000

 

108,857

 
 

Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC

     
 

8.75%, 05/15/30 (a)

 

118,000

 

119,379

 
 

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.

     
 

5.88%, 10/15/27 (a)

 

13,000

 

11,700

 
 

5.00%, 05/01/28 (a)

 

93,000

 

79,473

 
 

6.75%, 05/01/29 (a)

 

211,000

 

173,459

 
 

Gray Television, Inc.

     
 

5.38%, 11/15/31 (a)

 

314,000

 

251,531

 
 

Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation

     
 

6.63%, 08/01/26

 

82,000

 

71,763

 
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     
 

6.38%, 05/01/26

 

38,565

 

35,735

 
 

8.38%, 05/01/27 (b)

 

306,651

 

245,045

 
 

5.25%, 08/15/27 (a)

 

120,000

 

102,707

 
 

4.75%, 01/15/28 (a) (b)

 

50,000

 

41,199

 
 

Iliad Holding

     
 

7.00%, 10/15/28 (a)

 

298,000

 

260,472

 
 

LCPR Senior Secured Financing Designated Activity Company

     
 

6.75%, 10/15/27 (a)

 

347,000

 

323,505

 
 

5.13%, 07/15/29 (a)

 

220,000

 

184,494

 
 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     
 

4.25%, 07/01/28 (a)

 

122,000

 

97,758

 
 

3.63%, 01/15/29 (a)

 

140,000

 

107,444

 
 

Liberty Media Corporation

     
 

8.25%, 02/01/30 (b)

 

245,000

 

162,619

 
 

Midas Opco Holdings LLC

     
 

5.63%, 08/15/29 (a)

 

450,000

 

360,953

 
 

News Corporation

     
 

3.88%, 05/15/29 (a)

 

29,000

 

25,123

 
 

5.13%, 02/15/32 (a) (b)

 

59,000

 

52,367

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

10


PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 
 

Radiate HoldCo, LLC

     
 

6.50%, 09/15/28 (a)

 

367,000

 

283,959

 
 

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

     
 

5.00%, 08/01/27 (a)

 

59,000

 

54,732

 
 

3.88%, 09/01/31 (a)

 

184,000

 

146,520

 
 

Sprint Corporation

     
 

7.88%, 09/15/23

 

25,000

 

25,821

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/24

 

331,000

 

340,491

 
 

7.63%, 03/01/26

 

25,000

 

26,371

 
 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

94,000

 

99,051

 
 

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

     
 

5.30%, 05/30/24 (a)

 

85,000

 

81,710

 
 

Telecom Italia SpA

     
 

6.00%, 09/30/34

 

97,000

 

73,566

 
 

Telesat Canada

     
 

5.63%, 12/06/26 (a)

 

193,000

 

120,174

 
 

6.50%, 10/15/27 (a)

 

201,000

 

86,169

 
 

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.

     
 

8.88%, 12/15/27 (a)

 

414,000

 

327,125

 
 

T-Mobile US, Inc.

     
 

3.38%, 04/15/29

 

149,000

 

130,405

 
 

Townsquare Media, Inc.

     
 

6.88%, 02/01/26 (a)

 

54,000

 

48,749

 
 

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

     
 

4.50%, 08/15/30 (a)

 

250,000

 

207,026

 
 

8,531,783

 

Industrials 12.3%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC

     
 

6.63%, 07/15/26 (a)

 

264,000

 

242,103

 
 

9.75%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

254,000

 

214,957

 
 

4.63%, 06/01/28 (a)

 

61,000

 

50,475

 
 

American Airlines, Inc.

     
 

5.50%, 04/20/26 (a)

 

207,000

 

190,710

 
 

5.75%, 04/20/29 (a)

 

279,000

 

238,211

 
 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Public Limited Company

     
 

5.25%, 04/30/25 (a)

 

11,000

 

10,203

 
 

4.13%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

291,000

 

246,546

 
 

Berry Global, Inc.

     
 

4.50%, 02/15/26 (a)

 

114,000

 

106,066

 
 

Bombardier Inc.

     
 

7.50%, 03/15/25 (a)

 

80,000

 

72,315

 
 

7.13%, 06/15/26 (a)

 

97,000

 

79,136

 
 

6.00%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

112,000

 

84,030

 
 

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

     
 

4.25%, 02/01/32 (a)

 

478,000

 

365,246

 
 

6.38%, 06/15/32 (a)

 

178,000

 

159,557

 
 

Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc.

     
 

4.75%, 02/01/28 (a)

 

166,000

 

151,598

 
 

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Inc

     
 

6.63%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

98,000

 

92,186

 
 

8.75%, 04/15/30 (a)

 

236,000

 

202,948

 
 

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.

     
 

7.00%, 12/01/28 (a) (b)

 

98,000

 

70,838

 
 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     
 

7.00%, 05/01/25 (a)

 

111,000

 

112,361

 
 

Fortress Transportation And Infrastructure Investors LLC

     
 

6.50%, 10/01/25 (a)

 

300,000

 

283,172

 
 

9.75%, 08/01/27 (a)

 

55,000

 

54,439

 
 

5.50%, 05/01/28 (a)

 

161,000

 

133,279

 
 

Foxtrot Escrow Issuer LLC

     
 

12.25%, 11/15/26 (a)

 

38,000

 

33,728

 
 

GFL Environmental Inc.

     
 

3.75%, 08/01/25 (a)

 

19,000

 

17,616

 
 

Graham Packaging Company Europe LLC

     
 

7.13%, 08/15/28 (a) (b)

 

166,000

 

133,091

 
 

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

     
 

6.88%, 05/01/25

 

4,000

 

4,109

 
 

Imola Merger Corporation

     
 

4.75%, 05/15/29 (a)

 

206,000

 

172,739

 
 

Intelligent Packaging Limited Purchaser Inc.

     
 

6.00%, 09/15/28 (a)

 

172,000

 

142,671

 
 

Masonite International Corporation

     
 

5.38%, 02/01/28 (a)

 

71,000

 

64,043

 
 

Pitney Bowes Inc.

     
 

6.88%, 03/15/27 (a) (b)

 

217,000

 

172,804

 
 

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC

     
 

5.25%, 04/15/24 (a)

 

52,000

 

50,926

 
 

5.75%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

152,000

 

142,509

 
 

6.25%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

233,000

 

195,619

 
 

Rolls-Royce PLC

     
 

5.75%, 10/15/27 (a)

 

268,000

 

242,810

 
 

SkyMiles IP Ltd.

     
 

4.75%, 10/20/28 (a)

 

42,000

 

39,641

 
 

Summit Materials, LLC

     
 

5.25%, 01/15/29 (a)

 

150,000

 

132,355

 
 

Terex Corporation

     
 

5.00%, 05/15/29 (a)

 

191,000

 

164,278

 
 

TransDigm Inc.

     
 

8.00%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

34,000

 

34,442

 
 

6.25%, 03/15/26 (a)

 

462,000

 

446,433

 
 

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC

     
 

6.88%, 05/15/26

 

51,000

 

47,797

 
 

Triumph Group, Inc.

     
 

8.88%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

65,000

 

65,403

 
 

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     
 

7.50%, 05/15/25 - 09/15/27 (a)

 

232,000

 

226,250

 
 

4.50%, 08/15/29 (a)

 

90,000

 

74,036

 
 

United Airlines Pass Through Trust

     
 

4.38%, 04/15/26 (a)

 

70,000

 

62,084

 
 

4.63%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

308,000

 

261,182

 
 

Vertical U.S. Newco Inc.

     
 

5.25%, 07/15/27 (a)

 

334,000

 

298,282

 
 

Watco Companies, L.L.C.

     
 

6.50%, 06/15/27 (a)

 

171,000

 

157,726

 
 

6,542,950

 

Financials 10.1%

 

Acrisure, LLC

     
 

7.00%, 11/15/25 (a)

 

129,000

 

116,294

 
 

Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.

     
 

10.75%, 08/01/27 (a)

 

188,000

 

186,953

 
 

Albion Financing 2 S.a r.l.

     
 

8.75%, 04/15/27 (a) (b)

 

125,000

 

105,553

 
 

Citigroup Inc.

     
 

5.00%, (100, 09/12/24) (h)

 

166,000

 

145,954

 
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

     
 

6.25%, (100, 12/18/24) (a) (h)

 

120,000

 

109,200

 
 

EG Global Finance PLC

     
 

6.75%, 02/07/25 (a)

 

180,000

 

169,425

 
 

8.50%, 10/30/25 (a)

 

230,000

 

222,787

 
 

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

     
 

5.13%, 06/16/25

 

132,000

 

126,138

 
 

4.27%, 01/09/27

 

29,000

 

26,028

 
 

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

     
 

7.63%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

159,000

 

125,150

 
 

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

     
 

5.00%, 12/01/29 (a)

 

74,000

 

56,998

 
 

HUB International Limited

     
 

7.00%, 05/01/26 (a)

 

129,000

 

121,804

 
 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

     
 

6.25%, 05/15/26

 

319,000

 

298,542

 
 

5.25%, 05/15/27

 

256,000

 

226,576

 
 

IHS Luxembourg S.A R.L.

     
 

5.75%, 04/15/25 (a)

 

47,000

 

45,186

 
 

Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer Ltd Partnership

     
 

9.00%, 01/15/26 (a) (c)

 

39,000

 

34,337

 
 

Jane Street Group, LLC

     
 

4.50%, 11/15/29 (a)

 

38,000

 

33,702

 
 

JBS Finance Luxembourg S.a r.l.

     
 

3.63%, 01/15/32 (a)

 

300,000

 

241,944

 
 

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC

     
 

5.50%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

306,000

 

238,741

 
 

LSF11 A5 Holdco LLC

     
 

6.63%, 10/15/29 (a) (b)

 

231,000

 

194,632

 
 

Markel Corporation

     
 

6.00%, (100, 06/01/25) (b) (h)

 

157,000

 

154,940

 
 

Navient Corporation

     
 

6.75%, 06/25/25 - 06/15/26

 

170,000

 

152,126

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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PPMFunds

Schedules of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 
 

4.88%, 03/15/28

 

30,000

 

23,436

 
 

5.50%, 03/15/29

 

112,000

 

87,288

 
 

5.63%, 08/01/33

 

172,000

 

120,645

 
 

NFP Corp.

     
 

6.88%, 08/15/28 (a)

 

156,000

 

129,728

 
 

Nielsen Finance LLC

     
 

5.88%, 10/01/30 (a)

 

140,000

 

128,613

 
 

4.75%, 07/15/31 (a)

 

215,000

 

194,002

 
 

Rocket Mortgage, LLC

     
 

4.00%, 10/15/33 (a)

 

249,000

 

177,653

 
 

SLM Corporation

     
 

6.13%, 03/25/24

 

140,000

 

132,644

 
 

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     
 

6.13%, 03/15/24

 

115,000

 

109,852

 
 

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes S.A R.L.

     
 

5.50%, 03/01/28 (a)

 

200,000

 

173,000

 
 

UBS Group AG

     
 

4.88%, (100, 02/12/27) (a) (h)

 

210,000

 

175,999

 
 

USA Compression Finance Corp.

     
 

6.88%, 04/01/26 - 09/01/27

 

384,000

 

343,110

 
 

VistaJet Malta Finance P.L.C.

     
 

7.88%, 05/01/27 (a)

 

86,000

 

75,878

 
 

6.38%, 02/01/30 (a)

 

372,000

 

297,761

 
 

VMED O2 UK Financing I PLC

     
 

4.75%, 07/15/31 (a)

 

81,000

 

66,524

 
 

5,369,143

 

Health Care 5.0%

 

Avantor Funding, Inc.

     
 

4.63%, 07/15/28 (a)

 

230,000

 

210,578

 
 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

     
 

9.25%, 04/01/26 (a)

 

157,000

 

112,299

 
 

6.13%, 02/01/27 (a)

 

117,000

 

99,715

 
 

7.00%, 01/15/28 (a)

 

26,000

 

14,885

 
 

5.00%, 01/30/28 (a)

 

40,000

 

21,313

 
 

4.88%, 06/01/28 (a)

 

41,000

 

32,087

 
 

6.25%, 02/15/29 (a)

 

88,000

 

46,977

 
 

Centene Corporation

     
 

3.38%, 02/15/30

 

88,000

 

74,628

 
 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     
 

4.75%, 02/15/31 (a)

 

198,000

 

145,650

 
 

HCA Inc.

     
 

5.38%, 02/01/25

 

109,000

 

108,790

 
 

IQVIA Inc.

     
 

5.00%, 05/15/27 (a)

 

125,000

 

118,266

 
 

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

     
 

3.88%, 05/15/32 (a)

 

65,000

 

54,621

 
 

Mozart Debt Merger Sub Inc.

     
 

3.88%, 04/01/29 (a)

 

215,000

 

183,282

 
 

5.25%, 10/01/29 (a) (b)

 

308,000

 

256,000

 
 

Organon & Co.

     
 

5.13%, 04/30/31 (a)

 

152,000

 

131,184

 
 

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     
 

6.63%, 04/01/30 (a)

 

184,000

 

167,790

 
 

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

     
 

6.75%, 06/15/23

 

76,000

 

78,651

 
 

4.88%, 01/01/26 (a)

 

178,000

 

164,206

 
 

5.13%, 11/01/27 (a)

 

263,000

 

237,618

 
 

4.63%, 06/15/28 (a)

 

212,000

 

185,035

 
 

4.38%, 01/15/30 (a)

 

80,000

 

67,966

 
 

6.13%, 06/15/30 (a)

 

140,000

 

131,237

 
 

2,642,778

 

Consumer Staples 4.1%

 

Edgewell Personal Care Colombia S A S

     
 

5.50%, 06/01/28 (a)

 

74,000

 

66,889

 
 

JBS USA Food Company

     
 

6.50%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

8,000

 

8,140

 
 

Kraft Heinz Foods Company

     
 

4.63%, 10/01/39

 

218,000

 

191,117

 
 

4.88%, 10/01/49

 

153,000

 

135,308

 
 

Marb Bondco PLC

     
 

3.95%, 01/29/31 (a)

 

327,000

 

250,971

 
 

Matterhorn Merger Sub, LLC

     
 

8.50%, 06/01/26 (a)

 

247,000

 

173,046

 
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC

     
 

5.50%, 09/01/28 (a)

 

189,000

 

168,408

 
 

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

     
 

5.88%, 09/30/27 (a)

 

131,000

 

125,383

 
 

4.25%, 04/15/31 (a)

 

266,000

 

221,912

 
 

3.50%, 03/01/32 (a)

 

48,000

 

37,630

 
 

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC

     
 

3.38%, 08/31/27 (a)

 

55,000

 

45,710

 
 

Safeway Inc.

     
 

5.88%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

192,000

 

179,540

 
 

Sigma Holdco B.V.

     
 

7.88%, 05/15/26 (a) (b)

 

122,000

 

68,374

 
 

United Natural Foods, Inc.

     
 

6.75%, 10/15/28 (a) (b)

 

258,000

 

241,589

 
 

United Rentals (North America), Inc.

     
 

3.75%, 01/15/32

 

155,000

 

127,457

 
 

Verscend Holding Corp.

     
 

9.75%, 08/15/26 (a)

 

147,000

 

142,929

 
 

2,184,403

 

Information Technology 3.6%

 

ams AG

     
 

7.00%, 07/31/25 (a) (b)

 

490,000

 

468,969

 
 

Arches Buyer Inc.

     
 

6.13%, 12/01/28 (a)

 

19,000

 

15,509

 
 

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

     
 

4.00%, 07/01/29 (a)

 

67,000

 

59,227

 
 

Boxer Parent Company Inc.

     
 

7.13%, 10/02/25 (a)

 

46,000

 

44,060

 
 

Commscope Finance LLC

     
 

6.00%, 03/01/26 (a)

 

81,000

 

74,669

 
 

Entegris Escrow Corporation

     
 

4.75%, 04/15/29 (a)

 

96,000

 

89,486

 
 

5.95%, 06/15/30 (a)

 

241,000

 

229,646

 
 

Entegris, Inc.

     
 

4.38%, 04/15/28 (a)

 

94,000

 

83,951

 
 

LogMeIn, Inc.

     
 

5.50%, 09/01/27 (a)

 

216,000

 

147,832

 
 

Open Text Corporation

     
 

3.88%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

112,000

 

99,493

 
 

3.88%, 12/01/29 (a)

 

157,000

 

132,157

 
 

4.13%, 02/15/30 (a)

 

215,000

 

183,317

 
 

Seagate HDD Cayman

     
 

5.75%, 12/01/34

 

29,000

 

25,447

 
 

ViaSat, Inc.

     
 

5.63%, 09/15/25 - 04/15/27 (a)

 

263,000

 

218,905

 
 

6.50%, 07/15/28 (a)

 

78,000

 

54,202

 
 

1,926,870

 

Materials 3.1%

 

Braskem Idesa, S.A.P.I.

     
 

6.99%, 02/20/32 (a)

 

87,000

 

67,758

 
 

Carpenter Technology Corporation

     
 

6.38%, 07/15/28

 

63,000

 

55,878

 
 

CVR Partners, LP

     
 

6.13%, 06/15/28 (a)

 

32,000

 

29,308

 
 

EverArc Escrow

     
 

5.00%, 10/30/29 (a)

 

158,000

 

132,416

 
 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd

     
 

7.50%, 04/01/25 (a)

 

121,000

 

114,237

 
 

6.88%, 10/15/27 (a)

 

151,000

 

135,174

 
 

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

     
 

5.00%, 09/01/27

 

117,000

 

116,099

 
 

FXI Holdings, Inc.

     
 

7.88%, 11/01/24 (a)

 

122,000

 

105,870

 
 

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

     
 

6.13%, 04/01/29 (a)

 

277,000

 

224,612

 
 

Ineos Quattro Finance 2 PLC

     
 

3.38%, 01/15/26 (a)

 

95,000

 

79,801

 
 

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

     
 

4.88%, 06/01/24 (a)

 

86,000

 

82,460

 
 

5.25%, 06/01/27 (a)

 

93,000

 

79,906

 
 

Pearl Merger Sub Inc.

     
 

6.75%, 10/01/28 (a)

 

159,000

 

150,531

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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June 30, 2022

        
  

Shares/Par1 

 

Value ($) 

 
 

United States Steel Corporation

     
 

6.88%, 03/01/29 (b)

 

283,000

 

244,812

 
 

1,618,862

 

Utilities 1.8%

 

Calpine Corporation

     
 

4.50%, 02/15/28 (a)

 

217,000

 

197,510

 
 

5.13%, 03/15/28 (a)

 

212,000

 

188,007

 
 

3.75%, 03/01/31 (a)

 

72,000

 

58,628

 
 

DPL Inc.

     
 

4.13%, 07/01/25

 

114,000

 

106,284

 
 

Vistra Operations Company LLC

     
 

5.50%, 09/01/26 (a)

 

95,000

 

89,643

 
 

5.00%, 07/31/27 (a)

 

229,000

 

207,571

 
 

4.38%, 05/01/29 (a)

 

139,000

 

116,767

 
 

964,410

 

Real Estate 0.8%

 

Cushman & Wakefield PLC

     
 

6.75%, 05/15/28 (a)

 

93,000

 

86,416

 
 

Service Properties Trust

     
 

5.25%, 02/15/26

 

353,000

 

271,883

 
 

VICI Properties Inc.

     
 

4.25%, 12/01/26 (a)

 

90,000

 

82,617

 
 

440,916

 
 

Total Corporate Bonds And Notes (cost $55,385,294)

48,066,381

 

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS 3.9%

Communication Services 1.1%

 

Allen Media, LLC

     
 

2021 Term Loan B, 0.00%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%), 02/10/27 (i) (j)

 

60,000

 

53,040

 
 

2021 Term Loan B, 6.30%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.50%), 02/10/27 (i)

 

113,189

 

100,059

 
 

GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC

     
 

Term Loan B, 4.99%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 04/21/28 (i)

 

151,802

 

143,302

 
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

     
 

2021 Exit Term Loan B, 4.92%, (SOFR + 4.25%), 01/25/29 (i)

 

147,302

 

134,755

 
 

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     
 

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.51%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 06/20/24 (i)

 

158,651

 

143,878

 
 

575,034

 

Consumer Discretionary 1.0%

 

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation

     
 

2021 Term Loan, 6.10%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 11/01/26 (i)

 

155,000

 

145,467

 
 

Great Outdoors Group, LLC

     
 

2021 Term Loan B1, 4.81%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/26/28 (i)

 

148,338

 

134,839

 
 

Groupe Solmax Inc.

     
 

Term Loan, 4.75%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 12/30/24 (i)

 

31,258

 

27,871

 
 

Term Loan, 5.76%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 12/30/24 (i)

 

83,020

 

74,026

 
 

Michaels Companies, Inc.

     
 

2021 Term Loan B, 5.26%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.25%), 04/08/28 (i)

 

122,562

 

100,637

 
 

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC

     
 

2020 Term Loan B, 7.31%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 5.25%), 12/31/23 (i)

 

49,200

 

48,511

 
 

531,351

 

Information Technology 0.9%

 

CoreLogic, Inc.

     
 

Term Loan, 4.56%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 04/14/28 (i)

 

90,317

 

74,873

 
 

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

     
 

2021 Term Loan, 4.81%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 09/08/26 (i)

 

69,701

 

62,151

 
 

Peraton Corp.

     
 

Term Loan B, 4.81%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 02/22/28 (i)

 

141,563

 

132,639

 
 

Redstone Holdco 2 LP

     
 

2021 Term Loan, 5.93%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 04/27/28 (i)

 

148,875

 

127,537

 
 

Verifone Systems, Inc.

     
 

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.52%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 08/09/25 (i)

 

62,157

 

55,568

 
 

452,768

 

Health Care 0.5%

 

Advisor Group, Inc.

     
 

2021 Term Loan, 5.56%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 4.50%), 07/31/26 (i)

 

83,291

 

79,068

 
 

Illuminate Merger Sub Corp.

     
 

Term Loan, 4.51%, (6 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%), 06/30/28 (i)

 

153,230

 

133,407

 
 

Lonza Group AG

     
 

USD Term Loan B, 5.01%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.00%), 04/29/28 (i)

 

81,258

 

72,319

 
 

284,794

 

Industrials 0.4%

 

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.

     
 

2021 Term Loan, 5.81%, (3 Month USD LIBOR + 4.75%), 03/10/28 (i)

 

187,000

 

178,050

 
 

United Airlines, Inc.

     
 

2021 Term Loan B, 5.39%, (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.75%), 04/14/28 (i)

 

53,424

 

49,517

 
 

227,567

 
 

Total Senior Floating Rate Instruments (cost $2,278,167)

2,071,514

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES 1.0%

 

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

15,247

 

527,851

 
 

Total Investment Companies (cost $586,552)

527,851

 

COMMON STOCKS 0.3%

Energy 0.1%

 

MPLX LP

 

2,200

 

64,130

 

Financials 0.1%

 

Nordic Aviation Capital Designated Activity Company (d) (k)

 

1,851

 

44,424

 

Communication Services 0.1%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (k)

 

8,143

 

8,713

 
 

iHeartMedia, Inc. - Class A (k)

 

3,283

 

25,903

 
 

34,616

 
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $222,418)

143,170

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 9.8%

Securities Lending Collateral 7.6%

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 1.56% (l)

 

4,009,158

 

4,009,158

 

Investment Companies 2.2%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 1.42% (l)

 

1,180,492

 

1,180,492

 
 

Total Short Term Investments (cost $5,189,650)

5,189,650

 

Total Investments 105.5% (cost $63,662,081)

 

55,998,566

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (5.5)%

 

(2,922,613)

 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

53,075,953

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As of June 30, 2022, the value and the percentage of net assets of these securities was $38,282,129 and 72.1% of the Fund.

(b) All or a portion of the security was on loan as of June 30, 2022.

(c) 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.

(d) Security fair valued in good faith as a Level 3 security in accordance with the procedures approved by the 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.

(e) 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, 2022.

(f) The interest rate for this security is inversely affected by upgrades or downgrades to the credit rating of the issuer. Rate stated was the coupon as of June 30, 2022.

(g) Security is restricted to resale to institutional investors or subject to trading restrictions due to sanctions on foreign issuers. See Restricted Securities table following the Schedules of Investments.

(h) Perpetual security. Next contractual call price and date are presented in

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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June 30, 2022

parentheses, if applicable.

(i) Security has a variable rate. Interest rates reset periodically. Rate stated was in effect as of June 30, 2022. 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.

(j) This senior floating rate interest will settle after June 30, 2022. If a reference rate and spread is presented, it will go into effect upon settlement.

(k) Non-income producing security.

(l) Yield changes daily to reflect current market conditions. Rate was the quoted yield as of June 30, 2022.

   

Composition as of June 30, 2022*:

Corporate Bonds and Notes

85.8

%

Senior Floating Rate Instruments

3.7

 

Investment Companies

0.9

 

Common Stocks

0.3

 

Short Term Investments

9.3

 

Total Investments*

100.0

%

*Percentages are based on market values as of June 30, 2022 and differ from the percentages shown in the Schedules of Investments, which are based on net assets.

                 

PPM High Yield Core Fund — Restricted Securities

  

Initial Acquisition

 

Cost ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Percent of

Net Assets (%)

 
 

Energean Israel Finance Ltd, 4.88%, 03/30/26

03/09/21

 

386,780

 

349,360

 

0.7

 
             
     

PPM High Yield Core Fund – Unfunded Commitments

   

Unfunded Commitment ($)

Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($)

 

NAC Aviation 8 Limited (Nordic Aviation) - 2022 1st Lien Revolver

 

18,222

-

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Abbreviations, counterparties and additional footnotes are defined on page 15

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June 30, 2022

Currency Abbreviations:

 

USD - United States Dollar

Abbreviations:

  

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund

 

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

 

MBS - Mortgage-Backed Security

MLP – Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp

 

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

TBA - To Be Announced (Securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis)

 

U.S. or US - United States

 
  

1Par and notional amounts are listed in USD unless otherwise noted. Futures are quoted in contracts.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

June 30, 2022

         

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value

$

53,039,482

 

$

56,016,788

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

67,964

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

105,760

 

 

19,437

 

 

Receivable from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities sold

 

55,544

 

 

495,634

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

 

336,612

 

 

897,543

 

 

 

Adviser

 

27,325

 

 

24,233

 

 

 

Deposits with brokers and counterparties

 

3,464

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

16,227

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

53,652,378

 

 

57,453,635

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin on futures

 

56,859

 

 

 

 

Payable for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities purchased

 

1,882,601

 

 

263,923

 

 

 

Deposits from counterparties

 

3,464

 

 

 

 

 

Return of securities loaned

 

1,337,348

 

 

4,009,158

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

16,566

 

 

24,820

 

 

 

Administrative fees

 

4,141

 

 

4,513

 

 

 

Board of Trustees fees

 

3,777

 

 

4,116

 

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer fees

 

2,600

 

 

2,832

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

55,974

 

 

68,320

 

 

Total liabilities

 

3,363,330

 

 

4,377,682

 

 

Net assets

$

50,289,048

 

$

53,075,953

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

$

56,791,581

 

$

62,612,903

 

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

(6,502,533

)

 

(9,536,950

)

 

Net assets

$

50,289,048

 

$

53,075,953

 

 

Net assets - Institutional Class

$

50,289,048

 

$

53,075,953

 

 

Shares outstanding - Institutional Class

 

5,657,477

 

 

6,288,642

 

 

Net asset value per share - Institutional Class

$

8.89

 

$

8.44

 

 

Investments, at cost

$

58,087,525

 

$

63,680,303

 

 

Securities on loan included in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value

 

1,301,922

 

 

4,216,817

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2022

          

 

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

Investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

$

2,967

 

$

17,854

 

 

Interest

 

753,118

 

 

1,718,203

 

 

Securities lending

 

2,037

 

 

7,755

 

 

Total investment income

 

758,122

 

 

1,743,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory fees

 

106,534

 

 

160,428

 

 

Administrative fees

 

26,633

 

 

29,168

 

 

Legal fees

 

56,287

 

 

61,198

 

 

Transfer agent fees

 

17,177

 

 

14,474

 

 

Board of Trustees fees

 

35,201

 

 

38,280

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer fees

 

16,661

 

 

18,119

 

 

Registration and filing fees

 

23,497

 

 

23,631

 

 

Other expenses

 

8,739

 

 

9,505

 

 

Total expenses

 

290,729

 

 

354,803

 

 

Expense waiver

 

(170,975

)

 

(150,819

)

 

Net expenses

 

119,754

 

 

203,984

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

638,368

 

 

1,539,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(1,076,686

)

 

(946,123

)

 

 

Futures contracts

 

(418,895

)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(6,180,385

)

 

(9,534,265

)

 

 

Futures contracts

 

30,705

 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(7,645,261

)

 

(10,480,388

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

$

(7,006,893

)

$

(8,940,560

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the Period Ended June 30, 2022

         

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

638,368

 

$

1,539,828

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(1,495,581

)

 

(946,123

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

(6,149,680

)

 

(9,534,265

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

(7,006,893

)

 

(8,940,560

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(672,873

)

 

(1,539,708

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(672,873

)

 

(1,539,708

)

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

1,647,154

 

 

1,647,237

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

672,424

 

 

1,539,708

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(2,334,954

)

 

(2,504,248

)

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

(15,376

)

 

682,697

 

 

Change in net assets

 

(7,695,142

)

 

(9,797,571

)

 

Net assets beginning of period

 

57,984,190

 

 

62,873,524

 

 

Net assets end of period

$

50,289,048

 

$

53,075,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

171,222

 

 

173,202

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

71,713

 

 

166,108

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(246,059

)

 

(262,399

)

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(3,124

)

 

76,911

 

 

Purchases and sales of long term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of securities

$

20,302,158

 

$

18,728,846

 

 

Purchase of U.S. government securities

 

11,436,326

 

 

 

 

Total purchases

$

31,738,484

 

$

18,728,846

 

 

Proceeds from sales of securities

$

23,610,409

 

$

18,838,658

 

 

Proceeds from sales of U.S. government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

8,815,822

 

 

 

 

Total proceeds from sales

$

32,426,231

 

$

18,838,658

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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PPMFunds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

         

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$

1,214,238

 

$

3,082,917

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

842,508

 

 

1,768,869

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(depreciation)

 

(2,481,407

)

 

(1,533,334

)

 

Change in net assets from operations

 

(424,661

)

 

3,318,452

 

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From distributable earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(2,226,697

)

 

(3,067,863

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(2,226,697

)

 

(3,067,863

)

 

Share transactions1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

3,741,040

 

 

3,806,970

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

2,224,764

 

 

3,067,863

 

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(1,654,984

)

 

(1,712,936

)

 

Change in net assets from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

share transactions

 

4,310,820

 

 

5,161,897

 

 

Change in net assets

 

1,659,462

 

 

5,412,486

 

 

Net assets beginning of year

 

56,324,728

 

 

57,461,038

 

 

Net assets end of year

$

57,984,190

 

$

62,873,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

359,026

 

 

376,612

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

214,319

 

 

303,176

 

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

(158,777

)

 

(169,419

)

 

Change in shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

414,568

 

 

510,369

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

For a Share Outstanding

Net Investment Income (Loss). The net investment income (loss) per share is calculated using the average shares method.

Total Return. Total return assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year.

Portfolio Turnover. Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods of less than one year. Dollar roll and in-kind transactions are excluded for purposes of calculating portfolio turnover. Fixed income securities with maturities greater than one year that are purchased for short term investment are excluded from the portfolio turnover calculation.

Ratios. Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year.

                              

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) from
investment operations

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

Supplemental data

 

 

 

Ratios

 

 

Period ended

Net asset value, beginning of period($)

Net investment income (loss)($)

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 (%)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/22

 

10.24

 

0.11

 

(1.34)

 

(1.23)

 

 

(0.12)

 

 

8.89

 

(12.08)

 

50,289

 

41

(b)

 

0.45

 

1.09

 

2.40

 

12/31/21

 

10.74

 

0.22

 

(0.31)

 

(0.09)

 

 

(0.25)

 

(0.16)

 

10.24

 

(0.88)

 

57,984

 

121

(b)

 

0.45

 

1.02

 

2.12

 

12/31/20

 

10.40

 

0.27

 

0.76

 

1.03

 

 

(0.30)

 

(0.39)

 

10.74

 

9.98

 

56,325

 

80

(b)

 

0.49

 

0.85

 

2.55

 

12/31/19

 

9.85

 

0.31

 

0.71

 

1.02

 

 

(0.31)

 

(0.16)

 

10.40

 

10.51

 

51,333

 

108

(b)

 

0.50

 

0.70

 

3.02

 

12/31/18

(a)

10.00

 

0.15

 

(0.14)

 

0.01

 

 

(0.16)

 

 

9.85

 

0.07

 

50,198

 

25

(b)

 

0.50

 

0.78

 

3.30

 

                              

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/22

 

10.12

 

0.25

 

(1.68)

 

(1.43)

 

 

(0.25)

 

 

8.44

 

(14.36)

 

53,076

 

33

 

 

0.70

 

1.22

 

5.28

 

12/31/21

 

10.08

 

0.51

 

0.04

 

0.55

 

 

(0.51)

 

 

10.12

 

5.60

 

62,874

 

58

 

 

0.70

 

1.19

 

5.07

 

12/31/20

 

10.09

 

0.51

 

(0.01)

 

0.50

 

 

(0.51)

 

 

10.08

 

5.34

 

57,461

 

82

 

 

0.69

 

1.01

 

5.30

 

12/31/19

 

9.26

 

0.54

 

0.83

 

1.37

 

 

(0.54)

 

 

10.09

 

15.02

 

55,615

 

78

 

 

0.70

 

0.85

 

5.50

 

12/31/18

(a)

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

 

                              
  

(a)

The Fund commenced operations on July 16, 2018.

(b)

Portfolio turnover including dollar roll transactions for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund was 31%, 113%, 118%, 165% and 60% for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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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 (“SEC”) 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 currently consists of two series, (collectively, the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”): PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund and PPM High Yield Core 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.

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 Jackson Financial, Inc. (“Jackson”). Jackson National Asset Management LLC (“JNAM” or “Administrator”), an affiliate of PPM, serves as the administrator. JNAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson. Prudential plc and Athene Life Re Ltd. each hold a minority economic interest in Jackson. Prudential plc has no relation to Newark, New Jersey based Prudential Financial Inc.

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 fair 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. The Board is promptly notified of any matters significantly impacting the application of the Funds' valuation policies and procedures. The Board also receives monthly reports on other fair valuation determinations deemed material.

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). However, consistent with legal requirements, calculation of the Fund’s NAV may be suspended on days determined by the Board during times of NYSE market closure, which may include times during which the SEC issues policies or protocols associated with such closure pursuant to Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act. To the extent a NYSE closure is determined to not have resulted in a disruption of normal market activity, the Valuation Committee may utilize the time the NYSE was scheduled to close for purposes of measuring and calculating the Funds’ NAVs. 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. Debt and derivative securities are generally valued by independent pricing services approved by the Board. If a valuation from a third-party pricing service is unavailable or it is determined that such valuation does not approximate fair value, debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty (60) days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, unless it is determined that such practice also does not approximate fair value. 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.

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 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

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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. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund and PPM High Yield Core Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually for the Funds only to the extent they exceeded available capital loss carryovers.

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 uncollectable. 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. In the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications for certain liabilities. 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. However, since their commencement of operations, the Funds have not had claims or losses pursuant to their contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote. 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 March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. The amendments in this update are elective and may be applied through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the potential impacts of reference rate reform and the adoption of this ASU on the Funds’ financial statements.

Effective March 8, 2021, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act – Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value. The Rule addresses valuation practices and the role of a fund’s board of directors with respect to the fair value of the investments of a fund. The SEC has provided an eighteen-month transition period, beginning from the effective date of the rule, for funds to prepare to come into compliance with the rule. Management is currently evaluating potential impacts that adoption of Rule 2a-5 may have on the Funds’ financial statements.

Effective February 19, 2021, the SEC adopted Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act – Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies. The rule is designed to provide an updated and more comprehensive approach to the regulation of funds’ use of derivatives and other transactions. Funds are required to comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Management is currently evaluating potential impacts, if any, that adoption of Rule 18f-4 may have on the Funds’ financial statements.

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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:

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, American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts 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.

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, 2022, by valuation level.

         
 

. Level 1 ($) .

 

. Level 2 ($) .

 

. Level 3 ($) .

 

. Total ($) .

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

Assets - Securities

        

Government And Agency Obligations

 

22,663,845

 

 

22,663,845

 

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

21,455,964

 

58,830

 

21,514,794

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Asset-Backed Securities

 

4,014,464

 

 

4,014,464

 

Senior Floating Rate Instruments

 

1,121,854

 

 

1,121,854

 

Common Stocks

 

 

28,896

 

28,896

 

Short Term Investments

3,695,629

 

 

 

3,695,629

 
 

3,695,629

 

49,256,127

 

87,726

 

53,039,482

 

Assets - Investments in Other Financial Instruments1

        

Futures Contracts

89,349

 

 

 

89,349

 
 

89,349

 

 

 

89,349

 

Liabilities - Investments in Other Financial Instruments1

        

Futures Contracts

(54,589

)

 

 

(54,589

)

 

(54,589

)

 

 

(54,589

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

Assets - Securities

        

Corporate Bonds And Notes

 

47,975,979

 

90,402

 

48,066,381

 

Senior Floating Rate Instruments

 

2,071,514

 

18,222

 

2,089,736

 

Investment Companies

527,851

 

 

 

527,851

 

Common Stocks

98,746

 

 

44,424

 

143,170

 

Short Term Investments

5,189,650

 

 

 

5,189,650

 
 

5,816,247

 

50,047,493

 

153,048

 

56,016,788

 

1 All derivatives are reflected at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

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. 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, 2022.

NOTE 4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Securities Lending and Securities Lending Collateral. All Funds are approved to participate in agency based securities lending with State Street. 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 typically delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The duration of each loan is determined by the agent and

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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, at value on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities on loan is included in Investments, 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 Securities. Certain Funds may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the US Government or its agents 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 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 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 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

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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.

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

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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.

The 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. If 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.

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, 2022. 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, 2022. 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, 2022.

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund Derivative Strategies - The Fund entered into futures contracts as a means of risk management/hedging and to obtain exposure to or hedge changes in interest rates.

              

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, 2022

 

Derivative instruments assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 

Variation margin on futures/futures options contracts

 

 

 

 

67,964

 

67,964

 

Total derivative instruments assets

 

 

 

 

67,964

 

67,964

 

Derivative instruments liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 

Variation margin on futures/futures options contracts

 

 

 

 

56,859

 

56,859

 

Total derivative instruments liabilities

 

 

 

 

56,859

 

56,859

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended June 30, 2022

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures/futures options contracts

 

 

 

 

(418,895

)

(418,895

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures/futures options contracts

 

 

 

 

30,705

 

30,705

 

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June 30, 2022

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

 

15,747,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 The derivative instruments outstanding as of June 30, 2022, 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, 2022, 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.

Pledged Collateral. The following table summarizes cash and securities collateral pledged for the Funds at June 30, 2022:

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparties

 

Pledged or Segregated Securities($)

 

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

  MLP

 

74,346

 

 

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, 2022. 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.

Distressed Debt Risk. A Fund may invest in securities of issuers that are, or are about to be, involved in reorganizations, financial restructurings, or bankruptcy (also known as “distressed debt”). Such distressed debt securities involve substantial risk in addition to the risks of investing in lower-grade debt securities. To the extent that a Fund invests in distressed debt, a Fund is subject to the risk that it may lose a portion or all or its investment in the distressed debt and may incur higher expenses trying to protect its interests in distressed debt.

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.

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June 30, 2022

Income Risk. A Fund is subject to the risk that the income generated from a Fund’s investments may decline in the event of falling interest rates. Income risk may be high if a Fund’s income is predominantly based on short-term interest rates, which can fluctuate significantly over short periods. A Fund’s distributions to shareholders may decline when interest rates fall.

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.

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 a 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 a Fund’s potential gains and losses in comparison to the amount of a Fund’s assets (that is, assets other than borrowed assets) at risk, which may cause a Fund’s portfolio to be more volatile. If a 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, adverse investor sentiment, regional and global health epidemics, war, terrorism or natural disasters, 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.

Mortgage-Related Securities Risk. Mortgage-related securities are generally more sensitive to changes in interest rates and may exhibit increased volatility. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages or other loans sooner than expected, which can reduce the returns. Rising interest rates and falling property prices may increase the likelihood that individuals and entities will fall behind or fail to make payments on their mortgages. When there are a number of mortgage defaults, the interest paid by mortgage-backed and mortgage-related securities may decline, or may not be paid. A number of mortgage defaults could lead to a decline in the value of the securities.

US Government Securities Risk. Obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the US Government vary in the level of support they receive from the US Government. They may be: (i) supported by the full faith and credit of the US Treasury; (ii) supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the US Treasury; (iii) supported by the discretionary authority of the US Government to purchase the issuer’s obligations; or (iv) supported only by the credit of the issuer. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some US Government Securities may greatly exceed their current resources or their legal right to receive support from the US Treasury.

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 PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund and 0.55% of the average daily net assets of PPM High Yield Core 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 0.45% for PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund and 0.70% for PPM High Yield Core Fund. Any waived amounts are not subject to future recoupment by the Adviser.

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June 30, 2022

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 for the period ended June 30, 2022.

NOTE 9. INCOME TAX MATTERS

Each Fund is treated as a separate tax payer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to continue 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: 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, 2021, 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 High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

797,937

 

 

797,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2021, the Funds’ last fiscal year end, the following Funds had capital, currency and/or PFIC mark-to-market losses realized after October 31, 2021 (“Post-October losses”), which were deferred for tax purposes to the first day of the following fiscal year, January 1, 2022:

   

 

Amount($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

29,996

 

As of June 30, 2022, 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

58,105,396

 

40,943

 

(5,106,857

)

(5,065,914

)

PPM High Yield Core Fund

63,805,313

 

164,396

 

(7,971,143

)

(7,806,747

)

As of June 30, 2022, the components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for derivatives were as follows:

          

 

 

Tax Cost/Premiums/Adjustment($)

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation($)

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation($)

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)($)

 

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures/Futures Options Contracts

34,760

 

 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:

      

 

Net Ordinary Income*($)

 

Long-term Capital Gain**($)

 

Return of Capital($)

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

1,509,591

 

717,106

 

PPM High Yield Core Fund

3,067,863

 

 

* 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 management evaluate the tax positions taken in returns for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 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, 2022.

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated subsequent events for the Funds through the date the financial statements are issued and has concluded there are no events that require adjustments to the financial statements or disclosure in the notes to financial statements.

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June 30, 2022

Expense Example. As a shareholder of a Fund or Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including reinvested dividends or other distributions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

Expenses Using Actual Fund Return. This section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (e.g., an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return” section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

               

 

 

 

 

Expenses Using Actual Fund Return

 

Expenses Using Hypothetical 5% Return

 

 

Annualized Expense Ratios(%)

 

Beginning Account Value 01/01/22($)

 

Ending Account Value 06/30/22($)

 

Expenses Paid During Period($)†

 

Beginning Account Value 01/01/22($)

 

Ending Account Value 06/30/22($)

 

Expenses Paid During Period($)†

PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.45

 

1,000.00

 

879.20

 

2.10

 

1,000.00

 

1,022.56

 

2.26

PPM High Yield Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class

0.70

 

1,000.00

 

856.40

 

3.22

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.32

 

3.51

† 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 as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds' Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT is also available upon request 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, 2022, are available without charge (1) 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 the Funds’ Trustees and is available without charge (1) by calling 1-844-446-4PPM, (2) by writing PPM Funds, P.O. Box 2175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-2175, and (3) online at www.ppmamerica.com/ppmfunds.

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, PPM Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its series (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), has established a liquidity risk management program to govern the Funds’ approach to managing liquidity risk (the “Program”). The Program is overseen by the Liquidity Committee, a committee comprised of representatives of the Trust’s investment adviser, PPM America, Inc. The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the designation of the Liquidity Committee to oversee the Program.

The Program’s principal objectives include supporting the Funds’ compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence each Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and re-classification of a Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Liquidity Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.

At a meeting of the Board held on May 18, 2022, the Trustees received a report from the Liquidity Committee regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the Program during the prior 12 months. The Liquidity Committee determined, and reported to the Board, that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage the Funds’ liquidity risk since implementation. The Liquidity Committee reported that during the period covered by the report, there were no liquidity events that impacted the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The Liquidity Committee further noted that no significant change was made to the Funds’ liquidity classifications during the period.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding each Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in a Fund may be subject.

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Privacy Policy

PPM America, Inc., PPM Loan Management Company, LLC, PPM Loan Management Company 2, LLC and PPM Funds (collectively, “PPM”) are committed to keeping nonpublic information about clients and potential clients secure and confidential. We do not disclose your information to anyone except as required by law, described in this policy, or as you otherwise permit. Most importantly, we do not sell your information to anyone.

PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS

Below is a list of the categories of personal information we have collected within the past 12 months. We did not necessarily collect all the specific pieces of personal information listed for any given person. Please note that these personal information categories are as they are set forth under California law.

   

Category

Examples

Collected

Identifiers

Name, email address, postal address, government issued ID, or other similar identifiers

Yes

Personal Information (as listed in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80)

Signature, social security number, financial information or other similar personal information

Yes

Protected classification characteristics

Age, race, national origin, citizenship, gender

Yes

Commercial Information

Property records, business or other financial related commercial information

Yes

Biometric Information

Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, such as fingerprints

Yes

Internet/Network Activity

Information on interactions with firm marketing emails

Yes

Geolocation Data

Physical location or movements

No

Sensory Data

Audio or visual information

No

Professional or employment-related information

Current or past job history or performance evaluations

No

Non-public education information

Transcripts, class lists

No

Inferences drawn from other personal information

Profile reflecting psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes,

No

HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

We receive personal information through two primary means: information you provide us directly and information we collect automatically.

Information you provide to PPM. In the course of serving you as someone associated with a corporate or institutional client, PPM obtains personal information about you principally through requests by email or telephone. Obtaining this information is important to our ability to fulfill your requests and deliver the highest level of service.

Digital Analytics Information. While we do not collect personal information from anyone who is merely visiting or browsing our website, to enhance our visitors' usability of the PPM website, we use digital analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics) to understand and optimize performance. This may include, but is not limited to, the collection of IP addresses and information about what pages visited, and average time on pages. To learn more about how Google uses the information, visit Google’s Privacy & Terms at http://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

When interacting with our PPM email marketing materials, our systems automatically log information about your interaction with that email as well as information about your computer or mobile device. For example, our system logs when you open an email from us, what links in our emails you select, your IP address, your computer or mobile device operating system name and version, browser and email client type, how long you spent on a page, and information about your use of and actions on the email newsletter. If you currently receive PPM email marketing materials but wish to stop receiving these communications, please follow the opt-out instructions contained within the email message from PPM.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Use of your personal information depends on your relationship to PPM. We did not necessarily collect all the specific pieces of personal information listed above for any one specific business purpose, but rather, we used personal information, generally, in the following circumstances, including:

· Servicing clients. For example, personal information may be needed to maintain or service accounts, process or fulfill orders and transactions, or process payments.

· Performing due diligence. For example, we may need to conduct research or evaluate individuals in connection with an investment or sale on behalf of our clients or with respect to a corporate restructuring, merger or acquisition or similar proceeding.

· Pursuant to law or regulation. For example, we might use the information you provide us to verify your identity or identify individuals within your organization to help fulfill certain legal or regulatory requirements.

· Interacting with our service providers. For example, PPM may receive personal information during the course of our business relationship for onboarding, background checks, or, depending on your relationship to PPM, as required to attest to PPM’s compliance policies and code of conduct.

· As part of a corporate transaction. For example, a transaction with a successor or affiliate or in connected with any acquisition, merger or sale of assets.


· Respond to your requests or questions. For example, we might use the information you provided us to respond to your questions or feedback.

For those who interact with our PPM email marketing materials or our website, we collect and use your information to:

· Provide relevant news and information. For example, we might use your information to customize your experience with us and help us better understand your interests and needs so that we can improve your experience with our online content.

· Improve our website, products or services. For example, we might use anonymized information to enhance your experience with us or improve content on our websites.

SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION

PPM does not share your personal information with “third parties” as defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act.

We may share your information with affiliates and non-affiliated third-parties that perform support services for PPM. 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 if you so direct or with your consent, if we are compelled by law or regulation, as part of a corporate transaction with a successor or affiliate or in connected with any acquisition, merger or sale of assets, or in other circumstances as permitted by law (for example, to protect your account from fraud).

SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS

California-specific privacy rights. The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) provides residents of California enhanced privacy rights, including the following:

· Right to know about your personal information PPM collects and discloses

· Right to access information PPM has collected about you

· Right to request PPM delete your personal information

· Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

We do not discriminate against you, for example, by offering a different level of service, for exercising any of these rights. While the CCPA also provides California residents with the right to opt-out of sales of personal information to third parties, it is important to know we do not sell your personal information. Additionally, we do not knowingly collect or sell the personal information of minors (individuals under 16 years of age) without affirmative authorization.

Should you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please use this link to submit a request, or if you received this notice in a printed format or are otherwise unable to complete the form, please call (800) 644-4565. To protect your privacy, you will be required to provide information to help verify your identity. Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. We will make good faith efforts to provide you with access to your information when you request it, but we cannot grant your request if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. Further, there may be other circumstances in which we may not grant access. In all cases, we will provide you with an explanation of our determination and a point of contact for further enquiries.

Additionally, under California Civil law, Californians are entitled to request information relating to whether a business has disclosed personal data to any third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. Californians who wish to request further information about our compliance with this statute or who have questions, more generally, about our Privacy Policy and our privacy commitments and our website should contact us at privacy@ppmamerica.com or at PPM America, 225 West Wacker Dr., Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

USE OF COOKIES

A cookie is a piece of data stored within the web browser on your computer by the websites you visit. Cookies are widely used to improve browsing experience and help websites function more efficiently. The cookies we use enable certain functionality of the website and facilitate website usage analysis. This will enable us to continually improve the website and our systems. The cookies do not hold any personal information about you. We do not associate any data gathered from cookies with any of your personal information. From our website, PPM may place cookies on your computer. There are two types of cookies that we use:

· Session cookies - these cookies are temporarily created when you visit our website. When you leave the website all session cookies are deleted.

· Persistent cookies - these cookies remain on your computer for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time you visit our website which created that particular cookie.


Many Internet browsers allow you to adjust your cookie preferences or delete existing cookies. If you set your browser to reject cookies, you should be aware that certain website features may not be available to you or may not function correctly. Certain Internet browsers may provide you the choice to set "Do Not Track" preferences, to limit the collection of information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services. PPM’s systems do not respond to Internet browser "do not track" signals or similar mechanisms.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

The PPM website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any such other website (whether accessed through an advertisement, service or content link) and urge you to review such practices prior to submitting any information to such websites.

SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION

We recognize that information security is a crucial topic. To protect information, we've utilized an information security program to protect the integrity of our systems and applications. We implemented precautions throughout our organization, as well as our affiliates, including, where appropriate, the following: password protection, multi-factor authentication, encryption, TLS, firewalls, and internal restrictions on who may access data to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

We restrict 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 physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard sensitive information. We adhere to these standards even after a business relationship ends.

CHANGES TO POLICY

This policy provides a general statement of the ways in which PPM protects your personal information. You may, however, in connection with specific products or services offered by PPM, be provided with privacy policies or statements that supplement this policy. PPM reserves the right to change its privacy policy or any supporting or related policies or procedures at any time. If there are any changes to the terms of this privacy policy, documents containing the revised policy will be updated, including our website at the PPM Privacy Policy or at http://ppmamerica.com/privacy-policy, and will be effective immediately. Contact us at privacy@ppmamerica.com should you have any questions about this privacy policy.

Employees should review the Jackson Financial Inc. Associate Privacy Notice available at https://www.jackson.com for information on the categories of personal information that may be collected from and for employees and why PPM or its affiliates collect such information.

This policy was last updated on April 1, 2022.


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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) during 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:

September 1, 2022

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:

September 1, 2022

  
  

By:

/s/ Andrew Tedeschi

 

Andrew Tedeschi

 

Principal Financial Officer

  

Date:

September 1, 2022


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.